August 2017 Running Challenge

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  • juliet3455
    juliet3455 Posts: 3,015 Member
    edited August 2017
    Elise4270 wrote: »
    ROBOTFOOD wrote: »
    Anyone in Rexburg Idaho for the eclipse?

    When I get back from this Solar Eclipse expedition, I plan on getting some miles in. Some high mtns too. With killer vertical.

    Not officially announcing I'm back, but soon. That includes posting to Strava.
    Gotta update and dust off my Garnin.

    11 days to think of a September goal B)

    Can't wait to see those upwards miles!

    @ROBOTFOOD Welcome back. Hope you have a good viewing.
    You need to look into the Golden Ultra with it's Vertical Mile
  • Dcorrick
    Dcorrick Posts: 56 Member
    fitoverfortymom wrote: »
    Oh, and hello! New to the thread, but not MFP. I am approaching one year of successful weight loss going from 256 at my highest to clocking in at about 162 (GW 150, but taking my time getting the rest of the way there while I focus on building an active lifestyle).

    Wow, @fitoverfortymom, what an impressive accomplishment! My drop was 40, and I know what it took to do, and what its taken to keep it off. You definitely get a "woo" from me!

  • wishiwasarunner
    wishiwasarunner Posts: 202 Member
    @MobyCarp and @skippygirlsmom - Thanks for the toenail advice. It happened in March and I have been letting it grow out - it just seems to keep splitting - but I will just be more patient. I have bigger problems to focus on now anyway....

    I WILL NOT MAKE MY GOAL THIS MONTH.

    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
    Aug 12 - 12.2 miles
    Aug 13 - 4.8 miles
    Aug 14 - 2.1 miles - short sunset river run - but with 610 feet of elevation gain
    Aug 17- 7.7 miles
    Aug 19- 10 miles
    Aug 20th - diagnosed with DVT


    Total 74.8/90 goal -

    So I spent the early morning hours today in the ED getting treatment for completely occluded left iliac vein, mostly complete occlusion of the profunda and some partial distal occlusion in the calf. I may not have figured out what all the data from my new watch means - but I did figure out why those hills have been kicking my butt the last 2 weeks. UGH! I should be fine now that I have medication - but I can't even hobble from the bed to the bathroom without major problems. And.... I was supposed to be going with my husband in 2.5 weeks for our first non-working vacation together since the kids were born. We were (I am still holding out some misguided hope for "are") hiking the Tour du Mont Blanc, a nice hike through the French, Italian and Swiss Alps.

    OK - I hope that is the end of my whining. Really, this isn't so bad.
  • AmyOutOfControl
    AmyOutOfControl Posts: 1,425 Member
    8/1 = 4.5 miles
    8/2 = kettlebell strength training
    8/3 = 7.5 miles (six - 6 minute speed intervals)
    8/4 = 3.5 miles (track workout- 800m sprints & 200m recovery walk)
    8/5 = 4.5 miles
    8/6 = 15 miles
    8/7 = 3 miles on the dreadmill & strength training 45 minutes
    8/8 = 8 miles & vinyasa yoga class
    8/9 = 7.5 miles Tempo run
    8/10 = 5 miles run/walk
    8/11= kettlebell strength training
    8/12 = 5.5 miles
    8/13 = 13 miles (10 with the running group run/walk; 3 solo running miles)
    8/14 = 8 miles & 40 minutes strength training
    8/15 = vinyasa yoga class
    8/16 = 7.5 miles interval run
    8/17 = 4.5 miles
    8/18 = 4.5 miles & 30 minutes strength training
    8/19 = 3 miles (5k race)
    8/20 = 16 miles (run/walk training thingy with the running group)

    Long and hot 16 miles. Eight miles into it my stomach started turning me. Not a pleasant 8 miles back...

    (August miles) 120.5/150 (August goal miles)

    Upcoming Races:
    10/28 = Hill Country Halloween Half Marathon
    12/10 = BCS Marathon
    1/6/18 = River Road Run Half Marathon
  • AmyOutOfControl
    AmyOutOfControl Posts: 1,425 Member
    wishiwasarunner wrote: »
    @MobyCarp and @skippygirlsmom - Thanks for the toenail advice. It happened in March and I have been letting it grow out - it just seems to keep splitting - but I will just be more patient. I have bigger problems to focus on now anyway....

    I WILL NOT MAKE MY GOAL THIS MONTH.

    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
    Aug 12 - 12.2 miles
    Aug 13 - 4.8 miles
    Aug 14 - 2.1 miles - short sunset river run - but with 610 feet of elevation gain
    Aug 17- 7.7 miles
    Aug 19- 10 miles
    Aug 20th - diagnosed with DVT


    Total 74.8/90 goal -

    So I spent the early morning hours today in the ED getting treatment for completely occluded left iliac vein, mostly complete occlusion of the profunda and some partial distal occlusion in the calf. I may not have figured out what all the data from my new watch means - but I did figure out why those hills have been kicking my butt the last 2 weeks. UGH! I should be fine now that I have medication - but I can't even hobble from the bed to the bathroom without major problems. And.... I was supposed to be going with my husband in 2.5 weeks for our first non-working vacation together since the kids were born. We were (I am still holding out some misguided hope for "are") hiking the Tour du Mont Blanc, a nice hike through the French, Italian and Swiss Alps.

    OK - I hope that is the end of my whining. Really, this isn't so bad.

    @wishiwasarunner Oh no! :( Sorry, sending good vibes your way this afternoon.
  • Runningmischka
    Runningmischka Posts: 386 Member
    Hello everyone! As usual, I don't check in for 2 days and come back to 4 pages of posts :) Awesome running!
    I think I am on track to reach my goal for this month, but September might be more difficult as I go back to school (which is work for me, I am not that young, sadly) Keep it up, ladies and gentlemen!

    Goal: 120
    Currently: 85
    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.
    8/12 – 0 miles, unplanned rest day, did not feel well
    8/13 – 6 miles, easy
    8/14 – 6 miles, easy and fast (for me that is)
    8/15 – 8 miles
    8/16 – strength training with BodyPump
    8/17 – 0 miles, planned rest day
    8/18 – 10 miles
    8/19 – 0 miles, unplanned rest day, but stayed moving all day, just busy
    8/20 – 6 miles, easy Sunday run

    Upcoming races:
    September 24 – Bachman Valley Half Marathon. Goal – to beat my previous PR of 1:50
    October 22 – Gettysburg Blue-Gray Half Marathon.
    November 5 –Gettysburg Battleground Half Marathon.
  • JessicaMcB
    JessicaMcB Posts: 1,503 Member
    Most abbreviated race report ever: First half split was 1:48, was feeling good- BAM runners trots from hell. Didn't even manage a sub-4, no Boston for Jessica.

    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
    August 13- 14.8
    August 14- Off
    August 15- 16.3
    August 16- 8.2
    August 17- 11.2
    August 18- Off
    August 19- Off
    August 20- 42.2 [Edmonton Marathon, 4:01:18]

    332.6/420km
  • wishiwasarunner
    wishiwasarunner Posts: 202 Member
    JessicaMcB wrote: »
    Most abbreviated race report ever: First half split was 1:48, was feeling good- BAM runners trots from hell. Didn't even manage a sub-4, no Boston for Jessica.
    ]

    That's still a great race. Sorry that your GI system rebelled against your plan. There are some things that are hard to control
  • MobyCarp
    MobyCarp Posts: 2,927 Member
    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
    8/12 – 6.30 warmup + 5K race
    8/13 – extra rest day
    8/14 – rest/recovery/worry about injury day
    8/15 – 5.21 easy
    8/15 – 0.66 daily double/aborted warmup
    8/16 – rest/injury
    8/17 – rest/injury
    8/18 – rest/injury
    8/19 – rest/injury
    8/20 – 0.53 easy rehab test

    August total to date – 84.31

    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. [Done, 19:47] Run the USATF Masters Mile (road) in under 6 minutes on August 25.

    Today's notes – Went out just before lunch to test whether I could run today. I knew at about 0.3 mile that this would not even be a complete warmup, but managed 0.53 mile in 4:08 before it was time to stop so I could live to run another day. Garmin says it was 75º F (24º C) with 69% relative humidity; my porch thermometer said it was 81º F (27º C). It was sunny, and there was minimal wind. Even in that weather, I didn't really work up a good sweat. My HR barely made it out of zone 1.

    Qualitatively, the limiting factor seemed to be more the Achilles than the probably ankle sprain; but that may have just been because I have an ankle support that addresses the sprain more than it does the Achilles. I'm not terribly impressed with a half mile, but that's more than I could run yesterday. I think I'll be able to run a mile by Friday; racing a mile seems dubious. But no firm decision on Michigan Mile yet. It may come down to a running test on Thursday morning.

    Obviously, I'll miss my nominal mileage goal this month. Training toward a marathon has been interrupted; the best I can hope for now is to be healthy enough to complete it. And a sub-6 mile on August 25 does not seem possible at this point. Oh, well. I met my goals for the other two races this month, though 20-20 hindsight says I should have taken a DNS at Bergen.

    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) finished in 19:47
    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)
  • 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, 1.98/4.6, 3.2
    11---shot, travel day.
    13---6.21/10
    14---SL
    16---2.02/3.3
    18---2.22/3.6
    19---6.69/10.8
    20---6.08/10 walk, since I'm sore

    Total 54.33/87.6
    Goal 89 miles/144 km


    Upcoming races:

    Sept 30 Festival 5k Tishomingo Ok.
    Oct 1 Spirit of Survival, Lawton OK. Quarter Marathon
    Oct 4 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
  • 5512bf
    5512bf Posts: 389 Member
    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 - 28.71 Week
    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
    8/13/17 - 2.51 Easy - 30.04 Week
    8/15/17 - 5.01 Easy
    8/16/17 - 5.01 Easy
    8/17/17 - 5.01 Easy
    8/18/17 - 5.02 Easy
    8/20/17 - 7.0 Easy - 27.06 Week

    Total 82.78 of 120

    Life got in the way of yesterdays run and heat and humidity cut today's run a bit short. It was 73 degree at 6:30am and humidity seemed high, didn't catch the actual number but at that time of day it's typically 80-85%, and it felt like it today. As soon as the sun started to peak out it really steamed up. I planned on getting to 9-10 today but when i got back to the house at 7 to get water the HR was above what I'd like it to be and going out for another 3 would make recovery longer. Even though i didn't get my weekly mileage goal i can't complain. My legs had plenty left in them today to keep going but common sense won today. My weekly average pace was down another 6 seconds a mile with HR edging up slightly due to today's run and just generally a hotter week this week than last. It looks like the first part of next week will continue to be 70+ in the morning but mid to low 60's will return for the back half.
  • katharmonic
    katharmonic Posts: 5,720 Member
    edited August 2017
    Great job on your 5k @sarahthes! That's a good time if you were walking part of it! Starting too fast is definitely a problem I've had too, and a lot of people, and knowing that will help your future races. Congrats!!!

    Posted too soon - wanted to also say I'm sorry your race did not go the way you wanted it to @JessicaMcB! I'm so impressed with your time despite GI problems, but I really wish you could have the race you trained for.
  • girlinahat
    girlinahat Posts: 2,956 Member
    @wishiwasarunner why oh why has MFP never given us a huge dislike button????
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    @wishiwasarunner wow, you take care and follow the doc's orders on that! I do hope you still get your vacation. Be smart tho!

    @girlinahat OMG! Dang TomTom! What the heck??? Kitten all you want!
  • Purplebunnysarah
    Purplebunnysarah Posts: 3,252 Member
    JessicaMcB wrote: »
    @sarahthes we were at the same race, small world! Congrats on your 5K, Edmonton was a nice course!

    @wishiwasarunner thanks, just really frustrated at this point that none of my races this year were close to what I know I can do from training. On the positive side my knees stayed in the whole race.

    Small world! Sorry you didn't get the finish you wanted though.
  • KatieJane83
    KatieJane83 Posts: 2,002 Member
    @sarahthes awesome first race! Congrats! Starting out too fast, especially when it's your first race, is sooo easy to do, lol.

    @girlinahat dang, that is one sassy TomTom. I'd be kitten-ing back at it too, lol. Hell, I yell at my Garmin when it tells me to move later on in a day after a long run!

    @wishiwasarunner Ugh! Hope you recover and feel better soon! That sounds painful!

    @Orphia yay for almost first marathon time! I'm so excited for you, you're gonna rock it!

    @JessicaMcB I'm so sorry your race didn't go as you had hoped it would. Stupid GI issues! But yay for non-dislocated knees!

    @MobyCarp happy to see that at least some progress is being made! Hopefully you are fully recovered soon!

    Omg, I'm sure I've missed some people to respond to, so general good job/feel better/you rock comments for everyone!
  • wishiwasarunner
    wishiwasarunner Posts: 202 Member
    @amymoreorless , @kgirlhart , @katharmonic , @Elise4270 , @girlinahat and @KatieJane83 Thanks for the well wishes and sympathetic ear. I should take my calf and thigh measurements now from each leg to add to the chart. That would really make things interesting since my left calf is about 6 cm larger than the right one now, lol
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    sarahthes wrote: »
    I survived! I'm pretty happy with my time, 38:36 for a first 5K when I've only been running since the end of May. I was expecting to be somewhere in the 40-45 minute range so it was a nice surprise. I didn't manage to run the whole thing because I started off waaaaay too fast. I ran until I got to the signs for the turnaround, then walked through that, and run/walked my way to the finish line with a fair bit more running than walking. So overall I'm very happy with how it went and have some ideas for how I will do things next time.


    Congrats on your first race! I think universally EVERYONE starts off to fast in their first few races. Takes a while to learn how to pace yourself - especially since the excitement and crowds make you want to run faster. :)
  • kristinegift
    kristinegift Posts: 2,406 Member
    wishiwasarunner wrote: »
    @amymoreorless , @kgirlhart , @katharmonic , @Elise4270 , @girlinahat and @KatieJane83 Thanks for the well wishes and sympathetic ear. I should take my calf and thigh measurements now from each leg to add to the chart. That would really make things interesting since my left calf is about 6 cm larger than the right one now, lol

    @wishiwasarunner Oh wow, that's a crazy difference!! Hope you're feeling better for your vacation!

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