August 2017 Running Challenge
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09/08 3.80 miles
10/08 3.82 miles
14/08 4.03 miles
15/08 4.05 miles
16/08 4.04 miles
19/08 3.58 miles
23/08 4.08 miles
24/08 3.84 miles
26/08 4.16 miles
28/08 4.15 miles
30/08 5.28 miles
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So my goal on August 1st was 28 miles and I hit 30.35 this morning. @5512bf I am with you on the cooler mornings. It was 68 this morning with a slight breeze and I could tell that I will love running in the fall. HR was much better, was able to maintain pace better and I could have gone further if I didn't have to get home and get the boys ready for school. Sept will be fun as I have my first race at the end of Sept. I will finish up C25K and then start on a 10k program. My sister is flying in from CO to run the race with me! I am so excited as I haven't seen here in 2.5 years.7
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Status so far:
8/2 4.01 38:44
8/4 3.11 29:46
8/7 6.21 58:29
8/9 4.01 40:01
8/11 3.11 28:11
8/14 5.01 47:29
8/16 2.35 23:39
8/18 3.11 30:12
8/22 3.11 30:08
8/24 5.01 48:20
8/27 3.50 34:31
8/28 2.01 17:34
8/30 5.62 51:17
Total 50.17
I squeaked into my goal of 50 for the month..
Time to step it up for next month.
Upcoming races:
Veterans Half 11/5/17
Marine 17.75K 3/24/18
Pittsburgh Half 5/6/18
Marine Corps Marathon 10/xx/18
I'm looking for others to fill in the gaps in the interim.
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WandaVaughn wrote: »My plan changed my midweek run to five miles as of today. Did it! And tomorrow is 3 miles. I will hit my goal, following my plan! Hurray!
September will have a dilemma. I started earlier than 12 weeks to get ready for the HM on 11/4. I'm in week 7 now. Should I repeat week 11 over and over again when I get there until I need the scale back week at the end of October? Should I repeat the easier weeks now? The highest mileage is 12 miles on the plan. Geez, I'm not even going to do a full 13 miles before HM day? I'm starting to hyperventilate here!
All of the recommendations have much merit, but some of what you have to do is decide what works for your fitness and psyche. I would agree with making sure you get in your taper. And though I completely agree that you do not need to have run the entire distance before your first race (and I don't think I would go more than 24 miles before a marathon), I really prefer to know, without a doubt, that I have the endurance to run the entire race. I would change something up so that you have one run - maybe 2 weeks before your race - that you run 13-13.5 miles. That way you are only relying on the taper and excitement of race day to increase your pace - not also pull you through miles you have not done before. But that may just be what works better for me and my personality.
Of course none of it works for me right now since I am very literally back to being Wishiwasarunner.
@katharmonic and @Orphia - thanks so much for your well wishes.
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8/1: 7 miles of Track Tuesday
8/2: 7.1 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
8/10: 6.8 miles "tempo Thursday"
8/10: 6.1 mile
8/11: Rest day
8/12: 6.4 miles
8/13: 15.8 miles
8/14: 3.2 miles
8/15: 9.4 miles of Track Tuesday
8/16: 5 miles
8/17: 8 miles "tempo run"
8/17: 7.4 miles
8/18: Rest day, hallelujah
8/19: 7.5 miles
8/20: 16 miles
8/21: 3.2 miles
8/22: 10.2 miles of Track Tuesday
8/23: Extra rest day
8/24: 11 miles of Tempo Thursday
8/24: 6.4 miles
8/25: Rest day
8/26: 19.6 miles
8/27: 8 miles
8/28: 3 miles
8/28: 3 more miles
8/29: 10 miles of Track Tuesday
8/30: Impromptu rest day
234.4 miles of 250 goal miles
I was going to do an easy run this morning since I've got plans tomorrow night (a local theater does summer reboot nights and this week's movie is Fargo so I'm bailing on my group run to go watch it), however when my alarm went off at 6 am I was NOT in the mood. So I went back to bed and now that I'm home from work, I don't want to run either since I have a 5:30 am tempo tomorrow. So I'm thinking I'll definitely have time to double up tomorrow with my morning tempo run and an evening run after work, THEN the movie at 7:30
If I don't get the extra 4.5-5 miles in, I won't hit my goal for the month... just be tantalizingly close. So I'll get it done. But that 250 is going to be down to the wire!!
Upcoming Races:
Oct 8: Steamtown Marathon
Oct 22: Perfect 10 (10 Miler)
Nov 5: Princeton Half Marathon (pacer)
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@PastorVincent - I do static stretches after I run, much of the time. Sometimes I forget after a social run when I'm chatting. Sometimes I bag it after a long run because there's no good place to stretch in the rain. Sometimes I wait till I get home, when weather is adverse for hanging around to stretch. Sometimes I bag it because a lousy 4 mile run hardly seems worth the stretch. But mostly, when it's not horribly inconvenient, I stretch after running. Can't tell the difference the day of the run, but if I really need to stretch and don't do it my body will tell me about it the next day.
I've done some dynamic stretching and/or drills before races, particularly short races like 5K or 10K. I don't know how much difference that makes, given that I typically have a warmup run of at least 2 miles anyway.
@Stoshew71 - Your bad month was more running miles than my bad month, nya nya. Not the contest I really wanted to win.
Had my first PT visit scheduled for Monday; it got canceled due to the PT having an emergency, and I went today. It's more satisfying to have ultrasound and electro-stimulation and a couple of baby exercises to gently work the ankle than it is to immobilize the ankle in a boot; but I can tell that it doesn't hurt as much after a week of immobilization. I've mowed the lawn twice, and I typically don't wear the boot to go grocery shopping; but it's doing its job of keeping me from irritating the PTT. Too bad it's such a PIA about it. Too bad I can't ride a bike while wearing the boot. The podiatrist said to wear the boot 23 hours a day; I'm probably actually wearing it about 20. That will have to be good enough.
Here it is next to last day of August, and I already know my September goal: Run one mile. I might or might not get there in September; if I do, that would indicate that things are going well.
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8/1- 6.1
8/1- 4.2
8/2- 6.1
8/3- 4.5
8/3- 6
8/4- 8.1
8/5- 15.2
8/6- 5.1
8/7- REST
8/8- 6.6
8/8- 4
8/9- 6.2
8/10- REST
8/11- 4 icky not so fun miles
8/12- 18.3
8/13- REST/Recovery
8/14- REST/Recovery
8/15- 6.2
8/16- 5.1
8/17- 6.5
8/18- REST
8/19- 25.5- Including OCR race
8/20-REST
8/21- REST
8/22- 8.2
8/23- 6
8/24- 8
8/25- REST
8/26- 24.1
8/27- 5.1
8/28- REST
8/29- 9.5
8/30- 5.1
Total: 203.9
August Goal: Not die while ramping up running mileage and technicality during 100K training
Nominal mileage goal: 250 miles HAHAHAHA not gonna happen
Today's notes: Just an easy 5 today. Not going to make my goal for the month, but I was expecting that when I cut a running day out each week. Not feeling too bad about it though. I KNOW a guy who's running a 100 mile in a couple weeks who trains on like 35mpw average and has finished that distance multiple times.... My mileage is pretty high by comparison and I'm running/hiking like 40 miles less than that at my October race.
The lower mileage has really been helping me feel fresher and more productive on my runs. Starting to think about adding Friday back into my rotation, or just up the mileage of my runs.... Probably will just up my mileage, and maybe add back a 2-a-day day each week.
Hope everyone had a Runderful day!
2017 Races Scheduled
6/16- William A Irvin 5k
6/17- Grandma's Marathon 4:24:06
7/15- Eugene Curnow Trail Marathon 7:22:23
8/12- UMTR FatAss "Not Quite" 50k
8/19- Rampage at the Ridge 5k OCR
9/23- Ely Marathon (full)
10/21 Wild Duluth 100k
11/23- TBD 5k Turkey3 -
8/1 - 5 miles
8/2 - 4 miles
8/3 - 6 miles
8/4 - rest day
8/5 - 8 miles
8/6 - 3 miles
8/7 - 0 miles - rest day
8/8 - 5 miles
8/9 - 5 miles
8/10 - 5.6 miles happy birthday run - see what I did there 5.6 miles
8/11 - rest day
8/12 - 4 miles
8/13 - 10 miles
8/14 - 3 miles
8/15 – rest day rest day my legs said they need a rest day
8/16 - 5 miles
8/17 - 2 miles
8/18 - 5 miles wow it was like running a swamp out there today
8/19 - 2 miles
8/20 - 0 miles decided to take a rest day
8/21 - 5 miles
8/22 - 4 miles
8/23 – 0 miles rest day
8/24 - 6 miles
8/25 - 5 miles
8/26 - 3 miles
8/27 - 4 miles
8/28 - 4 miles
8/29 - 0 miles - rest day
8/30 - 0 miles - out of town
103 of 100 miles
As promised I took a rest day today. What an amazing day with Skip. I thought the ceremony would be a quick no big deal, but it wasn't. The Judge talked how the Citizenship Ceremony is without a doubt the greatest pleasure he has in a court room. He gave what I would call the best speech I have EVER heard on why it's an honor and privilege to be a citizen. I looked over at Skip and tears were streaming down her face. I'm so glad she decided to take this step though technically she didn't have to, she was so proud. I had to share. She asked the Judge if she could sit in his chair, the court clerk said it was the first time anyone had ever asked that. Shocking!
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@skippygirlsmom that is AWESOME!!!!!!1
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1---5.49mi/ 8.85km
3---4.23 / 6.8
5---4.55 / 7.3
6---9.14 l 14.7
8---2.85/4.6
10---2.87, 1.98/4.6, 3.2
11---shot, travel day.
13---6.21/10
14---SL
16---2.02/3.3
18---2.22/3.6
19---6.69/10.8
20---6.08/10
22---2.90/4.7
23---2.56 +2.83/4.1+4.6
24---2.52/4.1
26---6.32/10.2
27---6.22/10
29---2.42/ 3.9
30---2.55+3.48 and now half priced pizza
Total 86.13/138.9
Goal 89 miles/144 km
Upcoming races:
Sept 30 Festival 5k Tishomingo Ok.
Oct 1 Spirit of Survival, Lawton OK. Quarter Marathon
Oct 14 AIM for the Cure- 5K, virual run
Dec 2- POOP trail run, Hoping for a half! Norman OK.
January 27 Running the Rose, Tyler Tx. (11miler or 7k)
Pre-op PR's
1 mile 8:27 5k 24:42. 10k 1:00.52. HM 2:17.28
Post-op Training PR's 1 mile 9.25 5k 34.27 10k 1:12.35
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OMG @skippygirlsmom ! Yay!!!2
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skippygirlsmom wrote: »8/1 - 5 miles
8/2 - 4 miles
8/3 - 6 miles
8/4 - rest day
8/5 - 8 miles
8/6 - 3 miles
8/7 - 0 miles - rest day
8/8 - 5 miles
8/9 - 5 miles
8/10 - 5.6 miles happy birthday run - see what I did there 5.6 miles
8/11 - rest day
8/12 - 4 miles
8/13 - 10 miles
8/14 - 3 miles
8/15 – rest day rest day my legs said they need a rest day
8/16 - 5 miles
8/17 - 2 miles
8/18 - 5 miles wow it was like running a swamp out there today
8/19 - 2 miles
8/20 - 0 miles decided to take a rest day
8/21 - 5 miles
8/22 - 4 miles
8/23 – 0 miles rest day
8/24 - 6 miles
8/25 - 5 miles
8/26 - 3 miles
8/27 - 4 miles
8/28 - 4 miles
8/29 - 0 miles - rest day
8/30 - 0 miles - out of town
103 of 100 miles
As promised I took a rest day today. What an amazing day with Skip. I thought the ceremony would be a quick no big deal, but it wasn't. The Judge talked how the Citizenship Ceremony is without a doubt the greatest pleasure he has in a court room. He gave what I would call the best speech I have EVER heard on why it's an honor and privilege to be a citizen. I looked over at Skip and tears were streaming down her face. I'm so glad she decided to take this step though technically she didn't have to, she was so proud. I had to share. She asked the Judge if she could sit in his chair, the court clerk said it was the first time anyone had ever asked that. Shocking!
Of course you had to share! It's awesome. I became a citizen last June, and it is such an emotional experience.9 -
Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
08/01/17 :::: 5.5 :::: 5.5
08/02/17 :::: 2.4 :::: 7.9
08/03/17 :::: 5.0 :::: 12.9
08/04/17 :::: 2.5 :::: 15.4
08/05/17 :::: 10.2 :::: 25.7
08/06/17 :::: 3.0 :::: 28.7
08/07/17 :::: 3.5 :::: 32.2
08/08/17 :::: 6.0 :::: 38.2
08/09/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 38.2
08/10/17 :::: 3.9 :::: 42.0
08/11/17 :::: 2.1 :::: 44.1
08/12/17 :::: 10.4 :::: 54.5
08/13/17 :::: 3.3 :::: 57.8
08/14/17 :::: 3.2 :::: 61.0
08/15/17 :::: 5.1 :::: 66.1
08/16/17 :::: 3.1 :::: 69.1
08/17/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 69.1
08/18/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 69.1
08/19/17 :::: 10.5 :::: 79.7
08/20/17 :::: 2.8 :::: 82.4
08/21/17 :::: 3.0 :::: 85.4
08/22/17 :::: 3.2 :::: 88.6
08/23/17 :::: 4.2 :::: 92.8
08/24/17 :::: 3.5 :::: 96.3
08/25/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 96.3
08/26/17 :::: 11.7 :::: 108.0
08/27/17 :::: 3.0 :::: 111.0
08/28/17 :::: 3.1 :::: 114.1
08/29/17 :::: 5.3 :::: 119.5
08/30/17 :::: 3.0 :::: 122.5
Goal = 120 miles
Another nice evening so I took Stella, the terrier of mystery, out with me and we slogged through 3 miles. It wasn't pretty or remotely fast but we got it done. And surpassed the goal for August, becoming my highest mileage month ever, and the highest number of steps per month ever. No wonder I'm tired
I will probably run tomorrow yet to finish up the month, and I need to plug some numbers into the old computator to figure out a goal for September. Because of some travel and tapering, September will definitely be lower miles.
Upcoming races:
10/1 Wineglass Half Marathon, Corning NY
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Ooh, I have one of the forbidden numbers in my posts - the last two have required approval. Is it one hundred nineteen point five?0
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@kathormonic - The nuisance number is ll9, with "1" instead of "l". The most dumb-*kitten* spam filter I've ever seen.
@skippygirlsmom - Sometimes I think those of us who have to trace ancestry back many generations to find an immigrant under-appreciate what citizenship means in this country. Thanks for the reminder.6 -
@skippygirlsmom so happy for you and Skip.
@katharmonic not sure what a forbidden number is?
@MobyCarp hang in there. My dad has a favorite phrase "they said cheer up. Life could be worse. They were right. I cheered up and life got worse"
@PastorVincent thanks for the advice. I am resigned to not worry about my heart rate readings. I get a kick out of having a suffer score above 200 but I understand there is no reality in that score.2 -
@skippygirlsmom Simply fantastic!
Today's run was nice and easy, and the cooler temps are really starting to show, translating things to a slightly faster pace yet with a lower heart rate. Bring on the fall weather!
02 - 13.54
03 - 10.08
04 - 25.21
06 - 5.62
08 - 7.35
09 - 12.10
10 - 7.47
12 - 7.31
18 - 14.40
21 - 14.29
22 - 10.37
23 - 14.49
24 - 10.61
25 - 23.54
28 - 14.45
29 - 11.22
30 - 14.44
Total: 217.49 / 200 miles
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@skippygirlsmom What a great story and what a beauty your girl is
Congratulations!!!
I hit my goal, phew! It was a very busy month and September is not looking any better hahaha, but I wouldn't have it any other way! You'd better watch out, September - we are all coming for ya
Goal: 120
Currently: 123.5
8/1 - 6 miles
8/2 - 0, strength training
8/3 - 8 miles
8/4 - 0, rest day
8/5 - 7 miles
8/6 - 6 miles
8/7 - 6 miles
8/8 - 7 miles
8/9 - strength training, Body Pump
8/10 - 0 miles, rest day (although busy day at work)
8/11 - 9 miles. My first 9-miler in a long run, it felt terrific. I could have kept going longer, but my empty stomach reminded me of its existence around mile 7.
8/12 – 0 miles, unplanned rest day, did not feel well
8/13 – 6 miles, easy
8/14 – 6 miles, easy and fast (for me that is)
8/15 – 8 miles
8/16 – strength training with BodyPump
8/17 – 0 miles, planned rest day
8/18 – 10 miles
8/19 – 0 miles, unplanned rest day, but stayed moving all day, just busy
8/20 – 6 miles, easy Sunday run
8/21 – 4 miles, nothing easy about this run. Super hot!
8/22 – 7 miles, AM run. Awesome!!!
8/23 – 0 miles, rest day
8/24 – 7 miles, nice and easy AM run
8/25 - 8 miles
8/26 - 0 miles, traveling
8/27 - 0 miles, more traveling
8/28 - 6.5 miles
8/30 - 6 miles
Upcoming races:
September 24 – Bachman Valley Half Marathon. Goal – to beat my previous PR of 1:50
October 22 – Gettysburg Blue-Gray Half Marathon.
November 5 –Gettysburg Battleground Half Marathon. Goal – to enjoy this local run I was not aware of!4 -
@skippygirlsmom That is awesome. Congrats to both of you. My mother is from Germany and became a citizen back in 1957. She says it was one of the proudest moments in her life.
August goal 125 miles (definitely out of reach since I got no miles in the first week)
Aug 1.....no run.....MTD 0 miles
Aug 2.....no run.....MTD 0 miles
Aug 3.....no run.....MTD 0 miles
Aug 4.....no run.....MTD 0 miles
Aug 5.....no run.....MTD 0 miles
Aug 6.....10 miles..MTD 10 miles
Aug 7.....no run.....MTD 10 miles
Aug 8.....3.1 miles..MTD 13.1 miles. 1st run of 1/2 marathon training program.
Aug 9.....3.2 miles..MTD 16.3 miles 2nd run of 1/2 marathon training program
Aug 10...4 miles.....MTD 20.3 miles 3rd run of 1/2 training program
Aug 11...0 miles.....MTD Rest Day
Aug 12...0 miles.....MTD Cross-training day per plan. Did 1 hour of cycling.
Aug 13...7 miles.....MTD 27.3
Aug 14...0 miles.....MTD 27.3 Rest Day
Aug 15...3.1miles...MTD 30.4
Aug 16...4.1miles...MTD 34.5
Aug 17...5 miles.....MTD 39.5
Aug 18...0 miles.....MTD 39.5
Aug 19...0 miles.....MTD 39.5 Cross-training day, did 11 miles of cycling
Aug 20....7 miles....MTD 46
Aug 21....0 miles....MTD 46 Rest day
Aug 22....4.4 miles.MTD 50
Aug 23....2.3 miles.MTD 52.3 Also biked 10.8 miles
Aug 24....0 miles....MTD 52.3 Planned on a 4 mile run, but life got in the way.
Aug 25....0 miles....MTD 52.3 Rest day before 10K run.
Aug 26....6.2 miles.MTD 58.5
Aug 27....0 miles MTD 58.5 I did do a 25 mile bike ride as cross training.
Aug 28....5 miles MTD 63.5
Aug 29....7 miles MTD 70.5
Aug 30....6.2 Miles MTD 76.7
Scheduled Races:
Aug 26 - Kellie's Krew Run For a Cure - My first 10K. Completed in 53:17. 5th place overall and first in AG.
Sept 16 - FCYC 5K Glow Run - Fayetteville NC
Nov - Turkey Trot 1/2 marathon(date TBD) - Pinehurst NC4 -
Thank you everyone. It really was a special day. @mobycarp I think you hit the nail right on the head. Driving home I said to her, that was really nice. She looked at me and said "I know if I was still in Russia I would probably be dead by now". She understands through no fault of Russia as a country that it's a very rough life for orphans who leave the orphanage and then have live in the real world. She said I truly appreciate everything living in the United States has given me and what you have given me.
The words the Judge spoke about citizenship truly moved me to tears. I told him afterwards that his words should be playing on a loop on the nightly news.
She also had a cool thing happen, an acquaintance of hers who graduated last year was there. Turns out she was also adopted from Russia so that was special for them and a man who we see at lots of races was there, I can't for the life me of me recall his name, but he recognized her. Thanks again.7
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