AUGUST 2024 Monthly Running Challenge

quilteryoyo

Awww. Thanks @yirara . Great running.

Thanks @mari333a .

Great running @martaindale . The treadmill does come in handy some days.

Great 5K this morning @kgirlhart .

Glad you had such a nice run @ContraryMaryMary . Nice job on the PR for the loop with heartbreak hill! Yeah. Who cares what Garmin thinks!

quilteryoyo

1 Aug - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill
2 Aug - Walked 2.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway wun
3 Aug - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 3.41 miles - Treadmill - Push Mowed 20m22s
4 Aug - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill
5 Aug - Walked 1.37 miles - Ran 1.13 miles - Driveway laps

10.91/60.00 goal

Yesterday was a busy one. After church, I went out to lunch with two aunts, mom, and a cousin for my birthday. On the way home, we stopped at another friends house for a visit and to pick up a carrot cake she had made for me. When I got home, I only had a little over an hour before I needed to head out again for church meeting, so I just walked a mile on the treadmill.

Me and mom at Amis Mill Eatery on Friday night - view was nice even if the food and service weren't.


The dam where the mill used to be.


My birthday meal - haystack pasta if what it is called, but it is basically chicken alfredo.


Cheesecake we all split - it is free at the restaurant if it's your birthday.


Me and family


Carrot cake - see the six candles and then the number 5. LOL It works.

Today, I got up and did a driveway run before heading out for a doctor's appointment for me and mom. I am having those darn sinus issues still, so wasn't sure what I could do. I walked 6 min, then did a run/walk of 3/1 min x 4, then wun 9 min (slow enough that I counted it as walking) and walked 6:32 to finish. The run/walk was 15:01 min and 1.13 miles for an avg pace of 13:17 mph. That's not bad for me and the hills. I just didn't have another 3 min run up hills in me. Total avg HR was 134 with a max of 153 bpm.

Medical stuff under the spoiler.

My doctor's appointment went well. All bloodwork is good. No changes. It was the first visit after I started Medicare, so had to answer all those questions and draw a clock showing a time of 11:10. Not sure what they will ask of the generation that doesn't know how to read an analog clock. Also, last week I had another breath test and the H. Pylori is gone! Yeah. No more antibiotics for that! So, 65 is starting out on a good note.

tarun_yadavA

Morning all
Got in 5.85 at 09"48.

Just struggling getting motivated at the moment.

Loving the birthday pics @quilteryoyo
Double for the cheesecake 😋

SummerSkier

oh no! @quilteryoyo my dr has not asked me to draw a clock at a certain time yet but I guess that's a good test. I am sure he will next year... LOL. Glad you are doing well!!!!!

Laurz9191

@quilteryoyo Happy belated birthday! It looks like you had a great time.

Yesterday I got in a 10.3km progressive run, with the last 20 minutes at a faster pace. Today I got in a 10.3km run with 10x 1 minute farleks at ca. 5km race pace. Both runs were really nice. The only disturbing thing on my run today was running past a drunk at the beginning of the run who couldn't even stand enough to get his bike upright and then running past him again laying in the grass next to the road still with his bike an hour and ca. 50 meters down the road later.....

31.8/270km for August.

quilteryoyo

You are so good to keep getting out there and getting it done, even when you aren't feeling it @tarun_yadavA . I hope you get your mojo back soon. I must say, that cheesecake was sooooo delicious.

I'm surprised @SummerSkier . I thought it was just a thing that Medicare required on the first visit, and every year after, once you turn 65. It was called the "Welcome to Medicare" questionnaire. Lots of questions about how well you get along at home and if you need help cooking, cleaning, dressing, bathing, walking, etc.

Thanks @Laurz9191 . Great job on both runs! I would not like having to run past that person. I hope he sobers up and is okay.

daria0919

Hmmm…. Thanks for the heads up on the Medicare questionnaire @quilteryoyo! I guess I better start studying!!! 😂. 65 here I come! Do you have an answer key?? 😆. My card is in the mail as we type.

Glad you had a wonderful birthday weekend! You look great in the photos

AlphaHowls

8/1 16.42 miles, Lightening show to North and East, Running Partner A a few miles
8/2 15.41 miles, watched a storm approach from North and fly right on by
8/3 17.17 miles, Running Partner found me an hour in
8/4 13.54 miles, County Line and back
8/5 15.07 miles
8/6 15.08 miles 2290 days on the run

Teresa502

August 2 – 4.82 miles
August 3 – 3.01 miles
August 6 – 5.49 miles
Total 13.32 miles/60 miles

On Sunday we rode over 40 miles on the New River Trail so I gave my legs a rest day yesterday. They were tired! Instead of running, I did an upper body workout in the morning and walked 1.6 miles at lunch. This morning I ran almost 5 ½ miles before working for a few minutes and am currently sitting in the dermatologist office waiting for my mom to finish up her appointment.

@tarun_yadavA – Our planned excursion in Napoli is only 4 hours and we’re in port for 12 so yes, any recommendations would be wonderful! Feel free to drop any recommendations in an email so that we don’t bore the rest of our running community! As far as struggling with running mojo, maybe you need another marathon to train for – that would take up at least a week based on the "Tarun Training Model"!

Great PR @ContraryMaryMary!

@quilteryoyo – Sorry your birthday dinner wasn’t up to par. I haven’t been to Amis Mill in a few years. I wasn’t even sure they served dinner anymore. Have you ever ran the Amis Mill 10K? It’s part of a series that Mark Skeleton sponsors. The race starts and ends there at the mill and typically they have a big breakfast there afterwards. The carrot cake and cheesecake look delicious! Lovely family photos too! Glad you got good results with your doctor’s appointment – the best birthday gift!

Now that was drunk @Laurz9191!

Scott6255

Teresa502 wrote: »

As far as struggling with running mojo, maybe you need another marathon to train for – that would take up at least a week based on the "Tarun Training Model"!

@tarun_yadavA you'll never live that down 😁😂🤣

SummerSkier

Scott6255 wrote: »

Teresa502 wrote: »

As far as struggling with running mojo, maybe you need another marathon to train for – that would take up at least a week based on the "Tarun Training Model"!

@tarun_yadavA you'll never live that down 😁😂🤣

😳😳😳😳😳🤣😆🤣😆🤣

OK thank you all. Just spit up my coffee...

daria0919

Too funny @Teresa502!! @Scott6255 and @SummerSkier @tarun_yadavA must have been before my time, but please do share….

quilteryoyo

Hahaha @daria0919 . I don't think you need the answer key. I'm pretty sure you can ace it without cheating. Thanks for the compliment. Any special plans for your birthday next month?

Your comment about @tarun_yadavA made me literally laugh out loud @Teresa502 ! Thanks for the comments on the pictures and my birthday. I have not run that race. Have you? It would probably be a fun and pretty one.

quilteryoyo

1 Aug - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill
2 Aug - Walked 2.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway wun
3 Aug - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 3.41 miles - Treadmill - Push Mowed 20m22s
4 Aug - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill
5 Aug - Walked 1.37 miles - Ran 1.13 miles - Driveway laps
6 Aug - Walked 1.25 miles - Ran 1.25 miles - Treadmill - Gym 29m06s

13.41/60.00 goal

I got up early enough to go to they gym before starting work at 9:30. Today was state assessment. We passed with 95/100. That's good because most of what we got counted off for was that not half of the teachers have a college degree. Sort of an unrealistic expectation for a daycare. Most people who have degrees get jobs with the public school system where they can make more money and get many more benefits.

After I got home, I did a treadmill session. I walked 0.5 miles for warm up and 0.75 miles for cool down. I ran 1.25 miles in 16:28 min for an avg pace of 13:10 min/mile. I ran 2 min each at 4.2 - 4.9 mph, then finished up at 5.0 mph. No walk breaks.

And, I heard the results of the echocardiogram today. Everything looks normal and my heart function is 60%, which sounds horrible, but it's actually about in the middle of the normal range.

ContraryMaryMary

Paid for my two speedy “unproductive” runs with a slower 5k on the struggle bus this morning. Nearly threw the towel in more than once. Garmin says I’m maintaining and gave me back a VO2 max point 😂🤪

quilteryoyo

Well, there you go @ContraryMaryMary . Garmin must not want you to have fun. Sorry today was a struggle. Congrats for hanging in there and getting it done.

steviebee888

Ran/walked 3 easy miles on the treadmill this evening. Total of 9 miles for August. This month, I'm going to incorporate some hip strengthening exercises as well as doing more stretching. I am really trying to keep my entire body health this go-around. Back in the day, I would just run and totally would not stretch nor do strength training. Not this time! I have a new game plan.

NickiBear81

I'll be chasing 370kms on my legs (walk/run) this month!!!
1-7/8/2024 total - 87kms
8-14/8/2024 accumulative total -
15-21/8/2024 accumulative total -
22-28/8/2024 accumulative total -
28-31/8/2024 accumulative total -

kgirlhart

August Goal: 130 Miles

8/1: 3.53 miles
8/2: 6.05 miles
8/4: 13.16 miles
8/5: 3.13 miles
8/6: 6.02 miles

31.89/130 miles completed for August

There's not really much to say about today's run. It was hot and I ran 6 miles. I am not a fan of cold weather, but I am ready for it to cool down some.

noblsheep

4.8km speed up run last night per request of de Garmin. There was actually some cool breeze, although I still looked like I'd just been fished out of the river by the end of it.

@quilteryoyo happy belated birthday!