July 2017 Running Challenge

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  • Oberon21
    Oberon21 Posts: 13,235 Member
    edited July 2017
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    7/2 4.5
    7/4 5.0 total 9.5
    7/8 6.0 total 15.5
    7/11 5.0 total 20.5
    7/12 4.5 total 25.0
    7/16 6.0 total 31


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    Still trudging along, not quite where I need to be at half way through the month...
  • Oberon21
    Oberon21 Posts: 13,235 Member
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    I have come to the conclusion to take it on faith that this tracker will eventually update.
  • Oberon21
    Oberon21 Posts: 13,235 Member
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    BruinsGal_91 wrote: »
    Well as I predicted, I didn't get a personal best. It was way too hot for that. But I somehow managed to win my age-group. My time was 27:28 which let's face it, many people would consider pretty slow. There were only eight of us in that category (it was a small local race), so I don't think I'll be in the next Olympics, but you know what, I don't care. I've got a medal and a very stupid grin on my face.
    Congatulations! Nice job. It is very cool to win your age group, and who cares if it was small, you were still the best of all of them on this day!
  • T1DCarnivoreRunner
    T1DCarnivoreRunner Posts: 11,502 Member
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    @MNLittleFinn Your race report showed up. Definitely fueling and electrolytes are important. I'm glad you got through and it sounds like you enjoyed it.
  • juliet3455
    juliet3455 Posts: 3,015 Member
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    My whole week was a bit of a disaster. Way to many long days at work = not enough runs.
    So today was my so called Long Run for the week. 12.5 km of struggle. When you look at your watch and no matter how hard you try to get in-sync the pace just won't build up to my normal - avg LSD pace ( 6:10/km ). I could get myself up to 7:00/km but nothing better. So after 4 km I quit worrying about it and just kept plodding along to get the distance in. Since I was struggling I decided it was a good day for a Run/Walk cycle. 2k run 100m walk. Strangely my legs felt heavy even though I didn't have a huge km week.


    07/01 0 km – 160 km - 0 km – YTD 686.27
    07/01 15.0 km – 145 km - 15km
    07/04 13.5 km - 131.5km - 28.5km
    07/06 13.6 km - 117.9km - 42.1km
    07/09 6.7 km - 111.2km - 48.8km
    07/10 5.5 km - 105.7km - 54.3km
    07/14 10.0 km - 95.7km - 64.3km
    07/16 12.5 km - 83.2km - 76.8km - YTD 763.07km 12.5 km West Side Peavey Mart loop

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  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 5,019 Member
    edited July 2017
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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
    7/13: 3.1 miles
    7/16: 4.2 miles

    31.2/55 miles

    4.2 hot miles this morning. I wanted to go further, but I just couldn't take the heat. I feel great now though and I am really glad I got it done. I am also a little over half way to my goal so that is good. Tomorrow looks like it will be horrible again so I think I am going to to run in the evening. I enjoyed running around 8:30 pm the other day. I just need to make sure we eat dinner early enough that I don't have too full of a stomach.


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  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
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    carolineb81 wrote: »
    First ever race today. Was a 5k and my time was 29:47, I really wanted to get a sub 30 time so Im very happy with that. Lots to take away and learn for future races I think but all in all very happy.

    CONGRATS @carolineb81 !! That is awesome, well done!
    MNLittleFinn wrote: »
    Weekend Notes: Yesterday I "ran" the Eugene Curnow trail marathon "the marathon that runs like an ultra." That was BRUTAL race.


    YOU DID IT AND YOU ARE NOT DEAD!! W00T!! Well done @MNLittleFinn !!
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
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    BruinsGal_91 wrote: »
    Well as I predicted, I didn't get a personal best. It was way too hot for that. But I somehow managed to win my age-group. My time was 27:28 which let's face it, many people would consider pretty slow. There were only eight of us in that category (it was a small local race), so I don't think I'll be in the next Olympics, but you know what, I don't care. I've got a medal and a very stupid grin on my face.

    Well done @BruinsGal_91 ! :smiley: Stupid grin on face beats a PR every time :lol:
  • AmyOutOfControl
    AmyOutOfControl Posts: 1,425 Member
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    BruinsGal_91 wrote: »
    Well as I predicted, I didn't get a personal best. It was way too hot for that. But I somehow managed to win my age-group. My time was 27:28 which let's face it, many people would consider pretty slow. There were only eight of us in that category (it was a small local race), so I don't think I'll be in the next Olympics, but you know what, I don't care. I've got a medal and a very stupid grin on my face.

    That's awesome! Congrats. :)
  • AmyOutOfControl
    AmyOutOfControl Posts: 1,425 Member
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    @carolineb81 Great job! You beat my first 5K time by 6 minutes. :)

    @MNLittleFinn Awesome! Just reading the words "the marathon that runs like an ultra" is making me sore and tired.
  • MobyCarp
    MobyCarp Posts: 2,927 Member
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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

    July total to date – 157.96

    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 100 minutes at an easy pace. There's no mystery about why this is there; it's to train me to run on tired legs after yesterday's assignment of 20 to 22 miles.

    What with one thing and another, I hit the road about 2 PM. Temperature was 85º F on my porch thermometer (29º C), though Garmin says it was 79º F (26º C) with 51% relative humidity. Looked in the mirror, and saw tan lines for a singlet instead of a tee. Looked outside, and saw overcast skies. Decided I didn't need sunscreen.

    Of course, the sun came out after I ran 2 miles and it stayed sunny. I ended up with sunburn on the back of my underarms. Ouch. It isn't the first time, and maybe next time I'll decide it's worth the trouble to apply sunscreen when I'm wearing a singlet.

    I reasoned in advance that 100 minutes at an 8 minute mile would be 12.5 miles. But I've been feeling pretty good a little faster than that. I mapped out a 12.5 mile route with some roads I hadn't run before, and the option to add some distance near the end if I came in faster than 8. Good thing. I took the option to add a half mile, and *still* ended up running past my driveway for over a minute to make the 100 minutes. Ended up running 13.12 miles in 1:40:02 per Garmin, right on yesterday's half marathon target; but of course it would be shorter than a certified half. Certified halfs typically come in about 13.2 on my Garmin, from less than ideal tangents and GPS wobble.

    Didn't find as much in the way of hills as I expected from the segments I added, but it did include a significant hill at mile 4 and the second worst hill at mile 10. Strava says 523 feet of elevation gain. Didn't really notice tired legs till about 11.6 miles in, kept running, and the tired legs didn't do much to demand attention. Average HR was 132, max 148, 71% in 80-20 Zone 2, 19% in Zone 1, 7% in Zone X. The Zone X was mostly getting up the hills.

    Of course I was drenched in sweat by the time I got home, but that's become routine this summer. My right Achilles hasn't spoken up about yesterday or today; perhaps it's only bothered by harder speed work, or perhaps it's actually getting better.

    In other news, I added two races to my calendar. I was going to run the Bergen 5K anyway, and yesterday was the last day before the entry fee went up. After thinking about it a while, I decided I would do Pound the Ground 10K three days before Bergen. This is not ideal, since both are moderately important races; but I suspect I might be able to win my age group at Pound the Ground with ordinary race effort. I might not be able to win my age group at Bergen at all, depending on who shows up; but I will probably need to put in the effort for an A race for my team to win the men's 60+ competition. So my tentative thinking is to treat Pound the Ground as a tempo workout, and treat Bergen as the important race.

    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)
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
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    1---6.38
    2---4.25
    4---5.11
    8---3.37
    12---2.90
    14---3.58
    15---3.31
    16---6.23 really really slow tired hot "run". Pretty sure an old guy called me "disgusting" today. I had all sorts of witty comebacks on the 3 miles back. I ran with my shirt off. Least my disgusting is on the outside! *kitten*. "Disgusting" the name of your self titled porn! I'm not your mistress, you can't talk to me. haha!


    35.13/70

    Upcoming races

    AIM for the Cure- 5K, virual run
    Dec 2- POOP trail run, Hoping for a half! Norman OK.

    Pre-op PR's
    1 mile 8:27  5k 24:42. 10k 1:00.52.  HM 2:17.28
    Post-op Training PR's
    1 mile 10:04  5k 34.27 10k 1:20.25
  • RespectTheKitty
    RespectTheKitty Posts: 1,667 Member
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    5.5 miles today, complete with yet another trip and fall. Banged up my left knee this time. It's pretty nasty looking, but it's just superficial so NBD. I finished my run, came home and cleaned it (hydrogen peroxide STINGS LIKE THE DEVIL) then showered and bandaged it up.

    The new house is pretty nice, except we can't get the air conditioning to work. So now we have to wait for a maintenance tech to come out and look at it. Luckily it's not too hot this weekend, but I'd like to have it working for the next time it hits 90 degrees.

    Post-run dinner is Penne Rosa from Noodles & Company. Perfect. Really hits the spot. :smile:

    July total - 53.45 / 80. I'm actually on track for getting closer to 100 so I may raise the goal in the next week. Especially because my boyfriend will be in Bucharest for two weeks and I'll have nothing else to do but run!
  • PastorVincent
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    @RespectTheKitty - I have read that as runners tire that they tend to pick up there feet less, and that makes them more liable to tripping. Something to think about I guess. I typically think about stuff like that after I trip over empty and am trying to find a good excuse for the new knee scar :)
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
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    PastorVincent wrote: »
    @RespectTheKitty - I have read that as runners tire that they tend to pick up there feet less, and that makes them more liable to tripping. Something to think about I guess. I typically think about stuff like that after I trip over empty and am trying to find a good excuse for the new knee scar :)
    That was me yesterday, tripped for the first time ever on a run.

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