July (2016) Running Challenge
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Decided to try the Pokemon Go game tonight. Wound up walking 5.2 miles in search of Pokemon.
It's a cute game, but it's still very glitchy. Half the time I tapped on something, nothing happened. Also it didn't help that there were like a zillion people out playing the same game and clogging up the servers. The further away I got from civilization, the better the game worked. Caught quite a few rats and birds, and found one fish in the stream by my apartment.5 -
7/6 - 0
7/7 - 3.11 miles
Monthly total: 17.76 miles
I'm rather proud of myself so far. I thought I was going to have to really, REALLY push myself to get to 40 miles, but I'm almost half way there already!
7/8 - 0 miles
7/9 - 3.16 miles
Monthly total: 20.92 miles
7/10 - 0
7/11 - 3.31 miles
Monthly total: 24.23 miles5 -
7/11: 5 miles (2 mile walk, 3 high incline treadmill)
Monthly total: 71.75/100 miles4 -
I was trying to put my waterproof trousers on while wearing my hiking boots and somehow borked my back this morning. I'm such a dill!
I've taken the day off work to rest. I've been resting on my back with my knees up a lot, and done a couple of short walks so I don't seize up.
No running for a couple of days, but a rest will do me good.6 -
WhatMeRunning wrote: »@Elise4270 - I recently bought a set of resistance bands with carabiner clips on each end. The paperwork started with a warning about them being the worlds most powerful slingshot. They range from 3 pounds to 30 pounds and you can combine them via handles and the carabiner clips to get around 160 pounds of resistance. You could do more than just squirrels, all while getting in a workout.
If I only had a pool...
@ddmom0811 My next appointment is August 1st. I don't know how well I'll be able to walk by then not having had PT. But I think August first is the goal to ditch the crutches. Alex suggested we bury them, some how incorporating them in to the slingshot.. He's creepin' on the group BTW. I keep telling him ya'll are great.
DH saw my bike out and questioned my sanity over it. I put it up. I miss my bike. It's so beautiful.
You could launch the crutches with the sling shot like a BIG arrow!4 -
No running for me over the weekend. Even though I thought I might get out Sunday evening it was just too hot. I got up super early this morning to get out before meetings and heat. I ended up listening to one while I was out (I didn't have to talk, just be present and listen ). Had agility tonight and will be up early again tomorrow for a 5:30 am meeting then since I will be up early I will run before my other meetings start a bit later.
Can't believe I hit 50 miles exactly today
@9voice9 - Like others have said, I would check with a professional, either a PT or a certified trainer.
@kimlight2 - even if you don't have a HR monitor you make sure you are running easy by making sure you can carry on a conversation, or sing. If you can talk or sing normally without being out of breath you are ok. If not you need to slow down.
@kristinegift - so glad the police are taking it seriously.
@Orphia - hope your back feels better soon!
@TattooedDolphinGirl78 - congratulations on the Color Run - looks like you had a great time!
@skippygirlsmom - I am not speaking to my scale either. I gained over vacation and it is now refusing to budge!
@RespectTheKitty - Congratulations on the 3lbs loss! That is awesome!
Date.........Miles........Total
07/01.......6.28.........6.28
07/02.......7.36.......13.64
07/03.......0.00.......13.64
07/04.....13.50.......27.14 - ShePower Virtual HM
07/05.......4.13.......31.27 - + Strength Training
07/06.......0.00.......31.27
07/07.......5.63.......36.90 - + Strength Training & Rally
07/08.......5.38.......42.28
07/09.......0.00.......42.28
07/10.......0.00.......42.28
07/11.......7.72.......50.00 - + Agility
Upcoming Races - Let me know if you will be running too!
07/04/16 - SHEPower Virtual Half Marathon
07/31/16 - San Francisco 2nd Half Marathon
09/18/16 - Beat the Blerch Half Marathon, Seattle
11/19/16 - USA Invitational Half Marathon (Yay, I qualified again!)
12/18/16 - San Diego Holiday Half Marathon
02/05/17 - Surf City Half Marathon5 -
Missed my planned run this morning due to some serious bad weather, torrential downpour, lightning everywhere and 60 mph winds!!! Yeah, I might run in the rain, and maybe find myself stuck in a bit of hail, but I'm not heading out into THAT, no thanks!
It's kind of OK though. Sort of. This strength building stuff has been paying off big time, and when I wasn't able to run Sunday I did HIIT intervals of squat jumps that totally kicked my butt, along with an extra set of each strength exercise (I normally limit to one set each if I ran that day). After a rest day yesterday to recuperate I might do the same thing today. Granted, my long distance endurance HAS suffered, especially having had injury time off for part of last month. But I will get that built back up where I want it. On the plus side, I am visibly losing fat...although not weight.
I feel kind of like @Elise4270 did a couple months back. Like I would really prefer to focus on 5k to 10k distances. I don't know why, but I find it more thrilling to run shorter and faster now than longer and slower. Weird how that happened.2 -
7/1- REST
7/2- REST
7/3- REST
7/4- 13.1 RW&B HM 2:15:26
7/5- REST
7/6- REST
7/7- REST
7/8- REST
7/9- 5.0
7/9- 1.0
7/10- 4.23
7/11-REST
7/12- 6.01
July Mile goal: 29.44/70
Actual goal: Run the Red White and Boom HM well, recover well, run the Park Point 5 Mile (7/14,not racing) well and begin training for September Boundary Waters Bank HM.
Today's notes. 6.01 miles in 1:00:09, which is pretty fast for me. I didn't feel bad doing this,l in fact, the average pace felt pretty good. This was a good 0:17/mile faster than I was doing before my HM, so it's interesting to see. Maybe the cardio and speed work I built up + rest time, gave me a faster base to work from? Anyway, another run day tomorrow, debating between 4 or 5 miles. Thursday MIGHT be a daily double, with a real easy run in the morning, and the 5 mile race with my brother in the evening.6 -
July:
1st. 5
2nd. 5
3rd. 5 ( Local Hospice Colour Run)
5th. 7
6th. 4
8th. 5
9th. 5 (Parkrun)
9th. 10 (Treadmill)
11th. 4
Total 50km out of 112km
Up coming races:
3rd Colour Run Done!
31st Helena Tipping Wrexham 10km
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Date Miles today. Miles for July
7/1 3.1 miles - 3.1
7/2 14 miles - 17.1
7/3 REST DAY
7/4 9 miles - 26.1
7/5 9 miles - 35.1
7/5 6.2 miles - 41.3 << Daily Double
7/6 6.2 miles - 47.5
7/7 8.25 miles - 55.75
7/7 5 miles - 60.75 << Daily Double, FF Pub Run
7/8 13 miles - 73.75 << PPounders Swamp Run
7/9 REST DAY
7/10 REST DAY
7/11 9.25 miles 83
7/11 5 miles 88 << Daily Double
7/12 9 miles 97
Upcoming races:
UAH 8K - 3/6 <<< 34:33 3 in AG
Oak Barrel HM - 4/2 <<<< 1:38:00 3 in AG
Bridge Street HM - 4/10 <<< 1:36:33 3 in AG
PEO-AVN Team Day 5K - 5/4 <<< 19:10 (2.9 mi) 1 in AG 5 OA
Cotton Row Run 10K - 5/30 << 44:57 PR
Firecracker Chase 10.2 miler 6/25 << 1:20:22 1 in AG & 15 OA
Rocket City Marathon - 12/10
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Went for a power walk/jog last night in the crappy humid weather. Was soaked in seconds. Today was rolling hills on the treadmill, and I could only do half the workout before caving and bringing the incline down to 0. Going to do intervals with a small incline tomorrow and see how that goes.
1/7: REST
2/7: 5.44 km
3/7: REST
4/7: 3.00 km
5/7: sick
6/7: 1.00 km (still recovering)
7/7: 3.64 km
8/7: 4.00 km
9/7: 5.00 km
10/7: REST
11/7: 4.19 km
12/7: 3.50 km
Races:
9/7: Tropicolour 5K
23/7: Zombies Run! App Ultra-Violet 5K
6/8: Colour Vibe 5K
20/8: Zombies Run! App Visiting Van Ark 10K
3/9: Zombies Run! App Jeffro Complex 20K
24/9: Obstacle Course “Coureur des bois”
20/10-01/11 : Zombies Run! App 2016 Fall Virtual Run (seriously thinking about it)3 -
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I was trying to put my waterproof trousers on while wearing my hiking boots and somehow borked my back this morning. I'm such a dill!
For me, this is the quote of the day. Thanks for the laugh! Hope your back feels better though
Also, @skippygirlsmom -+1 for the ipod shuffle. I am on my second one after accidentally putting my first one through the wash. I do exactly as @kristinegift said with the headphones. You hardly know it's there.3 -
@Orphia I think we've all done something similar to this and we feel your pain! Hope you feel better soon!1
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July
1-4.6mi with incline between 1-13. slow and steady
2-nope
3-nope
4-nope
5-hip and foot cramps, nope
6-flare. jog or yoga tonight. not sure which
7-4.11mi sprint intervals. it felt good.
8-2 hrs of aerial yoga
9-beat up from yoga
10-hungover. heartbeat hurt my head
11-still kinda hungover. too old to party
12-slept thru my alarms and my skin is on fire. i might sneak a run in tonight. maybe. depends if clothes feel comfortable
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WhatMeRunning wrote: »On the plus side, I am visibly losing fat...although not weight.
I feel kind of like @Elise4270 did a couple months back. Like I would really prefer to focus on 5k to 10k distances. I don't know why, but I find it more thrilling to run shorter and faster now than longer and slower. Weird how that happened.
Congratulations in losing the fat! "On the plus side" sounds like a fat joke... which reminds me of a Dr Who episode.... Adipose. Blah blah blah... we'd happily give up little fat babies for an alien race. I think I'm going to try a lower carb diet for a few weeks and see if that won't get some fat cells skinny.
Nothing wrong with changing it up. It's probably a good idea. Keep you moving forward and engaged... Maybe buy me some time so I'm somewhat competitive come Jenks.2 -
July 1-7.3 +1.1 with the puppy
July 2-12 miles
July 3-8 miles
July 4-rest day
July 5-6 miles + 1.1 with the puppy
July 6- 5 miles
July 7- 4.6 miles easy + 0.4 miles with puppy (we ran into a doggie friend and she decided that play>running!)
July 8- 4.4 miles speed intervals
July 9-9.3 miles with Mojo group +1.3 miles with Stella
July 10-6.1 miles
July 11- rest
July 12- 6.2 miles AM
Did part one of my two a day this morning. I am on week 4 of Matt Fitzgerald's level 3 half marathon plan. It's pretty intense. I think it has more miles than the level 2 full marathon plan I did in the fall and I even added a bunch of miles to that. This plan has 3 two a days this week. It also only has one rest day every three weeks (except I am ignoring that and taking one every week). I am not sure if I want to stick with it or not. I would love to train for a fall HM PR, but my "A" goal for the year is to stay healthy and head into training for Boston feeling strong. I am not sure if my "B" goal of a HM PR is in conflict with my "A" goal or not. On one hand, I am pretty sure that I could handle this plan, but I am also thinking that it might beat me up a bit more than I would like. I usually like to modify my plans to fit my goals anyway, but this one might just be beyond that. Any opinions or advice would definitely be appreciated!
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7/2....2.01 miles walk/run on treadmill
7/4....2.7 miles walk/run in park
7/6....2.5 miles walk/ run on treadmill
7/9....2.7 miles walk/ penguin shuffle run in park
7/11..2.68 miles walk/ run on Harvard's football field3 -
I've been home a week in the Florida heat and today I finally felt sort of okay on the run. Although apparently we have a "cold front", lol - it was 79 at 7am and 84% humidity. But, I did much better today than all previous runs in the past week. I was still completely drenched when I got home, all the way to the tips of my braids.
I have a new routine the past week. When I get home I eat watermelon -- about 3 cups of it. I have not had any dehydration headaches since starting this. And it fills me up so it's my breakfast as well. I always have water and a glass of chocolate milk when I first get back also. My daughter had suggested it to me because I was having to drink gatorade or I would get the headache after a hot/humid run. I'm going through a lot of watermelon though! And it's only in season for a couple months but it's right when I need it so I'm happy with it.
@skippygirlsmom - I just ordered that headband. In pink of course. I was hoping I'd get it tomorrow but it looks like it takes longer to ship that the usual items.
7/1 - 5.23 miles in Washington
7/2 - 3.7 miles in Washington
7/3 - flying home all day - no running.
7/4 - couldn’t ride today.
7/5 - 4.5 miles in the Florida heat and humidity.
7/6 - 5 miles!
7/7 - 4.2 miles + 1 hour spinning class
7/8 - strength training - cancelled — rest day
7/9 - 34 mile bike ride
7/10 -35 miles biking
7/11 - 5 mile run
7/12 - 5 mile run
Upcoming races
2/5/17 - Daytona Beach HM4
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