AUGUST 2023 Monthly Running Challenge
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Yay, here it goes!
01.08 Tue 18°C 2.1km 20min 9:30/km
2.1km/no goal - 2.1km ahead
Remarkable for walking 6km in the afternoon and doing strength training, and then running. So managed to run the whole time, but that's all which was possible today. Maximum HR: 187bpm near the end. Yeah, slightly de-conditioned
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Aug total: 5.6/100 miles
8/1: 5.6 miles
I planned for 7 miles this morning and just couldn't. It was nasty this morning. My HR shot up so fast and despite slowing it down a lot and adding in walk breaks, it climbed up into zone 5 every time I started running. By the end of the first mile I felt nauseated but I was pretty sure it was heat related not actual stomach issues. I made it to mile 1.5 and took my first salt tab. By mile 2 the nausea was gone. So, yeah, it's hot and I'm dehydrated. I hit my one and only sprinkler so I walked verrrry slowly through it and decided to shorten the run. It seemed like I would be doing more harm than good by toughing out another 1.5 miles.
The weather is a carbon copy of misery for the next 10-12 days so I will likely start splitting my runs. Do as much as seems reasonable outside then finish the last few on the treadmill. I have a 10 mile LR this weekend and I'm definitely planning to break that one up.7 -
martaindale wrote: »Aug total: 5.6/100 miles
The weather is a carbon copy of misery for the next 10-12 days so I will likely start splitting my runs.
Oh gosh, this is how I would describe the weather here. But it's cold (some mornings I feel like turning the heating on because it's just 18C inside), stormy, randomly starts raining or hailing several times per day with the occasional thunder inbetween. Want to swap?
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chris_in_cal wrote: »
You'd think so, but it's Germany This has been the weather for the past two weeks or so, and the next two won't be much different. Normally you'd expect 24-30C with occasional short thunderstorms. 3 -
August Goal: 125 Miles
8/1: 6.26 Miles
6.26/125 miles completed for August
I had a good run to start August. I decided to start out with a 10K. It was hot when I got up. 84°F at 5:30 am is getting really old. But the moon was lovely and I really enjoyed the run. I altered my route a little to avoid the mean dog. I did see him on my way back in (when it was no longer dark) and he was in his yard. I was able to catch the sprinklers at the courthouse. Those are my favorite because I can stay on the sidewalk and still get some spray and then turn around and run the other direction and get the other side.The pictures never do it justice. The moon looked so clear and bright and beautiful this morning.
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martaindale wrote: »Aug total: 5.6/100 miles
The weather is a carbon copy of misery for the next 10-12 days so I will likely start splitting my runs.
Oh gosh, this is how I would describe the weather here. But it's cold (some mornings I feel like turning the heating on because it's just 18C inside), stormy, randomly starts raining or hailing several times per day with the occasional thunder inbetween. Want to swap?
Yes, please. It's 10pm and it's 31.3C inside my living room right now.2 -
eleanorhawkins wrote: »martaindale wrote: »Aug total: 5.6/100 miles
The weather is a carbon copy of misery for the next 10-12 days so I will likely start splitting my runs.
Oh gosh, this is how I would describe the weather here. But it's cold (some mornings I feel like turning the heating on because it's just 18C inside), stormy, randomly starts raining or hailing several times per day with the occasional thunder inbetween. Want to swap?
Yes, please. It's 10pm and it's 31.3C inside my living room right now.
That was my last summer here It's like a 13C temperature difference inside at times. Totally crazy. 0 -
I hear and feel all of you with this @$&#! Heat! 🥵
I have been doing the majority of my runs on the TM because I can barely breathe out there. But I have to suck it up and at least do some long runs outside. But today was a speed workout, and for sure couldn't have done that outside. I know my treadmill isn't calibrated, so not sure what the real pace was during the speed interval, but it felt hard and that's basically the point 😉
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Everyone is setting awesome goals for the month.
Thanks for the info @eleanorhawkins . That sounds like a great training club!
Great run @tarun_yadavA !
Great start @knotmel . Smart to follow the plan and not jump ahead.
@martaindale That's interesting because I have been looking at campers too. I think I want a camper van or a small Class C. But, they are so expensive and I don't really know if I would use them enough to pay to have them. I wish there was somewhere local I could rent and see what I thought, but I haven't had any luck.
You did great @yirara !
Good idea to cut today's run short @martaindale . Also smart plan to do some outside and finish indoors when it is that hot out.
Nice run and picture @kgirlhart . I heard this one is a super moon, so should look great tomorrow morning too. I plan on being in bed and missing it. LOL
Well done on your TM speed work @Scott6255 !
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August 1: Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 1.50 miles
2.50/80 mile goal
I went down for a treadmill session before work. I had meant to get in at least 3 miles, but I got up late and was slow getting going and then I fell down the social media rabbit hole a bit, so by the time I started, I only had 30-45 min.
I decided to run 15 ish and walk 15 ish. I did a run walk of 3 x (4/1 min at 5.5/3.8 mph), 5.5 mph for 2:31 min. That was 1.50 miles and a mile walk total for warm up and cool down. My avg pace for the run was 11:41 min/mile. Avg HR was 131 with a max of 145. Not a horrible start to August.4 -
Because of some illness I shifted the runs at the end of last month and I ran three times in a row. Now my plan has me starting August with two in a row. If my calculations are correct that'll be running five straight days. A Streak!
August Running Goal: 18 runs, 75 miles- Aug 1 - 3.00 miles
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I am not setting any kind of goal. I won't be running for a while but I am hoping to at least get some walks in if I feel up to it. I will be mostly lurking and living vicariously through all of your running experiences.
I am also so over the summer heat, especially since it means I can't get out for a walk because I can't get sweaty. I did go shopping today and spent a long while walking around and around Target.
@martaindale - I would love to do that race in PA. I love that area. When my daughter was in school in Baltimore we would drive there for a day or sometimes for the weekend.
I would highly recommend a Subaru for the everyday vehicle - we have an Outlook, daughter has a Forrester and we have friends with Outbacks and towing a small camper trailer is very doable. You could even consider renting the trailer. Around here there are lots of commercial places to rent from but even better there are individuals who will rent more reasonably and their trailers tend to be clean and in great shape.
Welcome @knotmel - This is a crazy but very supportive group of runners. Some of our discussions are about running and other times they are very off topic, just jump right in though!
@AlphaHowls - My biggest time waster, blackhole, is reading online newspapers and magazines (local papers, National Geographic, etc.). The printed versions probably wouldn't take so much time (read an article and move on) but I tend to start clicking on all the ancillary links to related stories...
I was also surprised by the early school start date but then I looked and ours starts on August 10th.
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@kgirlhart I also decided to start the month off with a 10k. Again, I left late but was able to drink from two! water fountains while running through the university campus. I also have learned where to find a bit of shade and try to split up the full on sun vs. partially shaded sections.
@yirara I’m always not sure German uncertain weather is worse than constant sunshine like in Southern California. They both can definitely be challenging. I hate being under/over dressed so in Germany I am constantly checking the weather app. Here, I’m checking whether I will melt if I go outside or not
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So today, I ran by this building and I swore it looked so familiar. And it looked familiar to me yesterday when I ran by too, so I took a picture and showed my mother after I got back. It was the kindergarten I went to, as we used to live in this area and moved when I was 6. Crazy, I recognised it. That, and the water fountains were the most memorable parts of my run.
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Morning everyone!
Got in another 4 (09"02).
Getting back into a routine here...
Have a nice Wednesday!10 -
Oh yeah, 86F @ 4:52am this morning! It just keeps getting better and better 🥵
7 miles this morning. 7 -
August 2 - 4.77 miles
I met friends for a track workout this morning. Don't hate on me, but it was 63F when I ran at 5:00 am. (It was 59F when I left my house at 4:00 am but I live in the country and at a higher elevation than the city where we ran.)
@AlphaHowls - Question of the month. My current time waster is watching YouTube vlogs of Appalachian trail thru-hikers. I've been following a few people since they started their journeys months ago. Two of them have summitted Mt. Khatadin and I miss their daily updates!6 -
You're a math genius @chris_in_cal !
Great job on the streak. If you decide to continue, do take it easier on some days. Most of us need the "break." @AlphaHowls seems to be the exception.
@shanaber Walking around Target is a great way to get in some exercise without sweating. When I was in OH, my husband and I were mall walkers. They opened them early just for walkers. That was sort of fun. Do you have malls near you who do that? I hope things go well. Glad you are lurking and commenting to keep us informed of how you are doing.
Great run @Laurz9191 . So fun that you recognized the building where you went to Kindergarten.
Nice on all points @tarun_yadavA !
Wow. That's awful @Scott6255 ! Did it get any cooler toward sunrise?
Nice run @Teresa502 ! I love the cooler mornings we are having.
The thing that I waste a lot more time than I should on is games on my phone. Right now it's Wordscape. I try to tell myself it's healthy for my brain, but I know it's not when I do that instead of going to bed when I should. 5 -
Break? What is this word? I do not comprehend.@quilteryoyo wrote: »Most of us need the "break." @AlphaHowls seems to be the exception.
Photo Justice! I learned a new setting on my phone and it helped me with my moon shot!
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August Goal: 125 Miles
8/1: 6.26 miles
8/2: 5.57 miles
11.83/125 miles completed for August
Same here! I am over this heat. @quilteryoyo I think it dropped down to 84F about 7:00 am, but it still felt like 86! I did get out and run 5.5 miles. I was late to the courthouse and missed their sprinklers, but I did hit one residential sprinkler. The lady (who I don't know) was out in her yard and I asked if she minded if I ran through. She said no problem. I was about halfway through the run, and it definitely helped.Oh yeah, 86F @ 4:52am this morning! It just keeps getting better and better 🥵
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@Laurz9191 It always kind of surprises me how much finding some shade really helps.
@AlphaHowls Lovely photos! I need to learn how to take better pictures!
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