July 2017 Running Challenge
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@Elise4270 and @MobyCarp Ha, love those name suggestions...aaaaaand now I'm torn.
Get a second pig.5 -
I also like the name Sir Loin, but I don't have any other pigs. I sense a trip to Toys R Us coming up.4
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@PastorVincent please tell your wife soon. Not the day before or day of....
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girlinahat wrote: »@PastorVincent please tell your wife soon. Not the day before or day of....
I PLAN to tell her today when she gets home. Whether or not I remember is whole other issue.
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Hi all!
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-
7/17: 5.1k -Urban run-
7/18: 14k -w/u+Tempo-
7/22: 16.8k -Long Run-
7/23: 7.2k -Easy, hills-
7/26: 9.4k -Recovery run-
7/27: 9.9k -wu/Tempo/cd-
7/28: 6.6k -Recovery/last shake out before Aquathlon race-
155.1k/140k
Aquathlon race is tomorrow! I need all the luck and rest I can get, plus there is an issue of jellyfish here, the sea is full so I don't know how the 1k swim course will go. Lets hope I will not have any visitors in front of me...
Stay hydrated!
Upcoming races:
7/29: 4th Nea Peramos Aquathlon
9/16: 4th Kavala Night City Run 10k
9/24: Xiropotamos Trail 2017 11k
10/1: Voreia Sirris Challenge 23k
10/15: Nestos Trail VFTU 10k
11/26: 4th Democritus Half Marathon3 -
@KatieJane83 I was looking at that recently too, but never thinking it was realistic to actually run that... especially since I would have to carry plenty of gear and food because that would take several days.
Having said that, I keep thinking I should take a backpacking trip to Death Valley. The trailhead I would want to start/end (and many trailheads, in fact, in that park) takes a high-clearance (they say minimum 8 inch ground clearance), 4-wheel-drive vehicle for the last 4 miles (I'm not sure whether I can legally park and walk those 4 miles instead). I don't have such a vehicle, and not convinced that renting one is cost effective when I plan to just park it for a few days. In addition, I've heard that most rental agreements prohibit taking the vehicle off of a paved roadway.
Another idea is to find someone with such a vehicle to come with me... that sounds more difficult than finding a place to rent one that will allow it to be used on those roads. The easiest idea I've had so far is to get someone to go with me and share the cost, which makes it more likely to be cost effective (especially if there are 3 or 4 of us).1 -
MNLittleFinn wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »Watch tan lines... heh I guess I am a bit silly about that as I alternate wrists each run to prevent that.
Heh, and here I'm happy when I get a deep runners watch tan.
Let's see you beat this
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RespectTheKitty wrote: »MNLittleFinn wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »Watch tan lines... heh I guess I am a bit silly about that as I alternate wrists each run to prevent that.
Heh, and here I'm happy when I get a deep runners watch tan.
Let's see you beat this
Where's your pig?2 -
RespectTheKitty wrote: »MNLittleFinn wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »Watch tan lines... heh I guess I am a bit silly about that as I alternate wrists each run to prevent that.
Heh, and here I'm happy when I get a deep runners watch tan.
Let's see you beat this
Where's your pig?
I do not have a pig. I have a creeper (from Minecraft) and a fidget cube.2 -
RespectTheKitty wrote: »
I do not have a pig. I have a creeper (from Minecraft) and a fidget cube.
Minecraft creeper will definitely teach you to run.3 -
@NikolaosKey Good luck on the Aquathlon! I hope you don't meet any jellyfish!2
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1/7-4.7 Miles
2/7-6.8
3/7-REST
4/7-2.8
5/7-3
6/7-REST
7/7-3.1
8/7-REST
9/7-4.8
10/7-3.1
11/7-4
12/7-3.5
13/7-4.9
14/7-REST
15/7-6.8
16/7-3.1
17/7-3.6
18/7-REST
19/7-2.1
20/7-5.4
21/7-4.2
22/7-2.5
23/7-8.2
24/7-REST
25/7-5.4
26/7-3.1
27/7-REST
28/7-4.4
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Oh my goodness! I missed posting yesterday and 200 messages. How do you all keep up!? Amazing!
Thursday had planned on strength training but I had to go into school for some scheduling problems (I'm the schedule maker for the whole high school) .... and I was SO tired at the end of the day I decided to call it a rest day.
I tried the Brooks Glycerin 15s today! The first 4 miles I thought they were great. My pace was even faster! (Which is impossible that it was the shoes but I was faster) And then mile 5... I started having a little bit of pain on the bottom of my feet. This is the exact problem I had with the New Balance Fresh Foam shoes ... that I'm giving up after around only 100 miles. Everything else felt great -- I will have to give them a few long runs before I decide. They are from RoadRunner so I have 90 days to return. Only returned one pair before but I waited too long on the NB, so won't do that if these don't work out. Hopefully it was just a weird thing. But I wore the Glycerin 14s for 7.5 miles (that have a lot more miles on them) on Wednesday and had no bottom of foot pain... so not sure.
7/1 - 5.5 miles - Barcelona!
7/2 - 7.5 miles - Barcelona again!
7/3 - 2 miles (Treadmill on cruise)
7/4 - rest - lots of walking in Nice, Monaco and Monte Carlo
7/5 - 3 miles - 22 laps on cruise running track. Set out for 5 miles, but it wasn't fun.
7/6 - rest - lots of walking in Rome
7/7 - rest - Amalfi coast and Pompeii
7/8 - 4.1 treadmill on cruise
7/9 - rest - travel day
7/10 - 7 miles in Munich
7/11 - 6 miles in Munich
7/12 - travel day
7/13 - 4.2 miles back home w/daughter
7/14 - 6.0 miles
7/15 - 45 miles biking
7/16 - 28 miles biking
7/17 - 4.6 miles
7/18 - 5.1 miles
7/19 - strength training
7/20 - 5 miles
7/21 - 5 miles
7/22 - 34 miles biking
7/23 - 66 miles biking
7/24 - 5 miles
7/25 - Strength training
7/26 - 7.5 - goal!
7/27 - rest day - supposed to be strength training but too tired.
7/28 - 5 miles
7/29 -
7/30 -
7/31 -
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@PastorVincent Good thing you signed her up, you need someone to drive between and after events.PastorVincent wrote: »I think I might need help,
Someone walked by my desk and mentioned a race NEXT WEEK, and it is on a day I am already doing a race... just 12 hours later... and umm... now I am signed up for it.
Might need an intervention here!
Oh yeah, signed my wife up for it too, at some point I will have to tell her.
as long as you remember to tell her that she is all ready registered.1 -
3.25 miles for me this morning at a pace of 9:46 per mile.
July to date: 71.49 / 60 (I obviously low-balled my goal.)
I'm finding myself with some conflicting goals - or too many goals, I guess. I want to run faster and do 5k in under 30 minutes, I want to run farther because I have my first half-marathon in November, and I want to lose the rest of my weight.
Since I'm already signed up for the half-marathon I think I need to focus on the running longer and not worry about speed. And, while my deficit really isn't all that much (average of 335/day over the last seven days), I'm feeling like I'm getting tired really easily and may need to eat more (and make better choices). BUT, I want everything all at once!!
Anyway, no run for tomorrow - going rafting for the first time so really looking forward to that!! Happy Friday, everyone - enjoy your weekend!3 -
PastorVincent wrote: »I think I might need help,
Someone walked by my desk and mentioned a race NEXT WEEK, and it is on a day I am already doing a race... just 12 hours later... and umm... now I am signed up for it.
Might need an intervention here!
Oh yeah, signed my wife up for it too, at some point I will have to tell her.
I don't see the problem, I see the awesome
(my feelings may or may not be influenced by my late in the game registration for Edmonton Marathon last night haha!)
@MNLittleFinn haha thanks, I feel like I'm more adequate-ing it, I need to go harder at speedwork1 -
JessicaMcB wrote: »@MNLittleFinn haha thanks, I feel like I'm more adequate-ing it, I need to go harder at speedwork
Ugh, great job making this, just for the finish, guy feel inadequate.....
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3.25 miles for me this morning at a pace of 9:46 per mile.
July to date: 71.49 / 60 (I obviously low-balled my goal.)
I'm finding myself with some conflicting goals - or too many goals, I guess. I want to run faster and do 5k in under 30 minutes, I want to run farther because I have my first half-marathon in November, and I want to lose the rest of my weight.
Since I'm already signed up for the half-marathon I think I need to focus on the running longer and not worry about speed. And, while my deficit really isn't all that much (average of 335/day over the last seven days), I'm feeling like I'm getting tired really easily and may need to eat more (and make better choices). BUT, I want everything all at once!!
Anyway, no run for tomorrow - going rafting for the first time so really looking forward to that!! Happy Friday, everyone - enjoy your weekend!
Yes to all of this! I am concentrating on just getting through and increasing distance then worry about speed. But I want to lose the rest of this weight. It ALL needs to be a priority NOW! JK. I get it though.
Oh and I have a craft show that I need to get ready for in 2 weeks. Ack!
What other hobbies to people have besides running??? I crochet, knit, and sew. And raise animals.0 -
@garygse Please, tell me you've seen the movie RED!! With all of these pig posts, all I can think of is Marvin yelling, "I'm gettin' the pig!"3
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MNLittleFinn wrote: »JessicaMcB wrote: »@MNLittleFinn haha thanks, I feel like I'm more adequate-ing it, I need to go harder at speedwork
Ugh, great job making this, just for the finish, guy feel inadequate.....
Pssssh you know you're awesome (and better at listening to doctors than I am by about a factor of 10 lol)! The standards I have for myself I would never recommend to anyone else 0 -
RespectTheKitty wrote: »MNLittleFinn wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »Watch tan lines... heh I guess I am a bit silly about that as I alternate wrists each run to prevent that.
Heh, and here I'm happy when I get a deep runners watch tan.
Let's see you beat this
Where's your pig?
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July 28 – 0.0 miles Shaun Week: Insane Focus Ripsanity
Total: 96.5/100 miles
I’ve been fighting with a bit of chest congestion for the past couple of days that I really felt during the cardio bursts in today’s Insane Focus workout. So, I decided to skip today’s run. I’ve been here before. It’s better to skip a day or two of heavy cardio than to push it and end up with pneumonia, which I’ve done before.
Upcoming Races:
August 5 – Great Brain Wash 5K Obstacle Run, St. Pete, FL
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My co-worker has a Garmin 935 so I here is a comparison shot:
The 935 is lighter than the Apple Watch Series 2, and with all that plastic, feels cheaper. Only had it for just long enough to take the image, so that is the extent of my review. 2 -
I'm finding myself with some conflicting goals - or too many goals, I guess. I want to run faster and do 5k in under 30 minutes, I want to run farther because I have my first half-marathon in November, and I want to lose the rest of my weight.
Since I'm already signed up for the half-marathon I think I need to focus on the running longer and not worry about speed. And, while my deficit really isn't all that much (average of 335/day over the last seven days), I'm feeling like I'm getting tired really easily and may need to eat more (and make better choices). BUT, I want everything all at once!!
You might have to accept slower weight loss, but running farther and running faster aren't necessarily incompatible. I improved my 5K time quite a bit while training for a marathon, simply by doing the marathon speed work. Granted, I had a pretty aggressive marathon training plan. I don't know of any 5K training plan that calls for 3 mile tempo intervals, and those really helped me look at a 5K as a distance I could manage while running faster than easy.
Now, I don't really understand what's going on when I see guys fading after 3 miles of a 4 mile race. From the perspective of a distance runner, that last mile is no big deal; you don't run the first 3 quite as fast as you would run a 5K, but you run them faster than you would run a 10K. Training for the distance really gives perspective on how to manage the shorter races.2 -
@MobyCarp - do you feel you need to warm up for shorter races like a 5k or mile? Seems like since pushing in to marathon training the first mile or two is much harder than the middle miles.0
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PastorVincent wrote: »@MobyCarp - do you feel you need to warm up for shorter races like a 5k or mile? Seems like since pushing in to marathon training the first mile or two is much harder than the middle miles.
not him, but yes, for shorter races there is a need for a warm up. In general, the shorter the race, the longer the warm up.0
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