August 2018 Running Challenge
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I posted this on the Facebook group already - one of the bucket list races (Yukon Trail Marathon - I would do the Half or try to get a relay team together) I am considering for 2019 or 2020 had 2 grizzlies charge the lead runners this year! Eek!
I have running tights and bras and shirts and stuff but my mom has all my shoes except an older pair I retired a few weeks ago and a pair I wore over the winter that seem to be too big now that it's not -20C. She has most of my accessories too (fuel belt, hats, various nutrition supplements etc).
I think I can manage with the shoes I have here but not for more than a couple runs.6 -
Wow, couple of days away from a computer and I missed pages and pages!
Nice easy run early yesterday morning, laughed a lot of the way though. We're staying in a small rural village up in the hills and most of the locals are elderly and go out for walks first thing in the morning before it gets too hot. THREE of them I passed asked why I was in such a hurry and suggested I should slow down and walk like them! No shin pain at all so I'm going to continue with my plan to increase my 'long' runs by a measly half kilometre per week this month, so I'm due for 6.5km crack of dawn tomorrow.
2/8: 5km
3/8: 5km
5/8: 4.5km
August goal: 97, completed: 14.59 -
Thanks for the info @workaholic_nurse. I live in a rural area so I am mostly concerned with critters.
That would be my concern too. Dh has just been pardoned, and he bought a handgun. We've yet to do the cc course. I've mixed feelings about it. He found something like deringer size, but revolver with 6 shots, thinks i should carry on runs/bikes. Like i said, I'm mixed over it. Once in a while i remember to grab a good pocket knife. Figure that'd get me out of trouble with most potential animal attacks.
have you considered bear spray too? spray for distance, knife for close encounters
Yes. I know a female runner that carries pepper spray in her hand and runs the same area i do. I really dont want to carry anything in my hands. A knife clips to my waist band. So I just havent figured out how to carry it. And dd took my pepper spray. Then Dh took my spibelt thing, i should just order another spibelt and another spray. Haha! I wanted a telescoping baton to run with. I can do that in my hand as long as i dont trip and impale myself... Hmm. idk.1 -
Thanks for the info @workaholic_nurse. I live in a rural area so I am mostly concerned with critters.
That would be my concern too. Dh has just been pardoned, and he bought a handgun. We've yet to do the cc course. I've mixed feelings about it. He found something like deringer size, but revolver with 6 shots, thinks i should carry on runs/bikes. Like i said, I'm mixed over it. Once in a while i remember to grab a good pocket knife. Figure that'd get me out of trouble with most potential animal attacks.
have you considered bear spray too? spray for distance, knife for close encounters
Yes. I know a female runner that carries pepper spray in her hand and runs the same area i do. I really dont want to carry anything in my hands. A knife clips to my waist band. So I just havent figured out how to carry it. And dd took my pepper spray. Then Dh took my spibelt thing, i should just order another spibelt and another spray. Haha! I wanted a telescoping baton to run with. I can do that in my hand as long as i dont trip and impale myself... Hmm. idk.
my spray has a waist clip.
you might be able to find a holster for the baton or clip/frog for side attachment. maybe you could use magnets sorta like the bib magnets.... i would think you would want something with quick release1 -
Thanks for the info @workaholic_nurse. I live in a rural area so I am mostly concerned with critters.
That would be my concern too. Dh has just been pardoned, and he bought a handgun. We've yet to do the cc course. I've mixed feelings about it. He found something like deringer size, but revolver with 6 shots, thinks i should carry on runs/bikes. Like i said, I'm mixed over it. Once in a while i remember to grab a good pocket knife. Figure that'd get me out of trouble with most potential animal attacks.
have you considered bear spray too? spray for distance, knife for close encounters
Yes. I know a female runner that carries pepper spray in her hand and runs the same area i do. I really dont want to carry anything in my hands. A knife clips to my waist band. So I just havent figured out how to carry it. And dd took my pepper spray. Then Dh took my spibelt thing, i should just order another spibelt and another spray. Haha! I wanted a telescoping baton to run with. I can do that in my hand as long as i dont trip and impale myself... Hmm. idk.
my spray has a waist clip.
you might be able to find a holster for the baton or clip/frog for side attachment. maybe you could use magnets sorta like the bib magnets.... i would think you would want something with quick release
I run with this when I am not running with someone. Once a year, there seems to be some random creepy dude attacking female runners. I am pretty sure I am safe because I am an old lady and super mega sweaty runner. However, you never know what kind of gross weirdos are out there.
https://www.amazon.com/SABRE-RED-Pepper-Gel-Spray/dp/B06XBM9P7M4 -
amymoreorless wrote: »Thanks for the info @workaholic_nurse. I live in a rural area so I am mostly concerned with critters.
That would be my concern too. Dh has just been pardoned, and he bought a handgun. We've yet to do the cc course. I've mixed feelings about it. He found something like deringer size, but revolver with 6 shots, thinks i should carry on runs/bikes. Like i said, I'm mixed over it. Once in a while i remember to grab a good pocket knife. Figure that'd get me out of trouble with most potential animal attacks.
have you considered bear spray too? spray for distance, knife for close encounters
Yes. I know a female runner that carries pepper spray in her hand and runs the same area i do. I really dont want to carry anything in my hands. A knife clips to my waist band. So I just havent figured out how to carry it. And dd took my pepper spray. Then Dh took my spibelt thing, i should just order another spibelt and another spray. Haha! I wanted a telescoping baton to run with. I can do that in my hand as long as i dont trip and impale myself... Hmm. idk.
my spray has a waist clip.
you might be able to find a holster for the baton or clip/frog for side attachment. maybe you could use magnets sorta like the bib magnets.... i would think you would want something with quick release
I run with this when I am not running with someone. Once a year, there seems to be some random creepy dude attacking female runners. I am pretty sure I am safe because I am an old lady and super mega sweaty runner. However, you never know what kind of gross weirdos are out there.
https://www.amazon.com/SABRE-RED-Pepper-Gel-Spray/dp/B06XBM9P7M
That is the same one that I carry.0 -
Thanks for the info @workaholic_nurse. I live in a rural area so I am mostly concerned with critters.
That would be my concern too. Dh has just been pardoned, and he bought a handgun. We've yet to do the cc course. I've mixed feelings about it. He found something like deringer size, but revolver with 6 shots, thinks i should carry on runs/bikes. Like i said, I'm mixed over it. Once in a while i remember to grab a good pocket knife. Figure that'd get me out of trouble with most potential animal attacks.
have you considered bear spray too? spray for distance, knife for close encounters
Yes. I know a female runner that carries pepper spray in her hand and runs the same area i do. I really dont want to carry anything in my hands. A knife clips to my waist band. So I just havent figured out how to carry it. And dd took my pepper spray. Then Dh took my spibelt thing, i should just order another spibelt and another spray. Haha! I wanted a telescoping baton to run with. I can do that in my hand as long as i dont trip and impale myself... Hmm. idk.
I suggest a nice Katana.
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Rest day today as I slept through 0530 alarm and had to take father-in-law to doctor's office. Made it to work at 1000, but have to work until after dark tonight. Needed the day off anyways.
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Still in the midst of family reunion weekend with company still here. I had to drop a kid off at camp early, so I managed to sneak out for a 3-miler this morning before it was atrociously hot.
I'll have to catch up on the chat later, though--I hope everyone had a good weekend!
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Unwanted rest day. Blood draw this morning. It was 104 by the time I got home and ate something with no clouds. WAY too hot since at 93 I overheat with no cloud coverage.5
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MegaMooseEsq wrote: »I crossed paths with one of the visible-abs running women on my way out and had that moment of bad-head-space comparison, but shook it off. I ended up coming back the same way and as mentioned above, hit a nice burst of speed so I was running about almost exactly two minutes per mile faster than I had been on my way out. And it hit me that I had LITERALLY been comparing the beginning of my run to the end (or middle or whatever) of hers’, and how silly that was.
As you become more fit, there can also be a lagging body self-image issue. The year I took off the weight, I was in the gym after a run and a shower and noticed some guy in one of the ubiquitous mirrors who had well-defined biceps, triceps, and shoulder muscles. I thought, typical gym rat, he probably doesn't even have to work to maintain that look.
You guessed it, that guy turned out to be me. I had never had well defined muscles in my life . . . until I took the weight off, and then I didn't notice them right away. And yes, I *did* have to work to maintain that look; but most of that work was push-aways. I can't out-run my fork. (And the muscles are still much better defined when I'm dehydrated after a run than they are before the run.)12 -
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
August running total to date – 32.54
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 – Rest day today, but I didn't report for yesterday.
Sunday I slept late and missed church. By the time I got up, it was 74º F. By the time I got through breakfast, it was in the mid-80s. By the time I had time to run, it was 94º F. So . . . I deliberately waited. This was hard. Mid-afternoon is a natural time for me to run on a Sunday, and I had to fill time. Told myself I don't want to be out there before 6, because I want there to be more shade.
Got interested in a puzzle with how some non-running software works, and the time between 5:30 and 7 flew by. Ended up hitting the road at 7:16 PM, when Garmin reported the temperature had fallen to 90º F (32º C). Didn't feel too bad, and the shadows were long enough to give me plenty of shade. Set out to run the 10K route that I bailed out of the Sunday before, being mindful to keep it easy early on.
The humidity got to be a noticeable factor just as not being warmed up yet stopped being an issue. Go figure. But I persevered, ran by heart rate for a while, and found lots of shade. The shade really helped. Found I was running miles 5 and 6 a bit faster unconsciously, with mile 6 right up at marathon pace; so when Garmin clicked over 6 miles, I stepped it up to T pace level of effort. At the last fire hydrant, I stepped it up to I pace level of effort, and halfway from there to my driveway I gave it what I had left in a stride. I was totally soaked in sweat, but otherwise felt OK.
Humidity notes: Finished my Nuun at 5.5 miles. Won't do me any good to take it into the locker room. Downed an S-Cap when I slowed to a walk for cool down. Managed to get my stretching done outside before my bladder forced me in to use the facilities. I think I can manage these little short runs in the summer weather.
Looking at the pace, after the fact: I see mile splits of 8:05, 7:37, 7:46, 7:41, 7:37, 7:33, and a 6:48 average for the tag end after 6 miles. I would have thought I was running the tag end faster than that, but I wouldn't have thought I was running mile 6 that fast. So I guess it all evens out, under the weather conditions.
Rest day today, and tomorrow I'll decide whether I'm just doing some easy miles or doing some light speed work. The serious speed work this week will be IEXC #2 on Wednesday.
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)
August 22, 2018 IEXC 5K #3 (Rochester, NY)
August 29, 2018 IEXC 5K #4 (Rochester NY)
August 29, 2018 IEXC TDP 1 mile (Rochester, NY)
August 29, 2018 IEXC TDP 400m (Rochester, NY)
September 2, 2018 Oak Tree Half Marathon (Geneseo, NY)
September 30, 2018 Wineglass Marathon (Bath, NY)
November 11, 2018 Syracuse Half Marathon (Syracuse, NY)8 -
PastorVincent wrote: »Thanks for the info @workaholic_nurse. I live in a rural area so I am mostly concerned with critters.
That would be my concern too. Dh has just been pardoned, and he bought a handgun. We've yet to do the cc course. I've mixed feelings about it. He found something like deringer size, but revolver with 6 shots, thinks i should carry on runs/bikes. Like i said, I'm mixed over it. Once in a while i remember to grab a good pocket knife. Figure that'd get me out of trouble with most potential animal attacks.
have you considered bear spray too? spray for distance, knife for close encounters
Yes. I know a female runner that carries pepper spray in her hand and runs the same area i do. I really dont want to carry anything in my hands. A knife clips to my waist band. So I just havent figured out how to carry it. And dd took my pepper spray. Then Dh took my spibelt thing, i should just order another spibelt and another spray. Haha! I wanted a telescoping baton to run with. I can do that in my hand as long as i dont trip and impale myself... Hmm. idk.
I suggest a nice Katana.
Hahaha! The samurai runner!1 -
midwesterner85 wrote: »...I stopped at REI and found they have Hoka Clifton 4's on clearance. The store didn't have any in my size yet, but I went online and got 3 pairs since they are at a reduced price.
Wait?? You run on over-inflated mattresses?? Just when I thought we could be friends....1 -
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PastorVincent wrote: »So I done did it. I signed up for the Full Pittsburgh Marathon again AND I will do Glacier 50k the week after again. One of these days I will learn better... but this is not that day!
That's a crazy schedule. Or it was when you did it this year. Now that you have done it once, next year it's just another couple of weekends...
I can't do the Pittsburgh Marathon. I think about it, but there are way too many runners and it's in the city and too much chaos with the crowds and vendors. I just can't...(said in my whiniest voice).
I will, however, be doing Glacier Ridge again too... and I am giving some serious thought to doing the 50 mile distance this time. I have been running those trails for years now so I think it's a pretty manageable course for that distance.1 -
the same thought had occured to me. i don't run with mine but i do have it in my car. i go thru some sketchy areas with carjackings not being unusualLaDispute57 wrote: »
i prefer dogs, and knife on a run0 -
I am in for August! I am a few days late but my miles still count. I have never done a walking/running goal so I am excited. My goal is to do 60 miles in August and to add more jogging in.9
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August goal: 180 miles
Date................Miles............Total/Remaining
8/1...................Rest.............. 000.00/180.00
8/2...................Rest.............. 000.00/180.00
8/3...................Rest.............. 000.00/180.00
8/4...................20.00............... 20.00/160.00
8/5.....................5.00............... 25.00/155.00
8/6...................Rest................. 25.00/155.00
Upcoming Races:
August 25, 2018 Bubble Run 5K (Pittsburgh, PA)
October 20, 2018 Sinnemahone Ultra MarathonTrail Run 50K (Emporium, PA)
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LaDispute57 wrote: »
That's one of the reasons I am considering carrying a gun.3 -
LaDispute57 wrote: »midwesterner85 wrote: »...I stopped at REI and found they have Hoka Clifton 4's on clearance. The store didn't have any in my size yet, but I went online and got 3 pairs since they are at a reduced price.
Wait?? You run on over-inflated mattresses?? Just when I thought we could be friends....
Yes, for hard surfaces... roads, sidewalks, paved bike trails, or even a lot of gravel, those Hokas are the only shoe for me. My feet are super super sensitive, which is why I can't be barefoot. The pain of every little spec of dirt, tiny pebble, or even a microscopic piece of tree bark or twig will cause unimaginable pain. I have a very high pain threshold, except the bottom of my feet.
For dirt trails, I've tried a few different shoes and currently have Vasque. I'm thinking about Solomon next time I replace trail shoes, though.2 -
@PastorVincent I was just about to register for the Two Face at North Park but realized that I have long training run scheduled for Saturday (my longest one so far) and not sure I want to move it to Sunday after doing a race...0
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midwesterner85 wrote: »LaDispute57 wrote: »midwesterner85 wrote: »...I stopped at REI and found they have Hoka Clifton 4's on clearance. The store didn't have any in my size yet, but I went online and got 3 pairs since they are at a reduced price.
Wait?? You run on over-inflated mattresses?? Just when I thought we could be friends....
Yes, for hard surfaces... roads, sidewalks, paved bike trails, or even a lot of gravel, those Hokas are the only shoe for me. My feet are super super sensitive, which is why I can't be barefoot. The pain of every little spec of dirt, tiny pebble, or even a microscopic piece of tree bark or twig will cause unimaginable pain. I have a very high pain threshold, except the bottom of my feet.
For dirt trails, I've tried a few different shoes and currently have Vasque. I'm thinking about Solomon next time I replace trail shoes, though.
Is the foot sensitivity related to your diabetes?0 -
That's one of the reasons I am considering carrying a gun.
Just for critters I would recommend something lighter like a .22 Magnum. They make a "snake-shot round" that provides excellent deterrent value and doesn't require as much aiming as single rounds. Think shotgun .22 shells.
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workaholic_nurse wrote: »
That's one of the reasons I am considering carrying a gun.
Just for critters I would recommend something lighter like a .22 Magnum. They make a "snake-shot round" that provides excellent deterrent value and doesn't require as much aiming as single rounds. Think shotgun .22 shells.
This all sounds like a foot or an *kitten* injury begging to happen...1 -
LaDispute57 wrote: »midwesterner85 wrote: »LaDispute57 wrote: »midwesterner85 wrote: »...I stopped at REI and found they have Hoka Clifton 4's on clearance. The store didn't have any in my size yet, but I went online and got 3 pairs since they are at a reduced price.
Wait?? You run on over-inflated mattresses?? Just when I thought we could be friends....
Yes, for hard surfaces... roads, sidewalks, paved bike trails, or even a lot of gravel, those Hokas are the only shoe for me. My feet are super super sensitive, which is why I can't be barefoot. The pain of every little spec of dirt, tiny pebble, or even a microscopic piece of tree bark or twig will cause unimaginable pain. I have a very high pain threshold, except the bottom of my feet.
For dirt trails, I've tried a few different shoes and currently have Vasque. I'm thinking about Solomon next time I replace trail shoes, though.
Is the foot sensitivity related to your diabetes?
No, I don't think so. If it were, it would be expected to be the opposite... that I would have less feeling in my feet rather than being hyper sensitive. But I've had diabetes since I was 9 years old, so I can't remember.
I do recall, however, that I would always cover my feet in the winter when I was young and would wear flip flops sometimes in the summer. In the winter, if they were exposed to air, they would dry out so badly that they would crack open and bleed. In the worst of times, they could go from normal to bleeding with less than 10 min. of exposure to air. The only solution was to suffocate them by wearing shoes that did not breathe. When sleeping, I would often put plastic bags over them and try to tie as tightly as possible, then wrap blankets really thickly and tightly so that there was no air bubble and air could not get through. This was a problem long before I got diabetes and for several years afterwards into my teen years. All skin was dry when I was young, but my feet were always the worst. A dermatologist once said I had both ichthyosis and seborrheic dermatitis.4 -
LaDispute57 wrote: »workaholic_nurse wrote: »
That's one of the reasons I am considering carrying a gun.
Just for critters I would recommend something lighter like a .22 Magnum. They make a "snake-shot round" that provides excellent deterrent value and doesn't require as much aiming as single rounds. Think shotgun .22 shells.
This all sounds like a foot or an *kitten* injury begging to happen...
not necessarily and no more than any other hand gun. They make similar rounds for several different calibers. I was just thinking that as a deterrent for smaller 4 footed or slithery dangers, and with shaky aim from running, that style of round might be the better option as opposed to having to worry about bipedal and larger 4 footed dangers like hogs which is why I carry rounds that are larger and consequently heavier as is the weapon carried. For smaller runners the weight being carried and how it is carried over longer distances is one of many considerations, in addition to comfort with the weapon, and proficiency.1 -
August 1 - 20 km run
August 2 - 9 km run
August 3 - rest day
August 4 - 16 km Harriers trail run/13 km water girl for football
August 5 - 15 km Harriers trail run
August 6 - 15 km run
August 7 - 14 km run
Total distance 102 km - goal 350 km.6 -
I am back for August. Late to the party, but here.
My husband decided to take an out of state training trip last week of July, leaving me with the kids and orientations at schools. So, I only finished July with 36 miles.
I am going to set goal of 50 miles in August and stretch goal of 60 miles.
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@shanaber - Love Gypsy Runner products. She has a guarantee on fit also - if a pair does not fit, you can exchange them for a size up or down.
I carry same pepper spray as @amymoreorless and @kgirlhart. My husband takes over protectiveness to the extreme, so I have to carry it with me. I usually run solo.
Registering for the Twilight Classic today because I want the shirt.
08/06 - 3.44 miles
Upcoming races (Question marks are races not yet registered for):
Louisiana Marathon Quarter Marathon - 01/13/2018 - Done
Mardi Gras Mambo 10K - 02/17/2018 - Done
Q50 Races Sunset Gulf - 6.5 miles 3/24/2018 -DNS
Fat Boy 5K - 04/14/2018 - Cancelled due to Tornado Warning
Active for Autism 5K - 05/05/2018 - Done - Walked
AKA CANN 5K - 06/02/2018 - Done - Run/Walk
BIG EASY BIG HEART 5K 7/21/2018 - Done
Twilight Classic - 08/25/2018 -?
Saints Kick Off Run - 09/08/2018 -?
WHOA Racing Cane Field Classic 2018 (Machete 7 – 1 mile/4 mile/2mile) 10/13/2018-
Cajun Cup OR Middendorf's Manchac Run - 11/10/2018 - ?
St Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend 10K - 12/01/ 2018
Bonfire Festival 5K - 12/16/2018 - ?
Louisiana Marathon Weekend - Quarter Marathon - 01/19/2019
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*squeak* Hi...I'm totally new on this, but not new to running. I'm going to set my goal for 50. So far in August, I've completed 6.18 miles.16
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