July 2017 Running Challenge
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@Elise4270 - I guess I will be the counter voice here. I suggest you show him the pack and tell him how excited you were to find a deal on it and all that. And offer that he should get one too since you got the great deal (the discount). I advise against any deception. Just my thoughts on it.
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PastorVincent wrote: »Thunderstorms are 80 and 90% chance all day today. I do not mind a little rain on a run... but I am no @MobyCarp able to out run lightning! Was hoping for a long run today... *sigh*
it's not bad running in lightening, thundersnow is nasty though2 -
@PastorVincent wouldn't the good Lord take care not to strike down his voice amongst us.(I know you probably have to tell people all the time God does not work that way.)
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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
Didn't get going early enough this morning. I started out my run with pretty nice temps and a great breeze but by the end it was sweltering. I was a limp noodle when I got back to my mom's house. I'm still sweating after taking a shower (channeling George on Seinfeld about the shower - it didn't take).
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Ran before the thunderstorms hit here. 7 miles total today. 5 plus miles walking yesterday. 29 mi to go in July.
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Date Miles MTD ------- ----- ------- July 1 4.0 4.0 July 3 3.7 7.7 July 7 3.7 11.4 July 8 5.1 16.5 July 9 3.7 20.2 July 11 3.7 23.9 July 15 5.1 29.0 July 17 5.0 34.0 July 19 3.9 37.9 July 22 6.2 44.1
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WK 7.17.17 - 7.23.17
M - 10 m.
T - 4.9 m. Ez day
W - 10 m.
T - 7.2 m.
F - 4.4 m.
S - 17.1 m.
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Total - 53 running Miles * Goal is a 60 + mile running week.
Today's run 17 miles in 91% humidity.
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PastorVincent wrote: »@Elise4270 - I guess I will be the counter voice here. I suggest you show him the pack and tell him how excited you were to find a deal on it and all that. And offer that he should get one too since you got the great deal (the discount). I advise against any deception. Just my thoughts on it.
I get ya. But... That's the way "normal" people interact.2 -
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
July total to date – 206.93
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 – The weather is same old, same old. Not too hot at 68º F (20º C), but a humidity suckfest at 88% relative humidity. This has become routine.
Today's assignment was to pace routes of 9-12-15-17 miles. Last week, the 8:00 pacer hurt his foot at Shoreline. His medical people advised him to back of mileage and speed, so he swapped for my 8:30 pacer spot and took that group for 9 miles. I got to pace 8:00, a single trainee who was going for the full 17 miles.
I had never run with this guy before, and found that a) he can keep up the pace, and b) he wasn't interested in taking breaks between segments. So, aside from a brief pause at the water stop, another pause after 12 miles to refold paper and see the rest of the route, and maybe a couple brief stops for traffic, we actually ran 17 continual miles.
I was feeling it by 15 miles. It's been a while since I've run that far as one continual run. My 20 miles last week were faster, but cut up into 2, 13, and 5. Running the distance continually is different psychologically. Remembering to take gels and S-Caps, hydrating, and not running too fast early become more important.
As we were running the last 2 miles, I realized this was also the first time in quite a while that I had actually run continually for over 2 hours. And I noticed that running on uneven concrete sidewalks takes more energy than running on smooth asphalt, even when I'm not hurting from running on the harder surface. Might not have noticed that in reasonable humidity, but I noticed it today.
Brought the 17 miles in at a 7:56 average pace, close enough to the 8:00 target. Look at my HR data, and see 49% 80-20 Zone 1, 44% Zone 2. Most of the Zone 2 was fairly low in Zone 2. That's in contrast to pacing 8:30, where I would be overwhelmingly in Zone 1. If nothing else, the HR data is showing me that yes, I really am working harder when I run faster. That's something I need to remember during the early miles of my next marathon.
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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PastorVincent wrote: »@Elise4270 - I guess I will be the counter voice here. I suggest you show him the pack and tell him how excited you were to find a deal on it and all that. And offer that he should get one too since you got the great deal (the discount). I advise against any deception. Just my thoughts on it.
I get ya. But... That's the way "normal" people interact.
After 21 years (and counting) of marriage, I am confident my wife would disagree with using the label "normal" with regards to me. 
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PastorVincent wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »@Elise4270 - I guess I will be the counter voice here. I suggest you show him the pack and tell him how excited you were to find a deal on it and all that. And offer that he should get one too since you got the great deal (the discount). I advise against any deception. Just my thoughts on it.
I get ya. But... That's the way "normal" people interact. After 21 years (and counting) of marriage, I am confident my wife would disagree with using the label "normal" with regards to me.
Well there is good "normal" and good "not normal". I don't consider myself "Normal" at all, but in the unique sort of way. Not in the "crazy" sort of way. Although one could argue...
DH is off. Just off. I shan't elaborate. Might be a bit of self preservation of I keep a purchase under wraps. Oh I elaborated... A bit.1 -
July 21 – 4.0 miles Warm up and St. Pete Beach Series, Race #2, 5K
Total: 78.75/100 miles
Last night’s beach race was both better and worse than last month’s beach race. The weather was definitely better. It was only about 85°F and nicely overcast and breezy.
However, the sand was not a packed as last time and the nice flat area was not so flat this time. The first half of a mile was flat but pretty torn up and tough. After that the flat area disappeared. The mile to the turnaround was on an incline with my left leg striking at least 6 inches or more lower than my right. For some people, that’s not really an issue. For me, it’s a huge concern. I have a very large bone spur on my spine that likes to hit my pelvic bone and mess with my hip. My strength training and balance work do a lot to keep everything in place, but running on an angle for 2 miles could be a recipe for disaster. Of course, I ran anyway lol!
The run felt good and I was on pace for a good 3o-minute finish, but that last half of a mile was even more torn up than it was in the beginning and really slowed me down to a 31:56 finish. The funny thing is that while that was a disappointing finish for me it was good enough for a 1st place in my age group. My first first! Pretty exciting!
My legs and hip aren’t as tender as I thought they’d be after running in sand. It looks like I’m up for a nice recovery run today.
Upcoming Races:
August 5 – Great Brain Wash 5K Obstacle Run, St. Pete, FL
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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
Total -71.4/1003 -
No run for me today. Saturday is my rest day and I am heading back out to the lake to continue the family reunion festivities. I'm really glad that this year it is only 5 miles from my house. I kind of want to just run out to the lake in the morning, but I will probably go run at the park on the morning before heading out there. I did sign up for a 5k next Saturday. I just found out about it and it hasn't been well advertised. I do hope they get some runners.1
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PastorVincent wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »@Elise4270 - I guess I will be the counter voice here. I suggest you show him the pack and tell him how excited you were to find a deal on it and all that. And offer that he should get one too since you got the great deal (the discount). I advise against any deception. Just my thoughts on it.
I get ya. But... That's the way "normal" people interact. After 21 years (and counting) of marriage, I am confident my wife would disagree with using the label "normal" with regards to me.
Well there is good "normal" and good "not normal". I don't consider myself "Normal" at all, but in the unique sort of way. Not in the "crazy" sort of way. Although one could argue...
Well, I just ate two hot dogs with ketchup on them. So
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BettyM1017 wrote: »The funny thing is that while that was a disappointing finish for me it was good enough for a 1st place in my age group. My first first! Pretty exciting!
Congrats!!
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16 km - Misery Mountain Misery x 3 with Marian ( Ultra Walk/Run lady from our little club ).
Then ran/crawled around Misery Mtn on the Westbrook Trail. Great Training for Emperor's Challenge.
Temperature:21.9°C Dew point:9.6°C Humidity:45% . Guess who left his Hydration pack at the backdoor of his house??
39 km required to make goal and a week to do it. Should be good.
It was actually a good run just a tad warm, the Saskatoon Berries on the Mtn were very tasty.
Great Runs everyone, glad to see some of the injured are coming back - even if it is just walking some distance.
Just had a peak at the MFP Monthly Running on Strava and by Elevation I am in 1st place
. Its a shallow 1st but my I will take what ever I can.
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
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 YTD 807.57km
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BettyM1017 wrote: »The run felt good and I was on pace for a good 3o-minute finish, but that last half of a mile was even more torn up than it was in the beginning and really slowed me down to a 31:56 finish. The funny thing is that while that was a disappointing finish for me it was good enough for a 1st place in my age group. My first first! Pretty exciting!
My legs and hip aren’t as tender as I thought they’d be after running in sand. It looks like I’m up for a nice recovery run today.
@BettyM1017 - While the tough conditions may have prevented you from running the 5K as fast as you wanted, everyone in the race faced the same conditions. You apparently handled them better than everyone else in your age group. Congratulations!
I won my age group in the 5K where I ran my Personal Worst 5K finish time. That was also a story of course conditions; a few inches of snow, more coming down faster than it could be cleared, segments of the course totally unplowed, and running for least bad footing became more important that attempting to run good tangents.
Lousy conditions for a fast finish time don't necessarily mean you ran poorly.3 -
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
7/9 4mi 38:35min
7/10 rest
7/11 6mi 57:54min
7/12 4mi 37:22min
7/13 rest
7/14 6mi 58:45min
7/15 5mi 48:28min
7/16 10mi 1:41:20min
7/17 rest
7/18 6mi 57:17min
7/19 7mi 67:29min
7/20 rest
7/21 6mi 57:11min
7/22 4mi 37:16min
7/23 10mi 1:39:53min
10 miles! I was out the door just after 5:30 am and the temp didn't feel horrible. It was 79 degrees and muggy, but obviously no sun beating down on me. I felt good, but my pace was a bit slower than it has been.
It struck me today that I've come a LONG way. Doing a long run used to wreck me the rest of the day - tired, sore, a bit dejected at how incredibly hard it felt... but today I felt good, energized, and not sore at all. I'm convinced people can be runners! I never thought I could do longer distances, but if I can do it, anyone can I still feel like marathon distances are out of my league, but maybe in a year I'll be changing my tune. 7 -
Got new shoes! Nike Zoom Structure 18s. Have not run in a month though. My leg does not hurt anymore but I am scared of coming back too soon and aggravating my injury.2
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