{"id":17692,"date":"2026-08-01T20:29:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T02:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cmolnar.com\/?p=17692"},"modified":"2026-08-01T20:29:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T02:29:10","slug":"69-days-until-event-its-now-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cmolnar.com\/?p=17692","title":{"rendered":"69 Days until Event &#8211; It&#8217;s now August"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I took another rest day today as I could still feel a little muscle fatigue and I really need to have a productive August. On the first of the month I always try to setup my monthly challenges on Garmin Connect and also Swim.com (US Masters Swimming has their challenges on there as well). So, what did I select?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Garmin Connect Challenges:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/cmolnar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-1024x577.png\" alt=\"Screen capture of the August Garmin Connect Challenges.\" class=\"wp-image-17693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmolnar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/cmolnar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cmolnar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/cmolnar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-1536x865.png 1536w, https:\/\/cmolnar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-2048x1153.png 2048w, https:\/\/cmolnar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-800x450.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And then we can&#8217;t forget about the Swim.Com challenges:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"609\" data-id=\"17696\" src=\"https:\/\/cmolnar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2026-08-01_20-24-14-1024x609.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmolnar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2026-08-01_20-24-14-1024x609.png 1024w, https:\/\/cmolnar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2026-08-01_20-24-14-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/cmolnar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2026-08-01_20-24-14-768x457.png 768w, https:\/\/cmolnar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2026-08-01_20-24-14.png 1104w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"599\" data-id=\"17695\" src=\"https:\/\/cmolnar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2026-08-01_20-23-44-1024x599.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmolnar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2026-08-01_20-23-44-1024x599.png 1024w, https:\/\/cmolnar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2026-08-01_20-23-44-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/cmolnar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2026-08-01_20-23-44-768x449.png 768w, https:\/\/cmolnar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2026-08-01_20-23-44.png 1120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"607\" data-id=\"17699\" src=\"https:\/\/cmolnar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2026-08-01_20-22-18-1024x607.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmolnar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2026-08-01_20-22-18-1024x607.png 1024w, https:\/\/cmolnar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2026-08-01_20-22-18-300x178.png 300w, https:\/\/cmolnar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2026-08-01_20-22-18-768x455.png 768w, https:\/\/cmolnar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2026-08-01_20-22-18.png 1122w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"17697\" src=\"https:\/\/cmolnar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2026-08-01_20-20-44-1024x600.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17697\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmolnar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2026-08-01_20-20-44-1024x600.png 1024w, https:\/\/cmolnar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2026-08-01_20-20-44-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/cmolnar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2026-08-01_20-20-44-768x450.png 768w, https:\/\/cmolnar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2026-08-01_20-20-44.png 1130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"613\" data-id=\"17698\" src=\"https:\/\/cmolnar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2026-08-01_20-20-27-1024x613.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmolnar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2026-08-01_20-20-27-1024x613.png 1024w, https:\/\/cmolnar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2026-08-01_20-20-27-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/cmolnar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2026-08-01_20-20-27-768x460.png 768w, https:\/\/cmolnar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2026-08-01_20-20-27.png 1116w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">May not get all of them done, but let&#8217;s see what the month brings. I need my distance and speed peak near the end of August in order for me to get through the first few weeks of September before I start to taper a bit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tomorrow is back into the pool.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I took another rest day today as I could still feel a little muscle fatigue and I really need to have a productive August. On the first of the month I always try to setup my monthly challenges on Garmin Connect and also Swim.com (US Masters Swimming has their challenges on there as well). 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