August (2016) Running Challenge
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3 miles on treadmill today
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Bwahahahahahahahaha1 -
Re: start of school, my son starts middle school on the 17th. My baby is growing up. It's not fair, I want him to stay little.2
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Wow. A lot has happened on this thread while I was off working. Lots of posts. And posts on posts. And so on...
So, about the shoe question:
@Somebody_Loved - How do the nimbus compare to the GT-2000 for cushioning? I was thinking of trying the nimbus.
@5512bf - I may have to try the Adidas. When you say they run small, do you mean I should buy a 1/2 size bigger than my Asics or smaller? I buy a size 7 in Asics, but have found a 7 to be too big in some other brands.
@Stoshew71 and @MobyCarp - I hear you on being cheap. I always buy last years model of the Kayanos, sometimes 3 pairs at a time. I usually find the best deals at Runningwarehouse.com. I know they have a reputation as an expensive shoe, but I have yet to pay over $100 for them and I have owned at least 20 pairs. I usually end up with the ugly colors, but I don't worry too much on how they look. I do like the idea of rotating shoes though. I especially think it might be helpful to rotate brands, which is why I am looking for an alternative to the Kayano. I think you are onto something @Stoshew71 . It will force you too adapt your form a bit. I can see how that might actually prevent injury over the long haul. As for the Kinvaras, well I tried a pair to see what all of the hype was about. I got them on a good clearance sale so I figured it was worth a shot. That shoe is not for me. I felt like a platypus slapping around in them. Maybe something to get used to, but they are so opposite of the Kayanos, I think it would be hard. I do like how lite weight they are though.
@skippygirlsmom -Do you know how the Brooks Launch compare to the Ghost? I can almost run in the Ghost, but they still lack the cushioning I like. Maybe if the Launch have a little more cushioning they might be worth a try. Thanks for all of the great advice!1 -
@instantmartian I live near Huntsville. It is so silly.
thanks @ddmom0811
Nice picture @stoshew71
@lporter229 I tried on the Ghost and hated them. They just felt awful, Skip thought the same thing. I think cushion wise they are about the same but the Ghost felt heavier. I was wearing Glycerins you might like them, very cushiony. I was wearing the 12s but they went to 13 and I just didn't like them as much that is why I went to the Launch, plus the Launch is lighter. I do alternate, Launch (I have 2 pair) and Glycerin 12 and 13 on occasion.0 -
@skippygirlsmom - Skip looks so much more grown up than in her running clothes! I just can't get over it!
@ceciliaslater - Your post on all the moving and working and fence building exhausted me! Wow! I am sure you will be so happy to get back to a normal routine!
@Stoshew71 - love the posts!
@Elise4270 - I happen to know that you are in fact a nerd too!0 -
So true! Catching up with y'all is really hard work sometimes ^^
@Somebody_Loved I'm using the YAYOG as well - but not as often as I should, I have to admit. I've been slacking off and doing at best two sessions per week. Now I should have done the first workout of week 5 of the basic training this Monday, but it turned out to be too tough for me. I think I'll start over with week 1 instead, and aim for at least 3 days/week. I think it's a great program - but surprisingly enough, it turns out it doesn't work so well if you skip half of the workouts, who would have thought?
@greenolivetree Lol, spacing out in the shower has also happened to me. Only worse - I wound up putting the shampoo in my hair, but not rinsing it out. Toweled off, let my hair air-dry, and wondered why it felt so odd all morning. Fortunately we have a shower at work, and I've stacked a towel there for "emergencies" like that ^^
@5BeautifulDays I heard a program about pole dancing as exercise on the radio recently. All the people they interview said how tough it was; I can imagine ending up with sore arms and core!
@lporter229 I like neutral cushioned shoes too! But I usually go for a lower drop than your Asics, so I'm not sure if any of my suggestions are valid for you. If you want to try out a really nice medium drop shoe, I'd recommend the Brooks Pure Flow. I ran more than 500km on my 3's now, and I've already got a pair of 5's in the closet to replace them when t becomes necessary.
@Amandajs232 I have no one favourite brand. As I wrote above, I really like my Brooks PureFlows; loved my Saucony Cortanas as well, but they stopped making them! I bought a pair of Saucony Xodus as replacement, as suggested by the lady in the running store (she said they were the same drop and cushioning), but those feel much clinkier, heavier and stiffer; so it's not that one brand is always good or bad for someone.
Sometimes I brand just doesn't work for you - I tried on lots of Salomons, but those all felt too narrow in the midfoot for me. On the other hand, while nearly all Asics shoes I tried on weren't really my thing, I still bought a pair of Asics Fuji Runnegrade - my best pair of mud running shoes.
To complete my collection (yes, I am currently proud owner of SIX different running shoes), I have some On Cloudflyers, which were a bit of a mistake (for distances > 10km, I get blisters on the toes, so I can only use them for short runs), and some Inov8 Terrafly which have now been added to my "love those shoes" list - I think they make a better replacement for my old Saucony Cortanas than the Saucony Xodus. I know some people find a brand or even a special model they like so much that they stick to it exclusively; I like having variety.
And now @MobyCarp made me really want to go and try out some Kinvaras as well...
@ariceroni Great to have you back!
@MNLittleFinn Depends on how steep the "sharp downhill" is. Too steep to run? I hate when steep downhills force me to walk, feels like they steal my hard-gained elevation ;-) . If it's not that extreme, and you want to do the loop 2.5 times again, how about just going once in each direction, i.e. reversing direction after the first loop; so that you see which option you prefer in the future?
@ddmom0811 Love the dating profile link, thanks for sharing :-p
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My month started rather slow running-wise. Monday was "crosstraining day", with mixed success. I had some fun riding my bike and then failed misarable at the fist week 5 workout of YAYOG basic...
Tuesday I nearly didn't run - I got stuck at work much longer than planned (note to self: don't poke your head into other people's offices on the way out to ask if they fixed their problem if you don't want to spend the next 90 minutes fixing it for them...), and had the beginnings of a headache when I finally arrived at home. After an hour downtime on the couch I figured as long as I was miserable anyway, I might as well do some hill repeats. That turned out to be a good choice - you know how they say that you always feel better after a run? Maybe "always" isn't true, but yesterday it definitely was the case, I was feeling wiped-out and happy when I finished the run.
I've been trying out different route in the mountains every other week since moving here, I think today I found one which I really, really love, I will be repeating that one for sure!
It's a steady climb over the first 6km; first in the village, than on a small road, finally on dirt tracks. Just long enough that the last kilometre of that climb makes me suffer, which means there's room for improvement if I keep running that route.
And then it turns down into a crazy steep narrow downhill trail for ~800m, followed by 1.5 km gentle downhill on a mix of road and dirttrack, another 1.2km gentle climb to mix things up, and a nice easy recovery finish of 3km road/trail/road/trail/road downhill. And as a bonus, it's on the eastern side of the mountains; so if I drive there after work, the direct sunlight is stopped by the mountains, which ment it was actually surprisingly cool there this evening (22°C, when it was still around 28°C around my apartment).
For tomorrow, the weather forecast promises thunderstorms. I hope that means it will cool down, and I can enjoy a cold evening run without the need to drive anywhere. Cold weather would be awesome!
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@lporter229
On the Adidas you'd want to go larger, so a size normal size 7 go 7 1/2. If you have a store handy I'd try some on, then order online. I like others usually rotate 2-3 pairs at a time. I also get last year's model from an adidas outlet a few hours from here. They typically are 45- 60 bucks a pair. Since I burn through 4-5 pairs a year I'll also stock up and have several pair waiting.2 -
Date Miles MTD ------ ----- ------- Aug 2 5.0 5.0 Aug 23 5.8 10.8
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@Orphia - I'm on my 6th and 7th pair of the GT 2000 and I still love them! I was in Glycerins before that but started having horrible horrible shin pain; fortunately switching to the asics helped my poor shins!
@Elise4270 - You are too kind! Not sure I'd quite consider myself an "A team" member (especially if that means being grouped with @kristinegift and @lporter229 ) but I appreciate the encouragement!
Thanks @skippygirlsmom @greenolivetree @_nikkiwolf_ for the welcome back!
8/01: Off, rest day
8/02: 4 miles, easy + strides + strength training
8/03: 8 miles, fartlek + core
Total: 12.1 miles
Run overview:
8 mile fartlek run today in the hot, hot sun! I was originally planning to do 5x1 mile intervals today, but after struggling through the first one, I knew they just weren’t going to happen -_- decided to switch gears instead, while still sticking to the “speed work” theme of the day! This was my first fartlek ever so I’m not 100% sure I did it right, but I had a lot of fun along the way and ended up with ~3 miles of fast running (under 8:00 pace) so I’ll call it a success!
Upcoming races:
8/07: Chicago 10K
8/26: Rock the Night 5K
9/10: Chicago Women's Half Marathon
9/25: Lifetime 5K
10/09: Chicago Marathon
10/30: Hot Chocolate 5K
11/27: Space Coast Half Marathon4 -
8/1: 4.06 miles
8/2: 4.53 miles - speedwork intervals with group
8/3: 3.33 miles
Today's run was okay. I waited until evening and it felt quite a bit cooler, but was still plenty humid. I felt stiff starting out from last night's workout, but it eased up and I was feeling better at the end. I'm trying to decide if my new shoes are working out for me or not (Adidas Energy Boost). They seem to have solved the blister problem but now a few other achey areas are bugging me and I don't know if the shoes might be the cause.
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8/1: 3 miles
8/2: Rest
8/3: 2.25
Just getting back into running and it was rough after the first day. Excited that I'm starting back up again and hopefully I don't fall off the wagon!
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Houston County (middle Georgia) started classes last Friday. My wife (SWMBO) is a kindergarten teacher.TattooedDolphinGirl78 wrote: »@skippygirlsmom School this early?1 -
I am starting back to running. My August goal is 50 miles.2
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Welcome back, @ariceroni ! Yep, I'm thinking I'll probably get the GT 2000 again when I need some more shoes.
2 Aug – 10.1 km
4 Aug – Body Balance then 13 km
Goal: 160 km / 100 miles
Total: 23.1 km / 14.4 miles
Upcoming:
September 18 – Beat the Blerch Virtual Half Marathon 21.1 km
October 23 – The Bloody Long Walk 35 km
November 6 – Vitality 10 km
My run today was slow, and super-nice.
After a proper day off yesterday (no long walks like I usually do), I did Body Balance at 6:30 today, getting my strength, flexibility, balance and core exercises in.
Then I ran a leisurely 13 km on a scenic route.
Some pics:
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@ceciliaslater You need @Stoshew71 to stop by and setup his Fence Posts and help with the Wire and Boards.
@skippygirlsmom Skip comes back from your moms and I can hardly recognize her. Like you said She cleans up pretty good. In my Runners mind she has her running kit on under the Dress - which explains why she kept the Running Shoes on.
@greenolivetree Snow days due to 1-3 inches. I imagine that it is very Wet and Heavy snow. As a Canadian from Northern Alberta I can tell you that 95% of our snow is the Super light and Fluffy stuff that you can blow away with a wave of your hand and so we never seem to have snow days. Even if the School Buses don't run the School Stays open in-case Dedicated parents drive there kids in and drop them off.
Went out with the local Running Club to-night for 9 km running loop up/down a very wet & muddy Pats Creek trail.
Should of had my Trail Shoes on as it was a little nasty in quite a few spots and kept blowing out on the Toe Push.
07/01 – 0.0 km – 0.0 - 140 km – 725.2 km
07/03 – 9.0 km – 9.0 - 131 km – 734.2 km
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Hey everyone. So I may have to start running in september because I'm having some pain. Does anyone have foot pain? Located on the top of the foot kind of right in the middle? Any ideas to help it? It's only my right foot that hurts. I've been walking though, trying to get miles in that way at least. Thanks in advance.
I've had top of foot pain but only when my foot was squeezed. It was tendon pain. Massage, and making sure your shoes are not tight. I went so far as to wear them as loose as possible. Also could be a good idea to visit a podiatrist. My doc initially though it was a Morton's neuroma, thankfully it was not.
Hope you get relief!
It usually hurts when I move to the ball of my foot while walking. I will try what the others have recommended, as well as your advice and if it doesn't help I will see a podiatrist. I'm hoping it's something minor. It recently just started, I've never had this happen before. Thanks so much.0 -
Went out for my triathlon team's long ride/run brick today, and after pulling semi-hard for about 5 miles on the 35 mile ride, I joined a teammate at the end of the ride for a run (noon-Florida-90 degrees) and only committed to join him at his target 8 min/mile pace for a few miles. About 2 miles in, my heart rate was all the way up to 165, so I opted to just cut back the pace, let him continue on for his full 6 miles, and just return to the start at a slightly easier pace for 4 total miles. Although I can slog along at an easy pace in mid-day Florida sun & heat on non-shaded asphalt trails for a few hours, I'm not sure I'll ever get comfortable running fast in that sort of climate/environment.
Planning a long century training ride for tomorrow so I'll be recovered in time for a long run on Sunday back up north.
8/2 - 11 miles (w. 2 at MP)
8/3 - 4 miles (w. 2 miles near threshold HR)
Total: 15 miles, 2 session with MP/threshold HR/speedwork running
Goal: 200 miles, 8 faster sessions
Remaining; 185 miles, 7 faster sessions
2016 Race Schedule:
Disney Marathon - Jan 6 - 3:29:09
Gasparilla 15K - Feb 20 - 1:01:59
Ironman 70.3 Florida - Apr 10 - 5:07:51
Pittsburgh Marathon - May 1 - 3:08:25
Ironman 70.3 Augusta - Sep 25
Chicago Marathon - Oct 9
Ironman Florida - Nov 5
Rock 'n Roll 10K - Nov 13
@MNLittleFinn - For figuring out my race pacing, after doing a handful of 10K/5K/marathon/Halfs, I've come to a bit of a conclusion about what sort of heart rate is sustainable from each (based on my prior race data on what worked, when I fell apart, when I over-slacked, etc..). Based on that I've usually done a test run a day or two before the race at my target HR, found the pace, started with it at the race, kept my eye on where my HR settled, and adjusted (if I've been good). At this point, without knowing the weather for your next HM, where you'll be at the end if your training WRT fitness, it is hard to say if a 2 hour goal would work, or wouldn't. Still, nothing wrong with starting a few seconds/mile below what you come up with, then negative splitting if you are feeling good.2 -
8/3: 7.5 miles (6 mile jog, 1.5 mile high incline treadmill)
Monthly total: 23.5/100 miles2 -
8/4: 0 miles rest day!!1
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FrankieandSpots wrote: »100km!
And at least a kilometer week of 1-200m sprints
3rd August - 7km
4th August - 12km
19/100km2 -
@Orphia Great pics! It looks like a lovely run!
@ariceroni Welcome back!! I was wondering when you'd return!1 -
8/1: 3.6 miles w/ the Coffee Crew
8/2: 5 miles
8/3: Rest day
8/4: 7 miles (am)
...... group run this evening
Great run this morning. It was 59F (15C) instead of the typical 70-75 (21-24C), so that made the 95% humidity feel pretty negligible. If my race is on a morning like this one, I think I'd have a solid chance to hit my BQ time! I did a 1 mile warm up (8:48) then the next 6 were a 7:57 overall pace, with 4 of the 6 miles being on a variety of tow path/cinder path terrain. This was my first pace-based run in weeks that I have done solo, so I was really happy to have done it and hit my goal pace on the nose (anything in the 7:48-8:00 range will be ok with me!). My run mantra today whenever I wanted to slow down was, "Fatigue is a feeling!" I just listened to the Marathon Training Academy podcast episode with Tim Noakes who claims that fatigue is an emotion, not a physical fact (it's a good episode; I'd recommend it!).
Upcoming Races:
9/11: Lehigh Valley Via Marathon (Several Towns, PA)
(10/16: Halloween Half (Morristown, NJ) >> maybe)
11/20: Philadelphia Marathon (Philadelphia, PA)
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8/1- 4.01
8/1- 9.02<---Daily Double. If it isn't thunderstorming in the morning, I will not be happy.
8/2- REST <- Recovering from the INSANE daily double
8/3-4.1
8/4- 7.82
total/monthly goal: 24.99/125
Today's notes: Today was another steady state run day. Woke up to lightening ant thunder, but went out anyway. Turned out to be an OK decision. Thundering stopped withing 5-10 minutes. Run was
15 minute warm up,
50 minutes at steady state pace, and
10 minute cool down.
Splits during the steady state portion were: 9:06, 9:09, 9:01, 9:00, 9:00, and 9:05 for the last 0.52 miles of the steady state. I'll admit it I was too fast. Average pace was something like 9:04. I should have kept it between 9:08 and 9:32. Something to work on for next time. I didn't even think I was going that fast until I saw the numbers when I finished. I should have been watching my Garmin more.....
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