July 2017 Running Challenge
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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
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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.8 -
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!!!1 -
@KeepRunningFatboy - love that you had to end on a prime number! Nice total for a hot month!1
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Just to finish out the month: Total of 80 miles completed. Goal was only 60. See you all in the August thread.5
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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.5 -
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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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.
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 862.57kmReal 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). 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.
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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?
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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
7/29: 3.1 miles (Step Out to Stop Diabetes 5k)
7/31: 3.2 miles
59/55 miles
I was thinking about taking a rest day, but I decided to have one more run for July. It was only 90°F when I started and 87°F when I finished plus there was a nice breeze so it was really a pleasant run. I ran the loop I was on the other day and happily didn't see any giant rattlesnakes this time. It is supposed to be a little cooler this week so I am looking forward to getting in some nice runs. Maybe we are done with the 100° weather. I doubt it, but it is nice to hope. Looking forward to seeing everyone in the August thread!
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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
July 31........4.1 miles..........MTD 125.4
Last post for July, exceeded July goal by 25 miles. August goal will stay at 125 due to change in jobs and not sure if I can devote as much time to running during the transition.5 -
July round-up
My goal for July was 70-75 miles. Last night's 10k took me to 73 miles which means I made goal. Yay!
Highlights of the month were:
1) actually going outside and running in the heat (I'm seriously rubbish at running in hot weather.)
2) a 10 mile run - first time I've done double figures in a long time, and makes me excited for my half-marathon in November. I've not run a half in six years and I'm really looking forward to it.
3) winning my age-group in a local 5k. I'd already placed three times this year, but this one was my first win.
So yeah, I think that was a successful month. Let's hope August is just as good.8 -
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. 111.1/1142 -
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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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.
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60+ miles out of a loose 100 mile goal. Time to get back to it!5
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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
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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.1 -
KatieJane83 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 replyall advice is great x
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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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