July 2017 Running Challenge

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  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    BruinsGal_91 wrote: »

    I had to go and check some of my race photos just to see if I'm clenching my fists in any of them. And I'm not. (Such a relief.)

    It seems to be a natural thing for runners to do. At least in my experience, most runners need to be instructed to relax and not be so tense. :)
  • girlinahat
    girlinahat Posts: 2,956 Member
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    BruinsGal_91 wrote: »

    I had to go and check some of my race photos just to see if I'm clenching my fists in any of them. And I'm not. (Such a relief.)

    It seems to be a natural thing for runners to do. At least in my experience, most runners need to be instructed to relax and not be so tense. :)

    holding Pringles is the instruction I have heard
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    BruinsGal_91 wrote: »

    I had to go and check some of my race photos just to see if I'm clenching my fists in any of them. And I'm not. (Such a relief.)

    It seems to be a natural thing for runners to do. At least in my experience, most runners need to be instructed to relax and not be so tense. :)

    Somehow, I never could. My problem was always making sure my hands weren't too flappy
  • RespectTheKitty
    RespectTheKitty Posts: 1,667 Member
    edited July 2017
    SpiritHippo wrote: »
    RespectTheKitty wrote: »
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    Elise4270 wrote: »
    @PastorVincent yuck! *Northerners* ketchup? I had 3 dogs yesterday with chili, cheese, onion and mustard. Mmmmm! :smiley:

    I have lived in the West, and in the South, and in East, the North... everywhere I go people eat hotdogs with ketchup.. so not a northern USA thing at all. Unlike say Pork Roll, which is a very much North East thing. :)

    Never put ketchup on a hot dog in Chicago unless you have a death wish.

    I had my first Chicago Hot Dog this weekend! There is definitely a wow factor. I have to say, I did like having a full pickle and hot dog in the same bun, but I got one bite with all hot ('sport') pepper and that threw me off. Those Chicago dogs are not to be messed with!

    Aren't they great? Once you go Chicago Style, you never go back. Same with pizza. :smile:
  • RunRachelleRun
    RunRachelleRun Posts: 1,854 Member
    July 5: 4.63 km

    Total: 15.18 km / 75 km
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    edited July 2017
    Oberon21 wrote: »
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    Re: Hot dogs... what have I started? :lol: I prefer my hot dogs Italian style like they serve on the boardwalks in NJ, but eh, mostly I just cook them occasionally due to simplicity and speed. All beef only. No HFCS or CS allowed. Getting harder to find, but can still be found.

    @skippygirlsmom moved out of NJ over two decades ago.. so Pork Roll is a rare treat now. Pork Roll Egg and Cheese on a Cinamon Raisin bagel is my choice of poison. :)

    I live in NJ. I have never had a pork roll. I am now vegan so never will. I don't feel I've ever missed anything. Perhaps because, while born in NJ, I live in WI from the age of 8 to 20. Then back to NJ. So missed the formative pork roll years.

    @oberon21 ha ha where about in NJ
    @mobycarp great race! Love the pictures
    @girlinahat I always tell Skip to pretend she was holding potato chips in her fingers and she thought I was insane, we were at a race and a coach yelled at one of his kids "potato chip fingers!!!!!" Seems I'm not so insane.

    I've really started off bad this month. Moving Mom's house has just about killed me. I'm still moving things. Moving your own stuff into an empty house is one thing, moving a house into a full house is another story. Lots of shuffling of stuff, cleaning out of things etc. Alarm went off at 5:00 this morning I got up got into the bathroom and started to cry I was so tired. Thought it might be a good idea to lay back down for another hour.
  • karllundy
    karllundy Posts: 1,490 Member
    7/1 - 7 miles. Beautiful morning to run!
    7/2 - Rest day.
    7/3 - 5 miles. Kinda sloggish.
    7/4 - 5 miles. Humid.
    7/5 - Nothing so far, we'll see. Fireworks hangover, slept in.

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  • cameronheel
    cameronheel Posts: 191 Member
    edited July 2017
    July goal 100 miles

    July 1.........4.1 miles..........MTD 4.1
    July 2.........3.0 miles......... MTD 7.1
    July 3.........5.0 miles..........MTD 12.1
    July 4.........Rest Day..........MTD 12.1

    Took it easy on the holiday, no run. Plan is go to a new area by the Cape Fear River for 8 - 10 miles this evening. Hope it is a good area, if it is I will probably make it my goto route for my longer runs. Hope everyone had a happy, safe 4th.
  • angmarie28
    angmarie28 Posts: 2,881 Member
    My marathon is Sunday, I'm trying to pre plan to get enough carbs in while carb loading, what do you eat? I don't think I can eat that much? I am at 200g of carbs that I've pre logged, what does your carb load day look like, and how many carbs do you eat each day?
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    7/1 8 miles - forced early stop :(
    7/2 Forced rest day
    7/3 7 easy miles in high humidity
    7/4 10 easy miles in high humidity
    7/5 7 miles in high humidity

    Summer Goal: Get my marathon pace below 9 minutes.
    Official Marathon PR: 4:11:28

    Next Races (more as I find them):

    07/28/17 - Liberty Mile - 1 mile race just to see what a short run really is :)
    10/14/17 - Stop, Drop, and Run - Fireman style obstacle course - 5km

    05/06/18 - Pittsburgh Marathon - aiming for sub four hours.

    Today's run was annoying. If I go by PACE it was a pretty easy run, a good min+ per mile above marathon pace for 7 miles. If I go by heart rate, it was a kill run mostly in zone three and pushed into zone 4 for a little bit. Plus after only an hour or so I was dehydrated. I had 18oz of water that I drank while running but still had that metallic taste that is the beginning of the signs of trouble. Bah.
  • autumnblade75
    autumnblade75 Posts: 1,661 Member
    girlinahat wrote: »
    autumnblade75 wrote: »
    After taking the scissors to my Mizuno's, I am pleased to report that they no longer threaten my toenails. They feel wierd AF to wear with my toes hanging out, but I am confident that a little more crafting can improve them even more. I plan to add a slightly larger patch to each toe than the fabric I cut out - I just haven't decided if I want to use a wildly contrasting fabric, or try to disguise the fact that I'm modifying my shoes.

    pictures. Feed the shoe envy....

    All right. Here goes...
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    5 assorted pair of Merrell Bare Access Arc 3, Arc 4, and Trail - The black and silver ones are my birthday present from my hubby for this year (we're celebrating early, so we can enjoy our presents all summer) and the purple and turquoise ones are my present to myself. Both arrived today. 1 pair of Brooks Glycerin (good for up to 6 miles before the heel cup shreds my ankle) and my modified, too-small Mizuno Wave Universe 5's with my toe hanging out. I've been running for over 6 years, now, and I've only thrown out 1 pair of shoes - I wore completely through the soles of my first pair of Bare Access Arc 3's. They were exactly the same as the black/silver pair. There's also a pair of New Balance something or other floating around here somewhere that corrects for over-pronation - They've been worn, like, 4 times and I hate how it feels like I'm running on the edges of the world's longest speed-bump.

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    7/1 - 3.4 miles
    7/2 - 4 miles
    7/3 - 7 miles
    7/4 - 4.25 miles
    7/5 - 8 miles
  • cburke8909
    cburke8909 Posts: 990 Member
    @angiemarie28 I would advise eating as much good food carbs as you can stand. Bananas, whole grain breads, corn, potatoes, apple etc. You probably aren't much of a junk food person and starting now isn't prudent. Next time you should test your carbo load for one of your training long runs and see if what you use is accepted by your system. Beware I hated my last load. I just plain did not like my blood sugar being so high but it did benefit me come race day.
  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,423 Member
    @Elise4270 - I have used the online videos at https://www.doyogawithme.com/
    They have routines specific to running like Injury Prevention and Pre-Run:
    https://www.doyogawithme.com/content/yoga-runners-injury-prevention
    https://www.doyogawithme.com/content/yoga-runners-pre-run

    I especially like this one for hips and hamstrings:
    https://www.doyogawithme.com/content/deep-release-hips-hamstrings-and-lower-back

    They are free to watch online, you can pay for the DVD, pay to download on video or you can download the entire program and pay what you can or feel is fair. Also they have different levels. I think the running ones I have used are beginner.
  • cburke8909
    cburke8909 Posts: 990 Member
    Got my strength training in this afternoon. I have only missed one day this week. Trying to eat fewer calories do I can eliminate more weight. Going good so far. I think if I can shed 5 to 10 more pounds before my marathon, I will have a much better time.
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    cburke8909 wrote: »
    @angiemarie28 I would advise eating as much good food carbs as you can stand. Bananas, whole grain breads, corn, potatoes, apple etc. You probably aren't much of a junk food person and starting now isn't prudent. Next time you should test your carbo load for one of your training long runs and see if what you use is accepted by your system. Beware I hated my last load. I just plain did not like my blood sugar being so high but it did benefit me come race day.

    I do not carb load, but I do try to up my salt intake a few days before a big race. I am skeptical that either matters as much as running magazines like to say it does, but then again skeptical is kind of my natural state.
  • KeepRunningFatboy
    KeepRunningFatboy Posts: 3,055 Member
    WK 7.3.17 - 7.9.17

    M - 4 m. plus Abdominal's and a walk.
    T - 15.2 m.
    W - 10.7 m.
    T -
    F -
    S -
    S -
    Total - running Miles * Goal is a 60 mile running week.
  • angmarie28
    angmarie28 Posts: 2,881 Member
    edited July 2017
    @cburke8909 and @_nikkiwolf_ thank you, I'm not ratting crappy food, I used to be a chip aholic but now I eat quite healthy and can not stomach anything fried, so I have apples, bananas, Rita chips, ritz bitz, whole wheat bread, gatorade, pretzels, pastry crisps and pasta makings, and cherry slices (the gummy candy), oatmeal, and some other stuff, but after pre logging my intake tomorrow, I'm only at 200g carbs, I think if I eat more, I'll puke
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    shanaber wrote: »
    @Elise4270 - I have used the online videos at https://www.doyogawithme.com/
    They have routines specific to running like Injury Prevention and Pre-Run:
    https://www.doyogawithme.com/content/yoga-runners-injury-prevention
    https://www.doyogawithme.com/content/yoga-runners-pre-run

    I especially like this one for hips and hamstrings:
    https://www.doyogawithme.com/content/deep-release-hips-hamstrings-and-lower-back

    They are free to watch online, you can pay for the DVD, pay to download on video or you can download the entire program and pay what you can or feel is fair. Also they have different levels. I think the running ones I have used are beginner.

    Thanks! I have yet to make food on any yoga goals. I'm still tackling the cooking/shopping/planning part. But... I will get after some yoga today or tomorrow.

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