July 2015 Running Challenge
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1- rest
2-lunch swim, 12.15 bike
3-0.52 GI upset. Decided to lay on couch and eat popsicles instead.
4-5.18 hot. HI 99, temp 89 humidity 60%
5- 4.80 run, cold spring dip, run
6-rest
7- 3.27 80° 90% precip.
8-rest
9- 3.65 86° 62% humidity
10- no run, SI pain
11-5.47 improved pace!
12- migraine
13- 6.06 Evening run with hubby 91° 68% humidity. Feels like 98°.
14- 2.82 93° 63% humidity. Good run.
28.14/70+
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I started Week 3 of B210K this morning.
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When I was in NYC the past week I would give a wave or nod to the runners I passed and no one would even look at me. Here in VA, and when I get home in FL, that's just the standard. People give a wave back or wave first. I just kept on waving and smiling at people to see if anyone would respond - a couple did!
I grew up doing that in CA and also in VA... so here it's weird I catch myself smiling or saying hi- or good jog here in NJ and people look at me like I"m crazy- or they just seriously don't make eye contact.
Yes- the struggle of being a friendly runner!
LOL I'm from MD, and I live in NJ now. It's like people are afraid to speak or smile up here. I think it's funny.0 -
7/14: 7.56 miles
So far: 63.3 out of 115 miles0 -
July goal 70 miles
7/1 Snorkel 3 hours
7/2 6.25
7/3 horribly ill
7/4 moderately ill
7/5 well enough to do 2.55
7/6 3.15
7/7 2.86
7/8 helped build a chicken coop
7/9 built more of a chicken coop (my anniversary gift)
7/10 rested from building a chicken coop
7/11 6.26
7/12 rest
7/13 3.19
7/14 3.59
Total 28.02
(Ticker is my goal for 2015 and accumulation to date)
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So apparently all this running and eating less is good for my health.
The numbers for my cholesterol, LDL, HDL, Triglycerides, etc have all taken a great turn for the better. In the graph, the start of my exercise and weight lose was March of 2015.
Not that I needed any more motivation but this definitely keeps that desire to run very strong.
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Like @skippygirlsmom I always get upset with the other runners here who don't at least nod or wave in acknowledgement as they pass by but now I know why they don't!! They must be from NJ!!baldielove13 wrote: »When I was in NYC the past week I would give a wave or nod to the runners I passed and no one would even look at me. Here in VA, and when I get home in FL, that's just the standard. People give a wave back or wave first. I just kept on waving and smiling at people to see if anyone would respond - a couple did!
I grew up doing that in CA and also in VA... so here it's weird I catch myself smiling or saying hi- or good jog here in NJ and people look at me like I"m crazy- or they just seriously don't make eye contact.
Yes- the struggle of being a friendly runner!
LOL I'm from MD, and I live in NJ now. It's like people are afraid to speak or smile up here. I think it's funny.
@JoRocka - love your new picture! I have a (smaller) Carl who sits on my desk along with Kevin!
@Timby1 - great job on the hills and steps. Bet the ocean view made it easier going - maybe, just a little.
@CrimsonWhite - I am pretty sure runners are not supposed to walk and definitely not on sidewalks! Every time I do I get injured!
@Stoshew71 - Love the message!
@Ohhim - Glad you were able to work with the delay and get in a run. Hope your flight south went without incident.
@7lenny7 - Great score on the beer tickets! Also awesome on your NSV with the blood tests!
I had an ok run today. Went late and it was already humid and getting hot! I was just happy to be able to get out there for a run! I may have overdone it a bit at strength training - my knee is a little sore again. I have a rest day tomorrow so it should hopefully be good to go on Thursday.
Date.......Miles......Total
07/01.....0.00.......0.00 - Rest
07/02.....7.20.......7.20 - +Strength training
07/03.....6.28.....13.48 - Easy
07/04...12.18.....25.66
07/05.....0.00.....25.66 - +4 mile dog walk
07/06.....5.54.....31.20 - +Agility
07/07.....0.00.....31.20 - +Strength training
07/08.....0.00.....31.20
07/09.....0.00.....31.20 - +Strength training
07/10.....0.00.....31.20
07/11.....0.00.....31.20 - Gym workout (30 mins bike)
07/12.....0.00.....31.20 - Gym workout (55 mins bike, 45 mins weights)
07/13.....3.87.....35.07 - +Agility
07/14.....5.63.....40.70 - +Strength training
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Least we have each other.
http://www.runnersworld.com/general-interest/comedy-sketch-pokes-fun-at-how-much-runners-talk-about-running
Too funny, too true!
That is hilarious. "Fiber before oragami." "App that tracks exactly what I'm gardening." "we're training. For charity!"
We are ALL guilty as charged. And unrepentant.
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I'm going to set a goal of 75 I'm miles. I only have a Fitbit to determine my miles, which I know is not hugely accurate. I'm a newbie/beginner. Although I'll be honest, I do a lot more walking than running. But, hey at least I get out there, that's all that counts, right?0
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Due to sudden flu attack and health issues in my family could not work out at all. Lost 14 days.
Anyway ran 4.2 km today. Feeling good.
15/07/15 4.2 km
Goal: 50 km
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baldielove13 wrote: »When I was in NYC the past week I would give a wave or nod to the runners I passed and no one would even look at me. Here in VA, and when I get home in FL, that's just the standard. People give a wave back or wave first. I just kept on waving and smiling at people to see if anyone would respond - a couple did!
I grew up doing that in CA and also in VA... so here it's weird I catch myself smiling or saying hi- or good jog here in NJ and people look at me like I"m crazy- or they just seriously don't make eye contact.
Yes- the struggle of being a friendly runner!
LOL I'm from MD, and I live in NJ now. It's like people are afraid to speak or smile up here. I think it's funny.
It's so true! I'm from Iowa and am currently living in NJ, so I'm always accidentally making accidentally eye contact and awkwardly smiling at people who would much rather pretend to ignore my existence entirely!0 -
Managed 53 in the last 5 days so that's me up to 111 miles. My target of 200 is back on I think.
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Date Miles today. Miles for July
7/1 REST DAY
7/2 7.5 miles - 7.5
7/3 REST DAY
7/4 13.2 miles - 20.7
7/5 REST DAY
7/6 7.3 miles - 28
7/7 7 miles - 35
7/8 REST DAY
7/9 5.25 miles - 40.25
7/10 REST DAY
7/11 13.4 miles - 53.65
7/12 REST DAY
7/13 8.1 miles - 61.75
7/14 9 miles - 70.75
7/15 3.6 miles - 74.35
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Least we have each other.
http://www.runnersworld.com/general-interest/comedy-sketch-pokes-fun-at-how-much-runners-talk-about-running
Too funny, too true!
That is hilarious. "Fiber before oragami." "App that tracks exactly what I'm gardening." "we're training. For charity!"
We are ALL guilty as charged. And unrepentant.
Yes I thought the poop skit was awesome. And the fit bit for each hobby
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7/1 - took the 0-fer today after taking my wife to the ER at midnight, I slept in
7/2 - 5 miles on a perfect morning for a run in DSM...you all should be jealous!
7/3 - 4 miles
7/4 - 7 miles, visiting in-laws, partial "trail run" through road construction
7/5 - rest day
7/6 - 3.1 miles; planned for 5 but got completely washed out by huge rain
7/7 - seem to have got a summer cold...slept in, no run
7/8 - getting worse...ugh! May be a sinus infection. Nothing worse than being sick in the summer!
7/9 - still sick...blah.
7/10 - heading out of town for a baseball tournament...still have a cold.
7/11 - FINALLY! 3.5 miles on hotel treadmill (22.6 for month)
7/12 - more baseball...son's team won 9 year-old state championship! Woo hoo!
7/13 - 4 miles at 5:00 a.m., 81° and humid...air you can wear (26.6 for the month so far). Will catch up with everyone's weekend later today.
7/14 - 5 miles, still pretty hot, but not as humid as yesterday. Because of all the missed days from illness, adjusting my goal down to 100.
7/15 - 4.1 miles.
@ddmom0811 - Nice distance PR! You are just killing it this summer!
@CaitlinAnne111 - That's right! We all start somewhere and your run/walk mix is way better than sitting like a lump
If you want more accurate distance, there are several mapping sites and/or apps. Or, if you have a smartphone, I suggest MapMyRun or MapMyFitness. 0 -
@Elise4270 - Ewwww! That is funny...but only because it happened to someone else.0
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Least we have each other.
http://www.runnersworld.com/general-interest/comedy-sketch-pokes-fun-at-how-much-runners-talk-about-running
Too funny, too true!
I just shared this with my coworkers. I think I do some of them
Fiber dude had me in stitches.
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Only 4 weeks left of my 10K training program, and then I plan to start an intermediate 15K training program (first 15K this November!!)
Yesterday, I did a 5K, and it was actually a personal best time for me.
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@CaitlinAnne111
Great attitude girl on getting out there. I find that my Fitbit is fairly accurate when I do my 5k or 10k runs it pretty much shows that distance ( +/- 5% ) when I compare the log before I start to when I stop. I have a riverside trail that has Km Plaques embedded on the edge of the pavement and have confirmed the distances with my bike and Google earth.CaitlinAnne111 wrote: »I'm going to set a goal of 75 I'm miles. I only have a Fitbit to determine my miles, which I know is not hugely accurate. I'm a newbie/beginner. Although I'll be honest, I do a lot more walking than running. But, hey at least I get out there, that's all that counts, right?
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July 01 - rest for race
July 02 - 2 m
July 03 - rest for race
July 04 - 6.2 m Peachtree Rd Race
July 05 - 10.0 m
July 06 - 9.0 m
July 07 - 6.0 m (tempo)
July 08 - 8.0 m
July 09 - rest
July 10 - 5 m (intervals)
July 11 - 14.3 m
July 12 - 4.1 m
July 13 - 9.5 m
July 14 - 6.0 m (tempo)
July Goal: 159 miles
Miles so far: 80.1
Miles left: 78.9
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CaitlinAnne111 wrote: »I'm going to set a goal of 75 I'm miles. I only have a Fitbit to determine my miles, which I know is not hugely accurate. I'm a newbie/beginner. Although I'll be honest, I do a lot more walking than running. But, hey at least I get out there, that's all that counts, right?
@CaitlinAnne111, walking is a fantastic exercise. You can easily make it an aerobic activity by "power" walking. I spent two months strictly walking for exercise before i started running.
If you're interested in more accuracy, you can use a site like http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/ to create a route, either before or after your walk/run, and figure out your distance. This is what I used prior to getting a GPS watch. The trick to getting this site to work is to first click the "Start Recording" button on the upper left, double click on the start of your route, then keep double clicking every so often on your route. If you make a mistake, you can "Undo last point". If the site does not want to go on your route, click on "Draw Route: Manually (straight lines)" to go anywhere, then click back on the "Automatically (for runners)" button once you're back on the road or trail.
The MapMyRun/MapMyWalk website has a similar function when you create a route. With those sites you can also track your running live as you do it so you don't need to create a route, but I like to do it for planning purposes. MapMyRun will also sync with MFP to automatically log your calories burned.
Welcome to the thread!
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7/1 - 3.3 miles - usually my rest day, but keeping my streak alive (3 more days!)
7/2 - 4.6 miles while eating lots of breakfast gnats yuck!
7/3 - 2.3 miles - short run today - took a new running partner who hasn't run in a while. She did great! It was cooler and raining.
7/4 - 6.2 miles - last day of my Memorial Day to 4th of July 41 Days of Awesome running challenge.
7/5 - rest day and travel to El Paso ugh what a trip
7/6 - 2.5 horrible dreadmill miles
7/7 - 4.2 miles and 2.25 - went and ran where my boss told me. It was beautiful. It was like 90 and no shade during the run and my breathing is taking a beating, but it was worth to 30 min drive to get there.
7/8 - 5.5 miles
7/9 - 3.7 miles
7/10 rest day
7/11 - 3.1 miles Strong Girls 5K run today.
7/12 - 5.6 miles - HOT HOT HOT
7/13 - 3.5 quick miles - working with the big boss today so I had to be in when he got in.
7/14 - rest day
7/15 - 4.3 miles
51 of 100 miles half way to goal - month halfway done..perfect!
@7lenny7 I'm dying laughing about the humidity. So great to run with your daughter and beer tickets no less! Woohoo!
@stoshew71 love the picture
@melaniefave41 I hope you feel better
@crimsonwhite I hate running on sidewalks, especially if they are tree lined cause the trees tear them up
Off to Nashville with Mom!!!0 -
7/1 - 1.75mi Today was going to be a rest day because my quads are tight and sore but I did it. It was slow and I went on a sandy path instead of pavement to see if it helped and I do feel a little better.
7/3 - 3.1mi Did my usual hilly path thru the park. Waited until evening to go but it was nice. Completed the first of 2 virtual 5k's. Now I have the rest of the month to improve my time LOL.
7/6. - 1.6mi Went for a birthday run with my son, which, While I love spending time with him I hate running with him because i am to much slower than him and he always wants to walk LOL.
7/7. - 3.1 mi Got up at 4:30am to get a run in before work and make up for yesterday. Think I will skip yoga today, I am sure I will pay for it later this week.
7/10 - 1.85mi Couldn't get my butt out of bed this morning and I paid for it. Very humid, slow run on a hilly trail. I knew I couldn't do the 3 miles I had planned so I worked on powering uphill and maintaining the faster pace after the downhills on the hilly trail I picked.
7/11- 3 miles Started off badly by forgetting my watch and decided not to turn around and get it. Was also still stiff and sore for my fitness test on Monday. All the strength stuff was "to failure ". But I am glad I went, I saw a doe and fawn and another doe farther down the path. It started out cool and drizzly but stopped halfway thru and ended with nice temperature.
14.4 done and 15.6 to go
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7/1 - 4.05
7/3 - 6.91
7/5 - 4.02
7/6 - 3.05
7/8 - 4.52
7/9 - 8.37
7/11 - 4.29
7/13 - 3.08
7/14 - 4.51
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CaitlinAnne111 wrote: »I'm going to set a goal of 75 I'm miles. I only have a Fitbit to determine my miles, which I know is not hugely accurate. I'm a newbie/beginner. Although I'll be honest, I do a lot more walking than running. But, hey at least I get out there, that's all that counts, right?
@CaitlinAnne111, walking is a fantastic exercise. You can easily make it an aerobic activity by "power" walking. I spent two months strictly walking for exercise before i started running.
If you're interested in more accuracy, you can use a site like http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/ to create a route, either before or after your walk/run, and figure out your distance. This is what I used prior to getting a GPS watch. The trick to getting this site to work is to first click the "Start Recording" button on the upper left, double click on the start of your route, then keep double clicking every so often on your route. If you make a mistake, you can "Undo last point". If the site does not want to go on your route, click on "Draw Route: Manually (straight lines)" to go anywhere, then click back on the "Automatically (for runners)" button once you're back on the road or trail.
The MapMyRun/MapMyWalk website has a similar function when you create a route. With those sites you can also track your running live as you do it so you don't need to create a route, but I like to do it for planning purposes. MapMyRun will also sync with MFP to automatically log your calories burned.
Welcome to the thread!
When I first started running outside I downloaded the runtastic app on my phone. Mapmyrun, runkeeper, and endomondo are basically all the same thing and would work just as well.
You may also want to look into a run/walk program. C25K is the most popular. Jeff Galloway is also very popular with his run/walk programs.
Good luck and welcome.
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7/1--glute exercises only
7/2--1.7(treadmill PT) & calf stretches
7/3--glute exercises only
7/4--1.78(first outside run) & glute exercises(spelling corrected. yeesh.)
7/5--rest
7/6--2.2(treadmill) & glute exercises
7/7--PT exercises
7/8--walk, bike & various exercises during PT
7/9--2.1(treadmill), bike, & elliptical
7/10-PT exercises
7/11-2.14 outside
7/12-rest
7/13-2.44(treadmill), bike, & elliptical
7/14-rest
7/15-2.67(treadmill), bike & elliptical
I listened to one of the gym instructors and did the elliptical pedaling backwards. I hurt...I want to cry.
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Twelve early, hot and humid miles. Felt good though.
7/1 - 12 miles
7/2 - 6 miles (18 miles total)
7/4 - 16 miles (34 miles total)
7/5 - 12 miles (46 miles total)
7/7 - 6 miles (52 total)
7/8 - 12 miles (64 total)
7/9 - 6 miles (70 total)
7/11 - 16 miles (86 total)
7/14 - 6 miles (92 total)
7/15 - 12 miles (104 total)
Goal 200 miles
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5K's yesterday and today which bring me to 46.39/100, and a 10k walk planned for tomorrow.
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July 1 - 1.75 miles
July 3 - 1.96 miles
July 4 - 4.15 miles
July 6 - 1.8 miles
July 8 - 1.91 miles
July 10 - 1.78 miles
July 11 - 3.1 miles (Color Run)
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Phew, lots of posts to read, as I have been very busy and did not get a chance to log my runs/walks in the past few days. Looks like everyone is doing great!
7/1 = 5 miles
7/2 = 6 miles @ 6 weeks postpartum!
7/3 = weight training in the morning, 4 miles stroller walk
7/4 = Rest day, holiday dinner with the family and a very cranky baby. Add a dog terrified by the fireworks, shaking, panting and salivating on my bed, and you get the whole picture of my 4th of July night. Breath in…Breath out…
7/5 = 4 miles run, hot and humid, but I needed it for my sanity; 3 miles walk with the baby.
7/6 = 3 miles. Super hot, humid, yucky but an outside run it was!
7/7 = 2 miles around the block. Very tired today.
7/8 = 6 miles
7/9 = Rest day, very much needed!
7/10 = 5 miles
7/11 = 4 miles stroller walk, both mommy and baby needed it
7/12 = 4 miles stroller walk
7/13 = strength training
7/14 = 1 mile quick walk
7/15 = 5 miler run, woohoo! Perfect weather this morning.
Half way through the month! Keep on running, friends0
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