July 2019 Monthly Running Challenge
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Met a friend and ran around the lake where she lives for 12k today. It was really hilly and a bit fast for me, but I felt better pretty quickly after we stopped, so I guess I wasn't THAT wiped out
Then I jumped in the lake with my running clothes on.
July goal 100 miles
I might bike later, just for fun 13 -
Today I got to run 3.12 miles in the morning before work. The weather was as good as it’s been in a while, with a lovely little breeze coming off of the lake. I’m still struggling with pain in my right calf, but so long as I stop and stretch it out, it seems fine. It’s not every single step the way it was a few weeks ago, so that's an improvement for sure.
Also, we discovered a few days ago that my husband finds the sound of my yoga videos incredibly relaxing so now he's been encouraging me to do more yoga in the evenings, which kind of cracks me up. ASMR was mentioned, which I had to look up but apparently involves a pleasant physical sensation on hearing certain sounds, including soothing voices, and is related to synesthesia, which my husband also has (music/color). Maybe I'll even convince him to try some yoga one of these days!
ETA: I just registered for the Labor Day 5K I've been planning for when my dad and step-mom are in town, so there's another one on the books! I really hope I'm at a point to race for a PR then, but either way, it will be fun to have a larger cheering squad than usual.
July Total: 9.87 miles
July Goals: Run 40 miles, lift 2-3x/week, 30 minutes/day of moderate cardio, 30 minutes/day of mobility.
2019 Races! (bold registered)
January 26: Securian 10K, St. Paul, MN Chip time: 1:05:07
February 16: Half Fast 10K DNS - weather
March 23: Hot Dash 5K, Mpls, MN Chip time: 0:28:39 (*PR!)
May 19: Women Run the Cities 5K, Mpls, MN Chip time: 0:33:02
June 8: PHRC Pensieve 10K (virtual)
June 12: ESTRS French 5K, Plymouth, MN DNS - injury
June 29 Lift Bridge 5K, Bayport MN Chip time: 0:32:51
August 3: Beat the Blerch 10K, Carnation, WA
September 2: MDRA Victory Labor Day 5K, Mpls, MN
September 8: Sioux Falls Half Marathon, Sioux Falls, SD
October 5: TCM 10K, St. Paul, MN
October 6: TCM 10Mi, Minneapolis to St. Paul, MN
October 12: Bemidji Blue Ox 26K, Bemidji, MN
November 28: Turkey Trot St. Paul 10K, St. Paul, MN
December 14: Reindeer Run 10K, Mpls, MN11 -
Busy day, but I had an hour at lunch and ran in the UV rays for it. Finally lost my pasty white programmer skin from the winter and back to olive as I should be.
Date...........Run.......Walk
07/01........00M.......3.5M
07/02........00M.......3.5M
07/03........11M.......3.5M
07/04........11M.......0.0M
07/05........00M.......1.5M
07/06........09M.......0.0M
07/07........00M.......0.0M
07/08........11M.......3.5M
07/09........07M.......0.0M
---MTD: 15.5 miles walking, 49 miles running, and 0KM resting
Upcoming Races
Fleet Feet Liberty Mile - August 9th
Two Face - 10k Road Race - August 10
Two Face - 10k Trail Race - August 10
Howl at the Moon - Nighttime 5k - August 10
EQT Pittsburgh 10 Miler - November 2nd
(a few more races yet to register for)
202? - Disney World Dopey! (if can raise funds)8 -
My goal is 60 miles this month. I think that I ran 57 miles last month... so not an unreachable goal.
July 1....4.26 miles (Monon trail)
July 2....4.66 miles (Monon trail)
July 5...4.17 miles (Monon trail).
July 6....2.03 miles (treadmill).
July 8...5.22 miles (Monon trail)....Just finished work and the weather was a cool 70 degree. I know it is not going to last long. I was tired but determined to run an extra mile today. It went well. Where I parked are beautiful wildflowers which are actually taller than me and one of these days I am going to figure out how to download pics and you will be able to see them. Only critter I saw was a grasshopper clinging to my windshield.
Total: 20.34 miles
Goal: 60 miles.
2 more shifts and then I might be able to read the comments on this thread.
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5.01 miles this morning before it got hotter.
Then it didn't get as hot as expected, so I guess I got up early for nothing.
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July running goal 120 miles
July 2: 13.2 miles
July 3: 7.2 miles
July 5: 2.1 miles
July 6: 7.09 miles
July 7: 7.69 miles
July 9: 15.79 mile, felt very strong to end this run!
Total: 53.07 miles
Remain to goal: 66.93 miles
Hot Summer Miles continue!
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@polskagirl01 Love the jumping in the lake bit... I'm getting tempted to do that at the beach I run beside after long runs, but the thought of then running or walking home in soggy salty clothes puts me off lol
@PastorVincent I hope sunscreen was involved in the obtention of the olive colour!
Friendly reminder to fellow runners... use your kitten cream and don't get burnt!
Legs are going to get their rest day today, poor things really need it. We're heading up to the village house with friends at the weekend, and I don't feel like getting up at 6am to do my long run up there (plus, it's on the side of a mountain) so guess I'll be doing that tomorrow. Shhh, don't tell the legs!
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5k at WC Johnson park, started just after sundown and finished in solid darkness. We are under a heat advisory today and tomorrow - heat index was officially supposed to hit 109, and when I checked the nearest station in the middle of the afternoon it said 115. I’m guessing the sensor was in the sun or something, and it wasn’t quite that hot, but it was pretty hot. We drive past a car dealership with a giant flag, and the flag was hanging completely limp. Off and on lukewarm rain plus heat lightning. The humidity made the park feel downright prehistoric, surrounded by water plants and giant insects. We saw two deer, about five bats, and a billion gnats, which seem to have as their life goal flying into my sweat and getting stuck.
Not a bad run all things considered. My husband has announced that he prefers runs to have a change of scenery about once every mile. More often and it makes the run seem longer because he can’t let his mind wander, less often and it makes the run seem longer because he gets bored. This run suits that theory perfectly - the boardwalk minus our warmup is exactly one mile, around the lake one and a half times to the turn off is exactly one mile, out across the deer pasture to the edge of the woods is about three quarters of a mile, which means if you turn around at the edge and head back, 3.1 leaves enough for a cool down walk.
I’m happy with our newly discovered burger joint - it’s open late enough for us to go there after a sunset run, and lets us sit on the patio so we don’t freeze in our wet clothes. Plus there is never anyone out there so we don’t have to worry about offending anyone with our sweat. They will cheerfully make any sandwich as a lettuce wrap, and they have healthy stuff like vegetables and grilled fish should I decide not to eat all the French fries in the world. However, today I ate all the fries.8 -
I’m super impressed with all the running in the heat! We are still pretty chilly here, with highs in the low 70s, and now it’s unseasonably rainy too. Good for gardens & the watershed, but we’re just wondering where summer is. We went for a hike on Sunday, and the top (a ridge) was so windy and chilly I had on a technical T, long sleeve hiking shirt, a fleece, a puffy down coat, and gloves—and I hiked 2.5 miles of the way back down before I warmed up enough to take off even one layer.. here’s a photo of my daughter in the wind:
On the running front, I did a quick two miles today in some drizzle. I’m hoping to do a longer run tomorrow, and then I had forgotten that I have to go do a workshop in LA on Thursday, so I’m just trying to figure out the week (and still a bit exhausted from all the work travel in the past month, so not really keen to get on a plane!) And then maybe it will be summer when I get back...
July goal: 80 mi
7/1 10 mi
7/4 5 mi
7/6 10 mi
7/9 2 mi
July total: 27 mi
2019 Races:
3/16 Kirkland Shamrock Run 5K
4/13 Mud & Chocolate 4.5 mi trail run
5/5 Vancouver BMO Half Marathon
5/12 The Color Run 5K
5/18 Your Canyon for a Day 35 mi Bike Tour, Yakima
8/11 Lake Union 10K
9/22 Orca Half Marathon?11 -
Hey all.
Soooooo tired. It's been a brilliant week, been on my own to all sorts of different areas on my own. I've pretty much been on my feet for 3 days and loving it!
I took a rest day today and kinda glad I did. I'm exhausted haha. But will do another 5k or so tomorrow.
I've been loving work, does it show?11 -
My watch keeps telling me my runs are unproductive. This is unhelpful.7
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ContraryMaryMary wrote: »My watch keeps telling me my runs are unproductive. This is unhelpful.
Very much having a similar few weeks.2 -
Ok, right now I need you all to push your car off a cliff, unplug all your electronics, throw away all your hair spray, and go plant a tree! This global warming has to stop!!! 82°F, feel-like temp at 90°, no breeze at 4:30am is just nuts.
I tried something new today... running my 7 mile route backwards. Kept running into parked cars and trees 😉. But seriously, ran my route in reverse, and actually got lost once (turned on a wrong street) so it ended up being an 8 mile run. Since I did it at a sub 9 min/mile pace and it being so hot, I'm counting this as a speed workout 😁.
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Hey all.
Soooooo tired. It's been a brilliant week, been on my own to all sorts of different areas on my own. I've pretty much been on my feet for 3 days and loving it!
I took a rest day today and kinda glad I did. I'm exhausted haha. But will do another 5k or so tomorrow.
I've been loving work, does it show?
If you love it, it is't work.1 -
7-1 rest
7-2 7k intervals
7-3 7k moderate
7-4 rest
7-5 7k slow
7-6 7k slow(er)
7-7 7k slow
7-8 rest
7-9 7k intervals
7-10 7k moderate
July Total: 49k
July Goal: 150k
January Total: 131k
February Total: 159.5k
March Total: 183k
April Total: 126k
May Total: 128k
June Total: 161.5k
Monthly average: 148.1k
Next year when you pop in here claiming your December 2019 mileage, what accomplishments will you have made?
Run at least 4 5k races.
Get under 30:00 and a PR for 5k.
Average at least 135k per month, which would put me over 1,000 miles for the year.
Run the Year Team: Five for Nineteen
Cloudy, 68 degrees F, and no wind today. I think the absence of sun makes it feel a little cooler. Today's little triumph was being told my VO2max estimate crept up from 39 to 40, so I went from the top of the good range to the bottom of the excellent range. Much better than a new niggle!
2019 Races:
4-13 Shine the Light 5K - 31:12 chip time; First Place male 65 and older
6-30 Strides for Starfish 5K - 31:34 chip time; 31/77 overall; second male 65 and older (no official category)
7-27 Solon Home Days 5K5 -
July goal - 75 miles
July miles - 28.22, walk 1.82
07/01 - Yoga; walk 1.82
07/02 - 4.58; Yoga
07/03 - 3.02
07/04 - rest
07/05 - 4.5
07/06 - rest
07/07 - 8.07
07/08 - Yoga
07/09 - 4.97
07/10 - 3.08
I've been following along, liking posts but haven't had a lot of time to comment lately. Still plugging along with my runs, too. My 8 miles on Sunday was tough and slow, yesterday was better and today was great!7 -
So I just realized... I scheduled 1 race for Friday, Aug 9th night, then 2-morning races on the 10th... and a night race on the 10th. 4 races in 24 hours might be a new PR for me
I should start tracking that too! 6 -
I’m super impressed with all the running in the heat! We are still pretty chilly here, with highs in the low 70s, and now it’s unseasonably rainy too. Good for gardens & the watershed, but we’re just wondering where summer is. We went for a hike on Sunday, and the top (a ridge) was so windy and chilly I had on a technical T, long sleeve hiking shirt, a fleece, a puffy down coat, and gloves—and I hiked 2.5 miles of the way back down before I warmed up enough to take off even one layer.. here’s a photo of my daughter in the wind:
On the running front, I did a quick two miles today in some drizzle. I’m hoping to do a longer run tomorrow, and then I had forgotten that I have to go do a workshop in LA on Thursday, so I’m just trying to figure out the week (and still a bit exhausted from all the work travel in the past month, so not really keen to get on a plane!) And then maybe it will be summer when I get back...
That looks like an awesome place to hike!
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ContraryMaryMary wrote: »My watch keeps telling me my runs are unproductive. This is unhelpful.
Tell your watch to bugger off. 1 -
polskagirl01 wrote: »Met a friend and ran around the lake where she lives for 12k today. It was really hilly and a bit fast for me, but I felt better pretty quickly after we stopped, so I guess I wasn't THAT wiped out
Then I jumped in the lake with my running clothes on.
I have been tempted to do that in the river here, but I am not so sure I would not grow an extra limb if I did!3
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