July 2018 Running Challenge
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@julies3103 have you done the north face or lakefront? i've been playing with the idea of doing the lakefront. i know the north face trail. i run it a few times a month-well, the scuppernong trails.
did i ask this already? i feel like i might have already
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03/07 3.16 miles it started good but once I got hot the flies attacked & kept swarming around my face even though I was wearing insect repellent.
04/07 3.16 miles If last night was punishment then tonight felt great, breezy, overcast and cool. We're experience the hotest summer in 12 years I think with got a little repreive this evening
11/07 3.17 miles
12/07 3.19 miles
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I like the short length because of tan lines... I know, super vain.
Tan lines is the reason I switched from leggings to shorts - the coolness came as a free bonus. My husband barely ever comments on how I look, and never negatively, however, a few summers back when we were at the pool he looked at my legs and said, "look at your tan line". My lower legs were significantly darker than the upper - I didn't really notice it as it was way more pronounced on the back of my legs than the front. But I took the hint and bought some shorts. These days I sport a nice even tan all over my legs all year round, right up to the top of my thighs which remain lily white but I'm not about to start running in those knickers that the professionals wear!!7 -
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@mbaker566 I haven't done either North Face or Lakefront before. I did talk to a few people that have when I was debating signing up and they all had positive comments1
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Date Miles today - Miles for July
7/3 6.2 miles - 6.2
7/5 6.2 miles - 12.4
7/7 8 miles - 20.4
7/10 7 miles - 27.4
7/12 7 miles - 34.4
Races this year
Oak Barrel Half Marathon - 4/7/18 -- 1:47:24
Upcoming races:
None at the moment
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MegaMooseEsq wrote: »Those are the same ones I use, but I like the 5” best - I won’t judge anyone who cares about tan lines, but since I don’t tan, I don’t worry about it! Of course, even with all of the sunscreen and running early in the day my arm freckles are looking a little more prominent than usual... It hadn’t occurred to me to put sunscreen on my legs while running, and I haven’t burned at all. Huh.
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Swimming for 2 hrs/day cutting into total mile count right now6 -
Re chafing prevention: I use Glide for underarm, 2Toms Sportshield for areas south of the border (roll-on means it's much easier to apply than a stick), and NipEaze for nipple protection. This combination allows me to run in the sweatiest of humid conditions for miles on end, and not scream in the shower afterwards.
Speaking of humid, that was today's word of the day.
05 - 13.85
06 - 15.31
07 - 13.71
09 - 15.31
10 - 13.05
11 - 15.32
12 - 13.35
Total: 99.90 / 250 miles
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Waterproof bandaids on the nips, Vaseline elsewhere... But only if I'm going over 10 miles... Shorter runs don't cause issues5
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July Running Totals (miles)
7/1 – rest day
7/2 – 5.11 not easy enough
7/3 – 4.14 warmup, speed work, cool down
7/4 – 6.22 commute to/from town park
7/5 – 3.74 warmup, tempo run, cool down
7/6 – rest day
7/7 – 10.01 poorly paced run
7/8 – 7.72 easy 60 minutes
7/9 – rest day
7/10 – 9.92 warmup, MP intervals
7/11 – 5.21 group run
7/12 – 6.15 warmup, HMP intervals
July running total to date – 58.22
Nominal July mileage goal: 100 miles
Real goals: Get healthy. Build base. Work toward being able to run Wineglass in September.
Today's notes – Today was packet pick up for Shoreline. I consolidated trips by picking up the packet and staying to work out kind of with the training program I pace for. "Kind of with," because I didn't do their suggested workouts. People not running Shoreline were given hill repeats. People running Shoreline were told to run 3 or 4 laps easy around the reservoir, a distance of perhaps 1100m per lap. I chose to do a standard Thursday workout from my club for before weekend half: 20 minutes easy, 10 minutes half marathon pace, 10 minutes easy. I aspired to a half marathon pace of 7:00 per mile.
Well, it was 86º F (30º C), with typical summer humidity. Not killer humidity, but you noticed it. And it was at Cobb's Hill. Even though I took about 3 miles to do around the block and not have the tougher part of the hill, the last 5 mintues of alleged HMP was uphill. That got reflected in the pace. Ended up averaging 7:11 for the HMP interval compared to the target of 7:00. But I was consistent with the easy before and after, averaging 7:51 before and 7:52 after.
Rest day tomorrow, half marathon on Saturday. The course is flat, but very exposed. There is no shade until the last mile, there aren't enough water stops, and it is traditionally warm and humid. The current forecast for gun time is 73º F, rising to almost 80º two hours later, with 40% to 50% chance of precipitation. The text forecast says "light rain." Under these conditions, I'm thinking I'll count it a success if I can finish in less than 1:35, or about a 7:15 average pace per mile. Just have to see what race day brings.
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 14, 2018 Shoreline Half Marathon (Hamlin, NY)
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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polskagirl01 wrote: »QUESTION: One of the races I'm considering is a half marathon on sand. Advice??? I have trails around me to train on, and some have sort-of sandy loose dirt, but that's not the same and I am not sure where I'd find sand to train on. Should I pick another race?
I’m sure if the sand is packed it probably isn’t terrible, but I’m not sure it is something I would do for a half if I didn’t have sand around for practice on shorter runs.
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Re chafing prevention: I use Glide for underarm, 2Toms Sportshield for areas south of the border (roll-on means it's much easier to apply than a stick), and NipEaze for nipple protection. This combination allows me to run in the sweatiest of humid conditions for miles on end, and not scream in the shower afterwards.
I have been considering trying NipEaze but have been hesitant because... unlike @LaDispute57 no band-aid, nor tape stays in place for me. When I have gotten things to stay its cause I used an egregious amount of tape PLUS wore a compression top to help hold it in place.
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07/01/2018 - 0
07/02/2018 - 0
07/03/2018 - 0
07/04/2018 - 13.1 miles - The sun tried to kill me
07/05/2018 - 0
07/06/2018 - 8 miles - 8:41 pace
07/07/2018 - 13.1 miles
07/08/2018 - 0 - went walking with wife instead
07/09/2018 - 9 miles - 9:34
07/10/2018 - 0 - Teaching
07/11/2018 - 11 miles - 9:09
07/12/2018 - 10 miles - 9:36
Upcoming Races:
07/20/18 - Liberty Get Well Mile
08/11/18 - Howl At The Moon 5k
--More as I find them - need to find a nice trail race
2021 - Disney World Dopey! (if can raise funds)
Another too short run - but gotta do the moving thing, so taking what I can get.5 -
cburke8909 wrote: »
YAY!! Congrats!0 -
cburke8909 wrote: »Race report to follow but made my goal of 22 minutes for 5k run tonight
Wooo hooo!!!!! Cant wait for the report!0 -
7/1- 2.7 Miles
7/2- lifted weights
7/3- nothing
7/4- 1.62
7/5- lifted
7/6-7/9- out of town. Went to a water park and a couple hikes
7/10- 1.59
7/11- lifted
7/12- 1.82
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10.95 miles tonight
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WTG @cburke8909! You were flying!1
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Well... yesterday was a “holy shoot it’s hot and humid for this wyo girl” rest day. Today was almost the same... but I did regroup my motivation a bit after I got home, and had let it cool down a bit. Had some technical difficulties that caused me to go a bit off plan. But, 2.5 today gives me 13.4 on the month. Need to pick up pace a bit for 50 mile club to be a reality.5
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7/1 - 15.0 km
7/2 - rest, 2 km walk
7/3 - 5.1 km
7/4 - 7.2 km
7/5 - 4.8 km
7/6 - rest
7/7 - 13.1 km
7/8 - rest
7/9 - rest
7/10 - storms
7/11 - 5.0 km
7/12 - 8.13 km
58.33/120 km
Warm, humid, and gross. And I swallowed a bug. But my replacement Garmin came today. It said I'm dying and dropped my VO2 Max by like 5 points. Haha.
Run itself actually felt pretty good, aside from the bug. I was almost home when that happened so it wasn't like I had to do the whole run with the bug stuck in my throat.
2018 Races: (italics means not registered yet, only pondering)
1/1/18 Resolution Run 5K ~38:00 (no official times)
3/4/18 MEC Road Race #1 10K 1:30:57
3/17/28 St Patrick's Day race 10K 1:24:53
4/7/18 Jasper Half Marathon 3:05:55
4/22/18 MEC Trail Race #1 5Kish 1:00:00? (Or 48:45...)
5/20/18 MEC Trail Race #2 10Kish 1:56:15
6/24/18 MEC Trail Race #3 10Kish 2:03:15
7/1/18 Canada Day 15K 2:03:04
7/28/18 Idaho Peak 10K Trail Race
8/18/18 Edmonton Marathon (Half Marathon)
8/25/18 MEC Trail Race #4 10Kish
9/22/18 Heartbeat Run 10K
10/7/18 MEC Trail Race #5 15Kish
12/1/18 Santa Shuffle8 -
@sarahthes did you log it?7
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July Goals: 200 running miles.
July Running:
07.02.18 - 07.08.18: Running Miles 48 / Weekly TSS 585 / Fitness: 76 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 07.09.18 - 07.15.18:
Run: 6 Days, plus a LR of 15 on Wknd. No wussing out this weekend.
Base 1 : Week 2 of 4
07.09.18 - AM - 2.5 m. PM - 4.7 m.
07.10.18 - 7.4 m.
07.11.18 - AM - 2.5 m. PM - Skipped Scheduled Run.
07.12.18 - 1 m. New prescription & heart racing.
Upcoming Events:
08.25.18 - Tour de Donut Bike Ride
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July Running Challenge
Goal: 40 km
Done: 27.2/40 km
13/7/18 Run 3.4 km SL A
12/7/18 Run 6.3 km
11/7/18 Run 5 km
10/7/18 Rest Day
9/7/18 Run 5 km SL A
8/7/18 Run 2 km Walk 4 km
7/7/18 Walk 3 km SL B
5/7/18 Run 2.5 km Walk 6 km
4/7/18 Run 2 km Walk 7 km SL A
3/7/18 Run 4 km Walk 9 km
2/7/18 Run 2 km Walk 5 km
1/7/18 Walk 7 km5 -
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@Scott6255 No, they weren't properly fitted, but we talked about it. I thought they were extra but just googled the model and they are neutral. (Asics Pulse 9) So I think it's really more about breaking them in. Today, I went back to my old shoes, which were an "oh look, they have pink accents and are on sale" buy. But I used them for a few years now in the gym or sports at home, so they are nicely broken in and they are neutral as well. They sit more loosely in general but there was no pain today. I'm going to wear the new ones now a few days for leisure walks to figure out whether or not we can be friends.
July 2018
Guestimated goal: 50Km / 30mi
Achieved so far: 26,14Km
2. 3,95 Km
4. 2,82 Km
5. 2,83 Km
6. 3,79 Km
9. 3,61 Km
11. 4,69 Km
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Well... it's now too late for a cool morning run, and supposed to be 104 by the time I can get out there. Had to stay up late last night to finish a project for work. I'm thinking NO on the run in 104 heat, trying to talk myself into the treadmill but 5 miles on the treadmill sounds horrifying. The problem is tomorrow is supposed to be no cooler, and the next week is thunderstorms. Somebody give me a push!1
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rheddmobile wrote: »Well... it's now too late for a cool morning run, and supposed to be 104 by the time I can get out there. Had to stay up late last night to finish a project for work. I'm thinking NO on the run in 104 heat, trying to talk myself into the treadmill but 5 miles on the treadmill sounds horrifying. The problem is tomorrow is supposed to be no cooler, and the next week is thunderstorms. Somebody give me a push!
Pick your poison... Just run... It's only 5 damn miles. If running didn't involve suffering everyone would be doing it.9
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