July 2017 Running Challenge

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  • cburke8909
    cburke8909 Posts: 990 Member
    @angmarie28 might I then suggest do what you can and hope it's enough. @PastorVincent has a point the carb loading may be overrated. You're eating more carbs and that will have a benefit but if you can't do more you may not need to.
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    cburke8909 wrote: »
    @angmarie28 might I then suggest do what you can and hope it's enough. @PastorVincent has a point the carb loading may be overrated. You're eating more carbs and that will have a benefit but if you can't do more you may not need to.

    @angmarie28 , in the end, listen to your body. If your body says ENOUGH! Then it is probably enough. IMO, YMMV, and all that
  • MobyCarp
    MobyCarp Posts: 2,927 Member
    July Running Totals (miles)
    7/1 – 14.00 paced run
    7/2 – 14.03 easy
    7/3 – 6.21 easy + 4 strides
    7/4 – 8.07 warm up + 4 mile race
    7/5 – 7.40 group run

    July total to date – 49.71

    Nominal Challenge Goal – 260 miles
    Real Goals: Stay healthy. Train toward Rochester Marathon. Pace Shoreline Half as close as possible to a 1:40 finish with even splits. Run Karknocker 5K in under 20 minutes.

    Today's notes – Today was warm, but it had moderated to 82º F (28º C) by the time I ran, per Garmin. It felt a bit warmer, but that might just be a reaction because I ran when it was reasonably cool yesterday morning. With the humidity around 50%, the group took it pretty easy this evening, and the run came in at an average pace of 8:24 per mile per Garmin, or 8:18 per mile after Strava strips out non-moving time. Only had one full mile come in faster than 8 minutes, and that was okay by me today. It was supposed to be an easy run, even if I did feel like ending it in a stride across the parking lot.

    2017 races:
    January 1, 2017 Freezeroo #2 (Resolution Run 7.5 mile) (Mendon, NY) Finished in 50:45
    January 7, 2017 Winter Warrior Half Marathon (Gates, NY) Finished in 1:32:40
    January 14, 2017 Freezeroo #3 (Pineway Ponds Park 5 mile) (Spencerport, NY) Finished in 33:42
    January 28, 2017 Freezeroo #4 (Hearnish 5 mile) (Victor, NY) short course, finished 4.88 miles in 32:50
    February 4, 2017 USATF Cross Country National Championship Masters 8K (Bend, OR) Finished in 35:39, team won the 60+ Men's cross country championship
    February 11, 2017 Freezeroo #5 (Valentines Run "In Memory of Tom Brannon" 8 Mile) (Greece, NY) sat out due to training schedule
    February 25, 2017 Freezeroo #6 (White House Challenge 4.4 mile) (Webster, NY) short course, finished 4.34 miles in 27:51
    March 11, 2017 Johnny's Runnin' of the Green 5 mile (Rochester, NY) finished in 33:25
    March 18, 2017 USATF Masters 8K Championship (Shamrock 8K, Virginia Beach, VA) finished in 30:59, PR for 8K
    April 17, 2017 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA) finished in 3:49:42
    April 30, 2017 USATF Masters 10K Championship (James Joyce Ramble, Dedham, MA) finished in 39:54, PR for 10K
    May 21, 2017 Lilac Run 10K (Rochester, NY) finished in 40:04
    May 27, 2017 Canandaigua Classic Half Marathon (Canandaigua, NY) finished in 1:33:06
    June 9, 2017 Charlie McMullen Mile (Fairport, NY) finished in 5:44.90, PR for mile
    June 18, 2017 Medved 5K to Cure ALS (Rochester, NY) finished in 19:32
    July 4, 2017 Firecracker Four Mile (Fairport, NY) finished in 25:42
    July 15, 2017 Shoreline Half Marathon [1:40 pacer] (Hamlin, NY)
    July 28, 2017 Karknocker 5K (East Rochester, NY)
    September 3, 2017 Oak Tree Half Marathon (Geneseo, NY)
    September 17, 2017 MVP Rochester Marathon (Rochester, NY)
    November 23, 2017 Race with Grace 10K (Hilton, NY)
  • wishiwasarunner
    wishiwasarunner Posts: 202 Member
    @angemarie23 - you could try adding tart cherry juice. While I am very skeptical about the science behind this, there are reports (again, wouldn't call them studies) that showed better results in runners who consumed several glasses of tart cherry juice for a few weeks before long races. The tart cherries are supposed to help decrease inflammation and improve recovery. Whether or not it works, it is a tasty way to get a high carb macro without filling you up.
  • BettyM1017
    BettyM1017 Posts: 616 Member
    wishiwasarunner wrote: »
    @angemarie23 - you could try adding tart cherry juice. While I am very skeptical about the science behind this, there are reports (again, wouldn't call them studies) that showed better results in runners who consumed several glasses of tart cherry juice for a few weeks before long races. The tart cherries are supposed to help decrease inflammation and improve recovery. Whether or not it works, it is a tasty way to get a high carb macro without filling you up.

    Since cherry juice is regularly recommended for treating the symptoms of gout, it makes sense that it would have anti-inflammatory properties.
  • _nikkiwolf_
    _nikkiwolf_ Posts: 1,380 Member
    angmarie28 wrote: »
    @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
    @angmarie28 That's why I suggested drinking sweet stuff ;)
    This year I got 134g of carbs from smoothies & juice that I drank instead of water the day before the race. Last year 91g from smoothies & juice, plus another 90g from coca cola (most of that from half a litre in the evening when I realised I hadn't hit my 450g carb goal, and it was the only thing the hotel vending machine had to offer...).
    I only did the carb loading the day before that race, not starting in the middle of the week before. I don't think I could eat like that for multiple days in a row; but I think my one-day-strategy worked well for me.
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    cameronheel wrote: »
    I am still working on losing weight as I increase miles and have recently surpassed the 50lb lost mark. Still have another 10-15 to go. Oh well, at least I got the miles in. Hope everyone is staying healthy.

    Hey! Great job!! Congrats!
  • cburke8909
    cburke8909 Posts: 990 Member
    4.1 miles 6x1minute hill repeats with 2 minutes recovery. May have gone too hard on the hills but I'm new to this workout and my heart rate monitor doesn't arrive until next week. It felt good to run. Not sure I picked a long enough hill with enough incline but I think it will do for now. Committed to getting in the strength training this afternoon.

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  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    cburke8909 wrote: »
    4.1 miles 6x1minute hill repeats with 2 minutes recovery. May have gone too hard on the hills but I'm new to this workout and my heart rate monitor doesn't arrive until next week. It felt good to run. Not sure I picked a long enough hill with enough incline but I think it will do for now. Committed to getting in the strength training this afternoon.

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    which one did you get?
  • SweetSassyJen
    SweetSassyJen Posts: 129 Member
    July goal 60 miles

    July 6: 5.23 miles

    July total: 15.26/60 miles
  • kimlight2
    kimlight2 Posts: 483 Member
    @PastorVincent What was the issue you were having with Strava?

    I noticed on the last few runs I am seeing a difference in Milage between Strava and Garmin. For instance Tuesday Strava showed 3.3 and Garmin showed 2.8 miles. Today Strava showed 3.7 and Garmin showed 3.4 miles. Anyone else have this issue?
  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 5,154 Member
    @kimlight2 Happy Birthday! I get what you mean about moving up in an age group. The last 5K I ran I was 4th in my AG. But I was faster than the woman who won the next age group. For just a few minutes I was wishing that I was already 50 instead of 49.
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    edited July 2017
    Happy birthday @kimlight2 ! I pay no attention to Strava. If Garmin is wrong, I just accept it.

    ETA I have seen any differences other than the calories and Strava truncating the hundredths place.
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    Happy Birthday @kimlight2 !
  • cburke8909
    cburke8909 Posts: 990 Member
    @PastorVincent I got the under amour heart rate monitor the chest strap type. I'm hoping it will sync well as my applications are all UA. I was able to analyze the workout. It looks like I was wrong about the time and perhaps the pace. The times were suppose to be a minute but there were closer to 1:20 and the pace was suppose to be zone 5.5-6. At a pace of close to 7:00 minutes a mile I'd say I was above zone 6. What does a marathon simulation run mean in the 80/20 running plan, do I run 26.2 that day?
  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
    cburke8909 wrote: »
    @PastorVincent I got the under amour heart rate monitor the chest strap type. I'm hoping it will sync well as my applications are all UA. I was able to analyze the workout. It looks like I was wrong about the time and perhaps the pace. The times were suppose to be a minute but there were closer to 1:20 and the pace was suppose to be zone 5.5-6. At a pace of close to 7:00 minutes a mile I'd say I was above zone 6. What does a marathon simulation run mean in the 80/20 running plan, do I run 26.2 that day?

    I don't have the book in front of me to reference but I believe he means running a certain number of miles at your marathon race pace (not the distance).

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