August 2019 Monthly Running Challenge
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emmamcgarity wrote: »
Well... I might have also been doing other stupid things like overtraining beyond what my training plan called for, skipping rest days, and running on uneven sidewalks further distances than I was physically ready for, but let’s not talk about that....PastorVincent wrote: »emmamcgarity wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »emmamcgarity wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »emmamcgarity wrote: »3.16 miles tonight and ZERO HIP PAIN. Felt good. I’ve been using the new Saucony shoes for these last 5 training runs and I think they make a big difference. I haven’t worn the Brooks on a run yet since I haven’t quite worked out a shoe rotation strategy. Since I’m still fairly new to running I’m interested in hearing shoe strategies from all of you.
So this is going to get you very varied answers:
1) Some people own more than one pair of active running shoes.. say 3 or 4 - all different brands/styles. They buy them staggered so they wear out at different times, and they rotate them through each run. Then when one wears out, they replace it with a new pair putting it in rotation with the others. The argument in favor of this is that your foot gets used to just 1 exact pair it can develop muscle weaknesses. I do not think this is true, but I have no proof.
2) Some people have just targeted pairs (one for street, one for the trail, etc) (or just 1 pair) and replace them every X number of miles (whatever the manufacturer claims for that shoe) - regardless if they seem like they need it or not. The argument here is that new shoes are cheaper than weeks of therapy if you get hurt from running on bad shoes.
3) Some people have just targeted pairs (one for street, one for the trail, etc) (or just 1 pair) and replace them when they think they are worn out. The argument here is that shoe manufacturers have a vested interest in you replacing your shoes sooner than they are needed.
4) Some people are shoe hoarders(or collectors). This category is self-explanatory.
Those are the main groups, and of course, there is mix/match/variations on those schemes. In the end, I always advise you to experiment and do what works best for you.
Which category do you fall into?
Umm the category of "Do as I say, not as I do" LOL
Which means he frequently wears shoes well psst their manufacturer stated life, and possibly the actual life of the shoe.
I used to be option 3, mostly because shoes are so dammed expensive I could never afford more than a pair at a time. I would replace them when I start getting knee and/or ankle pain. Currently I'm option 1 because some very generous people gave me money towards a pair just as I managed to buy a cheap pair off amazon (not sure I'll repeat that), so I'm mixing it up. The are technically the same shoe but the American pair feels firmer and I'm not as happy with them as I am the kiwi pair - but that may be just a psychological thing.
Interesting... the pair I was wearing when I got the hip pain were from Amazon. I also had 300-400 miles on them and they were designed for trail instead of the roads I run on. They got me by fine for 6 months but now they are for casual wear. That hip pain was annoying and sidelined me from my usual activity. The prompt to get 2 new pairs was when I got a generous gift card for being employee of the month while sidelined.
If you wear a shoe and have pain. Switch to a new shoe and have no more pain, the that is conclusive proof the shoe is worn out (or if it is new, it is the wrong shoe). Toss it and move on no matter how many/few miles it has.
Definitely not!
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quilteryoyo wrote: »@PastorVincent Congrats to you and your wife on your races. That cake looked amazing and, I agree, there are no calories in birthday cake (or birthday ice cream). I loved your comment to someone who was just starting to run. "Don't compare your chapter one to someone else's epilogue." I think I may just use that a lot. Happy Anniversary!!! Thanks for sharing the article on MobyCarp. He will be missed by so many people.
Thanks! It is not original to me, not sure where it came from, but I have been using it for a while now.
Also, Happy Birthday!
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Back to running midnight miles, since I couldn’t mentally handle the heat today. Probably could have physically handled it, we’ve been running in 94 degrees and 100 heat index before, just sick of it. At midnight it was 80 with dewpoint 75 but still, much better.
I do hate running my neighborhood though. Tonight I felt like an extra from Saint’s Row. We kept hearing drag racers, and several times crazy and/or drunken people turned down the road we were running, realized they were stupid and had no business being there, did a U turn and roared off in the other direction. Also, we have to cross the line between Memphis and Germantown more than once, and since neither city government can stand the other, they both refuse to put sidewalks in for the fifty yards or so which cross the border, so there’s a no man’s land where you have to run in the street.
Did five miles, felt good to get it done.13 -
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
8-14 7k slow
8-15 rest
8-16 7k easy
8-17 REST
August Total: 79k
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
I cannot remember the last morning I didn't put on either running clothes or golf clothes.
@PastorVincent, thank you for the link to the article about @MobyCarp. The more I learn about him, the more I realize what all of us -- both the running community and the non-running community -- lost with his passing.
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 5k8 -
2.3 miles Thursday, nothing on Friday - craft projects to support weekend plans failed, big fight with the husband, and it looks like weekend plans are off. So I'm further behind, or have banked that many more miles, depending how you prefer to view it. The day is young - I have no idea what to expect.
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Thanks @PastorVincent !
@rheddmobile You are a brave soul. Glad you have a partner to run with. It doesn't sound like it would be safe alone.
@autumnblade75 Sorry about the fight with your husband and change of plans for the weekend. I truly hope you can work things out and today is a better day.1 -
Woo! Got out this morning and did 1.5 miles!! I did intervals of 4:30 walking and :30 running. I felt like I could have done more than 30 seconds but I'm starting slow and following a cross between Hal Higdon and a PT's guide to coming back from injury. I think each run increases by 30 seconds. I have it written down somewhere LOL14
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So....Very.... Tired...(and hot). Just felt like it was a chore to lift my legs. Kept having to stop and tie my shoes. Guess that was the universe trying to get me to slow down. I guess it kinda worked. Finished the 12 miles at the minimum 9:35/mi long run pace that my training plan says I should be doing.
I think maybe after I hit my goal, I will take the remainder of the month off and try to rest and get my mojo back.
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So....Very.... Tired...(and hot). Just felt like it was a chore to lift my legs. Kept having to stop and tie my shoes. Guess that was the universe trying to get me to slow down. I guess it kinda worked. Finished the 12 miles at the minimum 9:35/mi long run pace that my training plan says I should be doing.
I think maybe after I hit my goal, I will take the remainder of the month off and try to rest and get my mojo back.
Is the Peachtree City Classic your next race?
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quilteryoyo wrote: »Thanks @PastorVincent !
@autumnblade75 Sorry about the fight with your husband and change of plans for the weekend. I truly hope you can work things out and today is a better day.
I think we're done with yelling - it was all about the craft project and plans. Plans have been amended to be spread out over the following 2 weekends, without the support of the craft projects. Entertainment shouldn't be so stressful.
We never have anything truly significant to fight about, but it seems to be human nature to require some sort of big conflict every so often. I hope we've got that all out of our systems for a while.
Thank you for your support.
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August goal 100 miles
Ran then biked yesterday, ran to the gym today. The left sore hamstring moved to being a sore right hamstring, so I'm still taking it relatively easy. (Translation: nothing crazy this week.)8 -
Lazy_Bones_85 wrote: »
Is the Peachtree City Classic your next race?
Yep! It SHOULD be cooler by then, right?!
Hope to see you there 😁2 -
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
08/13/19 :::: 2.3 :::: 55.3
08/14/19 :::: 5.4 :::: 60.7
08/15/19 :::: 5.0 :::: 65.7
08/16/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 65.7
08/17/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 65.7
Two days of no running. Yesterday I took a rest day as I was road tripping to Iowa. Today was the 36-mile Courage Ride, to raise money for sarcoma research and awareness. This was my first organized bike ride and probably the first time I've been on a bike in a couple of years. Definitely my long ride by a long shot. I maybe should have prepared a little but it went okay. I woke up to pouring rain but it had stopped right when we left home. We had a little light rain in the beginning of the ride but then it cleared up. The first 10 miles was easy and flat. I told my sister I was ready to get into this biking thing. Then we started some rolling hills and my seat was getting to be uncomfortable. After a stop with some snacks and water, we headed back out and the worst of the ride was in the next segment with a lot more rolling hills and one challenging hill. And a super bad road that had all these horrible bumpy seams that hurt every time I hit one. I dropped back quite a ways from my people and was regretting my life choices a bit. Finally we looped back and repeated those first flat 10 miles. This time with a head wind though. I was more than ready to get off that bike when we finally cruised in to the brewery where the after party was.
All in all, it was fun and not as bad as I feared. I mostly got over my nervousness about going fast downhill. The country roads were pretty. The party after was great and I had some good beer. It is a cause close to our hearts, so I'm glad I did it. Not sure if I'll take up biking but I could potentially see it, whereas before I was a definite "I do not bike" kind of person. Facebook started suggesting triathlons to me already so I guess it's inevitable.
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Yep, if Facebook suggests it, you gotta do it. Right?katharmonic wrote: »Facebook started suggesting triathlons to me already so I guess it's inevitable.
@autumnblade75 Glad you got things worked out and I hope you enjoy your upcoming weekends of entertainment!
@polskagirl01 Hope the pain doesn't move to some other part of your body. Smart to take it "easy."3 -
8 miles today, and my squid costume has arrived. I registered for a race at the zoo - a friend is dressing as a lemur for the run, and I couldn't be outclassed by going in street clothes.
The drama here is all about outfits for the Renaissance Faire. Splitting up the tickets to go 2 Saturdays instead of a full weekend means I'll have another week to craft (and wreck some more fabric, if things keep going the way they have been) before the first visit, and yet another week to keep trying for another attempt. It was all very last minute to begin with, and I'm going to do my best to keep my mouth shut and not share any more of my ridiculous neuroticism regarding garb. There's only trouble if I mention a problem with my outfit. There is probably no way to fix my issues. I certainly can't think of any. The craft project that failed involved attaching some chainmail that I've had kicking around for the past 20 (really? How old AM I?) years or so to a leather belt that would also support a leather barbarian style skirt. I have cutting anxiety about the whole deer hide to begin with. The leather I got from Tandy Leather to make the belt turned out to be insufficient to support the weight of all the metal, and I didn't even like my stitching, and perhaps I need to rivet this mess instead of sewing, and I definitely NEED heavier leather... And he tells me to keep trying. And I remind him that none of this will even solve the issue with it just being too damn hot to wear so many layers in the first place, and I don't even WANT to keep trying. But he ordered me armor (that turns out not to fit) and spent the whole week 3D printing a helmet (also doesn't fit, especially with the neck-piece and the shoulders of the armor clashing for space) and the garb he asked me to sew for him isn't working to his satisfaction, either...
Does anyone know of a faire that is held at an appropriate time of year to wear sweaters and drink cocoa? Instead of sweating into too many layers of fabric and leather? 14 -
Hey all.
Went out and met a new group of people this morning, a joggers and runners club. They meet every wed and Sunday for a run/walk. I joined the running group and we did a 6k trail run through the park in the middle of town. It was my first ever trail run, and yep I fell over at one point. It tool me 46 mins to do 6k - 10 minutes longer than I would if on the road! It was hard haha. Enjoyed it but with my weak ankles and the constant fear of spraining one, I dont think trails are for me. Don't mind the hills but the trip hazards... Apparently that's not their usual route, but because it was windy and cold (6 degrees c this morning) we kept to the park for shelter.
They were a really nice group who watched out for me, stopping at one point when I lost them and letting me catch up. Stayed for a coffee after and was really nice.
Legs aren't as sore today, but see what tomorrow brings haha
Pick of me on a bridge. Beautiful morning
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So I have some new neighbors, I am not really sure I want them around...
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PastorVincent wrote: »So I have some new neighbors, I am not really sure I want them around...
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I set out this morning to do about 8 miles and had to stop around 4.5 miles. I left too soon after I had eaten breakfast and it was warmer than anticipated which meant I felt sick before I'd even hit 2k and felt awful the entire time. I probably could have pushed myself to go a bit further BUT I had to go meet my mum so I could accompany her to a hospital appointment and didn't want to let her down. I guess there's always tomorrow?
Wondering if anyone could offer their opinion though - I'm trying to work out when is best to do my LONGEST run? My first half marathon is on 6th October which I'm not REALLY following a plan online for, just kind of making my own. Seems to be working so far but my only concern is I work the whole weekend of 14th/15th September meaning I work 12 (busy!) days in a row from 9th-20th September. Do I run my longest run before work goes to hell? Or the weekend after when I'll probably be exhausted? I'm currently undecided about the best course of action. I feel doing it before is too far out BUT doing it after will mean I'm doing it exhausted/too close to the HM which might hider me in the long run (excuse the pun!). Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
01 Aug - 1.8 miles (treadmill)
03 Aug - 6.2 miles (outside)
11 Aug - 6.2 miles (outside)
15 Aug - 1.8 miles (treadmill)
16 Aug - 1.9 miles (treadmill - getting faster though which seems to be helping!)
17 Aug - 4.5 miles (outside)
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I set out this morning to do about 8 miles and had to stop around 4.5 miles. I left too soon after I had eaten breakfast and it was warmer than anticipated which meant I felt sick before I'd even hit 2k and felt awful the entire time. I probably could have pushed myself to go a bit further BUT I had to go meet my mum so I could accompany her to a hospital appointment and didn't want to let her down. I guess there's always tomorrow?
Wondering if anyone could offer their opinion though - I'm trying to work out when is best to do my LONGEST run? My first half marathon is on 6th October which I'm not REALLY following a plan online for, just kind of making my own. Seems to be working so far but my only concern is I work the whole weekend of 14th/15th September meaning I work 12 (busy!) days in a row from 9th-20th September. Do I run my longest run before work goes to hell? Or the weekend after when I'll probably be exhausted? I'm currently undecided about the best course of action. I feel doing it before is too far out BUT doing it after will mean I'm doing it exhausted/too close to the HM which might hider me in the long run (excuse the pun!). Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
01 Aug - 1.8 miles (treadmill)
03 Aug - 6.2 miles (outside)
11 Aug - 6.2 miles (outside)
15 Aug - 1.8 miles (treadmill)
16 Aug - 1.9 miles (treadmill - getting faster though which seems to be helping!)
17 Aug - 4.5 miles (outside)
22.4 miles/50 miles
I believe the general rule for tapering is taper about as many days as there are miles in the race, so two weeks out from a HM should be plenty long enough for you to recover from a long run. That gives you a couple of days to catch up on sleep after your work, then run, then have a couple of cut back weeks, then race.3
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