July (2016) Running Challenge

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  • TattooedDolphinGirl78
    TattooedDolphinGirl78 Posts: 5,214 Member
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    Congrats @HonuNui !
    Well done @kimlight2 !
  • JessicaMcB
    JessicaMcB Posts: 1,503 Member
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    Finally did it- subluxated my knee on trail and had to force it back in, ugh. So only counting the 6.1km I ran before that shenanigan, the hobbling back not so much -_- . Loving the beautiful pictures you guys are sharing today though!

    07/01- 4.28km
    07/02- 5.01km
    07/03- Rest/Weights Day
    07/04- 5.48km
    07/05- Forced Rest Day (Husband OOT)
    07/06- Forced Rest Day (Husband OOT)
    07/07- 6.13km
    07/08- 6.13km
    07/09- 6.13km
    07/10- 3km
    07/11- 8.3km
    07/12- 4.5km
    07/13- 4.6km
    07/14- 10km
    07/15- Rest Day
    07/16- 11km
    07/17- 10.1km
    07/18- 6.1km

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  • 5BeautifulDays
    5BeautifulDays Posts: 683 Member
    edited July 2016
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    Saturday--3 miles at 12 min. mile, which is the best I've done in a while. Almost all of it was "street running", which isn't quite as difficult as my normal trails.
    Sunday--rest
    Today--4.5 miles at something close to a 13.5 minute mile. This has been my discouraging normal for the past month. The heat and humidity and something about the surface I'm running on are just conspiring to kill me.

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  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,388 Member
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    juliet3455 wrote: »
    shanaber wrote: »
    Getting off the freeway it dawned on me that I had never turned off MapMyRun! It said I had run 17 miles in under a 5 min pace and 12 of it right along the freeway! At some points I would have been going faster than the cars though!
    @shanaber A friend and member of our local Running club remembered to put her phone in Airplane mode but forgot to turn off her Strava on her flight to Peru. It definitely was the fastest pace, longest distance and highest elevation ever achieved. She left it up for a week then edited it out.

    Hahaha - that is great!
  • 46carmen
    46carmen Posts: 110 Member
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    Started slower than expected. I'm changing my goal to 25 miles.
    5th--3 miles
    7th--3.5
    12th--3.5
    13th--2
    18th--2.5


  • djspacecaptain
    djspacecaptain Posts: 366 Member
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    7/18: 0

    Monthly total: 112.25/140 miles
  • HonuNui
    HonuNui Posts: 1,464 Member
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    Catching up on old posts:
    @shanaber : no plans for trips...keeping ourselves fluid as son's needs could change anytime. Re: tats: there are lots of temps that you can try out
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    @lporter Glad both you and the pup survived the heat
    @MobyCarp Cool medal, congrats on the AG win
    @_nikkiwolf_ "ain't no mountain high enough" for you now!
    @kristinegift Looks like a beautiful (and cool) place to run

  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,388 Member
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    Had a great run this morning even though I didn't get going and out the door early enough and it was hot. I also had a short window to get back home to get on a conference call so it turned into a bit of a tempo run. I was shocked I have to say to see that my HR got so high (for me) - up to 151 and here I thought I was doing such a great job keeping it under 125. Apparently not! I need to get going earlier to beat the heat and be home for work. I didn't make it this morning and had to join while I was still running which meant walking a good part of the last half mile, at least when I needed to talk :) I am going to try getting up at 5 so I can be out by 6. This means I have to get to bed earlier and not be here reading posts until midnight! I almost fell asleep this afternoon at work and I still have agility class to get to tonight!

    @mobycarp - Awesome race and bling! Maybe you can take the certificate out of the curved glass and put it in something else?
    @AdrianChr92 - I have been chased by dogs here too but not packs. Usually a single dog and the last time it was 2. One of our animal control people told me to always walk away, otherwise they will chase you more as if you are prey and also to get a small air horn like they use on boats. It will frighten them away as well as wild critters like coyotes. The pictures are awesome!
    @skippygirlsmom - glad your foot is ok! I love your rest day meme! SO perfect! I did what you planned and ran my recover run but kind of wish I had slept in more! I was so sleepy today!
    @_nikkiwolf_ - Congratulations on conquering your mountain! Such an accomplishment!
    @Somebody_Loved - I would definitely see a professional about your knee. It may not be your knee really at all but further up the chain in your hip or glute. Some specific stretches or exercises could be the fix you need. I have had success with both PT and with a Sports Chiropractor. The PT I saw early on when I tore my meniscus (non-running injury). But the sports chiropractor actually has helped me the most and treated my torn plantar fascia as well as shin splints. He got me into orthotics that are designed for runners and customized for my issues. Once I got those and started on a regimen of stretching and exercises he recommended, I have been injury free. You just have to find what works for you and within your budget.
    @HonuNui - your ShePower virtual HM sounded a lot like mine! Just a few weeks and a few hundred miles apart :) I saw those temp tats but I didn't order any - looks good and now I regret that I didn't!
    @kristinegift - your trail is lovely! It reminds me of where I used to run when my daughter was living in Baltimore. If you haven't tried them you should check out the compression shorts/capris at SkirtSports. They have pockets and I love them!! I have not worn a pack for my phone in a month and I may never go back to my Nike or UA tight shorts!
    @JessicaMcB - I don't know what that means, not sure I want to know, but I am sure it was painful! Ouch!
    @MobyCarp - Great pictures!

    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
    07/12.......5.59.......55.59 - + Strength Training
    07/13.......0.00.......55.59
    07/14.......5.72.......61.31 - + Strength Training & Rally
    07/15.......5.38.......66.69
    07/16.....13.39.......80.08
    07/17.......2.00.......82.08 - Dog Beach!
    07/18.......4.37.......86.45 - + Agility

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    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 Marathon
  • AdrianChr92
    AdrianChr92 Posts: 567 Member
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    @MobyCarp Hahaha so fast you became a blur

    Today my base building it's over. Yay. After 11 weeks of base building I'm feeling great. Today I had some 200 and 400 at a 4 min/km pace and damn I forgot how hard (and good) is too run fast. Luckily the recovery was equal in length so the whole workout was not too hard.

    A note about base building. I have noticed that the biggest benefit I got wasn't the increase in endurance or lower heart rate. It was the recovery time. I seem to recover way quicker now than before. Before a 13-14 km run would let me sore for at least 2 days. Now I'm up and ready to go the next day. It's great. Oh and those cold baths are probably helping. It's like a restart button after a workout

    Date.....Distance..Avg hr/Pace/km
    July 1 - 7.7 km - 148/6:09
    July 2 - 5.8 km - 147/6:56
    July 3 - 11.6km - 151/6:22
    July 4 - rest
    July 5 - 7.0 km - 149/6:34
    July 6 - 6.5 km - 147/6:32
    July 7 - 4.4 km - 139/7:00
    July 8 - 5.7 km - ???/7:00
    July 9 - 6.0 km - 130/8:30
    July 10- 7.0 km - 146/5:54
    July 11- rest
    July 12- 9.0 km - 146/6:30
    July 13- 7.0 km - 157/6:00
    July 14- 7.7 km - 152/6:07
    July 15- 9.0 km - 155/6:20
    July 16- 7.0 km - 140/7:15
    July 17- 13.0km - 150/6:20
    July 18- 8.0 km - 135/7:30
    July 19- 8.8 km

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    03/04: Bucharest 10k and Family run 48:28
    16/04: Color Run Bucharest
    17/04: Forest Run 5k 22:05
    04/06: Happy Run 5k 21:57
    22/07: Bucharest After9Cross 9.5k
    28/08: Fox Trail Half Marathon (10k)
    18/09: Baneasa Trail Run (10k)
    09/10: Bucharest International Marathon (Half Debut)
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
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    @AdrianChr92

    *Start* a streak?

    You're well on the way already!
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
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    AdrianChr92 wrote: »
    @Orphia Well it's not a streak since I have like 4 rest days in a month. I'm considering running at least a mile on my day off to get the streak kudos from random strangers and brag to my running friends about it

    :smiley: Hahahaha! Absolutely awesome!

    3 days in a row is a streak for me!
  • vandinem
    vandinem Posts: 550 Member
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    Date      Miles      MTD
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July  2     6.5      6.5 
July  3     5.0     11.5 
July  4     4.3     15.8 
July  6     4.3     20.1 
July  9    13.2     33.3 
July 11     5.5     38.8
July 13     7.0     45.8
July 15     5.3     51.1
July 19     4.3     55.4

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  • greenolivetree
    greenolivetree Posts: 1,282 Member
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    I should be running right now :s:'( This one is all on my hubby who wanted to turn off his alarm and latch on to me for 45 min. The whole time my fitbit was buzzing telling me to get up. I just couldn't bring myself to do it. Sigh. How am I gonna catch up 4.5 miles?!
  • kristinegift
    kristinegift Posts: 2,406 Member
    edited July 2016
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    shanaber wrote: »
    @kristinegift - your trail is lovely! It reminds me of where I used to run when my daughter was living in Baltimore. If you haven't tried them you should check out the compression shorts/capris at SkirtSports. They have pockets and I love them!! I have not worn a pack for my phone in a month and I may never go back to my Nike or UA tight shorts!

    @shanaber I will have to do check out those shorts! In the spring and fall, I love my Oiselle distance shorts -- huge pockets, very cute! But when it's humid, I can only wear tight shorts/compression shorts or risk major chafing. The Oiselle tights shorts I have do have pockets, but it's only big enough for an ID card and a gel. I miss the Good Ol' Days when my phone was smaller and fit perfectly in my Saucony tight shorts... but alas, my phone is a behemoth!
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
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    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
    7/13- 4.04
    7/14- 2.01
    7/14- 5.0
    7/15- REST
    7/16-9.06
    7/17- REST
    7/18- 4.03
    7/19- 6.91

    July Mile goal: 60.53/70
    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: It's the first Tuesday of HM training, so that must mean....Hill Repeats! There's a nice little hill that's about 1/4 mile long, that happens to be just about a mile jog from me. So, it was mile warm up, then 10 hill repeats on the hill (averaged 9:28 on the uphills) and a nice easy mile jog home. I felt pretty good running today, though I have a feeling that I'll be a little more tired for tomorrow's 5-6 miles.
  • ddmom0811
    ddmom0811 Posts: 1,878 Member
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    @MobyCarp - great pics! Cracked up at the comment that we runners are either in denial or hypochondriacs.

    @HonuNui - Awesome job on your HM! Even in the muggy heat! Hope your son is doing okay.

    Intervals this morning for me. Felt great.

    7/1 - 5.23 miles in Washington
    7/2 - 3.7 miles in Washington
    7/3 - flying home all day - no running.
    7/4 - :disappointed: 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 + strength training
    7/12 - 5 mile run
    7/13 - 4 miles
    7/14 - 4.3 miles
    7/15 - 4.5 miles
    7/16 - 41 miles biking
    7/17 - rest day and driving 12 hours
    7/18 - 5 miles
    7/19 - 5.3 miles - intervals


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    Upcoming races
    2/5/17 - Daytona Beach HM
    2/26/17 - Disney Princess HM Orlando
  • karllundy
    karllundy Posts: 1,490 Member
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    7/1 - Baseball tournament...no chance to run.
    7/2 - More baseball!
    7/3 - Family day. Not starting the month so well.
    7/4 - 3.82 miles on a beautiful, cool morning.
    7/5 - Bodypump class, followed by 1.5 miles on indoor track.
    7/6 - 4.01 miles through the soupy air...HOLY HUMIDITY!
    7/7 - Bodypump class, then 1.5 miles on indoor track.
    7/8 - Spin Class. Not sure of mileage. ~50 minutes.
    7/9 - Rest Day. Moved a lot of furniture.
    7/10 - Bodypump class, then 2.0 miles on treadmill
    7/11 - Unplanned rest day.
    7/12 - Bodypump class, then 30 minute abs/core class (ouch)
    7/13 - 3.8 miles on hotel treadmill. Even the fitness center is hot and humid in Orlando.
    7/14 - 3.35 miles on hotel treadmill, then weights.
    7/15 - 4 miles on hotel treadmill.
    7/16 - Travel day...gotta get home.
    7/17 - Bodypump class.
    7/18 - Unplanned rest day. Woke up feeling ill...ugh
    7/19 - Bodypump class, then 30 minute abs / core class...I so need it, because I suck at it!

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