June 2018 Running Challenge

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  • rheddmobile
    rheddmobile Posts: 6,840 Member
    midwesterner85 wrote: »
    amymoreorless wrote: »
    midwesterner85 wrote: »
    amymoreorless wrote: »
    Since we are complaining about the weather .... [insert ugly, self-pitting, sob]

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    @amymoreorless We need Heat Index and Dew Point to compare, though.

    @midwesterner85 I don’t really want to look -LOL. I will talk myself out of my long run tomorrow if I keep checking the weather.

    Not trying to compare. I was just complaining in general. Humidity always makes everything a million times more sucky. It starts feeling like you are running in Satan’s armpit when humidity levels go above 80%. I hope you get some relief from the heat and humidity soon. :)

    I checked the forecast for Houston tomorrow - you should be slightly better than us in the evening, but not exactly ideal conditions. The difference is that I should have decent temps. early AM before sunrise while you are going to be worse off even during that time. Like I said, I'm not a morning person, but an effort to run early may be worthwhile. On the other hand, doesn't training in adverse weather provide a benefit when it comes to a race?! I mean comparing to runners who do not train in such weather...

    On the other hand, heat stroke is not good training for anything...
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    girlinahat wrote: »
    RunsOnEspresso wrote: »

    Question: anyone use headphones that sit on your face and not in the ear? I'm looking to go wireless but have such issues with earbuds staying in. I was looking at a brand called aftershockz. The reviews seem mostly positive (even comments on a runners world Facebook post).

    I have a pair of these:

    plantronics backbeat FIT

    They are in-ear wireless headphones, but because they loop over the back of the ear they need to fit less snugly. I find I can easily hear traffic around me whilst wearing them. They can be a bit of a pain when wearing glasses though, as there is competition for space, but it's nothing too uncomfortable. The sound is good, and easy to adjust volume when needed.

    Those are what I use also. They stay in place and are waterproof (submersible) which is a big deal for me. I normal burn through "sweatproof" headphones quickly, because they did not test that "proof" on someone like me :lol: These have held up over a year now, a huge leap over the all the others (even the much more expensive ones)
  • marisap2010
    marisap2010 Posts: 909 Member
    @AlphaHowls Your mileage is ridiculous!!!

    Nasty storm right now, so I am stuck inside. I wish I could run to work off some stress. I’ve had two staff submit resignations in the last two days, and one is only working through Friday. It puts my office in quite a predicament, as we have 450+ patients to see with only a handful of therapists. I just keep telling myself that it will work out!
  • RunsOnEspresso
    RunsOnEspresso Posts: 3,218 Member
    @shanaber Jaybird is another option I was looking at.

    I currently use yurbuds for women with the smallest ear piece. I've had several pairs over the last several years but I'm so sick of the wire.
  • KeepRunningFatboy
    KeepRunningFatboy Posts: 3,055 Member

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    June Goals:
    200 running miles.
    IM 70.3 Training

    June Running:
    05.28.18 - 06.03.18: Running Miles 41.5 / Weekly TSS 497 / Fitness: 71 CTL
    06.04.18 - 06.10.19: Running Miles 46.2 / Weekly TSS 601 / Fitness: 73 CTL
    06.11.18 - 06.17.18: Running Miles 49.3 / Weekly TSS 725 / Fitness: 77 CTL
    06.18.18 - 06.24.18: Running Miles 38.6 / Weekly TSS 412 / Fitness: 75 CTL

    Goals 6/25/18 - 7/1/18:
    Run: 6 Days, plus a LR of 15 on Sunday. Bike 32 on Saturday

    Base 1 : Week 4 of 4
    06.25.18 - 6 m. Hoping that my determination is returning.
    06.26.18 - 7.1 m.
    06.27.18 - 9.4 m.

    Upcoming Events:
    06.30.18 Sat - Red, White, Bike - 32 miler

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  • girlinahat
    girlinahat Posts: 2,956 Member
    @hanlonsk I keep thinking about doing the same when my brain makes me fully alert at 4am. Although I doubt I'd be able to nap before having to get up and get to work.

    What I learnt recently about sleep was this:

    1. You WILL sleep eventually. You cannot exist without sleeping.
    2. No point worrying about getting to sleep, because the worrying will keep you awake and because point 1.
    3. If you want to get a habit of falling asleep earlier, then restrict sleep by going to bed later. So if you want to get up normally at 6am, allow yourself only a 4 1/2 hour window to sleep in. Set the alarm for 6am, but MAKE YOURSELF STAY AWAKE until 1.30am. Do this for a week. Your brain will get more and more tired, and realise that is has to maximise available sleep time, so it had better damn fall asleep straight away at 1.30am. Gradually start going to bed earlier.
    4. get up every day at the same time.


  • dreamer12151
    dreamer12151 Posts: 1,031 Member
    @amymoreorless Maybe I'm not the best example, as I'm not a marathoner, or the speediest or most consistent runner, but I've been "officially" ova-lacto for about 7 years, then played around with veganism for a few years before going fully plant based earlier this year.

    Worked with a nutritionist who had me on a high protein (97-110g/day), low carb (110g work out days/60g non-work out days!) plan. I wasn't happy, hungry, never satisfied. I was "sneaking" in cheese (WI born & raised!) & other food so I was gaining weight. After doing my own research, decided to give the HCLF way a try, and whaddya know, it seems to work for me! I try to aim as close to the 80/10/10 as poss, knowing that I'm human & life happens. But I have been losing & energy levels are up. There is (are?) plenty of other vegan athlete resources: Rich Roll, Scott Jurek, Fiona Oakes, "Meat Free Athlete", one of the Williams sisters is veeg, Charlie Jabaley, to name a few.

    Good luck to you!!
  • juliet3455
    juliet3455 Posts: 3,015 Member
    @PastorVincent Hope it goes well on the negotiations and house purchase.
    For me it seems strange that those items weren't done during construction - since they are mandatory in Canadian Building/Electrical codes and have been for quite a while - 15/20 years at least and quite a few insurance companies now insist on proof of them.

    With attached garages I always install Fire/CO detectors that are linked to the ones in the living area so if some thing happens in the garage it then sets off the ones in the house. I have friends in the local fire departments and every year they have a garage fire or a car with a faulty remote start that fills the garage and house with CO that causes fatalities in the house. The fire fighters say it's really hard mentally to go into a house and find a family in their beds with not a mark on them and no smoke in the house and they know that if there had been working detectors they would have been alerted and got out of the house and called the FD.

    Did the house have GFI's in the bathrooms and Laundry area? In my house any place there was a chance of water and electrical interacting I pulled the old plugs and installed GFI's, including all the exterior outlets. It's such a cheap safety feature since you only need a GFI on the first outlet in a circuit and it will then protect all the outlets feeding through it. The one's in the bathroom I found a GFI that had a built in LED Night lite that is a great feature.
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
    @amymoreorless i know a lot of people in my runners world streak group really enjoy the run fast east slow cookbook. i believe it is all vegetarian
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    juliet3455 wrote: »
    @PastorVincent Hope it goes well on the negotiations and house purchase.
    For me it seems strange that those items weren't done during construction - since they are mandatory in Canadian Building/Electrical codes and have been for quite a while - 15/20 years at least and quite a few insurance companies now insist on proof of them.

    With attached garages I always install Fire/CO detectors that are linked to the ones in the living area so if some thing happens in the garage it then sets off the ones in the house. I have friends in the local fire departments and every year they have a garage fire or a car with a faulty remote start that fills the garage and house with CO that causes fatalities in the house. The fire fighters say it's really hard mentally to go into a house and find a family in their beds with not a mark on them and no smoke in the house and they know that if there had been working detectors they would have been alerted and got out of the house and called the FD.

    Did the house have GFI's in the bathrooms and Laundry area? In my house any place there was a chance of water and electrical interacting I pulled the old plugs and installed GFI's, including all the exterior outlets. It's such a cheap safety feature since you only need a GFI on the first outlet in a circuit and it will then protect all the outlets feeding through it. The one's in the bathroom I found a GFI that had a built in LED Night lite that is a great feature.

    The house was built in 1960, before these things were standard. So if the house was built like yesterday, current codes would require it, but there are no "go retrofit your house" laws.

    There are no GFCIs anywhere in the house which is not surprising given the age. Whenever I put new plugs in, I only use GFCIs. It is overkill, but the cost is not that much different and it adds a level of protection.

    There are smoke detectors, not sure about carbon monoxide ones.

    The garage is very unlikely to have a car in it. It will be more of an attached shed. :lol:

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