July 2017 Running Challenge

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  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    Elise4270 wrote: »

    Sounds like a good plan. And you'll be ready to put something up on the first.

    I wanted to get up early and make those 10 miles that are calling me before mass today. I slept through my alarm. I wish I was normal. I can't tell if my legs are tired or if its nerve pain. I might settle for 6 in the heat. DH says it's our anniversary (7). So....? I still get to go run, right?

    The answer to that is "no". *Hangs head sadly*

    DH has shin splints. So I do get to go bike shopping with him. Maybe we'll find some Indian or Greek food to console my weeping runners soul sole.
  • girlinahat
    girlinahat Posts: 2,956 Member
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    Orphia wrote: »
    @garygse Piggy McPigface for the win!

    I was starting to believe that this name would not come up in the options. I should have know better! :lol:

    Oh I love that our British obstinate sense of humour has permeated your waters too
  • juliet3455
    juliet3455 Posts: 3,015 Member
    edited July 2017
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    6 club members out for a 8 km Fun Run Sunday through the Berry Patch's on the Cadillac Ranch Trails.
    We spent so much time stopped to sample the Wild Saskatoon's, Raspberries and Gooseberries
    that the pace in the img above reflects how relaxed and enjoyable the Fun Run Sunday was.
    Somewhere I have a great picture of the Trees bent over loaded with the big Grape Cluster's of Ripe Saskatoon's but just can't find it.
    This puts me at 169.8 km for the month. B) I think I will have to get out and hit the Trails tomorrow to get an un-planned Long Run in with a nice hill >:) in it to break through the 180 km mark.

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    07/01 0 km – 160 km - 0 km – YTD 686.27
    07/01 15.0 km – 145 km - 15km 15km Canada Day Race Edmonton
    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
    07/17 7.0 km - 76.3km - 83.8km
    07/19 9.5 km - 66.8km - 93.3km
    07/20 12.0 km - 54.8km - 105.3km
    07/22 16.0 km - 38.8km - 121.3km
    07/25 9.5 km - 29.3km - 130.8km
    07/27 11.0 km - 18.3km - 141.8km
    07/28 6.0 km - 12.3km - 147.8km
    07/29 13.5 km - +1.2km - 161.8km
    07/30 8.0 km - +9.2km - 169.8km - YTD 855.57km 8.0 km Fun Run Sunday - Cadillac Ranch Berry Patch's.

    @RespectTheKitty I went to edit this post saying you need to use the new picture as your MFP Profile pic - and there it is already in use. Post run quite often I have very little appetite, but later that night lookout, I could destroy an X-Large Pizza and a few Brewski's. Well done on your HM Distance Run. I remember when @Orphia did her first HM Distance just for the challenge of it, now it seems she does them as her intermediate distance.
    @MobyCarp Nice Bling from your race - now what type of Running Gear will that be directed to?
  • RespectTheKitty
    RespectTheKitty Posts: 1,667 Member
    Today is a "rest" day, ha ha. By "rest," I mean no running. I have already gone for two walks though. Gotta win that Garmin step challenge... 8 hours to go and I am in the lead with just over 167k steps for the week. The second place person is behind me by about 30k. But you never know with these people. Someone could have a 40k step day today and blow me out. Doubtful, but not impossible. These are some serious step counters in this challenge.

    My boyfriend has been in Bucharest for a week, and he'll be gone for another week before he comes home, and I'm starting to get lonely in my new house. At least my cat is warming up to the place and making himself more present lately. I've been doing a lot of running and walking (duh), unpacking, and gardening. Today I attempted to go to IKEA to look at bed frames but it was so unbelievably crowded and it gave me a bit of an anxiety attack so I had to leave after about 15 minutes. Sigh.

    Funny... after my 2.5 hour run yesterday, I had very little appetite the rest of the day. Today, however, holy hannah but I am so insatiably hungry all day. What is up with that?

    Hope everyone had a great weekend.
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    @RespectTheKitty _ I do not KNOW but I have a theory about that. Your body needs a lot of energy to do the digestion process. After a big run, your body is in a calorie deficit and can not afford to redirect a lot to the digestion process. That being the case, your appetite is suppressed. My wife said she did not really feel hungry at all yesterday after her 18 mile run (PR for distance). So I suspect that is normal.

    ALSO maybe related. As someone that deals with sugar level issues, I know when my blood sugar is too low I do not feel like eating (even though I need to eat to get its level back up). So a long run where you deplete your glycogen stores may have a simular impact.

    Just guessing though. :)
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    Why did I have to feel lazy and sleep in this morning??? WHY??? NOW the urge to run is hitting me, and it's freaking 90 degrees out with full sun! I'm 10 miles away from 1000 for the year, and it's too freaking hot for me to want to run... ugh... Working on my training plan... There are going to be a LOT of heavy hitting weeks over the next 2 and a half months.
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    @RespectTheKitty I hat IKEA too, and I don't normally have anxiety issues... oh, and on the eating thing, welcome to my life...LOL
  • zdyb23456
    zdyb23456 Posts: 1,706 Member
    skippygirlsmom wrote: »
    @respectthekitty I'm usually not hungry after a long run (or the day of) but the next day I could eat a cattle ranch with a field of Idaho potatoes on the side.

    lol I feel the same way. Usually it's a rest day (after a long run) and I can't stop grazing all day!
  • zdyb23456
    zdyb23456 Posts: 1,706 Member
    MNLittleFinn wrote: »
    @RespectTheKitty I hat IKEA too, and I don't normally have anxiety issues... oh, and on the eating thing, welcome to my life...LOL

    I've only been to Ikea once and I found it to be far too over stimulating that it was giving me anxiety. I find having too many options overwhelming.
  • JimCrackinDandy
    JimCrackinDandy Posts: 146 Member
    Way to go everyone this July!
  • T1DCarnivoreRunner
    T1DCarnivoreRunner Posts: 11,502 Member
    7/1 - Rest Day
    7/2 -Rest Day
    7/3 - Rest Day
    7/4 - 2.98 (Based on Garmin distance) for local 5K… time was 26:22; not a PR at all, but I haven't run at all since 6/24 and won't be fat adapted for awhile yet.
    7/5 - 5.03 miles - not as fast as I planned :(
    7/6 - 3.01 miles treadmill. Plan was for easy miles, and these were scary slow.
    7/7 - Rest day
    7/8 - 7.37 miles. New trail running shoes! Went out on a trail I haven't visited for awhile, was hot and very slow. Very tall grass in areas made this very difficult as well.
    7/9 - Rest
    7/10 - Rest
    7/11 - 3.0 easy miles treadmill, very slow, before weight lifting. It's hot outside and it is just easy to run on the treadmill at the gym before lifting. I knew I was going to lose some speed when changing nutrition again, but this is really starting to scare me.
    7/12 - 5.02 miles, still slower than I wanted.
    7/13 - 3.0 miles treadmill before lifting weights. Still slow, but plan was for easy miles.
    7/14 - Rest
    7/15 - Rest
    7/16 - 9.08 miles, struggled with managing BG.
    7/17 - Rest
    7/18 - 3 miles, treadmill. Easy effort, but excellent pace. I've been struggling lately, even (especially) on the treadmill. This run brought back some enthusiasm. 2 things different this time: 1. The only food I had all day was coffee with HWC at breakfast, a piece of cheese for lunch, and 3 snack sized Slim Jims for a snack mid-afternoon (2 hrs. before running). Another explanation is that I'm finally more fat adapted again (intentional transition that should take longer than this) or electrolytes are better balance. This was warm-up before weight lifting.
    7/19 - 5.05 miles "at race pace." Heat index of 108F, but still faster than expected for the heat (9:51 avg mile). And I feel good about my pace again. This time, I also did not do much walking to start out (1 block), and I took a cold shower before heading out because of the heat.
    7/20 - 3.00 miles treadmill before weight lifting.
    7/21 - Rest
    7/22 - 6.00 trail run - heat, humidity, and hills made this a lot more walking than running; but I'm counting it anyway. FWIW, my HR looked like I was running.
    7/23 - Rest
    7/24 - Rest
    7/25 - 3.02 miles treadmill
    7/26 - 6.23 miles
    7/27 - Unintentional rest day - exhausted, runny nose, congested sinuses. Just need some recovery.
    7/28 - Rest
    7/29 - Dr. Dash 6.5 mile, 1st place for age group; less than 1 min. to 1st place overall, but just couldn't quite catch up.
    7/29B - 5.1 mile run, slower pace and I think the morning run agitated a prior knee injury. Also, chafing. :(
    7/30 - 2.61 Treadmill run to reach July Goal - 79/79 miles


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    Upcoming Races:
    7/4/17 - Miner 5K
    7/29/17 - Dr. Dash 10K
    9/9/17 - Wabash Trace HM (Maybe)
    10/21/17 - Oregon Trail Run HM
  • hanlonsk
    hanlonsk Posts: 762 Member
    @RespectTheKitty only time I've been to ikea I was totally freaked out and told friend that was the last shopping we were doing regardless of what her plans had been. But I get that way on lots of things. Boyfriend actually took me to the fairgrounds for cheyenne frontier days stuff this year before it actually got started because he knew I would get overwhelmed otherwise... and he let us leave the parade early.

    I also have the same long run appetite as you. Anything over about 7 miles and I don't want to eat the rest of the day... but like 2 days later.... we need to lock the cupboards or something...
  • ereck44
    ereck44 Posts: 1,170 Member
    Orphia wrote: »
    I'm 3 pages behind but I have some brag replies to earlier stuff:

    I have black-on-black Asics Kayanos I call "Hotblack". ;)

    I've got these on order:
    http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Wonder-Woman-High-Waist-Legging-Star-Stripes-Print-Legging-Women-Leggings-/232264972920?var=&hash=item3614123a78:m:mIJOpDDB3pjJbxiYCez7rBQ

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    Those are the coolest leggings ever! I showed my husband and he accused me of going through a mid-life crisis. Just recently bought some short levi shorts, which he called, "daisy dukes".

    I can see you really rocking them.
  • _nikkiwolf_
    _nikkiwolf_ Posts: 1,380 Member
    edited July 2017
    @skippygirlsmom Love the new shoes! :love: Come to think of it, I believe I need new running shoes too...

    @PastorVincent Congratulations on the sub-7!!

    @juliet3455 That sounds like a "Fun Run" indeed! I had to look ab Saskatoon's, I'd never heard that name. The only thing I get to sample on my runs are the occasional Strawberry or Raspberry.

    @RespectTheKitty I'm usually a lot hungrier the day *after* a long run than on the long run day itself. Weirdly enough, that's only a running thing - hiking or cycling I'm already in "eat all the things" mode right afterwards :smiley: Thanks to @PastorVincent's info, I now know that "Ghrelin" is to blame!

    @MNLittleFinn @RespectTheKitty @zdyb23456 @hanlonsk
    Weird that you all have strong opinions about IKEA. It's kind of like any other shop to me. I can't count the number of times I've been to IKEA - maybe two or three times this year so far? (I don't go there all the time, but it's not a special event that I would remember for a long time afterwards). It helps that they look the same everywhere, and sell the exact same things. I usually avoid going on the weekend because of the crowds, but on a regular week evening I manage to go in, get what I want, pay and leave in 30min. Never less than 20min though - annoyingly enough, that's how long you can park for free at our local IKEA, and I'm convinced it it entirely impossible to buy anything there in that amount of time :/

    @katharmonic and @midwesterner85 Great running month! :smile:
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    @_nikkiwolf_ I wore them today and love them. Nothing like seeing others get new shoes to remind you that you "need" a new pair :smiley:
  • cameronheel
    cameronheel Posts: 191 Member
    July goal 100 miles

    July 1.........4.1 miles..........MTD 4.1
    July 2.........3.0 miles......... MTD 7.1
    July 3.........5.0 miles..........MTD 12.1
    July 4.........Rest Day..........MTD 12.1
    July 5.........8.5 miles..........MTD 20.6
    July 6.........3.1 miles..........MTD 23.7
    July 7.........3.5 miles..........MTD 27.2
    July 8.........Rest day..........MTD 27.2
    July 9.........8.5 miles.........MTD 35.7
    July 10.......3.5 miles.........MTD 39.2
    July 11.......8.0 miles.........MTD 47.2
    July 12.......3.2 miles.........MTD 50.4
    July 13.......Rest day..........MTD 50.4
    July 14.......6.3 miles.........MTD 56.7
    July 15.......10.2miles........MTD 66.9
    July 16.......Rest day..........MTD 66.9
    July 17.......Rest day..........MTD 66.9
    July 18.......4 miles............ MTD 70.9
    July 19.......4 miles.............MTD 74.9
    July 20.......5 miles on TM.. MTD 79.9
    July 21.......10.2 miles.........MTD 90.1
    July 22........3.1 miles......... MTD 93.2
    July 23........Rest day......... MTD 93.2
    July 24........Rest day......... MTD 93.2
    July 25........5 miles............ MTD 98.2
    July 26........5 miles............ MTD 103.2
    July 27........4 miles............ MTD 107.2
    July 28........Rest Day......... MTD 107.2
    July 29........3.1 miles......... MTD 110.3
    July 30........11 miles ..........MTD 121.3

    Last Rest day was somewhat forced as Garmin Connect would not sync with MFP and I lost all my step data for the day when I was messing around with it. I elected not to run as I was afraid I would lose that data also.
    It seems to be working again so I was able to do 3.1 miles of trai running yesterday and today I set a personal record for distance of 11 miles without stopping. Pace was around 10:15/mile.
    I was debating whether to sign up for the Mike to Mike 1/2 marathon in Fayetteville NC in March, but now that I am able to run 11 miles, I think I'll go ahead and make the commitment and start a 1/2 marathon training regimen in Dec. Does this sound doable to the more experienced runners in the group?
  • _nikkiwolf_
    _nikkiwolf_ Posts: 1,380 Member
    @cameronheel If you can run 11 miles now, you could probably already finish a half marathon today! Some beginner half training plans even only go up to 10 miles.
    Do you already have a training plan in mind? I would start it a bit early - for example if it is a 16 week plan, start 18 weeks before the race. That way, if you miss a week or two due to travel/sickness/holidays/whatever, you don't have to worry about it. And if you don't miss a week, you can simply repeat the last two weeks before taper.
  • MobyCarp
    MobyCarp Posts: 2,927 Member
    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
    7/25 – 12.00 warm up, speed work, cool down
    7/26 – 6.83 group run
    7/27 – rest day
    7/28 – 6.23 warm up + 5K race
    7/29 – 22.64 paced run (~15 miles) + solo
    7/30 – 7.93 easy 60 minutes

    July total to date – 282.87

    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. [actual 1:39:05 with fairly even splits] Run Karknocker 5K in under 20 minutes. [actual 19:28]

    Today's notes – It was gorgeous running weather this morning, temp in the low 60s. So of course I went off to church to sing in an ensemble, and didn't get out to run till almost 5 PM. By that time, my porch thermometer told me it was 87º F (31º C), and obviously quite sunny. But I put on my singlet, used my sunblock, and went out to get my run in.

    Today's assignment was 60 minutes easy. I looked at my heart rate for much of the first 30 minutes, and slowed myself down when it got over 130. Then I began not caring if it read 130 even. Then I was more concerned with finding shade along the route than watching the heart rate. Later, I became concerned with how to jiggle the route so I'd get back to my driveway at 60 minutes. Then when I added enough distance, it looked like it would take too long; and dang, I wanted to get home! So basically I lost my pace control in the last mile. Could have stopped within 3 seconds of an hour even, but by then I could see my driveway and that looked like a finish line. Ended up running 7.93 Garmin miles in 1:00:21, close enough to 60 minutes. The HR doesn't look too bad, average 129, max 143, 23% Zone 1, 72% Zone 2, 1% Zone X. But the mile splits tell the story of fading pace control: 7:58, 7:41, 7:32, 7:39, 7:28, 7:37, 7:37, and a 7:18 pace for the partial mile. Basically, I too much of the time around target MP, and not enough at a true easy pace. Oh, well.

    . . . and in the back of my mind, my max HR of 162 at Karknocker 5K makes me think my estimate of LT HR is probably too high, which means my zones are too high, which means I should be running at an even lower HR for the easy runs. Don't know what I'm going to do about that.

    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) finished in 19:28
    August 9, 2017 Pound the Ground 10K (Mendon, NY)
    August 12, 2017 Bergen Road Race 5K (Bergen, NY)
    August 25, 2017 USATF Masters Mile (Hap Crim Michigan Mile, Flint, MI)
    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)
  • cameronheel
    cameronheel Posts: 191 Member
    @_nikkiwolf_ Thanks for the feedback. I was considering using the plan in the 80/20 book by Matt Fitzgerald, but am open to other suggestions if anyone has had a good experience with another plan. I will take your advice and any plan I do start I will incorporate a two week buffer. Thanks again.
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    edited July 2017
    @mustb60
    "We went for a holy trip to a mountain shrine and climbed the highest peak on foot which was 6619 ft altitude, not from the root of the mountain though we covered 21 km. It was a wonderful place brimming with natural beauty,forest,mountains,rain &clouds, chirping birds and lots of monkeys!! Even had a helicopter ride over two high peaks. Lots of climbing up and down , walking but no running."


    wow! That sounds absolutely amazing!!!!
  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,423 Member
    @HonuNui - Snorkel day means cool picture day for us! YAY!
  • cburke8909
    cburke8909 Posts: 990 Member
    7.1 miles fast finish for last 2 miles. Stayed in zone 2 for easy part and hit bottom of zone 4 for fast finish. (15 minutes for last 2 miles) Almost 170 this month. @MobyCarp thanks for sharing on the heart rate issues. I feel like I'm getting close to understanding where each of my zones is 2nd knowing you question yours at times helps me feel less incompetent. I think like you that pace and feel have to matter as much as the number of beats and I wonder how much our threshold rate changes from day to day. Example: day one your well rested, low stress, feeling good and day 2 you've run your best 10k the day before, slept 4 hours that night, and have a ton of problems to deal with in the day ahead I'm thinking the zones will shift.

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