July 2017 Running Challenge
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BTW - if you were thinking of a FitBit, they are all on sale today on Amazon: http://amzn.to/2vBNHiu Looks like $20-$40 off.
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Thanks everyone for making me welcome..
Today = 2 miles
Very happy
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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
7/19 - 8 miles w/summer track workout: 3 mi wu, 4x1200m w/recoveries, .5 mi cd
7/20 - 4 mile slowwww recovery run w/a sinus infection
7/21 - rest (sinus infection recovery)
7/22 - rest
7/23 - 3.1 mile run
July Total: 80.8/150
847.6 miles/2,017 miles - goal for the year
Was away all weekend in Saratoga Springs at my aunt and uncle's, and recovering from the sinus infection, so I rearranged the mileage of my first week of marathon training for about the umpteenth time! Lol. After driving for about 4 hours yesterday, a good chunk being in traffic, I had no energy to be doing my PR long run, so just went out for a short 3 miler to loosen up and shake off the stress of driving.
Long run has been pushed to tonight, which is normally my rest day, but I am sooooo happy about that, because look at this forecast!!!
mid-60°s!!!!!
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New July goal....keep up with the posts, and retry to get 60 miles this month.
July 3....9 miles, average heart rate at 85%.
July 8...9 miles, average heart rate at 83%..max at 90%.
July 17...9 miles, average heart rate at 88%, max at 97%.
July 21....4 miles, average HR at 82%, max at 90%.
July 22...8 miles,average HR at 86% max at 96%.
Total.... 39 miles
July 21....Just wanted to get a shorter run done....very hot day and extremely humid. I had just finished 3 night shifts in a row, and even though it was a fairly easy work week, there is no making up on lack of sleep. Decided to push harder tomorrow. It was a run in the middle of the afternoon...no breeze. I couldn't wait until it was over. No walking breaks though. I was able to keep my heart rate under control and was in zone for 48 minutes.
July 22...Still a hot day, albeit cooler than Friday. I think that it was more humid. I finally relaxed after running a couple of miles but both yesterday and today I have had a nagging soreness/ache in my right hip. I finally had enough and started lifting my knees higher and extending my stride just to stretch out my hip more and it helped for a while. (I think that I need to work in stretches before my run.) Unable to keep my heart rate low. So I decided to mix some tempo runs with walks after running the first 6 miles. The last 2 miles was a mixture of walking and running. In zone 36 minutes.
Recently received my cholesterol test results...my total was 206 with ldl at 108 and Hdl at 85. My saturated fat intake is too high...which means that I need to cut back on meat and dairy products. I haven't been eating as many avocados because the cost is extremely high, almost a dollar per avocado....what the heck?
I was keeping up with the threads until this last week. We have been attending a few rock concerts. Last night we saw Asia/Journey and will be travelling to Grand Rapids tomorrow to see the Who (my favorite band). The Asia/Journey concert was unbelievably good. Carl Palmer (of Asia) and Smith (of Journey) both had drum solos. Which one was better? I think that it was Smith last night. I was excited to see Palmer....we had seen Emerson and Lake (both deceased) and hadn't had the opportunity to see Palmer yet. Even if you don't like the music, it is worth it to see these 2 drummers.
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RespectTheKitty wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »@RespectTheKitty - I've heard the advice to stuff wet running shoes with newspaper many times. But in the digital age, many of us just don't have newspapers hanging around. I suppose I could dig through the recycle bin for the ads that go directly there from the mailbox; but I find parking my wet running shoes in front of a fan has been good enough. If it's reasonable humidity, they only need to stay there 5 minutes. For the humidity suckfest that has been July, or for running in the rain, they might have to stay there an hour or two. I think worst case, the shoes weren't dry when I went to bed so I left the fan on all night. The shoes were dry in the morning.
You can put them in a box of rice like they say to do with cell phones!
Like I have that much rice lying around.... :P
I'm Korean so I always have enough rice, I buy it 25 pounds at a time
Of course I would never waste that much rice to try and dry my shoes!
I have wasted a gallon of white vinegar to get the stink out of workout clothes. A long soak in straight vinegar is the only thing that works for me.3 -
SOOOOOOO Do y'all remember all the fun I had with Strava in the June thread? Well finally got in touch with a "Matt" over there and they looked at the data coming over. For some reason, the data from the sync software is being edited in route. It has far fewer GPS points, 37 minutes worth of data points were lost (over a 2 hour run). The manual sync I do via a gpx file does not have this problem.
*sigh* so I guess this means no automagic sync for me. I will have to do the manual sync each time. Bah.1 -
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cameronheel wrote: »Took a rest day on Sunday as wife and I celebrated our 23rd anniversary.
Happy Anniversary!!!
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PastorVincent wrote: »Yeah, that's one complaint that I've read about those shoes is that the wide width color choice is non-existent (not sure if it's the same for other shoes in their line-up or not, as I only ever get the Vomeros).
99 times out of 100, I end up leaving shoe stores with New Balance as they seem to be the only reasonable company on the market making wide width shoes.
This!!!^^^^^
And I have to wear a men's wide. Forget trying to find woman's running shoes that fit!1 -
seanevan10 wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »99 times out of 100, I end up leaving shoe stores with New Balance as they seem to be the only reasonable company on the market making wide width shoes.
This!!!^^^^^
And I have to wear a men's wide. Forget trying to find woman's running shoes that fit!
So other than size numbers, is there any difference in how they make men vs women shoes? I mean with some clothing it makes sense as body proportions are different, but how different can feet be?
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seanevan10 wrote: »
Like me. During this particular segment of my run.
Humility will set in on my next run when I expect it to feel this amazing again.
@zdyb23456 I'm non-asian and I also buy rice in 25 pound bags. No way I'd waste it on shoes lol!4 -
PastorVincent wrote: »seanevan10 wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »99 times out of 100, I end up leaving shoe stores with New Balance as they seem to be the only reasonable company on the market making wide width shoes.
This!!!^^^^^
And I have to wear a men's wide. Forget trying to find woman's running shoes that fit!
So other than size numbers, is there any difference in how they make men vs women shoes? I mean with some clothing it makes sense as body proportions are different, but how different can feet be?
Women's shoes tend to be quite a bit narrower in the heels and toes. I have never found a toe box on a women's shoe that didn't rub my poor toes raw. And I wear an 11 usually and it is very hard to find 1/2 size bigger in a wide without specialty ordering. When I look it up though, most of the docs on the interwebs says that womens running shoes are narrower in the heel and wider at the toes.0 -
So sad my Garmin died, so happy I brought myself a Forerunner 235 Now to stalk the UPS man! 11
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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
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
7/19 7 miles 50% Z3, 50% Z2
7/20 6 miles 60% Z2, 30% Z3
7/21 6 miles - 26% Z2, 43% Z3, 29% Z4
7/22 11.5 miles - 80% Z2
7/23 Rest
7/24 10 miles, 86% Z2
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.
Nothing special, just a hot humid 10 miles...1 -
Main goal is to survive the Eugene Curnow Trail marathon and get more time on feet.
Nominal mileage goal: Let's say 100? Maybe I'll be a PastorVincent and set my goal at the end of the month
7/1- 11
7/2- REST/Family day
7/3- REST/Family Day
7/4- 6ey stinger
7/5- 5
7/6- 6
7/6- 5.1<--daily double
7/7- REST
7/8-17.7
7/9-9
7/10- REST
7/11- 3.1
7/12- 3.1
7/13- REST
7/14- REST
7/15- 25.9
7/16- REST
7/17- REST
7/18- REST
7/19- REST
7/20- REST
7/21- REST
7/22- "rest" 5k hile with 800+ elevation
7/23- 4
7/24- REST
Total: 96.2
Today's notes: REST day today, an actual scheduled one! I REALLY wanted to run today but, in order to get back on schedule for training, I took the planned Monday rest day.... However, I didn't want to be totally lazy, so when I took my little guy to the park, I loaded up the reservoir for my vest, plus both 20 oz bottles and wore that for the walk to the park, the whole time there, and then the walk to the library and the store.... pack only added about 7 pounds, but I wanted to get used to wearing it fully loaded, since I probably will wear it like that when I make my 100k attempt in October.
Tomorrow is a scheduled 8 miles... I REALLY want to hit the trails, but with a 20 minute drive minimum each way, and a 0745 PT appointment 80 minutes away, I'll be running at home... looks like I'll be doing hill repeats,,, 12x a 1/4 mile little hill near home, plus mile run there and back... with vest and water reservoir.
Hope ya'all are having a Runderful day!
2017 Races Scheduled
6/16- William A Irvin 5k
6/17- Grandma's Marathon 4:24:06
7/15- Eugene Curnow Trail Marathon 7:22:23
8/19- Rampage at the Ridge 5k OCR
9/23- Ely Marathon (full)
10/21 Wild Duluth 100k
11/23- TBD 5k Turkey1 -
Beautiful weather today, so I had to run in the woods again.
Six miles total, wish I could have done more but my energy levels weren't the best. Still, it was a nice run for a stressful Monday.
The road rash on my knee that I acquired on that fall a little over a week ago is still giving me problems. It's taking forever to heal. But I consulted Dr. Google and apparently road rash on the knee is supposed to take a long time to heal because it's on an area that moves a lot, thus frequently re-opening the wound. And that's exactly what's happening. Still, I wish this crazy thing would just go away. It's starting to scare the neighbors.
July total - 88.5 / 1004 -
RespectTheKitty wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »@RespectTheKitty - I've heard the advice to stuff wet running shoes with newspaper many times. But in the digital age, many of us just don't have newspapers hanging around. I suppose I could dig through the recycle bin for the ads that go directly there from the mailbox; but I find parking my wet running shoes in front of a fan has been good enough. If it's reasonable humidity, they only need to stay there 5 minutes. For the humidity suckfest that has been July, or for running in the rain, they might have to stay there an hour or two. I think worst case, the shoes weren't dry when I went to bed so I left the fan on all night. The shoes were dry in the morning.
You can put them in a box of rice like they say to do with cell phones!
Like I have that much rice lying around.... :P
I'm Korean so I always have enough rice, I buy it 25 pounds at a time Of course I would never waste that much rice to try and dry my shoes!
I have wasted a gallon of white vinegar to get the stink out of workout clothes. A long soak in straight vinegar is the only thing that works for me.
SHOE UPDATE: They are nearly dry, no rice required. I stuffed them with old wrapping paper, LOL.
I had to use my back-up pair for today's run, but the "good" pair should be ready to go by tomorrow.3 -
RespectTheKitty wrote: »RespectTheKitty wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »@RespectTheKitty - I've heard the advice to stuff wet running shoes with newspaper many times. But in the digital age, many of us just don't have newspapers hanging around. I suppose I could dig through the recycle bin for the ads that go directly there from the mailbox; but I find parking my wet running shoes in front of a fan has been good enough. If it's reasonable humidity, they only need to stay there 5 minutes. For the humidity suckfest that has been July, or for running in the rain, they might have to stay there an hour or two. I think worst case, the shoes weren't dry when I went to bed so I left the fan on all night. The shoes were dry in the morning.
You can put them in a box of rice like they say to do with cell phones!
Like I have that much rice lying around.... :P
I'm Korean so I always have enough rice, I buy it 25 pounds at a time Of course I would never waste that much rice to try and dry my shoes!
I have wasted a gallon of white vinegar to get the stink out of workout clothes. A long soak in straight vinegar is the only thing that works for me.
SHOE UPDATE: They are nearly dry, no rice required. I stuffed them with old wrapping paper, LOL.
I had to use my back-up pair for today's run, but the "good" pair should be ready to go by tomorrow.
It rained today while I ran. The shoes I ran in are parked in front of a fan. I expect they'll be dry by morning, but I'll move on to the next pair in rotation for tomorrow anyway.0 -
I am not really one for writing race reports but I will try to give at least a bit of a condensed one for the SF Marathon. Note you can run the 1st HM, the 2nd HM or the Full. I was running the 1st HM.
We headed up to SF on Friday and got there in time to hang out with some friends who also made me a wonderful pasta dinner. On Saturday we headed into the city for the Expo and to pick up my race goodies.
Then we proceeded to walk all over the city and just enjoy how beautiful it was out (~72 and sunny). We had dinner at the hotel and had really terribly slow service which made it late when we got back to the room and I got everything set out for the morning. The good thing though is the race hotel is literally at the start so I could head down and be to my location even after the actual race started (my wave 6 of 9 started ~45 mins after wave 1). I did have some issues not being able to go to the bathroom despite coffee, oatmeal and a banana (sorry if TMI). I decided I would just have to stop at the bathrooms if I ended up needing to.
The weather was a cool, clear 55F at the start with a beautiful sunrise.
I warmed up once we were off and around mile 5 I decided I might need to use the bathroom and since this would be my last chance before heading over the bridge I waited in line… I think I was just worrying about it at this point because it was a false alarm. It also got quite overcast, windy and drizzly wet as we went up the hill to the bridge which was completely hidden in the fog. So this year no pictures of the bridge and no pictures of the city from the bridge.
Coming back across the bridge we were running into the wind (several runners lost their hats) and were pretty much soaked. When you come down from the bridge you go down, down, down along the Pacific Ocean (couldn’t see it either) and then back up into the residential areas. This part of the race starting with mile 11 is a series of several blocks running downhill and then back uphill until you enter Golden Gate park and then it is down and around to the finish. Right about mile 11 my stomach started to complain and I then needed to again wait in line for the bathroom. I ran as much of the final 2 miles as I could but by then I was pretty discouraged, cold and very wet and just wanted to get to the finish line.
My official time was almost 45 mins off my best time, ugh, I did not expect to come close to a PR but it was much worse than I expected. I am sure though that a good portion of it was the time spent waiting for the bathroom as well as walking some of the hills. There is one thing that confuses me though on the official time and this is the first time I have had it happen. I started my app well before the actual race start and stopped it well after the end and it still had me time a full 11 mins faster than the official time and my watch which was even faster because it pauses if I stop for longer than 30secs (app doesn't pause). Maybe someone can explain it? My husband did say that when he was watching me on the race app they were reporting problems with the times so maybe it was an issue on their end. It really doesn’t impact me in any way other than maybe my pride.
Date........Miles.......Total
07/01......9.02........9.02
07/02......0.00........9.02
07/03......4.66......13.68 - + Agility
07/04......4.66......18.34
07/05......5.81......24.15
07/06......0.00......24.15 - + Strength Training
07/07......0.00......24.15 - Anniversary weekend
07/08......0.00......24.15 - Anniversary weekend
07/09......0.00......24.15 - Anniversary weekend
07/10......0.00......24.15 - + Agility
07/11......5.64......29.79 - + Strength Training
07/12......4.28......34.07
07/13......0.00......34.07 - + Strength Training
07/14......5.71......39.78
07/15......6.71......46.49
07/16......2.00......48.49 - Dog Beach
07/17......4.75......53.24 - + Agility
07/18......0.00......53.24 - + Strength Training
07/19......5.02......58.26
07/20......0.00......58.26
07/21......5.05......63.31
07/22......5.00......68.31
07/23....13.73......82.04
07/24......0.00......82.04
My completed and upcoming Races - Let me know if you will be running too!
02/05/17 - Surf City Half Marathon
07/23/17 - San Francisco 1st Half Marathon
10/14/17 - AIM for the Cure Melanoma 5K Walk/Run
12/16/17 - San Diego Holiday Half Marathon
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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
7/19 – rest day
7/20 – 14.01 MP intervals
7/21 – rest day
7/22 – 17.02 paced run
7/23 – 12.47 easy with hills
7/24 – 7.84 easy + 4 strides
July total to date – 227.24
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 a typical Monday in the marathon plan, easy plus 4 strides. I had penciled in 8 miles, but with yesterday's run coming in long I would be okay with today coming in a little short. Garmin says it was 72º F (22º C) with 73% relative humidity, but it was a bit of a weather story when I ran. I expected same old, same old reasonable temperature and humidity suckfest. What happened was a little different.
I waited till 6:30 PM to start, in the hopes of more shade or some overcast skies. I got the overcast skies. And a few drops of rain. Then a shower that started in earnest about 1.25 miles in. Oh, well. I know how to run in the rain. For the next mile or so, it was like I was running on the borderline of a weak cold front. I'd run through a patch of warm, humid air; then I'd run through a patch of cool shower. After a while, the patches of warm humid air went away and I was just running in a cool rain.
I thought about this for a while, and decided that rain when it's this warm is better running weather than the humidity I've run in for most of July. Then it got wetter, and I began to worry about my socks. Normally, I wear Darn Tough socks and I don't worry about puddles. For whatever random reason, today was the day I decided to test the free socks I got last April from a Strava challenge, where I had to show up at the Strava store in Boston to collect the socks:
They're pretty. I don't trust pretty. I want functional, and in my experience functional is frequently a casualty of creating something pretty. My feet got wet. I felt the squish of water on my toes. The socks are thinner than the Darn Tough socks. But, apparently they were good enough. I didn't get any blisters.
After about 4.6 miles, the showers let up, then became intermittent. I had periods of running in cool showers, then periods of running in warmer humidity. Yes, the showers are definitely better running weather.
Got back to my own street, ran my 4 long strides starting just after Garmin clicked over 7 miles. I'm supposed to work on some aspect of form while running strides. Today I worked on staying loose. I visualized holding a potato chip, just like folks here recommended. Didn't work to well. My imaginary potato chips got soggy. So on the 3rd and 4th strides, I just worked on not clenching my fists and keeping my arms loose.
I finished up in a light shower. I'm already wet, so I may as well do my stretching on my driveway. The shorts won't get any wetter if I sit on the wet asphalt for seated stretches.
Check the stats. Average pace, 7:46 (7:50 for the first 7 miles). Average HR, 124 (Zone 1). Max HR, 140 (top of Zone 2). Time in zones, 24% Zone 2 and 69% Zone 1. I could feel that I didn't have to work as hard today as the past few days running at a similar pace.
I still don't like having to mow the lawn every 3 to 5 days, but I'm beginning to see some benefits to having a lot of rain in July.
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)
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@RespectTheKitty
I just leave my shoes outside overnight if I need them to dry. Guess that's one thing good about the heat here.1 -
@PastorVincent and @seanevan10 - if you are looking for shoes with a wider toe box you might check out Altra and Topo. Both are known for having a more natural fit that allows your toes to splay out naturally. I have had some issues with the sizing of Altras to get the right size. Topos are a spinoff from Vibram and I love them. Actually my favorite is Skora (also wide toe box) but they have had some stock issues and don't expect to have more until this fall. I like the fit of all 3 of these better than my wide width New Balance.0
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girlinahat wrote: »I considered pulling out because of the calf, and now because of the cough, but I know me, and if I pull out now, I’ll ALWAYS pull out when I’m feeling a bit rough.
I must therefore be a runner. Because I am still going ahead,
You are an inspiration! I have had bronchitis bunches of times and there's nothing worse, in my book for a runner, than the Dreaded Bronchitis!!!!
Great plan you have- Go for the walk and have fun. I will be praying for a quick recovery from this chest infection/ cough.
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midwesterner85 wrote: »
Maybe the trucker just had some extra biscuits for whatever reason and decided to share them with the first dog he saw?
I did that recently when I changed my diet back to zero carb again... I had a bunch of nuts and peanut butter left over, so I gave a bag or bottle to homeless people as I saw them. I just gave out the last jar of peanut butter on Sat. (along with a couple of plastic spoons) to a homeless person and am down to only 1 bag of pecans for the next. When my cats die, I will probably give the leftover food to homeless kitties.
That's lovely. Great ideas there. Our world would be a different place if we all gave (even our leftovers) to those in need.2 -
July Goal: 85 mile (yeah, a REAL goal!)
7/1 3.75
7/2 3.52
7/3 rest
7/4 3.26
7/5 5.18
7/6 snorkel 3.5 hours
7/7 3.40
7/8 6.00
7/9 anniversary wine and dine
7/10 4.23
7/11 3.25
7/12 rest
7/13 4.88
7/14 3.25
7/15 painted bridge
7/16 6.50
7/17 4.25
7/18 snorkel 3 hours
7/19 3.53
7/20 4.36
7/21 rest
7/22 3.61
7/23 MIKADO! (got a last minute invite-it was fabulous!)
7/24 5.10
Total 68.07
Ticker is my goal for 2017 and progress to date:
upcoming races:
Fun in the Sun Virtual 10k 6/28/17
Race to Cure Sarcoma Month of July
Volcano Rainforest Runs 10k 8/19
BlockThe Sun Run 5k Oct 14 (https://walk.aimatmelanoma.org/Hilo2017) (physical and virtual options available)
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Good morning...
2.2 miles today
Getting a bit better
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Going for a short trip so would be MIA for three days. Will try to run there also if rain allowed. It's a hill station so lots of walking and hiking is expected. Have a great week everyone.
July Running Challenge
Goal: 100 km
Ran: 80/100
25/7/17 Run 7 km (80)
24/7/17 Run 10.2 km
23/7/17 Unplanned rest day
22/7/17 Rest day
21/7/17 Run 3 km (63)
20/7/17 Run 3 km (60)
19/7/17 Run 5 km (57)
17/7/17 Run 8 km (52)
15/7/17 Run 7 km (44)
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 lift3 -
3.8 on elliptical all zone 2.
Trying for 7 easy miles tomorrow.3 -
@PastorVincent and @seanevan10 - if you are looking for shoes with a wider toe box you might check out Altra and Topo. Both are known for having a more natural fit that allows your toes to splay out naturally. I have had some issues with the sizing of Altras to get the right size. Topos are a spinoff from Vibram and I love them. Actually my favorite is Skora (also wide toe box) but they have had some stock issues and don't expect to have more until this fall. I like the fit of all 3 of these better than my wide width New Balance.
Not seen those brands in stores. I will have to keep an eye out for them. I have about 400 miles on my current shoes so probably should be thinking about new ones at some point. I really dislike shoe shopping though, so normally just re-order the last pair I got until they stop making them. The process starts a new.1 -
My official time was almost 45 mins off my best time, ugh, I did not expect to come close to a PR but it was much worse than I expected. I am sure though that a good portion of it was the time spent waiting for the bathroom as well as walking some of the hills. There is one thing that confuses me though on the official time and this is the first time I have had it happen. I started my app well before the actual race start and stopped it well after the end and it still had me time a full 11 mins faster than the official time and my watch which was even faster because it pauses if I stop for longer than 30secs (app doesn't pause). Maybe someone can explain it? My husband did say that when he was watching me on the race app they were reporting problems with the times so maybe it was an issue on their end. It really doesn’t impact me in any way other than maybe my pride.
Congrats on finishing despite conditions!
If your app does not auto-pause (are you sure? Strava, RunKeeper, and many others do. I turn this feature off) then I would assume what your app recorded was correct. I mean you likely have been using it a while now and should have a good idea if it is accurate right? If it is accurate, it is more sensible to trust the known tool than the unknown tool. IMO.
Also, do not forget there are TWO different times when you run at the non-competitive level. There is CHIP time and GUN time.
Gun time - how long it took you to finish the race based on the official start of the race. So if the race started at 7 am, and you finished at noon, your time is 5 hours.
Chip Time - how long it took you to make it from start to finish. So if the official start time was 7 am but you did not cross the start line until 7:45 am and finished at noon, then your chip time is 4 hours and 15 minutes.
Your watch and app measure CHIP TIME not GUN TIME.
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