August 2021 Monthly Running Challenge

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  • DuchessDiona
    DuchessDiona Posts: 53 Member
    ContraryMaryMary wrote: »
    Hi @DuchessDiona. Welcome!

    I am in desperate need of an adjustment - my hips and upper back are wonky. I have a 10k race tomorrow but if I can’t get the pinch between my shoulder blades to relax, I don’t think I’ll do it.

    Last week was consumed by getting the house ready for photography/sale, this week by making a cake (make that two cakes and macarons and truffles) for my sister’s 50th birthday party yesterday. Cake porn in the spoiler.
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    A vanilla cake with vanilla buttercream and boysenberry jam, topped by a chocolate fudge cake, decorated with salted caramel macarons and silver chocolate coated Kahlua chocolate truffles, and fresh chrysanthemums.

    Thank you! Hope you feel better for tomorrow's race. The cake is beautiful 😍
  • Scott6255
    Scott6255 Posts: 2,583 Member
    edited August 2021
    Welcome @DuchessDiona
    @ContraryMaryMary awesome looking cake. You and @Avidkeo are cake masters! Must be a kiwi thing 😉
  • DuchessDiona
    DuchessDiona Posts: 53 Member
    Thanks @Scott6255 !
  • MikeRunsDaily2021
    MikeRunsDaily2021 Posts: 68 Member
    DuchessDiona wrote: »
    Happy Friday! I am new here so hi everyone from Jamaica!

    August 2- 6.23 miles
    3rd: 5.10 miles
    4th: 8 miles
    6th: 10.04 miles

    Total MTD: 29.37 Miles

    @DuchessDiona welcome to the group

  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,675 Member
    edited August 2021
    Nice walk @julieannegannon ! Good luck with your run tomorrow.

    @RunsOnEspresso Vacations always throw my system off.

    Thanks @Teresa502 . I had thought about running the Pigeon Forge Midnight 8K a couple of years ago. I have not really been looking at races this year. Since I'm a night person, thought it would be good for me. Good luck and I hope you enjoy it. That is a really, really fast "walk."

    Welcome @DuchessDiona ! This thread goes fast. Feel free to jump in on any of the conversations.

    @ContraryMaryMary I hope you were able to get an adjustment and you are able to race tomorrow. Love the cake porn. It's so pretty and sound delicious!

    Nice running @MikeRunsDaily2021 ! Great pace too.
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,675 Member
    1 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

    14.50/100 miles running 6.0/31 miles walking

    I played doubles tennis with the chatty group today. None of us played very well, but we still had fun.

    I worked at daycare for 3 hours. I thought it was going to be 5 and I'd get to play with the babies, but the teacher I was going to sub for was able to come to work, so I just did the filing and left.

    When I got home, I did my streak mile on the driveway. It was only 82°F and 45% humidity, but I felt hot and my legs were tight. I hope they feel better tomorrow or my 10 miles is going to be "H E double hockey sticks."
  • rheddmobile
    rheddmobile Posts: 6,840 Member
    @DuchessDiona Welcome from Memphis! Just today my family and I were talking about how impressive the runners from Jamaica were in the Olympics.

    So, have we had a monthly question this month? If not I have one! Who do you wish you could be at the Olympics? If you could just wake up one day with world-class skills in an Olympic sport, what would it be? Have you ever come close to being world caliber at anything?

    I always wanted to be an Olympic eventer. I grew up taking riding lessons from Rachel Smith, the mother of Olympic jumping gold medalist Melanie Smith, and wanted to be like her. Even went to the Junior Olympics once as a teen. Gave it up because I saw a close friend who was better than I was and a few years older give it her all and still not get anywhere, and it seemed to me like a good way to get your heart broken. But it’s still fun to dream! Melanie Smith (now Smith-Taylor) has a road named after her, which my husband and I run down, and these days she lives quite near us on a huge property with lots of retired horses. I haven’t caught her on TV but supposedly she’s covering the Olympic equestrian sports for NBC currently.
  • Avidkeo
    Avidkeo Posts: 3,213 Member
    @ContraryMaryMary the cake looks amazing! Im sure it was enjoyed by everyone.

    Re monthly question. I hated sports as a kid, detested running, jumping or anything like that. Except I liked discus. And now I would love to be Valerie Adams (won bronze this year in women's shot put). She's such an inspiration and an incredible athlete. Her reaction and joy at winning Bronze was so heartwarming. She was so elated and proud of her achievement. A lot of other teams could have learned from her (looking at one of the British and German rowing teams who were just pipped at the post and their disappointed was palpable, despite winning silver and bronze).
  • WhatMeRunning
    WhatMeRunning Posts: 3,538 Member
    edited August 2021
    As a kid I was very active but I did not participate in organized sport, although I played tons of baseball with friends and family (lots of farm team level baseball in my extended fam). I loved baseball actually, and most everything about it, and even had a great stick and arm. I just never was able to be "coached" and hated gym, etc. So obviously that never developed. I was always a slow runner and that did not help anything at all in regards to sports or gym, etc. I always hated running. Even today my relationship with running is "complicated".
  • Tramboman
    Tramboman Posts: 2,482 Member
    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

    August Total: 35k
    August Goal: 150k

    Hazy sunshine, mid 60s F, with higher humidity and a light wind from the south. Actually felt pretty good.
    @Teresa502 Yes; and the new shoes helped. I usually go to the New Balance Outlet store when they have BOGOs, so I usually have a pair waiting to run.
    Welcome, @DuchessDiona !!

    Back when I was stationed at Fort Benning, I did some handgun training with the US Army Marksmanship Unit, all of whom were international caliber shooters and many of whom were Olympic medal winners. I just lacked the confidence and commitment to try to take my skills to the next level.

    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, OH
  • RunsOnEspresso
    RunsOnEspresso Posts: 3,218 Member
    @Scott6255 ugh, the glowing ball of doom is definitely more the issue than the temp. I was watching it rise as I was running today. It seemed to come up VERY fast.
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,675 Member
    edited August 2021
    @RunsOnEspresso The luge would be fun! Nice 5K too!

    Glad you had a good run @Tramboman .

    @julieannegannon Great job getting out there when you didn't feel like it. Glad your headache went away.

    Great run @Scott6255 ! That big fireball was hidden by clouds here, for most of the morning.

    @katharmonic Glad you got out and ran with your friends today.

    @polskagirl01 Glad the nude beach wasn't totally nude. Funny that the only thing that makes them stare is swimming in the cold water. Great hike/run and garden work too. Nice active day.

    @martaindale Glad the trail is mowed and that you have a trail friend, both dog and human.

    As for the monthly question, I would probably chose gymnastics. One thing I really wish I would have gotten to do as a kid was dance and/or gymnastics. They are so graceful and strong!

  • Scott6255
    Scott6255 Posts: 2,583 Member
    Wow @AlphaHowls getting stung multiple times in the same place sounds terrible! 😩 I hope you can find a way to make it tolerable until stings dissipate.
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,675 Member
    Oh no @AlphaHowls . I just got stung by one a couple of weeks ago and it hurt like crazy. Way to get your run in under those circumstances. I hope the itch and pain go away soon.

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