August 2018 Running Challenge
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Goals:
Base Building for Quarter Marathon October.
Continue to rehab.
Get up and run early. (It could hapen)
A very ambitious 85 mile month.11 -
Hi! I would like to join this thread. I'm a beginning runner, recently started C25K.
August goal: 25 miles
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Morning all!
I set a goal of 90km for July and ended up crushing it and doing 130!! So I'm going to aim for 140 this month, a small increase of about 0.5km per run so easy done. Im going to increase my long run by 1km each weekend so doing 14 km by the end of August.
I'm going to try keep a running total but I'm useless at that so will use strava for my running total.13 -
Hi there! I’m a beginning runner, and my August goal is 25 miles. Also, more activity, cleaner eating, and a positive mindset.12
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I'm in for a minimum of 40 with a stretch goal of 50. I'd also like to work toward a 10K long run by the end of the month.14
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Hi everyone,
I am in.
My August challenge is 24 miles.12 -
Still running on a treadmill only (I have reasons). I look to do 5 5k's a week. Don't want or need to do more. Want to bring down my time. In January, was back up to 230 (now 210), don't enjoy running, so never ran as a kid or adult. Started in January at 30 minutes. Today was 21:20. Goal for August is 20:00.13
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I do not get it... it was a nice day. Like 70 degrees and cloudy. Not perfect, but compared to the triple digits we were getting it was nice... so why were people on the dreadmill in the gym, when literally just outside the door is a nice park to run in?10
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thanks @shanaber BTW, it is a continuation of the July thread, not June 2018 thread....
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10678103/july-2018-running-challenge
I will try for 150 miles again I guess.7 -
200 mile goal (minimum) for August. *yeah, you already know*
500 may have been a one time thing, stars, moon, sun aligned, yatta yatta yatta....
Oh, and I just want to give a HUGE shout-out to @AlphaHowls for putting in 502 miles in July!!!!
Didn't want it to get lost in the old July thread. That is superhuman, no matter how you look at it!
Thank you! I appreciate it!14 -
PastorVincent wrote: »I do not get it... it was a nice day. Like 70 degrees and cloudy. Not perfect, but compared to the triple digits we were getting it was nice... so why were people on the dreadmill in the gym, when literally just outside the door is a nice park to run in?
Sometimes I run on the mill even when it's perfectly nice outside. Why? Fewer people in my house than out in the real world.
I am a hardcore agoraphobic. It takes quite the effort to get my butt outside. And what happens the first time I run outside in a long time? I aggravate my hip bursitis again. Nope, them there outdoors can't be trusted.
Edit: Actually, the real reason I probably busted my hip was because I ran too long, too soon.7 -
Not going to set a running mileage goal but decided to follow the thread since this is the only “social” app I have on my phone and I use the word social very lightly lol. Hoping that next month I get some actual answers to my knee issue. Finally went to the doctor last week and when I explained my knee pain she stated I most likely had arthritis, without even examining me and then proceeded to call me an alcoholic and a drug addict. Had she taken the time to read my chart she would have seen I was diagnosed with pancreatitis when I was 19 so clearly I don’t drink. Needless to say when I tried to file a complaint with them I got nowhere. Thankfully I was able to change my insurance and I’ll be seeing a new doctor next week. That being said, I plan on walking 1-2 hours a day on top of going back to school full time. Not sure how I’m going to do it all as my school starts 2 weeks before the little one starts but as Theodore Roosevelt said “ With self-discipline, all things are possible”14
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Hey everyone my first day using MFP.
My August challenge is 50 miles.
See you on the road.17 -
PastorVincent wrote: »I do not get it... it was a nice day. Like 70 degrees and cloudy. Not perfect, but compared to the triple digits we were getting it was nice... so why were people on the dreadmill in the gym, when literally just outside the door is a nice park to run in?
Hmmm, maybe didn’t want to dodge kids and bikes, get chased by dogs, step in that stupid gum or have to slow down and be courteous to that nice older couple holding hands taking up the whole path or the toddler trying to tie his shoe while the family stops to encourage him but again, blocking the whole path just in the spot where there is no out around.
On perfect days there are tons of people and all their toys out on running paths Lol
@AlphaHowls hats off to being 10X the runner I am! Such an inspiration and very cool!
@robdavis1 Welcome to MFP, this group and the 50 Mile Club
@MegaMooseEsq
50MileClub Summer Member
Just barely made it in July and I know this means I must be slacking off but am down to only 4 bandaids on toes so going for a repeat in August
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Hi I'm in for 350 km. Didn't quite make it to goal last month but I'll continue to aim for it.
August 1 - 20 km run
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Hot and humid August beckons, and a week of on-call support at the end of it, so I'm putting myself down for 250 miles again. I reckon I should still make it, as I'll be upping the mileage a little with longer Friday runs.6
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http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/more-sports/good-dog-finishes-australian-half-marathon-earns-medal-gets-taken-to-dog-jail/ar-BBLjrbM?li=BBnb7Kz
Saw this little article....makes me wanna go adopt an dog from Australia!1 -
I'm in for 70 this month. Slowly working myself up.
@AlphaHowls honestly I'm not sure I drove 500 miles in July! My hat, if I wore one, would be off to you. Amazing!
Yeah to seeing new faces and the return of old...well not old faces, but faces from the past.
As a side...Skip is alternating between a 4 and 5 drop shoe when running now and she is like wow I love it. Good advice I got for her to do that. Her PT appointment today went great. She said she didn't cry once, which is good since she was crying mighty good last week. She did a 3 mile run this morning at a 8:40 pace so she's very happy to be on the mend.11 -
Beginner marathon training is ramping up... goal for this month is 175.... but it’s August... in the south so it’s an optimistic goal.
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I got close to 75m last month, so I'm going to shoot for that goal again in August. What is different this month is that I've drafted a running schedule that hopefully will help me achieve that 75.
I have a pretty serious case of race envy. So I'm thinking of looking for a small race somewhere in Nov-Jan. I'm not seeing much going on in Berks County so I'll probably have to look closer to Philly.8
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