August 2020 Monthly Running Challenge

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  • Tramboman
    Tramboman Posts: 2,482 Member
    8-1 rest
    8-2 7k easy
    8-3 rest
    8-4 7k easy
    8-5 7k moderate
    8-6 7k easy
    8-7 7k easy
    8-8 7k slow
    8-9 7k easy
    8-10 rest

    August Total: 49k
    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

    Rest day today. Golf instead of running.
    Heat is coming back: it's going to be a tough week.

    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, OH
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,529 Member
    @Scott6255 That is really hot for 5am! Can you run on the treadmill later in the day, after your aunt-in-law wakes up?
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,529 Member
    I got out the door at 7:40 this morning. That is early for me, but, like @katharmonic said, not really that early. :wink: I was scheduled for a Fast Finish Run - basically going for negative splits. It was 66°F and 83% humidity at the start, so not terrible. Today's run was much better than yesterday's...at least my legs didn't feel like lead. I did manage negative splits and was pleased with how my HR trended upwards as it should have. I was sort-of on a time crunch this morning, so didn't go much longer than the plan called for...just enough to get to a good stopping point mileage wise. So, I ran 2.75 miles and walked 1. Then I went to my mom and dad's and helped them get peaches ready to can. The peaches they got are really good.

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    and 6/20 miles walking.

  • InkedAtty57
    InkedAtty57 Posts: 19 Member
    8/8 3.5 miles 3.5/50
    8/9 10.5 miles 14.0/50
  • Scott6255
    Scott6255 Posts: 2,568 Member
    quilteryoyo wrote: »
    @Scott6255 That is really hot for 5am! Can you run on the treadmill later in the day, after your aunt-in-law wakes up?

    No, I am at work by 5 or 6 am on non-running days, 7 am at the latest on running days. If I wait until I get home from work to run, would mean I don't get my afternoon lifting done on running days, and my evening walk would probably not happen.
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,529 Member
    edited August 2020
    @kgirlhart Prayers for your dad and the doctor's and nurses. I know from experience how hard it is for him to be alone in the hospital when he can't hear well. Same thing happened to my dad last month. I really wish they would let one person be with the elderly in cases like this. Dad thinks he knows what they say, but it isn't always what someone actually says. I called the nurses and asked them to be sure he knew what they were asking him. They said they would, but I'm not sure they did and he was so stressed and would call me to see if he answered things correctly. Now, mom and I are pretty sure he won't go back into the hospital if he needs to for that very reason. I guess he would have to for a broken bone, but not much else. I say all of that to let you know I empathize with him and you and will definitely pray everything goes well. How long will he have to be in the hospital?

    @Scott6255 Well, that stinks. I hope the weather cools down at least a little for your morning runs. Is there some other place in your house or garage that you can move the treadmill? Sorry, not trying to be bossy. Just trying to help out.
  • Camaramandy648
    Camaramandy648 Posts: 711 Member
    OH!

    The recurring dreams topic:

    Since I was a tiny, tiny girl I have always dreamed of running through the forest. I am always going, so free...

    My recurring dream has become my reality...
  • Tramboman
    Tramboman Posts: 2,482 Member
    @kgirlhart Hope your dad's surgery goes well and he makes a swift and complete recovery.
  • Tramboman
    Tramboman Posts: 2,482 Member
    @Camaramandy648 You really know how to put adventure into your trail running.
  • Camaramandy648
    Camaramandy648 Posts: 711 Member
    @Tramboman that made me laugh literally right out loud. Definitely an adventure! So. Much. Fun. and So many great stories to tell. :)
  • rheddmobile
    rheddmobile Posts: 6,840 Member
    @kgirlhart Will be praying for your dad.
    @Camaramandy648 So did the new shoes get mud all over, or did you reserve their first outing for a drier day?

    It’s pretty hot here. Last night the temp never went below 78 and it was 86 when we got out at 7 am. I have four more days of worrying about phototoxicity from the doxycycline - running in a hat and long sleeves in this weather is just nasty. Despite running in the shade as much as possible, and relatively low temperatures, I felt like I was gonna die from heat. Checked and wouldn’t you know, the dewpoint was 80 degrees! That dewpoint really is a good indicator of how it feels to run in different weather.

    Got 4 miles which is more than I have run since the 4 on the 4th run in July. If the knee feels okay tomorrow I will push for 5. Right now the knee feels a little warm so I’m icing it.

    @shanaber Cicadas don’t look much like cockroaches. Black ones with red eyes are periodic cicadas which only emerge once every several years, and green ones emerge annually. A lot of people find them scary but I think they are pretty. They don’t bite, so when I was a child I used to love to put them on my best friend who was afraid of them. She had a lot to put up with. They like to cling to the sides of trees and have very pokey legs, so they will happily stick to a child’s dress as well!

    We saw a newly emerged one today, near where we found the emerging one last time. The last one was a periodic one with the red eyes, but this guy was the color of green patina on a copper roof. This one had fallen into the street too, but it seems he made it onto the edge of the curb before splitting out of his shell. You can see him and his old shell in the same picture!
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  • Camaramandy648
    Camaramandy648 Posts: 711 Member
    @rheddmobile I had the new shoes out! Totally caked in red clay! I was SO mad about that. I washed em on the hand-wash setting in the washer and now they're sitting on a towel for the next couple of days to dry out. They'll never be brand new again, but at least not covered in mud :(

    Also on cicadas! I thought of you while I was out there! The sound of the cicadas, my goodness! So pretty!
  • Tramboman
    Tramboman Posts: 2,482 Member
    Camaramandy648 wrote: »
    @Tramboman that made me laugh literally right out loud. Definitely an adventure! So. Much. Fun. and So many great stories to tell. :)

    Having fun is what keeps us young(ish).
  • deraffemikey06
    deraffemikey06 Posts: 50 Member
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    Day 10 of August. Another easy run after a long weekend. Switching my long run to a normal run Sunday had me feeling fresh today. Switching all of my training goals to speed work now with all of my races canceled for the year. Hoping to get my 5k under 17 minutes this year and run a 10 miler in under 1 hour.
  • ABabilonia
    ABabilonia Posts: 622 Member
    I am way behind my goal. Hopefully I can even make 30 miles this month.

    08/01-08/09: 6.5
    08/10: 3


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  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    kgirlhart wrote: »
    Today is a rest day for me. I thought I'd pop in and ask for prayers and good vibes for my dad. He fell last night and broke his hip. They are doing surgery today at 4:00. He is in relatively good shape, but will be 83 in two weeks and he does have a pacemaker. Plus his hearing is really bad so it is especially hard for him being alone in the hospital.

    Sorry about this. :(
  • Scott6255
    Scott6255 Posts: 2,568 Member
    Sending prayers for your dad @kgirlhart 🙏
  • polskagirl01
    polskagirl01 Posts: 2,024 Member
    Scott6255 wrote: »
    Sending prayers for your dad @kgirlhart 🙏
    Same here, hope it goes well.
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    @kgirlhart Prayers for your dad. Tell him to be patient with the pain and don't be shy about bugging those nurses for anything he needs- I was never so elated after one woman escorted me to brush my teeth! I was in overnight for the femur bone (july 2020 hardware again) surgery and was happy to have a day or two alone with sweet tea and narcotics; it wasn't terrible. He'll probably sleep much of it anyway. They only allowed DH to come once for about 10 minutes. Call him if/when you can.
  • ABabilonia
    ABabilonia Posts: 622 Member
    kgirlhart wrote: »
    Today is a rest day for me. I thought I'd pop in and ask for prayers and good vibes for my dad. He fell last night and broke his hip. They are doing surgery today at 4:00. He is in relatively good shape, but will be 83 in two weeks and he does have a pacemaker. Plus his hearing is really bad so it is especially hard for him being alone in the hospital.

    My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family 🙇🏽🙇🏽🙇🏽
  • Scott6255
    Scott6255 Posts: 2,568 Member
    quilteryoyo wrote: »
    @Scott6255 Well, that stinks. I hope the weather cools down at least a little for your morning runs. Is there some other place in your house or garage that you can move the treadmill? Sorry, not trying to be bossy. Just trying to help out.

    I know you are trying to help, and I appreciate you. But anywhere in the house would be too loud for her. And garage would be no better (actually worse) than running outside. It's Ok. If wifey will use it during the day to get her walks in, then it is money well spent.
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,529 Member
    @Camaramandy648 Your trail story is hilarious. Glad you followed your gut though and left out when you saw the trailer. You just never know.
  • kperk91
    kperk91 Posts: 226 Member
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    Slowly but surely
  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,423 Member
    @kgirlhart - my thoughts are with you and your dad. Hoping for a successful surgery and a quick and uneventful recovery!
    @rheddmobile - thanks for the picture! It is really not at all what I thought it looked like and is kind of pretty. The old shell is very interesting and kind of bizarre!
    @Camaramandy648 - pretty sure I would have given up on that run much earlier!

    I got up earlier and got out for my run earlier while it was still cool out. Sun was hot but it was only about 66F and about 65% humidity when I left. 72F and 58% humidity when I got home. Hobbes was able to come too and enjoyed being out and visiting with some of the people along the trail. We did stop at one point just to sit for a minute and enjoy the morning and listen to the birds. I was able to run much more this time but still trying to get used to the PM and the higher HR. My focus this week isn't on getting more miles as much as being able to run as much of the ones that I can (quality over quantity) so no long runs and keeping to 3-4 miles with a 1 mile walk for warmup.
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    Tomorrow is my cross training day and Wednesday I am likely not going to be able to run because of 'life'. I may decide to run tomorrow anyways because it is just supposed to get hot and hotter as the week goes on. For now showing it as the cross training day though.

    Date..........Miles........Total
    07/01.......0.00..........0.00
    08/01.......0.00..........0.00
    08/02.......7.62..........7.62
    08/03.......5.10........12.72 - +Agility Class
    08/04.......0.00........12.72 - + HIIT Class and Stretch and Roll
    08/05.......0.00.......12.72
    08/06.......5.52.......18.24
    08/07.......5.53.......23.77
    08/08.......8.59.......32.36
    08/09.......0.00.......32.36
    08/10.......5.14.......37.50 - +Agility Class
    08/11.......0.00.......37.50 - + HIIT Class and Stretch and Roll

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    2020 Run the Year Team - 2020 R.I.O.T. (Running Is Our Therapy) 1014.80/1000 miles (running and walking)

    2020 Planned and Completed Races
    02/02/20 - Surf City Half Marathon
    07/31/20 - ISS Virtual 10K (Late)
    08/15-09/30 - eRace Racism (100 miles)
    09/26/20 - Beat the Blerch 10K Virtual
    10/01/20 - 2020 Scooby Doo Family and Pet Run/Walk - Virtual Event
  • katharmonic
    katharmonic Posts: 5,720 Member
    @kgirlhart, thinking of your dad and hope his surgery went well. Hospitals sometimes have listening devices (often called pocket talkers) for hearing impaired patients if you ask for one. I can definitely understand how hard that makes it for him to be alone.
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    katharmonic wrote: »
    My coach is definitely of the philosophy that you don't worry about pace except during speedwork, and even then it's not the numbers but the effort, so I try not t o get too hung up. But I think I've been drifting to a slower and slower average pace.
    As temps in crease, your pace will decrease, that is why learning to run by effort is so important.

    Well, true, but I guess I'm thinking my effort is slacking too on a daily basis. I have all kinds of data and the summer pace is really not slower on average, probably because I'm usually mid-training for something. Now, well, I'm lacking motivation running wise so I'm just kind of going through the motions recently. But my coach would say consistency is the key so as long as I'm running I'm not really losing much ground.

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