August 2019 Monthly Running Challenge
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A question for the group - does anyone else have a hard time getting a good deep breath when running and how do you manage it? I think today it was related to the humidity but it made the first few miles horrible. I don't recall having this issue before and nothing seemed to help
I knew I would miss my long run this weekend and planned to run it today. That was before I ran 11 with hill repeats on Sunday and had a tough glutes/hamstring workout with the trainer last night. I got a late start this morning and was not at all confident I would get far as my legs were already complaining when I was just walking. I figured I would run the shorter north end of my trail first then I could always call it if I was really fading. Surprisingly it felt good and I felt strong. I found that sweet spot pace that you feel like you can go on and on. I did make myself stop at each drinking fountain (here are 4 spread out along the entire path) to at least have a sip as I was sweating so much. It wasn't hot per se, mid-70's, but the humidity was over 80% and I literally needed to wring my shirt out. I didn't get in the 9.5-10 I needed per my training plan but I am happy with what I did today.
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
08/07......8.46......29.65
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 Marathon7 -
8 miles, today. I tried to see if I could find my max heart rate in the last 2 miles, but my Fitbit didn't register above 178, and I know that's not as high as it gets. I might have been picking up the cadence, instead. I might need to try buckling it tighter. I don't have many notches to play with. Even with running the first 6 at 11 minutes per mile, and picking up another minute and a half over the last 2 miles, Fitbit decided that my effort was 82% cardio. (That kind of makes sense, if I didn't cross the threshold until some time in those last 2 miles...)
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A question for the group - does anyone else have a hard time getting a good deep breath when running and how do you manage it? I think today it was related to the humidity but it made the first few miles horrible. I don't recall having this issue before and nothing seemed to help
i have that issue especially when it is humid. i concentrate breathe in 1-2-3, breathe out 1-2-3.1 -
A question for the group - does anyone else have a hard time getting a good deep breath when running and how do you manage it? I think today it was related to the humidity but it made the first few miles horrible. I don't recall having this issue before and nothing seemed to help
i have that issue especially when it is humid. i concentrate breathe in 1-2-3, breathe out 1-2-3.
I search for oxygen as well when it's hot and humid. My standard training breathing is two strides breathe in, two strides breathe out. Race breathing is two strides breathe in, one stride breathe out.3 -
A question for the group - does anyone else have a hard time getting a good deep breath when running and how do you manage it? I think today it was related to the humidity but it made the first few miles horrible. I don't recall having this issue before and nothing seemed to help
i have that issue especially when it is humid. i concentrate breathe in 1-2-3, breathe out 1-2-3.
I search for oxygen as well when it's hot and humid. My standard training breathing is two strides breathe in, two strides breathe out. Race breathing is two strides breathe in, one stride breathe out.
I just hold my breath until the weather improves. It is simpler.11 -
A question for the group - does anyone else have a hard time getting a good deep breath when running and how do you manage it? I think today it was related to the humidity but it made the first few miles horrible. I don't recall having this issue before and nothing seemed to help
How is your back? Ribs? Shoulders? Any tightness? Often, tension can make it difficult for the muscles to relax and allow you to take a full lungful of air. I know I have suffered from this and marveled at the difference in my breathing after a trip to the osteo has released a few kinks.
Do a few stretches, particularly twists (my favourite to release my back: lie on your back with arms stretched out, raise your knees to your chest and then drop them to one side. Relax for a few minutes then do the other side). Hopefully this will help. Humidity can be oppressive but you should still be able to feel like you’re filling your lungs.7 -
8/1 - 0
8/2 - 0
8/3 - 10
8/4 - 2
8/5 - 0
8/6 - 0
8/7 - 3
15 of 80 mileszeesparrow wrote: »I intended to do 3 miles this morning. The run was abruptly ended after 1.2. I knew I can't run as fast as my dogs, but we proved it this morning.
There were 2 deer on the other side of a chain-link fence. I saw them a split second before the dogs but didn't stop running in time. I should have immediately released my hands-free belt when they started to chase but that didn't even cross my mind. So now I have gravel abrasions from my shoulder to my index finger on my right side, from my belly button down (gravel in my shorts!) and on both knees. Oh, and on my nose where my glasses sit. I wasn't wearing glasses at the time so I'm not sure how that happened. I'm grateful I wasn't hurt worse.
Now I don't know what I'm going to do this weekend.
That sounds horrible - I hope you heal up soon.2 -
Thanks to everyone for the welcome! My passion is running (although not very fast) but I have just recently realized how important strength training is to losing weight & helping my run. I think I am breathing easier because of a back class I’m taking, better form & insight. I am also an accountant & always ready to get out of that back room, into the outdoors, as fascinating as I find margin analysis!8
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Thank you, @shanaber, @zamirasoni, @polskagirl01, @kgirlhart, @skippygirlsmom for your well wishes. I'm developing some lovely bruises that will make for some interesting race pictures, assuming I can run. My left knee is my troublesome side and of course is a site of pain now. My stomach doesn't look that bad but ohhh it is surprisingly painful. I had to put a gauze pad on that to protect it from my clothing.
@zamirasoni My girl is highly reactive to squirrels as well. Rabbits too. We've had some interesting experiences already but this takes the cake. Deer... they're new to her. I should have known. I saw the one that was farthest away from us and thought, we should probably turn arou... oh there's anoth.. stop.. stop.. STOP... ouch. Stop!? lol
My takeaway from this experience (likely at my husband's insistence also) is to only take one dog running at a time. On a walk I can handle both if they have a reaction, because I've got both feet on the ground at any given moment. But on a run? Notsomuch.8 -
@zeesparrow ouch ouch ouch! Hope you will feel better soon. That scraping and bruising can definitely be very painful.
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
08/07/19 :::: 5.1 :::: 33.3
Tonight was tempo night for marathon/HM group. This was "medium tempo" in the cycle, which meant 35-40 minutes depending on whether you were training for a half vs. a full, or just felt like doing the extra 5 minutes or not. I did not. When we arrived it was raining and we did our stretches under the bleachers and looked with dread at the pouring rain. But then magically it stopped as we set out on the track for our warm-up. I think we then all regretted that it stopped because the humidity was terrible. It would have been better to be soaked by rain. I struggled mentally for the first 10 minutes and then settled in a little bit better but it was a tough night.
I plan on very little running the next two days. Maybe an easy short run tomorrow and rest day on Friday.
Upcoming races:
8/10/2019 Boston Super Spartan Race, Charlton, MA
8/11/2019 Boston Sprint Spartan Race, Charlton, MA
9/7/2019 Arc Race Half Marathon, Liverpool, NY (tentative, not yet registered)
10/19/2019 I-35 Challenge KC Half Marathon, Kansas City MO
10/20/2019 I-35 Challenge DSM Half Marathon, Des Moines, IA
11/10/2019 Syracuse Half Marathon, Syracuse, NY
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6.96 miles tonight in the rain. It sucked a lot and my BG was not helpful. Despite gobbling glucose tablets during the run, I was still 34 mg/dl when I finished.
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Thanks @mbaker566 and @Tramboman for the breathing suggestions. I am sure the humidity played a big part but I will give some stretches a try as well as suggested by @ContraryMaryMary. I did try some basic standing stretches (arms over head and leaning from side to side) but they didn't seem to help much. I don't think my back or shoulders are especially tense, certainly not like they used to be when I was working2
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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
8/5 15.08 miles
8/6 18.05 miles
8/7 18.35 miles
8/8 18.27 miles, 465 Days on the run7 -
August goal: 100 miles
8/1: 6.30 miles
8/4: 11.06 miles
8/6: 6.27 miles
8/7: 6.26 miles
8/8: 6.42 miles
36.31/100 miles completed
Today's run was 6.42 miles in almost the exact same weather as yesterday. It was a pretty good run. I felt good, it was just hot. I guess I've accepted that it will be hot though. When it is in the 80's before the sun even comes up you know that it isn't going to get any better. We are under a heat advisory again today, so it is a good thing that I got the run in during the "cool" part of the day.
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 Marathon6 -
I ran last night after teaching aerial yoga. the plan called for 2 but i'm 4 in the hole from missing 1 of 2 long runs from the weekend. I didn't take the dogs. I wanted to get it done but i also wanted to go at a comfy pace. Joy and Speed Demon have a hard time to taking it slow. It was hot, and humid. There was a breeze but more often than not, the air was still and thick. Heat lightning to the north and west. It went well. I tried to think about continuing the motion of my leg/foot all the way thru. People have said it here and in the form workshop I took last year emphasized it too. I tried to use both legs equally. Leaning forward always feels weird. When i run with the dogs, i need to lean back a bit. If they get too interested in something, i go donkey and dig in my heels and lean back. so far so good. no @zeesparrow falls yet.
I play Wizards Unite so i ran to 2 tournament locations and play. As i made my stops, the storm got closer. the heat lightning turned into regular lightning. I tried to get a photo of the sky lit up but failed. I did get an interesting bus picture.
as I ran by a bar, there was a....raggedy... looking man who saw me and said, "a storm's coming" in a tone that felt a bit foreboding as the wind picked up, like the beginning of a horror or apocalyptic movie
selfie, sky, buswhen i bought this shirt it was tight. no more!10 -
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
08/07/19 :::: 5.1 :::: 33.3
08/08/19 :::: 3.0 :::: 36.3
Set out to do a very easy 3 miles with a friend this morning. The temp felt good to start with but it seemed really humid and my legs are tired from last night's workout. The whole thing was much harder than anticipated, so I shut it down when we hit 3 and walked the rest of the way back to the car. Time for some rest, for sure.7 -
8-1 3.5k slow
8-2 3.5k easy
8-3 4k slow
8-4 7k easy
8-5 rest
8-6 5k easy
8-7 7k slow
8-8 7k slow
August Total: 37k
August Goal: 150k
January Total: 131k
February Total: 159.5k
March Total: 183k
April Total: 126k
May Total: 128k
June Total: 161.5k
July Total: 151k
Monthly average: 148.5k
Next year when you pop in here claiming your December 2019 mileage, what accomplishments will you have made?
Run at least 4 5k races.
Get under 30:00 and a PR for 5k.
Average at least 135k per month, which would put me over 1,000 miles for the year.
Run the Year Team: Five for Nineteen
Today was supposed too be a rest day, but I didn't feel too bad after golf. The temperature was in the upper 70s F, with some fair weather cumulus clouds and a nice breeze from the southwest. I thought it would be a good test to see if my strength was coming back. Legs actually felt good, and ran the last three kilometers in negative splits, although nowhere near the times that I was running before my last race. So things are looking up.
2019 Races:
4-13 Shine the Light 5K - 31:12 chip time; First Place male 65 and older
6-30 Strides for Starfish 5K - 31:34 chip time; 31/77 overall; second male 65 and older (no official category)
7-27 Solon Home Days 5K - 31:11 chip time; 95/141 overall; 4/6 age group (male)
8-31 Race for Freedom 5k
9-14 Gift of Life 5k6 -
I ran last night after teaching aerial yoga. the plan called for 2 but i'm 4 in the hole from missing 1 of 2 long runs from the weekend. I didn't take the dogs. I wanted to get it done but i also wanted to go at a comfy pace. Joy and Speed Demon have a hard time to taking it slow. It was hot, and humid. There was a breeze but more often than not, the air was still and thick. Heat lightning to the north and west. It went well. I tried to think about continuing the motion of my leg/foot all the way thru. People have said it here and in the form workshop I took last year emphasized it too. I tried to use both legs equally. Leaning forward always feels weird. When i run with the dogs, i need to lean back a bit. If they get too interested in something, i go donkey and dig in my heels and lean back. so far so good. no @zeesparrow falls yet.
HAHAHAHA! I totally get it. I love running with my dogs, but it certainly does make it challenging to lean forward. But now that you mention it, I probably wasn't leaning back yesterday. Another lesson learned the hard way!3 -
A hot humid run, despite seeing several dogs no @zeesparrow style fall so I guess that is a win.
08/01/19.........13
08/02/19.........00
08/03/19.........13
08/04/19.........00
08/05/19.........00
08/06/19.........10
08/07/19.........00
08/08/19.........11
---MTD: 0.0 miles walking, 47.2 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!
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@PastorVincent I see you have a few races coming up (tomorrow and 3 on Saturday!!). Good luck sir!!!
And to anybody else racing this weekend, good luck, and be careful. If the weather is anything like it is here in Texas, it's gonna suck!!!5
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