July 2018 Running Challenge

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  • Purplebunnysarah
    Purplebunnysarah Posts: 3,252 Member
    I got a grand total of 3.5 hours of sleep last night. Also I'm pretty sure my Forerunner 735 is dead and needs a warranty replacement, which I will arrange on Tuesday or Wednesday so I have my new one in time for my end of July race. In the meantime back to training with Strava on my phone.
  • AmyOutOfControl
    AmyOutOfControl Posts: 1,425 Member
    7/1 = 8 miles

    Count me in for 125 miles. My old Peroneal Tendonitis issue has been flaring up the past two weeks. I might have to back off a little this month if it doesn’t calm down.
  • RunsOnEspresso
    RunsOnEspresso Posts: 3,218 Member
    I couldn't get out of bed for my scheduled 9 miles this morning. This is two Sundays in a row where my sleep was awful, like more than usual awful.

    I might go for a short run (walk?) on my usual loop around the 'hood. It's approximately 2.5-3ish miles depending which way I go. It's only supposed to be 104 today.
  • LaDispute57
    LaDispute57 Posts: 371 Member
    edited July 2018
    July goal is 150 miles

    7/1 5.00............ 5.00/145.00


    Upcoming races:

    October 20: Sinnemahone Ultra Marathon Trail Race (50K)
  • MegaMooseEsq
    MegaMooseEsq Posts: 3,118 Member
    @elise4270 I think today I am going to go hunt down the Seattle episode and watch. And try not to get emotional.

    As for your question... it's kind of funny you ask because I spent part of the day yesterday putting all my races in a spreadsheet. And then, of course, I had to analyze it. I wrote a blog post about it and my pace yesterday. I can see where I trained well. I know exactly which half marathon I did with zero training. I know that after my January half if I don't keep running I slack and then my March races suffer. I won't post a link here because we can self-promote but if you are interested, the URL is the same as my username.

    I basically took 2017 off thinking something was wrong with me. There was but not what I thought. I am now taking meds and doing exercises for it and it seems to be doing better.

    I am getting ready to start marathon training (again) on July 9th. I need to finish it. I've started training twice before for marathons and never finished. Now it's become a mental block I think. I am working to get faster because I am still 3-ish minutes from my "usual" trained race pace thanks to having almost a year off. I have been working to get a good base going. I need to work on sleep and diet more. I am getting more consistent with the strength training again. I'm working on my mindset (If you haven't read Let Your Mind Run by Deena Kastor I HIGHLY recommend - there were moments I was nearly in tears. Her writing is beautiful and impactful).

    That was a really interesting post - I misunderstood and thought it was here at MFP at first, which is why I sent a friend request, but I found it eventually. I love playing with numbers so it's interesting to hear from other people who feel the same. I can't imagine how frustrating it must be to have to build back your pace the way you have, but it's awesome that you're doing it!
  • RunsOnEspresso
    RunsOnEspresso Posts: 3,218 Member
    @MegaMooseEsq Yah you aren't supposed to post "personal info" in the forums which apparently blogs and social media accounts fall under. It's a weird rule. I get not giving out phone/address/social security number but social media accounts? So I followed the rule LOL
  • MegaMooseEsq
    MegaMooseEsq Posts: 3,118 Member
    @MegaMooseEsq Yah you aren't supposed to post "personal info" in the forums which apparently blogs and social media accounts fall under. It's a weird rule. I get not giving out phone/address/social security number but social media accounts? So I followed the rule LOL

    Nah, I get it. Although I have to wonder if any of the mods bother trying to keep up with these crazy big posts - it's pretty well behaved in these parts anyhow. I've been poking my head out into the main forums again after taking a break for a few weeks and definitely notice the difference!
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    edited July 2018
    sarahthes wrote: »
    So I've started videoing my runs and they're really bouncy as you would expect given I'm holding a cell phone in my hand to record. Has anybody else here recorded runs, or even bike rides or skiing for that matter? What sort of gear do you use if so? I would like to invest in equipment that doesn't give viewers motion sickness as at this point I think my videos are easier to listen to than to watch and podcast isn't really what I'm going for.

    (Channel is Run Sarah Run on YouTube if anyone is interested.)

    Hey, so the big thing would be to get a Gimble. Whether or not you use a phone, GoPro, or any other kind of camera, a Gimble will make a HUGE difference in stability. They are A few hundred dollars for a decent one though.

    The next best thing would be a head-mounted camera. It will be far more stable their then in your hands, and and the benefit of being able to aim the camera just by looking at what you want in the video. It also frees up your hands for doing stuff like drinking or fighting off ninjas.

    Or just keep doing what you are doing. :) You might want to wait and see how serious you are really going to be with this before you buy anything.
  • mandabeth34
    mandabeth34 Posts: 158 Member
    Hi all! It’s the dog days of summer here in the mid-Atlantic USA, so much heat and the fact I promised myself I’d decrease my mileage for awhile (injuries) means I’m aiming for 15 miles a week- 2 short runs and one long-ish run. It just occurred to me while scrolling through this post, I gotta figure out when to start training for my fall half. Anyone else doing the Disney World Wine and Dine?
  • abutcher2122
    abutcher2122 Posts: 175 Member
    I’m gonna go super low this month in the hopes that once I’m done with classes I’ll have the motivation to run instead of sleeping while the little one is at school. Lol. So I’m thinking 50mi
  • Avidkeo
    Avidkeo Posts: 3,201 Member
    Morning everyone. I'll be doing my first official training run today towards my half. I'm so excited. It's really fun to say it starts today. It's the middle of winter here so I'll be running tonight. My first run is 5x 1.3k runs with short 160m walks. To keep this challenging, ill be running "sprints". My 10k pace is around 6:44min/km and my 5k pace is around 5:55ish so I'll aim for 6min/km. Does that sound best? I'm really second guessing myself because I can happily run around 7km so doing a broken 6.5 feels wrong.

    Oh another idea, do the same plan but use the "walking" as sprints? That would be better training right?