July 2015 Running Challenge
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@autumnblade75 I've been running mostly in Merrell Bare Access Street and BA Trails for the last month-ish - 95km and 143km on each, respectively. I like them both very much, quite a change from my more motion-control Nike and Saucony and Ascics I've spent more time in, but I'm not having any issues whatsoever. Sock-less running is terrific, I can wade through streams with no cares, and always do! Helps keep the smell down too LOL. Really digging the more spacious toe box, I'll never go back to cramped again.
I believe I've ordered another pair of the street version - I mostly run on the treadmill, but I have a pair of the trail version as well - they've barely been used. Both are lovely and I prefer them to the Brooks Glycerin I picked up this Spring. I think there might be some benefit to occasionally running in traditional running shoes, but I kind of have to force myself... I might be a weirdo, because I still wear socks with them. Not that it stops me running through big puddles if it's raining (I specifically picked up the trail version to use at Warrior Dash!) and a nice drizzle is more likely to lure me out on the roads and away from the treadmill!
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
7/19/15 - 7 miles
7/20/15 - 6 miles
7/21/15 - 8.26 miles
7/22/15 - 5.5 miles 107.25 total
7/23/15 - 5.5 miles 112.75 total
7/25/15 - 7 miles 119.75 total
7/26/15 - 6.25 miles 126 total
7/27/15 - 7 miles
7/28/15 - 7.25 miles
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The local trails (they're nice trails for this area) finally opened the other day after all of the spring rains. Every other time they opened, it would rain again, closing them for even longer. So I took the chance to hit them in the new Hoka One One Challenger's I picked up a couple months back. The results: They felt great. I think I will have to take them back though. After just 9 miles on them the sole at the tip of the shoes is separating, on both shoes. I did not trip and fall (amazingly), but I did get my feet caught up on some various rocks, roots, squirrels and what I think might have been an ogre, but it disappeared before I could get a picture of it. It's kind of a shame. (About the shoes, not the ogre, screw that ogre). I may take the chance to try some of those invisible shoes all the kids keep talking about.
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)
7/19 - 12 miles (138 total)
7/23 - 12 miles (150 total)
7/25 - 14 miles (164 total)
7/27 - 11 miles (175 total)
7/28 - 9 miles (184 total)
Goal 200 miles
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Nice long, slow run this evening on the treadmill. 4.5 miles total run, taking my monthly total to 38 miles, past my 35 mile goal.0
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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°
25- rest
26- 4.67, cold dip, 2.87
27- rest
28- 5.31
74.29/70+
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Ended up skipping out on 2 days in a row of running (but did other exercise stuff), but got in a hot sweaty 5 miler today. I guess I should have upped my target as it was easy to slack now that my remaining mileage has shrunk.
7/1 - 6 miles
7/2 - 6 miles (w. 0.25-0.5-0.75-mile-0.75-0.5-0.25 pyramid @ 7/mile pace)
7/3 - 5 miles w. strides
7/5 - 13 miles
7/6 - 6.5 miles
7/7 - 7 miles w. strides
7/9 - 6 miles (w. 0.25-0.5-0.75-mile-0.75-0.5-0.25 pyramid @ 6:52/mile pace)
7/10 - 6 miles
7/11 - 5.5 miles
7/12 - 10.5 miles
7/13 - 8.5 miles
7/14 - 5 miles
7/15 - 4 miles
7/16 - 5.5 miles (w. 6x800 @ 6:40/mile w. 400 walk/jogs between each)
7/18 - 5 miles
7/19 - 3 miles
7/21 - 5 miles
7/22 - 5 miles
7/23 - 3.5 miles (w. 5x400 @ 5:45/mile w. 400 jogs in between each)
7/24 - 3 miles
7/25 - 4 miles
7/28 - 5 miles
Total: 127.5 miles, 4 speedwork sessions
Goal: 140 miles, 5 speedwork sessions
Remaining: 12.5 miles, 1 speedwork sessions0 -
@WhatMeRunning There was a post on OgresInTheModernAge.com about Hokas. Apparently they taste good to them. Be careful.0
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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 16 - REST
July 17 - REST
July 18 - 6.2 miles
July 19 - 9.3 miles <-- Distance PR
July 20 - 3.8 miles
July 21 - REST
July 22 - 3.1 miles <-- Torchlight 5K in downtown Minneapolis
July 23 - Camping
July 24 - Camping
July 25 - 4.2 miles trail running
July 26 - 5.8 miles
July 27 - REST
July 28 - 4.3 miles trail running
July Goal: 90 miles
Miles so far: 91.1
Miles left: 0.0
The good news is, I met my goal. The bad news is, my achilles pain is back. I am not happy. The last time this happened it took me out a week. I was so looking forward to the runs for the rest of the week because the temps were looking great. I'm still going to get up and out tomorrow morning and see how it feels.
Today was a tough trail run. Heat, Humidity & Hills wreaked havoc with my heart rate and I had to walk several short sections to keep my HR down. I wanted to do 6 but the weather (Heat Index of 94F), and my Achilles, made me shut it down early. On the plus side, it was a beautiful trail and I got to see a lot of wildlife, including three wild turkeys who paced me for a a short while. I tried to get their pictures, but they were faster than my thumb.
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@WhatMeRunning There was a post on OgresInTheModernAge.com about Hokas. Apparently they taste good to them. Be careful.
I have heard this too
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Hot run this afternoon - pretty much felt like my face was going to burn off. There definitely is a reason I always run before noon! Pretty unlikely I will make my goal but I will be close. Taking a week + off with my knee pretty much sealed it but I will be back to do it next month!
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
07/17.....4.18.....51.53 - Fast four 0 had to be back for a meeting
07/18.....6.67.....58.20 - Hot and Humid. It really wanted to rain out!
07/19.....0.00.....58.20 - Rest - Taper week
07/20.....4.18.....62.38
07/21.....0.00.....62.38 - Rest and Strength training
07/22.....4.18.....66.56
07/23.....0.00.....66.56 - Driving to SF
07/24.....3.34.....69.90 - Easy with my daughter
07/25.....0.00.....69.90 - Expo
07/26...13.10.....83.00 - SF 1st Half
07/27.....0.00.....83.00 - Driving home
07/28.....5.07.....88.07 - +Strength training
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Hi all... Just wanted to inquire if there is an Aug page? I'm very very new to running, do you accept newbies?
I would love to see how much my body can do. Loved this thread for motivation, friendship and respect you have for each other.0 -
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
7.22.15.....1 M...... 10:44- boring easy day on the mill
7.26.15.... 4 M...... 38 minutes- little rough after my lifts on friday.
7.28.15.....3.12.....28:25 min- humid "race pace"
7.29.15.....3.06..... 28:06
so 18.2 of some magical number of this month's miles.
looks like I'll be hitting right at 20 miles- I have one more 3 miler for the week- my next run is in August- so it won't count toward this month. no worries.
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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
7/25: 4 miles
7/26: 16 miles
7/27: 4 miles slow, easy recovery style
7/28: XT: 15 miles stationary bike
7/29: 10 miles
Hot/humid one today! It was 71 degrees & quickly rising when I got up at 5:30, and 90% humidity! Still managed to have waaaay negative splits (second 5 miles were ~4 mins faster than the first 5!) and felt good for the whole thing, if a bit ploddy up the hills. But we've got an excessive heat warning for the next couple days, so boo
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26/30. I ran two miles today!!!0
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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 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
July 25 - 34 mile bike ride
July 26 - 41 mile bike ride
July 27 - 4.75 miles - felt good to run again, been since last Wednesday. (not on ticker)… Ticker should be 76.85 GOAL!
July 28 - strength training
July 29 - 9.6 miles - I felt so great all the way to mile 9 and then I had to find a bathroom, so took a shortcut home. It didn't seem nearly as humid as it has been, but I just checked my Endomondo app and it says it was 75 degrees and 100% humidity so I must be getting used to it!
@7lenny7 - love those pictures! Sorry about your achilles. Check out the KT tape. @kristinegift mentioned it for her achilles and I tried it for mine and it is helping!
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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
7/26 REST DAY
7/27 9.6 miles - 151.95
7/28 9 miles - 160.95
7/29 6.2 miles - 167.15
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It appears that the ticker is working again.0
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To all that enquired, YES! I will post the August Challenge soon. Stay tuned & keep watching this thread. All are welcome.0
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