AUGUST 2024 Monthly Running Challenge

1 Aug - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill
2 Aug - Walked 2.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway wun
3 Aug - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 3.41 miles - Treadmill - Push Mowed 20m22s
4 Aug - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill
5 Aug - Walked 1.37 miles - Ran 1.13 miles - Driveway laps
6 Aug - Walked 1.25 miles - Ran 1.25 miles - Treadmill - Gym 29m06s

13.41/60.00 goal

I got up early enough to go to they gym before starting work at 9:30. Today was state assessment. We passed with 95/100. That's good because most of what we got counted off for was that not half of the teachers have a college degree. Sort of an unrealistic expectation for a daycare. Most people who have degrees get jobs with the public school system where they can make more money and get many more benefits.

After I got home, I did a treadmill session. I walked 0.5 miles for warm up and 0.75 miles for cool down. I ran 1.25 miles in 16:28 min for an avg pace of 13:10 min/mile. I ran 2 min each at 4.2 - 4.9 mph, then finished up at 5.0 mph. No walk breaks.

And, I heard the results of the echocardiogram today. Everything looks normal and my heart function is 60%, which sounds horrible, but it's actually about in the middle of the normal range.

4.8km speed up run last night per request of de Garmin. There was actually some cool breeze, although I still looked like I'd just been fished out of the river by the end of it.

@quilteryoyo happy belated birthday!

@tarun_yadavA Sorry to hear you're struggling with motivation. I know there was a bit of a discussion around this on Strava as well. Your consistency is notable and praiseworthy. But, sometimes it also leads to burnout. I went through a period of burnout at the beginning of this year. And Scott has gone through a similar thing recently too. Sometimes, if motivation is waning, just mixing it up helps. You tend to do the same couple runs at basically the same pace all the time. Consider looking around online for a training program that's different from what you're currently doing. That could be a 10K plan, which will give you some speed work and variability in the types of runs you're doing. I did that one year and it was a nice bridge during "off-season".
It might also be worth considering that maybe your body is just tired. You don't tend to take rest days very often. Some people don't need that many but the cumulative fatigue of running everyday or almost everyday can take its toll. It's amazing the difference a good night's sleep and a day off can make.

Afternoon everyone!
Got in 7.56M at 10"13.

Getting lazier with writing about runs too... 'Morning everyone' has now become 'Afternoon all'.

@Teresa502 @Scott6255 @SummerSkier Ha Ha!

@daria0919 I decided to go and run a marathon last year - 4 weeks training and went and did it.
It wasn't one week. 🙈🤣

@martaindale thanks Sarah.
It's just motivational I think. Not sure it's running specific .I had a few bad nights sleep last week, and I think it's just rolled over. Though I slept for like 9 hours yesterday, got up late, but just feel schedule is a little off kilter.
Before each run, I do a few on the floor Bridging exercises, then (on a good day) upto 30 pushups. Get the heart pumping before warming up and going for a run. These days even the thought of lying on the floor seems an effort. I'll be all in running gear, laces tied, and I'll just find excuses to procrastinate. Facebook scroll. Linkedin scroll. Then when I get on the floor... I kinda just quit at 20 pushups. Half a$$ed warm up and then just jog. First 2 miles seems like such an effort. A chore.

Beats me! 🤷🏽

01.08 4.0km 33min 8:11/km - slow
02.08 6.1km 50min 8:15/km - slow
03.08 strength
04.08 5.5km 45min 8:07/km - faster
05.08 5.0km 39min 7:49/km - fast
07.08 6.1km 50min 8:16/km - slow, 10min faster

total 26.65km

Done. I can't say I feel good now, but I ran for 50 minutes. Actually, I feel totally not good, but I can't quite decide what 'not good' means. Just not well. Doesn't matter. I'll be fine a bit later on.

August Goal: 130 Miles

8/1: 3.53 miles
8/2: 6.05 miles
8/4: 13.16 miles
8/5: 3.13 miles
8/6: 6.02 miles
8/7: 6.05 miles

37.94/130 miles completed for August

It was still 81° F this morning when I started out. The first two miles were really tough and I just wasn't feeling it, but then it seemed to cool off a little bit. Strava said it was 81° at the start and 79° at the end. It really did feel better as I went along. By the end of the run I was feeling pretty good, but I am still ready for some cooler (just not cold) weather. I ran 6 miles and had negative splits. I saw a skunk crossing the street. I was a little worried he was going to get hit by a pickup truck, but luckily the guy saw him and slowed down. I also saw some kids out getting ready for the first day of school.

In today's non running news. I went to the post office at lunch time and there was a news crew there and they interviewed me about our animal shelter problems. So I may be on the local news this evening.

@shanaber you will be dearly missed. Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers and hoping we’ll still be hearing from you at times. Ditto on hopes you’re still able to enjoy agility classes with your pup. Thank you for all the positive comments and support you’ve shown all of us in this group. ((hugs))

Oh @shanaber, I too will be sad to see you go, and yes, do pop in to say hello and show us doggy pics!

@taran_yadav, listen to @martaindale, she's talking sense. I'm having a *kitten* running couple of days - tired, a bit achy, and serious can't-be-arsededness - so I dropped my 12k to just over 3k and am recharging. I would seriously recommend you take a couple of days off (maybe three or four!!!) get a massage, do some stretching. You may also want to find something to aim for - a new goal or an event - that will hopefully sort out your motivation issues. Best of luck.

Yes, today for me was a bust. I woke tired and with aching legs. 12k on the schedule but chose to just do 20 minutes instead (mostly because I needed to wash my hair so wanted a good excuse for a shower). Work is busy (and I keep procrastinating) and my husband is in Samoa this week (without me! And he has to audacity to moan about the heat while I'm trying to thaw my feet in front of the fire) leaving me solo parenting, which, while it's going great, is still more work.

Whinge over. I have stories to write and more to sub!