August 2019 Monthly Running Challenge
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Today I ran 7.51 miles along my favorite trail. My shins and right knee were really tight and sore at first and I was afraid it was going to be another rough one, but after the first mile or so they loosened up and I actually found a good rhythm. My left glute got a bit whiney and is absolutely telling me about it right now, but still, much better than it has been.
I set my watch to buzz at me if I went faster than 11’15” and that was a good idea. Every time I started going too fast I made myself breathe through my nose, which really forced me to slow down. I think my next long run I’ll set it at 11’30” and see what that feels like. My dad is visiting and said he'd maybe bike along with me, assuming he can bike that slow, so I can actually practice my “easy conversation” speed.
I stopped for water several times but didn’t need a single walking break, which made me very happy. I was pretty toast by the end of the run, but I think that was mainly from under-fueling, since I’d only had a small protein-shake-laced coffee and cottage cheese with blueberries before heading out. Not enough carbs!
I'm feeling better so far this week. Not 100%, but at least 75%.
August Total: 41.75 miles
August Goals: Run 55 miles, lift minimum 2x/week, 15 minutes/day of moderate cardio, 15 minutes/day of mobility.
2019 Races! (bold registered)
January 26: Securian 10K, St. Paul, MN Chip time: 1:05:07
February 16: Half Fast 10K DNS - weather
March 23: Hot Dash 5K, Mpls, MN Chip time: 0:28:39 (*PR!)
May 19: Women Run the Cities 5K, Mpls, MN Chip time: 0:33:02
June 8: PHRC Pensieve 10K (virtual)
June 12: ESTRS French 5K, Plymouth, MN DNS - injury
June 29 Lift Bridge 5K, Bayport MN Chip time: 0:32:51
August 3: Beat the Blerch 10K, Carnation, WA
September 2: MDRA Victory Labor Day 5K, Mpls, MN
September 8: Sioux Falls Half Marathon, Sioux Falls, SD
October 5: TCM 10K, St. Paul, MN
October 6: TCM 10Mi, Minneapolis to St. Paul, MN
October 12: Bemidji Blue Ox 26K, Bemidji, MN
November 28: Turkey Trot St. Paul 10K, St. Paul, MN
December 14: Reindeer Run 10K, Mpls, MN5 -
autumnblade75 wrote: »I have no reasons or excuses for not running on Friday, Saturday was the Renaissance Faire, and Sunday was recovery from the Faire. Today I ran 6 miles.
Remember how I thought I didn't have anything else to say about the car? Well. The tire pressure light came on again this morning, so I looked at the tires. The bad tire that was supposed to have been rotated into the trunk only made it as far as the passenger rear of the vehicle. I recognized the bad wear pattern, and the shiny metal hex-head sticking out. So I took it back to the dealership to have them Do It The Way It Was Specified. I know that's the wrong tire to rotate to the 5th tire position. I didn't ask for it just to be a pain. There's actually a reason I don't want to drive on that one. That foreign object, there. C'mon, guys. But I blame myself for not checking their work. I KNOW this is the sort of thing that tends to happen to my car. I don't know what I've done to attract the bad Juju. Swapping the tire didn't fix the tire pressure light on the dash, either. I checked the pressure on all 4, and I don't know why that's still on. I'll alternate between freaking out about the light and calmly checking with the gauge before every trip. I'm going to buy a goat-cart. Set the car on fire, and drive it into the pool...
I hope when it comes time for a replacement car, you have other dealership options.3 -
@autumnblade75 - IME the sensor for the tire pressure is in the tire, so it is probably still telling your car it is low despite it being in the trunk. You might want to take that tire to some cheap tire place and have them plug it and refill it with air.
You can test this just by going to a gas station and putting air in it and see if the light goes out.1 -
autumnblade75 wrote: »I have no reasons or excuses for not running on Friday, Saturday was the Renaissance Faire, and Sunday was recovery from the Faire. Today I ran 6 miles.
Remember how I thought I didn't have anything else to say about the car? Well. The tire pressure light came on again this morning, so I looked at the tires. The bad tire that was supposed to have been rotated into the trunk only made it as far as the passenger rear of the vehicle. I recognized the bad wear pattern, and the shiny metal hex-head sticking out. So I took it back to the dealership to have them Do It The Way It Was Specified. I know that's the wrong tire to rotate to the 5th tire position. I didn't ask for it just to be a pain. There's actually a reason I don't want to drive on that one. That foreign object, there. C'mon, guys. But I blame myself for not checking their work. I KNOW this is the sort of thing that tends to happen to my car. I don't know what I've done to attract the bad Juju. Swapping the tire didn't fix the tire pressure light on the dash, either. I checked the pressure on all 4, and I don't know why that's still on. I'll alternate between freaking out about the light and calmly checking with the gauge before every trip. I'm going to buy a goat-cart. Set the car on fire, and drive it into the pool...
I hope when it comes time for a replacement car, you have other dealership options.
SHOULD not be, but often is sadly. I would definitely take my business elsewhere though if at all possible.2 -
It should not be your job to check the Dealership's work. That's why they have a Service Manager.
I hope when it comes time for a replacement car, you have other dealership options.
I have had a few positive mechanic experiences, but nothing nearby - I don't really prefer to drive an ailing vehicle 20 miles with the check engine light on. Which is how I stumbled upon them in the first place - what was closest to me when the car stopped working!
I think I'm going to go back to buying from private citizens, instead of dealerships. I had better experiences with cars back in the early 90's. And they were definitely less expensive - which leaves a little something to FIX EVERYTHING. If only I could find a place that did proper fixing. In this county.
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Had places to be so I got out early with Hobbes the Vizsla for a short little recovery run after yesterdays long run. Didn't have time for the 5miles on the plan but did what I could. It never really cooled off much overnight and was already pretty hot so keeping it short was a good idea anyways. We have agility class tonight and I am really hoping it will have cooled off a bit by then.
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 + Agility Class
08/06......4.15......21.19 - + Strength Training
08/07......8.46......29.65
08/08......0.00......29.65 - + Strength Training
08/09......0.00......29.65 - Seattle/Burlington
08/10......0.00......29.65 - Vancouver
08/11......0.00......29.65 - Burlington/Seattle
08/12......0.00......29.65 - Home
08/13......1.61......31.26 - + Strength Training
08/14......6.03......37.29
08/15......6.21......43.50
08/16......3.70......47.20 - + Strength Training
08/17......0.00......47.20
08/18......9.64......56.84
08/19......6.50......63.34 - + Agility Class
08/20......0.00......63.34 - + Strength Training (at home)
08/21......8.25......71.59
08/22......0.00......71.59 - + Strength Training (at home)
08/23......4.26......75.85
08/24......0.00......75.85
08/25....11.84......87.69
08/26......3.75......91.44 - + Agility Class
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 -
PastorVincent wrote: »@autumnblade75 - IME the sensor for the tire pressure is in the tire, so it is probably still telling your car it is low despite it being in the trunk. You might want to take that tire to some cheap tire place and have them plug it and refill it with air.
You can test this just by going to a gas station and putting air in it and see if the light goes out.
I'll see what the gauge says on the spare, but really my car is not that advanced. It has crank windows. That was a positive selling point for me.
I think I'll drag the spare out and leave it in the garage. There's probably a point at which it stops reading, right? It'd be interesting to see what kind of range it's got.
But I have no idea how the sensors work - my car only has a light to tell me to check them. My husband's Camaro has a whole video screen that reads out how many PSI each tire has. I use the gauge on all 4 tires to find the problem. Or not find the problem, as the case may be. At least this time it's not flashing! Same dealership, and they only changed the oil that time. Made a note on my paperwork that I was aware that the drain plug was not appropriate to the vehicle. That is not what I said. I told them that the previous mechanic had indicated that the drain plug bolt was all gummed up with silicone, and he thought the guy before him might have been trying to seal a leak, which might indicate that I needed the drain hole rethreaded and an oversized drain plug installed. I wanted the Chevy dealership to check that out. I had a very unsatisfying back-and-forth with the service manager about that, 6 months ago.
I gave them another try because the bolt, despite anyone's misgivings, doesn't seem to be leaking. Shame on me.1 -
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
08/18/19 :::: 5.1 :::: 70.9
08/19/19 :::: 5.1 :::: 75.9
08/20/19 :::: 5.5 :::: 81.5
08/21/19 :::: 3.8 :::: 85.3
08/22/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 85.3
08/23/19 :::: 5.1 :::: 90.4
08/24/19 :::: 11.0 :::: 101.4
08/25/19 :::: 3.3 :::: 104.7
08/26/19 :::: 6.0 :::: 110.7/130 mile goal
A nearly unprecedented 6 mile run on a Monday! I intended to get at least 5 if I could get out of work early enough, and I somehow managed to do so. It was almost 80 degrees, so not terrible but warmer than it has been for a few days. I started from the gym again but looped around a little differently to try to avoid monotony and take advantage of a downhill finish. When I got 5 miles done, I decided just to finish out an hour, and then I was close enough that I wanted to finish out 6. And then I started to think I should just get a 10k done, but realized I was heading into craziness and I was running out of time to get to my strength training class.
I was super sweaty when I arrived and immediately was sent to do 5 minutes on the Jacob's ladder and 10 minutes on the stairmaster in a rotation with a couple other people. At that point I was somewhat regretting my choice of running 6 miles beforehand. We also did some squats and wall sits and I think my legs are going to be unhappy with me tomorrow. Just in time for hill night!
Pretty close to on track for meeting my goal for this month. The schedule is tight this week but I should be able to get there - although long run might have to move to Sunday and that's a new month.7 -
@autumnblade75 You'll probably have to take it back to the dealer to have them reset the switch for the tire pressure. They should have done it when they changed the tire. It'll only take a minute. Better than checking them and freaking out all the time.
Great job on the runs everyone. I am on my way home from another trip to Florida where I did NOT do any exercise to count. My granddaughters and I did go out for a couple of bike rides and a very short walk/jog. They are 7 and 10 and think they can do more than they can. LOL At least they wanted to do something this time. Usually they don't. I'm pretty sure the 7 year old wanted to jog just to see what my Garmin did. Hey, anything that gets them out there. Right?
I am going to do my best to get back on track after I get home tomorrow. The minor league baseball season is over, so that is one less thing to take up my exercise time. I had found a 5K race I was going to do the end of Sept - the Conquer the Cave 5K in Woodville, Alabama. Went to register, and registration is already closed. Shoot! They limited it to 600 people, I think. That was going to be my motivation. Need to find something else that looks interesting to me. If anyone has any suggestions, I'll take them. Would like to find something within about a 4 - 5 hour drive from Greeneville TN.1 -
8.02: 7.0M Long Run (7.0)
8.03: Scheduled Rest Day
8.04- 8.10: Skipped (sick)
8.11: 4.5M Easy (11.5)
8.12: 4.0M Intervals (15.5)
8.13: 4.5M Easy (20)
8.14: Scheduled Rest Day
8.15: 4.5M Pace Run (24.5)
8.16: 8.0M Long Run (32.5)
8.17: Scheduled Rest Day
8.18: 4.5M Easy (37)
8.19: 4.5M Intervals (41.5)
8.20: 4.5M Easy (46)
8.21: Scheduled Rest Day
8.22: Skipped (sore shin)
8.23: Skipped (sore shin)
8.24: Scheduled Rest Day
8.25: 4.0M Intervals (50)
8.26: 4.0M Easy Run (54)
I’m in the Northeast for a few days this week visiting family. Went out for my run after we arrived and got settled and was that a nice run. 72, mostly cloudy, nice breeze coming in off the water and 4 miles along the creek heading to the bay. There was wildlife, a whopping 3 cars, and birds singing. The weather felt amazing and I paced 8:43/M. My legs are extremely tight tonight though- when I return home I must spend some time foam rolling. But it was so nice to be tired after a run from running at a decent pace instead of being wiped out from the heat. It was also nice to not be drenched in sweat.
Thanks for the pick me ups you offered yesterday and today @shanaber and @T1DCarnivoreRunner I really needed them and they are much appreciated.6 -
Its hot man.
1. 5 Aug.................5km
2. 8 Aug.................5km
3. 20 Aug...............5km
4. 22 Aug...............5km
5. 26 Aug................5km
Target this month:
1.12 runs.................5
2. Distance 65km....25km
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Really didn’t want to deal with the heat (109f) So treadmill it was. And it was a long one. Progressive run right into a speed hike mountain simulation at 13%. 3,050ft, 9.2mi. 2 hours.
8/26: 9.2mi , 3050ft
August total: 131.2mi7 -
0819-4.7k
0820-8k
0824-7.8k total 70.1k goal-130k
Didn't do all that much running during my week in Scotland. That 4.7km was on a trail - the girlfriend didn't want to go any further and it was raining pretty hard so we turned back. The 8km was also on a trail - the beginning of the Great Glen Way to be exact, and it was muddy and full of sheep *kitten*. Finally got a decently paced run in Edinburgh but wasn't able to do a Parkrun because of timing issues. But anyway. It was really nice to be not hot and not (very) slow for a change.
Hal's Marathon 3 training plan wants 60km this week. Still might make that goal..7 -
quilteryoyo wrote: »@autumnblade75 You'll probably have to take it back to the dealer to have them reset the switch for the tire pressure. They should have done it when they changed the tire. It'll only take a minute. Better than checking them and freaking out all the time.
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This morning I managed to scare the *kitten* outta myself with my own shadow! Crossed a bridge with weirdly placed lighting that led to me casting two shadows... I thought the second was someone coming up behind me in complete silence! Freaked me out quite a lot. The joys of being a woman running alone at dawn in a country where carrying weapons is illegal. I keep thinking I should find a self-defence class to sign up for, then promptly forgetting all about it until something like that happens.
We're going away for a family celebration on Friday, so I've had to move my runs about to allow me to get my long run in on Thursday. Will still be escaping for a run on Saturday (am I the only one that when they find out they're going somewhere new immediately starts examining maps for places to run?) but only for 5km, which hopefully won't be as frowned upon.
Already past my goal for the month, and still expect to squeeze another 16km in before it ends!
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Got my long run in today after bailing yesterday but wow it was hot! I know many of you are in the States and would laugh at the London definition of ‘hot’ but I’ve just got back and it’s 29c (think that’s around 84F) and there is actual salt on my face from dried sweat! Sorry that is possibly gross information to share... anyway, 10 miles done and only 6 more to go to hit my revised target of 91m for August, up from 70m.
8/2: 3.1m
8/4: 13.2m (race, 2hr:12m)
8/7: 6.1m
8/11: 7.5m
8/14: 7.3m
8/16: 5.6m
8/19: 10.1m
8/21: 8.1m
8/23: 6.57m
8/25: 7.5m
8/27: 10m
85m of 91m - (revised target)9 -
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
8-18 7k moderate
8-19 rest
8-20 7k easy
8-21 7k moderate
8-22 rest
8-23 7k moderate
8-24 rest
8-25 7k easy-ish
8-26 rest
8-27 7k easy
August Total: 121k
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
Cloudy, mid 60s F, with a light breeze and a little drizzle to offset the increased humidity. Think I finally figured out that dragging a bag of golf clubs around 9 holes is, although not running, not really rest either. Only took me two years to come to that conclusion.
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 -
August Running
08/01: 4.03 mile easy run
08/02: 4.55 miles - 2M race + 1M race + wu/cd
08/03: 5.61 mile trail run
08/04: 10.02 mile long run
08/05: Off, rest day
08/06: 4.04 mile easy run (am) + 5.32 miles - 6x0.25M uphill repeats (pm)
08/07: 5.03 mile recovery run
08/08: 6.21 miles - 2x12' tempo (am) + 4.03 mile trail recovery run (pm)
08/09: 5.06 mile run commute
08/10: 6.67 mile trail run
08/11: 9.10 miles - 7 km XC race + wu/extended cd
08/12: Off, rest day 1.03 mile jog with Manny
08/13: 5.03 mile easy run (am) + 5.08 miles - 8x(400@5k/200 float) (pm)
08/14: 4.52 mile run commute + 1.42 mile jog with Manny
08/15: 5.54 mile trail run
08/16: 4.02 mile easy run
08/17: 5.96 miles - 8 km race + warm up
08/18: 14.01 mile long run
08/19: Off, rest day 1.95 mile trail run with Manny
08/20: 4.06 mile easy run (am) + 6.01 miles - 5x(1km@8k/600m easy) (pm)
08/21: 5.52 mile trail run
08/22: 6.23 trail miles - 3x giant hill loop
08/23: 4.01 mile easy run
08/24: 5.35 mile trail run
08/25: 15.03 mile long run
08/26: Off, rest day
08/27: 4.06 mile easy run (am)
Total: 168.52 miles
Notes:
Wellllll I've fallen hopelessly behind in this thread so I'm just popping in real quick to update my miles from the last week or so. We're finally getting some cooler temps here so that's been really enjoyable! And made running a lot easier
Upcoming Races
08/02: Going Green Track Meet - 2M and 1M (14:54 2M - 1st in AG, 6:39.3 1M - 7th female - 2nd in AG)
08/11: Groovin’ Woodstock XC - 7K (34:15 - 3rd female)
08/17: Eastern County 8K (40:40 - 9th female - 1st in AG)
09/08: Parks Half Marathon
09/14: Lake Needwood XC - 10K
10/05: Black Hill XC - 10K
11/10: Candy Cane City 5K
12/01: Space Coast Half Marathon
12/08: Jingle Bell Jog - 8K
12/15: Seneca Slopes XC - 9K
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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
8/11: 10.21 miles
8/13: 6.26 miles
8/14: 6.26 miles
8/15: 6.27 miles
8/18: 10.11 miles
8/20: 6.26 miles
8/21: 6.26 miles
8/22: 6.26 miles
8/25: 10.31 miles
8/27: 6.23 miles
110.74/100 miles completed
I had a pretty good run this morning. I got up and going pretty easily this morning. I checked the weather. We were expecting rain this afternoon and into tomorrow morning. When I got up my weather app said clear, 84°F, feels like 90°F with 67% humidity and dew point of 71°. It did show that storms were possible but I checked the radar and it looked like there were some storms up north of the Ft. Worth/Dallas area (which is about 1.5 - 2 hours away) and it looked like it would be about 11 am before we got any rain. So I set out. It was so hot when I walked out the door I couldn't believe it was that warm at 5:45 in the morning. It did seem a little cloudy and I did see a few flashes of lightening when I was heading out. But they were behind me and seemed pretty far away. Plus the radar showed they were a good distance east/northeast of me so I didn't worry about it. The first couple of miles of the run were ok. Hot, but not bad. I saw a raccoon. That was the first raccoon I have seen while running. I didn't try to take a picture of him. It was really too dark anyway. I started to see a few more flashes of lightening and actually heard a little thunder and thought maybe I should cut it short and head home. Then it started raining. It was a pretty good rain too and it cooled things down quite a bit. I was a little over 2 miles from home when it started raining so I did cut my planned route short and started heading back towards home. Running in the rain wasn't too bad, but I don't generally run when there is lightening. But it wasn't too close and the wind wasn't too bad so even though I was a little nervous about the lightening it didn't feel dangerous and I enjoyed running in the rain. As I got closer to home the rain started to taper off so I ran a few "laps" in the elementary school parking lot and made a loop around the Methodist church near my house so that I ended up with 6.23 miles. Who knows what will happen tomorrow. I was expecting that there might be rain and I might have to move Wednesday's run to Friday, but I guess I'll just see what happens in the morning. We had another nice rain around 9:30 this morning. It looks like it is clearing up now, but who knows. Obviously not the weather channel app.
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 Marathon7
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