July 2017 Running Challenge

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  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
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    @RespectTheKitty : W00T!! YOU DID IT! Yay!

    @MobyCarp - W00T! That is some cool bling :)

    @JessicaMcB - You are still killing it, no matter what system you use. I know what you mean, as Pastor, Father, Husband, and full-time worker... it is hard to get miles in.
  • allyphoe
    allyphoe Posts: 618 Member
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    Arctic_Chick wrote: »
    Jogged 4.6 miles. Not sure if I can complete 20 by Monday...

    Respect the rest days. :)
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    edited July 2017
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    Oh, ran with Tailwind today. I had three scopes of it spread out over 80oz of water for the 20-mile run. It felt odd to drink, probably due to its higher salt content and lower sweetness compared to the Propel Zero I usually drink. It seemed to do its job. When I ran with 80 oz of Propel Zero, I ran out before mile 15. Today I made it through all 20 miles. Of course, it was a lower humidity day than it has been (75%) so that might have had a bigger impact. Guess time will tell.

    Probably stick with just Propel Zero for less than 10 or 12-mile runs. AT 100 calories a scope, the Tailwinds does the job of Scaps and Fuel but does not taste as refreshing as Propel Zero does. It was nice not to have to worry about timing on eating fuel and popping SCaps. I just drank when thirsty and it all worked out.
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
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    juliet3455 wrote: »
    Just had a peak at the MFP Monthly Running on Strava and by Elevation I am in 1st place B) . Its a shallow 1st but my I will take what ever I can.

    I am about to take that throne from you, it seems. I am sorry about that... :wink:
  • juliet3455
    juliet3455 Posts: 3,015 Member
    edited July 2017
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    @PastorVincent That was based on last week and like I said it was a shallow first - I had an 18 meter lead when sorted by elevation - courtesy of a 16 km run on Misery Mountain doing repeats. I pretty much knew someone would pass me this week considering what my plan was and that I spent 2 full days driving which really destroys a plan.
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    It doesn't help my stats this week that I paused my Garmin today while changing out Hydration Bladders and forgot to restart it so lost the distance and all the elevation of the 2nd hill. :'(
    I manually added back the distance but didn't play with the elevation.

    @JessicaMcB I knew your numbers were in Km and was waiting for you to jump back in - doesn't matter Km / Miles they are still impressive. Especially when you log 434.2 km ( 270 miles ) of a planned 360. Makes my 160km look small. Don't know how you balance out all the Family duties - serious KUDO's to you and your Husband.

    @seanevan10 So glad you found a neighborhood friend that is close in speed. Nothing helps a Long run / Crappy run day than having a little support. One of the best things I did was to join the local running club, as small as it is on any scheduled run day there are probably 3-5 different groups going out with different plans for length / pace etc. Every once in a while on Long Run group days I will break off and just do my own thing and then join back in for the Post run coffee and gab session.
    Right now the 3 people that I normally run with are off, 1 injured, 1 studying for her Physio Therapist National degree and 1 off travelling/racing.
  • HonuNui
    HonuNui Posts: 1,464 Member
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    July Goal: 85 mile (yeah, a REAL goal!)

    7/1 3.75
    7/2 3.52
    7/3 rest
    7/4 3.26
    7/5 5.18
    7/6 snorkel 3.5 hours
    7/7 3.40
    7/8 6.00
    7/9 anniversary wine and dine
    7/10 4.23
    7/11 3.25
    7/12 rest
    7/13 4.88
    7/14 3.25
    7/15 painted bridge
    7/16 6.50
    7/17 4.25
    7/18 snorkel 3 hours
    7/19 3.53
    7/20 4.36
    7/21 rest
    7/22 3.61
    7/23 MIKADO!
    7/24 5.10
    7/25 4.25
    7/26 3.33
    7/27 rest
    7/28 4.75
    7/29 3.03

    Total 83.43

    Lots of "awesomes" and "likes" up there^^

    Ticker is my goal for 2017 and progress to date:
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    upcoming races:
    Race to Cure Sarcoma Month of July
    Volcano Rainforest Runs 10k 8/19
    Hilo Bay 5 and 10k 9/10
    BlockThe Sun Run 5k Oct 14 (https://walk.aimatmelanoma.org/Hilo2017) (physical and virtual options available)
  • T1DCarnivoreRunner
    T1DCarnivoreRunner Posts: 11,502 Member
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    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. :(

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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
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
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    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:
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
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    juliet3455 wrote: »
    @PastorVincent That was based on last week and like I said it was a shallow first - I had an 18 meter lead when sorted by elevation - courtesy of a 16 km run on Misery Mountain doing repeats. I pretty much knew someone would pass me this week considering what my plan was and that I spent 2 full days driving which really destroys a plan.

    Oh, I know. :smiley: I am just messing with you. :smiley: I happened to look at my run and saw that I had 556m in that one run alone that jumped me from like 6th to first for this week. :smile:
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
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    MNLittleFinn wrote: »
    Debating just taking today off. Tomorrow is a scheduled rest day, but after 7 days missed due to my calf issue, I logged 42 miles in week, a normal training amount, but possibly too much. I slept in today, since I was feeling pretty drained after standing in the sun all yesterday. High for today is 86 with totally clear skies... not as hot as some of you have, but hot enough that I'm tempted to take an extra rest day and call it good for July. Next scheduled run is Tuesday.

    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?
  • cburke8909
    cburke8909 Posts: 990 Member
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    @MNLittleFinn don't forget to @PastorVincent your monthly goal.
  • AmyOutOfControl
    AmyOutOfControl Posts: 1,425 Member
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    7/1 = gym day: 1 hour strength training
    7/2 = 13 miles with running group (run/walk)
    7/3 = 7.5 miles & 30 minutes strength training
    7/4 = Vinyasa yoga class & 4 miles hiking with hubby and pups
    7/5 = 7.5 miles (6 - 5 minutes speed intervals)
    7/6 = 5.5 miles
    7/7 = 3 miles (track workout: 2 laps warm up, x8 300m sprints, x8 100m recovery walk, 2 laps cool down) & gym Kettlebell workout
    7/8 = 5.5 miles
    7/9 = 13 miles
    7/10 = 7 miles & 45 minutes strength training
    7/11 = Vinyasa yoga class
    7/12 = 8 miles (6 - 6 minutes speed intervals)
    7/13 = 4.5 miles
    7/14 = 3.5 miles (track workout 400m sprints with 100m recovery) & 45 minutes strength training
    7/15 = 5.5 miles
    7/16 = 13.5 miles
    7/17 = 7 miles & 45 minutes of strength training
    7/18 = Vinyasa yoga class
    7/19 = 7.5 miles (6 - 6 minutes speed intervals) & gym kettlebell workout
    7/20 = 4 miles
    7/21= 3.5 miles (track workout 400m sprints with 100m recovery) & 45 minutes strength training
    7/22 = 4 miles
    7/23 = 13.5 miles
    7/24 = 8 miles & 45 minutes strength training
    7/25 = Vinyasa yoga class
    7/26 = 6 miles
    7/27 = 4 miles
    7/28 = 4 miles (track workout 400m sprints with 100m recovery) & 45 minutes strength training
    7/29 = 6 miles
    7/30 = 14.5 miles

    14.5 long, hot, early, and slow miles. Today's temp is not quite as bad as yesterdays record breaking high of 106. I was a bit worried about running long this morning after looking at the weather yesterday. However, the temp had dropped back down to 78 when I started at 5am. A few stops for ice at gas stations and I survived. :)

    (July miles to date) 181/170 (July goal miles)

    Upcoming 2017 Races:
    8/12 = Verns No Frills 100 Anniversary 5K Race
    10/28 = Hill Country Halloween Half Marathon
    11/23 = Georgetown Turkey Trot
    12/10 = BCS Half Marathon

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