August 2015 Running Challenge

8/1 - 10 miles
8/2 - 3.2 miles
8/3 - 5.5 miles 1st day of school here, can't believe my baby is a Sophomore!
8/4 - 3.2 miles

21.9 miles of 120



@kristinegift yes green is definitely nature and goes with floral
@7lenny7 when I saw your course I thought I bet that is beautiful I'm so happy you posted pictures. Sorry the calf started to act up. I do some dynamic stretching before I run, I'll have to look more into the lunge matrix. If I let Skip do her warm up it takes about 10 minutes, they are very big on warm up, cool down and stretching at cross country practice.
@melaniefav41 nice bug face ha ha!
@jimcrackindandy I keep saying I'm going to try trail running and then I just don't do it. Skip and I are running a 5K this weekend and the it is part trail and part road. Should be interesting.
@ddmom0811 the potty app the thought of it just makes me laugh. I may need to break down and get a smartphone so I can get that app.
@jtarmom sorry about the recurring ITB issue
@demoiselle2014 - smart idea to take care of those shins, get them fully recovered
@kellyship17 congrats on signing up for your first half. I did my first in April and I'm signed up for my second in November.
@twomaddogz welcome to the group and woohoo on the 10 miler coming up

8/1 - 3 mi
8/2 - 2 mi (5 mi planned)

Shin splints! Ugh! Ended my 5 mile run early (was doing a mile loop around the park thankfully) and have my fingers and toes crossed that it'll be better today. Combination of increasing mileage and buying new shoes. Might try sticking my super foot insoles into the new shoes and see what happens!

Aug 3: 3 miles
Aug 4: 2.2 miles

melaniefave41 wrote: »

Sitting outside and enjoying an IPA after my second run for the month. I've got 10.5/90 completed. Went back to the dense and mosquito-filled trail today. I know they're bad everywhere, but at this particular trail I dread even having to pause long enough to tie a shoe. Yay Black Swamp...... Because I love this group so much, here is my "I hate mosquitoes!" selfie. It's ok to laugh.

LOL! Very similar to my horse fly face!

Wow! 30 new posts just this morning! I better try and catch up from my last post as it will be very hard to catch up later tonight after my run.

First off, love seeing the enthusiasm from all of the new and returning runners this month!

@skippygirlsmom - Love that video! I hear you about time constraints. The kids start school next week and I am having a lot of trouble figuring out right now how to fit my weekday runs in, particularly the mid-week long run. I can not firm up any plans until I get the bus schedules. I will have three kids going to three different schools, two on the bus, one will be driven to/from school. The one that is driven to school will get out early before noon, while the others will come back around 3-ish but be picked up by us instead of the bus. I am pretty sure morning runs will simply be impossible and I will be forced to run in the evenings since monrings and afternoons will be filled with work and shuttling kids around.

@_nikkiwolf_ - Nice frog! Glad to hear it did not try to eat your shoes. I hate when that happens.

@kimlight2 - Congrats on the PR Sunday!

@shanaber and @annekka - Hope your colds clear up quickly. Yikes, hope there's not something spreading around!

@kristinegift - Hope your achilles is OK, and glad you found the source of that issue!

@7lenny7 - I had not heard of the lunge matrix before. I do some dynamic stretching before races and some long runs, mostly just legs swings. So far I have not had to pay for that, so I figure there's no reason to change that up yet. Strength though, totally different story. If I slide on that I pay for it dearly. I am intrigued by this bathroom app. I always get an urge to pee around miles 3-4 and can only make it about 6 to 8 miles at most without a stop. Every. Damn. Time. Without fail. No matter how much I pee beforehand. Oh wait, was that TMI? Great lake pics, BTW.

@melaniefave41 - It takes dedication and sacrifice sometimes. You had the dedication and you sacrificed your epidermis. That is a look of determination if I've ever seen one!

@mwyvr - No worries, this is not a competition! I didn;t make my 200 miles last month mostly due to vacation. I'm glad I did not push too hard afterwards to make up those miles. Actually, I did, sort of. And I got tired. But I stopped myself in time (I think). Keep running smart!

@JimCrackingDandy - You should definitely hit the trails when you get a chance! I worry more about the ticks than the ogres (at least now that my shoes are ogre-proof) Shoes are kind of expensive, so that really sucked. I hear they only go for Hoka's though, so any other shoe and you should be fine. If you can run faster than me (think snail), then you shouldn't have much trouble with the ogres (even if you are wearing Hoka's).

@demoiselle2014 - Definitely rest up. I even take a couple extra days sometimes just to try and prevent a recurrence on my first run afterwards. You'll be surprised how quickly you can get your mileage and pace back.

@kellyship17 - Way to go signing up for that half! You can do it!

@apennock - Hope you can get those shin splints cleared up soon. Check a few pages back, there were some exercises and stretches listed to help with shin splints.

Back up north. Ended up getting in too late yesterday to get in both a run and make it to the ballpark in time for the game, so went for a long run today. Loved being back in sub-50% humidity, and running through my usual park even though it was up to 80.

8/1 - 3 miles
8/2 - 6 miles
8/4 - 12 miles

Total: 21 miles
Goal: 140 miles
Remaining: 119 miles

Aug 3- 2.5
Aug 4 - 2
So glad I started this challenge. I was in a rut.

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Stoshew71 wrote: »

demoiselle2014 wrote: »

Here I am, skipping my first running day in weeks because I need to give my shins time to recover. I've cut out all the high impact exercise I've been doing and started looking into running-specific exercises and stretches. Did yoga this morning, then the stretches in the video posted above. My shins feel slightly better after the stretches, but I've still got an occasional dull ache. I guess it's a good thing I figured out what was going on when I did, or it might be worse.

I guess I'll probably be taking a full week off running. Today, I'm taking a class to try to learn how to ride a bike. Now, if only I had a bike . . .

Keep doing the video. In time, those shins, calves, and ankles will become very loose. It's not something you do just once.

I figured I'd do it every morning. Or would it be better twice per day?

A new PB for my 4.6km lunchtime jog today, a whole 30 seconds faster.

Arriving late to the challenge! I've never done a challenge like this but I love running (okay, really a run/walker Galloway style). I aim to complete 45 miles this month and anything above is a bonus!

Stats:
8/1: 5.0
8/3: 2.5

Looking forward to seeing everyone's progress!

8/1: 5 miles
8/2: 11.5 miles
8/3: 4 miles
8/4: XT day: 42 min bike (12 miles) and 35 min walk (2 miles), AKA: 2 episodes of Gilmore Girls because I had the fitness center ALL TO MYSELF and could giggle without judgment

20.5/200

My July goal was 30 miles and I hit that. I think I will shoot for 35 for August.

8/2 - 3.5mi. PR for distance Woohoo! According to my GPS I went 3.5 but according to the trail map I did 3.7 miles. I am going with my GPS since I always use the same one when I run so any errors should be consistent. Walking up to get ice cream with son and dog later so that will be another 3 miles but I will not include it in my monthly total.
8/4 -3.6mi. Another PR! I went for a run on my break at work because I was falling asleep at my desk, don't tell the boss, and I ended up completing the run in 50 minutes which is what it took me to run 5k last month in the heat and humidity. I learned that my ideal pace right now is about a 13 minute pace so I was able to cut out most of the walk breaks except for walking up the big hill at the end of trail. (Why is there always a big hill at the end of a run?)

Completed : 7.1
To go : 27.9

8/1 - 9 miles
8/2 - 4 miles
8/4 - 3.2 miles

Ran in the rain and this was the view at the end of my run.