August 2017 Running Challenge

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  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    ClaireBeneymfp wrote: »
    3 miles today.... 22 miles in total so far for August! 4 miles planned for tomorrow x

    Awesome job, and welcome!
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    cburke8909 wrote: »
    Good news from doctor, diagnosis Runner's knee. Prescription: no running but I can do no impact training (elliptical, treadmil or bycicle) Saturday, I'll start slow with a 6or7 mile run and see how it feels and then slowly return to training. No more 6 day weeks, 4 days running 2 cross with low/No impact cardio.

    @cburke8909 Glad it's nothing serious, this did give me a chuckle...just a start with a 6 or 7 miler. I'm actually surprised treadmill is okay both my orthopedic and physical therapist say no no no treadmill that it is the worst. Feel better soon!
  • karllundy
    karllundy Posts: 1,490 Member
    @Elise4270 - I live in a city of ~200,000 and have been seeing deer on my early runs lately. They mostly just look at me like I'm nuts and go back to what they're doing.
    @skippygirlsmom - Oh to be young and indestructible! Skip is a beast!
  • wishiwasarunner
    wishiwasarunner Posts: 202 Member
    @Stoshew71 - glad to see you back and I hope things are better soon
    @kgirlhart - look at you tackling intervals in crazy heat. Awesomeness!
    @cburke8909 - glad to hear you should be on the mend.

    As for me, no running yet. Mostly just holding the couch down. I did manage a trip to the store with my husband, but it's mostly just step forward with the size 4-6 right leg and then drag the non bending size 14 left leg behind me and repeat. It's progress
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    @karllundy I agree with you - to be young again.
    @wishiwasarunner feel better soon.
  • garygse
    garygse Posts: 896 Member
    02 - 13.54
    03 - 10.08
    04 - 25.21
    06 - 5.62
    08 - 7.35
    09 - 12.10
    10 - 7.47
    12 - 7.31
    18 - 14.40
    21 - 14.29
    22 - 10.37

    Total: 127.74 / 200 miles
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    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
    22---2.90/4.7 Still behind schedule... I'll get there. I hope.

    Total 57.23/92.3
    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

  • cburke8909
    cburke8909 Posts: 990 Member
    @skippygirlsmom treadmil walking . By the way great story about Skip. My son Kieran has that kind of spunk at seven, we'll see if it's as present when he's her age.
  • Dcorrick
    Dcorrick Posts: 56 Member
    Usually, stepping out onto the porch in the morning feels energizing; it's nice to get out of the A/C and feel the warmth. But this morning was like a convection oven; the faint breeze felt like a heat-shrink gun. Still sticking with 5K until I feel like I've mastered it. Just one good run short of my first month's goal, so feeling pretty good about it!


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  • katharmonic
    katharmonic Posts: 5,720 Member
    Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
    08/01/17 :::: 5.5 :::: 5.5
    08/02/17 :::: 2.4 :::: 7.9
    08/03/17 :::: 5.0 :::: 12.9
    08/04/17 :::: 2.5 :::: 15.4
    08/05/17 :::: 10.2 :::: 25.7
    08/06/17 :::: 3.0 :::: 28.7
    08/07/17 :::: 3.5 :::: 32.2
    08/08/17 :::: 6.0 :::: 38.2
    08/09/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 38.2
    08/10/17 :::: 3.9 :::: 42.0
    08/11/17 :::: 2.1 :::: 44.1
    08/12/17 :::: 10.4 :::: 54.5
    08/13/17 :::: 3.3 :::: 57.8
    08/14/17 :::: 3.2 :::: 61.0
    08/15/17 :::: 5.1 :::: 66.1
    08/16/17 :::: 3.1 :::: 69.1
    08/17/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 69.1
    08/18/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 69.1
    08/19/17 :::: 10.5 :::: 79.7
    08/20/17 :::: 2.8 :::: 82.4
    08/21/17 :::: 3.0 :::: 85.4
    08/22/17 :::: 3.2 :::: 88.6
    Goal = 120 miles

    Storm system coming through with tornado watches and severe thunderstorms caused our HM/marathon training group to be cancelled tonight. I wasn't terribly disappointed not to do the planned hill repeats, but after sitting through all-day work meetings and eating pastries I could have used it. So I went to the Y and hopped on the treadmill for a little while. I will probably try to go to tomorrow night's group and catch the workout then as it is supposed to be almost 20 degrees cooler tomorrow.

    We're 71% through the month and I'm 74% of the way to goal, so looks like right on track but will have to keep on it. My leg felt significantly less tired and sore today too, so feeling better about things.

    Whoa! Just as I was finishing typing that sentence a huge tree branch came down in my back yard! Can't really see it all right now in the dark but it was just short of my patio and everything on it. I'm going to have to call for help tomorrow to get that cleaned up once I assess how much of the tree it is. I had just let Stella out a little while before that but fortunately she was sitting inside my screened in porch and not out in harm's way.
  • MobyCarp
    MobyCarp Posts: 2,927 Member
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    So @mobycarp thinks he is so fast.. I am posting while doing 548 mph! PR’d every distance in minutes. :):lol:

    Nah, I'm only half-fast. When I'm healthy. Right now I'm 0% fast.
  • MobyCarp
    MobyCarp Posts: 2,927 Member
    Non-running update: The ankle doesn't hurt mostly today, until I do something on it. Some of the morning exercises came back, but prudence indicated no running. Shopping at Sam's Club indicated no substantial distance walking. Thought to get out on the bike, but it rained off and on all day. I'm a lot pickier about weather for cycling than for running. That, and caliper brakes that don't work well when they're wet seem like a much bigger deal at age 61 than they did at age 16.

    Sigh. This could take a while.
  • kristinegift
    kristinegift Posts: 2,406 Member
    skippygirlsmom wrote: »
    @kristinegift One of the things that makes you such a great runner is your ability to know your body so well. Makes you a very smart runner. Had to go and look up Dunkirk because I live with my head in the sand, actually sounds like a movie I’d like, was it good?

    @skippygirlsmom Haha thanks! I don't know if I know my body well or if I'm just always happy to justify not adding more miles... ;) And Dunkirk was really good! And very stressful! It doesn't let up from the first minute until the end! ALSO: Congrats on hitting your August goal already!
  • T1DCarnivoreRunner
    T1DCarnivoreRunner Posts: 11,502 Member
    8/1/17 - 3.01 miles treadmill before weight lifting.
    8/2/17 - 6.13 miles
    8/3/17 - 3.03 miles on the treadmill before weight lifting.
    8/4/17 - Rest day
    8/5/17 - 12.04 miles, rough BG before, during, and after run.
    8/6/17 - Rest day; weight lifting
    8/7/17 - Rest
    8/8/17 - 3.01 miles treadmill before weight lifting
    8/9/17 - 6.01 miles, "Race Pace" (not quite) - felt good and indicators for fat adaptation look promising
    8/10/17 - Rest (not exercising due to blood tests on 8/11)
    8/11/17 - Rest
    8/12/17 - Rest (lots of walking at state fair)
    8/13/17 - 9.00 miles
    8/14/17 - Rest
    8/15/17 - 4 miles treadmill before weight lifting. Having electrolyte issues
    8/16/17 - 4.85 miles. Still having electrolyte issues
    8/17/17 - 4.35 miles treadmill before weight lifting.
    8/18/17 - Rest
    8/19/17 - 14 Miles
    8/20/17 - Rest
    8/21/17 - Rest
    8/22/17 - 4.06 miles treadmill before weight lifting. Not feeling it today; probably low on electrolytes.

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    Upcoming Races:
    9/9/17 - Wabash Trace HM
    10/21/17 - Oregon Trail Run HM
  • 5512bf
    5512bf Posts: 389 Member
    cburke8909 wrote: »
    Good news from doctor, diagnosis Runner's knee. Prescription: no running but I can do no impact training (elliptical, treadmil or bycicle) Saturday, I'll start slow with a 6or7 mile run and see how it feels and then slowly return to training. No more 6 day weeks, 4 days running 2 cross with low/No impact cardio.

    Dirt roads are my go to surface for running with knees that are hurting. I tried grass/cross country but sometimes the uneven surface bothered my ankles, of which both have hardware holding them together. I've also used an AlterG antigravity treadmill, which is about the coolest thing on the planet, but a bit pricy to run on daily.

  • HonuNui
    HonuNui Posts: 1,464 Member
    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
    8/12 4.00 0:50
    8/13 rest
    8/14 5.88 1:15
    8/15 4.26 :56
    8/16 snorkel 4hrs
    8/17 4.10 1.00
    8/18 rest
    8/19 6.25 1.13
    8/20 4.35 1.00
    8/21 rest
    8/22 4.25 0:55

    Total 70.62

    Ticker is my goal for 2017 and progress to date:
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    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)
  • mustb60
    mustb60 Posts: 1,090 Member
    August Running Challenge
    Goal: 75 km
    Ran: 60.5/ 75

    23/8/17 Run 8 Km+walk 4 Km
    22/8/17 Run 3.5 km + SL A
    21/8/17 sick rest day
    20/8/17 sick rest day
    19/8/17 Run 7 km
    18/8/17 rest day
    17/8/17 SL B+ walk 4 Km
    16/8/17 Run 6 km walk 5km
    15/8/17 walk 4 km
    14/8/17 Circuit training
    13/8/17 Rest Day
    12/8/17 Walk 6 km
    11/8/17 Run 4.5 km
    10/8/17 SL A+ walk 2 km
    9/8/17 Run 5 km walk 5 km
    8/8/17 Run 7 km
    7/8/17 Run 8.5 km
    5/8/17 Walk 4 km+SL B
    4/8/17 rest day
    3/8/17 Run 8 km
    2/8/17 Run 3 km + SL A
    1/8/17 walk 4km

    SL~Strong Lift
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    edited August 2017
    @JessicaMcB I love muddy hill repeats. However, I was running with a friend, and he wasn't so hot on it, for a training run. He's a "more experienced than me" ultra runner, so I let him decide how we ran it.

    8/1- 6.1
    8/1- 4.2
    8/2- 6.1
    8/3- 4.5
    8/3- 6
    8/4- 8.1
    8/5- 15.2
    8/6- 5.1
    8/7- REST
    8/8- 6.6
    8/8- 4
    8/9- 6.2
    8/10- REST
    8/11- 4 icky not so fun miles
    8/12- 18.3
    8/13- REST/Recovery
    8/14- REST/Recovery
    8/15- 6.2
    8/16- 5.1
    8/17- 6.5
    8/18- REST
    8/19- 25.5- Including OCR race
    8/20-REST
    8/21- 8.2
    8/22- 6

    Total: 152.1

    August Goal: Not die while ramping up running mileage and technicality during 100K training
    Nominal mileage goal: 250 miles HAHAHAHAHA... Yeah Right, not gonna happen

    Today's notes: Nothing really to report. Got in my 6 miles with 9:35 pace and average HR 150. It was 47F outside, which was a real treat. lovely run.


    Have a Runderful day everyone!


    2017 Races Scheduled
    6/16- William A Irvin 5k
    6/17- Grandma's Marathon 4:24:06
    7/15- Eugene Curnow Trail Marathon 7:22:23
    8/12- UMTR FatAss "Not Quite" 50k
    8/19- Rampage at the Ridge 5k OCR
    9/23- Ely Marathon (full)
    10/21 Wild Duluth 100k
    11/23- TBD 5k Turkey

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