July 2015 Running Challenge
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Oh yeah, so I got 1.6. 46.9/80.
@Elise4270 So sorry about the bad news at work. And as far as hills go, there's not many in my area, but there's down at my upcoming races, and I will be shamelessly walking up all of them! Might roll down one just for giggles.
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July Goals:
13 runs. (7)
67km (36km)
10 minute intervals (8.30min)
6km long run. (6km)
5km under 40min (40.52m)
2 July.......5km.........5.30min int......42.53m
4 July.......5km.........6min int...........43.23m
6 July.......5km.........6.30min int......43.31m
8 July.......5km.........7min int...........40.52m
11 July.....5km.........7.30min int......41.52m
13 July.....5km.........8min int...........42.37m
17 July.....6km.........8.30min int......54.24min
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5k today for a total of about 13k this month. Only my third run this month due to illness etc. But also one of my better times for a 5k.0
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5.2 today after a rest day ... did not push it and felt good! On the downhill run now to the end of the month!
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Friday-2.25 miles. Not great but better than nothing. That puts me at 21.5 miles so far for the month. Headed to the coast this weekend to visit my grandfather, so I'll be doing good to get my walking in (his house is right on a busy highway, but hopefully we can walk at the beach some). Hopefully I'll be back in time on Monday to get a more energetic run in and catch up for the month. Have a great weekend everyone!0
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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
7/15 rest
7/16 4.41
7/17 2.20
Total 34.62
(Ticker is my goal for 2015 and accumulation to date)
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@Elise4270 those horse flies are killer. I have so many bites on the back of my shoulders. I feel your pain!
@karllundy props for a 5am hot and humid run! Strong work!
@toriraeh hope you are feeling better!
@WhatMeRunning new shoes new you!
9 miles in the past 2 days. Hoping to run today too but its raining pretty hard. Hoping to catch a break in it!
July 1- 4 mile walk
July 2- rest
July 3- rest
July 4- 10k race *suffered pretty severe knee pain/injury
July 5-11 knee injury recovery rest
July 12- back at it 2 miles
July 13- 3 miles
July 14- 4 mile walk
July 15- rest
July 16- 4 miles
July 17- 5 miles
20 total running miles
28 total miles
Disappointed but had to recover that knee!
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So sorry for not being more social Ladies and Gents. Our family is vacationing up near Erie ( @shanaber -neat that your Dad is from here! Thanks for your encouragement!) The Half Marathon is tomorrow. Getting nervous. Praying.0 -
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.
7/16 = rest day
7/17 = 4 miles, hot and humid.
Sorry for not been very interactive. My new baby is going through a phase (hopefully?) where I am literally not allowed to leave her side. This too shall pass, I keep telling myself...0 -
7/1: 6.5 miles
7/2: 6.5 miles with the Thursday running crew
7/3: Rest
7/4: 3.1 miles (New 5k PR of 23:42!)
7/5: 12 miles
7/6: 4 miles easy recovery pace
7/7: 5 miles of easy "I'm drowning in humidity" pace
7/8: 4 miles
7/9: 5 miles -- quick, fun ones with the Thursday running group!
7/10: Rest
7/11: 3.1 miles
7/12: 14.3 miles
7/13: 4 miles easy recovery pace
7/14: 5 miles
7/15: 8 miles
7/16: 6.3 miles
7/17: Rest day/XT: 4 mile walk
7/18: 4 miles -- ran on the dreadmill today... it was thunderstorming when I got up and I didn't feel like being pelted with rain.
I've got a long one tomorrow (15 miles) and it's going to be a high of 96 degrees! Gonna have to start super early to try to beat the heat as much as possible. I'm thinking it's going to be a very slow 15 miles...
90.8/175
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Runningmischka wrote: »
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.
7/16 = rest day
7/17 = 4 miles, hot and humid.
Sorry for not been very interactive. My new baby is going through a phase (hopefully?) where I am literally not allowed to leave her side. This too shall pass, I keep telling myself...
Aww, enjoy it! Soon enough she'll be 20, walking out the door to go to work and you say "have a good night, make lots of money", and she'll just keep walking. And this will happen every time she leaves for work. On a rare occasion, you'll get a scoff. Enjoy those phases that they love you!
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7.14.15.... 1 M... 12 min Treadmill incline sprints
7.15.15.... 2 M..... 20 min treadmill- 1/4 mile hill work (alternating 2.5%- 9% incline every 1/4 mile)
7.18.15.....4 M..... 37:25 pouring rain road miles. Happy happy
so 7 of some magical number of this month's miles.
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12 miles yesterday in Yakima, WA on the smelliest trail I have ever run. Whose idea was it to put the trail by the sewage treatment plant or whatever that was.
And TODAY is a rest day in Spokane. Man I love those. Three full weeks of my Nike+Running "crush your pr" coaching plan and I am 100% following plan. 5 weeks to Bridge if the Gods Half, and 13 to the Hayden Lake Marathon.
Thanks for being here for me, to read my reports!
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5 this morning, only 13 hours since last night's run! Slow and steady. 0
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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
7/18 15 miles - 97.35
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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
7/18 - 1.6 miles just to move - 2 miles after with Macy. We were at the top of the street and I let Macy off the leash she ran to a neighbor's yard and laid under a tree. I said do you want to going swimming? She jumped up took off down to our house and stood at the front door, I let her out back and she jumped into the pool. Smart doggie.
61 of 100 miles
@jorocka great job getting out in the rain to run some magical miles
@runningmischka every stage ends, when it's replaced by another LOL I have to say though Skip is 15 and if she never had to leave my side that would be good for her. She's at soccer camp and has called me twice a day and texts every chance she gets. She tells me all the time I'm her best friend and she'd rather be with me than her friends. I'm taking advantage of it because I know the time will come that some boy will make that change
But I do know it's hard when you can't put them down or get out of their line of sight without the crying.
@jimcrackindandy have a great race tomorrow
@7lenny7 and @karllundy you are both too funny about the shoes. As you know Allen is away, he is a girl with shoes too, so far he's ordered online 2 pairs of shoes and 1 pair of boots that have arrived here. Though I admit I'd never get into a count with him either!
@melaniefave41 sorry about the cut on your foot ouch. Love the Wizard of Oz.
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JimCrackinDandy wrote: »The Half Marathon is tomorrow. Getting nervous. Praying.
You will do great!
@Runningmischka - my kids both went through that, especially my daughter. I couldn't stand to have them cry, so I carried them around all the time it seemed. And daughter was 10 pounds/23" at birth so it wasn't an easy load!
@419er - lol - sounds awful running by something like that!
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 as bad as I imagined it would be.
July 18 - 34 mile bike ride -- first bike ride this month. It was brutally hot even though we leave at 7:30.
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First time adding some light running since surgery 4 weeks ago. Felt amazing!!! Just 2.5 miles today...
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7 warm, humid foggy miles early this morning. So glad it's done! I had a pace in mind that I was shooting for (I don't run well in the heat), and my first half was dead on. The second half was 30 sec/mile FASTER!
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
7/18 - 7 miles
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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.
15- 5.89
16- rest after super hot run attempt
17- 3.58 suppose to 95% humidity today according to the radio. My weather app says 63% and 87°. Still freekin hot. Tomorrow I plan on getting up early for a long run. (That was my plan today too. Eh.)
37.61/70+
@skippygirlsmom wow! 15 and she loves you? Mine seemed to outgrow me about that age. Once in a while my daughter wants to eat sushi or shop with me, and shes a normal, loving, and an enjoyable kid. But most of the time she just rolls her eyes at me. I'm so jealous, but so glad you and she have that relationship! But her twin brother is a bit of a mommy's boy still. He's always my buddy.
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A warm and mostly rainy 16 miles today. I felt good the whole way, HR stayed in desired range even in the later miles, and seemed like a good strong run. Yet it was possibly my slowest pace in some time.
It was the warmest morning yet, 82* out the door at 4:30am to beat the later heat, and I suppose with the rain it was essentially 100% humidity. So if a slow pace is the worst of it, I'll take it.
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)
7/16 - 6 miles (110 total)
7/18 - 16 miles (126 total)
Goal 200 miles
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7/17: 2.56 miles
7/18: 13.55 miles
So far: 90.9 out of 115 miles0 -
6.6 km tonight - my longest ever run :-)
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My training plan calls for 159...
7/02/15 - 3 miles
7/04/15 - 7 miles
7/05/15 - 6.32
7/06/15 - 7 miles
7/08/15 - 7 miles
7/10/15 - 8.06 miles
7/11/15 - 3 miles
7/12/15 - 11.03 miles
7/13/15 - 5 miles
7/14/15 - 5.5 miles
7/15/15 - 5.58 miles
7/16/15 - 6 miles
7/18/15 - 6 miles
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Thanks @ddmom0811 ,yes we were fortunate..the REALLY hot days had just ended. So it was just bearably hot (to this Northern Californian. An early Mazel Tov on your impending 30th!
Yes, @shanaber , I did run the lake, although not on the day I took the pic (no phone, can you imagine!)
Count me in for 30mi
Jul 04 - 5.2mi
Jul 10 - 3.8mi
Jul 12 - 5.5mi
Jul 18 - 9.7mi (Bay Bridge run)
24.2 down...
Finally got the nerve to run over the new Bay Bridge. Seems my vacation hill training paid off, great pace.
The sky was so dramatic I stopped for a pic
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July 01 - 6.3 miles
July 02 - 3.3 miles
July 03 - REST
July 04 - 6.4 miles (10K + 0.2 warmup)
July 05 - 4.3 miles (3.0 + 1.3)
July 06 - REST
July 07 - 5.2 miles
July 08 - 4.9 miles
July 09 - Core work
July 10 - 6.0 miles (4.7 + 1.3)
July 11 - Sailing!
July 12 - 7.1 miles <-- Distance PR
July 13 - 4.6 miles
July 14 - 3.1 miles
July 15 - 3.2 miles
July Goal: 90 miles
Miles so far: 60.6
Miles left: 29.4
A late 10K today on a hot morning. Only 77F when it started, it crept up quick and I saw 84F when I left, about 30 mnutes after the race. I learn something every race and today I learned not to sign up for a 9:30am race in July until you know what the forecast will be. It's supposed to reach a heat index of 94 today.
The good news is I placed 37th overall! He bad news is there was only 51 runners...smallest race I've been in. They had 140 last year. Long story short, I set a new PR today at 1:03:42 (by 63 seconds) but I'm convinced the course was short. The heat was just killing me. Still, it was for a great cause and I had a great time. I used my "old" shoes...perhaps had I used one of my new pair would have broken the 1 hour mark (JK!)
@Aresende90, how are the dogs handling the runs?
@JimCrackinDandy, I'm excited to hear about your race tomorrow! Good running!
@toadhunter911, glad you're back on the road!
@RunTimer, I like the photo!
@mwyvr, I've tried to figure it out, but I have to ask...What is "MAF" pace?0 -
It's our 20th anniversary weekend so what do I do? Get up extra early for a run on Friday, then pack the truck, load the bikes, sort out logistics, skiddaddle out of town and drive through the mountains and desert (yes, we have both here in BC) for 5 hours, arrive, drink beer, eat great Indian food, sleep and other stuff and wake up early and go out on another run LOL. And then cycle all over wine country and "taste" wine (natch). Fun stuff.
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Month to date: 170.05 km Goal: 200.00 km / 124 miles (85% completed) Stretch Goal: 242.00 km / 150 miles (70% completed) +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Sat Jul 17 08.26 km Check out river trail in wine country Fri Jul 16 10.56 km Shake off the cobwebs city run 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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@mwyvr, I've tried to figure it out, but I have to ask...What is "MAF" pace?
Sorry Lenny but I misspoke to confuse the issue further, should have said MAF heart rate; MAF is Maximum Aerobic Function, a term coined by Dr. Phil Maffetone. He's a proponent (like many others) of doing the bulk of training at a lower heart rate to build aerobic capacity. His formula is apparently based on observation of a large number of runners - basically: 180 - your age = MAF target maximum heart rate. Minus 5 BPM if you have injuries. Plus 5BPM if running for a year injury free. Target your "MAF" slow runs between MAF rate and MAF-10bpm.
I use 130 or 135 as my MAF rate even though I'm 53.
If you Google Maffetone you'll find him. There's more to it than that but them's the basics!
Bottom line it's a decent guide, adjust as necessary.0
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