August 2020 Monthly Running Challenge

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  • ABabilonia
    ABabilonia Posts: 622 Member
    08/05: 3.5

    Very late start. I have been slacking mainly because my injuries. Today I was able to run 3.5. Hopefully I can meet my monthly goal.


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  • Camaramandy648
    Camaramandy648 Posts: 711 Member
    HAPPY BIRTHDAY @quilteryoyo !!!!! I SO want to hug you and celebrate you and make you a cake and fill your house with balloons!

    (I get super duper, ridiculously excited about birthdays)

    61! I hope you are proud of yourself. You do so much, for so many. I hope you can make time today to do things for YOU.

    @Elise4270 I'm glad you were able to get help with your son's phone. I still have my mom's house phone (landline) saved in my phone and if/when her husband calls, it comes up as Mom. It is both painfully horrifying and comforting. Sometimes, like this last weekend, when I am running, I think of her and I stop and feel like I could scream until my insides burst. I could scream and cry until I combust. Until there is nothing left. In some strange way, I would welcome it. I would prefer it. Then, I look ahead and see something beautiful and keep going and can't wait to tell my kids what I've seen and bring them back to show them. This is what grief is. It both swallows us and propels us. I cannot relate to losing a child. I'm just empathizing with the grief. I hope that you are comforted in even the smallest of ways just knowing - you are not alone.

    @RunsOnEspresso that article is exactly what i am afraid of. For myself, my kids, my coworkers (why in the world are we even at work)...

    Strength training last night - ordered nutrition supplies for the next challenge this morning. More GU gels because they're cheap and seem to be effective as well as tailwind for the run and I splurged on tailwind recovery mix. Has anyone tried that? I may have just wasted $20 but if it's amazing, then that'll be great. I struggle to eat after a long run. My mouth hurts, my body hurts, I'm not hungry... Was thinking that drinking the recovery would be easier.

    Still need to go look at trail shoes. Running can be so expensive. I wouldn't do it but I got my salomons before I had even ever run five miles straight and ordered a size that does not work for distance. I am pretty sure that's how I got a black toenail - that, and overuse. I am hoping i can find some that are not MILLIONS OF DOLLARS and that feel great... and I really hope they just happen to be the nike wildhorse... because they look amazing and that's what Sally McRae wears (and yes, I do know that NEITHER OF THOSE THINGS ARE PRIORITY).

    I digress..


    I finished reading Gone Girl yesterday. I'm waiting on Ruth Ware's next book - it comes out in September. In the meantime, I got her 57 minute read on audible for $1.60. It's called Snowflakes. I'll letcha know. ;)
  • Tramboman
    Tramboman Posts: 2,482 Member
    edited August 2020
    @quilteryoyo Hope you had a great birthday!!!
  • Tramboman
    Tramboman Posts: 2,482 Member
    ContraryMaryMary wrote: »
    Shortgirlrunning wrote: »
    08/01 - 10 miles
    08/04 - 5 miles

    I felt really great on my run this morning all the way up until that stupid hill at the end. There are not words for how much I hate that hill. My last mile is always a minute slower than all my other miles on that route.

    I know how you feel, but keep in mind, that stupid hill is doing wonders for your strength and fitness. Of course you’re going to run it slower - it’s a stupid hill - it’s just unfortunate that it’s at the end of your route. Keep up the good work!

    I agree with the analysis that the hill is making you stronger.
    Ever think about reversing the route and running downhill at the beginning?
  • Tramboman
    Tramboman Posts: 2,482 Member
    8-1 rest
    8-2 7k easy
    8-3 rest
    8-4 7k easy
    8-5 7k moderate

    August Total: 21k
    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

    Foggy and low 60s F this morning. Almost like a fall run. Fog didn't burn off until I was nearly done.

    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
  • RunsOnEspresso
    RunsOnEspresso Posts: 3,218 Member
    4.25 progression run this morning.

    First 30 minutes eased into the pace zone and felt good. Last 10 minutes of the faster pace was hard. I barely hit goal pace because I had to stop & walk twice. I was just too warm (it was only 86° when I started at 5 am).

    At lucnh I'll do my core work and maybe hop on the bike.

    5.75/whatever my goal was. 77? 80? 90? I don't remember what I said haha
  • RunsOnEspresso
    RunsOnEspresso Posts: 3,218 Member
    @faebert All the unknowns with it are so scary. How it seems to affect everyone differently with no rhyme or reason. And the long term effects. We don't know if the damages to heart & lung will be short or long term. All we can do is try to keep ourselves safe. 🖤
  • Shortgirlrunning
    Shortgirlrunning Posts: 1,020 Member
    ContraryMaryMary wrote: »
    Shortgirlrunning wrote: »

    I know how you feel, but keep in mind, that stupid hill is doing wonders for your strength and fitness. Of course you’re going to run it slower - it’s a stupid hill - it’s just unfortunate that it’s at the end of your route. Keep up the good work!

    I mean obviously the hill helps with things but I’ve been running it all summer and I’m always going to hate it. I don’t think I need to like or look forward to it just because it provides benefits. Everyone has parts of training they don’t enjoy.
  • msapplek
    msapplek Posts: 95 Member
    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.


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  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 5,188 Member
    August Goal: 100 Miles

    8/2: 10.52 miles
    8/4: 6.40 miles
    8/5: 6.52 miles


    23.44/100 miles completed for August

    839.45/1000 miles for Run the Year Team Pavement Pounders

    My last two runs had really nice weather, but today it was back to August in Texas. I guess it could have been worse, but it definitely felt like a slog for most of the run. I did get 6.5 miles in though and as usual after the run I felt great and was glad I went. But like @Scott6255 I had a few times during the run that I thought about quitting, but I was too far away from home and I needed to get back. I didn't really get any faster though. I think I just got slower and slower as I went along. But still faster than walking. :D I guess looking back it wasn't a bad run. It was just hot and I felt slow. I did see a few other people out running today which is unusual. I sometimes see walkers, but rarely see runners. I think tomorrows weather will be about the same as today and since it is going to be over 100° for the next two weeks I'll just have to remind myself that it is cooler before work than it would be any other time of day. And I need to remember that I run slower when it is hot and try not to worry about my pace.

    @elise4270 I'm glad you figured out the phone situation.

    @quilteryoyo Happy belated birthday! Great job getting your 6.1 mile run in. And kudos to you for telling the daycare you would come in at 10 instead of earlier. You do so much for others, you need to make sure that you remember to take time for yourself.


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    2020 races:
    11/7/20: Run for 57th AHC Half Marathon
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
    @quilteryoyo Happy Belated Birthday!
    hope you had a great day

  • hamsterwheel6
    hamsterwheel6 Posts: 544 Member
    @quilteryoyo Happy Happy Belated Birthday! And yes! for getting the run in!!
    @Elise4270 Ditto on the phone issue. Like @Camaramandy648 I have my dad's cell phone listed as Mom on my phone because she was usually the one who would call me, even from his phone. She has been gone 10 years now, and I too have moments like @Camaramandy648 wrote about. You are not alone.

    8.25 Miles today. Yesterday was spin. Because I'm running every other day, now, I feel like I can go longer on the days I do run, and the cycling must be helping.
  • hamsterwheel6
    hamsterwheel6 Posts: 544 Member
    Camaramandy648 wrote: »
    @hamsterwheel6 I've been doing two miles of cycling on my off-running days, which during the week, are very short running anyway. So short that they barely count (haha). I think it is helping me too! Working differrent muscles maybe?

    Lifting and PT between the cycling and running - really just trying to stay injury free!

    Yes! Exactly!
  • TheMrWobbly
    TheMrWobbly Posts: 2,541 Member
    Happy birthday @quilteryoyo - stay awesome!!
  • deraffemikey06
    deraffemikey06 Posts: 50 Member
    Date Miles Cum mi
    8/1 8.59 8.59
    8/2 17.2 25.79
    8/3 8.66 34.45
    8/4 8.63 43.08
    8/5 8.57 51.65
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  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    edited August 2020
    RunsOnEspresso wrote: »
    Anyone ever done a duathalon? I got a race company email today and they are doing their triathlon and duathalon virtually this year.

    It sounds fun and I checked and can use my indoor bike. I figured it would probably take me 2 hours to complete.

    It's a:
    1 mile run
    12 mile bike
    5k run

    I did one a few years back (July 22, 2018). It was 3K, 22K, 3K. Total time 1:40:12. It was 6 months after IT band/bursitis surgery and I wasn't 100%. Times were 19:21, 56:21, 21:55 respectively. Being my first, I was not efficient in the transition and didn't really worry about it. I did train, alternating runs and cycling and did 2 mock trials. I'd do it again.

    ETA subtracted 12 minutes I forgot to stop my watch. And here's the actual recap.
    Elise4270 wrote: »
    @Teresa502 race recap of my first Duathlon

    The drive up
    I was forced into listening to the end of an audio book on the 1.5 hour drive to OKC by Carl G. Jung. As if I'm not neurotic enough, and i already understand human behaviour, and need not further complex insight on the shortcomings of the human psyche. But I was slightly entertained when I shared some of these shortcomings and behaviours, enough to chuckle.
    I only wish it had been in German. Hahaha! (Because I know about a 100 words in German, and the time could have been better spent training my ear.)

    Packet pick up
    Walk in bicycle shoppe and ask Eric (dh, oh he gets an upgrade from nameless dh here), "did you get your helmet?" See, I had just turned the water off in a shower when he said "I'm ready, I'll be in the truck". I literally was standing soaking wet, naked, in the shower. With this, i didn't have the thought to go through the "did dh remember " list. His answer, "oh *kitten*. i forgot my helmet". Bike store has helmets. These, unfortunately were for the wealthy elite cyclist at 289 USD. BikeOne (shameless plug. Love these guys) in OKC had them a bit less. And Eric claimed he didn't really like the helmet he owns. So yes definitely pick something you like. Bontager 120USD.

    Checked into hotel. Eric's bank card had had been compromised the week before. So its had been canceled. It was also the one he use to book the room. Wish I had gone into check in with him. Apparently the employee at the front desk had to call to have it verified that payment was made and got into an argument with the lady on the other end who hung up on him. And i thought i was the only one with workplace drama.

    Lunch-uneventful at panera bread. Drove the race course. Went to mass. I do have a blasphemous complaint about mass. Their jesus looked like a desperate house wife.

    Met @seanevan10 and the family for Mexican food. We owe them dinner now. (We owe everyone dinner).

    race morning
    Up in plenty of time to make setting up the transition, and absent pre race meeting. Park away from the crowd for easy exit and I ask Eric "did you get your shoes?" The reply? Well it's all a string of kittens here. Back to the hotel.

    The actual race.
    Run 3k
    Out and back nice long hills and the return is more down than up. Nice. i can do down. Average pace 10:22 correction 10:03. I had started my watch too early.

    Bike 22.5k
    I think it took me 2-3 minutes in transition. The first 3-4 miles I was rather aggressive. It was also the hilly part of the course. Figured each hill was probably the last... by miles 5-6 I caught a second wind and the course flattened out, i was able to rid a faster. Miles 8,9,10 I second guessed my existence and questioned the ability of my genetic make up to complete, participate, or survive such events without injury. Miles 11-14. I don't know. My *kitten* hurt, my knee hurt, my hip hurts. My brain had checked out over the stupidity it sensed in an unnecessary physical demand as this. Average speed 14.8mph, 4.07min/mile

    Run 3k again.
    The race was winning. I was beat. Ran walked the first bit let my legs uncramp and figure out how to walk once again. There was no pain. Bike muscles were spent, not running muscles. Average pace 11:22

    I placed 2nd in my AG, have not checked to see if there were only 2 or 3 of us..yet. I think I'm sunburned. Ate panera again. They messed up my order. Instead of 1 steak arugula sandwich, I had 2. I did happily eat both of them. I had a nap an am hungry again. I think this was more effort than a half.

    I had fun and had a cool number written on my arm and my calf. It was almost as cool as a tattoo.

    ETA tldr- bold text silly. (And correct my malfunctioning fingers)

    2nd in AG because everyone else in my AG was sleeping in on this fine Sunday morning. :wink:


  • RunsOnEspresso
    RunsOnEspresso Posts: 3,218 Member
    @elise4270 From what I quickly read through earlier we dont enter time for transition. I need to go back and read now that I have time
  • HonuNui
    HonuNui Posts: 1,464 Member
    edited August 2020
    August Goal: 55 miles

    8/1 3.00
    8/2 off
    8/3 4.00
    8/4 off
    8/5 3.00

    Total 10.00

    @elise4270 I heard this Moth Radio story about a year after Steve's death. I posted about it on FB, and to my surprise got a "Sad" reaction from.....Steve. (His widow also kept and occasionally used his phone, and had mistakenly used it to respond to my post....). You have to listen to the story to know how profound a thing that was... but it strangely brought me comfort at a bad time.
    https://themoth.org/stories/carry-him-shoulder-high.
    @quilteryoyo Happy Birthday, youngster!


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    Upcoming and current races:

    D-Backs Virtual Run Against Cancer on 10/17 (which would have been my son's 43rd birthday....)
    https://raceroster.com/events/2020/27903/2020-d-backs-virtual-race-against-cancer


    Big Island Challenge (virtually run 110 miles from Hilo to Kona by 9/27)

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