August (2016) Running Challenge
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greenolivetree wrote: »@karllundy I appreciate the comment about the challenges of being the healthy spouse. We've missed so many events over the years due to him being sick or hospitalized or I've attended events alone. He also has had major issues with kidney stones and is diabetic. He's a mess :-p
I hear you. My wife has rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia and a few other random issues all seemingly auto-immune related. No hospitalizations except a knee replacement, but lots of missed functions or me being the only parent for a while.0 -
@greenolivetree @karllundy sucks. i get stones and infections and have a rare autoimmune and myalgia. It's hard to be the person in the relationship that is sick. especially invisible sick.2
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@karllundy and @mbaker566 Hugs to you both! It's hard for everyone involved. There was many times we put a sleepy kid in the car and dropped him off at grandparents in the middle of the night when we headed to the hospital. The last time my husband was in the hospital overnight for a kidney stone that wouldn't pass, I was thinking oh my goodness I am so over 30 now! I felt invincible in my 20s :-p I was super hard-headed and didn't want help from anyone either. I gotta be better about that.4
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To all of you suffering from illness yourselves or living through a loved one's illness, I'm thinking of all of you and sending you strength. I'm unfortunately in the same boat with an ill husband and it can be emotionally draining and physically exhausting.
Hang in there and I think we've all found a solution to some of the stress! Running!
Exercise keeps me grounded and gives me an opportunity to tire my body out while my mind relaxes, if that makes sense!4 -
@greenolivetree I'm sorry to hear your husband's illness has flared back up--hopefully he will be back on to good numbers and better health soon. Hugs to you.
@karllundy I love owls...they are my favorite thing. But I would probably have screamed so loud you would have heard me in the next county over if something landed on my head!
Well, I intended to go back to trip-me-up-trail for my long run today, to work on that whole mastering my fear thing, but it didn't work out. I forgot one of my kids had a dentist appointment this morning, so I didn't get out for my run until 11:30. Did I mention it was brilliantly sunny and over 90 degrees? Ugh. So I "ran" 6 miles on the streets around my daughter's school while she took driver's ed. I think I probably walked at least a mile of it, just because when I would hit a steep hill I just couldn't.do.it. Too hot. And now I'm lathered up with pain relief (bah, humbug) neosporin and non-stick bandages on my ribcage from chafing.
Complain complain complain. That felt better!
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8/1: 3.6 miles w/ the Coffee Crew
8/2: 5 miles
8/3: Rest day
8/4: 7 miles (am)
...... 6.4 miles (pm)
8/5: Rest day
8/6: 10 miles w/ the Saturday Crew
8/7: 18 miles
8/8: 6.9 miles
8/9: Rest day
8/10: 8.9 miles (am)
........: 4.2 miles (pm)
Got my run in after work taking a tour of the business park and surrounding areas. There's pedestrial trails everywhere and I got a solid 4.2 mile loop. I wanted to do 5 miles, but I got back to the parking lot and I was done for! There wasn't much shade on the loop and it was 88F with a "feels like" temperature of 97F (31C feels like 36, for you Celcius folks!)... hot and humd and sunny... yuck! I think I'll reserve this after work route for the fall when it might feel good to run in unending sun rather than like feeling like I'm running ON the sun.
But I just noticed, I did ALMOST 9 and just OVER 4... that's a @Stoshew71 kind of line up!
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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8/01: Off, rest day
8/02: 4 miles, easy + strides + strength training
8/03: 8 miles, fartlek
8/04: 4 miles, easy + strides + strength training
8/05: Off, active rest day - leisurely biking and walking
8/06: 13.1 miles, long and super easy
8/07: 10K race (51:59 - 6.30 miles) + 2.13 mile warm up
8/08: Off, rest day
8/09: 4 miles, easy + strides + strength training
8/10: 5 miles
Total: 46.7 miles
Overview:
Well, it is officially time to take some time off and revise my training plan
I had a really painful 5 miles this morning. Training schedule called for 9 miles today, but I got 2.5 miles out and knew it was just plain stupid to do 9. I started walking back, but decided running actually hurt less than walking so I ran the 2.5 miles home. Cried a bunch before work because I always seem to get injured. I have this fantasy where I make it through a whole training cycle injury-free; maybe one day it will come true?
The shin/calf pain I'm having right now is pretty awful, but it is my fault for pushing through the pain for a few days even though I knew it was a bad idea to do so. Not sure exactly what is wrong with my leg this time; the pain is where my calf and shin meet on the inside about half way up my leg and has radiated up to my knee today too. There is no visible bruising or swelling and it is only a little tender to the touch; it just hurts like hell to walk or stand on it. Definitely feels different from my usual shin splints, and also different from the stress fractures I had in the past so who knows. I don't have an exact plan yet, but I'm going to take at least 4 days off running; if it no longer hurts to walk/put weight on it by then, maybe I'll try running on Monday. Biking around today didn't hurt, thankfully, so I'll at least be able to do some cross training in the meantime. Fortunately we are still two months out from the Chicago Marathon; I may have to revise my goals for the race, but at least I should still be able to complete it! Fingers crossed...
Upcoming races:
8/07: Chicago 10K 51:59 - not my best by a long shot but I'll take it
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 Marathon1 -
My wife is awesome. Normally I run in the morning before everyone gets up but tomorrow there's supposed to be thunderstorms AGAIN so my wife said she'd watch our little man tomorrow evening so I can Run then..... tempo run in the heat....glad it's just 30 minutes plus warm up and cooldown1
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@ariceroni I'm so sorry to hear that! Hope you are feeling better soon.0
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Hello All. I am starting to train for a 10K in October and I am not a consistent runner, so I am going to set my goal at 30 miles this month.2
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Hi all! Been stuck in bed for years. All set to hit the gym on Monday. Excited!
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August Running Totals (miles)
8/1 – 5.90 easy plus 4 strides
8/2 – 6.24 hill run
8/3 – rest day
8/4 – 13.56 hot and humid
8/5 – rest day
8/6 – 14.13 paced run
8/7 – 7.75 almost easy
8/8 – 6.30 easy + 4 strides
8/9 – 7.34 warmup, easy with a few fartleks
8/10 – 6.66 group run
August total to date – 67.88
Nominal Challenge Goal – 200 miles
Real Goals: Survive last month before retirement. Train as well as possible toward Rochester Marathon. Avoid putting myself back on the couch.
Today's notes – Another 91º F (33º C) run this evening, this time with the other running store's group. Humidity was higher today than yesterday, so there were fewer people in the group. One of the regular leaders didn't show - some excuse about just having run a 100 mile trail race. The leader who did show kept the pace reasonable, till he let me and a couple of faster guys find our own way back while he went to guide some folks who had lagged. Had a nice chat with younger guy the last 2 miles or so, where I knew the way back and he didn't. Mile splits were nicely progressive, 8:21, 8:20, 8:11, 8:08, 8:03, 7:49, and a 7:37 pace for the last 0.66 mile when we knew we were almost there.
Since I'm doing all this running in the heat, I suppose I should sign up for the Oak Tree Half on September 4. It would be a pity to waste training in this weather without a race in similar conditions.
2016 races:
January 1, 2016 Resolution Run 7.5 mile (Mendon, NY) finished in 53:58
January 9, 2016 Winter Warrior Half Marathon (Gates, NY) finished in 1:30:59
March 12, 2016 Johnny's Runnin' of the Green 5 mile (Rochester, NY) finished in 32:32
March 26, 2016 Spring Forward Distance Run 15K (Mendon, NY) finished in 1:05:24
April 18, 2016 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA) finished in 3:23:01
April 24, 2016 Flower City Challenge Half Marathon (Rochester, NY) finished in 1:36:50, targeting MP
May 15, 2016 Highland Hospital Lilac Run 10K (Rochester, NY) DNS - injury
June 19, 2016 Medved 5K to Cure ALS (Rochester, NY) DNS - recovering from face plant
July 16, 2016 Shoreline Half Marathon (Hamlin, NY) finished in 1:31:11
August 13, 2016 Bergen Road Race 5K (Bergen, NY)
September 18, 2016 Rochester Marathon (Rochester, NY)
November 24, 2016 Race with Grace 10K (Hilton, NY)
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@ariceroni - have you tried some directed ice rubbed into the area of your shin? That and the calf stretches the PT cave me made a huge difference. I would also consider like @KatieJane83 going to have it checked by your doctor if it isn't getting better with rest.
@RespectTheKitty - in my limited experience knee pain generally is a result of the hips and/or glutes being weak resulting in your form not being aligned properly. But it could also be other things like a torn meniscus or an ACL issue. In any event if it doesn't improve with rest I would get it checked out by your doctor.
@greenolivetree - I hope your husband's tests turn out to be ok! Hang in there!
Rest day for me. I was mighty grumpy today - not exactly sure why... maybe because it was lovely running weather this morning and it is supposed to get HOT again going into the weekend and I was stuck behind my desk all day in meetings!2 -
August goal.....run
8/1 3.12....and I struggled through that!
8/2 snorkel 4 hours
8/3 life
8/4 more life
8/5 3.15
8/6 4.00
8/7 lazy (can't blame life) (however, I DID mow the 2 acres and muck out the chicken coop, so I wasn't a complete slug....)
8/8 5.83
8/9 snorkel 3 hours: this is the shell of a 7-11 crab
8/10 3.20
Total 19.30
Upcoming races:
SHEPower Virtual Half: July 18
Las Vegas RocknRoll Virtual 5k runs--making the band
......Guitar Solo 6/28 3.85
......Drum Solo 7/21
......Lead Singer in August or September
Las Vegas RocknRoll Half 11/13/16
Ticker is my goal for 2016 and accumulation to date:
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@kristinegift It's lovely when you see lots of nice beasts on your run. Just not so lovely if they attack you, hey, @karllundy ?!
It'll be my turn next. Plover & magpie nesting season soon. Eek!
2 Aug – 10.1 km
4 Aug – Body Balance then 13 km
6 August – 8.1 km
7 August – 21.3 km
9 August – 10.3 km
11 August – 10.1 km
Goal: 160 km / 100 miles
Total: 72.9 km / 45.3 miles
This morning I tried really, really hard to keep my heart rate under peak zone, which starts at 145 bpm. I averaged 146 bpm. Dangnabbit! 2 -
@ariceroni I'm sorry to hear that you may be facing injury again. Hopefully it's a weird fluke and you'll be good to go after some rest. But yes... you do have two months to go before the marathon; plenty of time to recover and get the rest of your training in so you can finish!1
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8/1: 3.6 miles w/ the Coffee Crew
8/2: 5 miles
8/3: Rest day
8/4: 7 miles (am)
...... 6.4 miles (pm)
8/5: Rest day
8/6: 10 miles w/ the Saturday Crew
8/7: 18 miles
8/8: 6.9 miles
8/9: Rest day
8/10: 8.9 miles (am)
........: 4.2 miles (pm)
8/11: 5.3 miles (am)
I was supposed to do a 7 mile run today, 5 of them with a group at about an 8 minute pace. HAHAHA. I woke up at 5 am and it was 77F (25C) and 90% humidity. I had to do 2 miles on my own before meeting the group and by the time I got there I was dripping. At 3 miles I started to feel a bit sick and at mile 4 I told them to just go on ahead without me. I had to run-walk the last 1.3 miles home, cutting the route woefully short (it was a great route!). I came home and ate a popsicle instead of chugging G2 as not to upset my stomach more and now I feel more or less fine. It's been a while since the heat has gotten to me this badly!
We're in the middle of a 4-5 day "Excessive Heat Warning" and it is no fun. The 10 and 16 mile runs I have planned for this weekend are going to be really tough as the overnight lows will still be in the 70s through the weekend. It's mornings like these that remind me that I need to be flexible with my summer running schedule and remember to be kind to my poor little ol' body.
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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Still too swamped with school to catch up in here! One day!
8/1 - 5.1 miles
8/2 - 4.6 miles with intervals
8/3 - 4.6 miles + Strength Training
8/4 - 5.67 miles
8/5 - 5.1 miles + hopefully Strength Training
8/6 - 43 miles biking
8/7 - 30 miles biking
8/8 - 3.1 miles
8/9 - 18 miles biking
8/10 - strength training
8/11 - 5.2 miles
Upcoming races
2/5/17 - Daytona Beach HM
2/26/17 - Disney Princess HM Orlando
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Date Miles today - Miles for August
8/1 9 miles - 9
8/1 4.5 miles - 13.5 << Daily Double
8/2 9 miles - 22.5
8/2 4 miles - 26.5 << Daily Double
8/3 5 miles - 31.5
8/4 9 miles - 40.5
8/4 4 miles - 44.5 << Daily Double
8/5 5.25 miles - 49.75
8/6 20.97 miles - 70.72
8/7 REST DAY
8/8 7 miles - 77.72
8/8 4 miles - 81.72 << Daily Double
8/9 9 miles - 90.72
8/9 5 miles - 95.72 << Daily Double
8/10 5 miles - 100.72
8/11 9 miles - 109.72
Upcoming races:
UAH 8K - 3/6 <<< 34:33 3 in AG
Oak Barrel HM - 4/2 <<<< 1:38:00 3 in AG
Bridge Street HM - 4/10 <<< 1:36:33 3 in AG
PEO-AVN Team Day 5K - 5/4 <<< 19:10 (2.9 mi) 1 in AG 5 OA
Cotton Row Run 10K - 5/30 << 44:57 PR
Firecracker Chase 10.2 miler 6/25 << 1:20:22 1 in AG & 15 OA
Rocket City Marathon - 12/10
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@ariceroni Sorry about your shin. I hope you figure it out real soon.
@kristinegift Way to get that all sun route in. Summer running sucks, but it makes for a faster fall runner.
@MNLittleFinn Glad to hear your wife supporting you by watching the kids while you run tommorow night.
Welcome @hockeymom95
Welcome @ChrissyTCheerZ
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8/1 - Intended to run 4, but oversleeping and a thunderstorm kept it from happening :-(
8/2 - Bodypump class, followed by Abs/Core class. I may be too uncoordinated for this ab stuff...I feel like a bull in a china shop for sure.
8/3 - 4.11 miles. Cool but foggy/sticky. Felt like running through a shower.
8/4 - 5 miles on treadmill (Trek class). The Y was so humid, kinda felt like I was outside anyway.
8/5 - Bodypump class.
8/6 - 6.33 miles with HM training group.
8/7 - Rest Day.
8/8 - 4.25 miles. Felt good!
8/9 - Unplanned rest day. Some annoying back pain kept me awake all night, so I "overslept" without actually getting any sleep.
8/10 - 4.3 miles in 75°, 90% humidity...plus, owl.
8/11 - 4.95 miles on treadmill (Trek class). Then, some quick upper body weights. Again, humid.
@kristinegift - Be careful! I think cutting it short and some extra popsicles was a good idea. Similar here today, but not with the warnings.4 -
RespectTheKitty wrote: »Hello everyone!
Today I failed miserably in my attempt to get up early and go running, so I once again ran on my lunch hour. I did an easy 3.5 miles (39:03 5k, not my best) and a little bit of walking after. My knees are once again giving me issues with stiffness, and I still have the twinge in my lower back right above the glute. I'm very familiar with pain in this area, having endured a pinched sciatic nerve and muscle inflammation above the sciatic nerve. I've even had to have PT for my back issues in the past. I will have to monitor this twinge very closely, as I do not want it to develop into more serious issues. It loosened up quite nicely after about a half mile so I think it's just a tight muscle in that area. My knees, OTOH, I'm not sure what to do about. I think it may be shoe related. I will have to go over to Runner's High and ask the dude there if he's got a different shoe that won't give me knee stiffness.
Oh! My ticker:
You sound just like me in the failed attempts to get up early for running, haha. Hence my regular lunchtime runs during the week, lol. The fb running group I'm a member of is actually doing their group on Sunday this time (usually it's Saturday) so I think it's actually going to happen for once, since I'll have to be up to meet them there! Lol2 -
Haven't posted an update recently:
41.76% of goal
01-Aug: 5.11 miles
02-Aug: 5.38 miles
03-Aug: 5.57 miles - Double Day
04-Aug: 8.41 miles - Double Day
05-Aug: 5.69 miles
06-Aug: 5.08 miles
07-Aug: <Life Day>
08-Aug: 5.60 miles
09-Aug: 7.35 miles - Double Day
10-Aug: 3.40 miles
11-Aug: 6.87 miles
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Just a LITTLE bit cooler this morning, so I decided to stretch it out a little. Hoped for 7, but the parking spot came too early.
Upcoming Races:
27-Aug: John 316 Cancer Awareness 5K, Lizella
05-Sep: Labor Day Road Race 10K
10-Sep: Glazin' a Trail Donut Run 5K, Centerville
17-Sep: Joshua's Wish 5K, Macon OR
Race for Education 5K, Warner Robins
24-Sep: Georgia Golden Olympics 5K
01-Oct: Terry's Run 5K, Eastman
22-Oct: S.C.A.R.E. 5K, Macon
05-Nov: Ridge Run 5K, Macon
12-Nov: Pecan Orchard 10K, Fort Valley
25-Mar: Cherry Blossom Road Race 10K, Macon
08-Apr: Running for Ronald 10K/15K, Macon4 -
1-stung by a bee yesterday. was told i shouldn't run today
2-leg was doing well but woke up in pain this morning and a little swelling, putting run off till tomorrow just in case.
3-1.66 mi and an 1hr of foam rolling class.
4-nothing
5-nothing yet. aerial yoga or a run maybe-might have a kidney infection. i have to wait for results
6-nothing
7-renfair. i walked 5 miles but no running
8-slept in-recovering from faire
9-back and neck seizing up and i was up early and everything
10-2.01mi and 1 hour foam rollling
11-nope
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Started back running yesterday after a break and delighted to find this challenge to keep me motivated.
Going for 68km in the remaining days left in August.
Thanks for organising the challenge.
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This morning's conditions were soup-like, hot, disgusting, hard to breathe. I still managed my 5K, but was it ever hard at the end...
Happy Thursday fellow runners!!!
1/8: REST
2/8: 5.30 km + 20 mins yoga
3/8: 5.38 km + 20 mins yoga
4/8: 5.39 km + 20 mins yoga
5/8: 5.43 km + 20 mins yoga
6/8: 4.50 km (Walked Colour Vibe due to terrain on course, and it wasn`t even a true 5K)
7/8: 6.05 km + 20 mins yoga
8/8: 5.37 km + 20 mins yoga (New PR! 5K in 34:31)
9/8: REST (early morning meeting; walked all over instead)
10/8: 5.40 km + 20 mins yoga (New PR! 5K in 33:59)
11/8: 5.42 km + 20 mins yoga
12/8:
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14/8: REST
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20/8: REST
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28/8: REST
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Current PR: 5K in 33:59 / 10K in 1:17:??
Races:
6/8: Colour Vibe 5K
24/9: Obstacle Course “Coureur des bois”
20/10-01/11 : Zombies Run! App 2016 Fall Virtual Run
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@greenolivetree So sorry to hear about your husband's flare. I have Crohn's disease and I know very, very well how difficult it can be for both the patient and the spouse. Fortunately I am currently in remission, but even then it still presents its daily challenges. I was diagnosed 13 years ago and have had many ups and downs. It's is a major struggle to not let it control your life and I know that familiar feeling of hopelessness. If you need anyone to talk to about it, feel free to PM me. I hope everything works out for your hubby. Is he currently on a biologic med? I get Remicade infusions and it has literally changed my life!1
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Woke up with a nasty sinus headache this morning. The thought of pounding pavement is horrible right now. This may be a rest day or maybe I can do a few rounds of 15 minutes just to get something in. I guess we will wait and see how well the Claritin works.
Happy Friday Eve, everyone!
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