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August 2015 Running Challenge
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@Stoshew71 - I think you will be amazing at the marathon at the rate you are going now!
Thanks for the encouragement. What I would like to do is BQ. if not this year by next year.0 -
Taking a rest day today, quads are sore from Sunday's run. I'm not used to going up and down "hills" LOL
@louubelle16 an @5beautifuldays I'm glad I'm not the only one who gets lost. I ran one day in the business park where I have worked for 8 years and got lost!
@shanaber
on the corn cushions - great idea
@crimsonwhite glad you are getting out more and on the treadmill less, what's a Tide fan doing in NC?
@ohhim that dog bite is the gift that keeps giving. Sorry the meds made you sick and glad you are feeling better
@jorocka you are getting in some nice mileage
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it's definitely a nice change of pace- I'm really liking getting up and out each morning- it's getting my day off well- i feel a lot better. I'm hoping after the half I can continue to run 2x a week in the mornings- if I leave just early enough- I get some yoga/foam rolling in as part of my cool down- and I'm in desperate need of that regularly LOL13.1 yesterday and 10 mile slow run today.
105.85/200 goal
Race report (Run This Town half marathon in Oakland, CA)- PR!!!!1:39.44! Beats my previous best by about 20 seconds however that PR was 7 years and 2 kids ago. The fastest I have ru I the last few years was 1:47 last January. The course was fun. Flat first 4-5, then rolling hills and finishing with a flat 3 around a city lake. I started running and talking with this guy around mile 3 and we ended up running the whole thing together. Just chatting and encouraging each other. Very fun!
Congratulations! PR's are always nice to get. Glad you had fun too.almost half way there for this month!!! most running I've done since college at this point!!
Awesome! Addictive, isn't it?skippygirlsmom wrote: »Taking a rest day today, quads are sore from Sunday's run. I'm not used to going up and down "hills" LOL
YES FOR HILLS! definitely a thing!! I was surprised at what was sore/tight for me after my hill run. Disappointed I don't think I'll be get it done on this long 8 mile run- I'll be in Delaware- and it's super flat.
sad panda face. Unless I run on the treadmill. and that's just = bleck.
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Aug 18: 2.45 miles
I've left myself about 10 days to run 50 miles. As Jay-Z says, "I WILL NOT LOSE!"
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@ohhim - Glad you got in a great run! Antibiotics = double-edged sword.
@JoRocka - ha ha! Welcome to the dark side
@shell1005 - LOVE to run early in the morning! Cool, comfortable, quiet...perfect.
Rest day for me today...legs are SORE from last three days. Back at it tomorrow.
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01-Aug: 6.48 miles; 3.21 miles (walk)
02-Aug: 6.58 miles
03-Aug: 6.56 miles; 2.55 miles (walk)
04-Aug: 3.26 miles
05-Aug: Rest day
06-Aug: 3.18 miles
07-Aug: 6.48 miles
08-Aug: 6.51 miles
09-Aug: 4.10 miles
10-Aug: 4.12 miles
11-Aug: 4.20 miles
12-Aug: Sortof Rest day; but 1 miles (walk on dreadmill)
13-Aug: 4.05 miles
14-Aug: 4.02 miles
15-Aug: 6.48 miles
16-Aug: 4.16 miles
17-Aug: 6.49 miles
18-Aug: 4.13 miles
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DATE ... MILES
8/1 ... 16.5
8/2 ... 10
8/4 ... 5
8/5 ... 8
8/6 ... 5.25
8/8 ... 17
8/9 ... 6
8/10 ... 4
8/11 ... 5.5
8/13 ... 5.5
8/15 ... 13.1
8/16 ... 10
8/17 ... 6
8/18 ... 5.5
117.35/200 goal
Tired legs today. I am looking forward to a rest day tomorrow!0 -
10km yesterday morning for a total of 181km in August. I'm going to have to take a rest day today since my husband is out of town and my kids are too young to be left of their own. I've still got 169km left and after today 13 days to go.0
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@louubelle16 an @5beautifuldays I'm glad I'm not the only one who gets lost. I ran one day in the business park where I have worked for 8 years and got lost!
I imagine it's really easy to get lost in an office park--everything looks the same! It is fun when you discover a hidden gem, nearby, though. I mostly get lost on the little "bus paths" in my neighborhood. In theory, they're great for connecting up the "real" trails, but there are hundreds of them and they're not marked on any maps that I've seen.
Today I chose the safety of a treadmill, lol!
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)
8/14 3.25 @ 11:04 on the treadmill and strength training
8/15 5.0 @ 11:48 road/flat trail combo
8/16 Rest Day
8/17 4.0 @ 12:47--I got out late and it was really hot. I also got "lost" a couple times, exploring a new section of trail.
8/18 4.25 @ 11:17 on the treadmill and strength training
60.75/100
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skippygirlsmom wrote: »Taking a rest day today, quads are sore from Sunday's run. I'm not used to going up and down "hills" LOL
YES FOR HILLS! definitely a thing!! I was surprised at what was sore/tight for me after my hill run. Disappointed I don't think I'll be get it done on this long 8 mile run- I'll be in Delaware- and it's super flat. sad panda face. Unless I run on the treadmill. and that's just = bleck.
@jorocka I ran Sunday where @stoshew71 runs a couple days a week so I'm sure he is laughing at my hill comment. If you run on the street it's fairly flat, but the sidewalks go up and down. Plus I started on the Greenway and went the Farrow hill. Ha ha I'm trying to get out of my running comfort zone.
Looks like lots of folks are fighting tired legs today.0 -
skippygirlsmom wrote: »skippygirlsmom wrote: »Taking a rest day today, quads are sore from Sunday's run. I'm not used to going up and down "hills" LOL
YES FOR HILLS! definitely a thing!! I was surprised at what was sore/tight for me after my hill run. Disappointed I don't think I'll be get it done on this long 8 mile run- I'll be in Delaware- and it's super flat. sad panda face. Unless I run on the treadmill. and that's just = bleck.
@jorocka I ran Sunday where @stoshew71 runs a couple days a week so I'm sure he is laughing at my hill comment. If you run on the street it's fairly flat, but the sidewalks go up and down. Plus I started on the Greenway and went the Farrow hill. Ha ha I'm trying to get out of my running comfort zone.
Looks like lots of folks are fighting tired legs today.
I had to go 25 minutes out of my way (which seems like a lot considering how tiny NJ is) but got up early to drive to my hill run- my 1/2 is in West Virginia- so as nice as sidewalk pitch can be as a change of pace -it's not going to prepare me- so yeah- the hills gotta get worked in!!! I've been running some bridges over major roads to just to get some sort of texture in!! Totally jealous you have nice places to go do that sort of thing!0 -
went out fully intending to do 2 miles, put little miss on her scooter following behind me.... half a mile in and i hear her clatter to the floor. other runners and dog walkers are telling me shes fine and to keep on running. Yeah no the blood running down her leg says not ok
so we went home and shes now wrapped up on the sofa issuing orders and telling me shes never going on the scooter again, she will just run instead0 -
skippygirlsmom wrote: »skippygirlsmom wrote: »Taking a rest day today, quads are sore from Sunday's run. I'm not used to going up and down "hills" LOL
YES FOR HILLS! definitely a thing!! I was surprised at what was sore/tight for me after my hill run. Disappointed I don't think I'll be get it done on this long 8 mile run- I'll be in Delaware- and it's super flat. sad panda face. Unless I run on the treadmill. and that's just = bleck.
@jorocka I ran Sunday where @stoshew71 runs a couple days a week so I'm sure he is laughing at my hill comment. If you run on the street it's fairly flat, but the sidewalks go up and down. Plus I started on the Greenway and went the Farrow hill. Ha ha I'm trying to get out of my running comfort zone.
Looks like lots of folks are fighting tired legs today.
Research Park? Only hill I know there is Farrow from the side Columbia HS entrance up to Explorer.
I need to read your entire comment within context before I comment back. LOL Yes, that hill get's jennifer too. She hated it on the Rudolph Run 5K. My Tuesday Brueggers run has bigger hills. The hill leading into my apartment complex on Water Hill Rd is almost the same profile as the Cotton Row hill.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 am, 6.4 miles pm with Thursday crew
8/14: REST DAY!!
8/15: 6 miles with the Saturday morning group
8/16: 14 miles
8/17: 5 miles
8/18: Rest
No XT for me today, as I spent an hour getting my car fixed (had to get an exhaust pipe replaced because it cracked in half, and then I got my oil change and air filter replaced too, yippee!) and then another half hour getting groceries. Now I gotta do my French homework, cook dinner, and get to bed early to do 10-12 miles in the am. Oi vey!
113.4/200
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skippygirlsmom wrote: »skippygirlsmom wrote: »Taking a rest day today, quads are sore from Sunday's run. I'm not used to going up and down "hills" LOL
YES FOR HILLS! definitely a thing!! I was surprised at what was sore/tight for me after my hill run. Disappointed I don't think I'll be get it done on this long 8 mile run- I'll be in Delaware- and it's super flat. sad panda face. Unless I run on the treadmill. and that's just = bleck.
@jorocka I ran Sunday where @stoshew71 runs a couple days a week so I'm sure he is laughing at my hill comment. If you run on the street it's fairly flat, but the sidewalks go up and down. Plus I started on the Greenway and went the Farrow hill. Ha ha I'm trying to get out of my running comfort zone.
Looks like lots of folks are fighting tired legs today.
Research Park? Only hill I know there is Farrow from the side Columbia HS entrance up to Explorer.
I need to read your entire comment within context before I comment back. LOL Yes, that hill get's jennifer too. She hated it on the Rudolph Run 5K. My Tuesday Brueggers run has bigger hills. The hill leading into my apartment complex on Water Hill Rd is almost the same profile as the Cotton Row hill.
aw- I have hill envy.0 -
For all you guys dealing with nipple chafing I saw an ingenious remedy in Runners World - Dr. Scholl's Corn Cushions!
Hey... that's probably a nicer alternative to the traditional band-aid (tm).
I've tried body glide and it seems to help somewhat. It seems they toughen up eventually.
Tough Nipples!
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Tonight under the moon while drinking a beer or two I'm going to offer almonds and blueberries to the running spirits and ask them to heal our group's hurting runners. Get well soon everyone!
Still waiting for Phobos to descend so no mountains for me yet. Short 10km run today around the Burnaby Lake trail with Kady The Wonder Dog. Nipple report (mine not hers): bearable.
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Month to date: 103.80 km Goal: 322 km / 200 miles (32% completed) +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Aug 18 10.08 km Lake trail run Aug 17 ----- Rest Day Aug 16 16.87 km HR up 20bpm over normal for pace, drugs? Aug 15 ----- Off for health Aug 14 ----- Off for health Aug 13 14.75 km Urine colour: Amber Ale bordering on Stout. Call 911. Aug 12 13.70 km Up at 0530H to beat the heat Aug 11 ----- Life Day Aug 10 ----- Life Day Aug 09 08.09 km Gentle welcome home date-run with Sue Aug 08 12.27 km Great cool run along Lake Sammamish near Seattle Aug 07 06.04 km Short run before really loooong driving day, bye bye Montana Aug 06 ----- Rest Day / 10km hiking in Swan Range, Montana Aug 05 08.09 km Easy trail in Bigfork Montana Aug 04 ----- Rest Day Aug 03 03.35 km Quick jaunt before long driving day, bye bye Alberta Aug 02 ----- Cycling while visiting family Aug 01 10.60 km Trails both wide + single track
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