AUGUST 2025 Monthly Running Challenge

5km done today, already a day behind, didn’t run yesterday after sitting in the office chair all day & feeling an ominous twinge in my back.

So either I run on consecutive days (tomorrow & then Saturday) or run on Friday & risk a hangover run on Sunday.

Anyway, fastest 5km since the pandemic achieved. I am lowering my time about once a fortnight at the moment.

Progress/ Goals August.

Runs...……................…….....3/13

Distance Ttl..........................18km/91km

Distance Ind......................…8km/10km

Run outside................…....…Done.

Fast 5K (post pandemic)…...Done

Morning all.

I got in 5.5 miles at 10'14.

Got a new pair of Asics Gel-Kayano 30s.

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@Scott6255 hope brothers surgery went ok? 🙏🏽

My brother's hip replacement surgery went well according to the updates from my SIL. But when he woke up he was is miserable pain, and they wouldn't give him any pain meds for over 3 hours. But he finally got some and got some sleep. This morning he said he was feeling much better, but they won't let him out of bed yet to try the new hip. Hopefully he will go to PT today and they will let him leave the hospital.

I got in 5 miles this morning. Tried to keep it in Zone 2. Started out well, but after the 1st minute I just couldn't help myself and steadily increased until I was in Zone 4. Oh well, will keep trying to increase my time in Zone 2.

Hello @micukica

1st km 7' 30"

2nd km 6'40"/km

It is what it is.

99% of all people did not run 2km yesterday. You doing 2km is actually extraordinary. 30km for the month sounds like a good plan.

Nice runs @Laurz9191 (enjoy Long Island for the next few days), @WarmJellyfish, @tarun_yadavA, @daria0919, @yirara, @Mari33a (& great biking too!), @username301 (Congrats on your fastest 5K since the pandemic!!), @micukica (no worries, all good, we're all coming from wherever we are; just a few years ago, I would have looked at your 2km and hoped that someday I would do that), @SummerSkier (…'most of the time I don't even recall it is down there anymore…') that's usually when I cause myself a new problem!, & @Scott6255 (glad your BiL's surgery went well)!

I was starting to think a full on Vader mask is going to be the running de rigueur if this keeps up @WarmJellyfish.

Hoping for rain coming your way @angf0679! We're supposed to get some thunderstorms Fri/Sat, it's been so dry… I'm hoping for a good soaking here.

Nice shoe porn @tarun_yadavA! - white - I'd call those my treadmill shoes or they'd never be white again!

Aug:

01/08 - 13.34km / 8.29 miles
02/08 - 6.13km / 3.81 mile
03/08 - 0km
04/08 - 11.18km / 6.95 miles
05/08 - 5.02km / 3.12 miles
06/08 - 0km (Garmin said I needed a rest day again, so I took one)
07/08 - 8.69km / 5.40 miles

Total = 44.37km / 27.57 miles (Goal - 161Km / 100 miles)

My physio got moved to the afternoon so took advantage and hit the road for a run in the mid-morning. Air quality, meh, but not too bad and humidity was definitely increasing but enough of a breeze to help.
We're supposed to be back in the 40⁰C+ feels the next few days.

1 Aug - Walked 2.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway wun
2 Aug - Walked 3.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill wun
3 Aug - Walked 1.15 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway
4 Aug - Walked 0.60 miles - Ran 6.00 miles - Tusculum Trail
5 Aug - Walked 1.05 miles - Ran 2.25 miles - Driveway
6 Aug - Walked 1.25 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill - Also doubles tennis 1h50m18s - 1.18 miles
7 Aug - Walked 1.05 miles - Ran 2.25 miles - Driveway

19.60/80.00 mile goal

Posting three days. I've been busy since my birthday! LOL

Tuesday, I went back to the doctor's office to get blood work for my appointment on Friday. As I sat there waiting, the receptionist called me back up to inform me that I didn't have an appointment on Friday. We moved it to October after a sick visit a couple of months ago and I didn't delete it from my calendar. So, yet another day not having my early morning coffee and breakfast for nothing. LOL

I did a driveway wun when I got home. I did a run/walk of 1/1 min, running up the hills most of the time. Avg pace was 13:32 min/mile. Avg Hr was 142 with a max of 162 bpm.

Yesterday, I played doubles tennis in the morning. I came home and picked up mom for a Bible Study our pastor started, wound up working 1.5 hours, and then we ran some errands. By the time I got home, I only had 1.5 hours before having to leave again, so I just walked 1.25 miles on the treadmill.

Today, I got out fairly early and did a similar wun to Tuesday's. I did a shorter warm up walk, hoping that the minute runs would be less uphill, but, wouldn't you know, they were more so. The overall time was almost exactly the same, even though the runs were a bit slower. I guess the walks were faster since they weren't on the hills. My avg pace was 13:43 min/mile. Avg HR was 129 with a max of 152 bpm.

August Goal: 165 miles

8/1: 6.26 miles

8/3: 11.25 miles

8/4: 5.10 miles

8/5: 6.10 miles

8/6: 6.62 miles

8/7: 6.10 miles

41.42/165 completed for August

I am posting two runs. Life has just been busy. I got new shoes and ran in them for the first time yesterday. My old shoes have 722 miles on them, so it was definitely time.

Yesterday I did a tempo run. I ended up with 6.62 miles. It was a nice run and I hit all the paces.

Today I just ran a 6 mile base run. It felt pretty good too. Tomorrow is supposed to be hill repeats. I found a good hill to use, but both Tuesday and Wednesday I saw a skunk there. I didn't see him today, so we'll see if I can run that hill or not.

NNice Shoes @tarun_yadavA !

Nice running everyone.

Did a fast walking trail hike yesterday evening beating out an incoming storm. Rather muddy from all the ongoing rain. Fed one mozzie.

Nice runs @quilteryoyo (& walks & tennis!), @chris_in_cal (news radio on while I was having a coffee before my run this morning was talking about the 'end of summer' just a couple weeks away - I shut it off), @kgirlhart (& nice shoe porn - hope they don't get to meet the skunk), @tarun_yadavA (are they dirty yet?), @WarmJellyfish (nice hike), & @yirara!

Send that wind my way @Mari33a!

Aug:

01/08 - 13.34km / 8.29 miles
02/08 - 6.13km / 3.81 mile
03/08 - 0km
04/08 - 11.18km / 6.95 miles
05/08 - 5.02km / 3.12 miles
06/08 - 0km
07/08 - 8.69km / 5.40 miles
08/09 - 8.04km / 5.00 miles (Garmin said I needed a rest day… I've decided I'm back to ignoring it —- there's no way in hell I need another rest day this week!)

Total = 52.41km / 32.57 miles (Goal - 161Km / 100 miles)

@WarmJellyfish Just one? I didn't know you can feed just one. 🤣🤷‍♂️

Nice run @John772016 . I think we all ignore Garmin a lot. Five pounds in sweat! That's a lot. I sweat a lot too, but usually lose 2 -3 pounds on a longer run. I love local, vine ripened tomatoes.

Runners guilt. Gets you all the time @Mari33a . Great run. I'll see if I can message you. If you sent me an e-mail, I must not have recognized it as from someone I knew. That would be great.

@AlphaHowls I'm sorry you have been sick. Glad you are feeling better. I'm a questioner. Doesn't surprise me. LOL I would love to have a running medal holder or something else that helps me organize the few that I have. I'd like to have one that has a drawer or something to hold the bibs too. AND, I am going to try to do races in as many states as possible, so a map to keep track of states I have raced in would be great too.

@AlphaHowls so GLAD you are feeling better. That razor throat was described by my dr to me as the type of covid we had here in the spring but it sounds like maybe you just irritated your throat for a day. WHEW! Have to think about what I want for Xmas. I think I want to be healthy. 🤷‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

Took a rest day yesterday after getting some good mileage in for the beginning of the month. It's hard for me to do total rest days … so I did a mile for streak and a walk after work. The tennis courts are done but I have not been able to play on them yet as my neighbor had sinus surgery and will be out for at least 2 weeks. Which is OK as it is pretty dang hot this time of year.

I know I lose a pound or 2 on long runs in the summer time. And I have to admit when I am trying to drop part of my running motivation is stepping on the scale later. Which I know is bad but 🤷‍♀️

Super speedy long run yesterday Tarun. I guess those white shoes are making you the flash!

I ran 3.91M at 13'21

Another hot day. This run had eight intervals.