August 2018 Running Challenge
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All I get it is photos failed.
They are uploaded on my profile. If you can see them.0 -
I've been told you're not a real runner until you learn to fire a proper snot rocket.
@MobyCarp I mastered the art of the proper snot rocket during the Central Texas cedar tree pollen-apocalypse of 2017. I guess that means I am a real runner?RunsOnEspresso wrote: »Well, I will not be joining the 100 mile club this month. I woke up Monday with a dry, sore throat. Yesterday with a raging headache and dry, sore throat which turned into the fuzzy feeling. And I have a lot of snot draining down my throat (tmi?). I haven't ran since Sunday because I am tired and can't breathe well. I probably won't run tomorrow. Friday is up in the air. If I do it would be a short one. I'm at 83 so maybe Friday I'll get myself to 85.
@RunsOnExpresso They say there is no such thing a TMI in the running community. I hope you feel better soon!3 -
@kgirlhart Skunks terrify me.
@missevil What @MobyCarp said...if you used paper and pencil to determine your max heart rate, you've almost certainly got the wrong number. Unfortunately, it can only be measured with sweat, tears, and several choice cuss words.
Total sweatfest this morning. Lovely. On the plus side, tomorrow morning is my last morning as primary on call before I become the secondary on-call for a week. Just need to remind the next guy to keep his ringer on when he goes to bed so that I don't get called again like last time.
01 - 15.66
02 - 14.15
03 - 21.05
05 - 5.75
06 - 15.62
07 - 14.41
08 - 15.62
09 - 14.45
10 - 26.39
13 - 15.64
14 - 15.32
15 - 15.59
16 - 14.03
17 - 26.21 for @KeepRunningFatboy
20 - 15.66
21 - 14.16
22 - 15.63
23 - 14.15
24 - 7.35
27 - 12.27
28 - 12.05
29 - 12.11
Total: 333.27 / 250 miles8 -
@garygse Skunks are actually sweet. I used to work at a place which fostered skunks. They will give you plenty of warning, unless you are a dog there's no reason to get sprayed. The only problem is they can be too friendly - the ones near the cabin where we used to stay would follow tourists who mistook them for cats. Well, and in some areas they do carry rabies, although not in my area. But according to my vet even then they are better than other rabid animals because a rabid skunk will go off and hide and die, instead of running around biting people.5
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@rheddmobile Even the most logical and reasonable post won't stop me from being terrified of their stinky butts!6
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I have a question: I've read a bit about heart rate zones and which you should train in. Based on the formulas on the web, my zones are something like that: (I said that I'm untrained, maybe I'm not *that* untrained anymore...)
Fat burning 109 - 127
Aerobe 127-145
Anaerobe 145 - 163
My regular running speed is slow enough to hold a conversation, so I think I'm not really overdoing it, but my approx. heart rate is usually ~149, which is a bit too high, according to those numbers.
I assume that I'm a bit trained already (I'm commuting by bike) and am still in the aerobe zone, but my actual question is something else anyway: how can I go lower? For me, it's physically not possible, to run much slower than what I do already. I can't reach an HR below 145.
First problem: Believing the web for heart rate zones. I ran for a couple years without the zones generated by Garmin making any sense at all. Turned out the zones were set wrong for me.
Systems for setting zones need one or more of: resting heart rate, lactic threshold heart rate, maximum heart rate. Resting heart rate isn't a problem. You just measure it in the morning before you get out of bed.
Lactic threshold heart rate can be measured accurately in a lab. A few months back, I think it was @MNLittleFinn who posted a routine to estimate the LTHR; it's such a tough workout that I've never done that routine. Instead I looked through HR results from historical races and found one that came close to matching the test.
Maximum heart rate can be measured in a lab. The commonly cited formula of 200 - age is really easy to use, but it's garbage. By that formula, I die every time I run a race shorter than a half marathon, at some half marathons, and at a lot of speed workouts. I'm using a maximum HR estimate based on my peak HR at the 2016 USATF National Club Cross Country Championships, where I can match my peak HR in the race with the top of the wall on the 3rd loop, when I would have slowed to a walk if the course hadn't shifted to downhill right there.
Once I have reasonable max HR (I'm using 185 as an estimate), I Karvonnen method to compute zones; I think Garmin calls it the HR reserve method or something like that. Basically, it uses percentage between resting HR and max HR to compute zones, instead of the more simple minded percentage of max HR.
Long story short, if your calculated zones give you HR numbers that are impossibly low for easy exercise, it's far more likely that there's a problem with the zone calculations than a problem with how you're running.
Here's the link to the discussion where I mentioned how I found a LTHR to use: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10607880/hr-tracking-training-101/p13 -
@travelling_lots - I can see to pictures on your profile. Hilarious!! I think we could use those at the 4-way intersection near my house! Would you mind if I copied them?1
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rheddmobile wrote: »@garygse Skunks are actually sweet. I used to work at a place which fostered skunks. They will give you plenty of warning, unless you are a dog there's no reason to get sprayed. The only problem is they can be too friendly - the ones near the cabin where we used to stay would follow tourists who mistook them for cats. Well, and in some areas they do carry rabies, although not in my area. But according to my vet even then they are better than other rabid animals because a rabid skunk will go off and hide and die, instead of running around biting people.
My daughter had a friend in HS whose mother had a pet skunk. It was de-stinked. Like you said, it was a good pet.2 -
1---3.03 run
2---8.72 mile mtn bike ride
4---6.22 intervals
5---8.06 hike
7---3.31 intervals
8---8.60 muddy trails bike
11---5.27 interval run
12---5.80 interval run
14---4.02 interval run
15---4.88 ride
16---5.2 for Dennis
18---6.31 intervals
19---5.07 intervals
21---2.71 intervals
23---3.19 intervals
25---5.52 pathetic intervals
26---4.01 unfunky run
29---3.18 walk
Running. 74.9/85 miles
Cycling. 22.2 miles
Upcoming Races
October 14th Spirit of Survival Lawton OK. Quarter Marathon
November 3rd Dinosaur Valley Endurance Run. Half. Glen Rose TX
January 4 BIRR Ultra relay. 50k. Hawaii. For Dennis.
March 31, 2019 A2A Undecided distance. Ardmore OK
April 28, 2019 OKC Memorial Marathon (half)
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travelling_lots wrote: »All I get it is photos failed.
They are uploaded on my profile. If you can see them.
Here you go...
HAH! Great signs!7 -
DANG. This 5k has a 37% grade!
Hell On Hills - Claims to be "the world's steepest 5k"
http://www.hellonhills.com
What do you think @LaDispute57 ? I have a coupon if you want to try it!
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Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
08/01/18 :::: 6.3 :::: 6.3
08/02/18 :::: 3.5 :::: 9.9
08/03/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 9.9
08/04/18 :::: 14.3 :::: 24.2
08/05/18 :::: 5.2 :::: 29.4
08/06/18 :::: 3.8 :::: 33.2
08/07/18 :::: 5.0 :::: 38.2
08/08/18 :::: 6.1 :::: 44.3
08/09/18 :::: 14.2 :::: 58.4
08/10/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 58.4
08/11/18 :::: 5.2 :::: 63.6
08/12/18 :::: 4.1 :::: 67.7
08/13/18 :::: 4.1 :::: 71.8
08/14/18 :::: 4.0 :::: 75.9
08/15/18 :::: 5.9 :::: 81.7
08/16/18 :::: 15.0 :::: 96.7
08/17/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 96.7
08/18/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 96.7
08/19/18 :::: 7.1 :::: 103.8
08/20/18 :::: 3.7 :::: 107.5
08/21/18 :::: 4.0 :::: 111.5
08/22/18 :::: 5.5 :::: 117.0
08/23/18 :::: 4.0 :::: 121.0
08/24/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 121.0
08/25/18 :::: 3.1 :::: 124.1
08/26/18 :::: 18.1 :::: 142.2
08/27/18 :::: 3.2 :::: 145.4
08/28/18 :::: 4.3 :::: 149.8
08/29/18 :::: 6.3 :::: 156.1
Group speedwork tonight was 60-90-30 second intervals. The first 2 sets had 90 second recovery between, and then it was reduced to 20. That got tough. With 15 minutes warm-up, 4 sprints, and 10 minutes cool-down gave me 6.3 miles total. It was like a steam bath out there, then it rained for a while, then it was slightly less steamy, maybe. I really noticed that it's getting dark earlier tonight too.5 -
PastorVincent wrote: »DANG. This 5k has a 37% grade!
Hell On Hills - Claims to be "the world's steepest 5k"
http://www.hellonhills.com
That looks terrifying!1 -
PastorVincent wrote: »DANG. This 5k has a 37% grade!
Hell On Hills - Claims to be "the world's steepest 5k"
http://www.hellonhills.com
That looks terrifying!
I think you mean "tempting", right?4 -
PastorVincent wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »DANG. This 5k has a 37% grade!
Hell On Hills - Claims to be "the world's steepest 5k"
http://www.hellonhills.com
That looks terrifying!
I think you mean "tempting", right?
Oh yeah, that woo is not a misclick! That expression is exactly what my face just did!1 -
Planned rest day on Monday has I knew I had an evening meeting, but thunderstorms and heavy rain added another rest day yesterday. I was pretty cranky at the start of my run, but calmed down with some music. Wasn’t sure how long I’d go for, but ended up doing a loop so it was either keep running or walk home. At 4 miles I was done, but focused on trying to run for three more songs as that would get me closer to home. I made it to 5 miles and had just under a mile to walk. Temperature wise it was a great run at mid 60’s and no humidity, but I started out too fast and paid the price later. On a different note, thank you to whomever recommended “Let Your Mind Run” by Deena Kastor (I think it was @Elise4270 ). Such a great book so far! I borrowed it from the library, but I may have to buy it.
8/1 - 0
8/2 - 3 miles
8/3 - rest
8/4 - 4 miles
8/5 - 8/10 - 0
8/11 - 5k Race
8/12 - rest
8/13 - 4 miles
8/14 - rest
8/15 - 4 miles
8/16 - 3.75 walk
8/17 - 8/20 - walking and swimming
8/21 - 6 miles
8/22 - 4 miles
8/23 - 3 miles
8/24 - 8/25 - rest/walk
8/26 - 5 miles
8/27 - rest
8/28 - 0
8/29 - 5 miles
Total 41 miles/goal 45 miles
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8/1 - 5.59 km
8/2 - 5.42 km
8/3 - travel day
8/4 - 11.66 km
8/5 - travel day (14 hours to do a 10.5 hour drive ago)
8/6 - laundry
8/7 - 4.90 km
8/8 - Nada
8/9 - 2.97 km
8/10 - rest
8/11 - bleh
8/12 - bleh
8/13 - 1.90 km
8/14 - hot
8/15 - too smoky (not safe to run)
8/16 - 2.17 km
8/17 - smoke
8/18 - worse smoke
8/19 - 21.1 km
8/20 - walk
8/21 - 3.86 km
8/22 - smoke (walk)
8/23 - smoke
8/24 - dead
8/25 - 4.36 km (trail race)
8/26 - rest
8/27 - rest
8/28 - 5.83 km
8/29 - 4.48 km
74.24/125 km
Shorter than planned today as I fell asleep after work! And I am currently sitting in a conference call that I had to be back for. Maybe I will go back to sleep... board meeting for my professional association. I felt sluggish to start but good by the end of it, as is usual lately.
2018 Races: (italics means not registered yet, only pondering)
1/1/18 Resolution Run 5K ~38:00 (no official times)
3/4/18 MEC Road Race #1 10K 1:30:57
3/17/28 St Patrick's Day race 10K 1:24:53
4/7/18 Jasper Half Marathon 3:05:55
4/22/18 MEC Trail Race #1 5Kish 1:00:00? (Or 48:45...)
5/20/18 MEC Trail Race #2 10Kish 1:56:15
6/24/18 MEC Trail Race #3 10Kish 2:03:15
7/1/18 Canada Day 15K 2:03:04
7/28/18 Idaho Peak 10K Trail Race 1:30:16
8/18/18 Edmonton Marathon (Half Marathon) 3:12:something
8/25/18 MEC Trail Race #4 4Kish 39:49
9/22/18 Heartbeat Run 10K
10/7/18 MEC Trail Race #5 15Kish
12/1/18 Santa Shuffle
2019:
5/5/19 BMO Vancouver Marathon (Half)
8/17/19 Edmonton Marathon7 -
If it’s up already, please post link to September Challenge.
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Hey all. Ive been quiet cause rest day for me. needed it! lol. planning on taking miss 4 on a bit of an evening walk, though i will be just as happy sitting on the couch lol.3
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rheddmobile wrote: »@garygse Skunks are actually sweet. I used to work at a place which fostered skunks. They will give you plenty of warning, unless you are a dog there's no reason to get sprayed. The only problem is they can be too friendly - the ones near the cabin where we used to stay would follow tourists who mistook them for cats. Well, and in some areas they do carry rabies, although not in my area. But according to my vet even then they are better than other rabid animals because a rabid skunk will go off and hide and die, instead of running around biting people.
Yes, very true. I'm from the west coast of Canada. And in Vancouver there is a park called Stanley park. It's big and beautiful. I grew up walking that park, even on my dates. Growing up we were taught about boundaries and respect to all living things. As long as you respect animals there is no issues that included skunks. I used to take raw eggs fresh nothing spoiled and sit at the bench and the skunks would come out to the path and I would bend down and extend my arm Palm open holding the egg it would come up and take the egg and leave. Same with raccoons they love dry cat food. And they came up like the skunks and ate out of the Palm of your hand.
But years later I heard people were feeding them bad spoiled food and the animals were getting sick. So feeding park animals is prohibited unfortunately.
Good old days only takes one to spoil things :-)2
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