August 2017 Running Challenge

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  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    8/01/2017 - 0 miles
    8/02/2017 - 9 miles Z3/Z4
    8/03/2017 - 7 miles Z2
    8/04/2017 - 5 Easy miles
    8/05/2017 - Cranberry Cup 5k - 23:18
    8/05/2017 - Howl at the Moon 5k - 25:11
    8/06/2017 - Rest
    8/07/2017 - 7.75 miles
    8/08/2017 - 6.5 miles Z2
    8/09/2017 - 7 miles Z2
    8/10/2017 - 7 miles Z2

    Summer Goal: Get my marathon pace below 9 minutes.
    Official Marathon PR: 4:11:28

    Next Races (more as I find them):

    08/12/2017 - Friends of the Riverfront Trail Run - 15k
    10/14/2017 - Stop, Drop, and Run - Fireman style obstacle course - 5km

    05/06/18 - Pittsburgh Marathon - aiming for sub four hours.

    REST day == Run Extra Slowly Today day.... right? :) Tommorrow I will have to leave my gym bag at home I think. I put a bunch of pictures on the Strava run, lets see if this "relive" thing works... if so I will link it later... when I have it. :)
  • NikolaosKey
    NikolaosKey Posts: 410 Member
    edited August 2017
    Hi all!

    8/4: 15.2k -Slow LR-
    8/6: 12k -w/u, 8k negative splits, c/d-
    8/7: 9.4k -Steady+strides, c/d-
    8/10: 10.6k -w/u+intervals-

    Goal: 47.2k/150k

    Something bad happened. I started to smoke cigarettes again, for the last 10 days. Not many 1-5 daily but today it affected my training. My heart was abaout to explode. Need some help with this. I must QUIT again!

    @skippygirlsmom Happy birthday

    Take care and stay hydrated!
  • Mari33a
    Mari33a Posts: 1,278 Member
    09/08 3.80 miles
    10/08 3.82 miles


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  • wishiwasarunner
    wishiwasarunner Posts: 202 Member
    zdyb23456 wrote: »
    8/1 8miles 1hr:16m:25s
    8/2 6miles 60m:39s
    8/3 5miles 46m:32s
    8/4 rest
    8/5 12miles 1hr:57m:36s
    8/6 rest
    8/7 6miles 57m:25s
    8/8 5miles 49m:20s
    8/9 rest
    8/10 13.1miles!!!! 2hr:04m:17s

    I did it! Another half marathon. It wasn't a race, just against myself and my last half marathon distance back in June. I headed out by 5:15am and it was a cool and comfortable 70 degrees. Dark. I've decided I really don't like running in the dark, but since I was running around my neighborhood it was very quiet and no traffic. Around 2-3 miles I was feeling like 13 miles was going to be impossible, but I just kept telling myself to take it one mile at a time. And just like that I did it. I swung by the water stop on the golf course once to refill my water bottle, which was still mostly full, but mentally I think it really eases my mind to know that I won't run out.

    I ran it this morning 2:32 faster than last time. I didn't have my garmin forerunner last time and used runkeeper. I'm noticing that garmin is a .3 miles off from runkeeper - meaning if I go by runkeeper I ran it even faster. Alas, I am going by my Garmin since I hoping my $350 running watch is more accurate. :smile:

    Even better is that I feel great right now. Last time I was a wreck. My husband had to help me into the house and I could barely even crawl into the shower. My stomach was so messed up and I was afraid I was going to puke. There is none of that this time! I feel like I've made a lot of progress in 9 weeks!

    That's great! I am impressed on so many levels - primarily related to the fact that you are doing this without an official race. I don't think I could ever push myself hard enough to feel ill after a non race run. And getting out there early in the morning and shaving off time doing it all by yourself is something to really be proud of!
  • WandaVaughn
    WandaVaughn Posts: 420 Member
    Didn't sleep much at all last night. Alarm went off at 5:10am. I could barely move to turn it off. I've zombie-walked through today. According to my plan I was supposed to do run 3 miles today, rest tomorrow, and run 7 miles on Saturday. Will it hurt my training schedule to switch my run day with my rest day?

    I'm in week 4 of 12, by the way.
  • wishiwasarunner
    wishiwasarunner Posts: 202 Member
    PastorVincent wrote: »

    Was thinking of trying the Glycerins 15s - but I have a coupon for 50% of New Balance, so probably just reorder the 880v7s this time and consider them in another 500 miles :)

    Still, hate to gimp myself if I can avoid it.

    If you can manage to get both, it would probably be a benefit to your feet and would probably make those shoes last longer as well. I seem to remember you reporting significnt sweat losses. Allowing your shoes to thoroughly dry between runs should keep them springy a little longer. And it also tends to make you notice sooner when one pair of shoes is nearing the end of its life. Maybe get the 50% off ones now, and then in a month or two add in the others to the rotation so they will be fresher.

  • wishiwasarunner
    wishiwasarunner Posts: 202 Member
    seanevan10 wrote: »

    so how many of you change out shoes for your runs? When did you start that? Early on? or when you were running many more miles?

    I have a few pairs in rotation right now - more than normal because I added several when I was training for a marathon and wanted to get new ones broken in and not be racing in either new or really old shoes. Anyway, I used a single pair until I was close to needing a new pair and then I got a second pair and since then I have pretty much always had at least 2 pairs in rotation. Honestly, I don't even want to admit how many I have right now - far more than should be needed by someone who tends to run a total of 20 or so miles each week and hardly ever gets out for more than 3 runs a week.

  • kristinegift
    kristinegift Posts: 2,406 Member
    skippygirlsmom wrote: »

    @kristinegift those darn bowels. BTW how is the job?

    @skippygirlsmom The job is better this week. It's been really stressful due to some coworker drama, but today things started to even out.

    Also: HAPPY BIRTHDAY! :)
  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,423 Member
    @shrcpr - Glad you like the Lucy pocket capris. I can't order any more or I will get in trouble even if they are 30% off. As it is I had to clean out my running shorts/pants just to be able to get the latest ones I bought into the drawer. I now have 3 pairs of the capris and 2 of the shorts :smiley:

    Happy Birthday @skippygirlsmom! What do you mean you didn't want to go out and run 56 miles this morning :) Hope you are having a wonderful day!
    @seanevan10 - Happy early birthday to you too! I was going to join in with @girlinahat and disagree on August birthdays and say that December birthdays are the best...but they aren't...

    On the headphone question - I have also gone through many types and brands mostly wired though. My favorite were Sennheiser - they had awesome sound, didn't come out when I was sweaty (you could actually put them under running water to clean them) and had great customer service. But the wires kept breaking inside and they would stop working or go on and off depending on the wire movement (so annoying!) After the 3rd or 4th replacement I gave up on them. I liked Yurbuds for the fit but they were terribly unreliable and would just stop working. I still have an old pair though that sort of work that I use when I travel. If I lose them which I have been known to do more than once, I won't be sad. Right now I have Jaybird wireless (X2 I think) that I use exclusively for running and have had for over a year. I haven't had any issues other than one of the foam buds ripping and I was able to get a couple of replacements from Jaybird at the SF marathon expo (got them a year ago at the same expo with a great runner discount).

    @MobyCarp - Congratulations on another great race! Love the bling!
    I have found that the Kinetics Revolution challenge stretches have really made a difference in my hamstring/glute/hip niggles and tightness

    On shoes! I have several pairs mostly from looking for replacements for shoes I liked but didn't love. Some of them I won't wear for running any longer even though they have minimal mileage, because they made something hurt or not feel right when I ran in them. I typically give them several trials to see if it is a onetime issue or if it repeats and if it does they are out and I return if I can. I started having multiple pairs in rotation on advice from my sports chiro after I tore my PF. He said you should have at least 2 pairs in rotation if you are running back to back days to allow your shoes 24 hours to recover. There is compression that occurs in all running shoes and you get the best out of them if you don't wear them over and over. It is also the same reason you shouldn't also wear them to walk around or go to the gym in (unless of course you are running on the TM there). I like the rotation too because they don't wear out as fast - same miles but over a longer duration.
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    As promised here is my first attempt at a Relive run...

    https://www.relive.cc/view/1127190681

    Was a REST day (Run Extra Slowly Today) so did stop and take pictures. It grouped them closer together than I was hoping. Some it has at the same spot were 1/4 mile apart. heh.

  • DX2JX2
    DX2JX2 Posts: 1,921 Member
    Elise4270 wrote: »

    Have a good talk with yourself and try to figure out why. Is it stress? Bad influences? Do you "need" to allow yourself a vice?

    Good luck!

    If I tell you, "you stink" will you put them down? :smiley: just trying to help :wink:

    As a sometimes smoker myself, I can answer this one...those *kitten* are addictive, plain and simple.

    The one thing that nobody ever tells you when you quit is that you will still want a cigarette. Every. Single. Day. Quitting really means learning to live with and ignore that craving. But since it never really goes away, relapses can come out of nowhere.
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    wishiwasarunner wrote: »
    PastorVincent wrote: »

    Was thinking of trying the Glycerins 15s - but I have a coupon for 50% of New Balance, so probably just reorder the 880v7s this time and consider them in another 500 miles :)

    Still, hate to gimp myself if I can avoid it.

    If you can manage to get both, it would probably be a benefit to your feet and would probably make those shoes last longer as well. I seem to remember you reporting significnt sweat losses. Allowing your shoes to thoroughly dry between runs should keep them springy a little longer. And it also tends to make you notice sooner when one pair of shoes is nearing the end of its life. Maybe get the 50% off ones now, and then in a month or two add in the others to the rotation so they will be fresher.

    Definitely can not right now. Too much else going on, but maybe in a couple months... of course at 50-60 miles a week, may need new shoes in a few months :)
  • wishiwasarunner
    wishiwasarunner Posts: 202 Member
    August goals are 90 miles and figuring out what all the info from my new watch means about my training.

    Aug 3 - 10 miles
    Aug 4 - 6.2 miles
    Aug 5- 7.5 miles
    Aug 6- too rainy/ wimpy
    Aug 7- 7 miles
    Aug 10- 7.3 miles

    Total 41/100 goal

    Lifted weights last night with my teenage son and then got up this morning and did weights with my trainer. Then with my old, sore muscles, managed a slow 7.3 miles. Still showing up as really high in the zones on my watch. I hope to be able to get in faster tempo work this weekend and I will see if that changes the zone recommendations.

    @skippygirlsmom - Happy Birthday - I love that you and your daughter go for runs together. My daughter will go with me occasionally - but I really hope that one day, we will be more like you!
    @seanevan10 - Happy Birthday early
    @MobyCarp - CONGRATS on the awesome race and on clinching your bigger goal!

    I think there were others I was planning to Congratulate, but after being gone for less than 24 hours, I was over 100 posts behind. I read them all - but WOW - how do you all manage to keep up with this?
  • karllundy
    karllundy Posts: 1,490 Member
    @skippygirlsmom - Happy Birthday! Hope it's fabulous!
  • RespectTheKitty
    RespectTheKitty Posts: 1,667 Member
    Well folks, I am sick today with the stomach flu. BLAH.

    Stayed home from work, although I did do some work from home. I think my low fever has broken and I haven't been to the bathroom in a while so I'm hoping this is just a 24 hour thing, unlike my boyfriend who had it for almost three days.

    Not sure when I'll be back to running. I haven't eaten at all today, though I am making some rice now to try later. Not sure when I'll have my strength back. Sigh.

    And to top it off, my new shoes arrived yesterday and I can't use them yet *cry*.

    Hope everyone else is doing better than I am.
  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,423 Member
    @NikolaosKey - I have two mental images I use although it has been so many years since I smoked that I honestly never get a craving any more... 1st think about that picture of a nonsmoker's lung next to a smoker's lung and how you will be able to run, workout, live a long life with that smoker's lung. If you haven't seen that particular image I will see if I can dig it up for you. The other is probably unique to me but when my MIL had a stroke we had to clean the house where she had smoked all of her adult life. Even though it had been painted fairly recent to that time the walls were already covered in this gross sticky substance that I found out from the painters was nicotine residue.... yuck, I can't imagine having that go into my lungs/body, ever again.
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    NikolaosKey wrote: »
    @Elise4270 haha feel free to say that, I will keep that in mind

    Tnx all of the support!

    There are few things better than the way a man smells :wink: well, maybe pie with said nice smelling man.

    My husband quit 5-6 years ago. It was so hard on him. He's a recovering addict anyway. Giving up the nicotine took online meetings, chantix, Wellbutrin, prayer, and a spot on his lung. I bet if he could, he'd pick it up in a heart beat.

    Best wishes my friend!
  • DanielleM7810
    DanielleM7810 Posts: 26 Member
    edited August 2017
    so how many of you change out shoes for your runs? When did you start that? Early on? or when you were running many more miles? [/quote]

    @seanevan10 I have several pairs in rotation. My fav brand is Altra with Asics and Brooks in a tie for second. Mine all serve a purpose based on how far I am running, what terrain I am running on and if I am doing speed training or a recovery run. My husband laughs at all my shoes lined up under the edge of my bed like little soldiers. But they are like family to me! Lolololol!

  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    edited August 2017
    @shanaber When I was in 2nd or 3rd grade there was a display of a smoker's lung and a non smoker's lung. 40 years ago and I still remember it. Then in college we were shown a pigs lung. I was supprised that they are not sacks and more similar to sponges. Can you imagine getting cigarette tar out of a sponge?

    And there is good bacteria in your lungs working to keep you healthy. I never wanted to kill the little buggers. Haha! I did smoke in HS to hang out with this boy, Brad... Brad didn't like me back. But did put me in the trash can once a year... *Swoon* lol!

    ETA corrected horrible errors. (Alex called- he likes a girl- ive had this mother's feeling that it's time for something quasi serious. Dang if I can't remember her name! Ashton? Aspen? )
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    edited August 2017
    1---5.49mi/ 8.85km
    3---4.23 / 6.8
    5---4.55 / 7.3
    6---9.14 l 14.7
    8---2.85/4.6
    10---2.87+ 1.98 (that's all the math I wanna do right now... :smiley:

    Total 31.11/50.2
    Goal 89 miles/144 km


    Upcoming races:

    Oct 1 Spirit of Survival, Lawton OK. Quarter Marathon
    AIM for the Cure- 5K, virual run
    Dec 2- POOP trail run, Hoping for a half! Norman OK.

    Pre-op PR's
    1 mile 8:27  5k 24:42. 10k 1:00.52.  HM 2:17.28
    Post-op Training PR's 1 mile 10:04  5k 34.27 10k 1:12.49

  • cameronheel
    cameronheel Posts: 191 Member
    August goal is 125 (Probably out of reach since I got no miles in the first week)

    Aug 1.....no run.....MTD 0 miles
    Aug 2.....no run.....MTD 0 miles
    Aug 3.....no run.....MTD 0 miles
    Aug 4.....no run.....MTD 0 miles
    Aug 5.....no run.....MTD 0 miles
    Aug 6.....10 miles..MTD 10 miles
    Aug 7.....no run.....MTD 10 miles
    Aug 8.....3.1 miles..MTD 13.1 miles. 1st run of 1/2 marathon training program.
    Aug 9.....3.2 miles..MTD 16.3 miles 2nd run of 1/2 marathon training program
    Aug 10...4 miles.....MTD 20.3 miles 3rd run of 1/2 training program

    Run today was very slow and easy.

    @RespectTheKitty Sorry you are sick. Hope you feel better soon. I hate being sick in the summer.

    @NikolaosKey I feel for you trying to kick the habit. I started in the Army and smoked for 13 years from age 17 to 30, I finally stopped the day our first child was born. I used the motivation of not wanting him see his father smoke and also wanting to be there to see him grow up. One of the hardest things I have done. Good luck.

    @skippygirlsmom Happy Birthday.

    Upcoming races:
    Kellie's Krew 10K, Aug 26, Dunn NC
    FCYC Glow Run 5K, Sep 16, Fayetteville NC
    Turkey Trot 1/2 Marathon, Nov. Pinehurst NC



  • JessicaMcB
    JessicaMcB Posts: 1,503 Member
    @NikolaosKey my husband smoked for eleven years and struggled hard to quit so many times. A few months before our middle daughter was born he woke up one day and just stopped- he'll be quit 4 years in September. You can do it!

    Had physio tonight, ran afterward (significantly less than I had planned because she yelled at me lol). I'll be gone all weekend to the lake for our youngest daughters' 2nd birthday so I'll have to run early tomorrow. If I don't manage to pop my mileage in for Friday tomorrow I wish everybody a fabulous long run and racing weekend :)

    August 1- 13.4
    August 2- 17.3
    August 3- 16.5
    August 4- 17.3
    August 5- 40
    August 6- 20
    August 7- Off
    August 8- 24.5
    August 9- 34.6
    August 10- 15.3

    198.9/420km
  • garygse
    garygse Posts: 896 Member
    @skippygirlsmom Sorry I'm late to the party (pun intended) but happy birthday! :)

    @MobyCarp Fantastic race, congrats!

    @NikolaosKey Good luck on giving up again; it's tough but you can definitely do it.

    No run yet from me today...about to gear up and head on out the door though for a few miles. It'll be a super slow one, but it's still warm out and I've had caffeine, so HR will be more than a tad difficult to keep down.
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