July 2017 Running Challenge
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Expanding on my goal. Going to learn the 80/20 training and apply it to my marathon training for my first marathon in October. Going to return to a more healthy eating approach in order to shed a few more pounds.(My weight has stagnated at a good weight but I can do better. Eat a little healthier here and there. Have only one beer, no fast food etc.) Got my final June run in with and old friend. Because he is not in as good running shape I had to go slower, even walk some. It still felt like a good run even though it not at a higher level. I am happy that I feel satified.5
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Goals for July:
1. Run 100 Miles
2. First race on 16th July. Its a 5k. My goal is sub 30mins although really I just want to finish it!5 -
RunRachelleRun wrote: »Back after a long break. I got discouraged but have realized I enjoy running, so I shouldn't care if I'm as slow as molasses. Better to be doing something slowly than doing nothing. I'll aim for 75 km this month.
Yay!!! We'll be slow together!
Yay, Elise. I love company!2 -
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Hi. I'd like to try this month's challenge. My goals:
1. Run at least 3 times a week
2. Extending my run intervals to 10 minute runs, 2 minutes walk (currently at 10:5)
3. Run the whole of Burnaby Lake by the end of July (that is 10k), I currently run one-third of the and speed walk the rest.
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240km target set on the basis that I sign up (and train) for a full in October [my first], and use the HM as a long training run rather than "race" it - i.e. no missed runs for taper/recovery. Yet to formally make a decision so we'll see...
Upcoming Races:
9-July: Southend HM
?? 22-Oct: Chelmsford Marathon ?? [Undecided]6 -
July goals:
- To run at least 2 days a week, even on busy weeks. My right shin would be happier if I didn't keep giving it a week off to tighten up.
- 25 total miles, including the 0.6 miles of walking as warmup and cooldown.
- Stretch goal of 25 running-only miles. At my current pace, I'll be at 2.4 miles per 30 minutes, and I'll be at 30 minutes starting with my fourth run of the month. So this should be attainable with 3 runs a week.6 -
I'm in for 60 miles!4
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I should be able to run 100 miles.5
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I'm going to aim for 55 miles this month.2
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Going for 168.08 miles. Again. Hopefully, I can overcome the nasty Georgia humidity and stay on track.2
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I'm new to this group and just getting back to my walking/workouts. I'll aim for 50 miles this month and increase next month if I hit my 50.6
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July Goal: Rest.
Been running with a niggly glute/hamstring since late 2016, and need to get rid of it if I'm going to run a (healthy) marathon before I'm 51.
Seeing a massage therapist / myotherapist on Tuesday who specialises in sports therapy and is an endurance runner.
Will have a more specific goal after then.4 -
Going for a lower goal with my HM towards the end of the month - 85 this month2
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I'm in for 80 miles this month, should be fairly easy, I have a marathon in a week and 1 day, ahhh.
Still struggling with how to carry my energy chews, bought a hydration pack, I love it, but it won't work for my marathon. So I went and bought some shorts with 1 good sized pocket, will try them this weekend to see what all I can put on it, ugh.
How does everyone else carry their GUs and chews, etc. I'm slow so I'll be out there for 5 1/2 to 6 hours, all aid stations will have gatorade, and 3 will have GUs, so I'm not sure how much to bring. I have a friend who I was suppose to do this race with, but she injured her knee, so she's volunteering, and will be manning the aid station at mile 9.5 I guess, so I could probably have her have some things for me so I don't have to carry it all the whole way. Thoughts?3 -
Hi guys, I'm in. Currently returning from a hip injury, so my aim is a conservative 50 miles. Kicking July off today with 5k, this being lap 13 of my running club's 24 hour relay.2
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angmarie28 wrote: »How does everyone else carry their GUs and chews, etc?
I usually research what they're giving out on the day, and train with them so no dodgey tummy surprises on the day. And carry as little as possible. If I do carry, it's usually in my bra straps. You can get gel belts, but they always look uncomfortable, never tried one (basically an elasticated belt), having a couple of folk out on the course may be a good idea.
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I do feel like I'm him and everyone else is criticising me after a while when I'm devouring ALL THE RUNNING FORUMZ AND GROUPS AND SITEZ!!!
https://dumbrunner.com/news-blog/2017/6/23/poor-*kitten*-has-no-idea-hes-running-all-wrong6 -
Here is a working link to the @Orphia post: https://goo.gl/qGSjyB
The original got *kitten*-ised by MFP's censor!
p.s. That's definitely me also but it's worked so far, so who cares!!3 -
@Bluebell2325 ya, there will be 3 stops with GUs, vanilla and strawberry. I have a belt, I like it, but if I wear it with most my running pants, it rides up, I don't wanna spend the whole race messing with it. It might be ok with my new shorts, will have to try it tomorrow.1
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@angmarie28 ,angmarie28 wrote: »I'm in for 80 miles this month, should be fairly easy, I have a marathon in a week and 1 day, ahhh.
Still struggling with how to carry my energy chews, bought a hydration pack, I love it, but it won't work for my marathon. So I went and bought some shorts with 1 good sized pocket, will try them this weekend to see what all I can put on it, ugh.
How does everyone else carry their GUs and chews, etc. I'm slow so I'll be out there for 5 1/2 to 6 hours, all aid stations will have gatorade, and 3 will have GUs, so I'm not sure how much to bring. I have a friend who I was suppose to do this race with, but she injured her knee, so she's volunteering, and will be manning the aid station at mile 9.5 I guess, so I could probably have her have some things for me so I don't have to carry it all the whole way. Thoughts?
So... race as you train.
Experiment as fast as you can, and then do that for the rest of your training so there are no surprises on race day.
Rule of thumb is 60-100 calories per hour if you are running for that long. If you are using the Gu Gel packets I think that is like 1 packet every 45 minutes. So 6 hours is 8 gels. You can get away with less if you drink Gatorade instead of water, but you will have to fine tune that based on your own body.
I run with a belt back bag where I can fit a bunch of them. Takes me 4 hours to do a marathon, so I have a bunch too.
I would not count on Gu's on the course. There is no telling when you will hit them vs when you need to be eating. Hydration is normally pretty often in a race like that so you should not have to carry any water. That helps a lot. 6 hours worth of running water in the summer is a lot of weight.
I have started experimenting without the Gu Chews and Clif Bloks instead of the Gels. I find them MUCH easier to deal with. Portions are smaller, so like 1 chew every 15 minutes or something like that would work. Still working that out.
My wife uses Sweedish Fish and counts on the Gatorade for the electrolytes instead of the Gels. I lose too many electrolytes through sweat for that to work for me (10-15 pounds over 26 miles), but I also supplement long runs with Scaps so that I only need to worry about calories and hydration: http://amzn.to/2scq1z4 (one before I at the start, one per hour after that)
My belt bag is an older version of this: http://amzn.to/2uuLV10 Looks like mine has a bigger pocket, but something like that should work for you. Or so is my guess 1 -
I do feel like I'm him and everyone else is criticising me after a while when I'm devouring ALL THE RUNNING FORUMZ AND GROUPS AND SITEZ!!!
https://dumbrunner.com/news-blog/2017/6/23/poor-*kitten*-has-no-idea-hes-running-all-wrongHere is a working link to the @Orphia post: https://goo.gl/qGSjyB
The original got *kitten*-ised by MFP's censor!
p.s. That's definitely me also but it's worked so far, so who cares!!
OKay that is funny! Though to be honest I wish I was as happy as the guy in the picture is when I run!
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Today I had 11.3k on my plan, and after a very busy week was quite tired and lower legs were very stiff so decided a nice easy pace was in order. Up the hill and on the plateau was taking it very easy. At about 6k I came back down and naturally sped up, (parts were fairly steep so more "controlled falling" than running!). However, I forgot to slow down again when I got back on the flat so thought I'd see out the last 5k at MP. Realised at my 10k time check I was even going a bit faster than that but felt really great so kept it up to home totalling 11.5k in the end.
I felt so good that when I came across a woman doing intervals in local park just before home, (i.e after running 10k+), I was even tempted to join her and I HATE intervals!
1-July: 11.51km - easy 6.5k; HM pace last 5k
Upcoming Races:
9-July: Southend HM
?? 22-Oct: Chelmsford Marathon ?? [Undecided]3 -
Hey everyone!
I'm going to join even though I don't run great distances or very fast.
My July goals are:
13 miles per week
Up my running intervals
Average under a 12 minute mile (told you I'm slow)
Thanks for having this challenge each month!9 -
11.3 hot sticky miles in 100% humidity. Use my new 2 liter hydration pack. Good thing I had it. I went through a full liter. I figure this will be ample water for a 20 mile run. The run was slow only 10:15 for a pace.
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Ug was planning a good long run this weekend, but now the A/C went out and I am dreading getting that hot and having no way to cool down... and sleep is not coming when the house is 95 degrees. Maybe it is time for a rest...weekend.0
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angmarie28 wrote: »I'm in for 80 miles this month, should be fairly easy, I have a marathon in a week and 1 day, ahhh.
Still struggling with how to carry my energy chews, bought a hydration pack, I love it, but it won't work for my marathon. So I went and bought some shorts with 1 good sized pocket, will try them this weekend to see what all I can put on it, ugh.
How does everyone else carry their GUs and chews, etc. I'm slow so I'll be out there for 5 1/2 to 6 hours, all aid stations will have gatorade, and 3 will have GUs, so I'm not sure how much to bring. I have a friend who I was suppose to do this race with, but she injured her knee, so she's volunteering, and will be manning the aid station at mile 9.5 I guess, so I could probably have her have some things for me so I don't have to carry it all the whole way. Thoughts?
I use a Spibelt. It's got enough room for a few chews, my glasses and a key. Mine also has the toggles to attach my race number.
https://spibelt.com/0 -
I do feel like I'm him and everyone else is criticising me after a while when I'm devouring ALL THE RUNNING FORUMZ AND GROUPS AND SITEZ!!!
https://dumbrunner.com/news-blog/2017/6/23/poor-*kitten*-has-no-idea-hes-running-all-wrong
Absolutely dying laughing here at that. I am definitely that guy.2 -
Hi all. I will target 140k only this month for 2 reasons, a) high temp and b) i have an aquathlon race at the end of the month and i need to concentrate on swimming.
Take care all and hydrate often
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NikolaosKey wrote: »Hi all. I will target 140k only this month for 2 reasons, a) high temp and b) i have an aquathlon race at the end of the month and i need to concentrate on swimming.
Take care all and hydrate often
What is an aquathlon?0
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