July 2018 Running Challenge
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Can we do a Where in the World are you? I keep seeing others posting about it being winter and I wanna know my fellow winter runners are! I assume this gets done every month or so, but I'm new so please!
I'm in the Far North of New Zealand - ...
I'm in Oklahoma USA. I'm sure @Orphia is in Australia.1 -
Can we do a Where in the World are you? I keep seeing others posting about it being winter and I wanna know my fellow winter runners are! I assume this gets done every month or so, but I'm new so please!
I'm in Auckland (New Zealand). @avidkeo I was up in the winterless north last weekend and can confirm that it does get winter - ok, a stunningly sunny and beautiful winter, but it was rather nippy in the morning. That being said, it was a balmy 20 degrees by midday so you really have no excuses at all!!2 -
I’m in the Kansas City, MO area where it’s hovering around 100F. It did drop down to like 86 yesterday though
perfect for a run 2 -
I’m in the middle of Georgia, the home of heat and humidity!3
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July Running Totals (miles)
7/1 – rest day
7/2 – 5.11 not easy enough
July running total to date – 5.11
Nominal July mileage goal: 100 miles
Real goals: Get healthy. Build base. Work toward being able to run Wineglass in September.
Today's notes – Yesterday I felt healthy enough to run, but I stuck to the decision made on Saturday to treat it as a rest day. It was really hard not to go out for an easy 3 to 5 miles yesterday afternoon; but a temperature of 95º F (35º C) made it less hard.
This afternoon I had a PT appointment. Did the ultrasound thing on the Achilles, did the wobble board on both ankles, they felt symmetrical. Got told to go out, run, and don't let Denial outweigh Hypochondria.
So I got out to run about 5:15 PM. It had become overcast (yay!) and the temperature had fallen to 90º F (32º C). This is prime commute time, so I ran a windy route around residential streets in my neighborhod because I didn't feel like dealing with traffic. Got back to my driveway at not quite 4.5 miles, still felt good, and ran an out and back to get over 5 miles.
The idea was just to run easy, but I was a bit worked up over something that shouldn't really bother me, and I ran harder than I should. Average pace came in at 7:24 per mile, which would be marathon pace for me in near-perfect running weather. Oops. But it was only 5 miles, I don't really have to work hard tomorrow, and I'm pretty sure I got away with it.
The left Achilles felt totally normal. Before, during, and after running. Still need to be gradual building the mileage back up, but I'm optimistic this can be done. Probably still won't run a 4th of July race, but I could go take in the town's fireworks display and then run home when it's fairly cool.
Where in the World Response: I'm in the Rochester, NY metropolitan area. It's a great running community, and it's close enough to Boston to get a direct flight. A bit warm right now, but that's normal for July and August here. We'll make up for it in January and February.
2018 races:
February 17, 2018 Freezeroo #5 (Valentines Run "In Memory of Tom Brannon" 8 Mile) (Greece, NY) finished in 54:48
February 24, 2018 Freezeroo #6 (White House Challenge 4.4 mile) (Webster, NY) finished in 28:46
March 17, 2018 USATF Masters 8K (Shamrock 8K, Virginia Beach, VA) finished in 31:55
March 24, 2018 Spring Forward 15K (Mendon, NY) ran at MP, finished in 1:10:47
April 16, 2018 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA) finished in 3:28:43
April 29, 2018 USATF Masters 10K (James Joyce Ramble, Dedham, MA) finished in 41:33
May 20, 2018 Lilac 10K (Rochester, NY) finished in 42:21
May 26, 2018 Sunset House 5K (Rochester, NY) finished in 20:12
June 3, 2018 USATF Masters Half Marathon (Ann Arbor, MI) finished in 1:34:42
June 9, 2018 Ontario Summit Trail Half Marathon (Naples, NY) DNS - injury
June 17, 2018 Medved 5K to Cure ALS (Rochester, NY) short course, 18:04 for ~2.9 miles
June 30, 2018 Charlie's Old Goat Trail Run 5 mile (Victor, NY) 4.89 miles by Garmin, 43:15
July 28, 2018 Battle at Bristol 10K (Naples, NY)
September 30, 2018 Wineglass Marathon (Bath, NY)
November 11, 2018 Syracuse Half Marathon (Syracuse, NY)
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July Goals: 200 running miles.
July Running:
07.02.18 - 07.08.18: Running Miles / Weekly TSS / Fitness: CTL
07.09.18 - 07.15.19: Running Miles / Weekly TSS / Fitness: CTL
07.16.18 - 07.22.18: Running Miles / Weekly TSS / Fitness: CTL
07.23.18 - 07.29.18: Running Miles / Weekly TSS / Fitness: CTL
Goals 07.02.18 - 07.08.18:
Run: 6 Days, plus a LR of 15 on Wknd.
Base 1 : Week 1 of 4
07.02.18 - 9.3 m.
Upcoming Events:
08.25.18 - Tour de Donut Bike Ride
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LaDispute57 wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »Sadly been there done that... not fun, but at least it passes quickly...
Oh... yeah it does.... real quickly
Gald someone got that really horrible pun.3 -
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Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
07/01/18 :::: 3.1 :::: 3.1
07/02/18 :::: 5.5 :::: 8.6/130 miles goal
Super hot day and I was dreading run group tonight, but then we had some thunderstorms roll through. The timing worked out almost perfectly. Got into the gym, started to pour, circuit training done, rain had stopped. Change and eat at home, started to pour, stopped before I headed out to the track and had cooled down quite a bit. Workout was a 30-minute tempo, and although it felt cooler I soon learned the humidity was still there in force. Toward the end there a was a bit of rain and at least a decent breeze, but we made it through without another soaking.
Wasn't my best tempo run due to legs being tired but I'll take it.
I'm in Syracuse NY.
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@Avidkeo Also check:
Where Are You From?
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10151108/where-are-you-from1 -
No run tonight. I had four miles planned, but my on-call counselor doesn’t seem to want to answer the phone, so I’ve handled two crisis calls. I’m just too mentally exhausted now.
At 90 days out from my marathon, I am rereading Matt Fitzgerald’s book on marathon nutrition. I want to put myself in the best possible position weight-wise for the race.5 -
Where are you from?
South Louisiana- hot humid summer and if you don’t like the weather stick around 5 minutes, it might change.1 -
Where am I from?
Wyoming: where in Wyoming depends on the day.
No run today.... spent the evening fighting with repair shops and insurance. Everyone seems to believe the decimated windshield and other issues are unsafe and illegal and I need to get them fixed.... but also agrees there is no way they could look at the car before the 20th of July.... and agree there is no rental cars in a huge radius this time (was a 60 mile radius before everyone in the area needed one.). So, I made it very clear I would be driving 1000 miles with this unsafe and illegal car in that time frame... yeah, no progress... no runniing... mostly mad... running would help. Ugh9 -
Where am I from? Edmonton, Alberta, Canada...2
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Question for those who run ultras... I have a Camelbak Rogue that is about six years old. It's still working great, but I am becoming increasingly unhappy with the way it has been riding up on me when it's full and the way it has been flopping as it gets near empty. It didn't use to do that and I can't tighten it any more than it already is. I think I am ready for an upgrade. Any suggestions on good hydration systems? I don't like bottle vests or carriers...looking for something with at least a 70 oz bladder.... I have been killing time looking on line and now I am bleary with reading about too many features.0
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Minneapolis, Minnesota here, where we get all the weather - the coldest day of 2018 so far was around 0F and the hottest around 100F. Today was one of the dozen or so beautiful days we get scattered through the year, but I was sore after my long run yesterday and didn't want to push it with the race on Wednesday. Alas.2
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ContraryMaryMary wrote: »Can we do a Where in the World are you? I keep seeing others posting about it being winter and I wanna know my fellow winter runners are! I assume this gets done every month or so, but I'm new so please!
I'm in Auckland (New Zealand). @avidkeo I was up in the winterless north last weekend and can confirm that it does get winter - ok, a stunningly sunny and beautiful winter, but it was rather nippy in the morning. That being said, it was a balmy 20 degrees by midday so you really have no excuses at all!!
Lol @ContraryMaryMary yeah it gets amazing on sunny days. Where did you visit? I live in Hokianga0 -
I am from central Illinois.2
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July....she will fly (at least her feet will)
7/1 3.92
7/2 3.07
total 6.99
From Hawaii ( @sarahthes The snowbirds who stay in our guest house all winter are from Stettler....)
Ticker is my goal for 2018 and progress to date:
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Lol @ContraryMaryMary yeah it gets amazing on sunny days. Where did you visit? I live in Hokianga
We based ourselves in Mangonui, drove to Cape Reinga and down 90 mile beach on Saturday. Hubby had fun drifting and doing donuts (once he worked out how to turn all the protective anti-skid features off). I took my running shoes up north but not in the car for our day trip so missed the opportunity to do “90 miles” (or realistically 10k) in a dead straight line down a beach. Would be a perfect location for the world’s most mind bending ultra race!!
Loved it so much we wasted a few hours on Sunday looking at baches and beachfront sections for sale (although, realistically, it’s a bit too far away).2
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