August 2015 Running Challenge

@ohhim glad the rash is getting better
@_nikkiwolf_ and @shell1005 I'm torn between winter and summer running. I ran all last winter down to 5 degrees, but this Jersey Girl's blood has thinned in the 8 years I've lived in the South LOL I like being able to get up throw on minimal clothes and go.
@mwyvr great pictures, awesome job on the Grind. Wow!
@shanaber and all thanks Skip's eye is okay, by 5:00 Saturday night all the swelling was gone and she didn't mentioned it again
@cancersurvivor2014 fantastic PR on the 5 miler
@elise4270 slow is still out there go forward like you said. You amaze me that you get out there, awesome all the time.
@juliet3455 Awesome on the Tri - ouch on the knee
@ruqayyahsmum I have not advice on the migraines, sorry they sound so painful
@7lenny7 great runs. Love the pictures, I need to find nicer places to run.
@ctdebbie try a flipbelt for running. I use my Garmin 15 for tracking and uploading my runs so I don't really carry much, I just an iPod Nano for music when I run without Skip. I have a belt that I used during a HM I'd have to look at whose it is I like it and if you make it tight enough it works great, very comfortable. I only used it to take my iPod Touch with me but something ran amuck and my music died so it was a waste to have it with me.
@stoshew71 thisclose to your 200. You are killing it this month

Took a rest day today since the last 2 days runs were horrible. Thought I'd break the cycle. I tried Saturday to set up and account for Skip on my Garmin Connect so she could download her runs, it put everything on my runs. So I deleted her runs and got an account under her email set up. It would download her runs, but downloaded mine, so I deleted mine only to find out it then deleted them off my account (WHAT?!). So both our runs are gone. I sync'd after yesterday's run and got that off the watch but that was it. I'm going to have to manually add them back in. UGH!

Aug 21: 3.13 miles
Aug 22: 2 miles
Aug 23: 6.14 miles

I did 36km this weekend for a total of 236km/146 miles. I've got 60km planned between Sat & Sun so I should be on track to reach my 350km goal this month.

JoRocka wrote: »

HonuNui wrote: »

ctdebbie wrote: »

While there is one week left in this challenge, I am going to set a goal of 20 miles and creating a ticker.

I am very impressed by many of the distances logged here! 20 miles will be ambitious for me.

Can anyone recommend a way to carry my cellphone and keys with me when I run. I have an iPhone 6 with a Life Proof case and I bought an armband that the phone and case will not fit in. Any ideas?

I bought a fabric/pull-on waistband thingy off Amazon: you stuff your phone inside, it has a ring to which I attached a caribiner for my key(s). Magic
http://www.amazon.com/activities-Non-Bounce-experience-Traditional-reversible/dp/B00RYL0WTC/ref=pd_sim_200_4?ie=UTF8&refRID=06AYDPHK6FD594362PRS

how do you run with that not bouncing "up" because I'm pretty sure that would just start bouncing all over on me!!!

My solution prior to half training was stuff my phone in my bra. Now I have an armband and I put it in there- the key is on a carbiner and either goes in the pocket- or snaps to a bra strap and stuffed in the bra.

Actually it doesn't move at all: stays in place nicely. Skippygirlsmom mentioned the flipbelt: similar (but I'm cheap, so I bought the knockoff....). My phone is also dust/waterproof, so I have no fear of it getting wet from rain or sweat, but the belt itself is NOT waterproof, and one needs to take that into consideration.

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?)
8/6 - 3.5mi. Got up at 6:30am on my day off for a beautiful cool morning run with Neeko. Kept my average pace at 13:14 which seems to be ideal for me but I will admit my legs were tired when I was done. That hasn't happened in a while but it was a great feeling.
8/8 - 2mi. Over did it on strength training yesterday and pushed myself to do 3 reps of 12 leg presses at 210 lbs so my legs were dead today. Even Neeko was confused when I turned around early LOL. I think I am going to try again tomorrow depending on how crazy work is and I am not sure if I want to push for 4 miles since I just stepped up to 3.5 last week. I guess I will see how I feel.
8/10 - 1.5mi. Well yesterday didn't happen, work was insane and today it started raining and thundering when I started. Neeko and I kept going until we saw lighting but got in a fast comfortable mile and a half. No running tomorrow, I have a session with my trainer so I will try again on Wednesday for 4 miles.
8/12 - 3.5 mi at the crack of dawn today.
8/14 - 4.0 mi. Broke thru my glass ceiling this morning and finally made 4 miles! Woohoo! I can't believe how much my running has improved since the temperature and humidity have gone down. A few months ago I could barely make 3 miles in what it took me to run 4 today and I felt good at the end.
8/17 - 3.0 mi Was going for 4 miles but the heat and humidity returned with a vengeance. My 3 included more walking then I wanted as it was.
8/19 - 3.2 mi Today was the first day of school for JJ so Neeko and I were out the door at 5:15 to get our run in before I had to get him to school and me to work. At least it was nice and cool but never realized how many streets around us don't have lights.
8/21 - 2 mi Couldn't sit still at work any longer so went for a short run. Muscle sore and tired but to much energy. Felt better when I was done.
8/22 4.6 mi Was going to take an easy day but once I got moving I felt great. I think I could have kept going for an even 5 miles but I was in front of my house so I stopped. This has been a fabulous month for me, I am consistently adding distance to my runs. This is another PR for distance and the first one over an hour (barely at 1:01:36).
8/24 3.1 mi Slow and sore today. Ready for a rest but I made my goal.

Completed : 37.5 mi
To go : 0 miles
Miles over goal : 2.5

5km this morning for a total of 45 km this month so far.

WhatMeRunning wrote: »

First two-a-day in the books. Feels good to have them done, but during that second run everything really sucked \a\s\s.

@WhatMeRunning Maybe do your speed work (if it's that kind of two-fer day) as the second run, take it easy for the first?

@AlexPaige Totally agree with your sentiment; I love this group - it is both inspirational and educational, and just plain friendly too. Two Thumbs Up!

Rest Day - If you call 8.8 km walk/stretch's a rest. Must have done something right post Tri as nothing hurts. Did have a small Hammy Cramp at breakfast this morning - accidentally kicked the cat under the table in my enthusiasm to straighten my leg . Postponed my 1-2 km recovery run until tomorrow because of the cramp.

Goal reached 6.3 miles this morning