August 2018 Running Challenge
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quick 1 miler with short cool down to kick off 30 minutes of circuit training this morning, upper body and core. So to end the month with 75.6/55 per endomondo. Heading goal up another 10% for next month, so 60.5 miles. See you all in September's thread.
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@RunnerGrl1982 The LA marathon was one that I was thinking of doing last year so that I could meet up with friends there. Instead I opted for the Long Beach marathon...two runners from my group were also running it, so it made more sense as that meant I had some good training buddies.
It was supposed to be cooler today, which it was, but it also felt more humid as well, so I was already a soggy mess when I met up with the group. Everyone pretty much agreed that it was like running through soup. Lovely day. It's supposed to be more of the same tomorrow morning, so I think a tempo run is in order rather than a long run to see off the month as we head into the long weekend.
01 - 15.66
02 - 14.15
03 - 21.05
05 - 5.75
06 - 15.62
07 - 14.41
08 - 15.62
09 - 14.45
10 - 26.39
13 - 15.64
14 - 15.32
15 - 15.59
16 - 14.03
17 - 26.21 for @KeepRunningFatboy
20 - 15.66
21 - 14.16
22 - 15.63
23 - 14.15
24 - 7.35
27 - 12.27
28 - 12.05
29 - 12.11
30 - 12.16
Total: 345.43 / 250 miles
Smart! That's great you were able to do a marathon with others in your group. Training buddies FTW! Makes sense to ditch the LA for Long Beach in that instance.
You are a beast with your running this month. Well done!3 -
i failed this month. no excuses. just a little funk.
renewed commitment. shifting training. looking forward to september8 -
Finished the month with a short easy 4.2 this am. Most importantly it felt like my legs are healing well.
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8/1 = 15 miles
8/2 = 10.5 miles
8/3 = yoga flow class
8/4 = rest day
8/5 = 10.5 miles
8/6 = 3 miles & 30 minutes kettlebells
8/7 = 14 miles
8/8 = yoga flow class
8/9 = 10 miles
8/10 = 4 miles & 30 minutes kettlebells
8/11 = rest day
8/12 = 13 miles
8/13 = 3 miles
8/14 = 6 miles
8/15 = 13 miles
8/16 = rest day
8/17 = 15 miles
8/18 = rest day
8/19 = 3 miles
8/20 = 10 miles
8/21 = rest day
8/22 = 15 miles
8/23 = strength training 40 minutes
8/24 = 10 miles
8/25 = rest day
8/26 = 14.5 miles
8/27 = sick day
8/28 = sick day
8/29 = 3 miles & 30 minutes gentle yoga
8/30 = 3 mile walk with dog
8/31 = 13 miles
Bye bye, August. I wish I could say I will miss you and all your humid hotness, but I won’t.
August goal miles = 175 / 188.5 miles-to-date
Upcoming Races:
10/27 = Hill Country Halloween Half Marathon
1/26/19 = Miami Tropical 5K
1/27/19 = Miami Marathon8 -
91.6 miles total for the month. Goal was 70. Last two days have not gone well, but new month, new chances!3
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8/1/18 2.65 miles
8/2/18 3.1 miles
8/3/18 3.1 miles
8/4/18 10 miles
8/5/18 2.7 miles
8/6/18 blood draw
8/7/18 3.9 miles
8/8/18 3.3 miles
8/9/18 3.05 miles
8/10/18 2.7 miles
8/11/18 3 miles
8/12/18 grieving
8/13/18 rest
8/14/18 3.65 miles
8/15/18 3.05 miles
8/16/18 3.1 miles
8/17/18 2.75 miles
8/18/18 2.45 miles
8/19/18 8 miles
8/20/18 3.25 miles
8/21/18 4.3 miles
8/22/18 3.6 miles
8/23/18 rest
8/24/18 3.2 miles
8/25/18 rest
8/26/18 8.25 miles
8/27/18 rest
8/28/18 rest
8/29/18 rest
8/30/18 rest
8/31/18 2.3 miles
Total 85.4 /100-115
Didn't reach my low or high-end goal. If I had gotten in my 12 and 14 miles I would have. If I hadn't gotten sick I would have. UGH
Re-group and see you in September.8 -
8/1 rest
8/2 9miles
8/3 4.22miles
8/4 13.1miles
8/5 rest
8/6 8.5miles
8/7 4miles (treadmill)
8/8 4miles
8/9 9.4miles
8/10 4miles
8/11 13.1miles
8/12 rest
8/13 7.8miles
8/14 5miles
8/15 5miles
8/16 rest
8/17 7miles
8/18 17miles!!!!
8/19 rest
8/20 9.26miles
8/21 4miles
8/22 9miles
8/23 4miles
8/24 4miles
8/25 12.09miles
8/26 rest
8/27 9.2miles
8/28 5miles
8/29 rest
8/30 9miles
8/31 5miles
Finished up August with 5 slow, hot miles. I was grateful I even managed to run them all instead of stopping to walk. I did plan my route so that I would keep passing the water stops along the golf course. Thank you golf course!
So August ends with 181.67 miles. My goal was 175 so I surpassed my goal! Even in the heat of August! Pretty happy about that!
See you in the September thread!!
3/18/2018 Shamrock half marathon
3/24/2018 Don't Sit on Colon Cancer 5K
5/28/2018 Run to Remember 5K
10/7/2018 Crawlin Crab half marathon
10/13/2018 Joggin for Frogmen 5K
11/18/2018 Norfolk Harbor half marathon
12/2/2018 Busch Gardens Christmas Town Dash 8K4 -
8/1 15.31 miles
8/2 15.67 miles
8/3 15.35 miles
8/4 15.33 miles
8/5 15.34 miles
8/6 16.39 miles
8/7 17.64 miles
8/8 18.02 miles
8/9 15.21 miles
8/10 22.42 miles
8/11 27.33 miles
8/12 15.13 miles
8/13 16.39 miles
8/14 18.12 miles
8/15 17.38 miles 107 days running streak, 261.03 miles to date for August
8/16 15.63 miles
8/17 15.14 miles
8/18 19.36 miles In Memory of @KeepRunningFatboy
8/19 6.58 miles Look! I rested....and then I went for 75 min bike ride
8/20 6.03 miles
8/21 16.22 miles
8/22 16.63 miles 356.62 running miles to date for August. 114 days on the run
8/23 17.3 miles
8/24 13.07 miles
8/24 2.18 miles Testing out Mizuno Wave Inspire 14
8/25 20.08 miles
8/26 3.82 miles Bike for 2:15:21
8/27 15.25 miles
8/28 18.47 miles Bike for 1:00:04
8/29 16.09 miles
8/30 17.38 miles
8/31 20.33 miles 500.59 miles for August 2018 (200 goal miles) 123 days on the run8 -
AlphaHowls wrote: »8/1 15.31 miles
8/2 15.67 miles
8/3 15.35 miles
8/4 15.33 miles
8/5 15.34 miles
8/6 16.39 miles
8/7 17.64 miles
8/8 18.02 miles
8/9 15.21 miles
8/10 22.42 miles
8/11 27.33 miles
8/12 15.13 miles
8/13 16.39 miles
8/14 18.12 miles
8/15 17.38 miles 107 days running streak, 261.03 miles to date for August
8/16 15.63 miles
8/17 15.14 miles
8/18 19.36 miles In Memory of @KeepRunningFatboy
8/19 6.58 miles Look! I rested....and then I went for 75 min bike ride
8/20 6.03 miles
8/21 16.22 miles
8/22 16.63 miles 356.62 running miles to date for August. 114 days on the run
8/23 17.3 miles
8/24 13.07 miles
8/24 2.18 miles Testing out Mizuno Wave Inspire 14
8/25 20.08 miles
8/26 3.82 miles Bike for 2:15:21
8/27 15.25 miles
8/28 18.47 miles Bike for 1:00:04
8/29 16.09 miles
8/30 17.38 miles
8/31 20.33 miles 500.59 miles for August 2018 (200 goal miles) 123 days on the run
Amazing!1 -
LaDispute57 wrote: »That is very tempting! I am always about inflicting unnecessary pain on myself... Unfortunately, that is a week after my 50k and also I will be Dayton, OH for my son's year end soccer tournament.
You should check out the Another Dam 50K held near Dayton. It was my first 50k!0 -
1---3.03 run
2---8.72 mile mtn bike ride
4---6.22 intervals
5---8.06 hike
7---3.31 intervals
8---8.60 muddy trails bike
11---5.27 interval run
12---5.80 interval run
14---4.02 interval run
15---4.88 ride
16---5.2 for @KeepRunningFatboy
18---6.31 intervals
19---5.07 intervals
21---2.71 intervals
23---3.19 intervals
25---5.52 pathetic intervals
26---4.01 unfunky run
29---3.18 walk
30---7.52 miles trail bike
31---4.11 walk
Running. 79.1/85 miles
Cycling. 29.7 miles
Upcoming Races
October 14th Spirit of Survival Lawton OK. Quarter Marathon
November 3rd Dinosaur Valley Endurance Run. Half. Glen Rose TX
January 4 BIRR Ultra relay. 50k. Hawaii. For Dennis.
March 31, 2019 A2A Undecided distance. Ardmore OK
April 28, 2019 OKC Memorial Marathon (half)
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Managed to close out the month with a longish run that took me over my stretch goal. It was like I created my very own rain storm of sweat running, dripping off my hat. I was ready to call it a rain run!😅
@HonuNui - I am sorry about the hurricane damage but so happy it wasn't worse! Also I can't imagine that you were still able to pull off the music jam event in that weather!
@MegaMooseEsq - I hope you can work out the home loan issues! It has become so difficult to get into a house these days especially if you have student loans. Most younger people do and some (my daughter) if they have advanced degrees, have loans that are worse than a mortgage. We know she would never have qualified for a home loan either and are glad we are in a position to help!
@rheddmobile - so glad no one was hurt more seriously! I am always terrified of that on my trail as well. The cyclists go so fast even though they are supposed to yield to pedestrians as well. I have had a few close calls and honestly am more worried that they might hit Hobbes the Vizsla so I watch for them and keep him always or as much as possible on my side away from where the cyclists would be.
@garygse - The Long Beach Marathon was my first ever HM that a friend signed me up for! We had a ball, it was so much fun!
@runsonespresso - sounds like it could be an infection or maybe allergies? IDK, just hope you feel better soon!
@ContraryMaryMary - you and @avidkeo want September and warmer weather and we all want September and cooler weather 😁
I see several runners here who think they have failed this month because you missed your goal... You did not fail!! Maybe you were in a funk or just didn't feel like running in the heat, humidity or cold but you got out there and ran or walked or both, as best you could as much as you could and that right there is an accomplishment! Great job to everyone who who got out there this month goal met or not!! You got up off the couch and you ran - yay!
Date........Miles.......Total
08/01......0.00.......0.00
08/02......3.85.......3.85 - +Strength Training
08/03......5.62.......9.47
08/04......0.00.......9.47
08/05......7.91.....17.38
08/06......5.15.....22.53 - + Agility
08/07......4.52.....27.05 - +Strength Training
08/08......0.00.....27.05
08/09......0.00.....27.05 - +Strength Training
08/10......4.61.....31.66
08/11......0.00.....31.66
08/12......0.00.....31.66 - + Agility Trial
08/13......6.86.....38.52 - + Agility
08/14......5.46.....43.98 - +Strength Training
08/15......0.00.....43.98
08/16......3.90.....47.88 - Run for Dennis +Strength Training
08/17......4.00.....51.88
08/18......9.27.....61.15
08/19......0.00.....61.15 - + Agility Trial
08/20......3.86.....65.01 - + Agility
08/21......0.00.....65.01
08/22......5.25.....70.26
08/23......0.00.....70.26 - +Strength Training
08/24......5.00.....75.26
08/25......0.00.....75.26
08/26......6.43.....81.69
08/27......5.22.....86.91 - + Agility
08/28......5.85.....92.76 - +Strength Training
08/29......0.00.....92.76
08/30......4.47.....97.23 - +Strength Training
08/31......7.30...104.53
My completed and upcoming races. Let me know if you will be running them too.
02/04/18 - Surf City Half Marathon
05/05/18 - Cinco de Miles 5k
07/22/18 - San Francisco 2nd Half Marathon
10/14/18 - Surf City 10k
10/27/18 - SoCal Halloween Wigged Out 5k
12/16/18 - SoCal Santa Claus for a Cause 10k
12/30/18 - Run In The New Year's 10k
02/03/19 - Surf City Half Marathon
05/11/19 - Santa Barbara Wine Country Half Marathon12 -
@MegaMooseEsq - I hope you can work out the home loan issues! It has become so difficult to get into a house these days especially if you have student loans. Most younger people do and some (my daughter) if they have advanced degrees, have loans that are worse than a mortgage. We know she would never have qualified for a home loan either and are glad we are in a position to help!
Thanks - I think we found a solution and a backup, at least sufficient that everyone involved felt comfortable submitting an offer a couple of hours ago. And now, we wait. And drink. Maybe. But not too much, because I've got a long run tomorrow AM.6 -
Congrats to everyone that took part this month, see you all in the September thread.
01 - 15.66
02 - 14.15
03 - 21.05
05 - 5.75
06 - 15.62
07 - 14.41
08 - 15.62
09 - 14.45
10 - 26.39
13 - 15.64
14 - 15.32
15 - 15.59
16 - 14.03
17 - 26.21 for @KeepRunningFatboy
20 - 15.66
21 - 14.16
22 - 15.63
23 - 14.15
24 - 7.35
27 - 12.27
28 - 12.05
29 - 12.11
30 - 12.16
31 - 9.30
Total: 354.73 / 250 miles7 -
8/1: 1.19
8/3: 4.07
8/4: 5
8/5: 6.04
8/9: 2.9
8/11: 17
8/12: 3
8/13: 4.5
8/14: 1.1
8/16: 2
8/18: 5
8/19: 6.5
8/21: 4.5
8/23: 1.2
8/24: 2.72
8/25: 3.11 (race) + 2.02
8/26: 20!!!
8/28: 2.1
8/30: 2
8/31: 4.78
Total: 100.13/100
9/3 Labor Day Road Race 10K
9/30 Wineglass Marathon
I was determined to meet my goal, and so I ran just long enough tonight to squeak by!
30 days until my first marathon...6 -
August Running Totals (miles)
8/1 – 2.97 IEXC 5K #1
8/2 – 7.28 MP and easy
8/3 – rest day
8/4 – 16.01 paced run
8/5 – 6.28 easy with fast finish
8/6 – rest day
8/7 – 5.35 warmup, soft tempo run
8/8 – 3.99 warmup + IEXC 5K #2
8/9 – 10.04 easy
8/10 – rest day
8/11 – 20.02 partly paced run
8/12 – rest day
8/13 – 5.01 easy
8/14 – 5.67 warmup, speed play, cool down
8/15 – 7.99 warmup, Pound the Ground 10K
8/16 – 7.65 warmup + easy
8/17 – rest day
8/18 – 20.03 partly paced run
8/19 – 8.13 easy with fast finish
8/20 – rest day
8/21 – 8.01 easy + a stride
8/22 – 4.58 warmup + IEXC 5K #3
8/23 – 8.03 easy + 2 strides
8/24 – rest day
8/25 – 18.44 easy with hills
8/26 – 8.10 easy
8/27 – rest day
8/28 – 7.90 warmup + XC workout
8/29 – 5.39 warmup + IEXC #4 + TDP
8/30 – 8.10 warmup + easy miles
8/31 – 5.09 easy
August running total to date – 200.06
Nominal August mileage goal: 180 miles
Real goals: Avoid injury. Continue to build base and train toward Oak Tree Half and Wineglass Marathon.
Today's notes – I have misaligned bones and arthritis in my left foot. This results in a lot of aches and minor pains that don't mean anything, and it can be tricky to recognize when I get an ache in my left foot or ankle that does mean something.
Yesterday I noticed a new ache on the bottom inside of my left heel. It wasn't the right place for plantar fasciitis, but it was worse in the morning like some variation of tendon irritation. Okay, I ran easy yesterday, stretched well (as I didn't after Wednesday's races), and it was a bit better this morning. Maybe means nothing, maybe I banged on the foot a little hard running the road mile Wednesday evening, maybe it was the result of skipping the stretches I should have done Wednesday.
Then I realized that Wednesday I had been wearing a pair of shoes that broke 500 miles last Saturday. I wore a different pair of shoes, with less mileage on it, yesterday. Maybe it's not the shoes, but that's enough of a coincidence to retire the shoes I work Wednesday and put a new pair in rotation. Thought about the rotation, and racing a half on Sunday, and decided to run an easy 5 miles in the new-to-rotation Kinvara 7's.
200 meters into today's run, I was sure that retiring the old pair of shoes was the right decision. The left heel felt better simply running in a new pair of shoes. Took it easy, ran around my neighborhood where I had to think to add enough turns to get 5 miles, instead of the around the big block where I'd have to think to add enough to get 5 miles without getting 6 or 7.
Temperature was cooler, but by the way I ended up sweating the humidity was back at summer levels. No big deal, it's only 40 minutes, and that was a pleasant run. Wore the new hydration belt, and it was fine for a short run; but didn't need to mess with fuel or S-caps while running. I did test out drinking one of the bottles to empty, and it's no worse than with my older bottles/caps . . . at least while I'm standing still or walking around the house. Still need to get to that while on the run.
While the new hydration belt seems like a success, I'll still wear the old one on Sunday. I've trained with Nuun and water, and I'll race with Nuun and water. Then I'll train in September with water only, see how that goes, and probably wear the new hydration belt at Wineglass.
In other news, yesterday I signed up for the Pete Glavin XC series. This is a target series for my club, and my team captain will want me to run it. It was cheaper to pay for the series than to register for 4 individual races, so I went with the series even though I'm 80% likely to DNS #2 because it's only 7 days after Wineglass.
And that closes out August with a cutback week of 34.58 miles at the end of a month just squeeking past 200 miles. You wouldn't know it by the training regimen, but at least the monthly mileage looks like I'm training for a marathon.
2018 races:
February 17, 2018 Freezeroo #5 (Valentines Run "In Memory of Tom Brannon" 8 Mile) (Greece, NY) finished in 54:48
February 24, 2018 Freezeroo #6 (White House Challenge 4.4 mile) (Webster, NY) finished in 28:46
March 17, 2018 USATF Masters 8K (Shamrock 8K, Virginia Beach, VA) finished in 31:55
March 24, 2018 Spring Forward 15K (Mendon, NY) ran at MP, finished in 1:10:47
April 16, 2018 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA) finished in 3:28:43
April 29, 2018 USATF Masters 10K (James Joyce Ramble, Dedham, MA) finished in 41:33
May 20, 2018 Lilac 10K (Rochester, NY) finished in 42:21
May 26, 2018 Sunset House 5K (Rochester, NY) finished in 20:12
June 3, 2018 USATF Masters Half Marathon (Ann Arbor, MI) finished in 1:34:42
June 9, 2018 Ontario Summit Trail Half Marathon (Naples, NY) DNS - injury
June 17, 2018 Medved 5K to Cure ALS (Rochester, NY) short course, 18:04 for ~2.9 miles
June 30, 2018 Charlie's Old Goat Trail Run 5 mile (Victor, NY) 4.89 miles by Garmin, 43:15
July 14, 2018 Shoreline Half Marathon (Hamlin, NY) finished in 1:45:54
July 28, 2018 Battle at Bristol 10K (Naples, NY) survived in 1:28:33
August 1, 2018 IEXC 5K #1 (Rochester, NY) finished in 22:17
August 8, 2018 IEXC 5K #2 (Rochester, NY) finished in 22:10
August 15, 2018 Pound the Ground 10K (Mendon, NY) finished in 43:11
August 22, 2018 IEXC 5K #3 (Rochester, NY) finished in 21:59
August 29, 2018 IEXC 5K #4 (Rochester NY) finished in 22:00
August 29, 2018 IEXC TDP 1 mile (Rochester, NY) finished in 6:07
August 29, 2018 IEXC TDP 400m (Rochester, NY) finished in 1:14 (unofficial)
September 2, 2018 Oak Tree Half Marathon (Geneseo, NY)
September 9, 2018 Pete Glavin XC #1 5K (Newark, NY)
September 30, 2018 Wineglass Marathon (Bath, NY)
October 7, 2018 Pete Glavin XC #2 6K (Akron Falls, NY, probable DNS)
October 21, 2018 Pete Glavin XC #3 6K (Mendon, NY)
November 4, 2018 Pete Glavin XC #4 6K (Trumansburg, NY)
November 11, 2018 Syracuse Half Marathon (Syracuse, NY)
November 18, 2018 Pete Glavin XC #5 6K (Syracuse, NY)
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Glad this month is over. Really looking forward to next month in many ways.
Here I am checked in the hospital today so they can monitor my heart while I sleep. Too bad it wasn’t last night. They would have had a lot to see. Barely had two hours sleep. I’m so tired lights out at 2200 and wake up call at 0500.
But
I really enjoyed this my first month as a member reading how great everyone one of you did. I think you guys are amazing. I have nothing but admiration. There is such tremendous support for each other and your so wonderful at sharing the knowledge.
Definitely looking to see how everyone does in September.
Aug 1-11,719
Aug 2- 1,349 not well
Aug 3- 580 sick
Aug 4-692 sick
Aug5- 611 sick
Aug 6- 9,542
Aug7-6,758
Aug 8- 6,519
Aug9- 13,897
Aug 10-3,249 not well
Aug 11-12,322
Aug 12-3,236 not well
Aug 13-3,789 not well
Aug 14-12,042
Aug 15-15,005
Aug 16-2,806 not well
Aug 17-4,869 better
Aug 18-16,269
Aug 19-30,762
Aug 20-2,603
Aug 21-10,379
Aug22-13,418
Aug23-16,062
Aug24-14,395
Aug25-12,300
Aug26-11,400
Aug27-14,000
Aug28-9,500
Aug 29-13,000
Aug30-16,000 not well after 6
Aug31-8,500 not well
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08/01/18 - 8 miles @ 9:30
08/02/18 - 0
08/03/18 - 0
08/04/18 - 11 miles @ 10:10
08/05/18 - 0
08/06/18 - 0
08/07/18 - 6 miles
08/08/18 - 9 miles
08/09/18 - 9 miles
08/10/18 - No run, car crash instead
08/11/18 - Spoon Shortage - no run
08/12/18 - 13.1 miles
08/13/18 - Lightning very very frightening
08/14/18 - Traffic Jam
08/15/18 - 9 miles
08/16/18 - 8.1 miles for @KeepRunningFatboy
...0...
08/22/18 - 10 miles of pain!
08/23/18 - 10 miles
...gluten...
08/26/18 - 15 brutal miles
--world on fire--
08/29/18 - 8 miles
08/30/18 - 0 - stuck in meeting
08/31/18 - 12 miles
Really bad month for total miles, but at least I ran on the last day! That is all that matters right! Saw some turkeys and a woodpecker. Danced with a dog briefly. Pretty normal humid run I guess. A bit slow. Definitely not in marathon shape anymore but could still run a 1/2 at any time at least.
Ah well... tomorrow is a new day and a new month!
Upcoming Races:
Steel Challange 5k - May 2019
Pittsburgh Marathon - May 2019
Glacier Ridge 50k Trail Race - May 2019
--More as I find them - need to find a nice trail race
2021 - Disney World Dopey! (if can raise funds)5
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