August 2020 Monthly Running Challenge
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I have snoozed almost every one I know in real life on Facebook.
In the first 3 days of the month I've cycled 42 km and ran just once, hill training today for 4.3 km. It's crazy because I kinda feel wiped out like I did a long run but NOPE not at all. I just ran up the hill 4 times at 5k pace and then jogged home. But the long bike ride yesterday afternoon was nice, there were SO many people on the bike path but in a way it was almost like being in a race with the atmosphere of doing something active with other people. I miss that.2 -
Welcome newcomers and returners. I'm in lurk mode atm, liking and hugging but not feeling chatty.
A monthly question.
This year has been challenging mentally, emotionally and physically (for some of us). How are you coping? What do you do to get back on track? What challenges do you face and how are you managing them? (hint: if you are not it's time to do so).
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Remember when you were 10-13 ish? What were your favorite after school shows, snacks, activities, favorite memories and friends or pets?
Hmm. Not at all sure I'm coping at the moment. I was fine at first, when they put us in lockdown. I work from home anyway, and it was a relief in many ways. My treadmill and my stubborn bloody-mindedness kept me moving. Daily yoga seems to help me a lot too.
However... restrictions eased, places opened, tourists started arriving, and cases are on the up again. And suddenly I'm not coping at all well. My husband just doesn't understand why I'm afraid of this stupid virus, which has taken so many lives and made so many people sick. That's causing rows... he wants to go places I really don't want to, and do things I really don't want to. On top of all that, we've been re-decorating and having some work done at home, which has caused 10 days of utter chaos and meant my yoga space was filled with junk. Meltdown ensued. Thank God I can still run, and I have now found my mat again.
We moved to Spain when I was 10. I remember a summer of sitting in the complex swimming pool because it was so damn hot for a British kid. Then I remember an autumn of sunshine and skateboarding around the neighbourhood with the other kids. Good times. We didn't even own a TV. School sucked a bit, I was the typical nerd who was picked on for working. We had 3 cats we brought with us: Serendipity, Emerald and Cindy. Cindy looked like a miniature lion and she liked to attack dogs. She cornered a neighbour's dachsund once and roughed him up bad. There was a pack of semi-wild dogs that lived in the hills and would kill cats. The locals all started hero-worshipping Cindy the day they saw one of those dogs running down the road screaming with Cindy on its back tearing strips out of it.
Sorry, very random.
I managed 100 miles last month by jogging to the bins and back at the last moment. First time ever, and probably won't happen again for a good while. Hal is a hard master, and it's hot and I need a rest so definitely a cutback month. Having said that, he said 5km on Saturday and I did 8 because 5 just felt wrong on long run day. Today's 5km were plenty though. It reached 43.5ºC here yesterday (110.3 f according to Google). I'm so over summer already.
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8-1 rest
8-2 7k easy
8-3 rest
August Total: 7k
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
Rest day today. Golf instead of running.
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, OH5 -
@eleanorhawkins Sorry about your anxiety at the moment. Hopefully things will calm down and get a little bit more back to normal. Love the story of Cindy the cat!polskagirl01 wrote: »I have snoozed almost every one I know in real life on Facebook.
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quilteryoyo wrote: »@eleanorhawkins Sorry about your anxiety at the moment. Hopefully things will calm down and get a little bit more back to normal. Love the story of Cindy the cat!
@quilteryoyo thanks. Cindy was awesome. We never knew where she came from, she just turned up on the doorstep one day all matted ginger hair and skin and bones and refused to leave. After we let her in she slept with her eyes open for about 3 weeks.
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I opted for a treadmill run today, as it was raining this morning. It was a nice, gentle rain, so would have probably been pleasant enough. I just wasn't in the mood to get wet. I don't think I was in the mood to run at all, because the run was mentally hard today. I really wanted to quit before I ran my planned distance, but forced myself to finish. Ran 4.25 miles at an average 11:37 min/mile and also walked a mile.
I have a question about the ticker. Yesterday, I was able to post two separate ones. But, when I went back today, it only saved one of them and now I can't figure out how to make it post two today. I thought I had, but in the preview, they were the same. I guess my question is, how can I have two separate tickers that keep track of the previous days total? (Hope that makes sense to someone. It sounds kind of garbled to me. LOL)
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hugs @eleanorhawkins. We got you.
@quilteryoyo I probably should have gone out to run today too...but Isais is coming and forecast was rain, so I decided on treadmill. Of course the rain hasn't arrived yet....so I could have gone - oh well. Did another 2 peloton runs for total of 80 min. Might be doing me some good as all of them have hill work!
No idea on the tickers sorry.
When I was 10 I was in Canada - so probably was watching Happy Days, Love Boat, etc..After school would sometimes head to the convenience store and get a coke Slurpee and ketchup chips. That was awesome.
11-13 I was in the Congo in Africa, and not much you could do after school, but go home and do homework and watch VCR movies. Phone service was terrible at the time there, and didn't really see friends or do anything much. Unless we went to a friends house after school.
Coping by running, spinning, netflixing. And the occasional meet up with a couple friends for a walk or coffee at an outside place with appropriate measures.
Oh and that beach trip we took for a few days was magic.
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A monthly question.
This year has been challenging mentally, emotionally and physically (for some of us). How are you coping? What do you do to get back on track? What challenges do you face and how are you managing them? (hint: if you are not it's time to do so).
I'm just trying to be consistent. I started following Sydney Cummings on YouTube in May, and continued on with her Summertime Fine 2.0 program, which runs through August. I'm trying to focus on getting fruits and vegetables every day. If my weight gets close to my top limit for maintenance, sometimes I log a few days. If I feel extra tired, I take a nap or go to bed early. I will go back to work this week, so staying calm, planning ahead, and keeping to a bedtime/schedule will be helpful. I'm glad I didn't get into the habit of staying up late all summer. Having dogs with needs in the morning helps.
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Remember when you were 10-13 ish? What were your favorite after school shows, snacks, activities, favorite memories and friends or pets?
When I was 10-13, I was competing in gymnastics. So, workouts pretty much every day after school, Saturdays, or competition on weekends. I don't remember what shows I watched at that age. I probably didn't watch much TV. I had a few friends at school and some at the gym. One friend I met in 4th grade and we stayed good friends through high school and did dance team together.
I went to the park today and pushed through my slow, sweaty 5 miles. I walked an extra half loop to cool down and then stretched.3 -
@hamsterwheel6 Nice job topping that leaderboard. What are "ketchup chips"?
@rheddmobile I have passed a couple of people riding horses when I was running, but so far I've never seen any at the McDonald's drive thru.
@katharmonic Wow! That hike looks awesome and sounds brutal! You really are a beast. I love the pictures and especially the one of you looking out over the view.
@Elise4270 I went on Facebook to keep up with my kids. I really only want to see posts of kittens and puppies and who had a birthday or got married or had a new grand baby. I'm tired of all the politics and the negativity on there.
@quilteryoyo A lovely gentle rain sounds nice. I've wondered about how to do two tickers as well. I was going to try to do one for the monthly challenge and one to keep up with the Run the Year, but I couldn't figure out how to save two separate tickers.
@Tramboman Since we both took rest days today we'll have to wait until tomorrow to get our 1600 mile bib. We just need 1.07 miles.
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Got out earlier this morning and was almost home before the sun came up. It was nice to beat the heat and it is supposed to get to 103 degrees today.
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@hamsterwheel6 Nice job topping that leaderboard. What are "ketchup chips"?
@rheddmobile I have passed a couple of people riding horses when I was running, but so far I've never seen any at the McDonald's drive thru.
@katharmonic Wow! That hike looks awesome and sounds brutal! You really are a beast. I love the pictures and especially the one of you looking out over the view.
@Elise4270 I went on Facebook to keep up with my kids. I really only want to see posts of kittens and puppies and who had a birthday or got married or had a new grand baby. I'm tired of all the politics and the negativity on there.
@quilteryoyo A lovely gentle rain sounds nice. I've wondered about how to do two tickers as well. I was going to try to do one for the monthly challenge and one to keep up with the Run the Year, but I couldn't figure out how to save two separate tickers.
@Tramboman Since we both took rest days today we'll have to wait until tomorrow to get our 1600 mile bib. We just need 1.07 miles.
You can get up extra early and bask in the glory; you've done most of the hard work.
I'm just glad I'm over my little injury and can continue to contribute.1 -
2 days in a row!4 -
@kgirlhart Ketchup flavored potato chips. It’s a Canadian flavor not made in the states. Though I imagine some of the northern states might have them. Not sure why they don’t make it here, I love them and usually bring back some after I visit up there. Although maybe it’s a good thing!1
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Thanks all! @quilteryoyo there are few venomous snakes in NY state. Timber rattlesnakes are possible but I've not heard of many being sighted in the high peaks. Bear encounters seem to be the bigger concern. It really seems to vary but one mountain we saw a bunch of harmless garter snakes and the last few nothing.
Mmm, ketchup chips are good. You can get them here sometimes.
Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
08/01/20 :::: 1.3 :::: 1.3
08/02/20 :::: 1.6 :::: 2.9
08/03/20 :::: 3.1 :::: 6.0
This morning was another internal "no" response to the possibility of getting up to go running. I had to pick up Stella from boarding pretty early and then decided it wasn't happening. I texted my friend and we met up at 5:15 after work and ran on the track while her daughter did a small group lacrosse practice. Or field hockey. One of those. It was way too hot on the track with little shade so we went out to the road and parking areas to run the shady parts until we finished our 5k.
Feeling about 80% recovered. I'm going to try foam rolling again tonight. Stella stole my tennis ball but hopefully I can track that down and roll my feet as well.
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@Tramboman I do try to get out the door between 5:45-6:00. I think we are both pulling our weight and hope your injuries are behind you.
@hamsterwheel6 I have never seen ketchup flavored potato chips. They kind of sound gross to me. But I'm not a big ketchup person.1 -
@Tramboman I do try to get out the door between 5:45-6:00. I think we are both pulling our weight and hope your injuries are behind you.
@hamsterwheel6 I have never seen ketchup flavored potato chips. They kind of sound gross to me. But I'm not a big ketchup person.
I guess it will be whoever syncs first with RTE.1 -
@Tramboman I do try to get out the door between 5:45-6:00. I think we are both pulling our weight and hope your injuries are behind you.
@hamsterwheel6 I have never seen ketchup flavored potato chips. They kind of sound gross to me. But I'm not a big ketchup person.
A lot do feel the same way you do...but in Canada you kind of grow up with them, and Canadians apparently love ketchup! Lol1 -
I have a goal to jog (ok, fast walk, lol) 40 miles this month. Just getting back into walking and jogging. A long time ago, I was able to jog 2 miles non-stop, which for me was amazing. Now, I can barely jog 1/4 of a mile. But, little steps equal big results, right!!!!
Happy Monday everyone!
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It stormed this evening, and I’ve had a bit of a headache, so I just went out briefly after the rain for 1.5 miles. It had cooled off about 15 degrees, so it felt pretty nice.4
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No run for me today - scheduled rest day. Actually, it's an extra rest day as I've been running five days a week since March with no events to taper for so no breaks. My body has finally hit maximum fatigue, so my coach has scheduled a day of nothing (usually do yoga or pilates at least). I also have a trail event on Sunday that I need fresh legs for - 22.5km and nearly 500 metres of elevation!
Instead of exercise, I'm working! I did want to head to the pool as I find kicking really relaxes my feet and lower legs, but my youngest daughter is selling dog-shaped biscuits on Friday to raise money for the Blind Foundation to train guide dogs, but as she's only six, the baking of said biscuits falls to me.
This means my week's work is crammed into today and tomorrow, with Thursday given over to baking and decorating about 300 biscuits! She's the face of the exercise (and a cute face too) and in charge of sprinkles and quality control, or so she tells me.8
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