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Running / Re: Tuesday, August 12th

« Last post by Loco Coyote on August 13, 2025, 10:00:36 AM »

I have been doing mostly broken tempo runs (repeats of 3-6 minutes) but have a half marathon next month so did 2x18 at HMP + 5 or 10. Felt decent. Air quality was in the lower 100s, which isn't great.

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Running / Re: Tuesday, August 12th

« Last post by Fast Eddie on August 12, 2025, 11:24:29 PM »

Run back home from a evening meeting. 11.3K with about 100 meters worth of climbing and hot, sweaty temps.

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Running / Tuesday, August 12th

« Last post by glwestcott on August 12, 2025, 03:56:07 PM »

Messed up my back last Thursday and had chemo Friday so hadn’t run since last Wednesday.  Of course today was hottest run day here so far. Did slow as F but steady 4 miles. Back loosened up considerably over the course and feels much less pissy now. I hate it when I miss runs.

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Running / Re: Monday August 11th

« Last post by RioG on August 12, 2025, 06:14:04 AM »

Yes - part of me longs for the days of driving the route to get the distance, taking note of the time when I left the house, and again when I got back.  That was my fitness tracker

I still catch myself resetting the distance in my car to get the mileage of a route that looks intriguing.

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Running / Re: Monday August 11th

« Last post by Fast Eddie on August 11, 2025, 10:28:35 PM »

Keep 'er going Rio.

Another run at dusk to beat the heat. 10.3K

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Running / Re: Monday August 11th

« Last post by kawasa on August 11, 2025, 09:28:23 PM »

Isn't it funny how we are concerned about our fitness trackers working or not working? Today I did 6.74 miles and Fitbit recorded it but Strava has me at 4.94 miles even though it grabs all its data from Fitbit.

I was thinking about that too but in a way where I'm in much better shape than when I was younger. Had I tried to run 6.74 miles when I was 25 no way would I have made it let alone had a good time. It's so hard to get back into it and I'm glad I'm there! Glad to have you here Rio.

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Running / Re: Sunday August 10th

« Last post by kawasa on August 11, 2025, 09:24:30 PM »

Trail running is super fun!

I did 4 miles in town. I was on call for work so I had to run somewhere that I would have service on my cell phone. It was about 80°F and cloudless skies around 11:30AM.

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Running / Re: Sunday August 10th

« Last post by RioG on August 11, 2025, 08:00:31 PM »

This is, for all intents and purposes, from scratch.  I was with a run club but schedules changed and I had to stop and just stopped altogether.  That was well over a year ago now.

My impetus was my trip to Scotland and all the amazing trails I saw.  I want to be in shape to run them.

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Running / Monday August 11th

« Last post by RioG on August 11, 2025, 07:55:17 PM »

Super short 3 or 4 k as per my new Garmin overlords instructions.  I messed it up trying to make the music work so it didn't track properly, but I done it.

Years ago I remember a ch'er saying how humbling it was to go from running marathons to barely gutting out 3 miles.  I can concur, it is humbling.  Not that I was running marathons but it wasn't so long ago that halfs were a fun Sunday morning.

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Running / Re: Sunday August 10th

« Last post by Loco Coyote on August 11, 2025, 12:16:17 PM »

Nice to see getting started again Rio. Is this Day1 from scratch or are you training for something this fall or winter?

I did a long (2.5 hr) run on Sunday. Very humid and not terribly pleasant. Wasn't awful, but challenging and I was completely soaked in the first hour.