August 2020 Monthly Running Challenge
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Thanks everyone. Feeling the prayers. I just spoke to his mom. That was hard.
Reading everyone’s posts and what’s happening with you guys helps.5 -
I'm so sorry @hamsterwheel6 for your loss and that you can't travel to mourn him together with other family members.0
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@Scott6255 Glad you are almost back to normal and congrats on meeting your monthly goal already!
@Teresa502 THREE miles of hill repeats! That's awesome! Definitely more than I did!
@hamsterwheel6 So sorry for your loss and that you can't go there to be with your family. Good for you to get out and run anyway.
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When I got home from work today it didn't feel horrible outside - cloudy, a little breeze and only 81°F at 3 pm. Humidity was 54%. So, I decided I'd run outside today - just felt the need to be out in nature. I started with a warm up walk with my dog in my neighbor's field. I changed to my good running shoes and did a 30 minute foundation run (easy pace) on the drive way, followed by a half mile cool down walk.
I must say it was hotter than I thought it would be. The clouds came and went, the breeze quit, and I just felt really hot. It was not an easy run, but it was slow. On my news feed, @shanaber said her run felt like a turtle running in peanut butter. That pretty well sums up mine too. At least it was a shorter run, so I survived.
Also 11.25 of 20 walking.
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4 running miles plus some walking on our usual railroad access road. Weather was lovely, almost cool and overcast! Strava says I got in a sub-10 minute mile, which hasn’t happened for a while on an easy run! Hopefully my knee is up to handling the pace increase from the cooler weather.
My partner and I are leading the 50 mile ERace racism challenge - there are 47 days in the challenge and after 5 we are 8 miles from goal. I feel like we bit off less than we can chew! We had a long talk and decided when we finish, which should be tomorrow, we are both going to swap to the 100 and request each other as partners so we can keep going together.
I’ve been reading historical info on the route we’re taking, which goes down the Martin Luther King memorial highway from Chapel Hill, NC to Greensboro. In 1960 Martin Luther King spoke at a church in Chapel Hill. And also in 1960 but unrelated, the Greensboro sit-ins at the Woolworth lunch counter took place. At this exact moment we are virtually outside Sedalia, NC, where there is a historically black college museum, the Alice Freeman Palmer Memorial Institute.
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I'm tired of record breaking heat and fires. Our electric company has asked us to reduce power usage tonight because a fire took out a big power line & we could get roving blackouts if we don't ease up on power.6
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I'm sp sorry for your loss @hamsterwheel6 and so sorry you can't be there. Big hugs to you!
@marisap2010 I'm so glad your test came back negative.0 -
August Goal: 100 Miles
8/2: 10.52 miles
8/4: 6.40 miles
8/5: 6.52 miles
8/6: 6.22 miles
8/9: 11.02 miles
8/11: 5.51 miles
8/12: 6.05 miles
8/13: 6.02 miles
8/16: 10.13 miles
8:17: 6.51 miles
8:19: 6.62 miles
81.52/100 miles completed for August
897.53/1000 miles for Run the Year Team Pavement Pounders
I ran 6.6 miles this morning and it was a beautiful 66°F. It was a lovely run. It was so nice to start out cool after running at 85°F at 6 in the morning. I am "on vacation" so I drove over to my sister's house (outside of Ft. Worth) and kept my mom company for a while. My dad is doing a lot better, but he can only have 1 visitor dor the duration of the rehab stay so my sister has been going.
I'm looking forward to tomorrow's run. It may not be as cool, but it should still be nice. I may even sleep in and run at 7 instead of 5:45. 😊
2020 races:
11/7/20: Run for 57th AHC Half Marathon4 -
@hamsterwheel6 I am so sorry for your loss.0
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Since I haven’t get well lately, last night was the first run without any walking that I’ve done in over a week. It was hot, but I decided to do at least 20 minutes tempo last night with a short build up and cool down.
I am almost at my weight goal, a weight that has eluded me for about 15 years! I have decided my next goal will be to feel somewhat comfortable in a two piece bathing suit, which I have never worn. I already do some strength training, but if anyone has any good exercises, particularly for abs, let me know. Not trying to get a six pack or anything, just interested in any suggestions to make the flabby bits slightly less flabby. 🤣4 -
Ab roller! You can get a cheap one or use a dumbbell. I started out with diastasis recti from my huge belly and no muscle tone to speak of, and of all the abs exercises this was the one which worked best for me. I have seen big buff men cry the first time using an ab roller. And unlike every other abs exercise it works on the eccentric, which is better for strength building.marisap2010 wrote: »Since I haven’t get well lately, last night was the first run without any walking that I’ve done in over a week. It was hot, but I decided to do at least 20 minutes tempo last night with a short build up and cool down.
I am almost at my weight goal, a weight that has eluded me for about 15 years! I have decided my next goal will be to feel somewhat comfortable in a two piece bathing suit, which I have never worn. I already do some strength training, but if anyone has any good exercises, particularly for abs, let me know. Not trying to get a six pack or anything, just interested in any suggestions to make the flabby bits slightly less flabby. 🤣
Apart from that, all the big compound lifts hit your core - squats, deadlifts, shoulder press, bent over rows. Plus bigger muscles all over will make the flabby bits less flabby while at the same weight.
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@kgirlhart Glad you had a great run and hopefully this morning is just as pleasant. Also glad your dad is doing well. Hope he doesn't have to stay in rehab too long.
@marisap2010 Yeah for being at your goal weight! I have no help with toning the abs, except for sit ups. I need to start doing some strength and core training to help mine too.
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rheddmobile wrote: »
Ab roller! You can get a cheap one or use a dumbbell. I started out with diastasis recti from my huge belly and no muscle tone to speak of, and of all the abs exercises this was the one which worked best for me. I have seen big buff men cry the first time using an ab roller. And unlike every other abs exercise it works on the eccentric, which is better for strength building.marisap2010 wrote: »Since I haven’t get well lately, last night was the first run without any walking that I’ve done in over a week. It was hot, but I decided to do at least 20 minutes tempo last night with a short build up and cool down.
I am almost at my weight goal, a weight that has eluded me for about 15 years! I have decided my next goal will be to feel somewhat comfortable in a two piece bathing suit, which I have never worn. I already do some strength training, but if anyone has any good exercises, particularly for abs, let me know. Not trying to get a six pack or anything, just interested in any suggestions to make the flabby bits slightly less flabby. 🤣
Apart from that, all the big compound lifts hit your core - squats, deadlifts, shoulder press, bent over rows. Plus bigger muscles all over will make the flabby bits less flabby while at the same weight.
All of this. I think I got my roller on Amazon. I wasn't coordinated enough to use a swiss ball or dumbbell. I'd also throw in planks and the many variations.
Lift heavy and clean up diet. They aren't kidding when they say abs are made in the kitchen.3 -
I've come to the conclusion that i cannot run and do aerial yoga on the same day. at this point, my body is midflare and i cannot handle both. which is irritating because i like to do a couple miles after class.
oh well. ce le vie9 -
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
8-11 7k slow
8-12 7k easy
8-13 11k slow
8-14 7k easy
8-15 7k slow
8-16 7k moderate
8-17 rest
8-18 7k easy
8-19 7k easy
8-20 7k moderate
August Total: 116k
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
Sunny and low 50s F this morning. My mind kept trying to tell my body to slow down, but my body told my mind to shut up and let me run. Was not surprised my mind lost.
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, OH6 -
People. I am almost done with The Brave Athlete and I cannot recommend it enough. I feel so called out on my *kitten*. 🤣
I think I'll do an episode of my podcast and talk about it more in depth.
But if you were to purchase the book I would say get a physical copy. There's a lot of illustrations and exercises that make having a physical book helpful. I don't write in my books so I did the exercises in a notebook which is helpful if I want to go back and redo some exercises. Some of them are ones you want to do again.
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@RunsOnEspresso I am laughing at all the ab toning talk.
Not that I don’t have them. But as I was reading “abs are made in the kitchen,” I was both agreeing with you and opening some weird cheap trash coffee cake.
I’ve really let my intake go this week.
The rest of the day will be pretty clean eating - this will be the highest caloric intake of the day.
Did some PT exercises and strength yesterday in my office since the servers are down. Will do that again this morning. Three days til Aravaipa’s “sinister” challenge. Grateful for the ability to keep going and training!
Was thinking this morning about running in the cold again. Which temperature I prefer. Fall, probably. I don’t miss running in ice and snow....
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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
8/6 – 5
8/7 – 3 with Champ
8/8 – 5
8/9 – 0 drove Skip to college move in
8/10 – 3
8/11 – drove home from college move in
8/12 – 3 with Champ
8/13 – 0
8/14 – 5
8/15 – 10K Scooby Doo Family and Pet Virtual Run
8/16 – 5 with Champ on trails
8/17 – 5
8/18 – 4 with Champ
8/19 – 5
8/20 – 5 with Champ
74 of 115 miles
@hamsterwheel6 I’m so sorry.
@marisap2010 glad you are feeling better, congrats on the weight loss. Skip’s trainer swears by the medicine ball.
@rheddmobile great picture
@RunsOnEspresso did you get your Scooby Doo swag? Skip got hers, it’s so nice. Sorry about the fires, stay safe.
Races:Mother’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
Scooby Doo Virtual 10K - done
Skunk Ape 5 miler August 1 trail race in person – done
Pirate Challenge – 10 weeks mile challenge June – August - done
Running of the Bulls Virtual 5K – 9/14 – 30/2020
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
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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