July 2018 Running Challenge

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  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
    @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
  • JulieS3103
    JulieS3103 Posts: 86 Member
    @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 comments :)
  • marisap2010
    marisap2010 Posts: 909 Member
    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.

  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    garygse wrote: »
    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.
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    cburke8909 wrote: »
    Race report to follow but made my goal of 22 minutes for 5k run tonight

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    YAY!! Congrats!
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    cburke8909 wrote: »
    Race report to follow but made my goal of 22 minutes for 5k run tonight

    Wooo hooo!!!!! Cant wait for the report!
  • T1DCarnivoreRunner
    T1DCarnivoreRunner Posts: 11,502 Member
    10.95 miles tonight

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  • Scott6255
    Scott6255 Posts: 2,556 Member
    WTG @cburke8909! You were flying!
  • missevil
    missevil Posts: 113 Member
    @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
    13. 4,45 Km
  • rheddmobile
    rheddmobile Posts: 6,840 Member
    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!

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