August 2019 Monthly Running Challenge

martaindale

Actually logging my run on the day I did it! That’s a rare occurrence for me lately.
Anyway, went out this morning with my husband for a 4 mile pace run per my training plan. Usually we just do his pace when we run together, but I like to try to do the pace runs at my actual race pace. Push myself a little and see what I can do. We started together and both were feeling a little stiff but as I got loosened up we got to a point where he decided to let me go ahead and he dropped back to a more comfortable pace for him. Ended up with an average pace about 15 secs a mile faster than my targeted race pace, which I was really happy with given the heat and how stiff I felt for the first mile or so. I was running blind because I forgot to charge my phone and my watch relies on it for the GPS info. I knew the route well so as long as I had a time I could calculate it back. It seemed like a good practice in learning how my pace feels rather than relying on my watch.

8/2: 5 miles
8/4: 3 miles
8/5: 4 miles
8/7: 3 miles
8/9: 6 miles
8/11: 3 miles
8/12: 4 miles

Aug total: 28 miles
Aug goal: 56 miles

2019 Races:

Piney Woods Trailfest 5k - 2/2/2019 29.23
Rodeo Run 10k - 2/23/2019 1:03.12
Run Houston! Minute Maid Park 10k - 3/23/2019 1:01.28
Brazos Bend 50 10k - 4/6/2019 1:15:33
TWRC Run Wild Run Free 5k - 9/2019
10 for Texas 10 Miler - 10/2019 registered
Wine and Dine half marathon - 11/3/2019 registered

Run the Year 2019 - Team Five for Nineteen

PastorVincent

Well done @katharmonic! I would like to get back into those someday!

hamsterwheel6

Haven't posted in awhile due to my calf injury, however I have tested it out the last few days and it seems that I can run/walk relatively pain free 90%. I'm hoping I can still do my race on Sept 14. I'll resume the training (where I left off) with run/walk intervals and take it from there.

Congrats to all the racers! Really enjoy reading all the reports, keeps me motivated!

Tramboman

8-1 3.5k slow
8-2 3.5k easy
8-3 4k slow
8-4 7k easy
8-5 rest
8-6 5k easy
8-7 7k slow
8-8 7k slow
8-9 7k easy
8-10 7k easy
8-11 7k easy
8-12 rest

August Total: 58k
August Goal: 150k

January Total: 131k
February Total: 159.5k
March Total: 183k
April Total: 126k
May Total: 128k
June Total: 161.5k
July Total: 151k

Monthly average: 148.5k

Next year when you pop in here claiming your December 2019 mileage, what accomplishments will you have made?
Run at least 4 5k races.
Get under 30:00 and a PR for 5k.
Average at least 135k per month, which would put me over 1,000 miles for the year.

Run the Year Team: Five for Nineteen

Scheduled rest today. Played golf instead of running. The best golfer in our foursome shot a one under par 34 today. Alas, it was not me...

2019 Races:

4-13 Shine the Light 5K - 31:12 chip time; First Place male 65 and older
6-30 Strides for Starfish 5K - 31:34 chip time; 31/77 overall; second male 65 and older (no official category)
7-27 Solon Home Days 5K - 31:11 chip time; 95/141 overall; 4/6 age group (male)
8-31 Race for Freedom 5k
9-14 Gift of Life 5k

luciebrucie

Aug 7 - 10km
Aug 8 - 10km
Aug 9 - 10km
Aug 10 - 6km

Aug Goal - 100km
Aug Total - 36km

Scott6255

Yay @katharmonic! Great job on your Spartan races! Sounds grueling, but fun. Not sure I could do that. You are awesome!!!

Teresa502

katharmonic wrote: »

I had a fantastic, hard, tiring, and fun weekend at the Boston Spartan races. Actually Charlton, MA so I didn't make it into Boston itself (but I did have some lobster towards my #seafoodgoals). I am bruised, sore and exhausted today but it was amazing.

You are a SUPER BEAST!!! Way to go!

ariceroni

August Running
08/01: 4.03 mile easy run
08/02: 4.55 miles - 2M race + 1M race + wu/cd
08/03: 5.61 mile trail run
08/04: 10.02 mile long run
08/05: Off, rest day
08/06: 4.04 mile easy run (am) + 5.32 miles - 6x0.25M uphill repeats (pm)
08/07: 5.03 mile recovery run
08/08: 6.21 miles - 2x12' tempo (am) + 4.03 mile trail recovery run (pm)
08/09: 5.06 mile run commute
08/10: 6.67 mile trail run
08/11: 9.10 miles - 7 km XC race + wu/extended cd
08/12: Off, rest day
Total: 69.64 miles

Notes:
Yesterday was the Groovin' Woodstock 7K XC race, the 4th in the MCRRC XC race series. Unlike the last club XC race, this one was a true cross country course - mostly grassy fields with a few sections on mud/dirt trails and one short section on a gravel road. It took place at an equestrian center, so for most of the race the ground was very uneven, with tons of tiny holes hidden under the tall grass. We got some good elevation changes for this one too- 505 ft according to Garmin, though I started my watch ~3 minutes late so I think it was a little more than that. My official time was 34:15, which was good enough for 3rd place female OA and 1st in the 25-29 age group! I stuck with the 2nd place woman for the first 2ish miles of the race; she kept dropping me on the uphills but then I'd catch back up on the down hills. I guess this is my sign to keep practicing those hills so that I can hopefully stick to her better at the next XC race!

Two race pics:

At the start (I'm in the yellow singlet, black shorts, and black hat)


Coming up to the finish line, I felt even more tired than I looked

Upcoming Races
08/02: Going Green Track Meet - 2M and 1M (14:54 2M, 6:39.3 1M)
08/11: Groovin’ Woodstock XC - 7K (34:15, 3rd female OA)
08/17: Eastern County 8K
09/08: Parks Half Marathon
09/14: Lake Needwood XC - 10K
10/05: Black Hill XC - 10K
11/10: Candy Cane City 5K
12/01: Space Coast Half Marathon
12/08: Jingle Bell Jog - 8K
12/15: Seneca Slopes XC - 9K

ariceroni

@PastorVincent - awesome job on your races and PRs! I think we are all in awe of your amazing durability, I would seriously break in 7 places if I attempted what you did

@ROBOTFOOD - welcome back to the group! Great to see you here again

@katharmonic - congratulations on your spartan races, those sound killer tough! You look SO strong and badass in the race photos!

Teresa502

@ariceroni Congratulations on a great finish and your AG award! You look strong!

ROBOTFOOD

@PastorVincent Congrats on the AG award! @ariceroni Congrats on a podium finish! Awesome!!

Mari33a

01/08 2.54 miles
09/08 2.52 miles
11/08 2.54 miles
12/08 2.51 miles

Tramboman

@ariceroni Great race and finish!!

Scott6255

@ariceroni Way to kill it!! Terrific race!

ereck44

It's my first time posting in August. I hope to get 50 miles this month. I had an uneven start.

8/2...2.12 miles. My husband was sick. So I offered to cut the grass, leaving very little day light for a run. Better some miles than none.

8/3....3.1 miles.....Getting it in before it got dark.

8/7....5.27 miles. Late start with my run. Wanted to get 6 miles, but the sun set earlier than I thought.

8/9...Indiana State Fair...Lots of walking with my husband, at least 5 hours of walking. I am not counting this, but I am sure that it helps legs get strong. Those farm animals are sure cute....my favorite are the sheep. They are so sweet.

8/11...4.2 miles....After work, very sunny and bright, and no breeze. Legs felt like I was running in glue. Also needed to use the bathroom the last 1.5 miles...so very uncomfortable.

total....14.69 miles
goal...50 miles.

My husband and I are going on vacation at the end of the month. He has recently hurt his knee, and assures me that we are still going on vacation. He sees his doctor tomorrow.

skippygirlsmom

8/1-0
8/2-0
8/3-10 miles
8/4 – 2 miles
8/5 - 0
8/6 - 0
8/7 – 3 miles
8/8 - 0
8/9 – 5 miles
8/10 – 5 miles
8/11 - 0
8/12 - 3 miles


28 of 80 miles

Thank you all for the kind birthday wishes. It was a great day.

I'm doing a terrible job of keeping up with the thread. Work has been so busy and then I get home and things are even busier. Even if I'm not commenting, I'm doing lots of likes.

ROBOTFOOD

8/12: TM 3mi. 15min tempo right into cooldown.

8/1: 4mi
8/3: 6mi
8/4: 3mi
8/6: 4mi
8/7: 4.1mi, 4.3mi (8.4)
8/8: 2mi, 6.3mi ( 8.3)
8/9/: 4mi
8/10: 10.25mi
8/11: 7.1mi
8/12: 3mi

August total: 58.1mi

cyoka13

Guys! I just ran 2.25 continuous miles without stopping! My best continuous run was 1.25 miles and that was two days ago

August Goal: 37-40 miles
Total Miles Completed:

My August Runs/Walks
8/2: 3.09 miles
8/5: 3.27 miles
8/10: 3.25 miles total (1.25 mile of continuous run and walk/run alternating for 2 miles)
8/12: 3.25 miles total (2.25 miles of continuous run and 1 mile walk)

rheddmobile

@ariceroni @MegaMooseEsq @katharmonic Congrats on your races! @ROBOTFOOD That is an amazing picture with the flag almost ghostly in the sky.

Heat advisory again. Lifted yesterday, today was supposed to be a running day but the temp was 102 and the heat index was 118. Just no. Thought about waiting until after dark and running the neighborhood but the forecast says the index won’t drop to 100 until after 10 pm. And tomorrow is supposed to be the same. Instead of dreadmilling it at the gym I did 30 minutes hard on stationary bike at home, tried to match the perceived effort of a 5k running, played around with the tension to simulate hills, etc. Although my quads are burning now, it’s a nice break for my Achilles’ tendon.

Wednesday is our anniversary, and also supposed to be cooler, so my husband and I agreed we are going out and celebrating Tuesday when it’s too hot to run, then running together on our anniversary.

rheddmobile

cyoka13 wrote: »

Guys! I just ran 2.25 continuous miles without stopping! My best continuous run was 1.25 miles and that was two days ago

August Goal: 37-40 miles
Total Miles Completed:

My August Runs/Walks
8/2: 3.09 miles
8/5: 3.27 miles
8/10: 3.25 miles total (1.25 mile of continuous run and walk/run alternating for 2 miles)
8/12: 3.25 miles total (2.25 miles of continuous run and 1 mile walk)

That is awesome! Once you get past that 2 mile hump, in my experience, it’s much easier to add mileage from then on.

PastorVincent

@ariceroni W00T 3rd place OA! YOU ROCK! Well done!

katharmonic

Thank you @PastorVincent, @Scott6255, @Teresa502, @ariceroni and @rheddmobile!

Awesome job on your race @ariceroni! Fantastic overall and AG finish! And I think you looked strong, not tired at the end. Great job!


Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
08/01/19 :::: 3.6 :::: 3.6
08/02/19 :::: 4.1 :::: 7.7
08/03/19 :::: 10.2 :::: 17.8
08/04/19 :::: 3.7 :::: 21.5
08/05/19 :::: 3.7 :::: 25.2
08/06/19 :::: 3.1 :::: 28.2
08/07/19 :::: 5.1 :::: 33.3
08/08/19 :::: 3.0 :::: 36.3
08/09/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 36.3
08/10/19 :::: 8.7 :::: 45.0
08/11/19 :::: 3.8 :::: 48.8
08/12/19 :::: 4.2 :::: 53.1

I wasn't sure I'd run today, but I felt like the more I sat around the worse I felt. I went to the gym late afternoon and sat in the whirlpool and then went in the regular pool and took some very easy laps. That felt pretty good. I then sat in the sauna for a bit and did some stretching. My timing was bad as just as I was ready to leave there was a heavy downpour so I waited it out a few minutes and then made a break for it. Fortunately it was slowing down and then stopped completely as I drove home.

I decided I felt okay enough to go to run group and just do an easy base run, not the speedwork. Instead of breaking the humidity that downpour seemed to have ramped it up - it was a very sticky night. Even though I intended it to be an easy recovery run, Strava classified it as "tough relative effort" and my heart rate was pretty high. Definitely felt a little rough.

polskagirl01

Great job all of you who raced this weekend!!!
I'm back running normally, did a speed workout today on my normal route, more or less 200m slow, then the next 800m (until the km beep on my watch) around 5k pace, repeat for 5k.

Going on a motorcycle trip tomorrow to Niagara Falls as an early anniversary getaway with my husband Will try to run a little, of course!

PastorVincent

polskagirl01 wrote: »

Going on a motorcycle trip tomorrow to Niagara Falls as an early anniversary getaway with my husband Will try to run a little, of course!

Happy Anniversary! Hope your trip is very enjoyable!

emmamcgarity

Currently 14.7 of 40 miles goal for August

I’ve been reading everyone’s posts and am excited to see all the race reports. Especially since I haven’t raced yet other than Parkrun each week. I can’t possibly keep up with tagging everyone with encouraging notes. So I hope you will all take a moment to pretend I said something worthwhile and encouraging. I know I’m encouraged reading all of your posts!

@katharmonic I love your race photos! You look like athlete of the month!

@cyoka13 congrats on your progress!

I skipped Parkrun Saturday to attend a funeral for a friend that passed away last week. She was 91 years old when she passed and had been on hospice care the past several weeks. I’m thankful I had the chance to have dinner with her a few weeks ago and pray with her when she asked me to. She had a long full life and the service was truly a celebration of the love and encouragement she showed others throughout her lifetime. I obviously miss her and have found myself reflecting on my time with her during my training runs over this past week. She was very special and I’m a better person for having known her.

Last night’s training run was slow and steady since Houston is still hot and humid... but I made it 4 miles. My training time window stopped at 3.95 but I found myself thinking I just couldn’t stop until I completed that last .05 mile. This is my longest run. Ever. And my hip did great!

quilteryoyo

Wednesday is our anniversary, and also supposed to be cooler, so my husband and I agreed we are going out and celebrating Tuesday when it’s too hot to run, then running together on our anniversary.

That is so sweet. Happy anniversary!

Congratulations @cyoka13 ! Amazing progress!!

@polskagirl01 Happy Anniversary to you too! Have a great trip!

@emmamcgarity Sorry for your loss. It sounds like she was an amazing lady. Great job on the run!

BeverlyW1108

2 miles under a 10 minute pace which is my goal, now to increase the miles! I feel like I must log my food & weigh every day & my reward is I am healthy enough to Run! I plan a mile or 2 on the treadmill after work. Incline, not speed.

nikkit321

August Goal: to be more consistent with running
8/3 - 5
8/11 - 13.1
8/13 - 3

Tramboman

8-1 3.5k slow
8-2 3.5k easy
8-3 4k slow
8-4 7k easy
8-5 rest
8-6 5k easy
8-7 7k slow
8-8 7k slow
8-9 7k easy
8-10 7k easy
8-11 7k easy
8-12 rest
8-13 7k easy

August Total: 65k
August Goal: 150k

January Total: 131k
February Total: 159.5k
March Total: 183k
April Total: 126k
May Total: 128k
June Total: 161.5k
July Total: 151k

Monthly average: 148.5k

Next year when you pop in here claiming your December 2019 mileage, what accomplishments will you have made?
Run at least 4 5k races.
Get under 30:00 and a PR for 5k.
Average at least 135k per month, which would put me over 1,000 miles for the year.

Run the Year Team: Five for Nineteen

Humid and high 60s F today. Never run well after a rest day, but today was a particularly poor slog.

2019 Races:

4-13 Shine the Light 5K - 31:12 chip time; First Place male 65 and older
6-30 Strides for Starfish 5K - 31:34 chip time; 31/77 overall; second male 65 and older (no official category)
7-27 Solon Home Days 5K - 31:11 chip time; 95/141 overall; 4/6 age group (male)
8-31 Race for Freedom 5k
9-14 Gift of Life 5k

PastorVincent

So, I just signed my wife up for a full Marathon... how long do you think I should wait to tell her? It is not till May...