August (2016) Running Challenge
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MNLittleFinn wrote: »instantmartian wrote: »Hello, all. I posted a question to the group discussion page: Running in the UK While on Vacation. Any tips or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Gave a reply, based on my memory.....LOL, I guess it might be helpful....
Thank you! Anything's helpful. I did some googling, but it's always nice to have the opinion/research of others.
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Date Miles today - Miles for August
8/1 9 miles - 9
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 - 12/104 -
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1-stung by a bee yesterday. was told i shouldn't run today
that's two bee stings in 72 hours. and i provoked neither. i was standing around and not moving
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Hmm...Not sure where to set the bar this month. I eked out 10.5 miles last month, but only started running part way through the month.
I think I will go for 40 miles--approximately 10 miles per week and see how it all works out. I can't wait to get back to my 100+ mile months...7 -
In for 75...fingers crossed! Going to start with HM group training, but run on a M-Th-F-Sat schedule to try to make sure my hip pain doesn't return. Still occasionally feels tight, but never sore or painful.
8/1 - Intended to run 4, but oversleeping and a thunderstorm kept it from happening :-(
@Orphia - no expert, but I would do about 11 miles one week before and back off one mile for each Sunday before that as your long run. That assumes it fits into your schedule as not too high a % of your miles.
@AdrianChr92 - great pic with the new kicks!
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My 1st mile was faster than yesterday's...last part of run I took it easy....good run over all.
Good start to August!
I'll probably get at least 50 miles done this month.
I probably should look into buying better sneakers sooner than later too.3 -
@ceciliaslater I think 40 sounds good. I know how you feel, I felt like I was hurt for a year I was so excited with my mileage last month I felt so good to get back up there.
@mbaker566 OUCH! what in the world, bees are definitely not your friend
@kristinegift good luck on the job tomorrow! Can't wait to hear about your first day. It's big fun running in the morning and getting to work on time. When I first started to run I would get to work at 7:15, then 7:30 then 7:45. My boss and I were talking and he said I can tell your runs are getting longer and longer LOL. Now if I'm here at 8:30 I'm happy! ha ha
@mustb60 remember those rest days are as important as running days.
@adrianchr92 love the propulsion shoes! I showed Skip the picture of your running group and the first thing she said was "I love the water cooler" followed up by "they look like a bunch of fun people to run with".
@MNLittlefinn I was going to agree with Kristine and then I saw you next post about the full. You should volunteer at a full if you can some time. It will give you are whole new appreciation for it. I get urge from time to time to run one, of course I'm usually drunk at the time
I think some day I will do one, but from talking to my friends (and the folks here) training for a full is another full time job. Time wise I can't swing the training, mostly because I don't want to take that time from Skip. You have plenty of time for a full.
@orphia - I had day 1 rest days - happy Zen Mode. As far as your runs training for your HM. I'm not expert but a few of the kids here told me if I can run 10 miles I can run 13 miles. They were right. I ran consistent 10 mile long runs leading up to my first HM and 1 12.5 mile run on the HM course just to experience most of the course before hand.
@tattooeddolphingirl78 this is me on my rest days
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@skippygirlsmom Love the pic!!! That's pretty much how I feel today... lol1
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Im shooting for about 40 miles! 1.5 per day because i am NOT a runner but i want to be! Gotta start somewhere4
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Ugh... I just looked and there are no pace groups at/near my goal pace range for my September HM....
On a happier note it looks like I'll have good waether for my runs this week!0 -
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Still in training for first 1/2 marathon. The plan calls for me to run 75 miles this month which will be more than I've ever run in a month! Smart move training like this in summer, haha.4
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Welcome newbies! @sydneysuehunt @viktoria2493 @dkabambe @georgianabell @alexsuffell @mellymel09182014 @LucyMcd1 @roselover58 @dackmtz @Beeky85 @60to35 @womanofgod4893 @libellula1 @burgessjosalyn @mgebersold @sjguevara23 @MeBarbM AND ANYONE ELSE I MISSED :-D6
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ceciliaslater wrote: »Hmm...Not sure where to set the bar this month. I eked out 10.5 miles last month, but only started running part way through the month.
I think I will go for 40 miles--approximately 10 miles per week and see how it all works out. I can't wait to get back to my 100+ mile months...
Good luck! After 8 weeks off for injury recovery in Nov/Dec I started back in Jan/Feb with around 40-45 miles a month.1 -
20 miles!5
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2/8/16 run 6.6 km
Target: 6.6/70 km
I was slower than usual. Running performance is better before lifting for me but long run impacts my lifting. Still glad that I did it.
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roselover58 wrote: »Starting in the morning! I am going for a goal of 3 miles a day, stretch goal of 5 miles. I've been making 2 miles, so I should be able to do this.
@roselover58 To answer your question in the "Where Are You From?" thread, yes, it is OK to walk, as stated in my original post on page 1 of this thread. Good luck!
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greenolivetree wrote: »Welcome newbies! @sydneysuehunt @viktoria2493 @dkabambe @georgianabell @alexsuffell @mellymel09182014 @LucyMcd1 @roselover58 @dackmtz @Beeky85 @60to35 @womanofgod4893 @libellula1 @burgessjosalyn @mgebersold @sjguevara23 @MeBarbM AND ANYONE ELSE I MISSED :-D
Yes! Welcome to all of you newcomers. I hope you find this thread very encouraging. Good luck and happy running (or walking)!
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8/1 - 2.23 - HS XC Practice
Total - 2.23 of 285 miles
Today should have been a cross/training or rest day, but it's the official start of fall Cross Country practice. I help out with my daughters school, generally helping the junior high and JV squads. The varsity boys just run too fast for me and the head coach to really run with. My daughter hasn't run for several years now but the coach is a good guy and I like to help out so I typically do the first month while it's morning running, then help out with the meets and occasional afternoon practice after that. We started with a 1.75 mile warmup, which is always fun to watch. The excitement of the first day and the eagerness of everyone to try and keep up with the faster boys generally makes this a gong show for half of them, today was no different. They all shot out at about a 6:30 pace, even after coach and I telling them it's a warmup, not a wear out just 30 seconds earlier. By about 1/2 mile in I had reeled in a couple of the junior high kids who were about to puke, then at about a mile I reeled in a chunk of the JV kids who always hate to get passed by coach so they fell in behind me and sucked it up, i heard alot of huffing and puffing. The 1 HS girl we had I caught up to about 1.25 miles in and told her she was doing about a 8:40 pace according to my watch. She is new this year so I wasn't sure her ability and talked with her for a bit and she told me that pace was good so I paced her in the remaining half mile or so. I typically don't do too much sprinting or interval with them since I'm always on tired legs, but if I feel some of the faster boys are lollygagging I'll jump in and surprise them once or twice, which is about all I can handle. After intervals we did another half mile cool down and some core work and stretching and sent them home. We typically only do formal practice on M-W-F and assign them some runs to do by themselves on T-Th-Sa. It'll be interesting to see how many of them complain on Wednesday about how sore they are. It's a ton of fun to watch these kids get better over the course of the fall. We are a really small school so we'll never win a meet but we'll have a few kids place top ten in some of the meets. Watching a kid break 20 minutes for the first time at the end of the season after showing up out of shape and barely making it through the first practice is an experience.
That's a lot of explanation for a 2.23 mile run. Tomorrow is my scheduled recovery day with a 6 mile am/4 mile pm double.7
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