August (2016) Running Challenge

@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!

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...

Is there a September running challenge up yet? @Stoshew71

@instantmartian Where should I park to do the Kelly Drive run? I want to go this Saturday!

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

@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.

@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!

@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!

8/30 - 4 Miles

65.5 miles done with goal of 70

@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.