August 2018 Running Challenge

Avidkeo

Thanks @shanaber I've seen that one before but a really good reminder.

In. All my research today I came across a video that shows you what to look for in a shoe if you pronate like I do. I'm not a massive pronator but I know I do both walking and running. A simple way to test if the shoe is suitable for someone who pronates is to flex it. The midfoot shouldn't flex. At all.

So I tested my shoes when I got home.

Old shoe that never caused me any grief but is coming up 10 month old

Hardly any flex but showing some (time to replace)

New shoe I was wearing when I first felt my pain

Ummmm yeah. Not supposed to do that. I think i found my problem. Sigh.

So anyone new to the thread, this is why shoes matter! The wrong shoe can literally cripple you. I thought I picked the right one but was never happy with it. If in doubt, return it. Which is too late now annoyingly.

So yep more rest, no more using those shoes!

missevil

Yay! I finally hit the 5Km - even 6. On Saturday, I decided to give it a try. I have to plan the route accordingly if I don't want to add some unnecessary back and forth curving to get more meters in.
So it was nicely cool and sunny and I aimed to run 5Km w/o a walking break for the first time. Well, I had to stop for a traffic light in the beginning but after that, I just ran. And it worked. I finished with 6,3Km in 49 minutes. I was so proud!!! The 5Km needed 41 minutes, which is ok.
So I *know* I can make it and have now a few more weeks to improve it before my first race.
My legs are jelly after a run and going for a sprint in the end (to catch a green traffic light) feels often like my legs are giving up any second since I do very small steps while running (~170+) and don't have the power for long steps in the end... it's a completely different move. Very fascinating. I still have to learn soooo much.

August '18
Goal = 60Km / Achieved so far = 18 (really need to aim for more runs again)

1. 3,4 Km
5. 4.18 Km
9. 4,1 Km
11. 6.3Km

Possible race(s)
9.9. 5k Women's run (registered)
23.9. 3K Venus' run

polskagirl01

notafatmommy wrote: »

Just found you all❤️! Going to set my goal a 100 mile ran in August. I am training for my 1st half marathon. I am doing a 5K on 12/1 and my half on 12/2. Up until July I had never ran more then 2 miles without stopping and I had only done that a few times. I did a lot of run/walk and could walk forever, so running is new thing for me🙂.
44.6 done 55.4 to go!

Fun-Another one for the 100-mile club! Welcome!

polskagirl01

I ran ONE slow kilometer yesterday with the kids, to see how my quad is feeling. It felt fine until I stopped. It's not too bad, but I have a half marathon on Saturday, and figure an extra rest day will help more than any additional training at this point. So I'm taking it easy.



Upcoming races:
August 18 Chmielakowy Half Marathon (Krasnystaw)
August 26 Kolbudy 10k, Bąkowo (Kashubia)

joannedrummond5

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
August 8 - 10 km run
August 9 - 23 km run
August 10 - rest day
August 11 - rest day
August 12 - 10 km club run
August 13 - 23 km run


Total distance 168 km - goal 350 km.

cburke8909

8 miles tempo finish for last 4 miles.

AmyOutOfControl

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

August goal miles = 175 / 86 miles-to-date

Upcoming Races:
10/27 = Hill Country Halloween Half Marathon
1/26/19 = Miami Tropical 5K
1/27/19 = Miami Marathon

workaholic_nurse

2.28 miles of walk/run intervals this morning to bring total for the month 32.12/50 per endomondo.
Sunburnt legs and feet felt much better after run

mbaker566

8/1-2.66mi(2 hours aerial yoga)
8/2- 1.01(1 hour aerial yoga)
8/3- (2 hours of aerial hammock and hoop)
8/4-nope
8/5-nope
8/6-marathon plan starts today. 3mi later
8/7- 3mi unplugged
8/8- rest day-no class tonight. dogs get shots
8/9-(1 hour aerial yoga)
8/10- (2 hours of aerial hammock and hoop)
8/11-0
8/12-nope faire day
8/13-6 on deck

i was going to run. and i didn't, lots of pointless excuses. but i did do 5 miles at the faire walking
dogs were sulking when i got home
up late, foster dog has bad kennel cough and speed demon has caught it but not horrible. soon as the foster laid down, he was hacking. should get some medicine tonight but i was up all night. hoping i can stay awake all day

me and my knight friend




sharon and scooby-scooby barfed his pellet in front of a bunch of people. it was cool


the look i got when i got home

workaholic_nurse

mbaker566 wrote: »

i was going to run. and i didn't, lots of pointless excuses. but i did do 5 miles at the faire walking
dogs were sulking when i got home
up late, foster dog has bad kennel cough and speed demon has caught it but not horrible. soon as the foster laid down, he was hacking. should get some medicine tonight but i was up all night. hoping i can stay awake all day

Hope the furbabies are feeling better, and looks like lots of fun at the faire....so jealous, haven't been to one since moved to Georgia....May have to make more of an effort next year.

ETA: Was thinking the Renaissance Faire would be in the fall but not down here. I runs April-June. Oh well there is always next year.

juliet3455

juliet3455 wrote: »

Emperor's Challenge HM today. Well actually 20km and 2050 ft elevation.
Official Result - Gun Start Chip Finish.
2:55:15 to get my Silver Medal 369 of 793 and 41 of 70 AG.

My watch has me at 2:53:42 so it took me 23 seconds to get to the Start Finish line where I started my watch.

Just proves that when you are tired after an event MATH is not strong. 2:55:15 - 2:53:42 = 1:33 not 23.
So it took 93 seconds from Gun until I crossed the official Start Line.
Will be going back next year as I know there is at least another 5 minutes I can - should be able to knock off with better strategy at various points on the course. Mental game is such a big part of any distance run with challenging terrain. Legs still feel pretty hammered out. Will get a short 5k recovery/stretch run tonight.

Also next year will be the 21st Anniversary of the event and Emperor Kris Swanson will be going for his 20 Victory. Think about that he has won this event 19 of the 20 years. I believe that is verging on a Guinness World record.
At the post race banquet in the Hotel they had a 20 yr honor - roll call and 4 people have completed all 20 years. The youngest was a young lady of 25 ie she was 5 years old when she did her first event with her parents.

@Avidkeo Great example of why shoes are so important. Sorry to hear of your injury - glad you caught the root cause before it got more advanced.

AprilRN10

August goal: 70 miles
8/1: impromptu rest day (3 miles were planned)
8/2: 3.15 miles (6 miles were planned, but heat was too awful)
8/3: 7 miles (new distance best!, 3 were planned, but kept going)
8/4: planned rest
8/5: 2 miles (planned rest, back on target for the month)
8/6: elliptical and upper body weights
8/7: 8 miles (5.5 planned, but just rolled with the energy, new distance best!)
8/8: 5 miles speedwork and lower body weights
8/9: 4 miles (oh so painful legs!)
8/10: elliptical, back, abs
8/11: 7 miles
8/12: rest
8/13: 9 miles
45.15 of 70 completed

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 5k

RunnerGrl1982

August Goal: 60 Miles

8/1: 3 miles (1 mile warm up w/6 x 200m hill efforts + 1 mile cool down)
8/2: 3 miles
8/3 Rest
8/4: 6 miles
8/5: Rest
8/6: 3 miles + 5 x 10 second strides
8/7: 3 miles
8/8: 4 miles (1 mile warm up + 2 miles @ 10:20 pace + 1 mile cool down)
8/9: 3 miles recovery + 5 x 10 second strides
8/10: Rest
8/11: 7 miles
8/12: Rest
8/13: 4 miles + 5 x 10 second strides

Mile To Go: 27

Upcoming Races:

Santa Monica Classic | 5K | September 9th

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The four miles this morning were pretty amazing. I went about 30 seconds slower than usual and just kept a really nice rhythm going the entire run. I was so surprised I tricked my brain into letting me slow down, but it paid off huge. I didn't need to slow down my pace and in fact by the end, when I checked my split times, I actually shaved off 15 - 20 seconds for each mile I completed. So, by the time I finished my run, I had basically shaved off an entire minute from my first mile pace. And I felt like I could have kept going, which was such a great feeling to have at the end.

Got a lot to catch up on! Hope everyone has a great start to the week! Much love for all the help and advice.

bride001

08/06 - 3.44 miles
08/13 - 4.43 miles

Total: 7.87/50 miles

As of this morning, I am caught up with this thread!

August has been a busy month - kids starting school and my husband working crazy hours. He is in IT and all the updates the are doing to software programming are taking place over night. He has to be there in case anything goes wrong. This has put a major dent in my running and by major dent I mean it hasn't been happening!

Way behind on my goal, but still hoping I can get there before August ends.

@skippygirlsmom - Happy Belated Birthday! I hope Skip is enjoying college. My oldest will be starting college in 3 years.
@PastorVincent - Sorry about the DNS this weekend.
@RunsOnEspresso - Sorry for your loss!
@RespectTheKitty - Hope the new shoes work out!

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
Mardi Gras Mambo - 10K - 02/16/2019 -?

mbaker566

i scanned the 100 and some posts i missed over the weekend. it sounds like hugs are needed all the way around. i don't want to name names because i might miss someone who needs it.

biketheworld

@RunsOnEspresso - such heartache! Really sorry you're going through this.

@PastorVincent - sorry about the accident, but glad no one was hurt.

My back has been killing me so haven't run in several days - struggled through 4 this morning. Then "hung" on the inversion table awhile, followed by a stretching routine specific to the spine. Feels pretty good right now. I love Miranda Esmonde White (anybody else hear of her?) for great stretching routines and used to do them regularly. I've not done any in a couple months and that could be my problem. We'll see.





June goal - 44 miles - done
July goal - 52 miles - done
August goal - 57 miles

Next race: Sept. 30 - Wineglass, Corning

PastorVincent

So I check the weather - no rain forecasted until many hours from now. Good.

Start my 5-7k lunch walk. The sky turns dark. Someone mentions seeing lightning.

I check the weather again, now it says "rain starting in 8 mins"

Bah. Start walking back not liking the look of the black clouds. Bearly get inside when a BRIGHT bolt strikes with thunder almost at the same time. Loud enough to hear through closed doors and concrete walls.

*sigh*

Back to sitting at a desk and staring at a screen, I guess.

5BeautifulDays

@skippygirlsmom - I love the story about the lock. Sending our kids off to school is both sad and exhilarating (my middle girl leaves for her sophomore year in two weeks). Also, Happy Birthday!

@RunsOnEspresso - I'm so sorry to hear about your sweet pup.

@Avidkeo - I've struggled with posterior tibial tendonitis before I started running, so I knew that I needed good supports for pronation in my shoes. I do have neutral shoes (for trails) but I cannot run in them on pavement for more than a mile or so without arch pain/knee pain. Usually, I wear Saucony Guides, although my latest shoes are Mizuno Waves. I like them, but not as much. Also, I never get more than 200 miles out of my shoes, but that could be because of my weight, maybe...all I know is that the support seems to give out on them around that point, even though there is plenty of wear left in the treads.

After a long weekend of not getting out at all, I managed 5 miles at the lake this morning. I'm planning on going out there as much as possible until I go back to work a week from Friday. After that, I'll be mostly limited to neighborhood streets and the treadmill at the gym except for the weekends. I'm not doing so great on managing my mileage; I'm going to have to kick it into gear to make 40, let alone 50 at the rate I'm going.

MegaMooseEsq

Pretty grumpy this morning, which wasn't that unusual, but it never really shook off once I started running. Nothing really specific, just higher anxiety than I’d prefer. Having an anxiety disorder means that sometimes trying to identify what I'm anxious about makes things worse, as I immediately become anxious about every possibility my brain raises. In those cases it's better just to ride it out and look back when my brain isn't trying to eat itself alive. I've started journaling recently and that seems to be helping.

My knee was hurting, too, which has been frustrating me a lot recently. Running and lifting are supposed to be GOOD for me, so what’s with these aches and pains? I know it’s more complicated than that, but it’s still frustrating. I know that I need to accept that I'm going to need to take care of my body if I'm going to push it to do things like run around lakes and deadlift 100 pounds (on deck for tomorrow!) and there are going to be aches and pains no matter what, but I'm just not there yet.

Anyhow, I ran 4.3 miles even though I felt crummy mentally and physically, so that’s a win in my book. I liked running longer last week so I'm rethinking my five-runs-a-week plan in favor of fewer but longer runs. We'll see. I read a story this AM about the second woman ever to lift the Dinnie Stones and am itching to put more time into lifting, but I think waiting until the weather turns is still my best bet to avoid burnout.

AUGUST MILES:
8/1 We - 0:21:46 - 1.86
8/2 Th - rest, prehab
8/3 Fr - 0:20:08 - 1.96 fartleks, lifted heavy things
8/4 Sa - 1:24:32 - 7.30
8/5 Su - rest, yoga
8/6 Mo - 0:37:54 - 3.47
8/7 Tu - lifted heavy things
8/8 We - rest, prehab
8/9 Th - 0:33:38 - 3.11
8/10 Fr - 0:34:55 - 3.07
8/11 Sa - 1:06:45 - 6.10
8/12 Su - rest, prehab
8/13 Mo - 0:49:57 - 4.36

August Total: 31.23/50 miles
2018 Total: 190.49 miles

Races!
July 4: Red, White and Boom! 5K Chip time: 0:32:20
August 25: The Glo Run Night Race 5K
September 8th, 9th, 15th, or 16th: MN Brewery Running Series 5K-ish fun run
October 6: Twin Cities Marathon Weekend 5K

shanaber

Got out earlier today and the heat wave has broken just a bit so it was in the 70's for the entire run! It was humid - around 85% but I'll take it over the 90's we have been having. Hope it helps with the fires too!

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



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
12/15/18 - San Diego Holiday Half Marathon
02/03/19 - Surf City Half Marathon
05/11/19 - Santa Barbara Wine Country Half Marathon