July 2017 Running Challenge

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  • Mari33a
    Mari33a Posts: 1,255 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)
    20/07 4.53 miles
    21/07 4.16 miles
    25/07 4.51 miles
    26/07 3.86 miles
    27/07 3.80 miles


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  • Azercord
    Azercord Posts: 573 Member
    @sarahmchugh07 my wife uses the exact same lace pattern as KatieJane for the same reasons. It seems to work very well for feet that swell after the action starts.
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    @garygse soon I’ll need a watch that big so I can see it LOL
    @girlinahat ha ha love that pill bottle top – after I posted the quarter I thought, oops hope that is the right currency.
    @pastorvincent and @elise4270 I have a blackberry and even I have the picture upload
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    skippygirlsmom wrote: »
    @ garygse soon I’ll need a watch that big so I can see it LOL
    @ girlinahat ha ha love that pill bottle top – after I posted the quarter I thought, oops hope that is the right currency.
    @ pastorvincent and @elise4270 I have a blackberry and even I have the picture upload

    Oh burn on me
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    edited July 2017
    KatieJane83 wrote: »
    Elise4270 wrote: »
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    There are several ways to put up a picture, but the easiest one, is to click the image button in the reply box, as shown here:

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    There you can up load a picture or link to one on line.

    Are you on mobile? I am and there is no option.

    I would share a photo of what mine looks like but...

    I can't see a way on mobile either. I always upload on the computer.

    ETA: if you see my post below, I figured out how to do it on an Android.

    You can do like PastorVincent said, or as I said earlier, drag the actual image file into the text box where you type your reply

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    I'ma have a problem getting my pics from mobile to PC... Unless *insert thinking that's what the cloud is for? *Insert awe*
  • zdyb23456
    zdyb23456 Posts: 1,706 Member
    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
    7/8 4mi 38:35min
    7/9 rest
    7/10 6mi 57:54min
    7/11 4mi 37:22min
    7/12 rest
    7/13 6mi 58:45min
    7/14 5mi 48:28min
    7/15 10mi 1:41:20min
    7/16 rest
    7/17 6mi 57:17min
    7/18 7mi 67:29min
    7/19 rest
    7/20 6mi 57:11min
    7/21 4mi 37:16min
    7/22 10mi 1:39:53min
    7/23 rest
    7/24 6mi 56:58min
    7/25 5mi 48:29min
    7/26 rest
    7/27 6mi 54:18min
    6mi 64:44min

    Holy hot out there! Although, I've run in hotter this summer... It was 90 degrees and when the sun was out it felt every bit of 90 degrees... in the shade or when the sun went behind a cloud it wasn't as bad. I went out too fast - I guess leftover from my awesome run this morning and by mile 3 I was hurting. I kept trying to slow down, but my heart rate was too high. I started doing a run/walk, but by 4.5 miles I was spent from the heat and running the first 3 miles too fast. I walked the last 1.5 miles as fast as I could. My heart rate was pretty high just walking. I also haven't eaten much at all today, just some skim milk in a coffee and a half a protein bar. So I might have been a bit low on energy. I ate a lot yesterday so I felt pretty carbo loaded.

  • _nikkiwolf_
    _nikkiwolf_ Posts: 1,380 Member
    edited July 2017
    @girlinahat LOL, I love the coin collection photo!
    I don't have the same coins for comparison, but I tried!

    Here's my TomTom adventure in compared to my everyday watch as well as 1 Canadian Dollar / Euro / Franken / Yen / Danish Krona:
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    I usually can't stand large watches, but I've gotten used to the TomTom. If I ever bought a Garmin, it would have to be the small version of the fenix (5S), I saw the 225, 235 and 630 in store and they are huge.
  • KatieJane83
    KatieJane83 Posts: 2,002 Member
    Elise4270 wrote: »
    KatieJane83 wrote: »
    Elise4270 wrote: »
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    There are several ways to put up a picture, but the easiest one, is to click the image button in the reply box, as shown here:

    ngb8nglzi971.png


    There you can up load a picture or link to one on line.

    Are you on mobile? I am and there is no option.

    I would share a photo of what mine looks like but...

    I can't see a way on mobile either. I always upload on the computer.

    ETA: if you see my post below, I figured out how to do it on an Android.

    You can do like PastorVincent said, or as I said earlier, drag the actual image file into the text box where you type your reply

    m6bada49b50r.jpg

    I'ma have a problem getting my pics from mobile to PC... Unless *insert thinking that's what the cloud is for? *Insert awe*

    Yup. That's what the cloud is for, lol.

    But also, as I posted a couple posts after this one, you can do it on your phone, you just need to go to the myfitnesspal website on the internet browser on your phone. Then you can upload pics straight from your phone.
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    Oh yeah that's right I used the internet browser ha ha
    @_nikkiwolf_ I can see the TomTom numbers without my glasses too. :smile: Now that looks bigger than the 235 to me, I guess I'd have to see them in person.
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    edited July 2017
    KatieJane83 wrote: »
    Ok, so what you need to do if you're on Android (obviously the superior choice :p ) is just open the myfitnesspal website in your phone's internet browser, rather than using the app. That way, you'll still have the Photo button and use the Choose Files option to browse to the pic you want on your phone

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    Ohhh *boinks head* duh...
  • girlinahat
    girlinahat Posts: 2,956 Member
    @_nikkiwolf_ @skippygirlsmom

    The tomtom I have was a present (a multi sport, no HRM.). The advantage of the shape is that it curves around the wrist and so isn't a large flat round thing on my wrist. The disadvantage is that it can sit oddly on my wrist and the screen can lie further away at an angle. That tend to depend on which wrist which may relate to my slightly odd shaped right arm (broken in a wet floor bathroom incident)

    I have slim and bony wrists. Maybe I should test out some other watches but ahem, maybe I shouldn't if you get what I mean....

    The tomtom currently does most of what I want. It can sort of do laps when swimming, records GPS when hiking, does intervals etc. I have an HRM I pair with it sometimes. I'm not a massive numbers geek, but I confess I do like the screenshots I've seen of the garmin app.

    I like having a 'sports watch' that I use dedicated for activity as opposed to a daily device. I bought the Fitbit charge having had a Fitbit zip attached to my bra for years, mostly to monitor my heart rate. I haven't worn a watch for over 20 years so that's been pretty odd. If I tried to see the numbers without my glasses I'd risk a lot more than not knowing what my heart rate was!!

    Incidentally, the standard coin measure we use here is a fifty pence piece. I've never seen another currency coin like it (five sided, quite large) but it was fun to seek through my random coins and less calories than heading to the shops for Oreos.....
  • RunRachelleRun
    RunRachelleRun Posts: 1,854 Member
    edited July 2017
    @KatieJane83 So smart! My laces are annoyingly short on my Altras when I do the runners' lacing needed for the heel not to slip. I have never seen or heard (or thought) of this. Thanks so much!

    Great photo skills @_nikkiwolf_ ! The TomTom looks slightly bigger than my Garmin. I've heard TomToms are a good value for features. I don't know if my 735XT is a ladies' watch since I bought the aqua version or if the model itself is smaller but it is much smaller in the band (width and length) and face (both thickness and circumference) than my husband's 225.
  • _nikkiwolf_
    _nikkiwolf_ Posts: 1,380 Member
    skippygirlsmom wrote: »
    Oh yeah that's right I used the internet browser ha ha
    @_nikkiwolf_ I can see the TomTom numbers without my glasses too. :smile: Now that looks bigger than the 235 to me, I guess I'd have to see them in person.
    @skippygirlsmom I found a picture on this website with both of them (well, the Spark instead of my adventure, but they are the identical size).
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    Upon closer look, maybe they have the same area, just a different format. But in any case you're right: both with numbers that are readable without glasses, even for me :D

  • zdyb23456
    zdyb23456 Posts: 1,706 Member
    I thought the watch would feel big and bulky too. I'm a petite 5 ft tall girl with slim wrists. I wear it a bit higher on my wrist and it's the width of my wrist in that position. I'm use to the size now especially compared to the Fitbit charge hr and it doesn't bother me at all. I love getting texts and notifications on it and being able to decline phone calls.
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    Well then for compare here is the Apple Watch Series 2 with a quarter

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    :lol:
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    Interesting survey of runners and their running habits...

    http://www.runnersworld.com/general-interest/how-do-you-compare-to-this-survey-of-runners

    Love how big Thanksgiving is :)
  • katharmonic
    katharmonic Posts: 5,720 Member
    Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
    07/01/17 :::: 8.1 :::: 8.1
    07/02/17 :::: 2.7 :::: 10.8
    07/03/17 :::: 3.4 :::: 14.2
    07/04/17 :::: 3.6 :::: 17.8
    07/05/17 :::: 5.5 :::: 23.3
    07/06/17 :::: 2.6 :::: 25.9
    07/07/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 25.9
    07/08/17 :::: 3.0 :::: 28.9
    07/09/17 :::: 8.5 :::: 37.4
    07/10/17 :::: 3.3 :::: 40.7
    07/11/17 :::: 5.2 :::: 45.9
    07/12/17 :::: 3.3 :::: 49.2
    07/13/17 :::: 3.0 :::: 52.2
    07/14/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 52.2
    07/15/17 :::: 9.4 :::: 61.6
    07/16/17 :::: 3.6 :::: 65.2
    07/17/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 65.2
    07/18/17 :::: 3.1 :::: 68.3
    07/19/17 :::: 5.5 :::: 73.8
    07/20/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 73.8
    07/21/17 :::: 3.6 :::: 77.4
    07/22/17 :::: 5.2 :::: 82.6
    07/23/17 :::: 4.1 :::: 86.6
    07/24/17 :::: 9.1 :::: 95.7
    07/25/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 95.7
    07/26/17 :::: 6.0 :::: 101.7
    07/27/17 :::: 3.1 :::: 104.8
    Goal = 110 miles

    After work, pre-grocery run. Which caused me to buy a LOT of groceries.

    Only 5.2 miles to goal which i should exceed by quite a bit.

    I'm going to try that lacing technique, i'm definitely having some numbness problems.
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    Interesting survey of runners and their running habits...

    http://www.runnersworld.com/general-interest/how-do-you-compare-to-this-survey-of-runners

    Love how big Thanksgiving is :)

    Well, Turkey Trots are super popular.

    I love the when would you skip a run question... none of those answers applied to me....
  • zdyb23456
    zdyb23456 Posts: 1,706 Member
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    Interesting survey of runners and their running habits...

    http://www.runnersworld.com/general-interest/how-do-you-compare-to-this-survey-of-runners

    Love how big Thanksgiving is :)

    My answers were pretty much on par with all the popular answers. I only do 1 race a year and it's a Shamrock race. That doesn't mean I don't run on all the other holidays - if it doesn't fall on a rest day I'm running regardless of whether or not it's a holiday :smile:
  • MobyCarp
    MobyCarp Posts: 2,927 Member
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    Interesting survey of runners and their running habits...

    http://www.runnersworld.com/general-interest/how-do-you-compare-to-this-survey-of-runners

    Love how big Thanksgiving is :)

    Typical survey, a lot of questions don't have the correct answers.

    Favorite season to run: Anything but summer.
    Time of day to run: Any/all of the above.
    Favorite distance: Half Marathon. I expected that to be most popular, but was surprised at the margin and expected 5K to be in second place.
    Where to run: I don't have mountains or a beach, I won't run on a treadmill, I'll run any of the others plus an indoor track.
    What to carry: Many of the things they list, plus water, electrolyte drink, in-run fuel, sometimes salt tablets. Can't believe they didn't give any of that as an option.
    Who to run with: Any of the above, in various circumstances.
    Motivation: Multiple reasons for both questions, some of which aren't shown as answers.
    Describe self: Recreational runner who happens to run frequently and is competitive in his age group.
    Holidays: I will *run* on any holiday, if it doesn't happen to fall on a rest day. I will *race* on Thanksgiving and New Year's Day whenever I'm not injured on those days. I raced on July 4 for the first time this year, and would race on any of the other holidays if there was an attractive race; but the St. Patrick's Day themed races I do never actually fall on St. Patrick's Day.
    Reasons to skip an outdoor run: Sick. Injured. Busy traveling to get to a race. Can't believe they left sick and injured off the list of answers. "Don't feel safe" pretty much covers all the other answers they listed.
  • MobyCarp
    MobyCarp Posts: 2,927 Member
    Rest day today. It would be traditional to sign up for more races, but I didn't. I contented myself with picking up the packet for tomorrow's minor 5K.

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  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    @RespectTheKitty I remember you posting a out your first 10 mile LR. Now you just ran a mid week 10 miles just for the heck of it. That's amazing improvement. Awesome running!
  • RespectTheKitty
    RespectTheKitty Posts: 1,667 Member
    My turn for the RW survey!

    Favorite season to run: Fall, of course
    Time of day to run: Anywhere from late morning to early evening
    Favorite distance: 10k
    Where to run: Dirt trail and paved path
    What to carry: Phone, GPS watch, keys, pepper spray, sometimes a visor
    Who to run with: Self
    Motivation to start: Weight concerns
    Motivation to keep running: Pretty much every reason they gave there, but primarily to control weight and relieve stress/anxiety/depression
    Describe self: Fitness/frequent runner
    Holidays: All of 'em!
    Reasons to skip an outdoor run: Too icy, too cold, too hot, too dark (all of which will send me to the treadmill)
  • RespectTheKitty
    RespectTheKitty Posts: 1,667 Member
    MNLittleFinn wrote: »
    @RespectTheKitty I remember you posting a out your first 10 mile LR. Now you just ran a mid week 10 miles just for the heck of it. That's amazing improvement. Awesome running!

    I know, right? And I don't even consider that my long run for the week. That'll come over the weekend.

    Tomorrow will be a light day, to recover from today and prepare for the weekend.
  • cburke8909
    cburke8909 Posts: 990 Member
    @RespectTheKitty wow!
  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,423 Member
    KatieJane83 wrote: »
    Ok, so what you need to do if you're on Android (obviously the superior choice :p ) is just open the myfitnesspal website in your phone's internet browser, rather than using the app. That way, you'll still have the Photo button and use the Choose Files option to browse to the pic you want on your phone
    @katiejane83 - this is what I was going to suggest too. I have an iPhone and an iPad but hate the MFP app so I do everything in the web version.
  • JessicaMcB
    JessicaMcB Posts: 1,503 Member
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    Interesting survey of runners and their running habits...

    http://www.runnersworld.com/general-interest/how-do-you-compare-to-this-survey-of-runners

    Love how big Thanksgiving is :)

    The options for the last question re: cancelling a run are effing killing me- did they even ask the Canadian runners? lol. I love running ice and it 100% makes me a better runner in the summer in my experience, why would I cancel for that???? But then again I'm in the minority of almost every question soooo maybe I'm just an oddity :D

    July 2- 5
    July 3- Off
    July 4- 11.7
    July 5- Off
    July 6- 12.1
    July 7- 7.6
    July 8- 21
    July 9- 20.5
    July 10- Off
    July 11- 18
    July 12 -19
    July 13- 15
    July 14- 20
    July 15- 30
    July 16- 17
    July 17- Off
    July 18- 13
    July 19- 14.1
    July 20- 16.5
    July 21- 20
    July 22- 25
    July 23- 32
    July 24- Off
    July 25- 16
    July 26- 25
    July 27- 16

    384.2/360

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