August 2019 Monthly Running Challenge
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@PastorVincent Congrats on the AG award! @ariceroni Congrats on a podium finish! Awesome!!0
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01/08 2.54 miles
09/08 2.52 miles
11/08 2.54 miles
12/08 2.51 miles
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@ariceroni Great race and finish!!0
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@ariceroni Way to kill it!! Terrific race!0
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It's my first time posting in August. I hope to get 50 miles this month. I had an uneven start.
8/2...2.12 miles. My husband was sick. So I offered to cut the grass, leaving very little day light for a run. Better some miles than none.
8/3....3.1 miles.....Getting it in before it got dark.
8/7....5.27 miles. Late start with my run. Wanted to get 6 miles, but the sun set earlier than I thought.
8/9...Indiana State Fair...Lots of walking with my husband, at least 5 hours of walking. I am not counting this, but I am sure that it helps legs get strong. Those farm animals are sure cute....my favorite are the sheep. They are so sweet.
8/11...4.2 miles....After work, very sunny and bright, and no breeze. Legs felt like I was running in glue. Also needed to use the bathroom the last 1.5 miles...so very uncomfortable.
total....14.69 miles
goal...50 miles.
My husband and I are going on vacation at the end of the month. He has recently hurt his knee, and assures me that we are still going on vacation. He sees his doctor tomorrow.9 -
8/1-0
8/2-0
8/3-10 miles
8/4 – 2 miles
8/5 - 0
8/6 - 0
8/7 – 3 miles
8/8 - 0
8/9 – 5 miles
8/10 – 5 miles
8/11 - 0
8/12 - 3 miles
28 of 80 miles
Thank you all for the kind birthday wishes. It was a great day.
I'm doing a terrible job of keeping up with the thread. Work has been so busy and then I get home and things are even busier. Even if I'm not commenting, I'm doing lots of likes.
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8/12: TM 3mi. 15min tempo right into cooldown.
8/1: 4mi
8/3: 6mi
8/4: 3mi
8/6: 4mi
8/7: 4.1mi, 4.3mi (8.4)
8/8: 2mi, 6.3mi ( 8.3)
8/9/: 4mi
8/10: 10.25mi
8/11: 7.1mi
8/12: 3mi
August total: 58.1mi
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Guys! I just ran 2.25 continuous miles without stopping! My best continuous run was 1.25 miles and that was two days ago
August Goal: 37-40 miles
Total Miles Completed:
My August Runs/Walks
8/2: 3.09 miles
8/5: 3.27 miles
8/10: 3.25 miles total (1.25 mile of continuous run and walk/run alternating for 2 miles)
8/12: 3.25 miles total (2.25 miles of continuous run and 1 mile walk)
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@ariceroni @MegaMooseEsq @katharmonic Congrats on your races! @ROBOTFOOD That is an amazing picture with the flag almost ghostly in the sky.
Heat advisory again. Lifted yesterday, today was supposed to be a running day but the temp was 102 and the heat index was 118. Just no. Thought about waiting until after dark and running the neighborhood but the forecast says the index won’t drop to 100 until after 10 pm. And tomorrow is supposed to be the same. Instead of dreadmilling it at the gym I did 30 minutes hard on stationary bike at home, tried to match the perceived effort of a 5k running, played around with the tension to simulate hills, etc. Although my quads are burning now, it’s a nice break for my Achilles’ tendon.
Wednesday is our anniversary, and also supposed to be cooler, so my husband and I agreed we are going out and celebrating Tuesday when it’s too hot to run, then running together on our anniversary.9 -
Guys! I just ran 2.25 continuous miles without stopping! My best continuous run was 1.25 miles and that was two days ago
August Goal: 37-40 miles
Total Miles Completed:
My August Runs/Walks
8/2: 3.09 miles
8/5: 3.27 miles
8/10: 3.25 miles total (1.25 mile of continuous run and walk/run alternating for 2 miles)
8/12: 3.25 miles total (2.25 miles of continuous run and 1 mile walk)
That is awesome! Once you get past that 2 mile hump, in my experience, it’s much easier to add mileage from then on.5 -
@ariceroni W00T 3rd place OA! YOU ROCK! Well done!2
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Thank you @PastorVincent, @Scott6255, @Teresa502, @ariceroni and @rheddmobile!
Awesome job on your race @ariceroni! Fantastic overall and AG finish! And I think you looked strong, not tired at the end. Great job!
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
08/09/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 36.3
08/10/19 :::: 8.7 :::: 45.0
08/11/19 :::: 3.8 :::: 48.8
08/12/19 :::: 4.2 :::: 53.1
I wasn't sure I'd run today, but I felt like the more I sat around the worse I felt. I went to the gym late afternoon and sat in the whirlpool and then went in the regular pool and took some very easy laps. That felt pretty good. I then sat in the sauna for a bit and did some stretching. My timing was bad as just as I was ready to leave there was a heavy downpour so I waited it out a few minutes and then made a break for it. Fortunately it was slowing down and then stopped completely as I drove home.
I decided I felt okay enough to go to run group and just do an easy base run, not the speedwork. Instead of breaking the humidity that downpour seemed to have ramped it up - it was a very sticky night. Even though I intended it to be an easy recovery run, Strava classified it as "tough relative effort" and my heart rate was pretty high. Definitely felt a little rough.6 -
Great job all of you who raced this weekend!!!
I'm back running normally, did a speed workout today on my normal route, more or less 200m slow, then the next 800m (until the km beep on my watch) around 5k pace, repeat for 5k.
Going on a motorcycle trip tomorrow to Niagara Falls as an early anniversary getaway with my husband Will try to run a little, of course! 10 -
polskagirl01 wrote: »Going on a motorcycle trip tomorrow to Niagara Falls as an early anniversary getaway with my husband Will try to run a little, of course!
Happy Anniversary! Hope your trip is very enjoyable!
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Currently 14.7 of 40 miles goal for August
I’ve been reading everyone’s posts and am excited to see all the race reports. Especially since I haven’t raced yet other than Parkrun each week. I can’t possibly keep up with tagging everyone with encouraging notes. So I hope you will all take a moment to pretend I said something worthwhile and encouraging. I know I’m encouraged reading all of your posts!
@katharmonic I love your race photos! You look like athlete of the month!
@cyoka13 congrats on your progress!
I skipped Parkrun Saturday to attend a funeral for a friend that passed away last week. She was 91 years old when she passed and had been on hospice care the past several weeks. I’m thankful I had the chance to have dinner with her a few weeks ago and pray with her when she asked me to. She had a long full life and the service was truly a celebration of the love and encouragement she showed others throughout her lifetime. I obviously miss her and have found myself reflecting on my time with her during my training runs over this past week. She was very special and I’m a better person for having known her.
Last night’s training run was slow and steady since Houston is still hot and humid... but I made it 4 miles. My training time window stopped at 3.95 but I found myself thinking I just couldn’t stop until I completed that last .05 mile. This is my longest run. Ever. And my hip did great!15 -
That is so sweet. Happy anniversary!Wednesday is our anniversary, and also supposed to be cooler, so my husband and I agreed we are going out and celebrating Tuesday when it’s too hot to run, then running together on our anniversary.
Congratulations @cyoka13 ! Amazing progress!!
@polskagirl01 Happy Anniversary to you too! Have a great trip!
@emmamcgarity Sorry for your loss. It sounds like she was an amazing lady. Great job on the run!2 -
2 miles under a 10 minute pace which is my goal, now to increase the miles! I feel like I must log my food & weigh every day & my reward is I am healthy enough to Run! I plan a mile or 2 on the treadmill after work. Incline, not speed.8
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August Goal: to be more consistent with running
8/3 - 5
8/11 - 13.1
8/13 - 3
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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
8-9 7k easy
8-10 7k easy
8-11 7k easy
8-12 rest
8-13 7k easy
August Total: 65k
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
Humid and high 60s F today. Never run well after a rest day, but today was a particularly poor slog.
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 5k7 -
So, I just signed my wife up for a full Marathon... how long do you think I should wait to tell her? It is not till May...11
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