August 2017 Running Challenge
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girlinahat wrote: »@MNLittleFinn are you being extra defensive?
Just a thought.....
You do what you plan to do. We're just armchair commentators. Trying to help you not burn out.
More than likely
All I feel like I'm getting is "be careful" I pretty much already know that...I know folks want to help, it just starts to feel like a burn rather than help when that's pretty much all I hear..... makes it harder to see honest advice after a while.
Probably gonna sign off except for mileage updates, for a few days to get my head back in the game better.3 -
@Runningmischka - oh my goodness-- just saw the picture of your daughter on your post! I remember when you were pregnant! I didn't actually read your post, only saw your profile pic. She is adorable!0
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Runningmischka wrote: »I was AFK for few days, and so here I am- reading over 200 absolutely wonderful posts, clicking "Like" and "Awesome" left and right. This group of people never fails to amaze me
My report card
Goal: 120
Currently: 49
8/1 - 6 miles
8/2 - 0, strength training
8/3 - 8 miles
8/4 - 0, rest day
8/5 - 7 miles
8/6 - 6 miles
8/7 - 6 miles
8/8 - 7 miles
8/9 - strength training, Body Pump
8/10 - 0 miles, rest day (although busy day at work)
8/11 - 9 miles. My first 9-miler in a long run, it felt terrific. I could have kept going longer, but my empty stomach reminded me of its existence around mile 7.
For those of you who run in the morning: do you have a snack before you go out there? I know it's probably a matter of preference, but I am interested in what other runners do to keep their bellies from throwing a *kitten*-fest at ya mid run.
I've never been a breakfast eater so I never eat before running. I sip some black coffee for a bit of caffeine. I do eat a snack before going to bed regularly.
For long runs (up to 13 miles cause that's the most I've ever done) I've discovered I don't even need fuel - I sip low calorie Gatorade mixed with water cause I'm not that fond of straight Gatorade.2 -
MNLittleFinn wrote: »girlinahat wrote: »@MNLittleFinn are you being extra defensive?
Just a thought.....
You do what you plan to do. We're just armchair commentators. Trying to help you not burn out.
More than likely
All I feel like I'm getting is "be careful" I pretty much already know that...I know folks want to help, it just starts to feel like a burn rather than help when that's pretty much all I hear..... makes it harder to see honest advice after a while.
Probably gonna sign off except for mileage updates, for a few days to get my head back in the game better.
I haven't followed your post lately, been a bit self absorbed.... But you have proven that you are not average. If it's about balancing rest and chasing miles (assuming from a recent post-didnt dig back too far), you definitely need to be pushing some limits. You'll know when you need to reign it in.
Give it hell young man!2 -
@katiejane83 I remember when that happened. I’ll have to get the book, the story is just precious.1
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For all those siged up for races this weekend.... Run Strong!4
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15k In the morning
Race start forecast - 67F degrees - 64F dew point - 89% humidity - 24% chance of rain - 4mph winds.
Not the worst forecast in the world, but not PR weather either. Sticking with my plan of attempting to run at my goal marathon pace.5 -
MNLittleFinn wrote: »All I feel like I'm getting is "be careful" I pretty much already know that...I know folks want to help, it just starts to feel like a burn rather than help when that's pretty much all I hear..... makes it harder to see honest advice after a while.
Probably gonna sign off except for mileage updates, for a few days to get my head back in the game better.
You are rocking it, and one of the people whose posts I watch for good information. The others just care about you, so smile and bask in their caring and your own understanding that you got this.
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PastorVincent wrote: »MNLittleFinn wrote: »All I feel like I'm getting is "be careful" I pretty much already know that...I know folks want to help, it just starts to feel like a burn rather than help when that's pretty much all I hear..... makes it harder to see honest advice after a while.
Probably gonna sign off except for mileage updates, for a few days to get my head back in the game better.
You are rocking it, and one of the people whose posts I watch for good information. The others just care about you, so smile and bask in their caring and your own understanding that you got this.
Told myself I was taking time away... I lied.... thanks. I know they be caring.... my personality just doesn't go for that.... I'm weird like that.... so so weird.... and psyched for tomorrow. I have a pork burrito packed and ready to go now.3 -
I hope you wouldn't mind if I joined in late? I have a half marathon coming in October and need some motivation, encouragement with training.8
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MNLittleFinn wrote: »Told myself I was taking time away... I lied.... thanks. I know they be caring.... my personality just doesn't go for that.... I'm weird like that.... so so weird.... and psyched for tomorrow. I have a pork burrito packed and ready to go now.
Soooo.... this just caused my iPad to get a bath... I choked on my water laughing.
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Back from vacation. I got to feel a little like @MNLittleFinn today. My family stopped at the Flume Gorge and did a 2.1mile hike with 400 plus feet of elevation.
@MNLittleFinn I'll add my vote of confidence in your training and ability.(please don't ask for a vote on your sanity as most of our group is questionable, including myself)
Kr30DC will have to wait until tomorrow. My 7 year old wants to do his first run tomorrow. We've laid out a flat 1.34 mile route and he will be taught it's ok to go slow and not do too much. Included a shot of us from the hike.5 -
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So for my rest day I got to spend hours with my a flat tire on my truck, side wall blew out. No two ways about it, have to change it.
Okay pull in to a parking lot, and start to get out the jack and etc - but the owner of the parking lot came out saying this was their "prime time" and I was taking up valuable space. *sigh* drive the truck a little farther on the flat, now at a place where getting at the tire is much harder, but at least the owner goes away.
Set the parking brake and get out the spare. It is, of course, flat and of course, the pump I carry in my truck is broken. But the spare is less flat than the tire on the truck, so I decided to try it. Next, I get out the lug wrench and attempt to get the lug nuts loose. The will not budge. Great.
Just then a fellow pastor pulls up and asks if I need help. I brief him and he takes the spare tire and heads off to get it filled with air and comes back with a bigger wrench.
Lug nuts still will not budge. Call the tire place that put them on and they offer to let us borrow an even bigger wrench. Pastor buddy goes and gets it, comes back with a wrench that is about FIVE FEET long. That is finally enough leverage that can break the nuts free - still was a struggle, but we got them off.
Okay lift the truck the rest of the way... but wait! there is more! The stupid scissor jack can not get the truck up high enough to get the tire off. Pastor buddy gets the jack out of his car and we use it to compress the shock and get the few more inches we need. So we get the spare on... and then lower the truck on it... and it s low on air, again. Of course. And it is starting to rain.
BUT the spare has SOME air, and it is only a mile to the tire place, so I throw everything into the truck and head to the tire store. I sit and wait while they fix the spare tire and take the main tire back into the shop. It is, of course, unfixable so they will have to replace the original tire, which of course is not in stock. Thankfully I have road hazard insurance on the tires so it is covered, but ugh. Sometime next week I will get the tire, until then I am on the patched spare.
If I put this in a book, y'all would tell me that it was too many coincidences in a row and unrealistic. heh. Shows what you know.
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Runningmischka wrote: »I was AFK for few days, and so here I am- reading over 200 absolutely wonderful posts, clicking "Like" and "Awesome" left and right. This group of people never fails to amaze me
For those of you who run in the morning: do you have a snack before you go out there? I know it's probably a matter of preference, but I am interested in what other runners do to keep their bellies from throwing a *kitten*-fest at ya mid run.
I almost always eat before running - especially if I am planning to run more than 6-7 miles. But I remember Stan remarking that he likes to run fasted - I think he gave a nice explanation of why in last month's thread. I am not opposed to improving - but I also do this mostly for staying fit - and not being miserable on my runs keeps me doing this more than I would if I was hungry and tired when I ran, lol.
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Hi, everybody! I have never been a runner before. I tried C25K a year or so ago and failed miserably at it, but in February of this year I put my mind in the right place and decided to drop some pounds. So here I am, 68 pounds later, just finishing up week 2 of C25K. My goal for this month is just to keep on with the program, so I'll check in here every time I finish a week, or fail to finish a week. Hoping to run the local 5K Turkey Trot in November.11
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PastorVincent wrote: »So for my rest day I got to spend hours with my a flat tire on my truck, side wall blew out. No two ways about it, have to change it.
Okay pull in to a parking lot, and start to get out the jack and etc - but the owner of the parking lot came out saying this was their "prime time" and I was taking up valuable space. *sigh* drive the truck a little farther on the flat, now at a place where getting at the tire is much harder, but at least the owner goes away.
Set the parking brake and get out the spare. It is, of course, flat and of course, the pump I carry in my truck is broken. But the spare is less flat than the tire on the truck, so I decided to try it. Next, I get out the lug wrench and attempt to get the lug nuts loose. The will not budge. Great.
Just then a fellow pastor pulls up and asks if I need help. I brief him and he takes the spare tire and heads off to get it filled with air and comes back with a bigger wrench.
Lug nuts still will not budge. Call the tire place that put them on and they offer to let us borrow an even bigger wrench. Pastor buddy goes and gets it, comes back with a wrench that is about FIVE FEET long. That is finally enough leverage that can break the nuts free - still was a struggle, but we got them off.
Okay lift the truck the rest of the way... but wait! there is more! The stupid scissor jack can not get the truck up high enough to get the tire off. Pastor buddy gets the jack out of his car and we use it to compress the shock and get the few more inches we need. So we get the spare on... and then lower the truck on it... and it s low on air, again. Of course. And it is starting to rain.
BUT the spare has SOME air, and it is only a mile to the tire place, so I throw everything into the truck and head to the tire store. I sit and wait while they fix the spare tire and take the main tire back into the shop. It is, of course, unfixable so they will have to replace the original tire, which of course is not in stock. Thankfully I have road hazard insurance on the tires so it is covered, but ugh. Sometime next week I will get the tire, until then I am on the patched spare.
If I put this in a book, y'all would tell me that it was too many coincidences in a row and unrealistic. heh. Shows what you know.
haha! Did you try bouncing on the lug wrench to loosen it? That's how we girls do it (well, I don't.. I have run flats and an 800 number- but I have!).0 -
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Hi, everybody! I have never been a runner before. I tried C25K a year or so ago and failed miserably at it, but in February of this year I put my mind in the right place and decided to drop some pounds. So here I am, 68 pounds later, just finishing up week 2 of C25K. My goal for this month is just to keep on with the program, so I'll check in here every time I finish a week, or fail to finish a week. Hoping to run the local 5K Turkey Trot in November.
Sounds great! Welcome to the party!1 -
August Running Totals (miles)
8/1 – 9.06 warm up + speed work
8/2 – unplanned rest day
8/3 – 15.02 easy
8/4 – rest day
8/5 – 14.07 pacers' run
8/6 – 7.85 easy 60 minutes
8/7 – rest day
8/8 – 16.00 with hills
8/9 – 9.61 warmup + 10K race
8/10 – extra rest day
8/11 – planned rest day
August total to date – 71.61
Nominal challenge goal: 260 miles
Real goals: Stay healthy. Train well toward the Rochester Marathon. Win my age group at Pound the Ground 10K on August 9. [Done, 41:26 4th overall] Run a respectable sub-20 5K at Bergen on August 12. Run the USATF Masters Mile (road) in under 6 minutes on August 25.
Today's notes – I was just going to do a non-running check in, but the discussions about how big a goal is unwise made me decide to put this in the context of what I've run lately.
My marathon training plan as designed, adjusted for not having as strong a base as I initially thought, called for 62 miles this week. I adjusted it down to 54 miles because I had two races, a 10K Wednesday evening and a 5K tomorrow morning. Life Happens stuff plus some odd body signals got me to take an extra rest day on Monday, losing 8 miles. I got 5 of them back on Tuesday, and ran a very good 10K on Wednesday.
Then the fun started. Thursday I had aches in my right leg big enough to affect my gait. No running. Check in at club practice, and Coach endorsed the extra rest day. Play it by ear on Friday, maybe take a rest day then, too.
Friday morning, the aches are much less. I could likely handle 3 or 4 miles in the range from recovery to easy, and I would have done that if I had a long run planned for Saturday morning. But I have a 5K with tough competition Saturday morning. I picked up the packet today, but won't decide whether I'm fit enough to risk running a 5K until tomorrow morning. Meanwhile, I'm making the practical preparations to be up early and travel to the race site.
Contingency A: Another good night of sleep leave my legs fit enough to run a 5K as a race. I go to the site, do a course preview as a warmup, run the race, and see how much of a cool down run I need or feel up to. The week comes in somewhere in the 39 to 42 mile range.
Contingency B: Saturday morning my legs are iffy enough that I don't want to risk pounding them at 5K race pace. I run some easy miles, quantity to be determined by how I feel when running. The week comes in somewhere in the 38 to 44 mile range.
In either case, I make another judgment call on Sunday, when the plan calls for 11 miles (4 easy, 3 MP, 4 easy). I have some scheduling issues that could make an afternoon or evening run difficult, and I might not be recovered enough to run 11 miles Sunday morning.
So at this point, I'm playing it by how the legs feel, day to day. I am unlikely to make my nominal monthly mileage goal, but that's okay. The most important goal is staying healthy, or at least managing the aches and pains so that they don't grow into full-fledged injuries.
Looking further ahead, the importance of Oak Tree Half and Rochester Marathon have flip-flopped. I had originally thought that Oak Tree was my target race, and Rochester was a "finish healthy" race. Since clinching the age group for RROY on Wednesday, there is no pressure on Oak Tree. I can run the half to stay health and have fun. Staying healthy is still the top goal for Rochester, but I can put just a touch more emphasis on a reasonable (not killer fast) finishing time if I'm less beat up from Oak Tree.
And of course, neither Oak Tree nor Rochester will go well unless I manage to get to race day in good physical shape. You can't get to the finish line if you don't get to the start line. Hence, two consecutive rest days this week and a "day of" decision whether to DNS Bergen 5K.
If this sounds like I'm talking to myself, yes, I am. I'm better at doing the smart thing if I write it out, particularly somewhere that other people see my thoughts. I've been around in circles with the thought that recovering from a 10K shouldn't be this big a deal, but that's not a helpful thought. It is what it is, and I need to deal with it.
2017 races:
January 1, 2017 Freezeroo #2 (Resolution Run 7.5 mile) (Mendon, NY) Finished in 50:45
January 7, 2017 Winter Warrior Half Marathon (Gates, NY) Finished in 1:32:40
January 14, 2017 Freezeroo #3 (Pineway Ponds Park 5 mile) (Spencerport, NY) Finished in 33:42
January 28, 2017 Freezeroo #4 (Hearnish 5 mile) (Victor, NY) short course, finished 4.88 miles in 32:50
February 4, 2017 USATF Cross Country National Championship Masters 8K (Bend, OR) Finished in 35:39, team won the 60+ Men's cross country championship
February 11, 2017 Freezeroo #5 (Valentines Run "In Memory of Tom Brannon" 8 Mile) (Greece, NY) sat out due to training schedule
February 25, 2017 Freezeroo #6 (White House Challenge 4.4 mile) (Webster, NY) short course, finished 4.34 miles in 27:51
March 11, 2017 Johnny's Runnin' of the Green 5 mile (Rochester, NY) finished in 33:25
March 18, 2017 USATF Masters 8K Championship (Shamrock 8K, Virginia Beach, VA) finished in 30:59, PR for 8K
April 17, 2017 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA) finished in 3:49:42
April 30, 2017 USATF Masters 10K Championship (James Joyce Ramble, Dedham, MA) finished in 39:54, PR for 10K
May 21, 2017 Lilac Run 10K (Rochester, NY) finished in 40:04
May 27, 2017 Canandaigua Classic Half Marathon (Canandaigua, NY) finished in 1:33:06
June 9, 2017 Charlie McMullen Mile (Fairport, NY) finished in 5:44.90, PR for mile
June 18, 2017 Medved 5K to Cure ALS (Rochester, NY) finished in 19:32
July 4, 2017 Firecracker Four Mile (Fairport, NY) finished in 25:42
July 15, 2017 Shoreline Half Marathon [1:40 pacer] (Hamlin, NY) finished in 1:39:05
July 28, 2017 Karknocker 5K (East Rochester, NY) finished in 19:28
August 9, 2017 Pound the Ground 10K (Mendon, NY) finished in 41:26
August 12, 2017 Bergen Road Race 5K (Bergen, NY)
August 25, 2017 USATF Masters Mile (Hap Crim Michigan Mile, Flint, MI)
September 3, 2017 Oak Tree Half Marathon (Geneseo, NY)
September 17, 2017 MVP Rochester Marathon (Rochester, NY)
November 23, 2017 Race with Grace 10K (Hilton, NY)
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@allyphoe @zdyb23456 @wishiwasarunner thanks for your replies. I have been running for roughly 12 years and always fasted (unless it's a 26.2/13.1 race). I never get hungry or thirsty during my runs, always replenish my fluids and food right after though. But this morning I was starving around mile 7 - it really caught me off guard. Maybe it's my bodies way of saying I need more fuel, who knows?
@ddmom0811 thank you! Time does fly! Exactly 3 years ago I did my Aug. 2014 running challenge here with a goal of 135 miles or so, wanted to increase the goal to 140-145 for September, then found out I was pregnant. And now I have this wild monkey in my life - would not change a thing!
@bbrandi82 welcome! And good luck with training for your race. Which one are you running?
@MobyCarp Your race schedule is impressive! Love it! Do you keep your bibs and medals in some super organized way that will totally put mine to shame? It won't be hard, since I just drop mine in one drawer and call it a day. In any case, I do hope your leg feels better soon and you return to feeling normal. On a slightly different note, what does one have to do to become a pacer?4 -
August goal: 4 x 4
8/1: 4.72 1hr
8/2 4.58 1:01
8/3 rest
8/4 5.26 1:03
8/5 4.10 0:53
8/6 rest
8/7 6.37 1:11
8/8 4.10 1:00
8/9 4.11 0:51
8/10 rest
8/11 4.09 0:48
Total 37.53
@MNLittleFinn have good, safe and happy run tomorrow (and enjoy your pork burrito)!
@RespectTheKitty get better soon...
Yay! @carolineb81 on your long run
Ticker is my goal for 2017 and progress to date:
upcoming races:
Volcano Rainforest Runs 10k 8/19
Hilo Bay 5 and 10k 9/10
BlockThe Sun Run 5k Oct 14 (https://walk.aimatmelanoma.org/Hilo2017) (physical and virtual options available)
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Holydays in Acapulco, running next to the sea is awesome but I got sick
Nothing serious to keep me from running tho. 
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@PastorVincent I love that race photo
@MNLittleFinn enjoy today, its building you up to slaying Duluth!
Ran trail around the lake we're visiting this morning (first time out with my new headlamp!)- can't say I hate running at 3:30 on holiday if the finale is this
. Almost makes entering taper for Edmonton okay...but not really haha
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
August 11- 20
August 12- 21
239.9/420km
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PastorVincent wrote: »
Bouncing is all very well except when you have the crappy wrench that came with the car and it bends.....
I bought an extendable wrench for this very purpose. But I've still had to beg for help to loosen the nuts (it helps being female). I've also had to call for rescue in the rain as I couldn't undo them. I blame the garage who service the vehicle for doing them up too tight.
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August Goal - 120 Miles
8/1/17 - 4.02 Easy
8/2/17 - 4.15 Easy
8/3/17 - 4.0 Easy
8/4/17 - 4.5 Easy
8/5/17 - 6.0 Easy
8/6/17 - 3.0 Easy
8/8/17 - 5.01 Easy
8/9/17 - 5.01 Easy
8/10/17 - 5.01 Easy
8/11/17 - 5.0 Easy
8/12/17 - 7.5 Easy
Total 53.2 of 1204 -
18.5 long run followed by a 1.25 with my 7 yr. old. An almost 70 mile week if you include the 2 mile hike yesterday. Good luck to the racers this weekend. Well earned rest day for me Sunday.
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8/1: 7 miles of Track Tuesday
8/2: 7.1 miles easy
8/3: 8 miles "tempo run"
8/3: 6.3 miles group run
8/4: Rest day
8/5: 6 miles
8/6: 16 miles
8/7: 6 miles group run + lift/strength
8/8: 7 miles Track Tuesday
8/9: 5 miles + lift/strength
8/10: 6.8 miles
8/10: 6.1 mile
8/11: Rest day
8/12: 6.4 miles
87.7 miles of 250 goal miles
Today was an hour of group running time followed by coffee. I'd typically have done my long run with the group today but I didn't have time because I'm heading up to NYC later to see Great Comet of 1812 again before it closes on Sept 3. Going to be slogging through 18 miles tomorrow; this whole weekend is warmish and humid which isn't ideal but what doesn't kill you makes you stronger, right?
Upcoming Races:
Oct 8: Steamtown Marathon
Oct 22: Perfect 10 (10 Miler)
Nov 5: Princeton Half Marathon (pacer)
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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
Aug 11...0 miles.....MTD 20.3. Rest day
Aug 12...0 miles.....MTD 20.3. 1/2 marathon plan cross training day. 1 hour bike ride.
@PastorVincent While there is never a convenient time to get a flat, they always seen to happen to me at the most in-opportune times. My last one happened on the Blue Ridge Parkway in the NC mountains about 35 miles from the nearest town. First challenge was finding a place to change it on the narrow winding road and then driving on said road in the rain without losing control. Not a fun day in what was supposed to be a relaxing vacation. Good luck in getting everything squared away.
5 mile run tomorrow per plan. Happy running everyone.4
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