July 2017 Running Challenge

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  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    edited July 2017
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    garygse wrote: »
    Elise4270 wrote: »
    What's with the pig snout on the laptop?
    In agile development, I'm a pig and not a chicken. Ergo, I have a piggy on my computer. I also have this little guy to keep me company; he doesn't have a name, but I should probably give him one.

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    Clear as mud :smiley: Name him Sir Bacon of Hambone. Or maybe Bob.... Hmmm or give him a traditional Jewish name like Haim. I like Haim, sounds like ham.


    ETA Maybe Saint Haim hahaha! He should definitely be a saint, I'm sure he'll be martyred. And it also fits with the pig/chicken thing :wink:
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
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    garygse wrote: »
    MNLittleFinn wrote: »
    garygse wrote: »
    midwesterner85 wrote: »
    @shanaber My Garmin Fenix 3 HR has call and message notifications. But it is a pricier and higher end model than the Forerunner series.
    Not sure about others in the FR series, but the 235 has call and message notifications also. I love the look of the Fenix watch, but the weight is what puts me off from getting one. The FR 935 on the other hand has everything that the Fenix 5 has, but weighs a lot less...you just have to be ok with a plastic watch.

    It might be plastic, but I haven't managed to break mine yet..... LOVE the 935.

    Yeah, I think they look great. Add a protective glass screen and they can take quite a beating too without looking like it. I'm thinking after my October marathon, I'll treat myself to the 935...it'll be close to my birthday, and feature-wise it's absolutely outstanding.

    Totally worth it. I put a screen protector on mine just to be safe, since all bets are off when trail running.
  • KatieJane83
    KatieJane83 Posts: 2,002 Member
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    I love my dad :D (he's an avid cyclist, so just another version of our kind of crazy, lol). If anyone is looking to create their own ultra, here ya go!
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    Also, survey time!

    Favorite season to run: Fall! It's my fave season in general
    Time of day to run: noonish/early evening. I am NOT a morning person
    Favorite distance: so far HM (my first full is in Nov, so I don't know yet if I'll like it!)
    Where to run: Suburban roads (how was this not a choice??), paved path, dirt trail, track (for speed training)
    What to carry: Phone, GPS watch, keys, water on longer/humid & hot runs, visor if sunny, hat if rainy, RoadID, shotbloks/sport beans on longer runs
    Who to run with: Self, club once a week during the summer
    Motivation to start: Weight concerns
    Motivation to keep running: Basically all of the reasons they listed
    Describe self: Fitness/frequent runner
    Holidays: If it's not a rest day and I don't have family plans, I'll run on most holidays
    Reasons to skip an outdoor run: Basically I need to be quite sick or injured. Or, if there's just tooooo much snow

  • JimCrackinDandy
    JimCrackinDandy Posts: 146 Member
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    @RespectTheKitty WTG on your 10 miler. Just so cool. I am thinking and rethinking about my scheduled 9miler this Sunday/Monday (depending on weather) And so I will remember how you just winged it and came out strong, aside from a bit thirsty ;)

    Speaking of thirst-- Bought a new hydration belt last night. Hope this one holds up. The bottles in my Nathan belt went kaput! One lid came off during a run and a car or truck smashed it to pieces and the other one's lid wont stay on. So I bought a cheaper belt. Makes sense? Not really, but if the same thing happens, they replace the bottles for free. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01AB6YJT0/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1


    5 miles today. Good run

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  • zdyb23456
    zdyb23456 Posts: 1,706 Member
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    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

    5 miles on the treadmill this morning - why does it feel so much harder on the treadmill?! Weirdly, I used to do most of my running on the treadmill and felt it was easier than road running. Now, I feel like it's the opposite. I used to run much faster on the treadmill too. Of course, I wasn't running long distances back then.
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    edited July 2017
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    @KatieJane83 that's where the 135 mile Badwater ultramarathon is every year, it's a point to point ending the Whitney portal, 8300 feet elevation.
  • seanevan10
    seanevan10 Posts: 385 Member
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    Good run in this morning at o dark thirty. I found a friend in the neighborhood that is about my speed, so we went out together. I felt pretty good that she couldn't keep up and I wasn't even very winded!!! Whoop! You all are great motivation!

    @cameronheel I love this group too!
    @shanaber You are Killing it! I don't go to the gym anymore but I loved all the young ones that have full makeup on and never a sweat bead. Oh well.
    @scarlet67 keep it up. A mile is better than nothing!
    @katiejane83 that is INTENSE!!! 20,000ft. Wow. I am not even close to that level but as a fitness goal, it would be cool.
  • RespectTheKitty
    RespectTheKitty Posts: 1,667 Member
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    PastorVincent wrote: »
    garygse wrote: »
    midwesterner85 wrote: »
    @shanaber My Garmin Fenix 3 HR has call and message notifications. But it is a pricier and higher end model than the Forerunner series.
    Not sure about others in the FR series, but the 235 has call and message notifications also. I love the look of the Fenix watch, but the weight is what puts me off from getting one. The FR 935 on the other hand has everything that the Fenix 5 has, but weighs a lot less...you just have to be ok with a plastic watch.

    What do you think about the 735XT?

    I have the 735XT. I usually love it, but sometimes it has an annoying habit of disconnecting from my phone, and then I have to reset everything. Other than that, it does what I want it to do and leaves a wicked tan line on my wrist.
  • seanevan10
    seanevan10 Posts: 385 Member
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    @BettyM1017 Thank you so much for the heads up! My friend is going to get the watch for me! I'm excited. I may upgrade down the road to the 735 or 935 but I think for now the Vivoactive HR is what I want.
  • KatieJane83
    KatieJane83 Posts: 2,002 Member
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    MNLittleFinn wrote: »
    @KatieJane83 that's where the 135 mile Badwater ultramarathon is every year, it's a point to point ending the Whitney portal, 8300 feet elevation.

    Oh man! He's gonna be so excited when I tell him he basically came up with an actual race! :D
  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 5,010 Member
    edited July 2017
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    July goal: 55 miles

    7/2: 4.3 miles
    7/3: 3.7 miles
    7/4: 3.8 miles
    7/5: 2.3 miles
    7/9: 4.5 miles
    7/11: 2.5 miles
    7/12: 2.8 miles
    7/13: 3.1 miles
    7/16: 4.2 miles
    7/17: 3.1 miles
    7/18: 2.5 miles
    7/20: 3.2 miles
    7/23: 5.1 miles
    7/25: 3.1 miles
    7/26: 2.5 miles
    7/27: 2 miles

    52.7/55 miles

    Once again I was too tired last night to post so I am doing it this morning. It was still too hot when I ran last night, and I have been really tired this week. I felt slow and sluggish but I guess I got it done. But overall it was a discouraging run. I guess they can't all be good. I am taking a rest day today. I did a little yoga this am but I'm not doing anything after work. Tomorrow is the Step Out against Diabetes 5K. I'm hoping that I can run it a little faster than I have been running this week. I am really wanting to have a sub 30 5K. I guess if I can't do it tomorrow I will be able to do it sometime in the fall. I think that the heat is really taking a toll on me. The race will be in the morning so I should be well rested and it should only be about 84F (although it will probably feel like the 90s already). But it should be better than 95 feels like 99 or 100 which is what it has been for me the last couple of days.

    @RespectTheKitty Awesome job on the 10 miler.

    @KatieJane83 Thanks for the tip on posting pictures from an Android phone. It seems so obvious now, but I often forget that I have an internet browser on my phone.


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  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
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    Watch tan lines... heh I guess I am a bit silly about that as I alternate wrists each run to prevent that. :)
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
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    KatieJane83 wrote: »
    MNLittleFinn wrote: »
    @KatieJane83 that's where the 135 mile Badwater ultramarathon is every year, it's a point to point ending the Whitney portal, 8300 feet elevation.

    Oh man! He's gonna be so excited when I tell him he basically came up with an actual race! :D

    Www.badwater.com
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
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    Didn’t run this morning, Skip and I are in a 10K tonight, if the weather cooperates. I went to a trampoline park last night with some of the Cross Country team, one other Mom and I decided to jump. TOO MUCH FUN! I even did a flip into the foam pit, hello cool Mom points scored there. Of course it took me 10 minutes to get out of the pit I was laughing so hard.

    @juliet3455 they broke down and we can use our cameras now just not in the building and they block the weirdest things, I can watch porn but I can’t get to gmail.
    @_nikkiwolf_ that is so funny, I never would have thought they were the same size
    @pastorvincent I like the looks of the Apple watch, do you have problems hitting the touch screen? Because I’m 1,000 kinds of weird half the time touch screens not realize I’m touching them.
    @girlinahat I agree with what you are saying about the curve like to the TomTom making it a better fitting and smaller looking design.
    @respectthekitty great run, yeah for a new place you haven’t seen before. Great work. Speaking of work, OMG that sounds awful.
    @garygse cute piggy – I need to get a plastic guard for my watch face, I’m brutal on screens
    @shanaber the company pays for my phone so I have a blackberry, until I have to pay then I’ll get something else. We can use our own iPhones or whatever to link to our company email, but I’m like then I’ll get the bill right? No thanks. Skip has an iPhone

    Regarding the survey – pretty much answers you would expect, especially Thanksgiving, hello everyone runs a Turkey Trot right? BTW my favorite race distance is 8K but that wasn’t a choice.
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
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    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.
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
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    @JessicaMcB You're killing it!
  • AmyOutOfControl
    AmyOutOfControl Posts: 1,425 Member
    edited July 2017
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    survey questions:

    Favorite season to run: Winter. The best time to run in Central Texas :)

    Time of day to run: Before the sun comes up in summer (in Texas summer lasts through Spring, Summer, and Fall) and in the late morning in winter.

    Favorite distance: Half Marathon. I am not brave enough to try anything over 14 miles.....yet

    Where to run: Suburban green belts and paved park trails. I am not coordinated enough for trail running. I don't want to break myself.

    What to carry: Phone, Water/hydration belt, earbuds, keys

    Who to run with: Self or running group

    Motivation to start: Weight loss

    Motivation to keep running: Because it makes me feel bad *kitten*. ;)

    Describe self: frequent runner

    Holidays: I run in the morning on holidays so I can eat all the yummy holiday things later. Except for Christmas. I usually travel out of town for Christmas to visit relatives in upstate NY. There is no way this Southern Belle is making it through all that freezing stuff.

    Reasons to skip an outdoor run: sick, injured, hail, lightning, or tornado warning
  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,405 Member
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    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.

    I wear sunscreen so I don't get (much of) a tan line. The dermatologist already scolds me every time I see him, for all the freckles. He even gave me a catalog of UV protective 'sports' gear that I should be wearing when I run. I can't even imagine wearing a long sleeved shirt every time I run especially in the heat!

    @skippygirlsmom - I won't use my personal phone for work either. It means I have to carry 2 phones but I did not want them to have access to all of my PI, emails and pictures that is on my phone. I do forward work calls to my personal phone and have the company chat apps on it so when I am running I am still 'available'

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