July 2015 Running Challenge
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Running yesterday's 22km at MAF pace left me feeling great today so went off in search of new trails. Today's ... was only kinda runnable. 10ish km with 4km up 800 meters, 4km down. Really rough. Still fun... but won't be a regular route.
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Month to date: 151.23 km Goal: 200.00 km / 124 miles (75% completed) Stretch Goal: 242.00 km / 150 miles (62% completed) +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Thu Jul 15 09.73 km Mountain trail "run" Wed Jul 15 21.89 km City + river path run Tue Jul 14 ---- Beer, er, Rest Day Mon Jul 13 ---- Rest Day Sun Jul 12 21.29 km Lake trail x2 (61.37 km weekly total, 1,173 meters climbing) Sat Jul 11 06.20 km City streets Fri Jul 10 11.11 km Mountain trail run Thu Jul 09 10.79 km Mountain trail run Wed Jul 08 ----- Rest day Tue Jul 07 11.98 km Mountain trail run Mon Jul 06 ----- Rest day Sun Jul 05 07.66 km Trail run (86.10 km weekly total, 2,209 meters climbing) Sat Jul 04 18.90 km Mountain trail run Fri Jul 03 09.84 km Stanley Park Thu Jul 02 11.93 km Mountain trail run Wed Jul 01 09.99 km River trail run
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You really don't need sports beans or gels or gummy bears or the sorts for any race that lasts under 90 minutes. Water yes, but not carbs. If you are running aerobically (keeping your pace below your lactate threshold) your body should learn to burn fat for fuel and you should have plenty of glycogen stores as long as you are eating right during training and leading up into your race.
That's my experience too. Under 90 min I usually take zero water unless heading deep into the back country, for safety's sake. Even for a HM distance I only fill my bottle 1/2 full - maybe 250ml - mostly to control thirst. Only ever water.
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@7lenny7 - I will weigh in on the mid run/race fueling... I need something during a half or longer otherwise I just get terribly hungry and cranky (blood sugar dropping??). I have tried GUs and ShotBloks and Gummies... I can't stand GUs, they are a sticky mess and leave me SO thirsty. I like the ShotBloks especially the ones with a bit of caffeine. Gummies are ok and I really like them just in general but I find I need to keep munching on them. I only drink water - no Gatoraide, no Poweraide - I don't like what is in them and they tend to upset my stomach. I will use a Nuun after my run to replenish my electrolytes but not during. Most important thing as @Stoshew71 pointed out, is to find what works best for you.
@JimCrackinDandy - Good luck with your race! I hope it isn't too hot or humid! My dad's family was from Erie!
@melaniefave41 - that is SO definitely me!! HA!!
@Elise4270 - I am pretty sure the picture was taken in that same place! That isn't you is it in Melanie's picture?
@juliet3455 - HA!
@RunTimer - That is so gorgeous! Please tell me that you ran there around that beautiful lake?!
I ran the Disney Star Wars Half here in January and there were so many people in costume! Lots of Princess Leahs as well as Imperial Storm Troopers, C3PO, etc. At least 2 people completed the entire race in full Wookie costumes - they had to be dieing! Even though it was January, by the end of the race it was so hot!
Had a wonderful run today! It was hot but ok with the breeze and they are saying rain (yes measurable rain!) for the weekend - YAY! I intended to run 5 but the gate at the far end where I would loop back onto my trail and head home was closed for construction so I had to go back the way I came. Even though it is Thursday tonight became leg night at training after the last couple of weeks off because of my knee, lots of squats and lunges! Good news is my knee was fine with the run and workout but tomorrow's run will be interesting - slow and easy I expect!
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
07/15.....0.00.....40.70
07/16.....6.65.....47.35 - +Strength training
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melaniefave41 wrote: »@shanaber Maybe more like "what hill?". Lol!
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7/1 - 2 miles
7/2 - 3 miles
7/4 - 4 miles
7/5 - 6 miles
7/8 - 4.7 miles
7/9 - 2.3 miles
7/12 - 3 miles
7/13 - 3 miles
7/15 - 4 miles
7/16 - 3 miles
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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.
7/15- 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
7/17 - 1.6mi Started off in the rain which was nice but after a half mile I started getting a headache which kept getting worse. I threw in a few walk breaks to see if it would help but gave up early. I will try again Sunday.
14.4 done and 15.6 to go
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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.
7/15- 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
7/17 - 1.6mi Started off in the rain which was nice but after a half mile I started getting a headache which kept getting worse. I threw in a few walk breaks to see if it would help but gave up early. I will try again Sunday.
16 done and 14 to go
Forgot to update totals.
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July 1 - rest
July 2 - 3.75 run/walk combo
July 3 - 5 miles
July 4 - 5.76 miles
July 5 - walked 5 miles in morning to scout out a place to do long run. Then walked another 6 all around the city.
July 6 - rest
July 7 - 8.6 - fun run to Roosevelt Island and then around the island. Weather is great for me!
July 8 - 4.1 miles
July 9 - 3.51 miles - last run with daughter until HM in October.
July 10 - 5.2 miles in the hills of Virginia.
July 11 - 3.5
July 12 - 4.3 very slow miles
July 13 - rest
July 14 - 9.26 miles
July 15- rest day - driving back to FL day.
July 16 - strength training
July 17 - 5.62 - back in the Florida heat. Wasn’t nearly as bad as I had imagined it would be.
@elise4270 - that has to be the same place! Even the trees are the same. Crazy!
@runtimer - beautiful picture!!! I was there in 2003 but it was an extremely hot summer. It was a summer when a lot of people died from heat because no one had AC and it was just super hot. To us Floridians, it was nothing. We are going next summer for our 30 year anniversary and I will definitely be running ... down the hills... not so sure about up.0 -
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
7/16 - rest day; had to take oldest son in for his well child check.
7/17 - 4.1 miles. STICKY! How can it be 81° at 5:30 a.m.?
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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
7/16 8 miles - 82.35
7/17 REST DAY
REST DAY today. This week was my first 4 in a row in a long time and I have my long run tommorow morning. So rest day today it is.
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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
7/16 - 5 miles
7/17 - 3.4 miles
59.4 of 100 miles
@elise4270 that is wild, definitely the same place. @juliet3455 you are so funny "leaning forward too much" ha ha!!!
@runtimer wow what a beautiful picture
@shanaber love your new picture of your shoes
@kimlight2 I hope the headache gets better
82 sunny and humid degrees at 7:30 run time today
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Saturday I have a hot & muggy 10K to run. I know I want to rest on Friday. Thursday I"m not sure. On one hand, I probably shouldn't run 5 days in a row, but on the other, I don't want two days off in a row and the high is only supposed to be 71F. I'm betting I'll run.
It's a good thing I didn't bet. I was excited to run last night, as it was only 68°F with a light misty rain at the time, but I got a much better offer. I ended up walking 4 miles with my wife. I figured I'd just get a few miles in this morning, but apparently I hit Off instead of Snooze and woke up too late to run. Oh well. I'll be well rested for my 10K tomorrow.
When it rains it pours...after getting two new pair of shoes earlier this week, I bought a pair of Asics Gel Cumulus 16's for $52. I've never tried this particular model on but I figured at that price I could take a chance. If you happen to have run in the Cumulus 16 and either the Nimbus 17 or the Glycerin 12 and can offer a comparison, I'd be interested.
I *nearly* bought another pair of Glycerin 12's for $68, but the only color left was one I just didn't care for, not even at that price.
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July 2 - 2.2
July 4 - 2.1 - c25k/w5d3
July 13 - 2.8 - c25k/w6d1
July 17 - 3 -c25k/w6d2
10.1/35
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Love the image above!!!0
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7/2 - 2.34 miles 7/15 - 4.6 miles
7/4 - 6.1 miles 7/16 - 3.6 miles
7/6 - 2.94 miles
7/7 - 4 miles
7/8 - 2.42 miles
7/9 - 3.56
7/10 - 4.01
7/13 - 4.5
7/14 - 5.3
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@scoutmomof8 - That is Inspiration Point at Bryce Canyon in your photo, correct?0
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WhatMeRunning wrote: »@scoutmomof8 - That is Inspiration Point at Bryce Canyon in your photo, correct?
It is Cedar Breaks National Monument outside of Cedar City. It looks a lot like Bryce Canyon though.0 -
juliet3455 wrote: »melaniefave41 wrote: »@shanaber Maybe more like "what hill?". Lol!
Nice Shoes, Are They new?
Looks like you lean a little to far forward on hill climbs.
@juliet3455 Thanks for the laugh this morning!
Rainy morning, turned hot and humid fast. Got in a 5k...
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When it rains it pours...after getting two new pair of shoes earlier this week, I bought a pair of Asics Gel Cumulus 16's for $52. I've never tried this particular model on but I figured at that price I could take a chance. If you happen to have run in the Cumulus 16 and either the Nimbus 17 or the Glycerin 12 and can offer a comparison, I'd be interested.
I *nearly* bought another pair of Glycerin 12's for $68, but the only color left was one I just didn't care for, not even at that price.
Good luck in the 10K. You are turning into a girl with all those shoes ha ha!!!0 -
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
7/16-rest(Son's 21st birthday party)
7/17-2.91(treadmill),bike & elliptical
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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
7/15 - 4.52
7/16 - 4.53
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@ddmom0811 @skippygirlsmom ya its just like my park. I'm sure the the pic is a few year back before the cut some of the trees out. It's a fairly new trail, 10 years at most. That "hill" is a mile long. Locals call it the widow maker. IT SUUUUCKS. I can run it, 'cept down hill
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21.5 minutes today. So far I have either been doing more walking than running or equal amounts of running and walking but today was 16 minutes running with 5.5 minutes walking. I was really nervous about my leg but it felt completely fine. I am so so glad! I just wish I knew what I had done wrong because I don't want to ever get a stress fracture again. Blah!
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Oops I CANT run up hills, I can beast down hill all day!
Sorry, inattention. We were told a position will be eliminated anumgst we chemists. Hard to focus on much more than "oh crap".0 -
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skippygirlsmom wrote: »Good luck in the 10K. You are turning into a girl with all those shoes ha ha!!!
When my wife rolled her eyes at yet another pair, I asked her if she wanted to count our shoes and see who had more. I even offered to include all of my hunting boots. She declined.
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skippygirlsmom wrote: »Good luck in the 10K. You are turning into a girl with all those shoes ha ha!!!
When my wife rolled her eyes at yet another pair, I asked her if she wanted to count our shoes and see who had more. I even offered to include all of my hunting boots. She declined.
Amen, brother! I have gotten a few sideways glances about my ever-growing pile of running shoes. I just remind her that they are cheaper than all the medicine I would have to buy if I was still 300 lbs.!0 -
Grumpy. Run was interrupted by minor injury, small stone ripping a layer of skin off of my foot. I'm the genius who took he First Aid kit out of my car and didn't put it back or else I might have been able to finish. First run out with Inov8 Trail Roc 150's. Started out great though, even despite the humidity.
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