AUGUST 2025 Monthly Running Challenge

Options
2

Replies

  • chris_in_cal
    chris_in_cal Posts: 2,846 Member

    Here we are @swenson19d @showjumper @TheBugaloos @rancat97 @Melobee63 for the August Running Challenge .

    It is the beautiful thing about this thread, like Groundhog's Day, last month's runs are a memory and we all get to start again fresh in the new month's challenge.

    I hope to see you here for August.

  • John772016
    John772016 Posts: 308 Member

    Nice runs everyone:
    @ContraryMaryMary (too cold for me! I'm looking for my gloves when the temp dips below 9⁰ C 🥶),
    @SummerSkier (when your thighs/hips complain about you to other people, that's when you have to worry😁),
    @Laurz9191 (I've run around/thru Central Park several times….on my treadmill! Would love to try it one day in person),
    @tarun_yadavA Enjoy the cricket! (& associated food/beverage carnage),
    @Zaxa2021 (Congrats on the longest run to date, that's awesome!👏),
    @kgirlhart (Great start to August!),
    @yirara (& congrats on the surprise weightlift success!)
    The 'a little cooler' made me chuckle @quilteryoyo, great start to August!
    Good luck☘️ & hope you have more agreeable temps today @steviebee888!

    Aug:

    01/08 - 13.34km / 8.29 miles
    02/08 - 6.13km / 3.81 miles

    Total = 19.47km / 12.10 miles (Goal - 161Km / 100 miles)

    I was initially planning a much longer run today, through some paved & unpaved ravine paths, but I just wasn't feeling it….not sure why, just felt off.

    Decided I'd shoot for 5K, so changed the route I'd planned to run and called it a day.
    Since I cut the distance, I did decide to up the pace a bit instead.
    Ended up at just over 6km at 8'37 pace. Respectable?.

    My brain → 'could've done better on both distance & pace!'

    Physically, I felt really spent…. I shouldn't have felt like that, it wasn't that hard.
    Guess I needed an easier run today, which I did.
    Not sure what's up with my brain being really hard on me for doing it?!

  • WarmJellyfish
    WarmJellyfish Posts: 402 Member
    edited August 2

    Did a 15k wun this morning. Slowly but surely.

    @quilteryoyo on Garmin Connect app or web, go to Performance → Training Readiness & Health → HRV status

  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 7,053 Member

    I forgot to tell you thanks for sending the card @tarun_yadavA . Mom will love it!

    You should be proud of yourself @Zaxa2021 ! Congratulations!

    Thanks @kgirlhart ! You did great with your run yesterday.

    Great improvements @yirara , even if they were accidental. 😉

    I'm sorry you can't run anymore @swenson19d . You can still come here and support and post your walks! I do lots of walking. @HonuNui hasn't checked in in a really long time. I do hope she is okay.

    Good luck @steviebee888 . Humidity is so hard to run in. You can do it.

    Thanks @John772016 . You did great with that pace. I do the same thing, esp. after a race. During the race I'm dying, or think I am, but afterwards my brain says "You could have done better. You really didn't feel that bad. Why did you walk so much? You could've started that finish line sprint a lot sooner." I guess we are just hard on ourselves after the fact.

    Great run @SummerSkier ! At least my "little bit cooler" is a lot cooler than yours. 😉 Our high was only 80F (27C) today, but it was raining.

    @WarmJellyfish My Garmin Connect App doesn't have those categories. I have Performance Status and Training Status, but not training readiness. Humm.

  • chris_in_cal
    chris_in_cal Posts: 2,846 Member

    It took a couple of weeks with my new Garmin, until it reported HRV status.

    1000000430.png
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 7,053 Member

    Happy Anniversary @Mari33a !

  • WarmJellyfish
    WarmJellyfish Posts: 402 Member
    edited August 3

    @quilteryoyo hmmm could be the watch model. When I had the 935, there were some metrics were not available. Have the 955 now.

    @Mari33a happy anniversary!

  • Mari33a
    Mari33a Posts: 1,600 Member
    edited August 3

    02/08 - Run 3.14 miles - Bike 5.12 miles - 0 yoga
    03/08 - Run 3.27 miles - Bike 8.13 miles - 20 min yoga

    Had a good run with Dakota.
    I was looking for the HRV too and it’s only available on certain models. My watch is the Forerunner 745 which doesn’t have it but the 945. There’s a list of compatible models

  • micukica
    micukica Posts: 15 Member

    Hello everyone, I'm checking in here with a primary goal to get back to running more regularly. ( 3 times per week would be very good if I can manage)

    The other goal is to finish 5 km race ( 30th of August) within modest 32 minutes.

    And to lose 2kg till the end of August.

    For people who are working full time, how do you manage to run regularly, and what keeps you to not postpone/give up your trainings?

  • AlphaHowls
    AlphaHowls Posts: 2,113 Member

    1 13.44 miles, 2650 days on the run
    2 14.49 miles, Running Partner A & E, 68°F I had to wear a shirt!
    3 6.41 miles
    4 13.29 miles

    I have not seen anything from the two who asked to join on Strava. I will wait a little longer before deleting them out.

  • chris_in_cal
    chris_in_cal Posts: 2,846 Member
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48713995#Comment_48713995

    Happy Birthday @quilteryoyo

    🎂

  • SummerSkier
    SummerSkier Posts: 5,793 Member

    Happy Birthday @quilteryoyo 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

Categories