August 2020 Monthly Running Challenge
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@Camaramandy648 You really know how to put adventure into your trail running.
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@Tramboman that made me laugh literally right out loud. Definitely an adventure! So. Much. Fun. and So many great stories to tell.1
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@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?
Itβs 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 wouldnβt 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 Iβm icing it.
@shanaber Cicadas donβt 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 donβt 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 childβs 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!4 -
@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!2 -
Camaramandy648 wrote: Β»@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).1 -
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.
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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.0 -
Sending prayers for your dad @kgirlhart π1
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I was out of town and got behind. But I still ran
and got a couple swims in as well.
Screenshot of weekly summary below:
"Other" was paddle-boating around the "Island of Crocodiles and Seagulls", without any actual crocodiles. I mean, I don't think there would be crocodiles in Poland, in a lake people swim in... but I could be wrong.
Took an extra rest day today because of travel and feeling wiped out I'm playing training by ear, just a basic weekly framework (1 speedwork, 1 long run, 1 long bike ride, some medium runs/rides/swims and some rest as I feel necessary) and it's working well. I am signed up for some half marathon races starting in September but don't actually believe they will happen, so this is pretty much HM maintenance mode for me and I'm OK with it.5 -
Sending prayers for your dad @kgirlhart π1
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@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.3
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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 ππ½ππ½ππ½0 -
quilteryoyo wrote: Β»@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.3 -
@Camaramandy648 Your trail story is hilarious. Glad you followed your gut though and left out when you saw the trailer. You just never know.0
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Slowly but surely4 -
In contrast to you all moaning about the heat and humidity, Iβm sitting here trying to psych myself up to get out and run in cold relentless rain. Only 11 degrees C here and wet, wet, wet.
But first, coffee.5 -
@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.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
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 Event3 -
@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: Β»katharmonic wrote: Β»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.
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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So funny story. Wondering why everyone had suddenly gone quiet.
I was still in the July thread. Forgot it was August.
So um, my goal is to cycle and heal, and be back with a new goal in September. Wow light at the end of the tunnel!8
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