AUGUST 2025 Monthly Running Challenge

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  • ContraryMaryMary
    ContraryMaryMary Posts: 1,948 Member

    What a great party @quilteryoyo, your mother looks very happy.

    Pilates and the usual short run after today - freezing rain and wind when I headed out, making for a new course PB! Gotta stay warm (am not warm. Currently sitting at my computer freezing but yesterday I had the heating on which made me sleepy and I’ve got much work to do. )

  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 5,382 Member

    August Goal: 165 miles

    8/1: 6.26 miles

    8/3: 11.25 miles

    8/4: 5.10 miles

    8/5: 6.10 miles

    8/6: 6.62 miles

    8/7: 6.10 miles

    8/8: 6.02 miles

    8/10: 10.10 miles

    8/11: 6.10 miles

    8/12: 6.02 miles

    8/13: 6.08 miles

    8/14: 6.10 miles

    8/15: 6.02 miles

    8/17: 10.12 miles

    8/18: 6.22 miles

    104.20/165 completed for August

    Today's run was a tempo run. It was a hot and sweaty run. It was kind of tough, but I managed to hit the average paces for all the laps. I didn't see any peacocks, but I did see 2 skunks.

    @WarmJellyfish I'll have to look into the garmin training that isn't with a coach. I do sleep with my watch though, and it is usually not happy with how much sleep I get.

    @quilteryoyo I am so glad your mom got so many cards. Looks like y'all had a great party. Kudos to you for keeping your streak going. I bet you are exhausted.

  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 7,067 Member

    Thanks @ContraryMaryMary . Congrats on your PB for the course you ran!

    Thanks @kgirlhart . I was exhausted Sat night…one of those nights where I was too tired to sleep. Feeling much better yesterday and today. You're doing great with your runs. It's a good thing skunks are mostly afraid of humans.

    Thanks @tarun_yadavA . Nice longer, early morning run for you today.

  • WarmJellyfish
    WarmJellyfish Posts: 417 Member
    edited August 19

    @kgirlhart it really depends on how badly you want to do a scheduled training.🤪 If crappy sleep interrupts, for eg, if I'm scheduled to do a threshold/VO2max training the next day, then my crappy sleep the night before (usually sleep scores below 55 or something) will change that to a easier base run instead, but if I am soooooo determined to go spit/choke my lungs out (sucker for pain) to do the threshold run, I just don't wear the watch to sleep 🤣 and do the training as scheduled. These custom plans are bascially the same as the pre-determined ones except they don't have a known coach name attached to it.

    Edit: Garmin coach plan is so adaptive 🤨. I think it listens to my thoughts too, was wondering what I needed to do to go faster. Originally scheduled to do a base run for 60 mins, now thanks to my stellar sleep recovery, I'm going to do sprints training today. Woohoo! Eeek

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    @Teresa502 sorry to hear about the bug

    @quilteryoyo glad your mom had an awesome birthday mmmmm food…

    @ContraryMaryMary congrats on the PB. Hear you on the heat.

    Great running everyone @tarun_yadavA, @CMorning99, @yirara, @John772016

    I only slept 2 hours saturday night (sleep score = 1), 😐️ had a very short nap sunday pm and then slept like a rock sunday night (92 score! woot! probably won't ever see that again, well maybe, depends on how stupid I am, have a few more all nighters coming 😏). A walk yesterday helped to bring the legs back slowly. Sigh the recovery these days is so much longer…🙄

  • yirara
    yirara Posts: 10,681 Member
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48730080#Comment_48730080

    Garmin said: wow, you're heartrate is high for a flat terrain, slow walk. What's going on???!? 😂

  • username301
    username301 Posts: 254 Member

    Now that I've been a bit more consistent with running I'm happier to do some 'easy runs'. Today was current 5km pace +.

    I can feel there are still some simple gains to be made through consistency & losing some weight.

    Progress/ Goals August.

    Runs...……................…….....8/13

    Distance Ttl..........................52km/91km

    Distance Ind......................…10km Done.

    Run outside................…....…Done.

    Fast 5K (post pandemic)…...Done

  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 5,382 Member

    August Goal: 165 miles

    8/1: 6.26 miles

    8/3: 11.25 miles

    8/4: 5.10 miles

    8/5: 6.10 miles

    8/6: 6.62 miles

    8/7: 6.10 miles

    8/8: 6.02 miles

    8/10: 10.10 miles

    8/11: 6.10 miles

    8/12: 6.02 miles

    8/13: 6.08 miles

    8/14: 6.10 miles

    8/15: 6.02 miles

    8/17: 10.12 miles

    8/18: 6.22 miles

    8/19: 6.06 miles

    110.26/165 completed for August

    I have decided to use a modified version of the Hal Higdon training plan. Today the plan called for a 90 minute 3/1 Run. I don't have time to run for 90 minutes on a weekday. So I ran my usual 6 miles. I did run the first 3/4 of the run at a comfortable pace and the last 1/4 of the run at almost HM pace. I felt like I got the intent of the workout even if it was shorter than prescribed. I saw another skunk today. And a couple of dogs approached me, but they didn't follow once I was past their yard. They didn't even bark. I just noticed them because I heard their toenails clicking on the street behind me.

    I checked my mfp streak today and it is at 3600 days. I can't believe that I have been on here almost 10 years.

  • Mari33a
    Mari33a Posts: 1,625 Member

    01/08 - 0 (traveling home)
    02/08 - Run 3.14 miles - Bike 5.12 miles - 0 yoga
    03/08 - Run 3.27 miles - Bike 8.13 miles - 20 min yoga
    04/08 - Run 0 miles - Bike 10.13 miles - 23 min yoga
    05/08 - Run 3.12 miles - Bike 8.21 miles - 28 min yoga
    06/08 - Run 3.26 miles - Bike 8.52 miles - 26 min yoga
    07/08 - Run 3.13 miles - Bike 8.62 miles - 30 min yoga
    08/08 - Run 3.53 miles - Bike 10.14 miles - 30 min yoga
    09/08 - Run 3.17 miles - Bike 10.21 miles - 26 min yoga
    11/08 - Run 3.22 miles - Bike 8.26 miles - 30 min yoga
    12/08 - Run 3.41 miles - Bike 10.23 miles - 27 min yoga
    13/08 - Run 4.03 miles - Bike 8.52 miles - 24 min yoga
    14/08 - Run 4.03 miles - Bike 10.51miles - 25 min yoga
    15/08 - Run 4.05 miles - Bike 10.21miles - 33 min yoga
    16/08 - 24 min yoga
    18/08 - Run 3.38 miles - Bike 8.22 miles - 30 min yoga
    19/08 - Run 3.14 miles - Bike 8.53 miles - 25 min yoga

    Total Run 47.87 / 80 mile goal
    Total Bike 133.56 / 200 mile

    @John772016 Hope your knee isn’t serious

    @quilteryoyo Glad your Mum’s birthday went great!

  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 7,067 Member

    Thanks @Teresa502 . I'm glad you are feeling better. You do so good with running when you are traveling. You inspire me to do the same.

    Thanks @WarmJellyfish . I thought I got some low sleep scores, but it has never been 1! I've never had a 92 either though. LOL All nighters are tough. You did great.

    You're doing great @username301 .

    Thanks @John772016 . I would fix the streak if I knew for sure that I didn't miss one day. I fully expected that maybe I hadn't checked in last week, but 48 days ago seems odd to me. Sorry about your knee and having to cancel your trip….and having to pay for the privilege. I hope your knee is okay tomorrow.

    Nice run and MFP streak @kgirlhart . Time passes fast these days.

    Thanks @Mari33a . You're doing great.

  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 7,067 Member

    1 Aug - Walked 2.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway wun
    2 Aug - Walked 3.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill wun
    3 Aug - Walked 1.15 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway
    4 Aug - Walked 0.60 miles - Ran 6.00 miles - Tusculum Trail
    5 Aug - Walked 1.05 miles - Ran 2.25 miles - Driveway
    6 Aug - Walked 1.25 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill - Also doubles tennis 1h50m18s - 1.18 miles
    7 Aug - Walked 1.05 miles - Ran 2.25 miles - Driveway
    8 Aug - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 2.30 miles - Driveway
    9 Aug - Walked 1.10 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway
    10 Aug - Walked 1.10 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill
    11 Aug - Walked 0.20 miles - Ran 1.10 miles - Driveway
    12 Aug - Walked 0.85 miles - Ran 3.75 miles - Driveway
    13 Aug - Walked 1.10 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill
    14 Aug - Walked 0.50 miles - Ran 2.00 miles - Road and driveway
    15 Aug - Walked 1.25 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway
    16 Aug - Walked 1.10 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway
    17 Aug - Walked 1.10 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway
    18 Aug - Walked 1.10 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill
    19 Aug - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 3.25 miles - Driveway

    44.40/80.00 mile goal

    I think I lost my mind today, as I went out for a run at 2 pm….feels like temp was 92F (33.3C) at the start and 94.5F (35C) when I finished. I did take it easy - walked a lot and ran slow. The avg pace for the run was 14:18 min/mile. Avg HR was 140 with a max of 158 bpm. I was trying to keep it under 140 bpm, but that didn't work. Splits were 14:18, 14:28, 14:28, and 13:15 min/mile.

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