August 2018 Running Challenge

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  • travelling_lots
    travelling_lots Posts: 377 Member
    edited August 2018
    All I get it is photos failed.
    They are uploaded on my profile. If you can see them.
  • AmyOutOfControl
    AmyOutOfControl Posts: 1,425 Member
    edited August 2018
    MobyCarp wrote: »

    I've been told you're not a real runner until you learn to fire a proper snot rocket.

    @MobyCarp I mastered the art of the proper snot rocket during the Central Texas cedar tree pollen-apocalypse of 2017. I guess that means I am a real runner? ;)
    RunsOnEspresso wrote: »
    Well, I will not be joining the 100 mile club this month. I woke up Monday with a dry, sore throat. Yesterday with a raging headache and dry, sore throat which turned into the fuzzy feeling. And I have a lot of snot draining down my throat (tmi?). I haven't ran since Sunday because I am tired and can't breathe well. I probably won't run tomorrow. Friday is up in the air. If I do it would be a short one. I'm at 83 so maybe Friday I'll get myself to 85.

    @RunsOnExpresso They say there is no such thing a TMI in the running community. I hope you feel better soon!
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    MobyCarp wrote: »
    missevil wrote: »
    I have a question: I've read a bit about heart rate zones and which you should train in. Based on the formulas on the web, my zones are something like that: (I said that I'm untrained, maybe I'm not *that* untrained anymore...)
    Fat burning 109 - 127
    Aerobe 127-145
    Anaerobe 145 - 163
    My regular running speed is slow enough to hold a conversation, so I think I'm not really overdoing it, but my approx. heart rate is usually ~149, which is a bit too high, according to those numbers.
    I assume that I'm a bit trained already (I'm commuting by bike) and am still in the aerobe zone, but my actual question is something else anyway: how can I go lower? For me, it's physically not possible, to run much slower than what I do already. I can't reach an HR below 145.

    First problem: Believing the web for heart rate zones. I ran for a couple years without the zones generated by Garmin making any sense at all. Turned out the zones were set wrong for me.

    Systems for setting zones need one or more of: resting heart rate, lactic threshold heart rate, maximum heart rate. Resting heart rate isn't a problem. You just measure it in the morning before you get out of bed.

    Lactic threshold heart rate can be measured accurately in a lab. A few months back, I think it was @MNLittleFinn who posted a routine to estimate the LTHR; it's such a tough workout that I've never done that routine. Instead I looked through HR results from historical races and found one that came close to matching the test.

    Maximum heart rate can be measured in a lab. The commonly cited formula of 200 - age is really easy to use, but it's garbage. By that formula, I die every time I run a race shorter than a half marathon, at some half marathons, and at a lot of speed workouts. I'm using a maximum HR estimate based on my peak HR at the 2016 USATF National Club Cross Country Championships, where I can match my peak HR in the race with the top of the wall on the 3rd loop, when I would have slowed to a walk if the course hadn't shifted to downhill right there.

    Once I have reasonable max HR (I'm using 185 as an estimate), I Karvonnen method to compute zones; I think Garmin calls it the HR reserve method or something like that. Basically, it uses percentage between resting HR and max HR to compute zones, instead of the more simple minded percentage of max HR.

    Long story short, if your calculated zones give you HR numbers that are impossibly low for easy exercise, it's far more likely that there's a problem with the zone calculations than a problem with how you're running.

    Here's the link to the discussion where I mentioned how I found a LTHR to use: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10607880/hr-tracking-training-101/p1
  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,423 Member
    @travelling_lots - I can see to pictures on your profile. Hilarious!! I think we could use those at the 4-way intersection near my house! Would you mind if I copied them?
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    rheddmobile wrote: »
    @garygse Skunks are actually sweet. I used to work at a place which fostered skunks. They will give you plenty of warning, unless you are a dog there's no reason to get sprayed. The only problem is they can be too friendly - the ones near the cabin where we used to stay would follow tourists who mistook them for cats. Well, and in some areas they do carry rabies, although not in my area. But according to my vet even then they are better than other rabid animals because a rabid skunk will go off and hide and die, instead of running around biting people.

    My daughter had a friend in HS whose mother had a pet skunk. It was de-stinked. Like you said, it was a good pet.
  • noblsheep
    noblsheep Posts: 593 Member
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    DANG. This 5k has a 37% grade!

    Hell On Hills - Claims to be "the world's steepest 5k"
    http://www.hellonhills.com

    That looks terrifying!
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    noblsheep wrote: »
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    DANG. This 5k has a 37% grade!

    Hell On Hills - Claims to be "the world's steepest 5k"
    http://www.hellonhills.com

    That looks terrifying!

    I think you mean "tempting", right? :lol:
  • MegaMooseEsq
    MegaMooseEsq Posts: 3,118 Member
    edited August 2018
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    noblsheep wrote: »
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    DANG. This 5k has a 37% grade!

    Hell On Hills - Claims to be "the world's steepest 5k"
    http://www.hellonhills.com

    That looks terrifying!

    I think you mean "tempting", right? :lol:

    Oh yeah, that woo is not a misclick! That expression is exactly what my face just did!
  • Teerai
    Teerai Posts: 243 Member
    If it’s up already, please post link to September Challenge.
    Thanks!
  • Avidkeo
    Avidkeo Posts: 3,206 Member
    Hey all. Ive been quiet cause rest day for me. needed it! lol. planning on taking miss 4 on a bit of an evening walk, though i will be just as happy sitting on the couch lol.
  • travelling_lots
    travelling_lots Posts: 377 Member
    rheddmobile wrote: »
    @garygse Skunks are actually sweet. I used to work at a place which fostered skunks. They will give you plenty of warning, unless you are a dog there's no reason to get sprayed. The only problem is they can be too friendly - the ones near the cabin where we used to stay would follow tourists who mistook them for cats. Well, and in some areas they do carry rabies, although not in my area. But according to my vet even then they are better than other rabid animals because a rabid skunk will go off and hide and die, instead of running around biting people.

    Yes, very true. I'm from the west coast of Canada. And in Vancouver there is a park called Stanley park. It's big and beautiful. I grew up walking that park, even on my dates. Growing up we were taught about boundaries and respect to all living things. As long as you respect animals there is no issues that included skunks. I used to take raw eggs fresh nothing spoiled and sit at the bench and the skunks would come out to the path and I would bend down and extend my arm Palm open holding the egg it would come up and take the egg and leave. Same with raccoons they love dry cat food. And they came up like the skunks and ate out of the Palm of your hand.
    But years later I heard people were feeding them bad spoiled food and the animals were getting sick. So feeding park animals is prohibited unfortunately.
    Good old days only takes one to spoil things :-)
  • travelling_lots
    travelling_lots Posts: 377 Member
    shanaber wrote: »
    @travelling_lots - I can see to pictures on your profile. Hilarious!! I think we could use those at the 4-way intersection near my house! Would you mind if I copied them?

    Oh excellent I wasn't sure if it was viewable. So happy you can.
    Oh yes, please feel free.
    The main photo is driving across canada it's a beautiful monument. I can tell you about if you like. Another posting.
  • travelling_lots
    travelling_lots Posts: 377 Member
    edited August 2018
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    travelling_lots wrote: »
    All I get it is photos failed.
    They are uploaded on my profile. If you can see them.

    Here you go...

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    HAH! Great signs! :lol:

    --
    Thank you!
    This way everyone can see. I thought they would go great with out our chats :-)

    @PastorVincent About your run...eeeks, nasty!
    But seems like a great group of people, they all looked liked they were having fun once it was over. Hope you did too.
    Congrats on doing it.
  • joannedrummond5
    joannedrummond5 Posts: 229 Member
    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
    August 14 - rest day
    August 15 - 10 km Hill Repeats
    August 16 - 20 km run
    August 17- rest day
    August 18 - 4 km water girl
    - 23 km Howling Dog Night Run
    August 19 - recovery day
    August 20 - recovery day
    August 21 - 10 km Interval Running
    August 22 - 20 km run
    August 23 - raining
    August 24 - 11 km Hill Repeats
    August 25 - 20 km run
    August 26 - 10 km club run/5 km water girl
    August 27 - 14 km run
    August 28 - 20 km run
    August 29 - 10 km Interval Running
    August 30 - rest day


    Total distance 344 km - goal 350 km.
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    travelling_lots wrote: »

    @PastorVincent About your run...eeeks, nasty!
    But seems like a great group of people, they all looked liked they were having fun once it was over. Hope you did too.
    Congrats on doing it.


    Not sure what you are referring too... Perhaps you meant someone else? :D
  • workaholic_nurse
    workaholic_nurse Posts: 727 Member
    edited August 2018
    3.23 of jog/run song intervals with cool down, nothing pretty about it. So over the humidity and temps of 70-75 at 0600. 74.46 for the month per Endomondo.

    Just want to thank @Teresa502 for putting the bug in my ear about this http://werunevents.com/haunted-half/
    I may end up running it just for the beer :D:D:D

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