August 2015 Running Challenge
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Had some strong winds today, so my afternoon 6 miler felt awesome. Still, happy to head back up north tomorrow for a week where I'll try to get in 2 long runs + my usual mileage.
8/1 - 3 miles
8/2 - 6 miles
Total: 9 miles
Goal: 140 miles
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I hate my laptop, I typed this post 5 times and keep losing it.
I think my highest mileage month was 150 or 160 last year before I was hurt. I'd like to get back to that slowly but surely I will. Being a single full time working mom doesn't leave lots of time for me. Work is so busy I've been getting there by 7:30 and working to 5:30 or 6:00 and then doing more at home. With school starting this week I'll be back to running with Skip for practices and meets, she's involved in youth group and religious education. She is a big help and will do any chore asked of her, but during the school year getting good grades is her #1 priority. Now if I hire a lawn guy, a pool guy and a housekeeper/laundry/cooking person I'd be set ha ha!!!
@shanaber ouch on the sunburn!
@elise4270 I hope hubby knee is okay
@jimcrackindandy great times!
@ddmom0811 great riding miles
@demoiselle2014 I only had some slight issues with shin splints a while back, rest and ice helped them go away
Can you imagine this happening on your run!
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Date Miles today. Miles for August
8/1 17 miles - 17
8/2 REST DAY
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I don't like it when the first is on a Saturday since I don't run on the weekends! I feel like I'm starting off behind.
Tomorrow is first day back for teachers. Back to my 4:30 am runs.
At least it shouldn't be too hot! However, my long run, on Wednesday will have to be in the afternoon/evening - because I can't get up at 3:30 am! I'm crazy... but not that crazy! Going to work a rest day into the week -- Friday. I am probably going a little crazy on Mon-Thur to get all my workouts in.
I also feel like I'm losing ground. I do usually run on weekends, but last month I just pushed so hard to make my goal that I feel like I need a couple of rest days. It'll be fine. We can catch up.0 -
ill go for 100 miles - the 6.4 ive done today0
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demoiselle2014 wrote: »This morning I did a 30 minute run followed by walking home. During the warmup-run-cooldown part, I went about 3.1 miles, at a 12 minute mile pace. It was a bit slower than usual, due to . . .
Shin splints! Ugh. At least, I guess that's what's going on. When I first started jogging last winter, I got a tightness in the front of my shins which I thought was muscular/being out of shape. At the time, I just took walk breaks whenever I felt it. It never happened during C25K. Since last week (when I added one 20 minute run to my week), I've been getting it while warming up, and then it would go away.
I guess my fears of overtraining were not so far fetched. I'm trying to figure out the culprit, and what to do to recover. There are too many factors to be sure what's to blame. I added a run day last week. I walk a lot (a LOT). I've been doing Jillian Michaels videos 4-5 days per week, and they are pretty high impact. My doctor took my orthotics to have them recovered a month ago (but gave me her blessing to jog while waiting to get them back). And I'm in the city, so there's tons of concrete and asphalt, and a real dearth of soft trails and grass.
Any advice on how I can deal with this before it gets to be a major problem? Today is the first day I've had a bit of residual shin achy-ness after my jog, so it's definitely time to nip this in the bud.
I guess I won't get a ticker until I decide what to do in terms of running this month.
Try stretching. Here's a video that targets the shins and ankles.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc3haRNn-5I
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Hi All! I am new! Well...new here.
I am training for a half, so been out running 4 times per week.
I plan to run 120 miles in August.
August 1st - 2.5 miles
August 2nd - 8.1 miles
Total for August: 10.6 miles.
Welcome @shell1005 there are a few of us getting ready for a half. Nice to have the company! Whens your half? I will be doing my first in October.
1- 8.35 miles. walk
2- 5.9 good run.
"Slept" in pain, woke in pain. Thought no way I'd be running for days.. Pain mysterious abated and I made a nice run with the tail end of this cool front, 85°f 55% humidity.
@ddmom0811 good luck on your training and schedule change. My hours change Monday, so it's my chance to take advantage of early run opportunity, maybe 530. I am to chicken to run at 430 in the dark! Be safe out there!
14.25/70+
@demoiselle2014 new shoes helped me. I found that the 4mm drop on cambored asphalt was not good for me. I changed to an 8mm without the medial support post (trail shoes), ran more trails, and backed off the miles. Massage and ice seem to help too.0 -
@demoiselle2014 Here is an article I just found on Runner's World relating to lower leg pain:
http://www.runnersworld.com/injury-treatment/a-primer-on-lower-leg-pain?cid=socHE_20150802_49933556&adbid=10153508709442090&adbpl=fb&adbpr=234034270890 -
demoiselle2014 wrote: »This morning I did a 30 minute run followed by walking home. During the warmup-run-cooldown part, I went about 3.1 miles, at a 12 minute mile pace. It was a bit slower than usual, due to . . .
Shin splints! Ugh. At least, I guess that's what's going on. When I first started jogging last winter, I got a tightness in the front of my shins which I thought was muscular/being out of shape. At the time, I just took walk breaks whenever I felt it. It never happened during C25K. Since last week (when I added one 20 minute run to my week), I've been getting it while warming up, and then it would go away.
I guess my fears of overtraining were not so far fetched. I'm trying to figure out the culprit, and what to do to recover. There are too many factors to be sure what's to blame. I added a run day last week. I walk a lot (a LOT). I've been doing Jillian Michaels videos 4-5 days per week, and they are pretty high impact. My doctor took my orthotics to have them recovered a month ago (but gave me her blessing to jog while waiting to get them back). And I'm in the city, so there's tons of concrete and asphalt, and a real dearth of soft trails and grass.
Any advice on how I can deal with this before it gets to be a major problem? Today is the first day I've had a bit of residual shin achy-ness after my jog, so it's definitely time to nip this in the bud.
I guess I won't get a ticker until I decide what to do in terms of running this month.
Try stretching. Here's a video that targets the shins and ankles.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc3haRNn-5I
Thank you for the video and the link!
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Welcome to all the new folks.. love it!!
@JoRocka, loved the story!
@5BeautifulDays, congrats on the race! Well done!
I have no miles to report yet. My calf pain came back strong on that last run in July so I shut it down yesterday and today. It has been improving quickly and I had a 3 mile walk with my wife last night. I think tonight I'll go for another walk interspersed with some short runs. The last time this happened it kept me down for a week. It's very frustrating to have happen again, when I thought I was feeling so great until those trail runs. Oh well...I'll deal with it and try not to push too hard, too quickly.
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@shell1005 Welcome to this challenge!
@demoiselle2014 I hope your legs will be better soon. I've never had shin splints, but in running books/magazines they often write that strengthening exercises for hip an calfs can help prevent shin splints - those you can also do if the pain gets worse and keeps you from running. If you already use orthotics , maybe you can also ask her for advice when you next see her?
@skippygirlsmom That's an awesome video. I would totally freak out if that happened to me
No random strangers cheering me on during todays run, but I met a frog. In the evening I watch out for them, but this is the first time I met one in this area in bright sunny daylight. I nearly stepped on it because it was sitting in the middle of the path, blending in nicely with the surroundings.
2.8.15 - 11.1 km
11.1 km of 111 km done
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Hi! Last month didn't go as well as planned. I only completed 8 of the 20 miles I was shooting for.
This month, I'd like to try again. I am setting my goal at 20 miles. Today I ran 4.0 -
My July goal was 30 miles and I hit that. I think I will shoot for 35 for August.
8/2 - 3.5mi. PR for distance Woohoo! According to my GPS I went 3.5 but according to the trail map I did 3.7 miles. I am going with my GPS since I always use the same one when I run so any errors should be consistent. Walking up to get ice cream with son and dog later so that will be another 2.5 miles but I will not include it in my monthly total.
Completed : 3.5
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@kimlight2 awesome!0
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Alright, didn't do anything on the 1st since I had both squats and deads scheduled for today. I ran about ten fifteen minutes after finishing with the weights and did 2miles struggling the whole way. I also did a quarter mile to warm up before the weights on a mill.
I'm setting my goal at 30 miles for the month without effecting my weight training. Hopefully it gets easier as I go.
Total=2.25 miles.0 -
8/2 2 miles. It was my first time running outside this summer so I am going to choose to be happy about running in 80 degree weather with no pain in my leg instead of complaining about how slow it was. I am very thankful that we don't really deal with humidity in Colorado.
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8/1 3.2 @ 10:55 (my first 5K race--33:43, plus a little cool down)
8/2 5 @ 20:00 Hiking in Shenandoah Park/Skyline Drive. So much uphill--but uphill is way easier than the down! OMG. That made my calves burn and then I fell and scraped up my shin and my pride! We also did Luray Caverns, but I'm not counting that, since it was so easy and we stopped so much.
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01/08 - Rest Day. 5 mile hike
02/08 - 10 miles
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Yep! I want this - mostly for my daughter. I think it would be so awesome but it would probably freak her out!skippygirlsmom wrote: »
Me too.
@demoiselle2014 - having had shin splints, I can recommend the stretches in the video @Stoshew71 shared as well as standard calf stretches. The way the Ortho explained them to me is the calf muscle gets tight and pulls on the ligments that attach to the bones in your leg causing the pain. In really advanced cases it can lead to stress fractures. I also iced my shins by rubbing ice cups into them after every run. I still do calf stretches before and after every run and sometimes in the middle of a run if they feel tight or I feel a twinge in my shin. It is good to take care of it early so you don't have an extended recovery period.
@_nikkiwolf_ - love the frog! I am pretty sure he was there to cheer you on!
I have been fighting a cold/flu that my entire family has had since we were in San Francisco for the race. I thought I was going to get away with just a bit of a cough but now it is a full on head cold - boo! I was planning to get up early to run in the morning but will see how I feel. From 7am on, all day tomorrow, I have back to back meetings and followed by agility with the pup at 8pm... going to be a long day!0 -
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I only ran 14 km in July due to a variety of reasons. Right now I'm sick with the cold of the century. Hoping I can hit about 80km this month with a stretch goal of 100 km. Once I get over this cold I can start running again. Unfortunately it's settled in my lungs.0
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8/2 2 miles. It was my first time running outside this summer so I am going to choose to be happy about running in 80 degree weather with no pain in my leg instead of complaining about how slow it was. I am very thankful that we don't really deal with humidity in Colorado.
I like your attitude! I'm going to choose to be happy about only getting a very light sunburn from yesterday and not complain about the copious amounts of goose crap on the trail!0 -
Headed to gym in the morning, perspired buckets on treadmill (though pretty slow pace, 6kph) til noon, had a heavenly cool shower before going to teach my class in the afternoon. Reminding self that getting the day off to a good start really affects the rest of it!
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Drifted away at the end of July. So August targets:
Runs 13
Ttl distance 74k
Long run 8k
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I'm going to get there! After work today, I'm going out to snag some more miles.
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I did a horrible job of tracking last month. Since I'm out of physical therapy, my primary goal is become accountable again. This group helps with that. I'm going to aim for 60 miles this month.
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