August 2022 Monthly Running Challenge

martaindale · August 2022

August total: 97.7/105 miles

8/1: 5.1 miles
8/3: 5 miles
8/4: 4.1 miles
8/5: 5 miles
8/6: 10 miles
8/7: 4 miles
8/9: 4 miles
8/10: 4.1 miles
8/11: 3.1 miles
8/12: 3 miles
8/13: 6 miles
8/14: 2.8 miles
8/15: 4 miles
8/16: 3 miles
8/18: 3 miles
8/19: 3 miles
8/20: 13.1 miles
8/22: 2.2 miles
8/23: 3 miles
8/24: 3.1 miles
8/26: 3.1 miles
8/27: 4 miles

Another afternoon Treadmill run today, this one was the first leg of a Kilimanjaro summit. Luckily not too steep just yet. I liked the trainer but I doubt I'll finish the series. As it moves on it is basically just very steep hiking. Probably cool views. I guess I could just turn the guidance off and enjoy the video at a runable pace/incline.

SummerSkier · August 2022

those vultures ARE huge and esp when they are spreading their wings (normally to dry them). I was always afraid one was going to poop on me.

kgirlhart · August 2022

Great job on your race @polskagirl01! I love the shirts.

@eleanorhawkins I agree with the others. Just go and see how you feel that day.

quilteryoyo · August 2022

@polskagirl01 I'm so glad it sounds like you had a great time at your race. It does sound extreme though and I'm glad your friend told you how to run on the Halda. I love that you concentrated on your "today fitness" and found a way to catch and pass those 6 or 7 people. That sounds like a great strategy. Love the bling too.

@eleanorhawkins I'm sorry the voices got started in your head again.

But, like @shanaber said...maybe you can see how you feel this week and then decide when you get there on Sat if you want to give it a go...maybe not to actually "race," but to enjoy the experience. Maybe do like @polskagirl01 and concentrate on your "today fitness/health level" to determine how much you run and how much you walk. Just do what you believe is the right thing for you to do for your health. You want to be around to run it next year. Funny about the dog sitting on your feet until the owner got there. No aggression there for sure.

Glad you had a good run @yirara .

Great running @jane10 ! Congrats on meeting your goal.

Great sprint intervals this morning @shanaber . Funny about the vultures and love the picture.

Aww. Kilimanjaro sounds like a fun run @martaindale .

I haven't posted many of my runs lately, but I have been running when I can and walking when I can't. I thought that I broke my little toe at daycare on Monday, but the swelling is mostly gone already and it isn't blue anymore, even though it does hurt a little every now and again. I think I must have just stubbed it really bad.

I did do a long run on the treadmill today (long for me). I ran 5 miles, doing 4/1 run/walk method. It wasn't too bad, but was slow...as it was supposed to be. (13:41 min/mile) My HR stayed in Zone 2, per the plan, for almost the entire run. I'm pleased with that. That brings my total mileage for the month to 61.5/62 mile goal. Unless something drastic happens, I should meet my goal this month!

marisap2010 · August 2022

@polskagirl01 Great job at your race! It sounds like a tough course.

@eleanorhawkins I agree with everyone else about seeing how you feel that day and running what you can and walking the rest.

It has been a rough week due to work, personal stressors, and weather. I shifted runs around to get them in when I could. Yesterday was a Long Interval Run - 5 min Z1, 5 min Z2, 3x(5min Z4/3 min Z1), 5 min Z1 for 3.31 miles. Today I made up Thursday's Foundation Run (5 min Z1, 35 min Z2, 5 min Z1) for 3.88 miles and followed it up with the scheduled 45 min Z1 run, which ended up being a jog/walk for 2.46 miles.

Total for August: 112.8 miles

Tomorrow is my second 16 mile run, but it has intervals between Z3 and Z2 for 14 miles of it, so I'm a little nervous about how that will go.

eleanorhawkins · August 2022

@quilteryoyo ouch, hope the toe heals quickly, sounds painful!
@marisap2010 good luck with today's run. Just surviving 16 miles is tough enough without adding intervals to it!

Thanks for the sensibleness, everyone, I need to learn to live in the moment insteadnof having to have things planned in advance all the time 😅

tarun_yadavA · August 2022

Good morning all!! Happy Sunday!!
My mother and sister are coming to visit later (they're unhealthy A.F. - in the nicest possible way!, so there's some unhealthy takeout and/or dessert in my near immediate future!). So I ran a bit extra. I made a conscientious effort not to look at pace... And it was only as I was nearing the park near my home at the end,did I see that, 'Oohh if I sprint this last half mile, I'll bring it down to under 9:00" '. Sorry guys, I know. I shouldn't have.

Anyways. Beautiful day in London today. I went into the City rather than my usual 'loop'

Tower of London, and Tower Bridge (from the Southbank) (IMO- London is better at night, with the lights on. The Thames is such a dirty looking river. Like sewage colour!) ->

eleanorhawkins · August 2022

@tarun_yadavA hey, don't bash carbs, carbs are good for runners lol. I thought of you this morning... I went out way too fast because I was feeling good then had to keep telling myself to slow down, then Always came on so I sang along 😅
Don't know whether it was the flat route or whatever but this morning's short run felt gooooood! Thinking of going for another 26km tomorrow to see what happens.

tarun_yadavA · August 2022

eleanorhawkins wrote: »

@tarun_yadavA hey, don't bash carbs, carbs are good for runners lol. I thought of you this morning... I went out way too fast because I was feeling good then had to keep telling myself to slow down, then Always came on so I sang along 😅
Don't know whether it was the flat route or whatever but this morning's short run felt gooooood! Thinking of going for another 26km tomorrow to see what happens.

@eleanorhawkins hahaha. Always! Love it!! 😊

(I think that's the only slow-ish song I know all the lyrics too!)
(Also showing my age here! Lol)

PS: agreed RE: carbs. Yes- Beans and rice, or a tomato-ey pasta with loads of veggie...

However... A stuffed crust pizza followed by cheesecake, on the other hand... 😂

quilteryoyo · August 2022

@marisap2010 You are doing great following the plan. I hope today's run goes well. If you can't do all of the intervals, I wouldn't worry about it too much. Getting the distance in is probably the most important part of the workout.

@eleanorhawkins I'm working on that too - living the moment. I love a good plan, but they seem to change so much lately that I find myself getting frustrated..and moody. I'm still making plans, but trying to not worry so much when they change and just enjoy whatever comes my way. Glad you had a great run.

Nice run @tarun_yadavA . I often kick at the end, just to see if I can. Enjoy your carbs and family. No harm in that. Beautiful picture. Yummm....cheesecake is one of my favorite foods. LOL

eleanorhawkins · August 2022

Mmmmm pizza and cheesecake, very jealous lol

tarun_yadavA · August 2022

quilteryoyo wrote: »

@marisap2010 You are doing great following the plan. I hope today's run goes well. If you can't do all of the intervals, I wouldn't worry about it too much. Getting the distance in is probably the most important part of the workout.

@eleanorhawkins I'm working on that too - living the moment. I love a good plan, but they seem to change so much lately that I find myself getting frustrated..and moody. I'm still making plans, but trying to not worry so much when they change and just enjoy whatever comes my way. Glad you had a great run.

Nice run @tarun_yadavA . I often kick at the end, just to see if I can. Enjoy your carbs and family. No harm in that. Beautiful picture. Yummm....cheesecake is one of my favorite foods. LOL

Ooohh... You guys in the States. Lucky!
No Cheesecake Factory here in the UK 😭

Those Cinnabon Swirl Cheesecakes tho....

Heaven.

marisap2010 · August 2022

16 miles with speed play - finished. The plan called for .5 mi Z1, 1 mi Z2, 14x(.25 mi Z3, .75 mi Z2), .5 mi Z1.

It wasn't bad, but there were definitely a few of the faster intervals that were not as speedy as they could have been. However, I did finish this 16 mile run 23 minutes faster than the one I did last month, so that was good! I got up early to run while it was still somewhat cool and before the humidity was awful.

Mmm...stuffed crust pizza. Alas, I have none. I did eat some tortilla chips with veggies and cheese a few minutes ago, which isn't the healthiest, but not the worst either. Gotta replenish those calories I just burned!

Scott6255 · August 2022

@marisap2010 great job getting in that 16 mile run, especially with those fast pace surges. 24 minutes off your last one is huge!

@polskagirl01 way to go on your race! Some of those parts sound really tough. Great job passing so many at the finish 🙂

@eleanorhawkins yep, take it one day at a time and do what you feel you can on the day.

@tarun_yadavA nice running, and go ahead and eat those carbs. Sooo good!

AlphaHowls · August 2022

8/1 15.28 miles
8/2 15.31 miles, 1555 days on the run, 737 days HM+ Streak, Running Partner A
8/3 15.56 miles
8/4 15.46 miles
8/5 15.33 miles
8/6 18.55 miles, Running Partner A
8/7 17.18 miles, 1560 days on the run, 742 days HM+ Streak
8/8 15.58 miles
8/9 15.47 miles, Running Partner A
8/10 15.43 miles
8/11 15.61 miles
8/12 17.55 miles, 1565 days on the run, 747 days HM+ Streak
8/13 15.31 miles
8/14 26.58 miles
8/15 15.62 miles, Day 1 Steroids and Benadryl (5 more doses to go)
8/16 15.86 miles
8/17 15.41 miles, 1570 days on the run, 752 days HM+ Streak
8/18 15.36 miles
8/19 15.58 miles
8/20 18.33 miles, Day 6 Steroids and Benadryl (last day), Running Partner E
8/21 15.55 miles
8/22 15.22 miles, 1575 days on the run, 757 days HM+ Streak
8/23 15.51 miles, Running Partner A
8/24 15.49 miles
8/25 15.53 miles, Running Partner A
8/26 15.52 miles
8/27 15.47 miles, 1580 days on the run, 762 days HM+ Streak, Running Partner A & E
8/28 26.68 miles

So what do you do with shoes that have 1,131.6 miles?

You give them one last marathon!

GU Orange Chews @ mile 18, finished all my water (36 oz) and snitched 4 pears at the end to nosh on for my walk home.

465.33 miles for August so far!
Holy Smokes! I have a chance to reach 500 miles!

One of the newer Tennessee Smoky Barns

I really love old barns! Sunrise is happening behind it.

Tobacco racks waiting for harvest and move to tobacco barns.

This is my favorite place to run! Toby Darden Road, right on the county line, miles of tree canopy, family farms, and nature!

Soybean field, tobacco already harvested in field above. There are 10 smoky barns on the ridge here.

Sea of Fog over the soybean field from yesterday

polskagirl01 · August 2022

Does anyone have a training plan that's worked to transition from a run/walk strategy to non-stop running? I have plenty of experience with regular running plans, and obviously know that it's a matter of increasing the run intervals while decreasing the walk (or replacing the walk with slower running, provided you aren't already at your lowest speed 😉)... but something with structure might help me right now. Like how much/how fast to implement those changes?

Next up for me is a road 10k in our city in 3 weeks, then after that I'm (intentionally) not signed up for anything else 😱

eleanorhawkins · August 2022

polskagirl01 wrote: »

Does anyone have a training plan that's worked to transition from a run/walk strategy to non-stop running? I have plenty of experience with regular running plans, and obviously know that it's a matter of increasing the run intervals while decreasing the walk (or replacing the walk with slower running, provided you aren't already at your lowest speed 😉)... but something with structure might help me right now. Like how much/how fast to implement those changes?

Next up for me is a road 10k in our city in 3 weeks, then after that I'm (intentionally) not signed up for anything else 😱

@polskagirl01 maybe just good old c25k, or the 10k version? I mean basically what they do is start you out with jntervals that get increasingly longer then disappear, right?
I still use the intervals for my first km or two, then ditch them and take a 30 second walk/water break after each km... but I go back into them for uphill sections. If I remember right I initially just started skipping a walk break when I felt like it.

Scott6255 · August 2022

@AlphaHowls those are some beautiful places to run.

I on the other hand stayed indoors and ran 4 miles on the treadmill as it was really hot outside. Went for a walk earlier around the park with the wife, but we were ready to get back in the truck after 2.5 miles. I guess it's still August, so no real surprise.

marisap2010 · August 2022

@AlphaHowls That is insane mileage! I can't believe you might hit 500! I love your pictures.

@polskagirl01 I would maybe do the C210K program to work on eliminating walks. I've been trying to run everything except uphills lately.

@Scott6255 Hopefully it will start cooling down for everyone soon. The temps are a little lower here (85 instead of 95), but the humidity just slaps you in the face.

kgirlhart · August 2022

August Goal: 100 Miles

8/2: 5.51 miles
8/3: 6.04 miles
8/4: 6.01 miles
8/7: 11.03 miles
8/9: 6.02 miles
8/10: 6.04 miles
8/11: 6.10 miles
8/14: 10.08 miles
8/15: 5.51 miles
8/16: 5.60 miles
8/17: 6.01 miles
8/21: 10.30 miles
8/23: 6.02 miles
8/24: 5.31 miles
8/25: 6.02 miles
8/28: 10.02 miles

111.62/100 miles completed for August

I intended to get up early this morning to beat the heat, but I just couldn't drag myself out of bed. So it was about 8:00 when I finally got out and 79°F feels like 82°F. It wasn't too bad at the start because there was some breeze, but it was 87°F feels like 93°F when I got home and I was really hot. The run was mostly good though. The last mile was tough because of the heat and I ran out of water. But all in all it was good. There were two big dogs that came trotting after me. I was outside a convenience store so I stopped inside and the woman working there distracted them so they didn't follow me when I left. I stopped and gave Lilly/Sunny some carrots and I saw a baby deer and it's mom. I also saw a snake, but it got away before I could get a picture. I think it was a bull snake.

I made pizzas when I got home, but no cheesecake.

I don't know how you get so much mileage on your shoes @AlphaHowls. Mine are just over 400 miles and it is definitely time to replace them Ypu certainly have a beautiful place to run.

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