July 2017 Running Challenge

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  • NikolaosKey
    NikolaosKey Posts: 410 Member
    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-
    7/29: 6.2k -Aquathlon race-
    7/31: 10.3k -My usual route-

    165.4k/140k


    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 Marathon
  • cburke8909
    cburke8909 Posts: 990 Member
    @PastorVincent I'm in. Thanks
  • 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
    7/28 5mi 52:55min
    7/29 6mi 56:36min
    7/30 rest
    7/31 6mi 55:06min

    Great run this morning! It was in the 61 degrees! In July! In Virginia Beach! I wish it could be like this every morning.... well I guess I could move to San Diego :smile:

    This morning's run means I've met my mileage goal for July! I wasn't sure if I would given the heat and humidity we had earlier this month... I'm glad I made goal! It means I can embrace the suck!
  • BettyM1017
    BettyM1017 Posts: 616 Member
    July 1 – 5.0 miles & 21DFX ABC Extreme
    July 2 – 3.0 miles & P90X3 Isometrix
    July 3 – 4 miles & 21DFX Power Strength Extreme
    July 4 – 0.0 miles XT Swimming laps for 45 minutes and 21DFX Dirty 30 Extreme
    July 5 – 10.0 miles Long Run
    July 6 – 3.0 miles and 21 DFX Upper Fix Extreme and Lower Fix Extreme
    July 7 – 6.75 miles Intervals
    July 8 – 0.0 miles Rest
    July 9 – 5.0 miles Easy
    July 10 – 4.0 miles Easy with Strides (8) & 21DFX Plyo Fix Extreme
    July 11 – 0.0 miles XT/Water Zumba and 45 minutes swimming laps and 2 hours of dancing
    July 12 – 10.5 miles Long Run with 2 1-mile Tempo intervals separated by a 1-minute recovery
    July 13 – 3.0 miles Easy & 21 DFX Upper Fix Extreme and Lower Fix Extreme
    July 14 – 7.0 miles Interval run
    July 15 – 5.0 miles Easy & 21DFX Dirty 30 Extreme
    July 16 – 3.0 miles Easy
    July 17 – 4.0 miles Hill Sprints and Intervals & 21DFX Power Strength Extreme
    July 18 – 0.0 miles XT Water Zumba
    July 19 – 0.0 Rest
    July 20 – 4.5 miles Easy
    July 21 – 4.0 miles Warm up and St. Pete Beach Series, Race #2, 5K
    July 22 – 0.0 miles Rest
    July 23 – 0.0 miles Rest
    July 24 – 4.25 miles & Shaun Week: Insane Focus Insanity Basics
    July 25 – 0.0 miles XT Water Zumba, Shaun Week: Insane Focus Pure Cardio 2, and a Core class at the Running Store
    July 26 – 4.25 miles & Shaun Week: Insane Focus Insane Weights
    July 27 – 6.25 miles & Shaun Week: Insane Focus Abs 25
    July 28 – 0.0 miles Shaun Week: Insane Focus Ripsanity
    July 29 – 3.5 miles & Shaun Week: Insane Focus Speed 4.0
    July 30 – 0.0 miles Rest
    July 31 – 4.25 miles Intervals & P90X3 Total Synergistics

    Total: 104.25/100 miles

    I was on a bit of a time crunch for today’s run, trying to outrun the Tropical Storm that suddenly appeared this morning. We got lucky and were only hit with some of the outer bands. Hopefully, the damage south of us is minimal, and people have little more to deal with than some inconvenient flooding and extra yard cleanup.

    This storm was a bit of a wake-up call. I am probably the least prepared for hurricane season than I’ve been in 18 years. I guess it’s time to take stock of my stockpile.

    Upcoming Races:
    August 5 – Great Brain Wash 5K Obstacle Run, St. Pete, FL
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    Elise4270 wrote: »


    My real goal is to get within 2 pounds of Fitzgerald's ideal racing weight this month. Which is a 3 pound loss.

    Well I met my mileage goal. Definitely didn't do too bad on the weight goal. Going by my trend weight, I've lost 1.6 pounds this month. Yay! Me!

    1---6.38
    2---4.25
    4---5.11
    8---3.37
    12---2.90
    14---3.58
    15---3.31
    16---6.23
    17---bike
    19---3.58
    20---3.41 walk
    21---3.12 early
    21---3.1
    22---7.73
    23---6.34
    25---2.60 walk
    26---3.52
    29---6.31
    31---3.48


    77.32/70miles
    124.7/113km

    Upcoming races:

    Oct 1 Spirit of Survival, Lawton OK. Quarter Marathon
    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 1:20.01
  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,423 Member
    @Elise4270 - great job hitting your running goal! It is so good to see you back running and making awesome progress! Congratulations on getting closer to your 'Racing Weight' too - honestly that little bit more is just a water fluctuation :) I wish I was even within range of mine... I will get there 'someday' I hope!
  • 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
    7/31 – 6.50 easy + 4 strides

    July total – 289.37

    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 – July went out with weather like most of the month, temp in the 80s and humidity that's annoying if you move at all. Caught up on sleep after being short on the weekend, got the lawn mowed, and deferred running till 6 PM. Garmin reported 82º F (28º C) with 58% relative humidity; it was another run of soaked clothing. Felt awful at first; took about 10 minutes for my body to warm up get used to running and feel good. Had better pace control than yesterday, possibly because I didn't run as far. Then it felt like I didn't really have much gas left in the tank when I got to the strides, though the Garmin stats make them look pretty normal.

    July goal assessment:

    Blew past the nominal mileage goal, because *nothing* happened to make me miss any distance the training plan called for.

    Stay healthy, A. I came into July with a right Achilles niggle; it's still there, but better than at the beginning of the month.

    Train toward Rochester Marathon, A. Right on track, plan adjusted for races, everything went smoothly.

    Pace Shoreline, B+. I did run pretty even splits, but they were a few seconds fast per mile and that added up to being 55 seconds ahead of target for the race. It wasn't terrible, and it's better for a pacer to be a little fast than a little slow; but the more experienced pacers were closer to their target finishing times.

    Run Karknocker in under 20 minutes, A. No PR, but didn't need a PR. Ran the race pretty much to plan, fast first mile, hang on second mile, slightly faster third mile, good kick at the end. No serious competition in my age group, so I didn't need to be any faster than I was.

    And now on to August, which will have different goal challenges than July did.

    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)
  • JessicaMcB
    JessicaMcB Posts: 1,503 Member
    Closing out July on a better note than May and June (praise Jesus, haha!). See everyone in August!

    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
    July 28- 15
    July 29- 35
    July 30- 13.3

    447.5/360
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    edited August 2017
    KeepRunningFatboy wrote: »
    241 (a prime number) miles for the month of July. I love it when I end the month with a prime number.

    And wow, there are some huge milage numbers posted for July. Great job everyone.

    Lol! Way to go!!!
  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,423 Member
    @KeepRunningFatboy - love that you had to end on a prime number! Nice total for a hot month!
  • PinkamenaD8
    PinkamenaD8 Posts: 99 Member
    I had vacations this month and I walked a lot but didn't found time to run in the two weeks I was traveling so sadly I didn't completed the challenge. Anyway I had some achievements I'm proud like a PR of 5kms at 15km/h and 31kms (3 hours run) my max distance.


    162.5kms out of 200. I'll compensate them in my next month


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  • juliet3455
    juliet3455 Posts: 3,015 Member
    edited August 2017
    7 km - 12 ft Davis Hill Climb. 218 m Elevation gain. Had to do a little side loop to get the extra distance to hit 7km. 22C is just a little to hot for this Northerner. This puts me at 176.8 km for the month = 16.8km past my goal so a very good month for me. Especially when you consider I had a 2 week holiday at the start of the month that set my schedule back.

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    A few steep sections in this hill which makes it a good challenge and training for my Emperor's Challenge Mountain event (not the steepest hill in town). I actually had my watch Auto-Pause in June while doing a Hill Climb as the Garmin Algorithm just couldn't believe/understand that I was still moving.

    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
    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 - +1.8km - 161.8km
    07/30 8.0 km - +9.8km - 169.8km
    07/31 7.0 km - +16.8km - 176.8km - YTD 862.57km

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    MobyCarp wrote: »
    Real Goals: Stay healthy. July goal assessment: Blew past the nominal mileage goal, because *nothing* happened to make me miss any distance the training plan called for.
    And now on to August, which will have different goal challenges than July did.

    To Quote @MobyCarp the Real Goal for the month was to stay healthy, I had no injuries-niggles to sideline me for any recovery days which allowed me to pass my km distance goal. The month started out on July 1 with a 15km Canada Day Race - that was a lot of fun and the Biggest Event I have ever been in. Then off to support my Club Members at the Great White North Tri-Athlon ( someone has to keep the beer from getting warm B) ). Finished my holidays by heading into the mountains where I managed to get in two high altitude Mountain Runs and quite a few hikes/scrambles. Then lots of mid-distance runs around my community with a few of them being hill climbs as training for my August Emperor's Challenge Mountain run event to be followed a week later by the Tri-River Triathlon.
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    hanlonsk wrote: »
    Well, I tried to be proactive today. Found out my insurance would cover PT without doctor's actual referral, particularly since I had the message that eluded to that being the plan. However, apparently the providers here will not schedule an appointment without an actual referral. Ugh. *rolls eyes* This would indicate I need to try and get the crazy lady to actually talk to me again.

    Today though, I had a significant amount of snarky/cranky/spazzy/frustrated/Monday/whatever (and possibly some donuts) to burn off before I grabbed a barbell or else my attitude was going to get me hurt while lifting.... so, I popped some ibuprofen and I went for a run.... and stopped 6ish miles later because I ran out of water, not because I ran out of attitude.

    So, after that result - probably going to go back to the plan I had before June's half marathon. (Which is the non plan of trying to keep the swelling down in the left, add some extra stretch time on the right to it, and assume I am overreacting and everything is fine.) I may decide to be more logical later... but currently, as mentioned, did not manage to out run the attitude issues.

    So yeah, I guess I need to go figure out an August goal now.

    Aww you poor thing. But dang! 6ish gimpy is something. In my area is it not so hard to get to PT. I can walk in and if they want to see me for longer than 30 days, they get ahold of my PCP, who signs off- cuz he's just awesome.

    Any chance of getting in with a different doc? Or sweet talking some folks with cookies?
  • karllundy
    karllundy Posts: 1,490 Member
    holy crap! I got sick, missed my goal and seem to have missed several fantastic conversations about running watches and pigs...gotta try to catch up.

    7/1 - 7 miles. Beautiful morning to run!
    7/2 - Rest day.
    7/3 - 5 miles. Kinda sloggish.
    7/4 - 5 miles. Humid.
    7/5 - Nothing so far, we'll see. Fireworks hangover, slept in.
    7/6 - 5 miles. Crazy humidity level...so sticky.
    7/7 - 4 miles.
    7/8 - 7.2 miles.
    7/9 - Rest day.
    7/10 - 5 very sweaty miles.
    7/11 - Unplanned rest day. Hammies were not in good shape. Painful even.
    7/12 - 4 treadmill miles, then quick upper body weights.
    7/13 - 5 miles.
    7/14 - 5 miles.
    7/15 - Sick day...ick.
    7/16 - 7 miles.
    7/17 - 5 miles.
    7/18 - 4.7 miles. Super sticky! 76° and 96% humidity = running through soup.
    7/19 - 4 treadmill miles, then upper body weights.
    7/20 - Rest day.
    7/21 - 3.1 'mill miles, then upper body weights and abs.
    7/22 - 4 miles.
    7/23 - 5 miles.
    7/24 - 4.9 miles with some speed work. First day with HM training group.
    7/25 - 4.6 miles.
    7/26 - 5 miles of mostly hill repeats with HM training group.
    7/27 - Planned rest...took oldest soon for some medical tests
    7/28 - 3.3 miles, then upper body weights and abs
    7/29 - 5 miles.
    7/30 - Nasty virus / cold...stayed in bed almost all day.
    7/31 - Still sick. Missed goal. 111.1/114

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  • ddmom0811
    ddmom0811 Posts: 1,881 Member
    Wow, again I feel like such a slacker. 189 messages since I posted on Sunday. First day back for teachers so no time to even think about catching up. Excited I hit my goal 2 months in a row!
    See you in August!

    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 - 43 miles biking
    7/30 - 5 miles (rain so no biking)
    7/31 - strength training


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  • ereck44
    ereck44 Posts: 1,170 Member


    New July goal....keep up with the posts, and retry to get 60 miles this month.

    July 3....9 miles, average heart rate at 85%.
    July 8...9 miles, average heart rate at 83%..max at 90%.
    July 17...9 miles, average heart rate at 88%, max at 97%.
    July 21....4 miles, average HR at 82%, max at 90%.
    July 22...8 miles,average HR at 86% max at 96%.
    July 28...6 miles, average HR at 81%, max at 100%
    July 29th...9 miles, average HR at 79%, max at 86%.

    Total.... 54 miles

    July 28....rainy day, I managed to get a run in between rains. I kept it shorter due to the threatening weather. I finished at 6 miles. It was cooler weather. Very humid still. I was able to stay in the zone for all but 4 minutes. No body aches noted.

    June 29th....much better running weather...cooler with cool breezes. Stayed in the zone all but one minute. My body ached throughout this run....lower legs, in particular right hip....just ached. It subsided in miles 5 and 6 only to return. Bleh.

    Fell short of monthly goal, but the trip to Grand Rapids to see "The Who" was a last minute decision. Well worth it. I think that Grand Rapids was the only Midwest city on their tour.

    No way I able to keep up with the posts....not making THAT mistake again.

    July was a great month....on to August.


  • scarlet67
    scarlet67 Posts: 107 Member
    As a new runner, 6 _8 miles a week. Do you recommend distance or speed, not sure how to go about it . I want to drop pounds, only 8 and don't know what to concentrate on. Any ideas guys?? Have a great day wherever you are :)
  • KatieJane83
    KatieJane83 Posts: 2,002 Member
    edited August 2017
    scarlet67 wrote: »
    As a new runner, 6 _8 miles a week. Do you recommend distance or speed, not sure how to go about it . I want to drop pounds, only 8 and don't know what to concentrate on. Any ideas guys?? Have a great day wherever you are :)

    For new runners it is generally recommended to focus on distance vs speed. You should be running slow, at a conversational pace (i.e. you could comfortably hold a conversation or sing along to your music without getting out of breath), and slowly increasing mileage. You will find that as you continue to increase your overall distance it will actually make you a faster runner as well.

    Also, if you are interested, most of us here have moved over to the August 2017 Running Challenge thread here! It's a fantastic community with tons of knowledgeable, awesome people!

    ALSO, I forgot to add, that weight loss really comes down to how much you're eating vs how much you're burning. Make sure you don't fall into the trap of thinking, 'oh, I'm running now, I can eat lots more food!', lol. Make sure that, for at least a while, you continue to track your intake with MFP, to make sure you're maintaining a deficit.
  • scarlet67
    scarlet67 Posts: 107 Member
    KatieJane83 wrote: »
    scarlet67 wrote: »
    As a new runner, 6 _8 miles a week. Do you recommend distance or speed, not sure how to go about it . I want to drop pounds, only 8 and don't know what to concentrate on. Any ideas guys?? Have a great day wherever you are :)

    For new runners it is generally recommended to focus on distance vs speed. You should be running slow, at a conversational pace (i.e. you could comfortably hold a conversation or sing along to your music without getting out of breath), and slowly increasing mileage. You will find that as you continue to increase your overall distance it will actually make you a faster runner as well.

    Also, if you are interested, most of us here have moved over to the August 2017 Running Challenge thread here! It's a fantastic community with tons of knowledgeable, awesome people!

    ALSO, I forgot to add, that weight loss really comes down to how much you're eating vs how much you're burning. Make sure you don't fall into the trap of thinking, 'oh, I'm running now, I can eat lots more food!', lol. Make sure that, for at least a while, you continue to track your intake with MFP, to make sure you're maintaining a deficit.

    Thank you for your reply :smiley: all advice is great x
  • hartlinet
    hartlinet Posts: 13 Member
    July I didn't really get my running groove in place. I am working on building for August. I will run one mile each Sunday to check my progress. Going for 10 miles per week, 40 for the month.
    Ran 2 today.

    Any tips on posting? It seems to be a long running reply. Is that just a MFP thing?

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