August (2016) Running Challenge
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6 Aout - 1.5
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8 Aout - 1, and 34 minnute FitnessBlender video
9 Aout - 2
10 Aout - 2
11 Aout - 1, plus played a game with a basketball *terribly but with lots of effort* with husband 25 minutes.
12 Aout - 2
= 17 miles (Target: 32)
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Shin splints. Am I stretching wrong? Or just a reality of running?0
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Life has been hectic these pass few days with kids' school about to start and a few other things. Nothing bad, just takes time and energy. Pages of posts to catch up on. In the meantime, here are my runs so far this month:
8/1 Rest
8/2 ....5
8/3 ....3.1
8/4 ..13.7 Longest run before race day
8/5 ....2.2 Recovery Run
8/6.....3.1 Tempo Run, sort of
8/7 ..........Hiked 5+ miles
8/8 ..........Skipped the run. Felt like I should take an official rest day after the hike
8/9 ....8.1 Thought I should make up the miles for Monday
8/10........ Couldn't get up early enough before life happens. Skipped again
8/11..10.. Planned long run. Everything from the waist down started to hurt (like, tired kind of hurt) beginning around the middle of the run but all went away later in the day... Until at night, I felt pain on right knee whenever I tried to bend it. It reminded me how my right leg also hurt before my last HM, except that it was on the back of my leg behind the knee.
8/12.........Skipped again just because not sure if I should run through the subtle pain of the knee.
Total according to Strava: 45.6 (BTW, thanks @MobyCarp and @Orphia for resolving my question about Strava mileage)
9 days before AFC Half
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MaVieEntiere wrote: »Shin splints. Am I stretching wrong? Or just a reality of running?
I think they're mostly caused by running too much too soon.
@katharmonic @TattooedDolphinGirl78 @shanaber @_nikkiwolf_
Thanks very much for the yoga routines!!! xxxxWomen's WR 10000 meters set by Ayana of Ethiopia! 29.17.46
What's your 10 PR? Haha!
Mines 1.04.xx.xx haha!
Ayana ran pretty much exactly twice as fast as my 10 km PB!
@JessicaMcB My first half marathon in June I did in 2:15:14 so don't worry at all!
I think 2 hours is average, so that includes all the people who have done them loads of time. You did well for your first.3 -
2 Aug – 10.1 km
4 Aug – Body Balance then 13 km
6 August – 8.1 km including parkrun
7 August – 21.3 km
9 August – 10.3 km
11 August – 10.1 km
13 August – 8.3 km including parkrun
Goal: 160 km / 100 miles
Total: 81.2 km / 50.5 miles
I'm over the halfway mark in my August goal. Yay!
Came third out of 23 females at parkrun this morning, so I'm feeling happy.
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MaVieEntiere wrote: »Shin splints. Am I stretching wrong? Or just a reality of running?
No not a reality of running but common overuse injury that can be a result of tight calves. Maybe need to stretch your calves and/or slow down a bit. You can find lots of information by doing a search on shin splints like what they have on RunnersWorld - http://www.runnersworld.com/tag/shin-splints
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Date.....Distance..Type/min/km
August 1 - 6.6 km - V.Easy/7:00
August 2 - 7.4 km - Reps/4:00
August 3 - 7.6 km - V.Easy/6:50
August 4 - 6.4 km - Easy/6:15
August 5 - 12+4km - Tempo&Reps and Easy/4:50
August 6 - 5.0 km - Easy/6:05
August 7 - 10.4km - Long(ish)Run/6:17
August 8 - 3.6 km - Easy/6:00
August 9 - 6.0 km - Easy/6:07
August 10- 10.2km - Speedwork/4:20
August 11- 6.0 km - Tempo/4:45
August 12- 8.0 km - Easy/5:55
August 13- 9.4 km - Easy/6:30
03/04: Bucharest 10k and Family run 48:28
16/04: Color Run Bucharest
17/04: Forest Run 5k 22:05
04/06: Happy Run 5k 21:57
22/07: Bucharest After9Cross 9.5k 49:03
28/08: Fox Trail Half Marathon (10k)
18/09: Baneasa Trail Run (10k)
25/09: Black Sea 10k
09/10: Bucharest International Marathon (Half Debut)3 -
August
2Aug - 7m
4Aug - 8m
6Aug - 5m
7Aug - 6.4m
9Aug - 4.8m
11Aug - 7m
13Aug - 8m
46.4/100miles
A mile of today's run was accidentally cross country. Mud, puddles, rocks, stinging nettles and midges. The perils and adventures of trying new routes
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Just an update - as a new runner I originally set my August target at 50km which I thought would be an achievable stretch for me. However, I've been able to build up my distance quicker than I expected, and did my first continuous 5k without walking intervals today Was hard work but feel good to have achieved it a few weeks earlier than I thought I would!
Anyway, as a result I've updated my target to 75km for the month. Wish me luck...
p.s. Anyone interested can click the graphic to see the individual runs on runtastic.com10 -
100km!
And at least a kilometer week of 1-200m sprints
3rd August - 7km
4th August - 12km
8th - 5km
10th - 5.5km
11th - 3?km aprox.
13th - 5km
Toe is still a bit sore but got better through my run... hoping to go a bit longer tomorrow
37.5/100km6 -
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)
........: 6.4 miles (pm)
8/12: Rest day
8/13: 10 miles
Rough one today. We're in the middle of a god awful heatwave. At 5:30 this morning I checked the weather and it was 76F (~25C) and 95% humidity. Started my run at 6 and around 7:30 we guessed it was at least 80F and probably 80-90% humidity. It felt like running through a sauna. Luckily, I didn't have to suffer alone and I had plenty of group runners who were out there slogging it out with me. We kept the pace fairly slow and got really chatty to make sure we all got through it.
I have to do 16 tomorrow and the conditions will be relatively the same, so I think I may throw the distance out the window and go for time instead. I may manage 16, I may not, but I think if I'm out there more than 2:15 or 2:30 then it'll be bad news for me the rest of the day. Plus if I go by time that takes the pressure off the pace and I won't feel bad taking walk breaks, etc. This heat + humidity combo is really kicking my butt.
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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Just an update - as a new runner I originally set my August target at 50km which I thought would be an achievable stretch for me. However, I've been able to build up my distance quicker than I expected, and did my first continuous 5k without walking intervals today Was hard work but feel good to have achieved it a few weeks earlier than I thought I would!
Anyway, as a result I've updated my target to 75km for the month. Wish me luck...
p.s. Anyone interested can click the graphic to see the individual runs on runtastic.com
Impressive to be able to adjust your target upwards!2 -
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
8/5- 4
8/6- 13.11
8/7- REST
8/8- REST <- beginning of cutback week
8/9: 5.01
8/10-5.13
8/11- 7.02
8/12- REST
8/13- 9.08
total/monthly goal: 68.34/125
Today's notes: Switched my schedule a little. I had a Fast Finish Long Run scheduled for next week, but with the mud run, I didn't think that would be a good idea. I moved it to today, which meant a shorter FFLR, since it's cutback week, but it felt like the right thing to do. Temps were great, at ~61F (~16 C) but 98% humidity made it feel more like I was swimming than Running.
Breakdown of how I Run FFLR is: first 2-3 miles at E, then run the middle miles at or near to HMP, and the last mile just kick it into high gear. Anyway, here's the breakdown of the run:
Mile 1: 9:52
Mile 2: 9:23
Mile 3: 9:07--|
Mile 4: 9:05--|
Mile 5: 9:04--|--- Middle 6 Miles were @ 9:04 pace
Mile 6: 9:02--|
Mile 7: 9:04--|
Mile 8: 9:03--|
Mile 9: 8:33
Ended up running 9.08 miles in 1:22:53 for an average pace of 9:08.
On a side note, I'm officially past the halfway point for my mileage goal!8 -
@MNLittleFinn great work1
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I'm really happy with my run today! Today was supposed to be "14.5km at marathon pace". I haven't run a marathon yet, but I'm aiming to do those runs at an 6:30min/km pace.
The training plan already called for a 10km and a 12.7km run at MP over the past couple of weeks, but the best I managed was 6:40 min/km and 6:44min/km. I kept telling myself the summer heat was to blame, but it was starting to worry me... Today I got up early enough to run in cooler temps and that did the trick: 14.6km with an average pace of 6:28min/km.
Maybe the shoes helped too: my new Saucony Zealots! I think I've finally found something to replace my faithful Cortanas. I still haven't forgiven Saucony for discontinuing them; and the Zealots aren't the same (thicker sole and more solid upper), but they come closer than anything else I've found. Plus, for once I got a pair of shoes where I think the colors are awesome!
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MaVieEntiere wrote: »Shin splints. Am I stretching wrong? Or just a reality of running?
No not a reality of running but common overuse injury that can be a result of tight calves. Maybe need to stretch your calves and/or slow down a bit. You can find lots of information by doing a search on shin splints like what they have on RunnersWorld - http://www.runnersworld.com/tag/shin-splints
Thank you!!1 -
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8/1 - 2.23 - HS XC Practice
8/2 - 6.0 - Easy
8/2 - 4.15 - Easy
8/3 - 15.03 - Easy
8/4 - 6.0 - Recovery
8/5 - 11.06 Easy + 3.47 @ MP XC Practice
8/6 - 7.0 Easy W/ 10 x 160M Strides
8/7 - 10.22 MP
8/8 - 4.38 Recovery
9/9 - 9.53 Easy
9/10 - 11.05 VO2Max workout with 6x600 w/ 400 recovery @ 5k pace.
9/11 - 6.02 Recovery
8/12 - 12.49 - Easy w/ 6.3 @ MP
8/13 - 8.5 Easy
Total 117.14 of 285 miles
Had a great morning to run, sorry @kristinegift. Temps according to my phone was 67, Garmin said 64. Humidity was high at 90% but it didn't feel too bad since there was a slight north breeze. The miles clicked off with ease at a 9:30 pace w/ average HR of only 142, upper portion of Z2. I was able to run without fuel, without taking on a gallon of water, without leaving the house at 4:30 in the morning and finally being able to run after the sun came up. We should have this weather pattern for 4-5 more days so tomorrows scheduled 15 mile long run might get extended to another 20 since I had to abort one a few weeks ago at 18 miles.5 -
Just an update - as a new runner I originally set my August target at 50km which I thought would be an achievable stretch for me. However, I've been able to build up my distance quicker than I expected, and did my first continuous 5k without walking intervals today Was hard work but feel good to have achieved it a few weeks earlier than I thought I would!
Anyway, as a result I've updated my target to 75km for the month. Wish me luck...
p.s. Anyone interested can click the graphic to see the individual runs on runtastic.com
There are a few of us on Strava (mfp running challenge) if you are interested. I'm not sure if runtastic synchs. But it's is nice to see everyone's runs!
All runners welcome!
@dkabambe very nice that your distance has come along quicker than expected!3
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