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
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