August 2017 Running Challenge
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So because of this thread and the whole measurements spreadsheet this morning I had to confront the scale, which I've been avoiding.
It wasn't good. But then I've been eating as if I've been active without doing the active thing.
So I'm back to trying to take control AND I made myself go for a run (minimalist shoes, c25k week 2).
So thank you all.7 -
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MNLittleFinn wrote: »Today's "wisdom" from MNLittleFinn: You might be a running addict if you aren't sure about taking 2 days off before the 30 mile trail run you have over the weekend.
30 miles is incredible!1 -
MNLittleFinn wrote: »Today's "wisdom" from MNLittleFinn: You might be a running addict if you aren't sure about taking 2 days off before the 30 mile trail run you have over the weekend.
30 miles is incredible!
lots of walking/hiking involved to be sure. It's the first half, minus about a mile and a half, of my October race. it's going to be a beast.... plan/hope is to be done in 8 hours5 -
My run today was absolutely brilliant!
It's finally cooled down - cloudy and 22°C/~70°F. No idea how long the weather will stay like this, so I decided to combine my planned long run with a bit of midweek mountain fun and run 20km in the mountains after work.
I took a nice and easy route without any too steep climbs. After about 6km, the way led me to a forest road where no cars go, and shortly after a saw a wild boar! Pretty cool, I was just disappointed that it ran away before I could take a photo. A few km later I saw another one, and that time I managed a (somewhat blurry) snapshot.
Well, after about 12km I turned a corner and saw a large pack of them, around 20! Alright then... It's not that I'm scared of boar in general (as long as they don't have young ones around to protect), but it's the first time I've seen more than one at a time. At that point I decided that turning back the way I came might be a wiser choice.
Going back the exact same way would have turned my planned 20km run into 24km. Since I'm still gradually building back distance, I wanted to avoid that, so I used a small trail to cut through the forest from one part of the serpentine road to anotherone further down. That turned 5km gentle slope into 1.4km which were a bit more "technical" - as in, the first 400m were really steep, with a loose surface where I slipped and skidded more than I walked. I was super slow (15min/km - for comparison the km before on the road was 6:30min and the next trail km was 7:30min), but since I ended up with 20.3km back at the car, it was exactly the right shortcut.
Oh, and I've finally managed to do one of those Relive videos
And this is the boar I managed to photograph:
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@shanaber Nope, I'll take you up on that challenge. My ex called me a pirates dream because of the "sunken chest!" One more reason he's the ex.
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girlinahat wrote: »So because of this thread and the whole measurements spreadsheet this morning I had to confront the scale, which I've been avoiding.
It wasn't good. But then I've been eating as if I've been active without doing the active thing.
So I'm back to trying to take control AND I made myself go for a run (minimalist shoes, c25k week 2).
So thank you all.
You got this!!!0 -
@_nikkiwolf_ @PastorVincent I am jealous of your running locations. I miss living in Colorado. Or even San Diego. I did see some coyotes in a field the other day. We have them roaming around along with bobcats. Someone saw one on my running trail a week or so ago, but I haven't found anything but a bunnyzilla. :-)
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@PastorVincent - love where you get to run! Beautiful!!seanevan10 wrote: »@_nikkiwolf_ @PastorVincent I am jealous of your running locations. I miss living in Colorado. Or even San Diego. I did see some coyotes in a field the other day. We have them roaming around along with bobcats. Someone saw one on my running trail a week or so ago, but I haven't found anything but a bunnyzilla. :-)
Oh do not be, that is just the about a mile trail out to the road, and it has a wicked up hill. Most people around here skip it
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Welcome to all new challenge members!
Also, welcome to all the newly qualified seamstresses we seem to have acquired with their slick tape-measuring skills.
@_nikkiwolf_ Your Relive video is much better than the one that gets generated for me. If I took photos on my early morning runs, the video would just pause while it shows a very dark and grainy image that resembles something taken from a CCTV camera. I should probably do that just for kicks and giggles.
Another day, another run...this time, during the midday sun. Gotta say this, to all of you guys that run in the daytime, you're all awesome, because this run was supposed to be easy but keeping my heart rate down was next to impossible in the heat. Average: 149 bpm. Not good.
02 - 13.54
03 - 10.08
04 - 25.21
06 - 5.62
08 - 7.35
09 - 12.10
Total: 73.90 / 200 miles6 -
8/1/17 - 3.01 miles treadmill before weight lifting.
8/2/17 - 6.13 miles
8/3/17 - 3.03 miles on the treadmill before weight lifting.
8/4/17 - Rest day
8/5/17 - 12.04 miles, rough BG before, during, and after run.
8/6/17 - Rest day; weight lifting
8/7/17 - Rest
8/8/17 - 3.01 miles treadmill before weight lifting
8/9/17 - 6.01 miles, "Race Pace" (not quite) - felt good and indicators for fat adaptation look promising
Upcoming Races:
9/9/17 - Wabash Trace HM
10/21/17 - Oregon Trail Run HM
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Some firsts Intro 69Years young 9 years past May since I reclaimed my life
first attempted running streak 5 miles a day first monthly goal triple digits 100 miles
month to date 42.36 miles as of this afternoon10 -
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It is so hard for me right now not to lace 'em up and go for a run. But I promised myself that I would take a full week to rest my calf, so I'm just enjoying reading about everyone else's running exploits and counting down the hours until I can get out there.4
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Been out all day at StoryLand. My family and I rlenjoyed it greatly. No strength or kr30dc but ill5get my run in tomorrow. Suppose to be short intervals.2
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8/1: 7 miles of Track Tuesday
8/2: 7 miles easy
8/3: 8 miles "tempo run"
8/3: 6.3 miles group run
8/4: Rest day
8/5: 6 miles
8/6: 16 miles
8/7: 6 miles group run + lift/strength
8/8: 7 miles Track Tuesday
8/9: 5 miles + lift/strength
68.3 miles of 250 goal miles
I set my alarm for 5:30 today, but instead I slept in until 6:15 and did my running laundry before work (it was too stinky to put on). I did my lifting/strength workout in the evening after work, followed by a 5 mile jaunt through the neighborhoods around my gym. It was a gorgeous evening -- low 80s, low humidity -- and all the side streets were so quiet you could already hear crickets chirping
But tomorrow's my big training day: 8 mile group run in the morning and TWO pub runs tomorrow night!! Doing 3 miles with each group, then 1 beer with each after
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BruinsGal_91 wrote: »It is so hard for me right now not to lace 'em up and go for a run. But I promised myself that I would take a full week to rest my calf, so I'm just enjoying reading about everyone else's running exploits and counting down the hours until I can get out there.
Yeah, know what you mean, technically I am to take tomorrow and Friday off... but that might fail. 0 -
@kristinegift you keep passing me up when you post mileage! AAAHHH....0
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@MNLittleFinn Aren't we pretty much at the same mileage?! lol0
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kristinegift wrote: »@MNLittleFinn Aren't we pretty much at the same mileage?! lol
you're a mile ahead! And I'm taking tomorrow off and running short on Friday..... Maybe Saturday I'll catch up some0
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