August 2015 Running Challenge
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1- 8.35 miles. walk
2- 5.9
3 rest
4- 3.24
5 rest
6- 3.27
7- busy, hot, lazy unplanned rest day
8- 3.12 to make up for unplanned rest day.
9- 7.13 hot. HI >90
10-rest
11-1, cramps
12- 4.38
37.39/70+
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Sprint Triathlon practise.
750m Swim in 18:30
20 km bike in 55 mins.
5 km run in 33 mins.
Total time 1:46:22
I know : We be Crazy - most people are satisfied doing one Sporting Event-Competition at a time.
Need to work on the Bike-Running Transition. Jumped off the Bike and my legs wanted to continue going in circles - not a good thing when your are trying to pick them up and down. Didn't do a face plant but a few stumbles/toe drags until I got about 500m in.
@mwyvr So did you hit any of the trails in the Mountains? My favorite Wilcox Pass - a great day hike or a really nice cross country run. And like you after a Holiday I need a Staycation to R&R. Fabulous run along the Fraser. Better than the seawall in Stanley Park.I'm back from 10 days of holidays .... we saw relatives in four different locations .... plus spent some quality R+R time in various mountain and rural areas of British Columbia, Alberta and Montana. Phew, I need a rest! Nice to run along the Fraser River in the early morning hours...
@WhatMeRunning You lay down more miles in one run than I do in a week.WhatMeRunning wrote: »Yes, I'm whining like a baby. Crying out loud even!
@ShortMrsN Glad to see that you have set no hard goals - just getting out and giving your body a chance to tell you where the limits are. As you said a "Slow 4km, have no solid goal for this month..... just to get back out there and run"
@erigann HM Great Goal. Personally have never gone past 10km. But inspired by people like you to try a HM next year after seeing so many stepping up and challenging themselves.
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over half way - considering putting my challenge up to 100...
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August goal 60 miles
8/1 I really...
8/2 Need to find a better source
8/3 For my Chinese take out supply....
8/4 Managed a 1.17 "ralk" with all 3 puppies
8/5 3.1 on the dreadmill until the aforementioned Chinese food from hell re "reared" (pun intended)
its ugly head.
8/6 2.52
8/7 5
8/8 3.67
8/9 3.42
8/10 rest
8/11 2.22
8/12 3.36
Total 24.44
Ticker is my goal for 2015 and accumulation to date:
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Aug 1 - 43 mile bike ride
Aug 2 - 37 mile bike ride
Aug 3 - 4.1 miles
Aug 4 - 4.15 miles in morning; strength training and cycling class. yeah, I’m crazy.
Aug 5 - 6.15 miles - too hot to do my long run for the week.
Aug 6 - strength training and cycling class (hills!)
Aug 7 - rest day
Aug 8 - 34 mile bike ride
Aug 9 - 46 mile bike ride
Aug 10 - 5.1 miles
Aug 11 - 1 hr cycling class and strength training
Aug 12 - 3.5
Aug 13 - 4.25 - much better today than yesterday.
What the heck? It was unbelievably hot/humid when I walked out the door at 4:30! While talking to myself during the run, I kept telling myself "be grateful for the winters" ... so that I would stop focusing on the heat/humidity. I'm moving slower than a one armed paper hanger with this humidity but I'm still running.
I did find a way to save 15 mins off my morning routine when I get back from my run. Made a shake for breakfast which was fast and filling (well, we'll see if I'm okay till lunch). The breakfast I have been eating takes long to prepare and I'm slow to eat it. So, I can run 15 minutes longer next week in the mornings!0 -
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
8/5: 8 miles
8/6: 6.5 miles with the Thursday crew
8/7: 5 miles
8/8: 3 miles
8/9: 18 miles
8/10: 4 miles
8/11: REST DAY!!
8/12: 10 miles
8/13: 7 miles
Ate lots yesterday (~2300 calories!) and had an amaaaaazing run this morning. It was cool temps, a tad breezy, and I felt like I was flying! Did a mild tempo run (~8:20 pace) to see if I can manage speedwork in the morning and group runs in the evenings on Thursdays to have Fridays off during fall training. We'll see how that goes tonight!
82/200
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Adding 3.04 for 8/13 -- 13.87 completed, 36.13 remaining to goal0
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Thanks for the welcome!! I got out there to day and did 4. Despite being hilly and HUMID, I really enjoyed it. It has been nice to be back with my running group this week.
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8/1 - 5.82 mi
8/2 - 4.05 mi
8/3 - 4.35 mi of on-track speed work...tough!
8/4 - Rest day; might sneak in a walk this evening though.
8/5 - 2.0 mi on indoor track; 45 minutes of aerobics / cross-training with HM group.
8/6 - 3.1 mi, beautiful morning in Central Iowa!
8/7 - 4.25 mi, love that 70° and humid now seems pleasant!
8/8 - 5.7 mi with my HM training group
8/9 - rest day
8/10 - 3.5 mi along the Galena River.
8/11 - 4.48 mi, cool morning
8/12 - 4.6 mi; 2.5 of hill repeats with 2.1 run to finish up (HM training group)
8/13 - 4.75 mi, Trek/treadmill
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I am slow out the gate this time around (too many GNO) need to kick it up a couple of notches... oy vey!
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What the heck? It was unbelievably hot/humid when I walked out the door at 4:30! While talking to myself during the run, I kept telling myself "be grateful for the winters" ... so that I would stop focusing on the heat/humidity. I'm moving slower than a one armed paper hanger with this humidity but I'm still running.
LOL!!!! Glad you were feeling better this morning
@juliet3455 I don't know much about triathlons but that sounds like a great practice. I had to laugh at the legs still going in circles.
Rest day for me today.
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5k again today...
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Aug 13: 2.38
Going to need a big weekend or I'm going to fall too far behind my goal. Damn hip.
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8/1 3.2 @ 10:55 (race)
8/2 5.0 @ 20:00 (hiking)
8/3 4.5 @ 18:00 (walk with kids and dog)
8/4 4.0 @ 11:30 (treadmill) and strength training
8/5 Amusement Park Day
8/6 3.0 @ 12:00 and strength training
8/7 Aquarium Day
8/8 4.0 @ 15:00 (my first technical trail)
8/9 5.0 @ 12:00 on my normal trail--felt a little sluggish
8/10 4.5 @ 12:00 on a new trail near my house
8/11 3.5 @ 11:00 on the treadmill, laughing like an insane person, and strength training
8/12 Rest Day. Yuck.
8/13 7.5 @ 12:56 (the first 10K were at about 12:15; I walked the last mile and a quarter with a terrible stitch in my side)
44.25/100
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Forced rest day. I had intended on running 7 after sailing again tonight, but my wife told me we were invited for drinks & apps after sailing by a friend who lives near the lake and she's not letting me get out of it. I'll have to figure out how to make up those miles this weekend.0
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