July 2017 Running Challenge

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  • autumnblade75
    autumnblade75 Posts: 1,661 Member
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    autumnblade75 wrote: »
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    Well shoot, I did not want to do anything REAL. :lol: But seriously, I guess if it has an official name it can not be a horrible idea at least. :smiley:

    There are plenty of named bad ideas. This isn't one of them. I disagree with your statement in general, but not in this specific case.

    I know, I was being humorous.... or attempting to be at least.

    I recognized the joke, and I still went ahead. I am the joke killer. I know that I am bad at humor. I don't know why I can't help myself, sometimes. I'm sorry. I'll try to do better in the future.
  • Mari33a
    Mari33a Posts: 1,278 Member
    04/07 3.79miles
    05/07 4.80 miles
    06/07 3.45 miles
    07/07 3.23 miles
    08/07 3.26 miles - inhaled my first fly of the year.
    17/07 3.78 miles
    18/07 3.36 miles - that was a slow and steady slog (note to self- do not eat a steak a few hours before a run)


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  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    Marissaxzxzxz wrote: »
    08/07 3.26 miles - inhaled my first fly of the year.

    Congrats! :lol:
  • T1DCarnivoreRunner
    T1DCarnivoreRunner Posts: 11,502 Member
    edited July 2017
    7/1 - Rest Day
    7/2 -Rest Day
    7/3 - Rest Day
    7/4 - 2.98 (Based on Garmin distance) for local 5K… time was 26:22; not a PR at all, but I haven't run at all since 6/24 and won't be fat adapted for awhile yet.
    7/5 - 5.03 miles - not as fast as I planned :(
    7/6 - 3.01 miles treadmill. Plan was for easy miles, and these were scary slow.
    7/7 - Rest day
    7/8 - 7.37 miles. New trail running shoes! Went out on a trail I haven't visited for awhile, was hot and very slow. Very tall grass in areas made this very difficult as well.
    7/9 - Rest
    7/10 - Rest
    7/11 - 3.0 easy miles treadmill, very slow, before weight lifting. It's hot outside and it is just easy to run on the treadmill at the gym before lifting. I knew I was going to lose some speed when changing nutrition again, but this is really starting to scare me.
    7/12 - 5.02 miles, still slower than I wanted.
    7/13 - 3.0 miles treadmill before lifting weights. Still slow, but plan was for easy miles.
    7/14 - Rest
    7/15 - Rest
    7/16 - 9.08 miles, struggled with managing BG.
    7/17 - Rest
    7/18 - 3 miles, treadmill. Easy effort, but excellent pace. I've been struggling lately, even (especially) on the treadmill. This run brought back some enthusiasm. 2 things different this time: A. The only food I had all day was coffee with HWC at breakfast, a piece of cheese for lunch, and 3 snack sized Slim Jims for a snack mid-afternoon (2 hrs. before running). B. I did not do much of a warm-up. Come to think of it, my speed and enjoyment seemed to drop around the time I started doing walking warm-ups for the first 1/4 - 1/2 mile. Another explanation is that I'm finally more fat adapted again (intentional transition that should take longer than this) or electrolytes are better balance. This was warm-up before weight lifting. ETA: Garmin froze while saving this, so neither Garmin nor Strava has this workout. Did it really happen?

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    Upcoming Races:
    7/4/17 - Miner 5K
    7/29/17 - Dr. Dash 10K
    10/21/17 - Oregon Trail Run HM
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    edited July 2017
    shanaber wrote: »
    @Elise4270 - If you haven't ordered your Orange Mud yet my friend Rachel, is an OM ambassador. She has at least one review of their products on her blog and probably links to others. site https://thwisp.wordpress.com/favorite-things/
    She is also tiny so she may have hints that would be applicable. Best of all she has a discount code! Enter wispfriends at checkout. I have no idea how much the discount is but worth a try.

    Ohhh Yay!!! Thanks! I haven't ordered it yet. Super info!

    ETA the discount is 10%
  • KeepRunningFatboy
    KeepRunningFatboy Posts: 3,055 Member
    WK 7.17.17 - 7.23.17

    M - 10 m.
    T - 4.9 m. Ez day
    W -
    T -
    F -
    S - Planned LR of 17 miles.
    S -
    Total - 14.9 running Miles * Goal is a 60 + mile running week.

  • Ohhim
    Ohhim Posts: 1,142 Member
    Made the mistake of waiting until 10:30am for my 20 miller today as I was doing 10 of it with a friend and didn't want to start before meeting her in case of some logistics changes. Paid for it as the thermometer was up to 85 by an hour into the run and the rest wasn't fun as it climbed to 90. Got through it OK although my forerunner 225 went bezerk again late in the run at mile 18, but seemed to correct itself by the end. Not sure if the latest firmware update botched it up, but as my other watch's altimeter (910xt) is on the fritz, I may just bite the bullet and snag a 935.

    7/2 - 15 miles
    7/4 - 4 miles
    7/6 - 9 miles
    7/7 - 3 miles
    7/8 - 8 miles
    7/9 - 2 miles
    7/10 - 2 miles
    7/11 - 20 miles (split 9 outside, 11 inside)
    7/12 - 4 miles
    7/14 - 10 miles
    7/16 - 6 miles
    7/17 - 8 miles
    7/18 - 20 miles

    Total: 111 miles
    Goal: 200 miles
    Remaining: 89 miles
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    @Ohhim I just got a 935, and I really like it. I think it's really worth it. Of course, it was an upgrade from a 230, so it was in a whole different league to begin with.
  • Ohhim
    Ohhim Posts: 1,142 Member
    @MNLittleFinn - main concern is cost, and given I get all of the functionality out of the 2 others I need for a full IM, I'm a bit hardheaded as the $500 is a big pill to swallow (although some expos feature 10% discounts). Hope your calves recover. Big fan of cross training here if they are not used for cycling or swimming.
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    Ohhim wrote: »
    @MNLittleFinn - main concern is cost, and given I get all of the functionality out of the 2 others I need for a full IM, I'm a bit hardheaded as the $500 is a big pill to swallow (although some expos feature 10% discounts). Hope your calves recover. Big fan of cross training here if they are not used for cycling or swimming.

    cost was a big one for me too, main reason I upgraded is that, getting interested in ultramarathon length runs, I needed something that would track longer than my 230, and I kind of wanted to rid myself of my chest strap HRM as much as possible.

    I'm going to hopefully get some swimming in later this week, but I swim like a soggy log, so it's never a fun experience, but it would be better than nothing. Might pull out my bike too, but I have a lot of maintenance to do on it, so we'll see..... really just hoping the calf pain goes away soon so I can get back to hiking and trail running.
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    7/1 8 miles
    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
    7/6 Thunderstorms forced rest day :frowning:
    7/7 6 miles zone 2/3
    7/8 17 miles in zone 2
    7/9 Travel day no run
    7/10 7 miles zone 2
    7/11 Too hot to play
    7/12 6 miles zone 2
    7/13 rest
    7/14 5.79 miles Zone 2
    7/15 rest day
    7/16 Travel day
    7/17 7 miles 30% Zone 3, 60% Zone 2.
    7/18 Too hot to run

    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 :)
    08/2017 - Cranberry Cup 5k. (plan for a PR attempt)
    10/14/17 - Stop, Drop, and Run - Fireman style obstacle course - 5km

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

    No run wimped out of the 98 degrees + humidity temps. Normally I would run in the late evening when the sun was much lower but had company over so that was not an option. Ah well. Just eat more ice cream and call it a day.
  • MobyCarp
    MobyCarp Posts: 2,927 Member
    @PastorVincent - You got some good answers while I wasn't online. Fartleks are sometimes used as an easier speed workout, self regulating to not kill yourself. My coach has us do them on very hot days, or after a lot of people have run hard races the past weekend, or sometimes as an option for people who are recovering from injuries. They can be more intense when done in a group, as you can get some one-upmanship; solo fartleks tend to be gentle or tough, depending on the psychology of the solo runner.
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    edited July 2017
    Haha! @hanlonsk ! You knucklehead runner! Running gimpy! #meeveryday.

    Congratulations on getting the 2.5 in! You still deserve that frozen yogurt cone!


    @JessicaMcB seriously? Bears? No thanks! Coyote's don't bother me too much. DH hates that I howl back at them. Haha! We have cougars too and panthers. I worked with a guy that had a panther stalk him on a hunting trip. Such a scary story. Hope the ankle is better by morning, and the er visit was productive.
  • MobyCarp
    MobyCarp Posts: 2,927 Member
    edited July 2017
    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
    7/6 – 12.06 warm up + MP intervals
    7/7 – rest day
    7/8 – 15.01 paced 10 + ad hoc 5
    7/9 – 11.83 easy 90 minutes
    7/10 – 6.95 easy + 4 strides
    7/11 – 11.37 warm up, speed work, cool down
    7/12 – 6.04 group run
    7/13 – 11.62 warm up, speed work, cool down
    7/14 – rest day
    7/15 – 20.25 warm up, pace half marathon, easy 5 miles post-race
    7/16 – 13.12 easy 100 minutes
    7/17 – 7.32 easy
    7/18 – 10.62 warm up, speed work, cool down

    July total to date – 175.90

    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's assignment was 2 miles easy, 2x2 miles at T with 2 minutes recovery, 2x400 at R with 200 recovery, 3 miles easy. I was not looking forward to this one, as my iffy right Achilles hasn't liked running at R pace. On the other hand, the Achilles seemed to be a bit better lately. So, off to club practice because there's a good chance I wouldn't run this workout without the peer pressure.

    It was 79º F (26º C) with 58% relative humidity. What that meant was the warm up 2 miles felt very easy, till I stopped running and was drenched in sweat. The workouts on the board were for people not running marathons, but focusing on shorter races (some of which I will be running, too). I was glad to have an excuse not to attempt 2 sets of 4x400 at R! With no shade, the track felt hotter than the warm up on the road and trail. I modified the intervals to be 2x3200m at T w/400 recovery, because a) 3200m is easier to keep track of on a track, and b) 400m is close enough to 2 minutes for me, and it's easier to keep track of a lap of recovery than a time interval. Brought the 3200s in at 12:43 and 13:02 (target 13:04), with a lot of the 200s I was noting being spot on the target 49 seconds. The 400s were slow for R pace, at 1:30 and 1:28 (target 1:25). I blame the humidity. On the bright side, my right Achilles did not complain about the hard running; so either the Achilles is better than it was, or I was enough off a true R pace to avoid irritating it.

    Got out for the 3 mile cool down, and concluded that I was given 3 miles as a mental toughness exercise. After doing the hard speed work, I was ready to be done. I know that a cool down will help my legs feel better, but the traditional 2 miles (or even a mile or a mile and a half) would be enough; 3 miles was a mental challenge early, before I got into the rhythm of easy running after the first 1000 meters or so. It helped that I managed almost 2 miles of it on a nice, soft, shady trail. That definitely felt cooler and more comfortable than running on the track.

    Rest day tomorrow, because I need to run 14 miles on Thursday and 17 miles on Saturday. So the only way I stay close to the weekly target mileage is to actually take two rest days this week. I'm sure my legs will appreciate that, but I don't know how I'm going to cope mentally.

    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) finished in 1:39:05
    July 28, 2017 Karknocker 5K (East Rochester, NY)
    August 9, 2017 Pound the Ground 10K (Mendon, NY)
    August 12, 2017 Bergen Road Race 5K (Bergen, 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)
  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 5,184 Member
    July goal: 55 miles

    7/2: 4.3 miles
    7/3: 3.7 miles
    7/4: 3.8 miles
    7/5: 2.3 miles
    7/9: 4.5 miles
    7/11: 2.5 miles
    7/12: 2.8 miles
    7/13: 3.1 miles
    7/16: 4.2 miles
    7/17: 3.1 miles
    7/18: 2.5 miles

    36.8/55 miles

    I waited until evening again to run and it was after 8:45 so I just drove up to the park and ran at the walking path there. Usually I go off the path some, but since it was getting dark I stayed in the well lit, well populated area. I wish I could have run further. But I would have had to start earlier. Maybe I should get a treadmill. My husband thinks so, but I don't know if it would be better or if I would just rather deal with the heat. Tje thought of running on a treadmill is not very appealing.



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  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    MNLittleFinn wrote: »
    Good morning run friends. Well, I admitted it this morning, I'm injured. Sent a message to my GP asking whether I should see her or could get a referral straight to PT.... ugh

    @MNLittleFinn Good luck! I know how hard it is not to panic.


    @JessicaMcB What a nasty ordeal! Poor you. xo

    ddmom0811 wrote: »
    Has anyone done this run before?

    Sat, Oct 14: Viking Dash Trail Run: Cleveland Half Marathon, 15K & 5K in Peninsula, OH
    A friend asked if I wanted to do it and it means traveling up to OH from FL. But the timing is good for me. Never done trails so not sure that it would be good to just jump into a HM trail run.

    http://americamultisport.com/v6/viking-dash-trail-run-cleveland/

    @ddmom0811 I saw that Viking run the other day and was so jealous of anyone who gets to do it. The swag is outstanding! :smiley:
  • vandinem
    vandinem Posts: 550 Member 
    Date      Miles      MTD
-------   -----    -------
July  1     4.0        4.0 
July  3     3.7        7.7 
July  7     3.7       11.4
July  8     5.1       16.5
July  9     3.7       20.2
July 11     3.7       23.9
July 15     5.1       29.0
July 17     5.0       34.0
July 19     3.9       37.9
  • dkabambe
    dkabambe Posts: 544 Member
    Although it felt fine during Monday's steady run, my shin got worse as the day went on so took another rest day yesterday. Today it felt slightly better but could still feel it so I tentatively stepped out ready to quit at the first sign of trouble.

    Interestingly, the leg feels better running (i.e. no niggles whatsoever) than it does walking. I deliberately kept things super slow, and managed my 12k planned point to point run, (I deliberately followed train line so could bail out if necessary).

    Even more interesting is the shin feels better now (about 45mins post run) than it did before I started. Not sure if that'll last so the rest of the week/month will depend how the rest of today goes.

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    1-July: 11.51km - easy 6.5k; HM pace last 5k
    2-July: 19.26km - easy(-ish)
    3-July: 12.84km - MP-easy
    5-July: 6.51km - Very easy
    -INJURY-
    13-July: 5.61km - easy
    13-July: 5.00km - easy
    14-July: 3.64km - easy
    14-July: 3.12km - easy
    17-July: 7.84km - w/u + 5k steady + c/d
    19-July: 12.49km - very easy

    Upcoming Races:
    9-July: Southend HM (DNS: Injury)
    ?? 22-Oct: Chelmsford Marathon ?? [Undecided]
  • cameronheel
    cameronheel Posts: 191 Member
    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
    July 5.........8.5 miles..........MTD 20.6
    July 6.........3.1 miles..........MTD 23.7
    July 7.........3.5 miles..........MTD 27.2
    July 8.........Rest day..........MTD 27.2
    July 9.........8.5 miles.........MTD 35.7
    July 10.......3.5 miles.........MTD 39.2
    July 11.......8.0 miles.........MTD 47.2
    July 12.......3.2 miles.........MTD 50.4
    July 13.......Rest day..........MTD 50.4
    July 14.......6.3 miles.........MTD 56.7
    July 15.......10.2miles........MTD 66.9
    July 16.......Rest day..........MTD 66.9
    July 17.......Rest day..........MTD 66.9
    July 18.......4 miles............ MTD 70.9
  • BruinsGal_91
    BruinsGal_91 Posts: 1,400 Member
    6.5 miles last night. I wimped out and ran it on the treadmill in the gym. Couldn't face the 86 deg and 90% humidity.

    I'm now looking at my August calendar, and I've got two 5k races lined up. Both small local affairs. One has about 200 runners and the other about 150. And I think they're both pretty flat which will make running in the heat a bit easier.

    Came home from the gym to find my new Balega socks waiting for me. I've heard good things about them so I'm looking forward to giving them a run. I'm really picky about my socks and when I find ones I like, I will buy them in bulk. My current favourites are City Sports own brand, and when they announced they were going out of business, I bought every pair that was in my local branch. My supplies are running a bit low though, which meant biting the bullet and finding something new.
  • KatieJane83
    KatieJane83 Posts: 2,002 Member
    7/1 - vacation
    7/2 - vacation
    7/3 - vacation
    7/4 - vacation
    7/5 - vacation
    7/6 - 5 mile run (FINALLY!!!)
    7/7 - 3 mile shakeout run in the lovely, light rain
    7/8 - Women’s Distance Festival 5k (24:03) - 72°F & 96% humidity (bleurgh)
    7/9 - 10 mile long run
    7/10 - rest
    7/11 - 6 miles w/a beatdown from the heat
    7/12 - 8 miles w/summer track workout: 2.5 mi wup, 400/800/1200/1200/800/400 ladder, 1 mi cd
    7/13 - rest
    7/14 - daily double - 5.1 mile negative split run/4 mile run
    7/15 - 5 mile recovery run
    7/16 - 4 mile slow run
    7/17 - 8.5 mile run (glorious weather, but .5 mile short due to lightning)
    7/18 - 4 mile recovery run

    July Total: 65.7/150
    832.5 miles/2,017 miles - goal for the year

    Last night was a slow, 4 mile recovery run. I find it quite challenging to keep my hr in my target recovery run zone when it's still 84°F and fairly high humidity at 6pm at night, so I don't freak about it, and just try to take it easy.

    I am kind of stressed about tonight's run. I need 8 miles for the day, and tonight is the weekly Rockland Road Runners summer track workout. The scheduled workout is 4 x 1200m w/ 600m jog, and we currently have a Heat Advisory from now through tomorrow evening and an Air Quality Alert from now through 11pm tonight (the hourly forecast says it's still going to be 90° @ 7pm, when the workout starts). Also, I've been fighting a stupid head cold since Sunday (I really, truly hate summer colds, they are like an affront to nature, lol) so I've been struggling a bit with energy, a scratchy/sore throat, and a stuffy head. So, I'm going to play it by ear, see how I feel, and if the speed workout feels like it's too much in the weather/head cold conditions I'll just bow out of it and get the miles in. Most important thing to me in my marathon training is getting the miles in.
  • 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.
    7/6 - 5 miles. Crazy humidity level...so sticky.
    7/7 - 4 miles.
    7/8 - 7.2 miles.
    7/9 - Rest day.
    7/10 - 5 very sweaty miles.
    7/11 - Unplanned rest day. Hammies were not in good shape. Painful even.
    7/12 - 4 treadmill miles, then quick upper body weights.
    7/13 - 5 miles.
    7/14 - 5 miles.
    7/15 - Sick day...ick.
    7/16 - 7 miles.
    7/17 - 5 miles.
    7/18 - 4.7 miles. Super sticky! 76° and 96% humidity = running through soup.
    7/19 - 4 treadmill miles, then upper body weights.

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