August (2016) Running Challenge
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@MobyCarp -Congrats on the retirement. So excited for you, and admittedly, maybe a little bit jealous as well! Good luck to you. Now think of all the running you can do! And speaking of jealous, Holy Smokes @_nikkiwolf_ that is one amazing run! @instantmartian -That looks like a pretty amazing run as well!1
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8/1 - 6 miles
8/2 - 6 miles
8/3 - rest day
8/4 - 6 miles
8/5 - 6 miles
8/6 - rest day - went to a race with Skip
8/7 - 10 miles
8/8 - unscheduled rest day
8/9 - 6 miles
8/10 - 6 miles
8/11 - 6 miles in and out of the misty rain - so nice!
8/12 - 3 miles
8/13 - rest day
8/14 - 10 miles
8/15 - rest day Skip had an early dentist appt
8/16 - 6 miles
8/17 - 6 miles
8/18 - 5 miles
8/19 - rest
8/20 - 10 miles
8/21 - 3 miles - recovery run
8/22 - rest day
8/23 - 7 miles - beautiful temp this morning - yeah!
8/24 - 5 miles
8/25 - 6 miles - the heat is back ha ha - and that is goal
8/26 - 6 miles
8/27 - rest day - first XC meet
8/28 - 10 miles
8/29 - 4 miles of recovery
8/30 - 6 miles
139 out of 110 miles
Oh good night, I knew I was around the 137 138 in miles this morning and I have a planned rest day tomorrow. I didn't realize I was ending the month with 139. I might need to run a mile tonight... ha ha4 -
Aug 1-Rest Day
Aug 2- 3.5 miles AM, 7.4 miles PM cruise intervals, 0.7 mile run with puppy
Aug 3-5.9 miles
Aug 4- 6 miles easy
Aug 5- 5.5 miles speed intervals on the treadmill
Aug 6- 10 miles easy with the group
Aug 7- 10 miles with speed play
Aug 8- rest day- Of course it's the nicest day we have had in weeks!
Aug 9- 5.8 AM miles
Aug 10- 6.1 AM miles with 4 @tempo+ 4.3 PM miles
Aug 11-4.3 miles easy
Aug 12-5.6 miles of treadmill sped intervals
Aug 13- 13 miles
Aug 14- Rest/ travel day
Aug 15- 5 miles beach run
Aug 16- 9.3 miles
Aug 17-4.5 miles + 1.1 w/ pup
Aug 18-6.6 miles
Aug 19- 1.5 miles with doggie on beach (rest day, but too much fun to run with her!)
Aug 20-12 miles
Aug 21-5.7 miles
Aug 22-5.3 miles
Aug 23- 5.6 miles
Aug 24-6.7 miles w/ 4.5 @ tempo pace
Aug 25- rest day
Aug 26- 6.4 miles speedwork on treadmill
Aug 27- 6.4 mils +0.9 miles with Stella
Aug 28- 14 miles with speed play
Aug 29- rest day...lots of foam rolling!
Aug 30- 3.7 miles AM (1 with the doggie)
I did part one of a daily double this morning. I wasn't going to update until I finished part 2, but I hit goal, so I figured, what the heck. My first mile this morning was with the puppy and I tried the hands-free leash for the first time. I was very surprised that I liked it. I was afraid she could pull me too hard and might drag me over, but it's pretty apparent that's not going to happen. Still had a lot of sniff stops, but we managed. After time spent messing with the leash and dealing with her sniff habits, I ran out of time to get in the 5 miles I wanted. Ended with 3.7. I have a 72 minute run with 4 ten minute cruise intervals on the schedule for this evening. That is likely to pan out somewhere between 8 and 9 miles. I am thinking that I will probably end up just shy of 200 miles for the month. I have not had a 200 mile month since last September. Hmmm. I may have to do a little re-planning for tomorrow...
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1/8: REST
2/8: 5.30 km + 20 mins yoga
3/8: 5.38 km + 20 mins yoga
4/8: 5.39 km + 20 mins yoga
5/8: 5.43 km + 20 mins yoga
6/8: 4.50 km (Walked Colour Vibe due to terrain on course, and it wasn`t even a true 5K)
7/8: 6.05 km + 20 mins yoga
8/8: 5.37 km + 20 mins yoga (New PR! 5K in 34:31)
9/8: REST (early morning meeting; walked all over instead)
10/8: 5.40 km + 20 mins yoga (New PR! 5K in 33:59)
11/8: 5.42 km + 20 mins yoga
12/8: 5.16 km + 20 mins yoga
13/8: REST
14/8: LIFE
15/8: 5.22 km + 20 mins yoga (New PR! 5K in 33:25) + 4.24 km in the evening
16/8: 5.40 km + 20 mins yoga + some strength training (tried Strides for the first time, only managed to do 3)
17/8: 5.39 km + 20 mins yoga + some strength training (1 Stride done)
18/8: 5.42 km + 20 mins yoga + some strength training
19/8: 5.44 km + 20 mins yoga + some strength training (New PR!!! 5K in 33:01)
20/8: REST
21/8: LIFE
22/8: 5.44 km + 20 mins yoga + strength exercises + 1.67 km in the afternoon
23/8: 5.61 km + 20 mins yoga + strength exercises
24/8: 5.65 km + 20 mins yoga + strength exercises (New PR!!! 5K in 32:50)
25/8: 5.76 km + 20 mins yoga + strength exercises + 4.26 km in the evening
26/8: 5.60 km + 20 mins yoga + strength exercises
27/8: 4.78km (hike with a friend)
28/8: REST (38 mins yoga)
29/8: 5.55 km + 20 mins yoga + 4.32 km in the evening
30/8: 5.48 km + 20 mins yoga + strength exercises
31/8:
Current PR: 5K in 32:50 / 10K in 1:17:??
Races:
6/8: Colour Vibe 5K
24/9: Obstacle Course “Coureur des bois”
20/10-01/11 : Zombies Run! App 2016 Fall Virtual Run
Today's run was oodles better than yesterday's suckfest... Still 16.79 kms to go to reach goal... Can I do it??
Happy Tuesday everyone!3 -
Is there a September running challenge up yet? @Stoshew710
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@orphia Woohoo! You achieved TWO goals!
@dkabambe Love your new runner enthusiasm You are getting sucked in. LOL
@MNLittleFinn Great splits!
@Stoshew71 Your ticker is behind but way to go on passing your goal
@instantmartian Lovely pic!
@skippygirlsmom Definitely run one more mile :-p3 -
@instantmartian Where should I park to do the Kelly Drive run? I want to go this Saturday!0
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@greenolivetree Yes I know my ticker is behind. My work blocks the ticker site so it's a pain to update unless I am home. I can do it from my phone but not always convenient as cell service is not that all great here too.
@RespectTheKitty No September yet. I should get a move on it, huh? I will probably do it this afternoon.3 -
Trying to just add distance and some hills for now. Hopefully speed will eventually catch up. Did an out and back on the horse trails with my dog. It has a hill at the halfway point and for the first time I was able to actually run up it.....YAY! Kept my HR fairly moderate and just tried to keep a steady pace.
08/04 – 1 mile
08/05 – 1 mile
08/06 – 3 miles
08/09 – 1.3 miles – HR 135-140 HR running flat surface………154 running hills
08/10 – 80 min Strength Training + 20 min Xtraining – Stairmaster and Stationary Bike (140 HR)
08/11 – 3.05 miles – AVG HR 143, lower on flat (lowest 127) higher on hills (highest 153)
08/12 – 1 mile – AVG HR 144 + 90 min strength training
08/13 – Rest Day
08/14 – 3.3 miles, 12 laps at park, HR average 155 & took 35 seconds off my mile time
08/15 – 1 mile - 85 min Strength Training
08/16 – 2 miles – Easy Pace AVG HR 132
08/17 – 1 mile – 85 min Strength Training
08/18 – Rest Day – 35 min swim
08/19 – 2.1 miles - AVG HR 144
08/20 – Rest Day – 35 min swim
08/21 – 5K Tiki Run – 3.1 miles
08/22 – 1 mile slow recovery run – 85 min Strength Training
08/23 – 2 mile run – AVG HR 148 - .4 mile walk
08/24 – All strength training
08/25 – 2.46 miles – AVG HR 153 - .33 mile walk
08/25 – 90 minutes of strength training
08/26 – Rest day
08/27 – 3.63 miles – AVG HR 149
08/28 – 90 minutes of strength training
08/29 – 3.1 miles – Slow run but tackled one pretty steep hill – AVG HR 141
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instantmartian wrote: »
Here's a photo I took around mile 7 of my run.
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I thought that was taken in Europe! Beautiful!
I didn't know there was an Ocean City, NJ. I've been to Ocean City, MD many times. Probably every state has one.
Have a great trip to the UK!
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@luluinca -Congrats on tackling that hill! Is that your doggie in the profile picture? So cute! What kind of dog is it? Her/his face looks similar to my dog's. We are still trying to figure out what her mix is. We think fox hound/boxer.0
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Hi all,
I've been lurking all month but dipped out of posting until now because I've been doing so SO badly at running and generally looking after myself. I have plenty of excuses but no-one needs to hear those, even I know they are BS. Unfortunately, now that I had finally gotten back on track (I ran my highest weekly milage in 3 months last week and ran 5 times in a week for the first ever time) I actually can't run because I'm so ill I haven't managed to get out of bed for longer than half an hour for 2 days, let alone do anything else. Serves me right for not running when I could have, because now I actually can't I am desperate to get out there! Typical, isn't it? I have, of course, spent a good few hours today looking for races I want to do, and signed up for one towards the end of the year in the hope that it keeps me motivated. It was only £18 too, a bargain! Most HMs in the UK are nearly twice that.
Anyway, this is my awful mileage for the month, which is embarrassing but that's why I'm posting it. Goodness only knows how badly my HM will go in 3 weeks with this lot of turd behind me
1st-6th - Holiday
7th - 5.22 miles
9th - 3.06 miles
12th - 6.51 miles
14th - 8.10 miles
16th - 3.25 miles
20th - 3.12 miles
22nd - 3.17 miles
23rd - 3.79 miles
24th - 3.79 miles
27th - 3.50 miles
28th - 7.03 miles
29th-31st - tonsillitis
MTD - 50.54 miles
Upcoming races:
18th Sept - Run Reigate Half Marathon
2nd Oct - Tonbridge Half Marathon
30th Oct - River Thames Half Marathon
17th Dec - Lee Valley VeloPark Half Marathon
9th April 2017 - Brighton Marathon
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@lporter229, yes that's her, Penny Lane. She's about 5.5 years old and we adopted her from the animal shelter as a pup. We don't really know what she is either but the vet said some Boxer for sure. Maybe a little Pitt and possibly some Rhodesian. She's literally a little powerhouse (medium sized one actually).........the strongest, most athletic dog we've ever had but sweet as pie too. She likes to come in and give us good night kisses before she goes to bed for the night.
She's a great running companion!
Thanks on the hill........it's been annoying me for awhile!3 -
RespectTheKitty wrote: »Is there a September running challenge up yet? @Stoshew71
@respectthekitty is ready to get going on September!!!
@luluinca anyone who names their dog Penny Lane is the bomb!
@honunui you all have been having your share of storms this year, be safe
@shanaber thank you, she amazes me sometimes. I hope the heel is still improving.
@dkabambe awesome long run!
@instantmartian what are you doing in the great state of NJ? I love Ocean City. I'll be home in NJ in 2 weeks and I can't wait!!! I'm trying to figure how to cram 3 weeks of stuff to do into 3 days.
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@katharmonic So sorry to hear about your dog, losing a pet is like losing one of the family. I hope you’re doing ok and getting used to the quiet.
@dowelahmed Congrats on completing the C25K!
@Elise4270 I would say Mo Farah was a big inspiration this month. Being from the UK, he is a HUGE celebrity here and everyone loves him anyway, but that moment where he fell over in the 10km and then won anyway? That was awesome, and although he looked so cool and calm about it he nearly came to pieces in his post-race interview with the BBC, which showed how much it actually rattled him. But I agree with @mom3over40, the two athletes who helped each other up in the womens 5km was also a really inspirational moment. It just shows how awesome runners are.
@Orphia Well done for smashing your goal, twice! That’s awesome.
@RespectTheKitty I can see this has been answered already, but yeah, Parkruns are HUGE in the UK. There are 10 within 10 miles of my house and most get upwards of 200 runners each week. It’s all free, all they ask is that you volunteer at least once a year instead of running to help keep it running.
@shanaber I hope your heel recovers soon!
@MobyCarp Congratulations on retirement! Enjoy it, you’ve definitely earned it
@instantmartian That looks like a gorgeous run! Have a great time in Europe, especially London!
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Today was a hill repeat kind of day. It's currently 90 degrees and sunny (heat index of 99F--that's 32C, heat index of 37C for all you non-Americans out there). I decided to do my repeats at a place called "Crybaby Hill" today. It's part of the Tulsa Tough course (a local bike race) and is notorious for being both difficult and rowdy. Technically, the hill is an L-shape, where you run up a very steep incline, then make a right turn and continue up a slightly less severe grade. If you do the entire thing, it's about 1/8th of a mile. For today, I only did the first (very steep) section (a little over half the total distance, I'd guess), so it was a little shorter than my normal hills, but significantly steeper, so still a very good workout. I was definitely out of gas by the 7th and final trip up the hill, so I'm glad I didn't attempt to do the full distance for each repeat. I lumbered my way back to the tower when I was finished (a little over a mile each way for W/U and C/D).
Total distance was 3.5 miles. 55 miles of 40 mile goal completed this month!
ETA: I took a couple of pictures from the top of my hill (well, the top of the section I ran the repeats on), looking down toward the river, and added them to my Strava account: See them here.1 -
8/30 - 4 Miles
65.5 miles done with goal of 701 -
@ceciliaslater Awesome run with the hill repeats! That's one thing I've really missed the past month. I really don't know how you run in the heat but more power to ya! I went for a WALK 2 Fridays ago around noon with sunny 80's and heat index around 90 and I was miserable :-D I also got badly sunburned I didn't even think how I'd been doing all my exercise at 6am and was suddenly out at noon.
@louubelle16 Welcome back Your mileage isn't THAT terrible! But I know you wish you'd done more with a HM coming up.
Okay, now I have the song Penny Lane in my head.....1 -
@greenolivetree I know right? That happens to everyone! I had her at the vet's last week and the whole crew sang it to us as we left.3
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Today's run.
Currently at 84.4 miles for the month, with a goal of 75. After tomorrow I should actually end up just a couple miles shy of 90! Yay! But also, a good reminder to myself to keep on tracking so I don't overdo it and increase my mileage too quickly.
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