August 2017 Running Challenge

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  • Runningmischka
    Runningmischka Posts: 386 Member
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    Happy eclipse day everyone! And also post-GoT day, which is always equivalent to an emotional distress for me :dizzy:

    Ran 4 miles today, right after the eclipse event was over. This run sucked, I hated every minute of it as it was extremely hot. This is what I get for not waking up early enough. Oh well, tomorrow is a new day.

    Goal: 120
    Currently: 89
    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
    8/21 – 4 miles, nothing easy about this run. Super hot!

    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. Goal – to enjoy this local run I was not aware of!
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
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    @Elise4270 In my experience that usually happens with zips when they catch onto fabric as well as the teeth.

    Can you try pulling the fabric out of the zip jaws from behind? Or is there a bit of an opening you can do it from?
  • mustb60
    mustb60 Posts: 1,090 Member
    edited August 2017
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    August Running Challenge
    Goal: 75 km
    Ran: 52.5/ 75

    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
  • Wolfger
    Wolfger Posts: 350 Member
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    Took 3 days off after C25K W3D3. Two days of camping, drinking, and hauling heavy stuff around, then one day of recovery. Failed to complete W4D1. Well, I guess if it was always easy, it wouldn't feel so much like success at the end. :wink:
  • cburke8909
    cburke8909 Posts: 990 Member
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    Stir crazy, day 3 of rest. I get to see the doctor today and my thigh is feeling somewhat better. I want to run but I'll be good and let my legs heal.
  • ddmom0811
    ddmom0811 Posts: 1,878 Member
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    @shanaber - I have not noticed that intervals have made me hungrier. You are reminding me I need to start doing them again though! I have let that slide.

    Nice 5 miles this morning and saw a shooting star! The one advantage of running 4:30-5:30am!

    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


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  • 5512bf
    5512bf Posts: 389 Member
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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 - 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
    8/21/17 - 4.71 Easy
    8/22/17 - 6.01 Easy

    Total 93.5 of 120

    another 4:30 am 79 degree morning with 100% humidity. i'm sleeping in tomorrow if it's this bad out again.
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
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    Good morning all. Hope everyone had a nice eclipse day yesterday, It clouded up just in time for me to miss it. Oh well. I should have 2 more chances in my lifetime.

    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

    Total: 146.1

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

    Today's notes: Today was another day on the ski slopes and xc trails. Went with my buddy Andy for a run. Plan was 4x mile repeats on our normal run. It was MUDDY. after the first rep, we decided to stay on the ski hill and do more shorter reps. Turns out we did maybe 2 more reps than planned.... it was a good run. Some stats:

    Total distance: 8.2 miles
    Total time: 1:39:55
    Average pace: 12:11
    Average HR: 133
    z1: 40% z2: 28% z3: 10% z4: 3%
    Total Ascent 1516
    Total descent: 1512

    it was a good run. The hiking uphill really worked my legs, and felt harder than it really was, but that's always the case. I actually feel pretty darn good after this run. These Hill Repeat runs are getting easier, which is good because, I have 20-24 miles planned for Saturday, a monster TOF run that I'm thinking of doing as almost entirely hill repeats, with a few things added in to mix it up.

    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
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
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    Welcome @ClaireBeneymfp !
    I got the bladder unzipped. It's not a toothed zipper, it's plastic that folds over and a slide is put in to hold it closed. The manufacturer suggested I use some chapstick :smiley:

    Swear I'm gonna run again. Shot had me down, then SL DOMS, then tweaked hamstring/piriformis. I could have ran this morning.... But I really am scared to run in the dark. Okay. Seriously I won't even walk on the side of the house to turn the water off that I forgot to get before the sun went down. I'm ascared of the dark. 47yo, irrational fear. But I'm chicken.

    How do I get unchicken? Judo class? Night vision goggle's! Ohhh I like that..hiya! Judo Chop.
  • AmyOutOfControl
    AmyOutOfControl Posts: 1,425 Member
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    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)
    8/21 = 5.5 easy miles
    8/22 = vinyasa yoga class

    Skipped out on strength training yesterday. I just couldn't even make myself go to the gym. Work has been kicking my *kitten* lately (and I hate the gym). I am going to try and make myself go tonight after work. I hate evening workouts and strength training. However, two sessions a week does make a big difference in my running.

    Today is a running rest day / yoga day. I love yoga and wish I could make it to classes more often. Alas, my bank account tells me I need to go to work instead (at least until I win the lottery).

    (August miles) 126/150 (August goal miles)

    Upcoming Races:
    10/28 = Hill Country Halloween Half Marathon
    12/10 = BCS Marathon
    1/6/18 = River Road Run Half Marathon
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
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    No run again schedualed for today, today I catch another plan and head west! To the land of the dust devil and the tumbleweed. Seriously going to need to run like 50-75 miles to run off all this eating out when we get back!
  • AmyOutOfControl
    AmyOutOfControl Posts: 1,425 Member
    edited August 2017
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    shanaber wrote: »
    Hi all! Sorry I have been so absent - work and life have been crazy and don't look to be improving anytime soon. I have been running though when I can fit it in before, after or between meetings and honestly a couple of times during. There is NOthing more boring than to listen to a conference call while running! I do have to be careful though to catch by breath before talking or answering a question. The good news is I should hit my Fibonacci goal this week and maybe my original goal over the weekend. I head to Dallas on Monday for work so I am not sure how much running I will get in while there.

    I have read back through and saw so many great runs, awesome races, more newbies to the group and more than a few injury reports! I can't reply individually to all that I would like to so I am just going to say:
    Welcome to everyone who is just joining. This is a really great, fun, knowledgeable and inspirational group!
    Congratulations to all who raced or just had great runs!
    I am so sorry to everyone who is injured - I hope you are all on the path to recovery and getting back out there!

    I do have a question... Now that I am feeling better the nutritionist is adding back in interval workouts. Today was one of those workouts. After I got home and had a post run snack and then breakfast and shortly after I was just starving... eat everything, gnaw on the desk hungry and I have felt that way all day despite eating, lots. I have never experienced this before. Do Intervals do that to you too or is it just me?

    Date........Miles.......Total
    08/01......5.49........5.49 - + Strength Training
    08/02......0.00........5.49
    08/03......5.13......10.62 - Treadmill
    08/04......0.00......10.62 - + kr30dc day 1, Strength Training
    08/05......9.69......20.31 - + kr30dc day 2
    08/06......0.00......20.31 - + kr30dc day 3
    08/07......4.47......24.78 - + kr30dc day 4, Agility
    08/08......0.00......24.78 - + kr30dc day 5, Strength Training
    08/09......5.09......29.87 - + kr30dc day 6
    08/10......0.00......29.87 - + kr30dc day 7, Strength Training
    08/11......4.44......34.31
    08/12......4.91......39.22
    08/13......0.00......39.22
    08/14......3.52......42.74 - + kr30dc day 8, Agility
    08/15......0.00......42.74 - + kr30dc day 9, Strength Training
    08/16......0.00......42.74 - + kr30dc day 10
    08/17......5.50......48.24 - + kr30dc day 11, Strength Training
    08/18......4.65......52.89
    08/19......8.10......60.99
    08/20......2.00......62.99 - Dog Beach walk/run
    08/21......4.01......67.00 - + Agility

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    My completed and upcoming Races - Let me know if you will be running too!
    02/05/17 - Surf City Half Marathon
    07/23/17 - San Francisco 1st Half Marathon
    10/14/17 - AIM for the Cure Melanoma 5K Walk/Run
    12/16/17 - San Diego Holiday Half Marathon
    02/04/18 - Surf City Half Marathon
    07/22/18 - San Francisco 2nd Half Marathon

    @shanaber Yes, a hard interval workout makes me hungrier as well. I try to add in a bit more protein on those days. It helps.....sometimes

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