July 2018 Running Challenge

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  • RunsOnEspresso
    RunsOnEspresso Posts: 3,218 Member
    mbaker566 wrote: »
    7/1-1.01mi
    7/2-1.04mi
    7/3-1.04mi
    7/4-2.02mi
    7/5-3.12mi
    7/6-1.01mi(2 hours of aerial hammock and hoop)
    7/7-1.01mi(2 hours of aerial yoga)
    7/8-1.01mi(walked 5 miles at the renaissance faire)
    7/9-1.01mi
    so tired. so very tired.

    @RunsOnEspresso on the rare occassion i run in the morning, spoonful of peanut butter or a few of yogurt. and chews or gus on longer runs



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    Oh, I could probably do the spoonful of pb. Maybe a few crackers with it. That'd be quick. And just enough food. I can't eat a lot at 4 am.
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    @RunsonEspresso I do not eat meals perse I just kind of eat a little here and there all day long as that is the easiest way for me to control my blood sugar and prevent the spike/crash cycle that I am blessed with. So what I eat before I run has little to do with the run. I do not find food in my stomach to be much of an issue. I might have protein, low glycemic carbs, or candy - just depending on how good I am being :)

    I also do not describe to "breakfast food" vs "lunch food" and sometimes have a cheeseburger for breakfast. :)

    I rarely go more than a waking hour without some kind of eating. I even get up in the middle of the night and eat sometimes. :)

    What can I say? I like food... therefor I run :lol::lol:

    I eat every few hours or so. Otherwise I get headaches and shakey. So far, the only thing I have found to not sit well while running is spicy foods. And it's not my stomach, it's the hiatal hernia.

    I had a cheese stick this morning. That seemed to work.
    Teresa502 wrote: »
    @RunsonEspresso - I usually don't eat anything before my morning run of 5 miles. If I'm going longer, I will eat a little something - usually something with PB. PB and crackers or some energy bites. When I run with my group, I have a 40 minute drive so that gives plenty of digestive time. I can't do smoothies or yogurt before running. I think it's because I get so hot and they don't sit well on a warm tummy!

    I could never do 5 fasted! I've done 3 and that's about all I can do. And I don't do it often because I find myself not feeling as well after.
  • AprilRN10
    AprilRN10 Posts: 548 Member
    Sun 7/1 crosstrain: 60 minutes elliptical and triceps/back
    Mon 7/2 run: 3.15 miles
    Tue 7/3 crosstrain: 60 minutes elliptical and biceps/shoulders/abs
    Wed 7/4 run: 3.14 miles
    Thu 7/5 run: 3.15 miles
    Fri 7/6 run: 4 miles
    Sat 7/7 planned rest
    Sun 7/8 planned rest
    Mon 7/9 crosstrain: 45 minutes elliptical and legs/back
    Tue 7/10 run: 3.16 miles
    16.6 of 60 completed

    UPCOMING RACES
    August 25th - Camp New Hope 10k
    September 7th - 5k Glow Run

    COMPLETED RACES
    January - Frosty 5k
    February - Run for the Chocolate 5k
    March - Penguin in the Park 5k
    April - Lake Sara Dam 5k
    May - Run Through the Jungle 5k
    June - French Fried 5k
    July - Firecracker 5k
  • RunsOnEspresso
    RunsOnEspresso Posts: 3,218 Member
    7/1/18 unplanned rest

    7/2/18 2.55 miles
    7/3/18 rest
    7/4/18 2.7 miles
    7/5/18 3 miles
    7/6/18 rest pf
    7/7/18 rest pf
    7/8/18 rest pf

    7/9/18 3 miles
    7/10/18 3.15 miles

    Total 14.4 miles /75-85

    Races
    October 6 Estrella Cactus 5k
    November 10 Rock n Roll Vegas 5k
    November 11 Rock n Roll Vegas Marathon (4:45 goal/5 hour time limit)
    November 17 Desert Marigold 6k
    December 1 Saguaro 7k

    Potential Races
    September 29 Maple Leaf Half Marathon (Wisconsin)
    October 14 Brew HaHa Halloween 5k
    November 22 Strut Your Stuffing 5k
    December 2 Hot Chocolate 15k
    December 8 12k's of Christmas
    December 22 Caribbean Christmas Half & 5k
    May 4 Grandad Half Marathon (Wisconsin)

    Humid AF for Phoenix this morning. Yay monsoon! I saw two tree casualties and several trash cans (that should have been put away yesterday) all over.

  • MegaMooseEsq
    MegaMooseEsq Posts: 3,118 Member
    AprilRN10 wrote: »
    @MegaMooseEsq Did you at least stay upright? I fell on my run this morning. Skinned both knees and bruised my right hand. I was also huffing and puffing in my compression shorts too. So right there with you. I will never be fast. My place is 13-15 min mile depending. My goal is 10 some day!

    Oof, I have not fallen while running yet, but I am resigned that it will happen eventually - it seems to come with the territory. Sorry about your knees, and thank you for the encouragement!
  • polskagirl01
    polskagirl01 Posts: 2,024 Member
    What do I eat before a run in the morning? Typically I don't need much/anything up to about 10k, but usually eat my 2/day brazil nuts and drink water or tea. If I'm going longer, racing or doing a speed workout, I go for some combination of oatmeal, banana, PB toast, and/or fried egg. This thread has definitely been making me hungry lately!

    9k today. Part of that was with my early-morning friend. After we did C25k w6d1 (it's enough running that I count it in my totals now, except for the last walk interval when I paused the watch), I took off on my own and tried to push the pace a bit. I am at the point where I need to speed up my comfortable pace to be able to move forward towards some of my goals. But by the time I was working hard, coming up the hill out of the woods, I looked down at my watch and was still going too slow. Haha. I think it's that particular hill. I'm going to keep running it regularly until it gets easier to go fast the whole way through that trail section.


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    Upcoming race:
    7/16 CityTrail OnTour 5k
  • workaholic_nurse
    workaholic_nurse Posts: 727 Member
    @5BeautifulDays Falling definitely sucks...thank goodness for phones with otterbox cases to protect them, although the legs and other hand got skinned up a little bit. Had 2 falls last year within about 2 months of each other. Darn the broken sidewalk...
  • Purplebunnysarah
    Purplebunnysarah Posts: 3,252 Member
    @PastorVincent I need your wife to come visit Edmonton as I need a running buddy and her pace is about the same as mine...

    Re: falling, I mostly do that in the winter. Running on snow & ice is hard!

    Re: morning run fuel, I run fasted most mornings when I run in the morning as I have medication that conflicts with eating (4 hour fast before, 30-60 minute fast after taking). I will do that for up to a 10K run.

    Race mornings or longer runs I will get up, take my meds, set an alarm for 30 minutes, and then have 2 slices of PB toast OR a bowl of oatmeal with fruit and a giant coffee 2 hours before run time. I can cut that as short as 90 minutes or stretch it to 2.5 hours.

    I'm so the opposite of a morning person, though. I would rather run at 10PM than 5 AM.

    In other news, I failed to run at 5AM this morning so I will run home from work during thunderstorms. They aren't predicted to be severe. I bought some CLIF products to experiment with. If they work well I will try them for my longer run on Saturday too.

    Also my warranty replacement for my Garmin shipped last night. Should arrive Thursday.
  • MegaMooseEsq
    MegaMooseEsq Posts: 3,118 Member
    edited July 2018
    Aw, you all are great, thank you - I don’t think I can say how much I appreciate all your common sense and encouragement. I know comparing myself to others is a fast road to nowheresville - everyone’s at a different place and has their own troubles and triumphs. It’s not like I run to be the fastest or go the furthest or anything like that - I run because I enjoy it and it’s good for me. Thanks for the reminder, all.

    @PastorVincent: I love the way you put things - “unscheduled rapid lay down maneuver” indeed. I remain extremely impressed by people who can stick to running even without the high or whatever you want to call that awesome rush of happy brain juice. I have a totally uncorroborated theory that people who are prone to certain types of anxiety may be more likely to experience a runner’s high and that some or all of the “good” feeling is simply an absence of the baseline level of stress we spend much of our lives experiencing. That’s how it often feels to me, at least.

    ETA: All the falling stories are making me cringe, but also smile, because clearly you all got back up and kept going!
  • Gary_Z
    Gary_Z Posts: 19 Member

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  • RunsOnEspresso
    RunsOnEspresso Posts: 3,218 Member
    MegaMooseEsq wrote: »
    Aw, you all are great, thank you - I don’t think I can say how much I appreciate all your common sense and encouragement. I know comparing myself to others is a fast road to nowheresville - everyone’s at a different place and has their own troubles and triumphs. It’s not like I run to be the fastest or go the furthest or anything like that - I run because I enjoy it and it’s good for me. Thanks for the reminder, all.

    @PastorVincent: I love the way you put things - “unscheduled rapid lay down maneuver” indeed. I remain extremely impressed by people who can stick to running even without the high or whatever you want to call that awesome rush of happy brain juice. I have a totally uncorroborated theory that people who are prone to certain types of anxiety may be more likely to experience a runner’s high and that some or all of the “good” feeling is simply an absence of the baseline level of stress we spend much of our lives experiencing. That’s how it often feels to me, at least.

    ETA: All the falling stories are making me cringe, but also smile, because clearly you all got back up and kept going!

    I must have the wrong anxiety. :D:D:D
  • mcw2018mfp
    mcw2018mfp Posts: 84 Member
    Aiming for 50 Miles

    July 1 - 3 miles 35:00 Happy Canada Day
    July 2 - 5.58 Miles 60:00 Hilly, windy, and cold on this holiday Monday.
    July 3 - HIIT class so no run.
    July 4 - 3.25 miles 37:30
    July 5 - 5.4 miles 56:30 Intervals 400;800;1200;1600;1200;800;400m
    July 6 - No run
    July 7 - 7 miles 1:17:25 This was a struggle today. I wanted to stop after a few steps! Then I just put one foot in front of the other.
    July 8 - 3.5 miles 42:00 slow and easy today.
    July 9 - 3 miles 50 minutes A combination of hill repeats - running and walking
    July 10 - HIIT class No run
    Total: 30.73

    July 15 - The Moose Is Loose 10k trail run
    Goal- under 60 minutes
  • LaDispute57
    LaDispute57 Posts: 371 Member
    July goal is 150 miles

    7/1 5.00............ 5.00/145.00
    7/2 Rest............ 5.00/145.00
    7/3 7.00............12.00/138.00
    7/4 5.00............17.00/133.00
    7/5 7.00............24.00/126.00
    7/6 5.00............29.00/121.00
    7/7 Rest............29.00/121.00
    7/8 16.00..........45.00/105.00
    7/9 Rest............45.00/105.00
    7/10 6.00...........51.00/ 99.00


    Upcoming races:

    October 20: Sinnemahone Ultra Marathon Trail Race (50K)

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