August 2020 Monthly Running Challenge

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  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
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    Camaramandy648 wrote: Β»
    @PastorVincent bahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha yeah. No. That's not how it's gonna go down with your son and his girlfriend. Sorry to hear, though. I remember being a teen, ABSOLUTELY, and some days I am so grateful for autism because if my daughter were anything like me when I was her age.... I have no idea how I'd get her through it. And I hope my son is nothing like me also.

    Sadly my son is just like his father so I have to be ever viliagant.
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 5,969 Member
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    @Faebert How old are your daughter's? Glad they are going to do the C25K with you. Hope they continue to enjoy it.

    @Teresa502 Glad I could be an inspiration. I find if I will do better if I have a plan with various workouts.


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    PastorVincent wrote: Β»
    Oh geeeeeeeeeeeze. Am I the only parent that remembers being a teen? My son's GF father was exposed to a coworker that is being tested for COVID. Well my son and his GF were going to get together today until this news broke. So her father is like "Well they can still get together and just wear masks the whole time and stay socially distant"

    Right. Sure. They will do that even when no one is staring right at them. πŸ€¦β€β™‚οΈπŸ€¦β€β™‚οΈπŸ€¦β€β™‚οΈ

    :D:D:D

    Yah, unsupervised teenagers following rules?
    THIS!

  • Camaramandy648
    Camaramandy648 Posts: 711 Member
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    PastorVincent wrote: Β»
    Camaramandy648 wrote: Β»
    @PastorVincent bahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha yeah. No. That's not how it's gonna go down with your son and his girlfriend. Sorry to hear, though. I remember being a teen, ABSOLUTELY, and some days I am so grateful for autism because if my daughter were anything like me when I was her age.... I have no idea how I'd get her through it. And I hope my son is nothing like me also.

    Sadly my son is just like his father so I have to be ever viliagant.

    @PastorVincent YOWZA. Good luck! I'll be praying for you! Seriously!
  • Faebert
    Faebert Posts: 1,588 Member
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    Teresa502 wrote: Β»
    Rest day from running today. Yoga instead.

    @quilteryoyo - good job on those hill repeats. I need to add those into my running routine. I've gotten into a habit of just going out lately. No speed work. No hill repeats. You've inspired me to do better!

    @Faebert - how old are your daughters?

    @Camaramandy648 - How do you like the Tailwind recovery? Sorry if I missed your review earlier.

    Congrats on the new shoes @ABabilonia! I love my Brooks Ghosts. I try other shoes from time to time but always come back to them.

    Glad your dad is doing better @kgirlhart!

    9 and 11 @Teresa502 - old enough to cope with it easily enough, hopefully! Just dragging them away from screens... 😬
  • msapplek
    msapplek Posts: 95 Member
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    8/3 - Estimated distance: 6.96 mi (11.22 km). Time: 93 min.
    8/4 - Distance-3.44mi; Pace-11:44. Got to take out the new FitBit Charge 4 on today's run. This is my first fitness tracker and I'm...skeptical? It's nice to get more, and supposedly accurate data, but having to rely on another device is not something I am used to or want. I couldn't figure out how to stop the run, so actually, I think I saw the actual estimated pace to be 11:04, which makes me a lot more encouraged about my goal to get to a 10min/mile by the end of the month.
    8/8 – 2.76mi. Pace: 10’58”
    8/10 – 4.8mi. Pace: 11’03”
    8/12- 2.74mi. Pace: 10’41”
    8/14 – 3.56mi. Pace: 10’57"

    It's about middle of August, and have not improved my pace very much. Now hoping to get to a consistent 10'30" by the end of the month.



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  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
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    quilteryoyo wrote: Β»
    RunsOnEspresso wrote: Β»
    PastorVincent wrote: Β»
    Oh geeeeeeeeeeeze. Am I the only parent that remembers being a teen? My son's GF father was exposed to a coworker that is being tested for COVID. Well my son and his GF were going to get together today until this news broke. So her father is like "Well they can still get together and just wear masks the whole time and stay socially distant"

    Right. Sure. They will do that even when no one is staring right at them. πŸ€¦β€β™‚οΈπŸ€¦β€β™‚οΈπŸ€¦β€β™‚οΈ

    :D:D:D

    Yah, unsupervised teenagers following rules?
    THIS!

    In case y'all were wondering, big meanie dad called off the get together until the test results come back. I expect they will be negative, and I expect it would have been fine.

    I am preaching on Sunday which means I can not self-isolate until Monday at the earliest if the test does come positive so that made a convenient excuse. Though to be fair, he is used to meanie dad "I said no, it is not up for discussion." - It is super nice mom that tries to explain and convince. πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ
  • Tramboman
    Tramboman Posts: 2,482 Member
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    @Camaramandy648 You put in the training; just execute what you trained for. You've got this!!!
  • kperk91
    kperk91 Posts: 226 Member
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    Need to make up some distance from missing out on a couple days of runs. Thunderstorms roll in at inopportune times.
  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,389 Member
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    msapplek wrote: Β»
    8/3 - Estimated distance: 6.96 mi (11.22 km). Time: 93 min.
    8/4 - Distance-3.44mi; Pace-11:44. Got to take out the new FitBit Charge 4 on today's run. This is my first fitness tracker and I'm...skeptical? It's nice to get more, and supposedly accurate data, but having to rely on another device is not something I am used to or want. I couldn't figure out how to stop the run, so actually, I think I saw the actual estimated pace to be 11:04, which makes me a lot more encouraged about my goal to get to a 10min/mile by the end of the month.
    8/8 – 2.76mi. Pace: 10’58”
    8/10 – 4.8mi. Pace: 11’03”
    8/12- 2.74mi. Pace: 10’41”
    8/14 – 3.56mi. Pace: 10’57"

    It's about middle of August, and have not improved my pace very much. Now hoping to get to a consistent 10'30" by the end of the month.

    @msapplek - remind me again how long you have been running?
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 5,969 Member
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    @PastorVincent Good call.
  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 4,976 Member
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    quilteryoyo wrote: Β»
    @PastorVincent Good call.

    I agree.
  • msapplek
    msapplek Posts: 95 Member
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    @shanaber - I took up running this past April during lockdown. I've run 5Ks, 10Ks races and other fun runs here and there in the past, but then I made a declaration that running was behind me a few years ago because I was heavier/getting older and didn't think my knees could take the impact.

    However, I decided to just start running again during lockdown since I had access and time. These past 5 months have been the longest stretch of time that I have been running with some regularity. Also, different from the past is that I'm able to run much longer distances, which really motivates me!

    The pace, though, is the area where I am not seeing any progress, despite when I think I am making the extra effort.
  • kperk91
    kperk91 Posts: 226 Member
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    Good, longer run. Humidity is just as brutal at 7am as it is at 6pm. Ready for cooler days 😎
  • Tramboman
    Tramboman Posts: 2,482 Member
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    8-1 rest
    8-2 7k easy
    8-3 rest
    8-4 7k easy
    8-5 7k moderate
    8-6 7k easy
    8-7 7k easy
    8-8 7k slow
    8-9 7k easy
    8-10 rest
    8-11 7k slow
    8-12 7k easy
    8-13 11k slow
    8-14 7k easy
    8-15 7k slow

    August Total: 88k
    August Goal: 170k

    January Total: 161k
    February Total: 167k
    March Total: 181k
    April Total: 191k
    May Total: 200k
    June Total: 156k
    July Total: 180k

    2020 Total through July: 1236k / 176.5k per month

    Cloudy and high 60s F today. Was nice not getting baked by the sun.

    When you pop in here claiming your December 2020 mileage, what accomplishments will you have made?

    Return to a good running weight of 175 lbs
    Run at least 4 5k races
    Get a 5k PR
    Average at least 138k per month, to meet my Run the Year pledge of 1,020 miles
    Stretch goal: If I can average 169k per month, I can run 2020k in 2020

    Run the Year Team: Pavement Pounders

    2020 races:

    9-19 Race for the Parks 5k, Hudson, OH
    10-11 Haunted Hustle 5k, Aurora, OH
  • msapplek
    msapplek Posts: 95 Member
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    @shanaber - Thanks for responding! I've been looking up tips and have been incorporating fartleks and some pace intervals. But despite those efforts, I haven't seen improvement. Yesterday was rather demoralizing because I was 2min slower than my usual on the run I do the most frequently (3.76mile), and this was me thinking the whole time during that run that I felt like I was going a little faster for once!

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