August 2021 Monthly Running Challenge
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@quilteryoyo so sorry about your race.
I second the advice @7lenny7 gave about hydration vests.
Some days running is great and I have literal mountain-top experiences... and then other times I sleep wrong and can't run because my neck and shoulders are all messed up. Maybe it was all that looking up I did yesterday when my kids were on the zip lines at that money-sucking amusement park. They had fun though
Today I made it 2k but even with ibuprofen and a hot shower and shoulder rub, it hurt worse when I was running. Maybe tomorrow. Oh well! 6 -
Nice run @sweetdaisy13 .
@7lenny7 I love that you purposefully waited for the heat of the day so you would slow down. I hope you continue to be able to run further and further without another PF flare up.
Nice run @Teresa502 . I was thinking about the Tweetsie Trail. I have run some in Greeneville. They do have sidewalks, but they aren't the best for running. A lot of the ones down town are brick and they aren't level. Sometime, I trip just walking on them. And, it is REALLY hilly. I'm looking to see if there is an in person HM somewhere close by that I could run the same day - 2 for 1? The only one I have found so far is a $90 entrance fee at this point. I don't think it's worth it, even though running my very first HM solo seems a bit of a let down. I'll look into the Creeper Trail. Thanks for the offer about running part with me in Kingsport. I'll let you know what I decide. And, I do plan to go ahead and run it on 18 Sept - the day of. That's when I'll finish up my HM plan. Might as well do it then.
@polskagirl01 I'm glad the kids enjoyed the money-sucking amusement park.
I hope your shoulders and neck feel better tomorrow.
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8-1 7k measy (between moderate and easy)
8-2 rest
8-3 7k measy
8-4 7k easy
8-5 rest
8-6 7k measy
8-7 7k moderate
8-8 7k measy
8-9 rest
8-10 4k easy
8-11 4k moderate
8-12 rest
8-13 6k measy
8-14 4k measy
8-15 7k easy
8-16 rest
8-17 4k easy
8-18 5k treadmill
8-19 rest
8-20 4k measy
August Total: 80k
August Goal: 150k
Sunny, low 70s F, and humid today. Had too much going on in my head to do justice to running.
When you pop in here claiming your December 2021 mileage, what accomplishments will you have made?
PUT THE FUN BACK IN THE RUN!
Return to a good running weight of 175 lbs (second attempt)
2021 Races:
6/26 Direction Up 5k, Solon, OH 31:48 chip; 31:59 Garmin; 53d overall; 2d male 65 and over
7/17 Run of the Ox 5k, Mantua, OH 32:19 Garmin; 44th overall; 3d place male 60 and over
9/18 5k Run and Roll, Aurora, OH5 -
Hey, I signed up for a yoga class! It's an Intro to Yoga class. 6 sessions over 6 weeks for $60. The yoga instructor is also a PT who works with sports and fitness issues so I'm hoping this is a good fit for me. I've been wanting to try yoga and this seemed like a good deal.
@polskagirl01 I went back a few pages to read some posts and came across your race report. WOW! That was some vertical in that race, I'm impressed!Hey @7lenny7 how's Cody 🐕🦺 doing these days?
The good news is that Kody is doing very well for a 13 year old lab! The unfortunate news is that he's a 13 year old lab.
The old man was very active until my PF problem started around the first of the year. In November and December he was still doing great hunting birds (actually had one of his best years). With the onset of my PF, neither he nor I were getting much exercise. I could barely walk a couple of blocks without pain so I wasn't taking him out for his exercise and my wife wasn't interested in taking him out. In the time I was down, his physical ability started to deteriorate somewhat. Joint pain, partial laryngeal paralysis (can't control his larynx as well as he used to) and a bit of arthritis. His nervous system has also deteriorated a bit so that he doesn't always know where his feet are. All normal things for an aging lab.
He also lost most of his hearing last summer. At first I thought he was just being a grumpy old man and ignoring me, but when I realized he could no longer hear me open up his food bin, I figured out what was going on. Thankfully I have him trained for hand signals as well as voice commands.
I'm taking him on walks now when it's cool enough but it's been way to hot to take him running. With his laryngeal paralysis the heat has a greater toll on him and I won't run him until it gets below 60.
His 20 mile days are over, but I still have hope that once the temperature drops I can get him back into shape and doing what he loves, running and hunting. It will just be shorter runs, and he when we hunt I'll only let him hunt a few fields a day. His heart is certainly up to it, but the erosion of time can't be put off forever.
Here's a photo from our hunting trip last December
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@7lenny7 Hugs for Kody
He's a beautiful dog. 0 -
@7lenny7 I hope you enjoy the yoga class. I've thought about it, but haven't signed up for anything yet. Bless Kody's heart. I hope he is able to get in some good walks/runs/hunts once the weather cools. He's beautiful.2
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Sorry about Kody @7lenny7
But I know exactly how you feel. I have had two labs, both made it to 13 years. But both had hip dysplasia, and it got so bad that they couldn't move. They stopped eating and we finally had to put them down. So I have vowed to never get another lab (or probably any other dog). They are the best dogs, but going through that loss is like losing a child. Just too hard for me. 5 -
@7lenny7 It’s so good to see you and Cody back! Re: plantar fasciitis - mine went away when I started doing rocker squats to cure unrelated shin issues. Since the rocker squats also stretch the back of the ankle and calf, that’s probably why.2
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Sorry about Kody @7lenny7 But I know exactly how you feel. I have had two labs, both made it to 13 years. But both had hip dysplasia, and it got so bad that they couldn't move. They stopped eating and we finally had to put them down. So I have vowed to never get another lab (or probably any other dog). They are the best dogs, but going through that loss is like losing a child. Just too hard for me.
I'm with you.1 -
My husband and I have an upcoming 5k which would be our first in person race since you-know-what. Assuming we do it, since supposedly our entire state has 6 ICU beds left and 96 people wanting ICU beds.
So anyway yesterday we went down to train on the course, which we used to do all the time and haven’t done in a while due to time constraints. It’s got quite a hill compared to where we have been running and we figured we should get the bad news sooner rather than later - how out of shape are we? The answer is, between running not very much due to time and heat, and training on mostly flat terrain, it’s pretty bad. Over a minute per mile slower than last time we ran it, and we had to take a walk break in the middle due to the stifling heat. We have another three weeks to try to improve the situation but honestly it’s gonna be pretty sad. Oh well!
Speaking of the heat, I have a little plug-in app for Strava which automatically adds the local weather conditions and temperature to my run descriptions. I’m not sure what weather station it connects to, but usually it’s wildly optimistic compared to what the app on my husband’s watch reports. So we check the station, it says it’s 94 with a heat index of 115 or some horrifying number, we cook our tiny brains running, and then Strava later tells all my followers, “Oh, it was 80 with a heat index of 82!” Dude, in what universe. Anyway, yesterday it was the reverse - Strava reported a heat index of 98 and torrential rain! Well, yes to the heat (in fact down by the lake where we were the heat index got up to 104) but the rain, which caused flash flooding, didn’t happen until we were done and driving home, and of course the temperature dropped when it started raining. So we don’t get bragging rights for running in an actual boiling lobster pot. It was the sort of rain where you can’t get in your front door without getting soaked. Husband says to me, “I was going to take a quick shower to rinse the salt off before we ate lunch but now I don’t see the point!”
We did get thunder and lightning and light rain during our cool down walk, which then became a cool down rapid trot back to the woods so we could cut through them to the parking lot. The light rain and stiff breeze were actually pleasant, but I try to avoid running in lightning. I know it’s still possible to get struck by lightning in dense woods but it seemed less likely than on the open driving range, which is where we were when the rain started.
Apart from the weather it was a beautiful run which reminded me why we used to run there all the time. We saw three separate sets of does and fawns, a red tailed hawk catching a chipmunk, two herons, a skink, and we heard a great horned owl in the woods. Also, the scent of the woods in the first rain for a long time was amazing.
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Hear, hear.Sorry about Kody @7lenny7 But I know exactly how you feel. I have had two labs, both made it to 13 years. But both had hip dysplasia, and it got so bad that they couldn't move. They stopped eating and we finally had to put them down. So I have vowed to never get another lab (or probably any other dog). They are the best dogs, but going through that loss is like losing a child. Just too hard for me.
Although oddly during today's walk I considered the possibility of another dog for the first time since we had to put Frosty down almost 3 years ago (broke his hip slipping from hip dysplasia on stairs). But I am thinking way off from now, after the kids are grown. All dogs are special, but I have always been a softie for labs.6 -
8/15 - 1 mile
8/19 - 1 mile
August total: 2 miles
I forgot to log my 1 mile run during my morning walk yesterday. I'm a bit rusty with posting my running updates apparently. But running a mile has actually seemed easy enough both times, to my surprise. I figured I would want to die, but I really wanted to keep on going each time and made myself stop as soon as my watch chimed with the mile alert to finish the rest of the way walking.
So far, so good. As long as I don't find myself hobbled in pain, I may try again as soon as Sunday morning!9 -
@rheddmobile A min/mile seems like a lot, but in that heat, it's pretty good. I think you'll see great improvement in three weeks, esp. if the weather improves.
Glad you are able to run without pain @WhatMeRunning !2 -
Aug - 0.00 Run 1.0 Walk - driveway laps, barely beat the heavy downpour
2 Aug - 3.30 Run 1.0 Walk - Tempo run - 2 hours mowing the lawn
3 Aug - 2.50 Run 1.0 Walk - Recovery Run on the driveway - Weed eat at mom's in the afternoon
4 Aug - 6.20 Run 1.0 Walk - Birthday run on the driveway - played singles tennis earlier
5 Aug - 2.50 Run 1.0 Walk - Long Interval Run on the driveway
6 Aug - 0.00 Run 1.0 Walk - Driveway walk this evening - doubles tennis this morning
7 Aug - 10.0 Run 1.0 Walk - Long Run with Speed Play
8 Aug - 0.00 Run 1.0 Walk - Driveway walk to keep the streak going
9 Aug - 2.75 Run 1.0 Walk - Tempo Run - driveway laps
10 Aug - 2.50 Run 1.0 Walk - Recovery Run - driveway laps
11 Aug - 0.00 Run 1.0 Walk - Treadmill walk between shopping and church
12 Aug - 2.25 Run 1.0 Walk - Driveway Long Interval Run also played singles tennis this morning
13 Aug - 0.00 Run 1.0 Walk - Treadmill walk after work
14 Aug - 5.00 Run 1.0 Walk - Cut my 10 mile run short so that I could trim mom's lawn
15 Aug - 0.00 Run 1.0 Walk - Walk in the neighbor's field
16 Aug - 3.50 Run 1.0 Walk - Tempo run doing driveway laps
17 Aug - 0.00 Run 1.0 Walk - Treadmill walk after running errands all day
18 Aug - 3.00 Run 1.0 Walk - Foundation run - driveway laps
19 Aug - 3.50 Run 1.0 Walk - Long Interval Run on the local road
20 Aug - 0.00 Run 1.0 Walk - Driveway laps to keep streak going
4.70/100 miles running 20.0/31 miles walking
I didn't get to play tennis today, like I usually do on Friday's. The lady who has the time slot for the court had company. Since my long run is tomorrow, I decided to call it a rest day and walk a mile to keep my streak going.5 -
Another 5.7 miles tonight, bringing my monthly total to 48.1 out of 60.
I wasn't going to run tonight but we had rain coming in and I wanted to run in it. Turns it it was supposed to be a thunderstorm so I tried to plan it so just the last half of my run was in the rain. That's what I got, but instead of the downpour I was hoping for I just had a light rain. Still, much better than yesterday.
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Distance Log:
Aug 2: 4.17 miles
Aug 4: 4.80
Aug 6: 5.94
Aug 9: 5.74
Aug 11: 2.75
Aug 16: 5.86
Aug 18: 3.58
Aug 20: 5.75
Aug 21: 2.29
Total: 40.88/60 miles
First go at speed work today! I decided to scroll back to the beginning of my C25K app and go through it again. I ran the 1:00 running intervals fast (for me, anyway) and then slowed to an easy run for the walking. Even though it's August it was only 62F when I went out, so not bad at all!8 -
@7lenny7 Glad you got to run in a little bit of rain and missed the thunderstorm. Looks like you are doing great and on track to beat your goal for the month.
Yeah for speedwork @penguinmama87 . Did you enjoy it?2 -
8-1 7k measy (between moderate and easy)
8-2 rest
8-3 7k measy
8-4 7k easy
8-5 rest
8-6 7k measy
8-7 7k moderate
8-8 7k measy
8-9 rest
8-10 4k easy
8-11 4k moderate
8-12 rest
8-13 6k measy
8-14 4k measy
8-15 7k easy
8-16 rest
8-17 4k easy
8-18 5k treadmill
8-19 rest
8-20 4k measy
8-21 4k moderate
August Total: 84k
August Goal: 150k
Sunny, low 60s F, and humid again today with no wind. Hamstring is better; only did 4 because I'm playing golf later today. It's 18 holes riding in a cart, so I figured I could get away with a short run and not do too much damage to my swing.
When you pop in here claiming your December 2021 mileage, what accomplishments will you have made?
PUT THE FUN BACK IN THE RUN!
Return to a good running weight of 175 lbs (second attempt)
2021 Races:
6/26 Direction Up 5k, Solon, OH 31:48 chip; 31:59 Garmin; 53d overall; 2d male 65 and over
7/17 Run of the Ox 5k, Mantua, OH 32:19 Garmin; 44th overall; 3d place male 60 and over
9/18 5k Run and Roll, Aurora, OH7 -
Nice run @7lenny7. Love running in the rain 🌧️ (most of the time)
Glad you are feeling no pain when running @WhatMeRunning! That's a great sign.
Only did 11 miles this morning. It was just too uncomfortably hot 🥵 But broke in my new Ghost 13s. So now I have two pairs to rotate through.
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Jumping in quick to say hello to @7lenny7!!! Give Kody a hug for me! We have always had a dog or 2 or 4 and when our last pup died my husband said the same as you all - nope no more... Well I waited 2 years and then decided I wanted a dog for me (all our others were rescues and mostly attached to him or our daughter's). It was another year+ before we got Hobbes the Vizsla and I can't imagine not having him now. I am thinking about getting another pup now to help keep him active as he ages and have a bond before Hobbes passes.
@quilteryoyo - you might also look at other races that aren't too far away and use their routes. I have done that before for training runs but no reason you couldn't plot out your own HM using their route. Another idea is to look up and see if there are any running groups in areas you might like to run it in and send an email and ask about route recommendations. Fleet Feet might also have recommendations for routes too.
On the hydration vest - I have an Osprey and I love it. It is short, has ventilated mesh in the back, holds plenty of water and has lots of pockets. One of the issues I had and I think many of the women here have as well is getting the fit right so being able to try it on and easily return if you don't like it is really important.6 -
Good to see you @7lenny7! Hugs to Kody!
@quilteryoyo my friends and I have used courses of local HM races quite often as ideas for routes to run on our own for the distance. You should join up with @teresa502! So fun.
Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
08/01/21 :::: 0.0 :::: 0.0
08/02/21 :::: 3.0 :::: 3.0
08/03/21 :::: 1.8 :::: 4.8
08/04/21 :::: 5.5 :::: 10.3
08/05/21 :::: 3.1 :::: 13.4
08/06/21 :::: 0.0 :::: 13.4
08/07/21 :::: 5.0 :::: 18.4
08/08/21 :::: 0.0 :::: 18.4
08/09/21 :::: 2.6 :::: 20.9
08/10/21 :::: 3.2 :::: 24.1
08/11/21 :::: 4.1 :::: 28.2
08/12/21 :::: 1.3 :::: 29.5
08/13/21 :::: 7.0 :::: 36.5
08/14/21 :::: 4.2 :::: 40.7
08/15/21 :::: 0.0 :::: 40.7
08/16/21 :::: 0.0 :::: 40.7
08/17/21 :::: 3.8 :::: 44.5
08/18/21 :::: 0.0 :::: 44.5
08/19/21 :::: 1.7 :::: 46.2
08/20/21 :::: 0.0 :::: 46.2
08/21/21 :::: 13.1 :::: 59.3
This week has been kind of a bust for running. Lots of zeros on there. But today I wanted to get my half marathon done for the HM a month in 2021 challenge. I felt better, more recovered and my back felt a lot less tight, so I ust decided to get out there and take it as slowly as needed. I met a friend at 7 am and it was lightly raining and 73 degrees. The rain did not feel too bad and it continued throughout the first 1.5 hours or so. And then it was just steamy and we wished it would rain because the humidity was so high. My friend had a 5k race to run at 9 am there in the park, so we got about 6.5 miles done and then she went to her race start and I continued on alone for a while. I did an out and back along the same route the race was going but I was ahead of the start by about 20 minutes so I was able to a little over 5 miles done by the time she was getting close to the finish. I circled around and joined her to run her in the last bit. She was happy to see me as she was fading quickly in the heat and humidity and it helped give her a little push to finish up. She has been a running coach at various times and is also just a super supportive person has done that for me and so many other people so I was happy I could return the favor.
After she finished, I needed just 1.6 more miles and she wanted about the same so after she caught her breath and walked a bit, we set out to finish up. She ended up deciding to walk more so I went ahead and got my last bit done and came back to walk with her a little more. I was very happy to get it done, but it was a definite slow slog out there today. 8 of 12 HM done for 2012.5 -
Cycling charitable event today instead of running. We had a choice of 21, 36 or 61 mile routes. Since 43 miles is the longest I have ridden this year, I chose to ride the 36-mile route. It was a perfect day and the countryside was beautiful. It was around 65F at the 8:00 am start but was in the 80s by the time I finished at 11:00 am.10
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Geez, I go away for a week and miss @7lenny7 's return! Welcome back!
Finally got back out today. Only 79 degrees and 60% humidity. Did my scheduled 8 miles
89/192 (definitely won't be hitting 192 after missing a week!)6 -
Good job getting your HM in for the month @katharmonic and nice of you to support your friend.
Way to go on your cycle ride @Teresa502.
Glad you got out there again @RunsOnEspresso!4 -
Glad your hamstring was better today @Tramboman . Hope you enjoyed your day of golfing.
Nice running @Scott6255 ! Only 11 miles! Now I know how mom feels when I tell her I only ran 5 miles and she looks at me like I'm a crazy person and says, "ONLY?"
@shanaber Thanks for the ideas. I ordered a Nathan vest that is supposed to be made for women. We shall see when it gets here. I wish I could have tried one on, but the nearest Fleet Feet don't keep them in stock.
@katharmonic Thanks for the ideas. Until you and @shanaber mentioned it, I hadn't thought about using the route from a local HM....not that I am sure there have been any in my hometown.
Nice ride @Teresa502 ! Sounds like you had fun.
@RunsOnEspresso Great to see you running 8 miles today!
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Aug - 0.00 Run 1.0 Walk - driveway laps, barely beat the heavy downpour
2 Aug - 3.30 Run 1.0 Walk - Tempo run - 2 hours mowing the lawn
3 Aug - 2.50 Run 1.0 Walk - Recovery Run on the driveway - Weed eat at mom's in the afternoon
4 Aug - 6.20 Run 1.0 Walk - Birthday run on the driveway - played singles tennis earlier
5 Aug - 2.50 Run 1.0 Walk - Long Interval Run on the driveway
6 Aug - 0.00 Run 1.0 Walk - Driveway walk this evening - doubles tennis this morning
7 Aug - 10.0 Run 1.0 Walk - Long Run with Speed Play
8 Aug - 0.00 Run 1.0 Walk - Driveway walk to keep the streak going
9 Aug - 2.75 Run 1.0 Walk - Tempo Run - driveway laps
10 Aug - 2.50 Run 1.0 Walk - Recovery Run - driveway laps
11 Aug - 0.00 Run 1.0 Walk - Treadmill walk between shopping and church
12 Aug - 2.25 Run 1.0 Walk - Driveway Long Interval Run also played singles tennis this morning
13 Aug - 0.00 Run 1.0 Walk - Treadmill walk after work
14 Aug - 5.00 Run 1.0 Walk - Cut my 10 mile run short so that I could trim mom's lawn
15 Aug - 0.00 Run 1.0 Walk - Walk in the neighbor's field
16 Aug - 3.50 Run 1.0 Walk - Tempo run doing driveway laps
17 Aug - 0.00 Run 1.0 Walk - Treadmill walk after running errands all day
18 Aug - 3.00 Run 1.0 Walk - Foundation run - driveway laps
19 Aug - 3.50 Run 1.0 Walk - Long Interval Run on the local road
20 Aug - 0.00 Run 1.0 Walk - Driveway laps to keep streak going
21 Aug - 10.0 Run 1.0 Walk - Long run with fast finish (sort-of) out the local road
57.0/100 miles running 21.0/31 miles walking
I did manage to get up earlier than I did last week and started my run at a little before 8 am. I'm glad I did, because it was getting hot when I finished. It started out with 66°F and 94% humidity. It was 77°F with 74% humidity when I finished - or at least started my cool down walk.
I was supposed to run 9 miles easy pace and then run mile 10 in Zone 3. Again, I couldn't manage to make myself run fast enough to get my HR into zone 3 for more than a minute, but it was in the upper limit of Zone 2. I was pleased with my overall pace of 12:31 min/mile. My last mile was 12:15 minutes, so a bit faster than the average. Not the fastest though. The last 0.15 mile was under 10 min/mile pace. So, I had a little left in me for a "finish line" kick. The run actually wasn't too bad. I had to make a pit stop at mom's at mile 5.6, and my legs started getting tired around mile 8. Other than that, it was pretty uneventful.
I did make a decision about the HM while I was running. I am going to run it virtually, for sure. The AF HM being my first one has a lot of sentimental meaning to me. Not only was it supposed to be at the base from which I retired and marking my 25th year of retirement with their 25th marathon (I know they did that just for me LOL) I realized if it wasn't for the AF and the doctor there, I might not be here today. My heart murmur/bicuspid valve was discovered there during my exit physical. No doctor previously had heard the slight murmur. They still have a hard time hearing it, even knowing it is there. Had it not been found, we probably wouldn't have been following it with echo's and therefore not have caught the aneurysm before it was too late. So, yeah, the AF HM needs to be my first one.8 -
I have been trying to catch up but there's no way I can mention everyone. I have been liking and hugging as I go though.
@polskagirl01 That is just too creepy!
Thank you @quilteryoyo. And I am sorry your race was changed to virtual. I think going somewhere and running a new route will be a nice way to run it.
Good to see you back @7lenny7. I hope the PF continues to heal and that it won't be a problem for too much longer. I'm glad that Kody is relatively well. I have an 11 year old Collie and a 14 year old min pin. The last year or so the min pin has gotten really hard of hearing. It is hard to see them slowing down.4 -
Got up and out early today to get a long run in while the weather was so cool and nice. It never got to 70F while I was out and it was cloudy and drizzly the entire time. I so wanted to take advantage of the cool cool weather but nope, my hamstring was being very uncooperative. Rather than push through I did what I could running the 60/30 intervals and walking as much as I needed. There was no way I could make it to the 10 miles I wanted but 6 is better than none. I am hoping I can get it in on Monday but it won't be nearly as nice as it is supposed to be heating up again and by Wednesday it will be back in the 90s.
Date.........Miles........Total
08/01.......0.00.........0.00
08/02.......7.20.........7.20 + Agility
08/03.......0.00.........7.20
08/04.......8.00.......15.20
08/05.......0.00.......15.20
08/06.......4.64.......19.84
08/07.......0.00.......19.84
08/08.....10.46.......30.30 - Longest run in over a year
08/09.......3.57.......33.87 - Recovery walk/run + Agility
08/10.......0.00.......33.87 + Strength training @ Home
08/11.......5.86.......39.73
08/12.......0.00.......39.73
08/13.......7.08.......46.81
08/14.......6.83.......53.64
08/15.......0.00.......53.64
08/16.......2.56.......56.20 + Agility
08/17.......0.00.......56.20
08/18.......6.43.......62.63
08/19.......0.00.......62.63
08/20.......4.70.......67.33
08/21.......6.34.......73.67
08/22.......0.00.......73.67
2021 Run the Year Team - LeftRightLeftRepeat 631.02/1256 miles (running and walking)
2021 Planned and Completed Races
03/13/21 - March of the Dogs Virtual 10k
04/26/21 - Scooby-Doo Virtual 10k
09/11/21 - Surf City Half Marathon (rescheduled/virtual)
9/20-26/21 - Women Run the Vote, 2021 - 907 Mile Virtual Relay
2021 Hot Chocolate Virtual 15K8 -
8-1 7k measy (between moderate and easy)
8-2 rest
8-3 7k measy
8-4 7k easy
8-5 rest
8-6 7k measy
8-7 7k moderate
8-8 7k measy
8-9 rest
8-10 4k easy
8-11 4k moderate
8-12 rest
8-13 6k measy
8-14 4k measy
8-15 7k easy
8-16 rest
8-17 4k easy
8-18 5k treadmill
8-19 rest
8-20 4k measy
8-21 4k moderate
8-22 4k easy
August Total: 88k
August Goal: 150k
Sunny, mid 60s F, and humid today. Managed to get out before the sun peeked up over the horizon. Golf after running (even just 4k and a cart) did not work out so well -- by about the 12th hole, my swing (which isn't great to begin with) had totally gone south. But I had big fun. Saw a tree loaded with beech nuts this morning and another tree with tent caterpillars.
When you pop in here claiming your December 2021 mileage, what accomplishments will you have made?
PUT THE FUN BACK IN THE RUN!
Return to a good running weight of 175 lbs (second attempt)
2021 Races:
6/26 Direction Up 5k, Solon, OH 31:48 chip; 31:59 Garmin; 53d overall; 2d male 65 and over
7/17 Run of the Ox 5k, Mantua, OH 32:19 Garmin; 44th overall; 3d place male 60 and over
9/18 5k Run and Roll, Aurora, OH6
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