August 2021 Monthly Running Challenge
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I forgot to enter my run info. I decided last month to do the Scooby Doo virtual 5k. Had to be done before end of August to log your time.
My marathon plan was 5 miles so I set up my garmin for 1 mile warm up, 5k, and 1 mile cool down. I finished my 5k in 37-ish minutes (12:06 average pace). It wasn't fast but I wasn't going for a speed record. Lol It was an easy 5k.
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Believe me, I zoomed in to make sure the picture at the beach was safe!@polskagirl01 when you mentioned the nude beach, then had pics in the spoiler I was like 😳
@quilteryoyo there were other clothed people passing through the area, and at the beginning/end it was a bit of a mix in clothing choices or lack thereof, and everyone seemed pretty chill about it, no big deal. Apparently the thing that will make Polish people look at you like you're weird, was a few days earlier when I was in the water with my kids when it was cold and everyone else on the beach was wearing coats.
I'm home now, and went for a long hike/jog in the forest today for almost 25 km. I purposely took it slow, and am now going to taper a bit before Saturday's race. I keep doing the math, but yes, the cutoff *seems* very generous based on my previous mountain adventures. I'm back to wanting to do it, I think.
I'm supposed to be cleaning my house right now... already tackled the laundry and the outside - aka huge weed-bush-thing that I fully admit was out of control before I left 2 weeks ago. It was so tangled together that I had to pull up little pieces on the side, then roll it all over and pull more little pieces until the whole thing was free. I don't know what it was. Also the "wildflower" mix (that I got for free from Nestlé with a code from a bag of cereal) that I planted in another spot, seems to have included huge ugly weedy things that I initially let go because I didn't know what was what... now having pulled them, the flowers next to them are wanting to fall over 😕. So I have some doing-over to do outside. But first, get off phone and clean the inside.
Happy Running everyone!6 -
Thanks everyone for the kind welcome. Yes the thread goes very fast. .trying to keep up!
Re the monthly question - there were so many awesome athletes at the Olympics from all countries. Proud of my country because we were able to place 4th for track and field in medal count with a population of 2.2 million people. And each medal winner has a story that's inspirational!
Sifan Hassan stood out for me too with 3 medals across long distances- gold for both 5000m and 10 000m and Bronze at 1500m. So impressive!!!
And to close it out - Allyson Felix and Sydney McLaughlin.
That being said...I have never wanted to be an athlete...I fell into running by accident...lol...but I enjoy what I do without the type of training and commitment required to be a professional athlete. I will continue to cheer on the athletes at these games9 -
Aug Total: 6.1 miles
8/4: 3 miles
8/7: 3.1 miles
I have procrastinated my runs this week because I didn't want to run in the heat of the afternoons. So now I have to run both Saturday and Sunday to catch up for the week. This morning was 3 miles and tomorrow will be a make up long run for this week after cutting it short last week.
Today I checked out the trail that was so overgrown a couple of weeks ago. They mowed it! I enjoy running there during the summer because I have to slow down on the trail and it feels cooler over the grass than the concrete. I also saw Hank the lab and his owner that I see almost every time I'm out there. The guy mentioned he hadn't seen me in a couple of weeks and he wondered if I knew the trail had been mowed! It's kind of funny that when I go run the trail I get excited for a chance to see Hank the dog and when he goes to walk out there he thinks about seeing me. I have a trail friend!8 -
@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!
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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
7 Aug - 10.0 Run 1.0 Walk - Long Run with Speed Play
24.50/100 miles running 7.0/31 miles walking
Today's plan called for a 10 mile long run with speed play... 0.5 mile zone 1, 1.0 mile zone 2, 8 x (0.25 mile zone 3/0.75 mile zone 2), 0.5 mile zone 1. I had made the workout and sent it to my phone last night so I could let the beeps keep me on track and I wouldn't have to think about it too hard. I was a bit worried about the faster 0.25 mile, but it went by really fast. Also, I allowed myself to walk if it was uphill, as long as I stayed in Zone 3. My legs started getting a little tired around mile 8, but, all in all, it wasn't too bad.
The biggest issue was my Garmin. At around 4.2 miles, I stopped to talk to my mom for a few minutes before finishing the run. I guess I was stopped long enough that my watch went into power saving mode. No biggie, I thought. When I started to run again I hit resume and noticed that, while it started from where I had stopped time and mileage wise, my workout was gone. I looked at every screen and it wasn't there. I was hoping I would still get the reminders, but no. That made the rest of the run a bit harder because I had to go back and forth between screens to see how far I had gone and another for my HR. So frustrating. I guess I'll know better the next time.
My average pace was 13:17 min/mile. I was able to run the last fast quarter mile in 2:11 minutes for a 8:44 min/mile (6.7 mph) pace. Not bad for being near the end of the run. If I could keep up this average pace for 3.1 more miles, I will be able to meet my goal for the HM - under 3 hours. We shall see.5 -
8/1 17.17 miles
8/2 14.49 miles, 1190 Days on the run, 372 days HM+ streak
8/3 15.31 miles
8/4 15.31 miles, I am easily amused, weird when it happens
8/5 15.6 miles
8/6 15.44 miles
8/7 17.3 miles, 1195 Days on the run, 377 days HM+ streak
Run was slow today, just not able to push it at all. Yesterday, I was stung four times by ground nesting hornets/yellow jackets (All in my right arm and it is not pretty). I had a big day planned yesterday of yard work, trying to relax, not think about clients or jury duty. Benedryl and ice packs were my friends yesterday. Still in a bit of pain and it itches when the benedryl wears off. My run today was laced with pain, itching and the fact that ground nesting hornets are complete *@$$holes*.10 -
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.3
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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.1
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Just finished watching the men's Olympic marathon. First, kipchoge is just on a different level. Second, they ran a marathon in the same time I run a HM. I literally cannot comprehend being able to run that fast.9
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Kipchoge is back on top, all is well in the worldmartaindale wrote: »Just finished watching the men's Olympic marathon. First, kipchoge is just on a different level. Second, they ran a marathon in the same time I run a HM. I literally cannot comprehend being able to run that fast.
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Good morning. Today training called for an easy walk. I kept my pace at a 20 minute mile. I don’t know why it felt so much harder going slower but it was a chore. It could be that I was listening to an audio book instead of music and that made me less energetic. Do you guys listen to things to keep your mind occupied while exercising to pass the time better? If so what is your go to listen? When you have races or runs you go to that are long do you bring along something to listen or do you let your mind wonder? Just wondering!
8/01 6.23 miles run
8/02 rest
8/03 rest
8/04 6.24 miles walk
8/05 2.31 miles run
8/06 6.43 miles walk
8/07 2.39 miles run
8/08 5.00 miles walk
Total walk for August 17.67 miles
Total run for August 10.93 miles with 39.07 miles to go.
Well tomorrow Jeff Galloway’s 10K training calls for a rest day. This will be a hard thing for me to do because I always feel I must keep moving.
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-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
August Total: 42k
August Goal: 150k
Hazy sunshine, mid 60s F, with higher humidity and a light wind from the southeast today.
@julieannegannon When I listen to music, I usually listen to 50s and 60s music. But I also hear music in my head.
Today's songs were from the TV show "Captain Kangaroo," and if you're old enough to remember the Captain, Mr. Moose, Bunny Rabbit, and Mr. Green Jeans, you're pretty old.
"Clap your hands to the music;
do it all day long.
Busy hands are happy hands;
hands that can't go wrong."
...and
"He puts his needle through the holes,
his thread flies to and fro;
With his tiny awl he bores the holes,
hear the hammer's busy blows."
That's why I run alone.
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 -
@julieannegannon When I listen to music, I usually listen to 50s and 60s music. But I also hear music in my head.
Today's songs were from the TV show "Captain Kangaroo," and if you're old enough to remember the Captain, Mr. Moose, Bunny Rabbit, and Mr. Green Jeans, you're pretty old.
My husbands favorite XM station is the 50’s channel. The music is pretty upbeat and some of the themes are totally different than today’s music. For instance, there are a lot of songs about food. And several about specific drinks (a rum and coca-cola song comes to mind). I could see it being good running music.
I don’t listen to anything anymore. I used to listen to music, then podcasts, then just phased it out altogether. I do still get songs stuck in my head or I talk to myself. On the rare occasion that I have a running buddy I tend to chat quite a bit.
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This may sound weird, but I've yet to have a playlist better than the one in my head. Save for the times I want to erase the song stuck in my head.6
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Aug Total: 11.2 miles
8/4: 3 miles
8/7: 3.1 miles
8/8: 5.1 miles
Yep, hot. I practiced my walking the aid stations strategy for this run. There are aid stations about every 1.5 miles, so I took a 20-30 sec walk and drank some water every mile and a half. Today, it felt much needed.
On my cool-down walk, I saw one of my neighbors outside and his sprinklers were on so I asked if he would mind if I walked through them and he said, “go right ahead!” I will run through sprinklers if there is no one around but with him standing right there I felt like I needed to ask permission. He was really nice about it and I think he thought it was funny.6 -
First run of the month. 14.2 mile trail run, average pace 10:23 min per mile and 1,553 feet of elevation.
Highly doubt I'll make my running goal this month as I'm a week behind, but going to see how close I can get to it.
August cumulative:
14.2/100 miles
1,553/10,000 feet of elevation6 -
@Tramboman I do remember watching Captain Kangaroo but do not remember those songs. Hahaha about that is the reason you run alone.
@martaindale I would probably ask permission too, if the person was standing there. Glad he allowed it and thought it was funny. He probably was wanting to do it himself.
@sweetdaisy13 Nice pace for that run! Our goals give us motivation as something to strive for. If you try hard and don't make it, no big deal. You are doing great.2 -
15 miles today. Hot out. Tried a new route, not gonna work unless they cut the weeds (no sidewalks). I ran the first 8, ran/walk the next 2 and the last 5 were mostly walking.
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quilteryoyo wrote: »@Tramboman I do remember watching Captain Kangaroo but do not remember those songs. Hahaha about that is the reason you run alone.
@martaindale I would probably ask permission too, if the person was standing there. Glad he allowed it and thought it was funny. He probably was wanting to do it himself.
@sweetdaisy13 Nice pace for that run! Our goals give us motivation as something to strive for. If you try hard and don't make it, no big deal. You are doing great.
The "Clap your Hands" one featured a pair of hands in white gloves clapping against a black background.3
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