July 2017 Running Challenge

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  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 4,993 Member
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    shanaber wrote: »
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    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

    23.9/55 miles


    It was even hotter today than yesterday. I expected to have a slow, miserable run. I was pleasantly surprised that I had a great run. I enjoyed almost all of it. The last .8 miles kind of sucked, but the first part was great and I ran a little faster than I have been averaging lately. I considered not running because of the heat, but I'm glad I did it. I have to drive my mom to Dallas tomorrow (a 2.5 hour drive) for a doctor's appointment so I won't be able to get a run tomorrow. Besides, it is July in Texas. It will either be hot or miserably hot so I figure I might as well just get it done. It did occur to me today that I might be running a little faster just so I could be finished sooner.


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    I'm in Texas too. Just north of Fort Worth before you get to Denton. It has been sooo very hot! And humid.

    My son is at school in Denton.

    UNT? I did some Master's work there. Didn't finish- got job- gave up public assistance :smiley:

    He is at UNT. He really loves it there. He is planning to get a master's and a doctorate. I hope he will be able to do all of it there. His dream is to move to Portland after school, so I will hardly ever see him then. (I don't think not seeing me much is part of his dream, just living in the Pacific Northwest).

    Be a nice place for you to visit though. Some great running up thatta way I hear. I loved UNT I lived in Denton from ages 2-9. Then it was NTSU. It's home to me, if I ever had one.

    It is only great running up thatta way if you like to run in the rain or are a duck! What they do have is some amazing food! (Waffle Window, Voodoo Donuts, Pine State Biscuits just to name a few :)!) My daughter moved from here (SoCal) to Maryland to Seattle. Many of her friends have moved to either Seattle or Portland including her college roommate and best friend who was nice enough to take me to all of her favorite Portland foodie places!

    I think it would be nice to visit, but I don't know if I could deal with all that rain. I have only been running since October, and I have only run in the rain once. We don't get a lot of rain, and when we do get it it is usually accompanied by hail and lightning.
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
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    @HonuNui

    No fully awake violin post:
    DH stopped going to the gym, thus I haven't had evening time to myself to practice. And DD works nights, so I try a not to make too much day racket. I'm really missing it. DH said he'd put up with the noise, but he likes to um... Um nicely put. He's um a little onery, er "kids" with insults. Then I'm likely to get butt hurt and mad at him. I do need to find one on one lessons so I'm more comfortable. I did some online for a bit. And I do need to set a goal to learn to read music better. I can do that at least.

    I'm hoping that I'll be able to agressive practice when (if) there's a second surgery (end of year).

    How's everyone else doing that jumped in on practicing music?
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
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    @juliet3455 I have an Orange Mud changing towel for those public changing moments. It's great.
  • RunHappyMe
    RunHappyMe Posts: 15 Member
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    This morning it was really hot and humid especially after the monsoon last night, I refilled a solomon hand bottle about 6 times and it's 500 mL! I wanted to do 10 miles today and ended up doing 10.56! Whoohoo. Tomorrow is more of a tempo run for me. At least 4 miles hard.


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  • RunHappyMe
    RunHappyMe Posts: 15 Member
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    I am still not updating my tracker well. I ran 10.5 today but it still says I have more than that left. I have 42 left to go.
  • zdyb23456
    zdyb23456 Posts: 1,706 Member
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    7/1 4mi 39:56min
    7/2 rest
    7/3 6mi 56:06min
    7/4 7mi 67:36min
    7/5 rest
    7/6 10mi 1:38:49min
    7/7 5mi 47:19min
    7/9 4mi 38:35min
    7/10 rest
    7/11 6mi 57:54min
    7/12 4mi 37:22min
    7/13 rest
    7/14 6mi 58:45min
    7/15 5mi 48:28min
    7/16 10mi 1:41:20min

    Well I got out the door by 5:30am. We had crazy storms overnight that kept waking me up so the quality of rest was not good. Still I made it out and ran 9.5 miles before I felt too spent to keep going. I finished out the last .5 mile alternating walking and running. It was 73 degrees but terribly muggy.

    I'm so glad I did it early. I headed out later in the morning to run errands and it feels so much hotter and muggier!

    Regarding the sports bra... this morning my 4 year old daughter had to help me get mine off - lol. I sometimes get stuck in the position of getting it halfway off and I seriously have to control myself in order to not go in an all out panic!
  • KeepRunningFatboy
    KeepRunningFatboy Posts: 3,055 Member
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    WK 7.10.17 - 7.16.17

    M - *
    T - 10 m.
    W - 9.7 m.
    T - 4 m.
    F - 5 m. * Was supposed to be a long run, but a farmer put down fertilizer and I got sick on run.
    S - 6 m.
    S - 1/2 M planned.
    Total - running Miles * Goal is a 55 + mile running week.
  • AmyOutOfControl
    AmyOutOfControl Posts: 1,425 Member
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    7/1 = gym day: 1 hour strength training
    7/2 = 13 miles with running group (run/walk)
    7/3 = 7.5 miles & 30 minutes strength training
    7/4 = Vinyasa yoga class & 4 miles hiking with hubby and pups
    7/5 = 7.5 miles (6 - 5 minutes speed intervals)
    7/6 = 5.5 miles
    7/7 = 3 miles (track workout: 2 laps warm up, x8 300m sprints, x8 100m recovery walk, 2 laps cool down) & gym Kettlebell workout
    7/8 = 5.5 miles
    7/9 = 13 miles
    7/10 = 7 miles & 45 minutes strength training
    7/11 = Vinyasa yoga class
    7/12 = 8 miles (6 - 6 minutes speed intervals)
    7/13 = 4.5 miles
    7/14 = 3.5 miles (track workout 400m sprints with 100m recovery) & 45 minutes strength training
    7/15 = 5.5 miles

    5.5 slow and easy miles. I "slept in" until 6:30 am so I didn't head out until 7. So freakin' hot! Ughhhh

    (July miles to date) 85.5/170 (July goal miles)

    Upcoming 2017 Races:
    8/12 = Verns No Frills 100 Anniversary 5K Race
    10/28 = Hill Country Halloween Half Marathon
    11/23 = Georgetown Turkey Trot
    12/10 = BCS Half Marathon
  • BettyM1017
    BettyM1017 Posts: 616 Member
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    July 15 – 5.0 miles Easy & 21DFX Dirty 30 Extreme
    Total: 65.25/100 miles

    Upcoming Races:
    July 21 - St. Pete Beach Series, Race #2, 5K
  • mustb60
    mustb60 Posts: 1,090 Member
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    July Running Challenge
    Goal: 100 km
    Ran: 44/100

    15/7/17 Run 7 km
    14/7/17 Rest Day Walk 7 km
    13/7/17 Run 8 km walk 5 km (37)
    12/7/17 Run 7 km walk 5 km
    11/7/17 Run 8 km Walk 6 km (21)
    10/7/17 Walk 5 km
    9/7/17 Run 7 km (14)
    8/7/17 walk 2km
    7/7/17 Walk 4 km
    6/7/17 (Sick)Rest day
    5/7/17 Run 7 km + Yoga
    4/7/17 SL+ Walk 15 km
    3/7/17 Walk 7 km
    1/7/17 walk 8 km

    SL : Strong lift
  • NikolaosKey
    NikolaosKey Posts: 410 Member
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    Hi fellow runners!

    7/3: 8.1k -easy run-
    7/4: 12.6k -intervals-
    7/6: 10.8k -2.5k w/u+8.3k progressive running-
    7/8: 8.5k -recovery after 2.2k swimming-
    7/9: 15.1k -Long run-
    7/10: -strength training-
    7/11: 10.7k -intervals-
    7/12: rest day due to terrible headache
    7/14: 13k -2.6k w/u, 8k Tempo, 2.4k c/d-
    7/15: 7.3k -Easy running-

    Easy running today. Felt good

    86.1k/140k

    Stay hydrated!
  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,395 Member
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    @katharmonic - the undress looks like a pretty neat idea but she is demonstrating while she is nice and dry. I want to see how smoothly it works when you are all sweaty!
    @zdyb23456 - So funny about getting your 4 yo to help! This is why I keep a pair of scissors in the bathroom - just in case I ever need to cut my sports bra off :confounded:
    @LittleMissWonderWoman - your phone exploded? The battery must have overheated! Where were you carrying it and I hope you didn't get hurt or burned!
    @_nikkiwolf_ and @katharmonic - HA! I can just picture the look on your date's face if you were to tell them that on the 2nd date! Seriously though I would just identify a parent or brother/sister, someone who would know your medical history, insurance status and could speak for you if you were unable to, even if they are not local. I use my husband, of course, but I often use my daughter too even though she is far away, it just depends on the situation. It is also a good way to have any medical condition information available for the responders and hospital through the RoadId system without having to give it to anyone else but I think that is more expensive.
    @kgirlhart - I would love to be closer to my daughter and I love Portland but I couldn't take all the rain either! I am thinking maybe further east in Oregon or even going back to Boise where I grew up...
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
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    I don't know if that undress would really work, pulling it under the bra you have on? It is a pretty neat idea, in theory.


    ETA WOW @ddmom81! Sounds like an amazing vacation! ('cept the couple) :blush: We did a cruise a few years ago, that track was a joke! TM's were positioned nicely for a great view though. Glad to have you back safe!
  • ddmom0811
    ddmom0811 Posts: 1,878 Member
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    Almost everyone in my cycling club has a Road ID. I don't always remember to wear it when running, but it is a good idea. But, cycling is probably more dangerous - since we are riding on the roads.

    Stuck sports bras -- all the time in this Florida heat! I hate to ask anyone to help with it because it's totally soaked in sweat.
  • RespectTheKitty
    RespectTheKitty Posts: 1,667 Member
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    Moving is DONE! Had a bunch of friends and family help out, which made it so much easier. Now we are in our new house and it's delightful. Now we just have to unpack!

    Also got over 10,000 steps today just from all the moving. If I'm not too sore tomorrow I'm going to have a short run with my new route!

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