August 2015 Running Challenge
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Question - am I just too anal-retentive, or CDO (like OCD, but in the right order) to be able to stop and take pictures or even sight-see when I'm running? I feel like I'm losing/wasting time that I should be running (jogging, walking, whatever!)....0
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01-Aug: 6.48 miles; 3.21 miles (walk)
02-Aug: 6.58 miles
03-Aug: 6.56 miles; 2.55 miles (walk)
04-Aug: 3.26 miles
05-Aug: Life Day!
06-Aug: 3.18 miles
07-Aug: 6.48 miles
08-Aug: 6.51 miles
09-Aug: 4.10 miles
10-Aug: 4.12 miles
11-Aug: 4.20 miles
12-Aug: Life Day, but 1.00 miles (dreadmill)
13-Aug: 4.05 miles
14-Aug: 4.02 miles
15-Aug: 6.48 miles
16-Aug: 4.16 miles
17-Aug: 6.49 miles
18-Aug: 4.13 miles
19-Aug: Life Day!
20-Aug: 4.09 miles
21-Aug: 4.14 miles
22-Aug: 6.51 miles
23-Aug: 4.46 miles
24-Aug: 4.20 miles
25-Aug: 4.14 miles
26-Aug: Life Day, 0.50 miles (dreadmill)
27-Aug: 4.24 miles
28-Aug: 4.20 miles
29-Aug: 6.10 miles - Glazin' a Trail Donut Run 5K
Yes, a Donut Run. I did NOT eat a half-dozen donuts at the half-way point, but I DID go back and re-run the course.
GOT A PR!! 30:28 for the first 5K. Not bad for a fat(-ish) old man! Getting closer to my goal weight, AND I increased my step goal (on FitBit) to 15K/day....
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8/3 4.02 miles
8/5 2.56
8/13 4.11 (got sick for a few days)
8/15 3.77
8/16 2.17
8/18 3.05
8/19. 3.2
8/21 3.76
8/23. 3.65 -- traveling in Chicago and in a long time this was a first treadmill run. Did not like it really.
8/25 4.73
8/27 3.76 --This run was tough, but thanks to all your postings, I kept saying to myself: "have to do today's run"
8/29 5.08 --I don't think I will be making the challenge of 50 miles (sickness early in the month), but will try in the next couple of days)
43.88/50
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I'll have to catch up on the thread later. Took a rest day to go and watch Skip run her first XC meet of the season. Last year she ran a couple Varsity meets towards the end of the season for the experience. This year she's running Varsity and finished with a 9th place out of 102 runners. Her time was 22:42 - 8 seconds shy of her PR and a great start to the season. Cause I'm a proud Momma here's my girl.
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@skippygirlsmom - that is awesome! Congratulations to Skip.0
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skippygirlsmom wrote: »I'll have to catch up on the thread later. Took a rest day to go and watch Skip run her first XC meet of the season. Last year she ran a couple Varsity meets towards the end of the season for the experience. This year she's running Varsity and finished with a 9th place out of 102 runners. Her time was 22:42 - 8 seconds shy of her PR and a great start to the season. Cause I'm a proud Momma here's my girl.
Awww she's so cute! Congrats, Skip! Awesome place!0 -
Question - am I just too anal-retentive, or CDO (like OCD, but in the right order) to be able to stop and take pictures or even sight-see when I'm running? I feel like I'm losing/wasting time that I should be running (jogging, walking, whatever!)....
Lol! You and I both! My husband will stop and look at E-V- R-Y-THING, and pick up a zillion rocks like a budding geologist. Sure if we are on a leisurely walk, I understand. But I'm type A right there with ya, if I'm out for a run, then run I am.. I will stop for potty needs and water though.0 -
@skippygirlsmom Yay for running kids and their proud moms!Question - am I just too anal-retentive, or CDO (like OCD, but in the right order) to be able to stop and take pictures or even sight-see when I'm running? I feel like I'm losing/wasting time that I should be running (jogging, walking, whatever!)....
@9voice9 I pause my running watch and take photos whenever I see something I'm interested. It's one of the benefits of being on foot! I'm still going to run the same distance (or time), so what's the harm?I actually used the phrase "good run" the other day, and meant it! Think I'm losing my mind....
Perfect.
<diabolical laughter>
The serum works!
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Aug 1 - 43 mile bike ride
Aug 2 - 37 mile bike ride
Aug 3 - 4.1 miles
Aug 4 - 4.15 miles in morning; strength training and cycling class. Yeah, I’m crazy.
Aug 5 - 6.15 miles - too hot to do my long run for the week.
Aug 6 - strength training and cycling class (hills!)
Aug 7 - rest day
Aug 8 - 34 mile bike ride
Aug 9 - 46 mile bike ride
Aug 10 - 5.1 miles
Aug 11 - 1 hr cycling class and strength training
Aug 12 - 3.5
Aug 13 - 4.25 miles; strength training and cycling class. Still crazy.
Aug 14 - rest day
Aug 15 - 44 mile bike ride
Aug 16 - 47 mile bike ride
Aug 17 - 5.5 miles + strength training
Aug 18 - cycling class (1 hour, 20 miles)
Aug 19 - 6 miles + strength training
Aug 20 - cycling class
Aug 21 - 5.2 miles
Aug 22 - 46 mile bike ride
Aug 23 - 40 mile bike ride
Aug 24 - strength training
Aug 25 - 4.2 + cycling class
Aug 26 - 4.2
Aug 27 - rest travel day
Aug 28 - 6.12
Aug 29 - 12.5 - ran across Golden Gate bridge and back! A new long distance for me. The weather was perfect.
Not sure if I can get any more long runs in once I am home in the heat but feel like I will be okay for HM on 10/4. May have to take 2 Sundays off from biking to get a couple long runs in.
After my run we did the tourist stuff in SF and my Fitbit says I have gone 43,000 steps and 21 miles total. I'm pretty sore but so happy I did that run this morning!
Flying home tomorrow so no runs Sunday or Monday -so this is it for my August total. I'm happy with that total considering I did so much biking and school being back in.
@skippygirlsmom - she's just adorable! And an amazing runner like her mama!0 -
10.3 km today for a total of 65 km for August. tomorrow's my rest day. Hoping for 100 km in September.0
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@9voice9 - another running addict, yep!!
@skippygirlsmom - awesome picture of Skip! Tell her congratulations!
I have lots to catch up on and not enough time - seems like everyone is doing well with their goals these last 2-3 days! I went out early this morning to get in a few before it got too hot and before the agility trial this afternoon. Managed 8.5 before 8am so that was good. Glad we have the extra day this month so I may just squeak by with my goal!
Had a fabulous day at the agility trial with my pup, despite the 105F+ temps! They even provided kiddie pool cooling stations for the dogs! Hobbes qualified and took 2nd in his 1st event and qualified and got a perfect score - no faults, and a 1st place in his 2nd event! Hoping tomorrow will be cooler but an equally successful day!
He wasn't too sure of the ribbons and then wanted to eat them
Date.......Miles......Total
08/01.....8.45.......8.45
08/02.....0.00.......8.45 - rest
08/03.....0.00.......8.45 - unplanned rest +Agility
08/04.....5.11.....13.56 - +Strength training
08/05.....4.18.....17.74
08/06.....4.86.....22.60 - +Strength training
08/07.....5.32.....27.92
08/08...10.48.....38.40
08/09.....0.00.....38.40
08/10.....5.10.....43.50 - + Agility
08/11.....0.00.....43.50 - Houston
08/12.....0.00.....43.50 - Houston
08/13.....0.00.....43.50 - Houston
08/14.....4.19.....47.69 - Shake out run
08/15.....7.05.....54.74 - ugly run
08/16.....2.00.....56.74 - Dog Beach Sunday!
08/17.....7.16.....63.90 - + Agility
08/18.....0.00.....63.90 - +Strength training
08/19.....4.98.....68.88
08/20.....0.00.....68.88 - +Strength training
08/21.....5.52.....74.40
08/22...12.02.....86.42
08/23.....2.50.....88.92 - Dog Beach Sunday!
08/24.....0.00.....88.92 - + Agility
08/25.....5.28.....94.20 - +Strength training
08/26.....6.30...100.50
08/27.....5.07...105.57 - +Strength training
08/28.....0.00...105.57
08/29.....8.49...114.06 - + Agility Trial
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Beautiful young lady, fabulous result on her first meet of the season, well done !skippygirlsmom wrote: »I'll have to catch up on the thread later. Took a rest day to go and watch Skip run her first XC meet of the season. Last year she ran a couple Varsity meets towards the end of the season for the experience. This year she's running Varsity and finished with a 9th place out of 102 runners. Her time was 22:42 - 8 seconds shy of her PR and a great start to the season. Cause I'm a proud Momma here's my girl.
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@shanaber what a gorgeous dog!0
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Forgot to mention - lost my first toenail the other day! it'd been black for a while, then seemed to clear up, but I was doing some grooming, and noticed a roughness that turned out to be a separation, and lo and behold, the nail came off! I guess that means (along with everything else) - I'm a real (runner) boy now!0
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Last run of the month yesterday (3km) to bring me up to 36km this month. Would never have thought even at the beginning of this year that I would be able to run that much in a month.
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skippygirlsmom wrote: »I'll have to catch up on the thread later. Took a rest day to go and watch Skip run her first XC meet of the season. Last year she ran a couple Varsity meets towards the end of the season for the experience. This year she's running Varsity and finished with a 9th place out of 102 runners. Her time was 22:42 - 8 seconds shy of her PR and a great start to the season. Cause I'm a proud Momma here's my girl.
wonderful!!! This is most excellent!
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Definitely not feeling it today, but I did not have far to go. 3.6 miles, and that is that for August!
Date Miles MTD ------ ----- ----- Aug 02 8.0 8.0 Aug 03 5.0 13.0 Aug 05 5.0 18.0 Aug 06 4.4 22.4 Aug 08 9.1 31.5 Aug 09 3.6 35.1 Aug 11 6.2 41.3 Aug 13 5.0 46.3 Aug 15 10.0 56.3 Aug 18 5.0 61.3 Aug 20 6.3 67.6 Aug 22 5.2 72.8 Aug 23 7.2 80.0 Aug 25 5.0 85.0 Aug 26 3.7 88.7 Aug 28 5.0 93.7 Aug 29 5.0 98.7 Aug 30 3.6 102.3
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the lake where we ran today
1/8/15 - 3 miles
3/8/15 - 1.5 miles
4/8/15 - 1.5 miles
6/8/15 - 1.5 miles
7/8/15 - 2 miles
8/8/15 - 3 miles
10/8/15 - 1.75 miles
11/8/15 - 1.75 miles
13/8/15 - 1.75 miles
14/8/15 - 1.75 miles
16/8/15 - 3 miles
17/8/15 - 2 miles
19/8/15 - 1.5 miles
20/8/15 - 1 mile
23/8/15 - 3.5 miles
26/8/15 - 1.75 miles
27/8/15 - 2.7 miles
28/8/15 - 2.65 miles
30/8/15 - 3.1 miles
i had planned to run another mile and i should have but i got put off by a heckler
now i get stuff said to me all the time, usually along the lines of look at that fatty jiggling, i own a mirror, i know at 214lb down from 387lb that theres a fair amount of movement when i run
At the lake they have those pedal carts available for hire and on the last stretch one was coming towards us. the woman was sat doing nothing while her husband did all the pedalling and the kids bounced in thier seats. she had looked me up and down, laughed and then sneered before loudly saying "this is the best way to get around the lake, i dont have time for stupid running" i shouted back at her " thats nice, i do!"
but it bothered me so much that when i reached the car park i got in instead of running a half mile up the road and back again like i had planned
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8/1: 5 miles
8/2: 11.5 miles
8/3: 4 miles
8/4: XT day: 42 min bike (12 miles) and 35 min walk (2 miles), AKA: 2 episodes of Gilmore Girls
8/5: 8 miles
8/6: 6.5 miles with the Thursday crew
8/7: 5 miles
8/8: 3 miles
8/9: 18 miles
8/10: 4 miles
8/11: REST DAY!!
8/12: 10 miles
8/13: 7 miles am, 6.4 miles pm with Thursday crew
8/14: REST DAY!!
8/15: 6 miles with the Saturday morning group
8/16: 14 miles
8/17: 5 miles
8/18: Rest
8/19: 9.2 miles
8/20: 8 miles am + 6.3 miles pm with Thursday crew
8/21: Rest (went shopping and got the last of the "sizing down" clothes I need for summer/fall)
8/22: 5 miles
8/23: 15.1 miles
8/24: 4 miles
8/25: XT: 14 miles stationary bike, AKA: 2 episodes of You're the Worst
8/26: 8 miles -- Apparently I had scheduled myself a surpise cutback-ish week this week. Yay!
8/27: 5 miles am, 6.4 miles pm with Thursday crew
8/28: Rest
8/29: 6 mile
8/30: 16 miles
Goal achieved!! Whatever I run tomorrow is just icing on the cake
202.4/200
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8/25 -- 2.25 miles
8/27 -- 2.04 miles
8/29 -- 4.04 miles
40.02 miles completed, 9.98 remaining to reach my goal of 50 for the month0 -
just run my first marathon while in training - 43.2k / 26.8 miles
run a bit more cause kept losing GPS - very frustrating
it's incredible how powerful the mind can be
first 10k were agony, even though I normally run 12 miles/day during week with no probs
10-20k was almost crying and "i'm giving up" time
then, suddenly, after 28k, started to sing, enjoy the pain, be motivated, and run faster, determined and focused
I wish I could always be in the same mood!
552km for August, very satisfied
now time for a gelato and later a mega bbq and more0 -
ruqayyahsmum wrote: »i had planned to run another mile and i should have but i got put off by a heckler
now i get stuff said to me all the time, usually along the lines of look at that fatty jiggling, i own a mirror, i know at 214lb down from 387lb that theres a fair amount of movement when i run
At the lake they have those pedal carts available for hire and on the last stretch one was coming towards us. the woman was sat doing nothing while her husband did all the pedalling and the kids bounced in thier seats. she had looked me up and down, laughed and then sneered before loudly saying "this is the best way to get around the lake, i dont have time for stupid running" i shouted back at her " thats nice, i do!"
but it bothered me so much that when i reached the car park i got in instead of running a half mile up the road and back again like i had planned
oh mai- that's awful!!! so sorry to hear that- I wish you could have finished!!!
it's funny I was driving yesterday and it was about 11:30 and MISERABLY hot (BF and I kept saying NO WAY IT"S ONLY 79*- it was just so unbearably hot and humid) anyway- this young man came literally slogging by my car while I was at a light. He was barely running- he must have been in his late teens- early twenties- over weight and just really grinding. And I seriously wanted to roll down the window and say F**K YES!!! My heart was bursting for him- because it was hot and miserably and he was out there effing doing it. (no way you'd catch my sorry butt out there at noon!!!)
But I know from here- some people really don't appreciate that type of encouragement so I kept my mouth shut-I'm a runner who says morning to everyone I pass whose out so this is hard for me... but I just wish every runner out there who struggled with the idea that someone was judging them knew there are runners everywhere who are silently cheering you on- GO GO GO KILL IT!! SO PROUD OF YOU. I do it for every runner I see- and I do it for anyone whose running in the mid day sun or the biting cold or driving rain.
Seriously- I just want to scream GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO KILL IT!! but I can't. So any time you think someone is heckling you- remember there are silent runners (or sometimes not silent) cheering you on from the distance. You're making people proud all over.
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8.1.15.... 5.41 M... 52:30.
8.2.15.....Rest
8.3.15.... 1 HR Lift + 2 hrs dance
8.4.15.... 3.19 M.... 28:10 Afternoon Hot Run + 2 hrs of dance
8.5.15.... 4.18 M....39:06 Nice cool morning run- feeling stiff-
8.5.15.... Pt And Chiro Rest otherwise
8.6.26.... 3.05 M..... 27:59 super cool morning
8.7.15..... PT and Chiro- Rest otherwise
8.8.15.... 6.30...1:01 Calf problems
8.11.15... 3.02...30... super slow and rainy
8.12.15.... 4.19 ...37:57... moderate-
8.13.15.....3.00.... 35........Tread mill hills
8.15.15..... 7.51.... 1:17- Hill run- WOOT WOOT
8.18.15.....3.12..... 26:16-solid 3 miles
8.19.15.... 4.16....39.27- holy.crap. humid lying run was lying- also- hysterical sweaty poop
8.20.15.....3.04.....27
8.23.15.... 8.03 ...1:12... Super dark-Princeton run
8.25.15.....3.05....26:05 - "easy" three miles- but didn't feel as easy as Sundays dirt path run. oh well. gott'er done.
8.26.15..... 4.21... 36 "race pace" this was my quickest 4 miler- so I can't complain.
8.27.15..... 3.00 ...26:05- easy run- hit up the vibrams and just chilled
8.30.15.....3.13 + 0.64. I ran my own 5K today to make up for my none run yesterday. I came out of the gate a little hotter than I would have liked- my first mile was like a 7:34. I couldn't hear my GPS thing- it wasn't giving my the half mile increments- so I wound up running further out than I wanted- which meant I had to do my final 500 finish line push on the side of a busy rode- which kind of sucked- and then I had to jog home... hence the 3.13 +0.64 LOL. I'm not unhappy- I'm going to call it a solid 25- I start Map My Run- then half marathon- then the watch- and the watch put me at 24:46- the gps- 25 and change- so 25 for a 5K- I'll take that- the last official one I ran was 32 minutes and I was running a hill run with my friend I was helping pace.
The last .64 was a little brutal- slow and I really did push for my run so my legs were a little grumpy- but that's okay- I came back and hada brownie bite and some more coffee. I'm happy. HORRAH! Should have done my 9 miler this weekend though- next weekend I'll be in Austin and I'm probably going to dieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.
66.23 of 75 miles
93.08 of total 225
I'm seriously tempted to run tomorrow to just hit my 75 miles- since I'm almost 10 miles short- but that's not smart- I must have done bad math in that I didn't add up what I should have run this month- I haven't missed any runs- but that's okay. big jump up for me from my pitaful 20 miles a month!!
obligatory finished my 5K picture. LOL
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@JoRocka bless you, thankfully most runners i come across are like you, ultra friendly and encouraging, a smile is always nice to see and some at the lake i run on sundays will get lil miss to run with them for a while, always makes her day to run with someone else.
most hecklers i come across are those who dont run, are at the lake or in the streets just passing time i know they put folks down just to make themselves feel better and dont deserve the headspace. my sister is a normal size but has had things thrown at her while she was training for a marathon, some people are just dumb
25 minutes for a 5k,nice time, congratulations, love the pic too, you have lovely nails0 -
ruqayyahsmum wrote: »
the lake where we ran today
i had planned to run another mile and i should have but i got put off by a heckler
now i get stuff said to me all the time, usually along the lines of look at that fatty jiggling, i own a mirror, i know at 214lb down from 387lb that theres a fair amount of movement when i run
At the lake they have those pedal carts available for hire and on the last stretch one was coming towards us. the woman was sat doing nothing while her husband did all the pedalling and the kids bounced in thier seats. she had looked me up and down, laughed and then sneered before loudly saying "this is the best way to get around the lake, i dont have time for stupid running" i shouted back at her " thats nice, i do!"
but it bothered me so much that when i reached the car park i got in instead of running a half mile up the road and back again like i had planned
@ruqayyahsmum - First, I love the pictures!
I can't believe people sometimes... that is terrible! Like @JoRocka I am the person now saying 'Good Morning' to everyone I pass. I see other runners struggling and I want to cheer them on. Even runners who aren't struggling but are just out there getting it done. I cheer in silence but I also will mouth 'Great Job' or 'You've Got This' as I go by or even just a thumbs up sometimes. When I was first starting out, hadn't yet lost much and was struggling myself and was so self conscious about running, I remember another (fit) runner did that and made my day, heck made my month. When those rude people say things you just need to focus that you are out running, and what are they doing to be fit and that we are all cheering you on, flashing a thumbs up because you are great!0 -
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I also wanted to share a story of seeing someone on my run today. Last Sunday I ran a 5K across town. There was this sweet little old lady who was also running and volunteering at the event. We had this conversation about how much she loves running (she ran to the 5K from her house, ran the mile "fast" run before the 5K, the 5K, then worked her arm muscles scooping ice cream as a volunteer and then was gonna run home after the event).
She's in her 70s and she's a delight! Anyhoo....today I was running on the back end of my run and turned the corner and saw her. Her face lit up....she smiled, waved and gave me a thumbs up. I love that woman. I wanna be that woman. I waved back and smiled and continued on my run.
wow bless her, she sure has some stamina!
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Rounding out August with 16 miles. Congrats to all of you who have hit their goals. And to the 200 milers, have a drink!
8/1 - 10 miles
8/2 - 12 miles (22 miles total)
8/4 - 8 miles (30 total)
8/5 - 12 miles (42 miles total)
8/6 - 8 miles (50 miles total)
8/9 - 20 miles (70 miles total)
8/12 - 16 miles (86 miles total)
8/19 - 12 miles (98 total)
8/22 - 20 miles (118 total)
8/24 - 4 tempo and 4 easy miles (126 total)
8/27 - 4 mile fartleks (130 total)
8/30 - 16 miles (146 total)
Goal 220 miles
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