AUGUST 2023 Monthly Running Challenge

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  • AlphaHowls
    AlphaHowls Posts: 2,004 Member
    8/1 17.4 miles, Running Partner A
    8/2 17.61 miles, 1920 days on the run, 1102 days HM+ Streak
    8/3 17.17 miles, Crazy Laps! @least 6 miles OTR, Back Spasms, rain/thundestorms = moody
    8/4 17.5 miles, made it home before skies opened up! Back spasms
    8/5 17.46 miles, Running Partner A & E (+1 34 weeks)

    Getting ready to save my document and realize I did not put mileage in today.*sighs* I really do not like headaches/jaw pain.
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,550 Member
    August 1: Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 1.50 miles
    August 2: Wun 3.00 miles - driveway after mowing my lawn - yellow jacket stings
    August 3: Walk 1.50 miles - Ran 1.00 mile - treadmill
    August 4: Walk 1.00 mile - Ran 6.40 miles - treadmill (birthday run)
    August 5: Walk 2.00 miles - treadmill

    17.40/80 mile goal

    The plans I had for today didn't pan out. They rarely do. :lol: I was supposed to play tennis at noon, so was going to get in a quick wun before heading out. But one of the ladies hurt her back last night and couldn't play, so we had to cancel. When I found that out this morning, I decided to clean a little house and run on the treadmill later in the day. But, I talked to mom and she was working in the corn today. I talked her into letting me come down to help. We wound up doing all that she could find that was ready today - 162 ears! It's a lot of work, but is so good. I was tired when I got home and we hadn't stopped for lunch, so I had a spoon of peanut butter to tide me over, and went down for a treadmill walk. I did 2 miles at 3.8 mph. My avg HR was 104, with a max of 117 bpm. I probably needed a day to recover from yesterday's long run anyway.

    Question: I am having problems getting the charging cable for my Garmin Forerunner 745 to stay in place and charge my watch. It had started a couple weeks ago needing to be fiddled with and left in the "right" place in order to connect well. Today, I can't get it to charge at all - it's too loose. Has anyone else had this issue? I think I am going to buy a replacement cable from Amazon. Has anyone gotten one of those either? Just curious. When I looked on line, it appears this is a common issue.
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,550 Member
    @Scott6255 You did great to get in a HM in that heat!

    @AlphaHowls That's a huge difference in the photo's. So cool. What kind of phone/camera do you have? I hope E has a healthy baby. I hope the mouth guard helps your jaw pain.

    I'm impressed that you haven't been stung by anything flying @martaindale ! I think I must be related to your brother because everything seems to find me too. :lol: I hope you never have to find out if you are allergic either. Great way to break up your long run!

    Hahaha @yirara . You're doing great, regardless of what Garmin says.

    You too @TheMrWobbly ! I've been wondering about you lately.

    Thanks @kgirlhart !
  • AlphaHowls
    AlphaHowls Posts: 2,004 Member

    @quilteryoyo
    Kyocera Durasport 5G

    Thank you :D:)
  • Leigh_b
    Leigh_b Posts: 576 Member
    3 (very slow) miles + 2 hour nap today.

    Glad that garmin put me back in "maintaining" status after catapulting myself in "overreaching" last weekend after pushing much harder than I should have to keep up with old running friends.

    10 miles tomorrow and the plan is to keep them EASY.

    @martaindale For recovery I try to prioritize sleep but I'm not always good at executing what I know I should do. I am naturally a night owl and completely suck at getting up early, so having to run very early everyday before I go to work sets me up to struggle most days. I stay up too late even though I know I need to go to bed and then can't get up in the morning because I need the extra sleep. It's a hard habit to break but I am determined to get there. I also schedule naps for myself on the weekends. If I am too busy to get them in then the following week is usually a training disaster because I have not recovered enough going into the week 😩.

    @quilteryoyo I have a Garmin forerunner 945 and have had that happen to my chargers several times.... I think I'm on my 3rd or 4th now. Over time they seem to "loosen" and can't get them to connect securely enough to charge. I have gotten mine from Amazon and have not had issue with them other than I seem to need to get a new one every year or so.
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,550 Member
    Hahahaha @tarun_yadavA . My birthday was on Friday, the 4th. It's okay. Thanks for the belated wishes. You did great with your speedier run!

    Beautiful picture @AlphaHowls ! That's about right with the discipline.

  • tarun_yadavA
    tarun_yadavA Posts: 1,411 Member
    @chris_in_cal hahaha
  • Teresa502
    Teresa502 Posts: 1,875 Member
    @quilteryoyo - Hope you and your family/friends are ok. We are under a tornado warning and I know you are under a tornado watch and a rotation was just spotted in your area. Hope you are sheltered in a safe place.
  • martaindale
    martaindale Posts: 2,333 Member
    @quilteryoyo Your shoes are really pretty! I love the color!

    @chris_in_cal Yep, that's how you do it. Make changes you can stick with.
  • chris_in_cal
    chris_in_cal Posts: 2,553 Member
    quilteryoyo wrote: »
    Tippy photo bombs.

    Good spot Tippy, those are good look shoes.
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,550 Member
    Thanks @chris_in_cal !

    Thank you @tarun_yadavA ! Great running. I'm glad your knee is fine. Except for having to re-route on my way home, I had nothing else to deal with from the storms. I always picture London as foggy/rainy and sort of dreary. I'm not sure I could stand it being cloudy that much, but I guess if you grow up there, you are used to it.

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