July 2015 Running Challenge
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5miles today- 113.8 total for month0
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For some reason, my ticker isn't working today, so I did 2.5 miles today on the treadmill which brings me to 19.65/30. I don't think I'm going to make my goal, but that's okay!0
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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 walking with Macy.
7/19 - 7.3 miles
7/20 - 3.4 mile recovery run with Skip (so glad my girl is home!)
7/21 - 5.5 miles
7/22 - rest day
7/23 - 4.4 miles
7/24 - 3.4 miles
85 of 100 miles 15 miles to goal
like everyone else my ticker isn't working
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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.
7/22 = 5 miles. This was a great run! The weather was just perfect and I my baby was peacefully sleeping in her own bed.
7/23 = 4.5 miles
7/24 = 5.5 miles. Perfect weather!!!
71 miles out 80. Ditto on the ticker.
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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
7/19 REST DAY
7/20 8 miles - 105.35
7/21 9 miles - 114.35
7/22 4 miles - 118.35
7/23 8 miles - 126.35
7/24 REST DAY
Rest day today since it was only the 2nd 4 days in a row in quite a few weeks.
Got my long run for early in the (tommorow) morning. Also did resistant band exercises last night.
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@melaniefav41 very strange skunk tail, well I guess that is better than finding the whole skunk. Pretty pictures
@elise4270 thanks it was scary for a while for her
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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-rest
18- 3.58 hot run turned into a hot walk. HI100+
19AM- 5.53 same as yesterday
19PM- 3.51 cooler, 87° feels like 95°
20- rest
21- 4.59
22- rest (thank good too. HI is 110°)
23- 4.73 run, cold spring dip, run HI 105
24- 5.38 early run. ~80°
I'm always aware on my runs that I could encounter a nasty critter. Even when I was cycling I knew if it looked like a stick treat it like a snake and keep double the distance. I ran part of an out and back and on the back noticed a stick that wasn't there a minute ago, a short fat stick. Distance, approach with caution . Yup, a fat as$ copperhead. Got past 'em and scooted my feet making noise hoping to, at least encourage it off the trail. It immediately threw its head back mouth agape and held that position. I got chills. Rattlesnake, sure I'd have made it move off the trail. Copperhead - nah they are just hard wired to bite if anything is close enough. Once you cut their heads off, if you grab the tail, it still swings around to bite you.
Then I saw a juvenile armadillo, a few bunnies, and a tarantula... No horse flys this AM and no "lucky" roadrunners. Love the roadrunners..
I almost didn't wear my road ID today. Tan line, I'm really looking like a zebra. But gave in, because that tan line won't matter if the ID is needed.
61.35/70+
@Runningmischka Glad to hear all is well! It is amazing how deeply we feel for those little ones. Thank goodness for the medical care we have access to!
Another month already? These challenges are just flying by. Looks like everyone is closing in on that mileage! Finish strong! And watch your step out there!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.?
7/18 - 6.2 miles
7/19 - rest day (plus A LOT of yard work)
7/20 - 4.2 miles
7/21 - 4.0 miles - may not hit revised goal of 100
7/22 - 4.0 miles - beautiful morning!
7/23 - 4.5 miles (62.7 / 100)
7/24 - rest day - out of order this week due to a business trip
Starting with a HM training group next week. Through my Y. This is where I started a year ago and really "became a runner". Looking forward to it!
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So do I just jump in here at anytime and start ? I ran 2300 miles last year but had back surgery in April and have been working my way back slowly . So do I just list what I have done for the month?0
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@backtofit68 - Welcome! Yep, pretty much. Generally, everyone sets a goal for each month and then shares how they're doing, feeling, etc. Super supportive community here!0
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For those of you on my newfeed this is the sweetie Skip brought home from running yesterday. She came in crying about this puppy and it was loose and she yelled at it because it jumped on her, oh Momma PLLLEEASSSEE we need to go and get it so it doesn't get hit. So off we go and we get to her and she has a rabies tag but when I call the id number on the tag it isn't in their database. So we take "Baby" home with us and I post on facebook and she does the whole instagram/snapchat thing of does anyone know her. We found out that for how sweet she was with us, not so much with other doggies as she started a fight with my Macy. I call my vet and they say bring her in and we'll check for a chip. By now we have had the dog for about 90 mins because I'm waiting for the termite guy so I can't leave the house. Finally we get to the vet and yeah she is chipped. Girl at vet said it's the first dog in about 30 she has scanned that was chipped. The owner came to the vet to get her and said they have only had her a month (she was 8 months old) and that she had gotten out the day before and was out all night
Her name is Roxie and she wanted to stay with Skip, she was crying and pulling on the leash as we were walking away. The owner told Skip to stop by any time to see her. Poor Skip was crying when we got in the car, but happy that we found her owner. Who can resist that face!
Morning runs:
http://runhaven.com/2015/05/31/the-10-stages-of-getting-up-early-for-a-morning-run/
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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
7/19 - 6.2
7/22 - 4.56
7/23 - 2.46
65.07 of 100 miles
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@elise4270 - wow, that is scary about the snake. I don't know much about snakes other than I stay away from all of them!
@melaniefav41 - lol on the skunk tail! What on earth!?
@ohhim - IDK how you are running speed drills in the afternoon heat! I can't even think about running in the afternoon! Enjoy SD!
@skippygirlsmom - such an adorable picture!
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
July 19 - 41 mile bike ride
July 20 - 3.26 miles + cycling indoor (FTP)
July 21 - strength training
July 22 - 10.21 miles!!! New longest run! It was quite slow (11-12+ min miles) but I don’t care. I’m working on distance and speed will come later.
July 23 - cycling class — Tabatas - 1 hour class, went 20 miles. Wow, this was intense. If you are also a cycler I recommend it!
July 24 - strength training
Looks like I won't run again until Monday and Wednesday and Friday next week! Because I plan on biking both Sat and Sunday. But I will get way past my goal since I'm doing a new longer run on Wednesday. I want to roll over my miles to August.
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My ankle has been playing up (different one to last time) so I have rested it completely for 10 days. I've been itching to go out again and today did a tentative one mile and it seems to be okay, so hopefully I can begin building on it again slowly now. That does mean I will miss this months target again, but hopefully August will be better
Currently 12.8/25 miles. 0 -
@skippygirlsmom aw, what a great thing to do! You and Skip probably saved that sweet pup. Cute pic!
Love the getting up for an early morning run! I assumed all the early AM runners were spry and chipper the second they woke up!0 -
DATE ... MILES
7/1 ... 5
7/2 ... 5.5
7/4 ... 10
7/5 ... 10
7/6 ... 2
7/7 ... 6.5
7/9 ... 3
7/11 ... 18
7/13 ... 4
7/14 ... 5.5
7/15 ... 6.5
7/16 ... 7
7/19 ... 5.5
7/20 ... 4
7/21 ... 5.5
7/22 ... 5
7/24 ... 4
107/150 Goal. Easy 4 miler this morning before work.
@skippygirlsmom - adorable puppy! Very sweet that you and Skip went above and beyond to find the owner.
@Elise4270 - holy crap I would never run that trail again if I saw a copperhead. I am a total freak when it comes to snakes. Luckily we only have rattlesnakes here. I hate visiting my family in the south. Way too mnay snakes that can kill you!
@melaniefave41 - so random! I wonder where the rest of the skunck went?!0 -
Skip was already preparing for not finding the owner and keeping Roxie. Ha ha!
I'm not a fan of snakes either, yuck!
@Elise4270 Some days I'm good to get up and go, other days are more like the article...a slow roll out of the bed and dragging my feet as I go into the bathroom. After I get out in the street I'm usually good.0 -
Ran my second 5k this morning and completed it in 43:55 which is more than 5 minutes faster than my first 5k a month ago.
July 2 - 2.2
July 4 - 2.1
July 13 - 2.8
July 17 - 3
July 19 - 3.8
July 21 - 3.0
July 24 - Temple to Temple 5k - 3.1
20/35
@7Lenny7 - Love the pictures of you and your daughter. Looks like you had a wonderful time.
@skippygirlsmom - Cute puppy. Glad you were able to find it's owner.
@melaniefave41 - Beautiful place to run. Weird about the skunk.
@Elise4270 - Scary snake to run across.
@Runningmischka - Glad Anya is doing well.
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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
7/19: 15 miles
7/20: 4.2 miles (recovery style!)
7/21: Rest/XT day (14 miles stationary bike)
7/22: 9 miles
7/23: 9 miles
7/24: 4 miles--Paced 8:12!! Went out around 7 pm and the weather was absolutely perfect. After some pretty "meh," slow feeling runs the last week and a half or so, it was nice to go out and have a strong run.
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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.
7/19 - 3.0 mi Crazy hot and humid and it made my RAD act up worse then it has all summer. Could not get my lungs to clear out and of course forgot my inhaler because I have not needed it yet. So more walking then running but still I was moving.
7/21 - 2.0 Late posting this, went for a run during lunch and used the dreadmill to see if it made a difference in how I felt when I ran and of course it was much better. No humidity and air conditioner apparently = happy lungs. Only had time for 2 miles because my new boss was on site and I didn't want to disappear for to long but felt like I could have gone 2 more which is a nice change instead of dying in the second mile and barely finishing the third LOL.
7/24 - 2.5 mi Did my usual double loop of the park today and saw 2 wild turkeys on the path. Neeko was very good and locked in them but didn't move or bark which was nice. Had an upset stomach today which is a first for me but also have been under a lot of stress with a reorganization at work and getting JJ ready for an elite goalie camp this weekend so I am treating it as a one off and not worrying about it.
23.5 done 6.5 to go
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Did an easy 5k tonight after a day off yesterday. Plan calls for a 10k tomorrow, which will put me at 78 miles for the month, with 22 to my goal.0
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7/2 4.5 @ 12:42 treadmill
7/3 4.5 @ 13:58
7/4 5 @ 11:54 treadmill
7/6 4 @ 12:00 treadmill
7/8 5.5 @ 11:42 treadmill
7/9 6.5 @ 11:41 treadmill
7/10 3 @ 10:47 treadmill (good time for me!)
7/11 2.5 @ 12:54
7/13 3.5 @ 11:55/15 splits (half was walking with friends)
7/14 3.75 @ 12:40 treadmill
7/15 6.25 @ 13:40
7/16 2 @ 15:00 (walking with friends)
7/17 4.25 @ 13:41
7/18 4.75 @ 13:24
7/20 5.25 @ 11:57 treadmill
7/21 3.5 @ 12:12 treadmill
7/22 7.25 @ 13:54 (my fastest mile was 12:51--on a blacktop path. The gravel felt especially loose today, otherwise...or maybe it was just me, lol.)
7/23 1.5 on the treadmill @ 13:00 ; I was in so much pain...so I went swimming after doing arms. Felt much better!
7/24 4.5 @ 12:29 (a good time outdoors for me!)
82/100 for the month0 -
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
7/18 5.19
7/19 3.53
7/20 lazy
7/21 4.24 Chaffing De Heartrate's the name....chaffing I'm REALLY good at!
7/22 snorkel 2.45hrs
7/23 4.25
7/24 3.86: and some of the heloconia growing wild along my route today:
Total 55.69
(Ticker is my goal for 2015 and accumulation to date)
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120.8 month (7 today)
Run hard Y'all!0 -
@Elise4270 - I don't think I could run a trail again if I saw a snake like that! Luckily there are no venomous snakes around here. During my run this morning I saw several deer, a fox, a bald eagle and two great blue herons.
@skippygirlsmom - how nice of you to take care of that pup! So glad you were able to find the owner.
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
7/21 - 4 miles
7/23 -3 miles
7/25 - 8 miles
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Goodmorning all! I'm proud to say that I ran 4 times this week. I can feel myself getting stronger and as a result a little faster. Running a mile straight, on the indoor track at the gym is now a given. With a little more time, running a mile, outside on pavement/concrete with slight hills will also be a cinch! Today I am working a 12 hr shift. During down time I plan on walking. Already at 1.5 miles. Hope to get to 3 miles by end of shift.
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TickerFactory still won't work for me (what is the deal with that?) but this forces me to do the math, I guess. 5 morning miles today. Cool, for once! At 82.4 of 100 so far.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
7/19 REST DAY
7/20 8 miles - 105.35
7/21 9 miles - 114.35
7/22 4 miles - 118.35
7/23 8 miles - 126.35
7/24 REST DAY
7/25 16 miles - 142.35
Long run with my Saturday morning group. It was very cool out this morning so I decided to go for 16.0 -
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
7/19: 15 miles
7/20: 4.2 miles (recovery style!)
7/21: Rest/XT day (14 miles stationary bike)
7/22: 9 miles
7/23: 9 miles
7/24: 4 miles
7/25: 4 miles -- real easy (and real hot!) as I've got a 16 miler tomorrow. And after a few days of beautiful weather, it's going to be a hot one just in time for my long run. Go figure!
136/175 (seriously, Ticker Factory, what's your damage?!)0
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