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August 2020 Monthly Running Challenge
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY @quilteryoyo !!!!! I SO want to hug you and celebrate you and make you a cake and fill your house with balloons!
(I get super duper, ridiculously excited about birthdays)
61! I hope you are proud of yourself. You do so much, for so many. I hope you can make time today to do things for YOU.
@Elise4270 I'm glad you were able to get help with your son's phone. I still have my mom's house phone (landline) saved in my phone and if/when her husband calls, it comes up as Mom. It is both painfully horrifying and comforting. Sometimes, like this last weekend, when I am running, I think of her and I stop and feel like I could scream until my insides burst. I could scream and cry until I combust. Until there is nothing left. In some strange way, I would welcome it. I would prefer it. Then, I look ahead and see something beautiful and keep going and can't wait to tell my kids what I've seen and bring them back to show them. This is what grief is. It both swallows us and propels us. I cannot relate to losing a child. I'm just empathizing with the grief. I hope that you are comforted in even the smallest of ways just knowing - you are not alone.
@RunsOnEspresso that article is exactly what i am afraid of. For myself, my kids, my coworkers (why in the world are we even at work)...
Strength training last night - ordered nutrition supplies for the next challenge this morning. More GU gels because they're cheap and seem to be effective as well as tailwind for the run and I splurged on tailwind recovery mix. Has anyone tried that? I may have just wasted $20 but if it's amazing, then that'll be great. I struggle to eat after a long run. My mouth hurts, my body hurts, I'm not hungry... Was thinking that drinking the recovery would be easier.
Still need to go look at trail shoes. Running can be so expensive. I wouldn't do it but I got my salomons before I had even ever run five miles straight and ordered a size that does not work for distance. I am pretty sure that's how I got a black toenail - that, and overuse. I am hoping i can find some that are not MILLIONS OF DOLLARS and that feel great... and I really hope they just happen to be the nike wildhorse... because they look amazing and that's what Sally McRae wears (and yes, I do know that NEITHER OF THOSE THINGS ARE PRIORITY).
I digress..
I finished reading Gone Girl yesterday. I'm waiting on Ruth Ware's next book - it comes out in September. In the meantime, I got her 57 minute read on audible for $1.60. It's called Snowflakes. I'll letcha know.4 -
6 miles this morning. Felt a little better today. Thought about quitting after 5, but I was over a mile from home, and it was getting late, so ended up finishing with the last mile as my fastest mile of the year 😲
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@quilteryoyo Hope you had a great birthday!!!1
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ContraryMaryMary wrote: »Shortgirlrunning wrote: »08/01 - 10 miles
08/04 - 5 miles
I felt really great on my run this morning all the way up until that stupid hill at the end. There are not words for how much I hate that hill. My last mile is always a minute slower than all my other miles on that route.
I know how you feel, but keep in mind, that stupid hill is doing wonders for your strength and fitness. Of course you’re going to run it slower - it’s a stupid hill - it’s just unfortunate that it’s at the end of your route. Keep up the good work!
I agree with the analysis that the hill is making you stronger.
Ever think about reversing the route and running downhill at the beginning?0 -
8-1 rest
8-2 7k easy
8-3 rest
8-4 7k easy
8-5 7k moderate
August Total: 21k
August Goal: 170k
January Total: 161k
February Total: 167k
March Total: 181k
April Total: 191k
May Total: 200k
June Total: 156k
July Total: 180k
2020 Total through July: 1236k / 176.5k per month
Foggy and low 60s F this morning. Almost like a fall run. Fog didn't burn off until I was nearly done.
When you pop in here claiming your December 2020 mileage, what accomplishments will you have made?
Return to a good running weight of 175 lbs
Run at least 4 5k races
Get a 5k PR
Average at least 138k per month, to meet my Run the Year pledge of 1,020 miles
Stretch goal: If I can average 169k per month, I can run 2020k in 2020
Run the Year Team: Pavement Pounders
2020 races:
9-19 Race for the Parks 5k, Hudson, OH
10-11 Haunted Hustle 5k, Aurora, OH3 -
Camaramandy648 wrote: »
@Elise4270 I'm glad you were able to get help with your son's phone. I still have my mom's house phone (landline) saved in my phone and if/when her husband calls, it comes up as Mom. It is both painfully horrifying and comforting. Sometimes, like this last weekend, when I am running, I think of her and I stop and feel like I could scream until my insides burst. I could scream and cry until I combust. Until there is nothing left. In some strange way, I would welcome it. I would prefer it. Then, I look ahead and see something beautiful and keep going and can't wait to tell my kids what I've seen and bring them back to show them. This is what grief is. It both swallows us and propels us. I cannot relate to losing a child. I'm just empathizing with the grief. I hope that you are comforted in even the smallest of ways just knowing - you are not alone.
DH said he didn't want a call or text from his number. I have used his phone to send myself photos. It is lovely, not painful. I will immensely enjoy the little "I love you's" I find in his phone to mine. There are night I just wish the most physically painful thing would happen to me, because it would pale in comparison to the emotional pain. Si I get the feeling of screaming to bursting. Thank you for your kind words.5 -
4.25 progression run this morning.
First 30 minutes eased into the pace zone and felt good. Last 10 minutes of the faster pace was hard. I barely hit goal pace because I had to stop & walk twice. I was just too warm (it was only 86° when I started at 5 am).
At lucnh I'll do my core work and maybe hop on the bike.
5.75/whatever my goal was. 77? 80? 90? I don't remember what I said haha3 -
Happy birthday @quilteryoyo! Truly inspirational x
@Elise4270 I think I would feel the same. There’s a comfort and a reassurance that comes with knowing that someone we have lost loved us and also felt loved by us. I hope that you have some peace and that you give yourself grace to just do whatever you need to do.
I enjoyed @mbaker566 story and was horrified by @RunsOnEspresso’s! I think I have been guilty of telling myself I’d probably be ok because I’m fit and healthy etc etc. But this is a very strange illness and i must remember that.
Just over 10k this morning. Kind of hot and uncomfortable as still have a bit of soreness lingering. But hopefully the next one will feel better.
August total: 13.3m
August goal: 75m
2/8: 2m interval training
3/8: 5m
4/8: rest (6 mile walk)
5/8: 6.3m
July: 81m
June: 78m
May: 80 m
April: 115 m
March: 76.4 m
February: 17.8 m
January: 05 -
@faebert All the unknowns with it are so scary. How it seems to affect everyone differently with no rhyme or reason. And the long term effects. We don't know if the damages to heart & lung will be short or long term. All we can do is try to keep ourselves safe. 🖤3
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ContraryMaryMary wrote: »Shortgirlrunning wrote: »
I know how you feel, but keep in mind, that stupid hill is doing wonders for your strength and fitness. Of course you’re going to run it slower - it’s a stupid hill - it’s just unfortunate that it’s at the end of your route. Keep up the good work!
I mean obviously the hill helps with things but I’ve been running it all summer and I’m always going to hate it. I don’t think I need to like or look forward to it just because it provides benefits. Everyone has parts of training they don’t enjoy.0 -
8/3 - Estimated distance: 6.96 mi (11.22 km). Time: 93 min.
8/4 - Distance-3.44mi; Pace-11:44. Got to take out the new FitBit Charge 4 on today's run. This is my first fitness tracker and I'm...skeptical? It's nice to get more, and supposedly accurate data, but having to rely on another device is not something I am used to or want. I couldn't figure out how to stop the run, so actually, I think I saw the actual estimated pace to be 11:04, which makes me a lot more encouraged about my goal to get to a 10min/mile by the end of the month.
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August Goal: 100 Miles
8/2: 10.52 miles
8/4: 6.40 miles
8/5: 6.52 miles
23.44/100 miles completed for August
839.45/1000 miles for Run the Year Team Pavement Pounders
My last two runs had really nice weather, but today it was back to August in Texas. I guess it could have been worse, but it definitely felt like a slog for most of the run. I did get 6.5 miles in though and as usual after the run I felt great and was glad I went. But like @Scott6255 I had a few times during the run that I thought about quitting, but I was too far away from home and I needed to get back. I didn't really get any faster though. I think I just got slower and slower as I went along. But still faster than walking. I guess looking back it wasn't a bad run. It was just hot and I felt slow. I did see a few other people out running today which is unusual. I sometimes see walkers, but rarely see runners. I think tomorrows weather will be about the same as today and since it is going to be over 100° for the next two weeks I'll just have to remind myself that it is cooler before work than it would be any other time of day. And I need to remember that I run slower when it is hot and try not to worry about my pace.
@elise4270 I'm glad you figured out the phone situation.
@quilteryoyo Happy belated birthday! Great job getting your 6.1 mile run in. And kudos to you for telling the daycare you would come in at 10 instead of earlier. You do so much for others, you need to make sure that you remember to take time for yourself.
2020 races:
11/7/20: Run for 57th AHC Half Marathon3 -
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@quilteryoyo Happy Happy Belated Birthday! And yes! for getting the run in!!
@Elise4270 Ditto on the phone issue. Like @Camaramandy648 I have my dad's cell phone listed as Mom on my phone because she was usually the one who would call me, even from his phone. She has been gone 10 years now, and I too have moments like @Camaramandy648 wrote about. You are not alone.
8.25 Miles today. Yesterday was spin. Because I'm running every other day, now, I feel like I can go longer on the days I do run, and the cycling must be helping.
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@hamsterwheel6 I've been doing two miles of cycling on my off-running days, which during the week, are very short running anyway. So short that they barely count (haha). I think it is helping me too! Working differrent muscles maybe?
Lifting and PT between the cycling and running - really just trying to stay injury free!5 -
8/1 - 5 mile trail race
8/2 - 4 with Skip and Champ
8/3 – rest day
8/4 – 6
8/5 – 5 with Champ
20 of 115 miles
Races: in the spoilerMother’s Day Virtual 5K – done
Retro Run Virtual 5K – done
Rona on the Run - Virtual for St. Jude benefit - done
Keep Moving Huntsville - at least one mile a day 1 - 31 May - done
The Big Run - June 3 - done
NEGU virtual run - June - Team NEGU helping support kids with cancer - done
Big Foot Wild Thangs Trail Race 5K/10K – June 20 on the trails…all together like a real race - done
Run 4 on the 4th – Virtual 4 miles on 4th of July - done
ISS Virtual 5K in July – done
Jackalope Trail Run 4 miler – done
Flora-Bama 600K - Virtual race from Huntsville AL to the Florida Alabama state line in Orange Beach - done
Running of the Bulls Virtual 5K
Skunk Ape 5 miler August 1 trail race in person
Shooby Doo Virtual 10K
The Pinhoti Trail Challenge 335 miles virtual – 1 Sept to 31 Dec
2020 Liberty Road Challenge WWII soldiers journey from St. Mere Eglisde to Bastogne, Belgium – charity virtual run for the WII museum in New Orleans 716 miles team event 4 July – September – our team has finished
Pirate Challenge – 10 weeks mile challenge June – Sept
Space Race 400K Challenge 12 weeks running 248.5 miles to the ISS – August to November
Oak Barrel Half Marathon – October – postponed from April
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Yesterday 2.1
Today 2.1
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Camaramandy648 wrote: »@hamsterwheel6 I've been doing two miles of cycling on my off-running days, which during the week, are very short running anyway. So short that they barely count (haha). I think it is helping me too! Working differrent muscles maybe?
Lifting and PT between the cycling and running - really just trying to stay injury free!
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I ran 5 miles again, followed by 1 mile cool down walk.8
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