AUGUST 2023 Monthly Running Challenge
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01.08 Tue 18°C 2.1km 20min 9:30/km
03.08 Thu 19°C 5.2km 47min 8:57/km
05.08 Sat 20°C 5.6km 50min 8:58/km
07.08 Mon 17°C 6.0km 52min 8:41/km
08.08 Tue 17°C 3.4km 29min 8:36/km
09.08 Wed 20°C 5.0km 44min 8:46/km
11.08 Fri 26°C 6.5km 58min 8:52/km
13.08 Sun 23°C 3.4km 30min 8:44/km
14.08 Mon 26°C 5.0km 43min 8:35/km
16.08 Wed 23°C 6.0km 53min 8:48/km
18.08 Fri 27°C 7.0km 62min 8:48/km
19.08 Sat 27°C 3.0km 25min 8:31/km
20.08 Sun 26°C 5.0km 43min 8:36/km
22.08 Tue 24°C 6.0km 52min 8:40/km
69.24km/80.5km
Woohoo! First run since starting again this month that felt easy! Tried to remain slow as I somehow want to get a 10km run/(walk) in for a Garmin badge this weekend and tried something to preserve energy. This might work. Just need to find the right place for this. I could do 8 rounds around a graveyard (nearly 1km per round), plus getting there and back home. Need to check though when it closes as I don't want to get stuck there. Perfect weather today, btw.6 -
Aug total: 75.8/100 miles
8/1: 5.6 miles
8/2: 3.3 miles
8/5: 10 miles
8/7: 7 miles
8/10: 6 miles
8/11: 5.1 miles
8/12: 9.2 miles
8/14: 3.1 miles
8/16: 4.1 miles
8/17: 4.1 miles
8/19: 10.2 miles
8/21: 3.1 miles
8/22: 5 miles
I went to my neighborhood trail today since I got out after sunrise. It's been a while. There were more people that I usually see on the trail. Seems like the secret is getting out. Saw my trail friend out walking his 2nd dog and this guy who walks barefoot with his dog that I have seen all over the neighborhood, but never on the trails. The bottoms of his feet are probably hard as a rock!5 -
@martaindale I hope you enjoy your HM next month. You'll have to remind us when the time gets closer so we can cheer you on.
@Mari33a Welcome home and you did great getting that run in. It's hard after a vacation to get back in the swing of things.
@AlphaHowls I am in LOVE with that picture of the barn. If I had the time, money, and talent, I would spend all of my time traveling around (and running around) taking pictures of old barn and churches.
Great way to break in your new shoes @kgirlhart !
@shanaber Those are cool looking shoes.
Nice running as always @tarun_yadavA !
I'm glad your trip didn't end in a fall @Laurz9191 !
@polskagirl01 You did great and I hope your squash does okay. Your post reminded me that mom gave me a cantaloupe when I was at her house earlier and I don't know what I did with it. Off to find it before it slips my mind again and some critter decides to eat it.
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Found it just where I left it after pulling into the shop. Not sure why I didn't notice that it needed to be taken into the house.
Good luck with your streak @tarun_yadavA ! Any particular distance or just run every day?
@kgirlhart You are doing great. Sorry about not getting to run through a sprinkler today.
@yirara Great run, and yeah, getting stuck in a graveyard would NOT be fun.
@martaindale I recall going barefoot most of the time when I was young, but I just can't do it outside anymore. I hope your trail doesn't get too crowded as it gets cooler.
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August 1: Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 1.50 miles
August 2: Wun 3.00 miles - driveway after mowing my lawn - yellow jacket stings
August 3: Walk 1.50 miles - Ran 1.00 mile - treadmill
August 4: Walk 1.00 mile - Ran 6.40 miles - treadmill (birthday run)
August 5: Walk 2.00 miles - treadmill
August 6: Walk 2.00 miles - treadmill
August 7: Walk 2.00 miles - treadmill
August 8: Walk 2.00 miles - treadmill, mowed, and sawed wood
August 9: Walk 1.50 miles - Ran 1.50 miles - driveway laps after tennis
August 10: Walk 2.00 miles - driveway laps
August 11: Walk 1.50 miles - Ran 4.00 miles - treadmill - Also weed eat for 50 min later
August 12: Walk 2.00 miles - treadmill - played 2h26m25s of singles tennis (traversed 1.90 miles)
August 13: Walk 1.00 mile - treadmill
August 14: Walk 2.00 miles - treadmill
August 15: Walk 2.00 miles - ran 1.50 miles - treadmill
August 16: Walk 1.50 miles - treadmill
August 17: Walk 1.35 miles - Ran 1.40 miles - Wun/intervals on the road - almost 2 hours of tennis
August 18: Walk 2.50 miles - driveway laps
August 19: Walk 2.50 miles - driveway laps - Mowed lawn for almost 2 hours
August 20: Walk 2.00 miles - treadmill
August 21: Walk 1.00 miles - treadmill - Tennis twice for a total of almost 3.5 hours
August 22: Walk 2.75 miles - treadmill - actually a wun - Mowed mom's lawn
57.40/80 mile goal
I haven't posted my runs/walks/tennis since the 16th! There they are. Nothing real interesting. Had a lot of busy days so did what I could when I could.
I did reach my 700 mile point for the year yesterday - counting running, walking, tennis, and mowing miles.6 -
@quilteryoyo congrats on getting your 700 miles so far!
Today was speed day, but really couldn't bring myself to go outside, so did intervals on the TM. 1 mile WU/CD, 7x1:00, then 6x1:30. Avg pace for intervals was 7:19/mi, so actually quite close to outside pace. Added up to 6 miles.
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I was feeling rough for a couple of days, and it smushed up my workout. The good news is I am feeling pretty good today. Here's to going into a good stretch heading into summer's end.
I am hope my middle America folks, and those on the continent are able to hold tight through this horrible heat. Relief is coming.
August Running Goal: 18 runs, 75 miles- Aug 1 - 3.00 miles
- Aug 2 - 3.85 miles
- Aug 4 - 3.27 miles
- Aug 6 - 6.00 miles
- Aug 8 - 3.00 miles
- Aug 9 - 4.90 miles
- Aug 15- 3.00 miles
- Aug 16- 4.46 miles
- Aug 18- 6.00 miles
- Aug 21- 2.00 miles
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Morning all.
Got in 5.25M (08"57).
Yes I know... Should have gone slower!
Anyways...
@quilteryoyo well done on crossing 700 for the year
@chris_in_cal glad to hear you're feeeling better and all set to get back on it! 💪9 -
Thanks @Scott6255 . I actually prefer to do speed work on the TM so I can regulate my pace. I have a really hard time doing that outside with all the hills.
Glad you are feeling better @chris_in_cal ! You're doing great.
Thanks @tarun_yadavA !tarun_yadavA wrote: »Yes I know... Should have gone slower!
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I want to ask for everyone’s opinion on something. I signed up in the spring for a marathon when I optimistically thought I wouldn’t get sick/injured/busy with kids/work/summer holidays and could train a bunch to be well prepared for the race. Well now I’m a little less than 4 weeks out and haven’t even got a 10 miler in in months. The race wasn’t that expensive to sign up for, so I wouldn’t cry over it if I didn’t run it. Do you think I should still go for it, even though I know that I’m undertrained (obviously then without any grand time goals), or sit it out until I really feel I’ve put in the work? I do have a sprint triathlon this Sunday that I will definitely do and an obstacle course race where I will be running a combined 15km in two weeks. Your thoughts could be helpful in making my decision .
That sounds like a lot of miles in the next few weeks already. You know how you feel, as long as there are no longer term impacts I would be tempted though I am averse to losing money
Great going on the 700 @quilteryoyo , currently struggling to hit 80 for the month!
Had a good run last night fueled by anger at some work stuff which gave me my first sub-10 minute mile since coming back to running.
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I want to ask for everyone’s opinion on something. I signed up in the spring for a marathon when I optimistically thought I wouldn’t get sick/injured/busy with kids/work/summer holidays and could train a bunch to be well prepared for the race. Well now I’m a little less than 4 weeks out and haven’t even got a 10 miler in in months. The race wasn’t that expensive to sign up for, so I wouldn’t cry over it if I didn’t run it. Do you think I should still go for it, even though I know that I’m undertrained (obviously then without any grand time goals), or sit it out until I really feel I’ve put in the work? I do have a sprint triathlon this Sunday that I will definitely do and an obstacle course race where I will be running a combined 15km in two weeks. Your thoughts could be helpful in making my decision .
Is there a cutoff time for this marathon, and if there is do you think you might be able to finish if you walk a bit regularly? Is there an easy way to give up or would you be stuck in the middle of nowhere should things not work out as you'd hoped?
On that last one: I once trained hard for a half, was sure I'd manage but found out seconds after starting that I was sick. Basically, I ran 1km and spent 20km in the sweeper car (a golf cart where everyone could see me. sigh) because there was no other way to get back home. I'd rather not repeat that.
So.. if it's a bigger event would you be able to switch to a half, or a 10k on the same day? At least the chance of getting injured due to being undertrained is less big.3 -
martaindale wrote: »I went to my neighborhood trail today since I got out after sunrise. It's been a while. There were more people that I usually see on the trail. Seems like the secret is getting out. Saw my trail friend out walking his 2nd dog and this guy who walks barefoot with his dog that I have seen all over the neighborhood, but never on the trails. The bottoms of his feet are probably hard as a rock!
I met a lady at the Flying Pig 10K a few years ago who ran barefooted. Her feet looked just like a leather sandal on the bottom. I've heard that they become tough like that after so much barefooted walking and running. She said the only time that she wore shoes was when she had to a work. I believe she worked in a hospital or some sort of medical setting.6 -
Aug total: 82.5/100 miles
8/1: 5.6 miles
8/2: 3.3 miles
8/5: 10 miles
8/7: 7 miles
8/10: 6 miles
8/11: 5.1 miles
8/12: 9.2 miles
8/14: 3.1 miles
8/16: 4.1 miles
8/17: 4.1 miles
8/19: 10.2 miles
8/21: 3.1 miles
8/22: 5 miles
8/23: 6.7 miles
Unremarkable morning run. Hit a few sprinklers and the elementary school drop-off traffic. The one thing I miss about summer is the lack of school drop-off traffic.4 -
I decided to work my way up to a long run next week by doing a 10 miler this morning. It went fine, although it did seem harder than when I last ran it in the winter…. We’ll see how my run goes next week.
The event organisers told me I can switch to the half marathon if I want. The marathon is a 2 loop course, just with a different home stretch - the HM loop is run together with the marathon loop with the same start time - so worst case, I can bail after 1 loop.
I’m guessing I will need between 4hr:30 (optimistic guess) and 4hr:45 (realistic guess) to finish, which is a loooooong time running. I will definitely need lots of snacks . @yirara I think I can definitely make the cutoff time. If not, it’s in a nearby city (Kassel) that I know the pretty well, so I think I could always bail and find my way to the train station if need be.
I think I need to see how my body and mind can handle a really long run next week to decide for sure.
So far for August I have 78.7/160km.7 -
August Goal: 125 Miles
8/1: 6.26 miles
8/2: 5.57 miles
8/3: 5.12 miles
8/6: 11.26 miles
8/8: 6.26 miles
8/9: 6.02 miles
8/10: 6.04 miles
8/13: 10.26 miles
8/14: 1.56 miles
8/15: 7.02 miles
8/16: 6.06 miles
8/17: 6.31 miles
8/20: 13.15 miles
8/22: 6.02 miles
8/23: 6.26 miles
103.17/125 miles completed for August
I ran another 6.25 miles this morning. As usual, it was hot at 81°F but the temp did drop to 70°F by the end. I was too late to hit the sprinklers at the courthouse, and too early to hit the residential sprinkler I like to hit. I actually saw a man turning on the water and as I passed the house I heard the sprinklers start, but since I don't know him I just kept going. I did see a deer near the park and a skunk. The skunk was across the street from my house when I got home. Luckily he didn't seem to notice me and my dogs were in the house.
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I decided to work my way up to a long run next week by doing a 10 miler this morning. It went fine, although it did seem harder than when I last ran it in the winter…. We’ll see how my run goes next week.
The event organisers told me I can switch to the half marathon if I want. The marathon is a 2 loop course, just with a different home stretch - the HM loop is run together with the marathon loop with the same start time - so worst case, I can bail after 1 loop.
I’m guessing I will need between 4hr:30 (optimistic guess) and 4hr:45 (realistic guess) to finish, which is a loooooong time running. I will definitely need lots of snacks . @yirara I think I can definitely make the cutoff time. If not, it’s in a nearby city (Kassel) that I know the pretty well, so I think I could always bail and find my way to the train station if need be.
I think I need to see how my body and mind can handle a really long run next week to decide for sure.
So far for August I have 78.7/160km.
Wishing you lots of luck, and a wonderful run! Not saying where I live, but this race isn't too far from where I am! So fingers crossed for you3 -
I didn't notice my typo in time to edit my post. The temperature at the end of my run was 79°F, not70°F. It was slightly cooler than the 81°F at the beginning of the run, but not much.4
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Thanks for the advice everyone! I think I will go on a long run either Monday or Tuesday (depending on how sore the triathlon makes me) and then see. That sounds like a good plan and then I think I will let my body (and mind) decide if I’m up for it. If not, then oh well. It really isn’t that important to me and I’m more dreading it at this point than looking forward to it like I am to my other 2 races (especially the obstacle course one which is a ton of fun).
@quilteryoyo glad you found your cantaloupe!
This morning we got our coal delivery, for hopefully the entire winter. 4 metric tons of eco-pea coal in 25kg bags, 1 ton (40 bags) per pallet. A loaded pallet won't fit through the door to the furnace room, and the pallet jack would bust up the garage floor tile anyway... so we have to move them ourselves. I took the driveway station, unloading all of the bags onto a dolly and a skateboard a few steps away, so the kids could wheel them into the furnace room, where my husband stacked them how he wants them. The kids maybe picked up a few by themselves, or my son and I carried a few together, but for the most part I lifted almost all of them myself. It worked well but was a serious workout. We took lots of breaks, and didn't hurry. I tried to keep my heart rate low and use good lifting form. In the end we were done in under 2 hours. We rewarded the kids with fast food (I had a grilled chicken salad) and I'm laying down until further notice. I really hope this didn't mess me up, but will have to wait and see how I feel tomorrow or the next day.
In other news, the "up" button on my Suunto watch is stuck. I can't log a workout without it. I found some ideas and am going to try to fix it (it's 4+ years old and out of warranty). Looks like it's a common sports watch problem. But I was just thinking this morning about how, even though it's scratched from a cycling accident, it might be my last sports watch because how would I ever justify the expense of a new one (crybaby of me, I know🤣), and then an hour later it breaks on me. My older watch doesn't do HRV "body battery", which is the main thing I'm using it for right now. I hope I can fix it. Wish me luck!
@tarun_yadavA you are starting to sound like a certain @PastorVincent who used to be in here giving great advice but then going and doing crazy things himself and telling us not to do what he does. Take that as a huge compliment. He is missed.
@yirara running around a cemetery reminds me of that guy Ed Whitlock, who held all kinds of marathon and track age group records for ages 65-85. Anyway, his training was slow jogging in a cemetery near his home. Pretty cool guy.
Happy running [or whatever] everyone!9 -
I did see a deer near the park and a skunk. The skunk was across the street from my house when I got home. Luckily he didn't seem to notice me and my dogs were in the house.
After the hurricane blew through a surfeit of skunks seem to have taken residence behind my house. There were several large freshly dug holes smack in the middle of my yard. Since I moved here, I've heard about them from the neighbors, I've smelled them when the windows are open at night, now I have evidence there are 10 metres away from my bedroom, just camping out. Yet, I've never seen one.
I imagine I'll come bopping out in a hurry one night, meet one of the little buggers, who'll promptly turn and spray.4 -
@chris_in_cal wrote: »
After the hurricane blew through a surfeit of skunks seem to have taken residence behind my house. There were several large freshly dug holes smack in the middle of my yard. Since I moved here, I've heard about them from the neighbors, I've smelled them when the windows are open at night, now I have evidence there are 10 metres away from my bedroom, just camping out. Yet, I've never seen one.
I imagine I'll come bopping out in a hurry one night, meet one of the little buggers, who'll promptly turn and spray.
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