July 2020 Monthly Running Challenge

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  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,529 Member
    edited July 2020
    @katharmonic My ouchies were fine while playing tennis. They never did turn really black and blue, as I expected. I just think that is weird. It hurts to touch the areas, but not running or walking, so I'm good to go. Thanks for asking. Tennis was fun, but I was having an off day. It happens sometimes.

    @mbaker566 Looks like a really nice place for a walk/run. The dogs looked like they really enjoyed it too.

    @bearly63 I think it was probably a couple of rocks. They hurt when slung out by the mower at a fast pace.

    @Faebert You are doing great!

    @marisap2010 Love those shoes and that is a great deal!

    @katharmonic I need to up my running too. I've been playing tennis more and can't seem to fit both into the day.
  • Tramboman
    Tramboman Posts: 2,482 Member
    ContraryMaryMary wrote: »
    Ok, round two. Are you ready?

    A watermelon cake for Miss 8 - actually vanilla cake with raspberry coulis and raspberry buttercream inside. Her birthday is in April, the heart of watermelon season here, but lockdown delayed the party till now, when the only watermelon are in cake form!
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    Thanks for all the positive comment on my previous cake. I thoroughly enjoyed making it, but I wouldn't want to do it day in and day out. Just a few times a year for a big celebration cake (or twice in one week as it has turned out) is enough. I do bake quite a bit though - it's one of the reasons I run!

    I'm drowning in my own saliva.
  • marisap2010
    marisap2010 Posts: 909 Member
    @ContraryMaryMary Another gorgeous cake!!!
  • T1DCarnivoreRunner
    T1DCarnivoreRunner Posts: 11,502 Member
    @ContraryMaryMary Very beautiful!
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    InkedAtty57 wrote: »
    @PastorVincent The Sinnemahone 50K out in Elk County is still on for October 17....

    Good to hear.

    Hell Have No Hurry dropped to 10k only, so I am passing on that, that was going to be my target 50k for a PR this year. The fact they moved it to AUGUST was brutal though so probably would not have gone well. :)

    Right now the only race I am signed up for is the EQT 10 miler, but I have no real confidence in it. I have pretty much written off the 2020 race season and will see how 2021 looks.
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    marisap2010 wrote: »
    @ContraryMaryMary Another gorgeous cake!!!

    This!
  • T1DCarnivoreRunner
    T1DCarnivoreRunner Posts: 11,502 Member
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    Been several days since I have run, but we have made progress on the greenhouse!
    We will hold off on the plastic until fall. Just putting up fencing, for now, to keep deer out. Should with a decent dollop of luck be able to start growing food in it this weekend. dfd8bd1p7ygx.png

    Neat, but how tall is the fence? I've seen deer jump some pretty high fences...
  • ContraryMaryMary
    ContraryMaryMary Posts: 1,786 Member
    TheMrWobbly wrote: »
    What have I done! Gone off the rails, put on 20 pounds and whilst the job I am doing is physically hard work it is not running and the marathon is 9 weeks away. Okay, reset, target, plan.

    You got this.
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    T1DCarnivoreRunner wrote: »
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    Been several days since I have run, but we have made progress on the greenhouse!
    We will hold off on the plastic until fall. Just putting up fencing, for now, to keep deer out. Should with a decent dollop of luck be able to start growing food in it this weekend. dfd8bd1p7ygx.png

    Neat, but how tall is the fence? I've seen deer jump some pretty high fences...

    Oh, they COULD jump this, they can jump 8 feet in vertical height, but they are not likely too. They would need to be spooked or there would need to be a food shortage. Most of the time 3 or 4-foot garden fences are enough to deter them. There is plenty of vegetation growing right now so they probably will not bother it.
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,529 Member
    edited July 2020
    @ContraryMaryMary That cake is soooo cute! You do an excellent job. Bet it tastes as good as it looks.

    @PastorVincent The greenhouse is looking good. Hope you are able to grow a lot of good veggies in there.

    @TheMrWobbly It is so easy to put on weight when your activity level changes. You've got this!

    Great tribute to @MobyCarp , @skippygirlsmom . I didn't realize it had been a year already. He is missed.
  • Tramboman
    Tramboman Posts: 2,482 Member
    7-1 7k slow
    7-2 7k slow
    7-3 7k between slow and easy
    7-4 7k ditto
    7-5 7k closer to easy
    7-6 rest
    7-7 7k slow
    7-8 7k easy
    7-9 7k slow
    7-10 7k slow
    7-11 7k easy
    7-12 7k slow
    7-13 rest
    7-14 7k slow

    July Total: 84k
    July Goal: 170k

    January Total: 161k
    February Total: 167k
    March Total: 181k
    April Total: 191k
    May Total: 200k
    June Total: 156k

    2020 Total through June: 1056k

    Sunny, 60 degrees F, but humid today. Made my wife laugh when I told her I was thinking about putting winter gear on this morning. Back felt good, thought I started off well, but was about 30 seconds behind the pace I thought I was running. After that, I started feeling every one of my 68 years and was glad to just finish. Song in my head today was "The Nutty Squirrels (Part 2)". Queen Anne's Lace is blooming.
    Like @PastorVincent, think this is going to end up being a lost year.

    When you pop in here claiming your December 2020 mileage, what accomplishments will you have made?

    Return to a good running weight of 175 lbs
    Run at least 4 5k races
    Get a 5k PR
    Average at least 138k per month, to meet my Run the Year pledge of 1,020 miles
    Stretch goal: If I can average 169k per month, I can run 2020k in 2020

    Run the Year Team: Pavement Pounders

    2020 races:

    9-19 Race for the Parks 5k, Hudson, OH
    10-11 Haunted Hustle 5k, Aurora, OH
  • I_Want_A_Donut
    I_Want_A_Donut Posts: 101 Member
    7/1 - 3.27 miles
    7/2 - 2.18 miles
    7/5 - 3.08 miles
    7/7 - 2.28 miles
    7/8 - 2.83 miles
    7/9 - 3.00 miles
    7/10 - 2.00 miles
    7/12 - 3.30 miles
    7/13 - 3.00 miles


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  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
    marisap2010 wrote: »
    Who wants some shoe porn?
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    I’ve been doing some of the Rock n Roll Virtual Races and spent some of the points I earned on these Launch 7’s. I ended up only paying $70, which I thought was a good deal.


    oh i want those
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
    I still think about him regularly. Moby's advice and friendship is still greatly missed
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    7/1 – 0 rest days
    7/2 – 5
    7/3 – 8
    7/4 – 6
    7/5 – 4
    7/6 – 5
    7/7 – 5
    7/8 – 3 with Champ
    7/9 – 2 with Champ
    7/10 – 4 with Champ
    7/11 – 4 mile trail race
    7/12 – 3
    7/13 – 5
    7/14 – 3 with Champ

    57 of 110 miles

    @Scott6255 Happy 35 years.


    Races:
    Mother’s Day Virtual 5K – done
    Retro Run Virtual 5K – done
    Rona on the Run - Virtual for St. Jude benefit - done
    Keep Moving Huntsville - at least one mile a day 1 - 31 May - done
    The Big Run - June 3 - done
    NEGU virtual run - June - Team NEGU helping support kids with cancer - done
    Big Foot Wild Thangs Trail Race 5K/10K – June 20 on the trails…all together like a real race - done
    Run 4 on the 4th – Virtual 4 miles on 4th of July - done
    ISS Virtual 5K in July – done
    Jackalope Trail Run 4 miler - done
    2020 Liberty Road Challenge WWII soldiers journey from St. Mere Eglisde to Bastogne, Belgium – charity virtual run for the WII museum in New Orleans 716 miles team event 4 July - September
    Pirate Challenge – 10 weeks mile challenge June – Sept
    Oak Barrel Half Marathon – October – postponed from April
    Flora-Bama 600K - Virtual race from Huntsville AL to the Florida Alabama state line in Orange Beach 76% there!
  • Shortgirlrunning
    Shortgirlrunning Posts: 1,020 Member
    07/01 - 4.5 Miles
    07/03 - 8.0 Miles
    07/07 - 4.6 Miles
    07/09 - 4.5 Miles
    07/11 - 8.0 Miles
    07/14 - 5.0 miles

    July Total: 34.7/75 miles
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    Teresa502 wrote: »
    @PastorVincent – What will you be growing? Isn’t it late in the season to be planting for your area?

    Yes, we are very behind for the year for planting outside, but the nice thing about a greenhouse is you can grow year-round if you build it right. We plan to get there, for now, we will just be extending the season several months.

  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 5,185 Member
    July Goal: 100 Miles

    7/1: 6.51 miles
    7/2: 6.02 miles
    7/5: 10.10 miles
    7/7: 6.22 miles
    7/8: 6.05 miles
    7/9: 6.08 miles
    7/12: 10.03 miles
    7/14: 6.21 miles

    57.22/100 miles completed for July

    745.05/1000 miles for Run the Year Team Pavement Pounders

    Today's run was kind of tough. When I got up my weather app said it was 84° feels like 87°F. It wasn't terribly humid though at only 45-50%, but it was still hot and I was feeling really slow. I did manage to run 6 miles and had a pace of 10:59. I usually try to keep it under 11 so I made it, but barely . But honestly with the heat I wasn't paying too much attention to my pace. I listened to Zombie's Run and beat all the zombie chases, so there was a little bit of speed work. I guess all in all it was an ok run. I'm getting a little weary of the heat though. It was 108°F yesterday and I don't even know what the heat index was. And it should be about the same today so I guess 86° at sunrise is about the best we can hope for.

    @marisap2010 Nice shoes!

    @ContraryMaryMary Beautiful cake! Perfect for a little girl's birthday!

    @Scott6255 Hope you had a Happy Anniversary!

    @skippygirlsmom I miss @MobyCarp too and I think of him often. He had a lot of wisdom to share.




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    2020 races:
    11/7/20: Run for 57th AHC Half Marathon
  • Teresa502
    Teresa502 Posts: 1,867 Member
    kgirlhart wrote: »
    Today's run was kind of tough. When I got up my weather app said it was 84° feels like 87°F. It wasn't terribly humid though at only 45-50%, but it was still hot and I was feeling really slow. I did manage to run 6 miles and had a pace of 10:59. I usually try to keep it under 11 so I made it, but barely . But honestly with the heat I wasn't paying too much attention to my pace. I listened to Zombie's Run and beat all the zombie chases, so there was a little bit of speed work. I guess all in all it was an ok run. I'm getting a little weary of the heat though. It was 108°F yesterday and I don't even know what the heat index was. And it should be about the same today so I guess 86° at sunrise is about the best we can hope for.

    I can't imagine waking up to 84F! Good job getting out there!
  • Camaramandy648
    Camaramandy648 Posts: 711 Member
    230 Posts Behind! What the heck!

    I guess I have been busy….. took last week basically completely off, except finishing the Binge on Monday. Then signed up for the Stunner – Dawnbreaker = 93k. Then Thursday made an impromptu trip to my hometown (it’s only a couple hours away) to pick up a birthday gift from my daughter’s friend, then Friday I took off work and took the kids to the lake and their dad met us there so he could see them for a couple of hours, then watched scary movies Friday night, then Saturday my daughter had a virtual sleepover (basically a very, very long facetime call with her friends, late at night) and then Sunday we did church online and I did laundry and normal people nonrunning things – like catch up on laundry and gardening and just Netflix and Chill with my kids. It’s been a pretty great week.
    The Stunner started last night. Just 6K to start. It’s interesting how priorities and time available for running shift when the kids are with me and not their dad. When they were with their dad, I’d have hammered out ten miles after work but when they are with me it just doesn’t seem to be that important to be so competitive or work so hard. Just spending time with the kids and running a little bit is enough for me.

    I am going to aim for 93K though, because it’s just forty six-ish miles. Also, I only have four distances to complete and I have from yesterday until the 19th to complete it. Which means I’ll even be able to take time to rest!
    I also have to say – I’m pretty impressed with aravaipa’s race packets. I think what happened last time – and what is happening this time – is that they try to make your packet worth your race registration. I always end up with extras that I didn’t ask for. Which is totally fine with me!
    I have zero pain anywhere and have continued the PT and strength training/ lifting. I’m hoping I can do this without further injury.

    How’s everybody doing? What are you running? How’s the weather? What are you eating? @Avidkeo – any cake? I want cake….

    @Scott6255 Happy Anniversary!

    @TheMrWobbly you GOT THIS!

    marisap2010 I want those shoes! I did a couple of their races but didn’t want to spend the money on the medals…. I know, now I’m spending money on Aravaipa. It was a different time when I felt that way, lol. Good job on getting such a deal! How do they fit?

    @ContraryMaryMary I want that cake…. Holy crap it looks so good!

    @hamsterwheel6 I was just talking with my twin brother about that time I was coming up to the coast in Portland this year and how then we had to cancel. I’m glad you got to go! I can’t wait to be able to travel again!

    @katharmonic – great pics!
  • Camaramandy648
    Camaramandy648 Posts: 711 Member
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    OH COME ON GARMIN! I just ran 14 miles with a heat index of 114F and Garmin says I am DE-TRAINING.

    holy crap. Maybe like @Tramboman said about the lawn mower ( @quilteryoyo are you okay?) you should take a hammer to the watch....
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,529 Member
    Happy 35th anniversary @Scott6255 !

    Another awesome workout @katharmonic ! I don't know how you do it!

    @Teresa502 Sounds like a really nice morning for a run.

    @Camaramandy648 I'm okay. The areas are just sore to the touch. Activity doesn't hurt. So, I have no excuses. Thanks for asking. I'm glad that you are running pain free. I was really afraid your long runs a couple of weeks ago would make things worse for you.

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