August 2017 Running Challenge

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  • wishiwasarunner
    wishiwasarunner Posts: 202 Member
    @Elise4270 and @_nikkiwolf_ - People like that are so annoying. Clearly they are just trying to trivialize your accomplishments and yet, they are just showing how out of touch they are. At least the 8 minute mile claimicouldbe's might have some memory of that pace when they were younger and lighter - but to say you could walk 26 miles in 4 hours and so running one in that time is just a waste - well that is rude and out of touch. Anything under 4 hours is a BQ time for 50 year old women and while I am too lazy right now to calculate the per mile time on that - I suspect it is not much over a 9 minute mile. Walking at that pace for that distance?

    You are both amazing runners and do not let those people get under your skin! Of course I know that must be hard because I DON'T EVEN KNOW THEM AND THEY ARE UNDER MY SKIN AND MAKING IT CRAWL, hehe.
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    @HonuNui yeh for “embrace the suck” team!
    @garygse great run
    @juliet3455 sounds like the drop to a walk was a good idea.
    @cameronheel good luck today!
    @dcorrick congrats on goal

    Didn't sleep worth a crap last night, tossing and turning like crazy. Skip came in around 1:00 she said I was yelling in pain. No clue. Sitting here deciding if I'm going to run. I think I'll do a few miles to make me happy. LOL
  • 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
    08/23/17 :::: 4.2 :::: 92.8
    08/24/17 :::: 3.5 :::: 96.3
    08/25/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 96.3
    08/26/17 :::: 11.7 :::: 108.0
    Goal = 120 miles

    Oh wow, what a beautiful morning. Just 48 degrees heading out for the long run, although 93% humidity. Still, it felt like fall and that made for a great running day. Hooked up with a few different groups of people during the run for lots of conversation, and there were quite a few hills. The overall pace was a bit slow for what I would usually try for, but it was a good run and I felt so much better than last week.
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    wishiwasarunner wrote: »
    @Elise4270 and @_nikkiwolf_ - People like that are so annoying. Clearly they are just trying to trivialize your accomplishments and yet, they are just showing how out of touch they are. At least the 8 minute mile claimicouldbe's might have some memory of that pace when they were younger and lighter - but to say you could walk 26 miles in 4 hours and so running one in that time is just a waste - well that is rude and out of touch. Anything under 4 hours is a BQ time for 50 year old women and while I am too lazy right now to calculate the per mile time on that - I suspect it is not much over a 9 minute mile. Walking at that pace for that distance?

    You are both amazing runners and do not let those people get under your skin! Of course I know that must be hard because I DON'T EVEN KNOW THEM AND THEY ARE UNDER MY SKIN AND MAKING IT CRAWL, hehe.
    wishiwasarunner wrote: »

    IME - normal people walk around 3mph - so for a normal person to walk 26.2 miles would take around 8 hour hours. So yeah, 4 hours is not happening. :smiley:
  • allyphoe
    allyphoe Posts: 618 Member
    8/1: 3.1
    8/3: 4.0
    8/5: 4.0
    8/8: 4.1
    8/10: 2.3
    8/12: 5.5
    8/14: 2.4
    8/20: 2.1
    8/22: 4.2
    8/23: 2.1
    8/26: 4.5

    Total: 38.3/44

    Nice and cool today, but I got going late and had the rising sun in my face all the way back. As compensation, once I hit 4.2 miles I rewarded myself with running as fast and far as I felt like and had a nice speedy final quarter of a mile. Brains are weird; I'd spent the entire fourth mile plodding along, wanting to be done, and then once I'd reached "done" and didn't "have to" run, I wanted to run more.

    Not sure I'll reach my goal this month. Six miles between Monday and Thursday is physically entirely doable, but Wednesday and Thursday are high-parental-need nights, and it may not be easy to get away. We'll just have to see!
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    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- REST
    8/22- 8.2
    8/23- 6
    8/24- 8
    8/25- REST
    8/26- 24.1


    Total: 184.2

    August Goal: Not die while ramping up running mileage and technicality during 100K training
    Nominal mileage goal: 250 miles HAHAHAHA not gonna happen

    Today's notes: Got up early and headed to the ski resort. It was a wet, drizzly day out there. Today was a Long Run/ Hill workout day. I ended up running 12x1 mile hill repeats for a total of 24.1 miles. The ski slopes were great for running on, the grass made for decent footing. Once I got on the snowshoe trails however, it got not so fun. THICK, STICKY mud. The mud really slowed me down, but I kept at it. uphills were pretty taxing on the legs, but cardio was good, sometimes too good, as in HR was below z1, but my legs were TIRED, so I took it easy, walking the entirety of uphills 8-11. To make up for that, I gunned it uphill 12 and set a new Strava SR on the hill climb!

    Quick stats:
    Total distance: 24.1 miles
    total Time: 5:15:04
    Total Ascent: 4108
    Average pace: 13:00
    Average HR: 140

    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
  • ddmom0811
    ddmom0811 Posts: 1,881 Member
    @skippygirlsmom - love the runner's violation! Definitely guilty of some of those.

    Biking day - windy day - it was tough!

    8/1 - 4.1
    8/2 - 5.00
    8/3 - 5.00
    8/4 - rest day
    8/5 - 44 miles biking
    8/6 - 28 miles biking
    8/7 - 5 miles
    8/8 - 5 miles
    8/9 - 5 miles
    8/10 - rest day
    8/11 - 5 miles
    8/12 - 53 miles biking
    8/13 - 41 miles biking
    8/14 - 4 miles
    8/15 - 4.7 miles
    8/16 - rest day
    8/17 - 4 miles + strength training
    8/18 - 4.5 miles
    8/19 - 53 miles biking
    8/20 - 40 miles biking
    8/21 - 4.6 miles
    8/22 - 5.0 miles
    8/23 - Strength training
    8/24 - 4.6 miles - intervals finally! Why do I put these off when I love them?
    8/25 - 54 miles biking



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  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    @cameronheel fantastic!!
  • wishiwasarunner
    wishiwasarunner Posts: 202 Member
    cameronheel wrote: »
    @skippygirlsmom Thank you.

    Race report on my first official 10 k: Great weather. Cool breeze and temp of 76 at race start.

    My goal was to finish in under 1 hour which I have been able to do a couple of times on practice runs. I went out way, way too fast and let my adrenaline get the best of me. I ran my first mile in 7:39 which is about 20 secs better than my 1st mile pace in my last 5K in May. I knew I would pay for it during the last 1/2 of the race and I did.

    I was able to maintain pace better than I thought I would though. My mile splits for the rest of the race were: 2nd mile - 7:59, 3rd mile - 8:17, 4th mile - 8:24, 5th mile - 8:57, and 6th mile - 9:03. Overall time was chip timed at 53:17 with a 5th place overall finish. It was a local charity race so the competition was not elite, but I did finish first in my age group, so that was exciting. I am quite pleased with this being my first 10K and now have a time to shoot for in the next one.

    Thanks to everyone on this board for the motivation you all provide. Now it's time to eat back some of these calories I burned. Have a good weekend y'all.

    Awesome job - first 10K, so a PR, and an AG 1st place and 5th overall. Enjoy it all!
  • Mari33a
    Mari33a Posts: 1,257 Member
    09/08 3.80 miles
    10/08 3.82 miles
    14/08 4.03 miles
    15/08 4.05 miles
    16/08 4.04 miles
    19/08 3.58 miles
    23/08 4.08 miles
    24/08 3.84 miles
    26/08 4.16 miles - missed yesterdays run as hubby and I went for dinner to celebrate our 19th wedding anniversary. It was on Aug 1st but only got around to it as it's been such a hectic time. Why is everyone so busy! I'll be happy to make 50 miles this month, 60 is definitely gone.

    @MobyCarp - sorry to see you are injured and wish you a speedy recovery


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  • WandaVaughn
    WandaVaughn Posts: 420 Member
    skippygirlsmom wrote: »
    @wandavaughn you are/were in Huntsville and didn’t tell me or did you and I missed it. What race did you run? I would have come out to meet you! Super run – congrats on the PR.


    I did the Dog Jog in downtown Huntsville. Started and finished at the roundhouse. The weather was great and the houses are so pretty. The puppies everywhere were fun to be around. Loved running with them - nobody could hear my panting over the dogs'! :smiley:

    Just say the word-we can meet up and run the greenway together.
  • hanlonsk
    hanlonsk Posts: 762 Member
    @kristinegift - Choco cherry is no joke. Friend and I, when brave enough for that one, would split it...
  • hanlonsk
    hanlonsk Posts: 762 Member
    P.S. Vacation week this week to help step brother before he and his wife have there first child appear before house remodel completes. So those of you doing the nutritional accountability thing- this is me waving the white flag now...

    BUT!!!! PT suggested I could TRY a run. His rules, 1mile or less. I be completely honest with a report (I have his personal email since I won't see him this week) And brace stays on (this seems like the strange part.) but, I will take it.
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    WandaVaughn wrote: »
    skippygirlsmom wrote: »
    @wandavaughn you are/were in Huntsville and didn’t tell me or did you and I missed it. What race did you run? I would have come out to meet you! Super run – congrats on the PR.


    I did the Dog Jog in downtown Huntsville. Started and finished at the roundhouse. The weather was great and the houses are so pretty. The puppies everywhere were fun to be around. Loved running with them - nobody could hear my panting over the dogs'! :smiley:

    Just say the word-we can meet up and run the greenway together.

    @wandaVaughn that would be fun. Things start to get crazy now with XC starting, but we definitely need to make a plan. Are Sundays okay for you?

    I see @stoshew71 was at the greenway today. Of course he would lap us ha ha
  • cburke8909
    cburke8909 Posts: 990 Member
    Feeling great got in 7.1 miles today. Should have been easy mostly zone 2 but I couldn't hold back. Averaged 8:34/mile translates to 28 minutes of tempo zone 3 and 8 minutes of threshold zone 4. This is not the run your suppose to do coming off an injury. I'll say my prayers and thank God I feel good so far. Kieran back out of his run this morning.it was about 11:30 last night when he fell asleep on the car ride home from the Sox game. An embarrassment of a game but Kieran loved it and hence forth so did I. Kieran wants to do his run tomorrow, should be a good way to find out if I went too hard today.

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  • MobyCarp
    MobyCarp Posts: 2,927 Member
    @kristinegift - I bought a box of 24 chocolate cherry Clif gels a while back, and I confess I never noticed the caffeine. I did notice that they were thick and very difficult to use in cold weather. Used the last of them in hot weather this summer, and I won't be buying them again. They taste good, they're just too thick to mess with in good running weather.

    Mocha was not as bad, but also so thick that I won't be buying them again. Double Expresso, now . . . I can live with those. Just not for the next 6 weeks at least.
  • 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
    23---2.56 +2.83/4.1+4.6
    24---2.52/4.1
    26---6.32/10.2 Had a GU about 3.5 miles, and my run became much easier. HR dropped to 150's instead of 170, legs had less lead in them and I had more endurance. I must remember to fuel my runs. I wish GU made packets that were half the size... Think I'll look for some sport beans, maybe figs if I can find some preservative free.

    Any ideas for cheep mid run fuel that's not nuts, chocolate, or preserved fruit?

    Total 71.46/115.3
    Goal 89 miles/144 km


    Upcoming races:

    Sept 30 Festival 5k Tishomingo Ok.
    Oct 1 Spirit of Survival, Lawton OK. Quarter Marathon
    Oct 14 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 9.25  5k 34.27 10k 1:12.49

  • kristinegift
    kristinegift Posts: 2,406 Member
    hanlonsk wrote: »
    @kristinegift - Choco cherry is no joke. Friend and I, when brave enough for that one, would split it...

    @hanlonsk Yeah... I'm keeping the other 100 mg caffeine flavors to work and keeping them in my desk for the days I need a SERIOUS pick-me-up lol

    MobyCarp wrote: »
    @kristinegift - I bought a box of 24 chocolate cherry Clif gels a while back, and I confess I never noticed the caffeine. I did notice that they were thick and very difficult to use in cold weather. Used the last of them in hot weather this summer, and I won't be buying them again. They taste good, they're just too thick to mess with in good running weather.

    Mocha was not as bad, but also so thick that I won't be buying them again. Double Expresso, now . . . I can live with those. Just not for the next 6 weeks at least.

    @MobyCarp I'm more of a fruity flavor gal. I love the Clif Razz flavor, and the Strawberry was good (just 25 mg caffeine). I'll probably stick with those. I find that caffeine or no, the chocolate/coffee type flavors just make me more thirsty. To each their own!
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    edited August 2017
    MobyCarp wrote: »
    @PastorVincent - Well, I did my bit to keep you on the top 10 list. Your book is my test of whether the used Kindle my daughter gave me is suitable for entertainment while I can't run. Yeah, I'm a dinosaur; got an awful lot of mass market paperbacks, and very few electronic books.


    Woah the pressure! All Kindle authors everywhere are depending on a book I started writing in HS and finally published 7 years ago? *nervous* :lol:
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    MobyCarp wrote: »
    @PastorVincent - Well, I did my bit to keep you on the top 10 list. Your book is my test of whether the used Kindle my daughter gave me is suitable for entertainment while I can't run. Yeah, I'm a dinosaur; got an awful lot of mass market paperbacks, and very few electronic books.


    Woah the pressure! All Kindle authors everywhere are depending on a book I started writing in HS and finally published 7 years ago? *nervous* :lol:

    Good thing he didn't go for my self published kindle book first.....
  • 9voice9
    9voice9 Posts: 693 Member
    A friend passed along a Forerunner 15 (with USB cable and chest-strap HRM) - any one interested?

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