Run log & Glow in the Dark

Ran a race Saturday night ~ Saturday night at 9:15 {delayed a little bit by the THUNDERSTORM and the DOWNPOUR from 7:35 until 9:25}  I was really looking forward to this race...because it was going to be so cool ~ dress up to glow & run in the dark with a big group of friends on a warm August evening...with free beer at the end.  Had people over for dinner before hand ~ and Team Beef decided to represent.  I do say we look great ~ and Ohio Beef Council reposted our instagram pic ~   Don't be fooled...this picture was taken between downpours.

Here's the group of teachers and husbands.  Kirsten & Max also ran...but were too late for this picture.

Start line ~ Dodd, Kelly, Me & Max!

Proud of this girl!  Ran more than the last mile.  She's amazing in my book.  And Mike & Dodd are the best photo-bombers.

SOOOOOO... Under the heading of Totally Obnoxious ~ These four people are standing in line to check our places...behind a pretty large family who is taking their time photographing their finishing times...  We get up there & Dodd types in his bib ~ FIRST PLACE IN HIS AGE GROUP ~ yea!!!.  Then Kelly ~ FIRST PLACE IN HER AGE GROUP & FIRST PLACE FEMALE ~ holy cow!!!  Then Mike ~ FIRST PLACE IN HIS AGE GROUP ~ AMAZING!!!!!.  So I go...the one who usually is the only one to place.  Second Place in my Age Group.  They all point at me and yell, "loooooooser!"   We had to be the most obnoxious group in the whole place.  

Best part of the night was the really cheap free beer afterwards.  We're standing in a circle talking and drinking our beer and Mike says, "This tastes like college." and he was 100% correct.  What a fun night.  Got home, went to bed & woke up early to run 12 miles.

Overall #3!

So running for the Month of August, on this, the first of September was good.  Became difficult once school started to get my runs in during the week.  I run with the XC kids, but I can't do a five mile run with them... it's all broken up into smaller chunks.  Ran the White Trail a couple of times & that is ALWAYS fun.  

I did something to my right leg...just where my achilles attaches to my calf muscle.  I've put some KT tape on it...and that has made all the difference.  That stuff is MAGIC.  I'm pretty sure I've just stressed it running at Stig ~ and the race on Saturday just agrivated it...and the 11.5 early Sunday morning just did it in.  

Lots of racing to happen this fall.  A nine miler, a few 5k's, and two half marathons.  I'm excited to run this fall...

AugustTotals:

113.94 miles for the month
976.89 miles for the year 

196.08 miles in my Gortex Ghosts ~ didn't wear them this month

603.05 miles in my pink Brooks Glycerin 12. Camp Stig shoes ~ and boy are THEY MUDDY and getting a hole in the side.

188.01 miles in my Nike Vomero ~ Like these a lot for my shorter runs.

61.52 miles in my light blue Brooks Glycerin 11 ~ Like these for my long runs and races.

Training for:   The Columbus Half October 18 ~ and, let's be honest, the Northern Ohio Half won't be a training run.

Podcasts I'm listening to: Marathon Training Academy, Stuff You Missed in History Class, Dear Sugar, Stuff You Should Know, & This American Life.  New ones: Love & Radio, RadioLab & Stuff to Blow Your Mind.  Still have those...haven't really been listening to podcasts while running...been running Sunday mornings with Mike & Dodd.

My WEIGHT:  Was 137 yesterday morning {three pounds heavier than last month} but it was at the end of my parent's visit...and we had Dairy Queen TWICE and dessert almost everynight.  Maybe I'll be better now that Mom's back in Colorado

Some interesting facts:

Longest run this month:  14.01  Glad to be back at 14.  12 & 14 are my favorite long distances

Highest  weekly mileage this month: 25.53 ~ August 16 to August 21

Favorite place to run this month: The WHITE TRAIL

# of bags of Candy Cane Kisses left in my cabinet:  NADA
# of books I read this month: One
Monthly mileage record: 156.69 ~ March 2015 {purposely ran 8 (on a treadmill) on March 30 to beat the August 2013 record}
Highest mileage ever-at-one-time:  26.36 ~ May 17, 2015 The Cleveland Marathon

PR's:
5K: 22:30 (Run For the Grapes 9/28/14}
10K: 50:13 {Run for the Hills 6/22/14 & TIED the time Run for the Hills 6/21/15)
10-miler: 1:21:29 (Hermes Cleveland 10-miler 4/28/12)
half-marathon: 1:44:58 (Northern Ohio Half Marathon 10/12/14)
marathon: 3:57:31 (The Cleveland Marathon 5/17/15)