August 2019 Monthly Running Challenge
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Aug Goal-60 miles
8/2/19- 4.4
8/3/19-7.4
8/6/19-3.81
Today, I just could not wake up early. My body was fighting, I was so close to moving my run to an evening run. But at the end I decided that morning was better.
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I DID A WORKOUT YESTERDAY!!! It was back & biceps but I did it. And I looked at last weeks step average (4k per day) and set myself a goal of 5k average per day this week. I hit that yesterday. Today I'll get my steps in and grocery shop so tomorrow I'll do another strength workout.11
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RunsOnEspresso wrote: »I DID A WORKOUT YESTERDAY!!! It was back & biceps but I did it. And I looked at last weeks step average (4k per day) and set myself a goal of 5k average per day this week. I hit that yesterday. Today I'll get my steps in and grocery shop so tomorrow I'll do another strength workout.
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August goal: 100 miles
8/1: 6.30 miles
8/4: 11.06 miles
8/6: 6.27 miles
23.63/100 miles completed
I ran 6.27 miles this morning. It wasn't a bad run, but it was so warm. I'm really ready for summer to be over. The dew point was 69° and the temperature was 77°F, feels like 78°F with humidity at 76% at 5:50 this morning. There was a little 4 mph wind which helped a little, but I am definitely ready for some cooler temps. I did run through the water sprinklers at Mrs. Walton's house so that helped a little too, but everyone else is watering earlier or not watering at all. I do carry water with me, and when I took a sip about halfway through the run I poured some on the back of my neck and that helped too.
@eleanorhawkins I don't think that's silly or obsessive at all. I think that is just "being a runner". Good luck on the HM. You have plenty of time and you'll do great!
@avidkeo and @Lazy_Bones_85 Hope you both feel better soon!
@RunsOnEspresso WTG! Good to see you back on your feet!
2019 races:
2/2/19: Catch the Groundhog Half Marathon - PR 2:15:17
5/18/19: Run for 57th AHC Half Marathon - Cancelled due to weather
2020 races:
5/16/20: Run for 57th AHC Half Marathon4 -
@mbaker566 What a pretty place to run. And that dog party looks awesome! I always love your dog pictures.0
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it is. i feel pretty lucky to have the trail.@mbaker566 What a pretty place to run. And that dog party looks awesome! I always love your dog pictures.
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So..... I did the 50k hike yesterday! Sorry this is so long!!!At the start line:This was the course for the 50k LHHT ultra, held in June on the Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail. There's a longer 70.5 mile option, which has been billed as one of PA's toughest ultras . As far as the course goes, you have a really challenging first 8 miles, and then the rest has plenty of ups and downs, but nothing compared to what you've already done. So if any of you are considering this race ( @PastorVincent ).. if you can get through the first 8 miles without trashing yourself, and are trained to be able to then run a trail marathon, the 50k should be doable for you. But don't underestimate the initial climb(s). First you waste energy going up and back down twice, then you go up for real - miles 6-8 are pretty unrelentingly steep
I promptly lost the visor when I took my pack off to stow the map I picked up when I filled out the little card registering my presence on the trail.
I realized this about 2 miles later, and when I got my phone out to see if my husband was still nearby (he dropped me off on the motorcycle and wanted to go find coffee or something to wait for the fog to lift), and realized my phone was covered in oil. The can of yummy sardines I packed for lunch had a hole in it and was leaking all over the bottom of my pack and into the smaller pack I had my phone in. I moved the entire can to my ziploc bag I brought for trash, tried to clean up what I could, sent the text message and continued on, sure I was about to attract every bear in the forest.
My hubby did rescue my visor. I didn't need it anyway; there was tree cover almost the whole way.. The trail itself is full of rocks, logs, roots, stones arranged into steps, but is runnable if you've trained on those types of surfaces.
That's a screenshot, so sorry for the quality.
I felt really good at mile 8, and felt I had taken it easy enough (it took me over 3 hours!) so I spent the next __ miles kind of speed-hiking/slow-motion-running, being careful to keep my HR down and an easy effort. I was trying to get my average pace down to where I could finish within the 10-hr time limit. Sometime after halfway I figured out that the ascent had taken too long, and I didn't want to go as fast as I'd need to, to hit that goal. No problem, just enjoy the day. I didn't see any other humans for hours. I stopped to eat my lunch and refill my hydration pack with the bottled water/sports drink, but it was too buggy and I ended up eating while moving forward. I should add that there was only one spot all day with potable water, so it was good that I brought plenty.
Soreness set in at some point, but I had to get to my car one way or the other, so just kept going
My legs are really protesting today. I added 5 hours(!) to my previous marathon times, and then the trail came out of the woods and I realized I wasn't just going through the ski resort, I was at the TOP of the ski slopes. Much to my dismay, I missed a sign and went off-course for a little bit, then backtracked and eventually the trail went back in the woods and was easier to follow. It's well-marked with yellow blazes about every 100 ft. Once I was just far enough away from the ski resort that I wasn't going back to seek shelter, a sudden thunderstorm started, out of nowhere. I had nowhere to go but forward, no shelter or people anywhere nearby and the thunder was *right* on top of me. I was terrified. It did get me moving faster, but my legs were really hurting at this point. It seemed like it lasted forever, but finally the storm moved off and I started seeing lots of deer around. The trail was now puddled and slippery, and in places looked more like a rocky stream than a trail, but I was going slowly anyway.
I'm glad I didn't do the race in June. I finished yesterday in over 12 hours. I would not have made the race-day cutoffs, and going faster to meet them would not have been fun. I don't know if I'll ever want to train for and do that race, but at least I know what I'd have to do if I wanted to.
SUMMARY: It was hard, but I had a wonderful day! I don't know anything about the race organizers, but if you're willing to train for it, it would be a great challenging trail race. I recommend it to all of you crazy trail-ultra runners!
More pics. I might've taken my shoes off and got in the stream. It felt SO good!
I counted the distance in my running miles, beause I covered it by foot and was not exactly out for a stroll.
August goal 100 miles
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@polskagirl01 YAY!! Great job! sounds like a fun adventure.0
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@polskagirl01 Wow! That is so awesome! Great job and lovely pictures!0
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zamirasoni wrote: »@autumnblade75 - Life happens, as long as you get back in your own pace. This weekend, we get to travel 12 hrs to see my nephew and niece. So, all my runs moved to mid week.
If I don't make any further adjustments, but continue the 2 days on 1 day off pattern, I'll be fine for the month. If I have an extra unintended rest day somewhere, that's just adding to the miles in the bank, so I can run longer on a day I do run. With a goal of "No More Than X Miles" I'm better off not adding an extra run day to make up for it, anyway.
Enjoy the family visit. Totally worth rescheduling (or even skipping!) a run for that!
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Today is a rest day. I'll do yoga at lunch if I can get away from my desk in time. I wasn't able to do that yesterday so we'll see.
The temperature forecast for the half this weekend is looking to be wonderful... I'm now hoping that wildfire smoke isn't an issue. So far, so good. We've got lots of smoke here but the race location is clear at the moment. I'm trying (quite unsuccessfully) not to obsess over pacing but the good news is, the cutoff is not going to be an issue, as they offer a walker friendly generous 5 hours.
@polskagirl01 Way to go!4 -
AlphaHowls wrote: »@PastorVincent wrote: »AlphaHowls wrote: »@Tramboman
Sunny and mid 60s F today. Went much better than yesterday.
That makes six days on the run. Look out, @AlphaHowls!!!!
Hahahahahaha!!!
*dew claws up*
8/1 14.03 miles
8/2 15.13 miles
8/3 16.21 miles, 460 Days on the run
8/4 15.14 miles
SOMEHOW I suspect that @AlphaHowls record is safe...
Seriously! I really hope there is no one else out there crazier than me!
Crazier? Maybe...
Stronger runner? Doubtful.3 -
@polskagirl01 Great run!!!
Bet the brook trout would have chewed your toes off had you cooled your feet in that little stream.2 -
@polskagirl01 Fantastic job finishing that 50k trail! Who cares how long it took, you did it! Very awesome pics!2
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polskagirl01 wrote: »So..... I did the 50k hike yesterday! Sorry this is so long!!!
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Hi! New and a late joiner here...going to start with 25 miles this month. 4 down already, and hoping to get another quick 2-3 miles in this evening. Looking forward to inspiration and sharing with this group!12
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Brutal hot, but got a few miles in. More job interviews tomorrow so not sure when next run will be.
8/1/19 13.1
8/2/19 0
8/3/19 13.1
8/4/19 0
8/5/19 0
8/6/19 10
---MTD: 0.0 miles walking, 36.2 miles running, and 0KM resting
Upcoming Races
Fleet Feet Liberty Mile - August 9th
Two Face - 10k Road Race - August 10
Two Face - 10k Trail Race - August 10
Howl at the Moon - Nighttime 5k - August 10
EQT Pittsburgh 10 Miler - November 2nd
202? - Disney World Dopey! (if can raise funds)
GOAL: Find a job!5 -
Way to go on the hike @polskagirl01! Well done. It sounds very challenging and 12 hours doesn't sound bad at all to me for that distance of hiking. Beautiful pictures.
Congrats on your progress @RunsOnEspresso!
Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
08/01/19 :::: 3.6 :::: 3.6
08/02/19 :::: 4.1 :::: 7.7
08/03/19 :::: 10.2 :::: 17.8
08/04/19 :::: 3.7 :::: 21.5
08/05/19 :::: 3.7 :::: 25.2
08/06/19 :::: 3.1 :::: 28.2
This morning was another treadmill warm-up run before strength training. I failed to start my watch until severa minutes into the run so had to manually add that extra bit into Garmin/Strava. Because heaven forbid that extra almost-a-mile doesn't get counted! I also punched it way up at the end so I could make it to 3 miles because I'm a slave to the numbers
My trainer took things down a notch today because of this weekend's races but we still did 10 turkish get-ups, 50 push-ups and 25 pull-ups (rotating the three exercises in 5 sets, not all at once), along with quite a bit of core work. There were more push-ups hidden in that core work too, along with a lot of planks. My pull-ups are still a work in progress but improving. I think I did one or two really good ones, a few really close ones, and then a lot of "attempts". But the attempts are much closer than they used to be. Despite it being somewhat of an "easy" day I was pretty wiped out at the end of the hour.10 -
*sigh* got my first rejection letter and it was from my number 2 job choice. I knew it was a long shot but was worth a try. Guess I will continue the interview dance!
Oh, remember the Flip the table story? Well, I showed up to the face-to-face interview and tried lifting the table while saying "This seems a pretty sturdy table, might be hard to flip."
They laughed. So, score! 15 -
8/1 – 0
8/2 – 0
8/3 – 10
8/4 – 2
8/5 – 0
8/6 – 0
12 of 80 miles
Okay work you said you were going to slow down. 12 hour days is NOT slowing down. :-)
@shanaber and @PastorVincent thanks. Knock on wood the past week she’s been fine. Of course once you get the big guns involved ha ha Sorry about the rejection letter, only means something better is coming.
@_nikkiwolf_ I’m not a fan of hornets bees or things that fly at me either. It’s bad enough that the flies and stupid buzzing things like to fly by my ears I don’t need anything biting me.
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Hi all. Popping in. tonight might be my last night online this week, so I wanted to see how everyone is doing you all rock!
30 days, 13 hours, and 22 minutes until the real fun begins.10 -
Good to see you pop in here @MNLittleFinn! I'm not sure what you have coming up in 30 days but I'm sure it's massive. Hope your training is going well.
Sorry about the rejection letter @PastorVincent. Hang in there.
@skippygirlsmom I'm glad to hear that Skips's been feeling better but I hope they still figure it all out.
I saw this bit of "inspiration" and laughed. It's been a bit of my attitude lately
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@mbaker566 - love the dog party! I remember you posting about it once before and thinking it was such a fun idea!
@RunsOnEspresso - yay for exercises!!!
@polskagirl01 - Fantastic run!! What a gorgeous trail to run too!
Got a quick little run in this morning before strength training. It was humid out (~85%) but pretty cool (in the low 70's). I am going to try to get in my long run tomorrow since I will miss it over the weekend. I may not get in the full 9 miles but I am ok with that...it will depend on how my body is feeling. It took a while to get going this morning but after a bit over a mile I felt pretty good. Hobbes on the other hand has apparently forgotten most of his run etiquette and thinks he needs or should be stopping to sniff and pee on every tree and then some.
Date........Miles.......Total
08/01......0.00........0.00
08/02......4.28........4.28
08/03......0.00........4.28
08/04....11.14......15.42
08/05......1.62......17.04 - Recovery
08/06......4.15......21.19 - + Strength Training
2019 Planned and Completed Races
02/03/19 - Surf City Half Marathon Deferred to 2020
05/11/19 - Santa Barbara Wine Country HM
09/15/19 - Jack and Jill Downhill HM - Boise
11/23/19 - USA Women's HM
02/02/20 - Surf City Half Marathon6 -
Honestly, I want to add a "Why" to this. Perpetually giving more for no reason sounds like a road to burnout...katharmonic wrote: »I saw this bit of "inspiration" and laughed. It's been a bit of my attitude lately
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Sorry I'm late to the party, but I'm going to post 130 miles for August. My next marathon is Sept. 1 in Tupelo, MS.
Here's what I have so far:
8/1 - 4.99 miles Short run, but was able to keep above lactate threshold for most of this run
8/4 - 9.76 miles weekend long run... I wanted to do a lot more than this, but cut the run short (and it was slow / lots of walking as well) because of runner's stomach. I ate a big lunch the day before, and I know better. This is why I don't eat much, if anything, the day before races (and definitely not the morning of).
8/6 - 6.19 miles Short run in town, decent pace, and I might have done as many as 8 miles, but cut it short because I knew my BG was trending low and I had treated already, but then I sweated my CGM out and didn't have my meter with me.
OK, now I'm all caught up for the month so far.
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0806-11.2k total 16.3k goal-130k
So a hot muggy run last night. It's been raining this past week so humidity was probably through the roof. Recently, there's been a fence put up on my evening running route to separate the pedestrian / bike lanes from the car lanes. It sounds great in theory, but the pedestrian lane was so narrow I found myself having to constantly speed up and slow down and go around people and dodge stuff. I need a new route...
But anyway. Nice to be back at a place when a tenner feels like a short run.
Upcoming races that I'm trying not to think about:
11.17 Shanghai Marathon
@polskagirl01 Congrats on finishing! That looked like a lot of (painful) fun.
@eleanorhawkins You've got this. Like really.10 -
polskagirl01 wrote: »
Honestly, I want to add a "Why" to this. Perpetually giving more for no reason sounds like a road to burnout...katharmonic wrote: »I saw this bit of "inspiration" and laughed. It's been a bit of my attitude lately
That's my desktop on the computer. Good words.
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So I feel a little less inadequate now that after some stalking of the woman I've mentioned here a few times who always wins everything round here in my age group and makes me feel like a snail with narcolepsia I have discovered that she is on the Spanish national masters team!
Went out for my planned 5km this morning, and of course I just had to see whether I was capable of doing it at the pace the HM is going to require. The answer was yes I can, but it was far from easy. A lot harder than it ought to have been, in fact. I did my usual run-walk thing for 3km, then realised I needed more speed, so did a hard straight km which was actually my 2nd fastest recorded kilometre followed by a final kilometre of fast run-walks. I finished in around 1 minute less than the cutoff time for each 5km section. So now I just have to work on managing to do that 4 and a bit times in a row!
I had planned to do my strength training today but have been summoned to drive the inlaws about so that may not happen. Possibly a good idea not to anger the legs much more today anyway.
August goal: 90km. Run so far: 22.3km.
ETA: I'm considering investigating the pool at the local sports centre, despite the fact that my psoriasis and chlorine do not mix at all well. Think my legs may benefit more from swimming as cross training than walking though. Thing is, I suck at swimming so the question is do I just try and go swim laps for x minutes on my cross training days during public bathing hours, or do I take the plunge (see what I did there?) and sign up for adult swimming lessons?9
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