August 2018 Running Challenge
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I am in for 25 miles. I need a goal to stay motivated through the August heat.13
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Welcome back @karllundy! Glad the floods and tornadoes didn't get you.
Welcome to all of the new people joining the monthly challenge. Great to have you. There is a lot of good support here, which many of us are going to need these hot and humid days of August.
I agonize about setting my goal every month, especially now that marathon training is ramping up. Just 12 weeks to go! The last two months I did 127 miles and 145 miles, so I'm going to guesstimate 160 miles. That may be ambitious?
I have two races in August. The first is purely a fun destination race on Cape Cod with a bunch of running friends. I'm super excited about that. The other is an 18-miler, so that means I have to at least get up to that mileage this month! My distance PR is currently 14.2 miles. Scary!
Upcoming races:
8/19/18 Falmouth Road Race (7 miles), Falmouth, MA
8/26/18 18.12 Challenge, Sackets Harbor, NY
10/28/18 Marine Corps Marathon, Arlington VA
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PastorVincent wrote: »I do not get it... it was a nice day. Like 70 degrees and cloudy. Not perfect, but compared to the triple digits we were getting it was nice... so why were people on the dreadmill in the gym, when literally just outside the door is a nice park to run in?
Careful Pastor my dad used to complain about runners who ran listening to music. He couldn't understand why they wouldn't want to just hear the sounds of nature and enjoy the peace.5 -
Thanks to tropical holidays and pre-half taper I’m lowering my target for this month. I’m guessing about 120km... my main goal for August is to get a good tan, oh yeah, and maybe run a sub-1:50:00 half on the 25th!!7
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I'm in for August (80 miles)
Trying out a ticker...
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katharmonic wrote: »@eponine1984! So good to see you check in. I've thought of you often and hoped you were doing okay. Welcome back and good luck with your goals for this month.girlinahat wrote: »I know I said I wouldn’t even look in this thread but Oh!!!! @eponine1984 so great to see you - I was thinking about you this morning and wondering how it was all going.
I didn’t think anyone would remember me. I’m blushing
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cburke8909 wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »I do not get it... it was a nice day. Like 70 degrees and cloudy. Not perfect, but compared to the triple digits we were getting it was nice... so why were people on the dreadmill in the gym, when literally just outside the door is a nice park to run in?
Careful Pastor my dad used to complain about runners who ran listening to music. He couldn't understand why they wouldn't want to just hear the sounds of nature and enjoy the peace.
The difference is that we are talking about a dreadmill where you run in place in a cloud of CO2... it is just hard for me to understanding choosing that. Sure I do it when outside is horrid... but the park was essentially empty and peaceful and had AIR. You know, like Oxygen?
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I’m going to shoot for 100 miles for August!6
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I'm new to your challenges. I am turning 59 on Aug 4th, so my goal is going to be 59 miles! My want to be consistent and be ready to run a 10K on my 60th birthday...the same one I ran on my 50th birthday, but only better!15
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Glad I found this when I did. Going to set a goal for 59 miles. I hope the weather cooperates!8
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PastorVincent wrote: »cburke8909 wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »I do not get it... it was a nice day. Like 70 degrees and cloudy. Not perfect, but compared to the triple digits we were getting it was nice... so why were people on the dreadmill in the gym, when literally just outside the door is a nice park to run in?
Careful Pastor my dad used to complain about runners who ran listening to music. He couldn't understand why they wouldn't want to just hear the sounds of nature and enjoy the peace.
The difference is that we are talking about a dreadmill where you run in place in a cloud of CO2... it is just hard for me to understanding choosing that. Sure I do it when outside is horrid... but the park was essentially empty and peaceful and had AIR. You know, like Oxygen?
The dreadmill runner was afraid you'd run over him if he was outside.
Okay, I don't know why people run on the dreadmill when it's really nice outside. The most striking case I saw was in Tallahassee, when I came into the hotel after running in gorgeous 62º weather, and saw a guy running on the dreadmill in the hotel fitness center. WTF? To be fair, Tallahassee is hilly (as Florida goes) and to get a mile run from the hotel without crossing a major street you'd go down and back up a little hill; so maybe he was afraid of hills? (Not that @PastorVincent would recognize what I ran up and down next to that hotel as a hill.)5 -
July, I set a nominal goal of 100 miles and came in at 168.22.
The calendar and my training aspirations say, nominal goal for August is 180 miles. I'd like to say 200, but I don't think my base is quite that solid yet. I'm working on it.
Real goals: Avoid injury. Continue build base and training toward Oak Tree Half and Wineglass Marathon.
Yes, I have a stack of registered races in August. They're low key, so no specific goals for the IEXC series. It does occur to me that I'm emulating @PastorVincent on August 29, with 3 races that day; but 5K, 1 mile, and 400m doesn't add up to all that much.11 -
PastorVincent wrote: »cburke8909 wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »I do not get it... it was a nice day. Like 70 degrees and cloudy. Not perfect, but compared to the triple digits we were getting it was nice... so why were people on the dreadmill in the gym, when literally just outside the door is a nice park to run in?
Careful Pastor my dad used to complain about runners who ran listening to music. He couldn't understand why they wouldn't want to just hear the sounds of nature and enjoy the peace.
The difference is that we are talking about a dreadmill where you run in place in a cloud of CO2... it is just hard for me to understanding choosing that. Sure I do it when outside is horrid... but the park was essentially empty and peaceful and had AIR. You know, like Oxygen?
The dreadmill runner was afraid you'd run over him if he was outside.
Okay, I don't know why people run on the dreadmill when it's really nice outside. The most striking case I saw was in Tallahassee, when I came into the hotel after running in gorgeous 62º weather, and saw a guy running on the dreadmill in the hotel fitness center. WTF? To be fair, Tallahassee is hilly (as Florida goes) and to get a mile run from the hotel without crossing a major street you'd go down and back up a little hill; so maybe he was afraid of hills? (Not that @PastorVincent would recognize what I ran up and down next to that hotel as a hill.)
Before I started racing and collecting weights, I did the treadmill because I could go to the gym and bust out a run and weight lifting session after work.8 -
Yay for a new month! My July goal was 50 miles, and I ended with just over 78. This month's goal is 70 miles. It's going to be a busy month and I don't know if I'll meet it, but I'll try!
UPCOMING RACES
August 25th - Camp New Hope 10k
September 7th - 5k Glow Run
COMPLETED RACES
January - Frosty 5k
February - Run for the Chocolate 5k
March - Penguin in the Park 5k
April - Lake Sara Dam 5k
May - Run Through the Jungle 5k
June - French Fried 5k
July - Firecracker 5k10 -
I have trouble holding myself accountable, so I downloaded the c25k app. My goal this month is to participate in this app and related strength training apps daily. I hate focusing on weight because j always get discouraged at the plateau. I really just need to build a habit and learn how to adjust as necessary. I'm also a new vegetarian and have a lot to learn about how to get enough protein outside of dinner.12
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Hi everyone,
I'm new to this group and I'm ready to set a running goal. I've got a 10km Sydney Harbour Bridge run coming up soon.
Good luck with your progress everyone!
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I will be in for 160 miles10
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Since I just skimmed over 50 miles in July, I'm going to up my mileage a bit and go for 60. *nail biting ensues*
Looking forward to the challenge with you all, but more importantly the conversations. 12 -
@5BeautifulDays @MegaMooseEsq @robdavis1 @teerai I am glad to see 50 mile club is alive and well again. It nearly worked for me this month. So, I will set my goal at 50 and my stretch goal at 60... that at least got me to my base goal this month, so we shall see.8
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@quilteryoyo I'm new to your challenges. I am turning 59 on Aug 4th, so my goal is going to be 59 miles! My want to be consistent and be ready to run a 10K on my 60th birthday...the same one I ran on my 50th birthday, but only better!
Welcome and nice goal!louisebrown995 wrote: »Hi everyone,
I'm new to this group and I'm ready to set a running goal. I've got a 10km Sydney Harbour Bridge run coming up soon.
Good luck with your progress everyone!
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