July 2018 Running Challenge

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  • RunnerGrl1982
    RunnerGrl1982 Posts: 412 Member
    edited July 2018
    katharmonic wrote: »

    @RunnerGrl1982 - yeah, sometimes they just go like that. Hope it makes the next one feel awesome for you.

    @katharmonic Thank you! I certainly hope so. Wednesday's work out is a pretty short and intense run, so I'm thinking it will be alright. I'm looking forward to it. :)

    Speaking of churches, I ran past this church on my route and just as I stepped down on the sidewalk in front of it, the bells chiming the hour went off loudly. It nearly scared the pants off me and I thought for a minute it was some kind of heathen detection alarm I set off. :D

    This made me chuckle quite a bit. I would absolutely be thinking the same thing if that had happened to me. XD Nice job on your run!

  • 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
    7/11.... 4.00...........55.00/ 95.00
    7/12.... 6.00...........61.00/ 89.00
    7/13.... Rest...........61.00/ 89.00
    7/14.... 14.00.........75.00/ 75.00
    7/15...... 6.50.........81.50/ 68.50
    7/16.... Rest...........81.50/68.50
    7/17.... 10.00.........91.50/ 58.50
    7/18...... 5.00.........96.50/ 53.50
    7/19...... 7.00........103.50/ 46.50
    7/20..... Rest.........103.50/ 46.50
    7/21..... 19.50.......123.00/ 27.00
    7/22....... 5.50.......128.50/ 21.50
    7/23..... Rest.........128.50/ 21.50



    Upcoming races:

    October 20: Sinnemahone Ultra Marathon Trail Race (50K)
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
    LaDispute57 wrote: »
    katharmonic wrote: »
    Speaking of churches, I ran past this church on my route and just as I stepped down on the sidewalk in front of it, the bells chiming the hour went off loudly. It nearly scared the pants off me and I thought for a minute it was some kind of heathen detection alarm I set off. :D
    mbaker566 wrote: »
    i don't want to go to a church near me because they have gold Jesus and that just seems idol-ic. i judge churches on their altar Jesus.

    These made me laugh... I used to harbor lingering feelings of apprehension and retribution about ditching church a long time ago, but when God showed me Merrell running shoes and long empty trails, I realized that he didn't like church either.

    i like both but not gold Jesus. stone Jesus, wood Jesus, maybe even acrylic Jesus. but gold Jesus seems a little too close to the the golden calf.
    i love a good Mass outside. a few of those happen around here. I considered running to Mass but i think i might look like such a hot mess they might think i'm fighting a demon inside
  • LaDispute57
    LaDispute57 Posts: 371 Member
    mbaker566 wrote: »
    I considered running to Mass but i think i might look like such a hot mess they might think i'm fighting a demon inside
    Lol!!
  • LaDispute57
    LaDispute57 Posts: 371 Member
    @midwesterner85 I read that too and I think that was the issue. Even after all the running I have done, I still don't have a "tried and true" approach to hydration/electrolytes on long runs and races. Like I have mentioned before, I have had my most success with steady, solid intakes of Tailwind, but I am apparently incapable of making the right adjustments on the fly as conditions change and I end up battling leg cramps, dehydration, light-headedness and blood where I don't want it. Ahh well.... the joys of running....
  • RunsOnEspresso
    RunsOnEspresso Posts: 3,218 Member
    Oh the prime day question. I bought some books, art markers, dog treats, and a wonder woman blender bottle.
  • LaDispute57
    LaDispute57 Posts: 371 Member
    I am envious reading about these Packer runs... even though I lived in Wisconsin for about 12 years, I never made it to Lambeau. I don't get back there too often although my oldest daughter lives out there... I have driven out there to do the Glacial Trail Ultra 50M in Greenbush, and want to do the Kettle Moraine 100 Endurance Runs in Elkhorn and the Dances With Dirt 50K in Baraboo, but I don't know if I can justify the drive for a 5k, even if it would be a chance to enter the sacred halls of the frozen tundra....
  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,423 Member
    edited July 2018
    @RunsOnEspresso - I looked at the art pens and decided I really didn't need another set of those or the colored pencils. I wish I would have thought of dog treats! I did also order a cooling mattress for Hobbes and one for my daughter's lab. She doesn't have air conditioning in her house in Seattle and it gets so warm for him on weeks like this when it is hitting the 90s there. Unfortunately they don't seem to have a delivery date yet, which is really strange.
    @LaDispute57 - none of my credit cards work with the Amazon points program, mostly because I get airline or hotel points which we use for free trips and stays. It would be nice though to get free Amazon stuff like those copper skillets or running shoes!
    @biketheworld - Hobbes was very upset with me when I didn't take him 2 days in a row... he ran out the doggie door to 'catch me' and waited at the gate watching me leave and proceeded to pout when I got home, not reacting to me at all. Lol - they are so funny and temperamental!
    @MegaMooseEsq - I think running does give you confidence in so many ways - it (and losing weight and getting stronger) certainly did for me in all aspects of my life!
    I think you have plenty of company on being a run nerd! I used to check the surroundings at every hotel before my business trips just in case I could get out for a run rather than the gym in the hotel. I also have spreadsheets going back to when I started running in 2012 and a composite one across all years comparing my miles, pace and weight :)
    Awesome find at the GAP - I used to have a pair of compression capris from them that I really liked!
    @mbaker566 - how do you post your pictures with the 'spoiler'?

    For electrolytes - have any of you tried Skratch Labs? They have hydration powder that I find to be very gentle on my stomach (better than NUUN) it has a pretty lite taste and seems to be very effective. I had never heard of it but my nutritionist recommended it. I am also using their energy chews for my mid race fuel.

    I think we may just have to have a MFP Challenge meet-up/group run at the Packers 5k next year! @LaDispute57, if I can fly from California, you can make the drive!

    Got up early and actually out the door 'earlier', before it got terribly hot out. It was already hot though and I was drenched by the time I got home (literally dripping from everywhere). Hobbes is wiped out and we have agility tonight. It is supposed to be 'cooled down to a toasty 90 by 7pm. Not sure how he will do running and jumping in that heat but the rest of the week is expected to progressively get hotter and hotter. We have an excessive heat warning out for the entire week! Good thing I am tapering so mostly short easy runs and we leave for SF on Thursday morning.

    Date........Miles.......Total
    07/01......7.64.......7.64
    07/02......0.00.......7.64 - +Agility
    07/03......5.01.....12.65 - +Strength Training
    07/04......8.36.....21.01
    07/05......0.00.....21.01 - +Strength Training
    07/06......4.25.....25.26 - Agility Trial +Treadmill Intervals
    07/07......0.00.....25.26 - Agility Trial
    07/08......0.00.....25.26 - Agility Trial
    07/09......5.97.....31.23 - +Agility
    07/10......4.54.....35.77 - Treadmill Intervals + Strength Training
    07/11......0.00.....35.77
    07/12......0.00.....35.77 - +Strength Training
    07/13......5.56.....41.33
    07/14......6.62.....47.95
    07/15......0.00.....47.95
    07/16....12.75.....60.70 - +Agility
    07/17......5.08.....65.78 - +Strength Training
    07/18......0.00.....65.78
    07/19......0.00.....65.78 - +Strength Training
    07/20......5.80.....71.58
    07/21......8.04.....79.62
    07/22......0.00.....79.62
    07/23......5.28.....84.90

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    My completed and upcoming races. Let me know if you will be running them too.
    02/04/18 - Surf City Half Marathon
    05/05/18 - Cinco de Miles 5k
    07/22/18 - San Francisco 2nd Half Marathon
    12/15/18 - San Diego Holiday Half Marathon
    02/03/19 - Surf City Half Marathon
    05/11/19 - Santa Barbara Wine Country Half Marathon
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
    edited July 2018
    @shanaber

    like image with the word spoiler instead. []... [/]
    i started doing it so people who don't care about puppy pics don't have to scroll past. or if i have other awesome photos those that are interested can look, those that aren't can keep scrolling.

    I'll drive up for the 5k :smile:
  • polskagirl01
    polskagirl01 Posts: 2,024 Member
    mbaker566 wrote: »
    @shanaber
    like image with the word spoiler instead. []... [/]
    i started doing it so people who don't care about puppy pics don't have to scroll past. or if i have other awesome photos those that are interested can look, those that aren't can keep scrolling.
    I just figured this out recently, too. You can also click the button that looks like a backwards P with an I beside it ("paragraph sign" what is that thingy called anyway?) and select Spoiler.
  • MobyCarp
    MobyCarp Posts: 2,927 Member
    Prime question of the day: I bought 3 paperbacks that had been on my saved for later list anyway, a box of Nuun, and a $0.99 Kindle book that was free after the $1 reward from previously accepting slower-than-prime shipping.

    Rest day today. Not terribly hot, but annoyingly humid out. I'm sure it would feel better if I were running.
  • kcs76
    kcs76 Posts: 244 Member
    @seanevan10 that's great! I would be super excited as well.
  • seanevan10
    seanevan10 Posts: 385 Member
    5BeautifulDays wrote: »
    polskagirl01 wrote: »
    I'm getting a good laugh from all of the church observations. I do find myself frequently feeling more connectedness with God when I'm out on a run in nature, than in some church services I've been to, and it can be easier to focus on things I'm working through while running... but since becoming a runner I also find my feet wanting to move more to the music when I'm in church, like my body's response is that running is a part of me and I should be running while singing. I guess it's all a part of who I am, and makes sense that things would "overflow" from one part of my life into other parts.

    I think my runs are often the most prayer-ful part of my week. And that's not just the "please, God, don't let me die on this hill!" sort of prayers, lol. It's very meditative and I feel a sense of peace on the trail that is sometimes lacking in formal church. That's not to say that I don't want to go to church--it's a necessary part of faith for me--but being outdoors and letting my mind go where it will seems to lead to a sense of connectedness, as you say, that is hard to find elsewhere.

    Completely agree. I haven't formally been to church in years, but I feel closer to God when I'm out there giving it my all!
  • LaDispute57
    LaDispute57 Posts: 371 Member
    @shanaber I get the points because I have an Amazon card. And if you are going to fly in from California and you want me to drive from Pittsburgh just to run a 5k at Lambeau, we better find another longer race nearby around the same time or at least plan a long trail run.... Driving 750 miles to run 3 is tough to justify... lol

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