August 2018 Running Challenge

eponine1984

W7d1 of c25k this morning. 25 minutes straight of running! Slow, easy, wonderful. I’m eyeing a wellness triathalon on September 22nd in Philly - 5k, yoga, meditation. We’ll see how it goes.

In non-running news, I had a phone interview with a job yesterday and they want to see me in person on Friday. My husband is at a job interview now. It’s been a crazy yet, but things could be looking up for us.

sarahthes

Good luck @eponine1984!

shanaber

@eponine1984 - I hope the interviews go well and result in job offers!

Just for fun I thought I would post a video from this last weekend. You all know I take agility classes with Hobbes the Vizsla and we had a trial on Sunday. It was Hobbes last event and he was tired and hot so not moving like a rocket which makes it easier to get a clean run also our agility trainer, who he adores, was recording us and you will see him run toward her at the beginning and run right into the fence. It isn't a fault at that point because he hadn't gone over the 1st jump yet but I was worried he would try to go back to her again though. He ended up with a clean run and a 1st in his level and height.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbaQ2CCpz8g

I decided to take today as a rest day. My knee is a little sore from agility class last night (and maybe from Sunday too?) twisting and turning on uneven grass and dirt. I am going to do some core work this morning and then going with a bunch of girlfriends to the Laguna Arts Festival.

kgirlhart

@eponine1984 Congrats and good luck!

@shanaber Thanks for sharing the video. I love Hobbes the Vizsla!

RunnerGrl1982

eponine1984 wrote: »

W7d1 of c25k this morning. 25 minutes straight of running! Slow, easy, wonderful. I’m eyeing a wellness triathalon on September 22nd in Philly - 5k, yoga, meditation. We’ll see how it goes.

In non-running news, I had a phone interview with a job yesterday and they want to see me in person on Friday. My husband is at a job interview now. It’s been a crazy yet, but things could be looking up for us.

That's great news, and good luck on the wellness triathlon!

PastorVincent

shanaber wrote: »

PastorVincent wrote: »

girlinahat wrote: »

PastorVincent wrote: »

@sarehthes I almost always run the day after, or at most the following day of ANY race, even utlras. I do not go for any speed records, but I am a firm believer in getting moving again asap.

Also, everyone else advises against it so do not do that.

I did a three mile hill race the morning after my very hilly marathon. All for the cowbell medal you understand.

I swear that's the reason I was still able to walk afterwards

IMO, yes. I think everyone's advice not to is a disservice, but I am in the minority in this belief (possibly alone) so YMMV and talk to a doctor and all that.

I don't think you are that alone in this opinion @PastorVincent. Looks like many of us fell that the day after 'recovery run' does in fact help us recover!

Seems that way, maybe it is just that the people against it are far more vocal, and the rest of us are too busy running to post about it?

jele30

It rained yesterday afternoon through the night, so it was cloudy and overcast this morning. On vacation with the family at our camper this week, so no time constraints. Perfect weather for a run during the summer. It was maybe 70 with little humidity and a breeze. Ran two miles out to the lake and two back. There’s a very long slow climbing hill on the road right by the campground entrance. I was feeling good, new Pandora station with good music, and started thinking about Dennis and all of the dedication runs. Ran the hill so an extra two miles for him, because I could and he couldn’t. Such a beautiful morning and now the sun seems to be trying to peek out through the clouds.

8/1 - 0
8/2 - 3 miles
8/3 - rest
8/4 - 4 miles
8/5 - 8/10 - 0
8/11 - 5k Race
8/12 - rest
8/13 - 4 miles
8/14 - rest
8/15 - 4 miles
8/16 - 3.75 walk
8/17 - 8/20 - walking and swimming
8/21 - 6 miles

Total 24 miles/goal 45 miles

zdyb23456

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

Saw a commercial on TV the other night that mentioned state inspection stickers and it occurred to me that my vehicle’s inspection is due this month. Ugh. Took it in right when it opened and it failed because the parking brake shoes were worn out. I never use the parking brake and how did it pass inspection last year? Whatever. 2 hours and $300 later we were finally out of there.

Anyway, all that to say I didn’t get out for my run until 11am! That’s really late for me. At least I only had 4 miles on the schedule. Got it done even though I had to walk a bit. Didn’t have much energy.


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 8K

rheddmobile

Well, grrr... getting ready to head out for a run and the power went out. It's apparently our whole area according to the outage map. Only problem is I don't want to open the fridge to get cold water and ice, so it's going to be a long, hot run with lukewarm tap water. (First world problems.)

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
8/14: 3.5 miles tempo
8/15: 4 miles
8/16: 8 miles
8/17: 3.15 miles
8/18: planned rest
8/19: planned rest
8/20: impromptu rest (3 planned)
8/21: 6 miles (3 planned)
69.8 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

Elise4270

rheddmobile wrote: »

Well, grrr... getting ready to head out for a run and the power went out. It's apparently our whole area according to the outage map. Only problem is I don't want to open the fridge to get cold water and ice, so it's going to be a long, hot run with lukewarm tap water. (First world problems.)

First world solution. Stop and buy some.😊

T1DCarnivoreRunner

rheddmobile wrote: »

Well, grrr... getting ready to head out for a run and the power went out. It's apparently our whole area according to the outage map. Only problem is I don't want to open the fridge to get cold water and ice, so it's going to be a long, hot run with lukewarm tap water. (First world problems.)

Here is a secret: Lukewarm tap water will hydrate you just as well as refrigerated water.

MegaMooseEsq

I had a bad mental health morning, not for any particular reason other than I have a chronic condition and no matter how well I work to manage it, sometimes it just rears its ugly head. I managed to work a few hours before I decided to take a nap, which has been known to reset my mood. It wasn’t a very restful nap but I did feel better when I got up.

In the spirit of “keep your hard day hard” I tripled up my workout today - a round of prehab exercises followed by heavy deadlifts followed by 20 minutes of fartleks - and it was pretty great!

I deadlifted 100 pounds for the first time (3 x 6 reps), which felt pretty badass. I tied my fastest two mile pace even with a five-minute warm-up and a few walking breaks in the last half mile or so. And I made my 50 mile goal for the month - onto my stretch goal!

Apologies for being all over the place, but I was thinking about what it means to live a good life, and I was thinking that it doesn’t necessarily take that much to be a positive influence on the world around you. Treat everyone the way you’d like to be treated, try and look on the bright side, and never close yourself off to learning. Either nothing we do matters or everything we do matters, so we might as well try to live like the latter is true.

I’m getting my kumbayayas out now, because I figure there’s a greater than zero chance everything is going to hurt tomorrow and I’m going to be grumpy. This way I can remind myself what it’s like when the endorphins are flowing. I’m confident I’ll want to punch myself in the face. It’s worth it, future self!

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
8/14 Tu - 0:20:06 - 1.87, lifted heavy things
8/15 We - 0:32:20 - 3.05
8/16 Th - rest, prehab
8/17 Fr - unplanned rest
8/18 Sa - 1:30:13 - 8.01 (distance PR in memory of @KeepRunningFatboy)
8/19 Su - rest & 5 hours of D&D
8/20 Mo - 0:49:35 - 4.58 tempo
8/21 Tu - 0:21:00 - 2.07 fartleks, lifted heavy things, prehab

August Total: 50.81/50 miles
2018 Total: 210.07 miles

Races!
July 4: Red, White and Boom! 5K Chip time: 0:32:20
August 25: Glo Run Night Race 5K
September 8 or 16: Charity 10K in Overland Park, KS (Parkinson’s or pediatric cancer)
October 6: Twin Cities Marathon Weekend 10K
October 20 or 21: Hot Cider Hustle Half Marathon or Mankato Half Marathon

Scott6255

@MegaMooseEsq yes,, you are a badass!

cburke8909

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zdyb23456

cburke8909 wrote: »

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This might be the shortest update I’ve ever read - lol

quilteryoyo

@eponine1984 So cool that you and Hobbes do agility. I'd love to do that with my dog, Tippy, but she does NOT like the tunnels. She loves jumping though.

PastorVincent

So today was supposed to be my grand return to running, but instead, I came home to thousands, maybe millions or even billions of ants in my kitchen. So had to clean them out and run to the store for bait and etc etc. Yay!

I think all the rain has flooded THIER home, so they decided to move into MY home. The freeloaders! #grr

PastorVincent

MegaMooseEsq wrote: »

Apologies for being all over the place, but I was thinking about what it means to live a good life, and I was thinking that it doesn’t necessarily take that much to be a positive influence on the world around you. Treat everyone the way you’d like to be treated, try and look on the bright side, and never close yourself off to learning. Either nothing we do matters or everything we do matters, so we might as well try to live like the latter is true.

Hmm... I offer this...

As much as it depends on you, be at peace with all people.

And

Whatever you would have done unto you, do that on to others.

I find both of those to be very powerful into steering your life into a more positive place. The world is what it is, and you can only do so much, but in the long run, those seem to keep the balance on the brighter side. Probably because we are social animals, even us super-introverts.

katharmonic

Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
08/01/18 :::: 6.3 :::: 6.3
08/02/18 :::: 3.5 :::: 9.9
08/03/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 9.9
08/04/18 :::: 14.3 :::: 24.2
08/05/18 :::: 5.2 :::: 29.4
08/06/18 :::: 3.8 :::: 33.2
08/07/18 :::: 5.0 :::: 38.2
08/08/18 :::: 6.1 :::: 44.3
08/09/18 :::: 14.2 :::: 58.4
08/10/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 58.4
08/11/18 :::: 5.2 :::: 63.6
08/12/18 :::: 4.1 :::: 67.7
08/13/18 :::: 4.1 :::: 71.8
08/14/18 :::: 4.0 :::: 75.9
08/15/18 :::: 5.9 :::: 81.7
08/16/18 :::: 15.0 :::: 96.7
08/17/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 96.7
08/18/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 96.7
08/19/18 :::: 7.1 :::: 103.8
08/20/18 :::: 3.7 :::: 107.5
08/21/18 :::: 4.0 :::: 111.5

I really expected to sleep like a log last night after an exhausting trip and 3 nights of terrible sleeping, but it didn't really happen. I had a lot of trouble rising and shining today, and my dog wasn't home yet from her boarding so no one made me get up. Finally I dragged myself out and went for a run - it was a pretty cool morning and the rain had not started yet - and then my circuit training class. My trainer had devised a lot of work on the obliques and upper body today to I guess take pity on my tired legs, or at least to balance out the pain a bit. My biceps and triceps are going to be feeling it tomorrow.