August 2015 Running Challenge

JoRocka wrote: »

you think so? I've only run 25 miles- I think if my math is correct you're at what 24? that's not that much more.

I'm following the Novice 2 program from Hal- actually- well to be fair- my milage would be higher total for training since I skipped the first full week- oh- speaking- I should count up how many miles of training total for this and log that as well (since it's 12 weeks) ! hey there. but it's not overwhelming- the weekly runs stay pretty much the same and the weekend run goes up. it seems reasonable to me!

being said... I need my calculator!

225 including the race- 210 roughly (minus the decimals for races and what not) without the race.

let's see- I missed the first week ran only 2 total instead of the 9
so 6... then 20

so 20, 16, 10- I think if I just added up the calendar properly- I have run 46 of the 225 I'll technically be running for training.

I think I'm just at 19. But going to run 2 more times this week. So should be at 29 by the end of the week. I guess it is about the same! I guess I saw you posting so many runs I thought it was a lot more.

@7lenny7 & @skippygirlsmom - She told me she uses them for her running shoes and boots. I'd just never heard of it. Grew up in the DC area but that was invented when I moved to FL many years ago. Or if it was we didn't have one.
@skippygirlsmom - yep I'm the same way when we go somewhere. That's one reason I'm so excited to go to San Fran at the end of the month! It will be nice weather for running! Although @shanaber did remind me of those things called hills that are in San Fran, that we don't have here.

I've had to cut a few runs short due to calf pain. I'm about a half mile in and make it a mile and quit.

Looks like my sodium is OK. It's hot, but I don't salt my food. I've been drinking coconut water, and an occasional magnesium capsule. My diary shows I'm getting about 1/3 of the rda on potassium. Think that's it?

Of course, I'm having constant SI pain again. Maybe my gait is altered. I know chronic pain messes with your iron..

@Elise4270 ... that OK weather sounds intense. Besides nutrition, maybe a lot of ice and 4AM runs, out of the heat? Please stay healthy!

Hi all, I'm new here and jumping in with both running feet. Thanks for the invite and I'm cheering for you!

another 5 this morning

Added 2.05 miles on 8/12 -- total of 10.83 for the month, 39.17 to go to meet my goal of 50 miles

Date...Miles

8/10...1.2
8/12...3.0

4.2/31

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
8/5 - rest day
8/6 - 1.8 miles ending up not getting back out last night - had to bring work home with me and worked until 9:30
8/7 - 4.4 miles in the fog 5K Run to the Rescue with Skip and some of her teammates tomorrow.
8/8 - 3.1 Run to the Rescue 5K today. Skip and I ran, it was trail for almost 2 miles (I've never run off the road) then onto the road, then onto parking lot gravel (ugh) then back to and finish on grass. We don't have official times, I was I did a 9:43 pace just over 30 min so not near a PR, Skip said she was about 23:49 not near her PR either. I thought it was a tough course, a few hills. The trail was hard for me very rooty and uneven, but it was a lot of fun. I finished 3rd in my AG and she finished 1st in her AG.
8/9 - 9.3 miles
8/10 - 3.5 miles of recovery - it's my birthday it's my birthday!!
8/11- 6.1 miles
8/12 - 3.5 miles - Wed is usually my rest day but I need to be in work at OhDark30 the next two days so I ran today.

53.8 miles of 120

I forgot to mention...I'm now a member of the Poop Patrol!

Some of you may remember I posted a link to a map created by a local running website which shows the locations of public bathrooms (and drinking fountains) in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area. I noticed a lack of info in my area so I offered to help out, and was giving editing rights to the map. I've already added about 20 locations.

http://minneapolisrunning.com/bathrooms/#.VctGvflViko