July 2020 Monthly Running Challenge

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  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 5,156 Member
    Great job on your marathon and ultra @Camaramandy648 !
  • deraffemikey06
    deraffemikey06 Posts: 50 Member
    1-Jul 8.6
    2-Jul 8.6
    3-Jul 8.3
    4-Jul 8.7
    5-Jul 8.7
    6-Jul 8.7
    7-Jul 9
    8-Jul 8.7
    9-Jul 8.7
    10-Jul 9.2
    11-Jul 8.6
    12-Jul 8.6
    13-Jul 8.8
    14-Jul 8.6
    15-Jul 8.4
    16-Jul 8.5
    17-Jul 8.6
    18-Jul 8.6
    19-Jul 8.7
    20-Jul 8.6
    21-Jul 8.6

    Actual: 181.8/ Goal: 275
    Going to start some long runs and speed days this week. Getting ready for some virtual races and possibly my "one not officially canceled yet" race :D
  • deraffemikey06
    deraffemikey06 Posts: 50 Member
    Camaramandy648 wrote: »
    deraffemikey06 wrote: »
    Camaramandy648 wrote: »
    @deraffemikey06 Thank you!

    I am excited for the next one! In the meantime, I am focusing on strength and recovery and food.

    In some way, I feel like I have never been this tired in my life!

    @Camaramandy648 I don't think I wanted to do anything for the next week after running my first marathon. I can't even imagine how much longer I'd be out with the extra miles. never gone past 43K personally

    @deraffemikey06 DOOOOOOOOOO IT! you will feel ALIVE!

    @Camaramandy648 I'm going to look for something not canceled. I'd prefer not to run a virtual 50K but I might not have any other choice. Hopefully I can find some actual race before next June :D
  • RunsOnEspresso
    RunsOnEspresso Posts: 3,218 Member
    Hey all. Just dropping in to cross post from FB group.

    I have a favor if you want to do a virtual group run. I have always been obsessed with Scooby Doo and now there's a race. Virtual of course. They are giving free buffs to groups of 15 or more. I want a buff. So I made a group! You can do a 5 or 10k. Run or walk. You can also get your dog a bandana or collar. You know, if you are also a Scoob fan. TIA if you decide to register and join the team!

    Details:
    Team Code – this is a private code designated to your group. ALL group members (including yourself) must register using this following code and this code ONLY!

    RUNSONESPRESSO

    The team code will be entered on the last step of the registration process, during the page to complete your order.

    Enter the code in the area provided for Coupon/Promo Code

    Press apply to link the team code to the registration

    Rates are $40 for the 5k and 10k

    Please remind your group members if they are interested in participating on the team, it is mandatory that they sign up via the team code by August 13th. ALL runners from your group must be registered online by that date to be eligible for the exclusive Scooby Doo running buff – no exceptions.

    Link: https://www.scoobydoorun.com/virtual/

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  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 5,156 Member
    @RunsOnEspresso That looks really cool. I always loved Scooby Doo as a kid. Is there a date that it is supposed to be run? I will have to check and see about entering. But hopefully I will know by August 13th if I will be able to do it.
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    @Avidkeo here is some fresh bone x-rays...
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    I need to have a Frank conversation with this doctor. He's room honest and tell me straight up, whether or not I'll ever run again. He seems to think my ambitious career change is probably going to be very difficult as far as physical demands. anyway I'll follow up with him in 3 weeks and we'll see where we are with the rest of my life
  • RunsOnEspresso
    RunsOnEspresso Posts: 3,218 Member
    kgirlhart wrote: »
    @RunsOnEspresso That looks really cool. I always loved Scooby Doo as a kid. Is there a date that it is supposed to be run? I will have to check and see about entering. But hopefully I will know by August 13th if I will be able to do it.

    If you want to submit time & get the finisher certificate it needs to be completed by 10/4. Otherwise, whenever you want.
  • Faebert
    Faebert Posts: 1,588 Member
    Thanks for the kind and wise words everyone. You’re a lovely bunch! X
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    Hey all. Just dropping in to cross post from FB group.

    I have a favor if you want to do a virtual group run. I have always been obsessed with Scooby Doo and now there's a race. Virtual of course. They are giving free buffs to groups of 15 or more. I want a buff. So I made a group! You can do a 5 or 10k. Run or walk. You can also get your dog a bandana or collar. You know, if you are also a Scoob fan. TIA if you decide to register and join the team!

    Details:
    Team Code – this is a private code designated to your group. ALL group members (including yourself) must register using this following code and this code ONLY!

    RUNSONESPRESSO

    The team code will be entered on the last step of the registration process, during the page to complete your order.

    Enter the code in the area provided for Coupon/Promo Code

    Press apply to link the team code to the registration

    Rates are $40 for the 5k and 10k

    Please remind your group members if they are interested in participating on the team, it is mandatory that they sign up via the team code by August 13th. ALL runners from your group must be registered online by that date to be eligible for the exclusive Scooby Doo running buff – no exceptions.

    Link: https://www.scoobydoorun.com/virtual/

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    SCOOOOOBY DOOOBY DOOOOOO!
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    edited July 2020
    Elise4270 wrote: »
    @Avidkeo here is some fresh bone x-rays...
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    esxlud0pw593.jpg
    I need to have a frank conversation with this doctor. He's been honest and will tell me straight up whether or not I'll ever run again. He seems to think my ambitious career change is probably going to be very difficult as far as physical demands. Anyway I'll follow up with him in 3 weeks and we'll see where we are with the rest of my life

    lord... speech to text is worse than auto correct. corrected for clarity. (Don't speech to text in the schlotzsky's drive thru without checking first).

    @Avidkeo That knee look off to you? I'm laying down, there's still swelling and its a bit uncomfortable to straighten. I can't help but think the tibia is rotated, and I have miserable malalignment syndrome. why not, right?
  • rheddmobile
    rheddmobile Posts: 6,840 Member
    @Camaramandy648 Wow happy first ultra! Good job!

    @Faebert Yeah your brain can do crazy stuff to your body from emotional stress! You be careful out there with the tripping! Hoping you feel better soon.
  • hamsterwheel6
    hamsterwheel6 Posts: 544 Member
    edited July 2020
    @Faebert Biggest hugs to you. Totally understand.
    @Camaramandy648 Thank god you are on my RTY team! Lol. Great running, congratulations!
    @PastorVincent nice capture!
    @kgirlhart prayers for your mammogram hoping it’s just routine. It’s happened to me too where I had to go back , scared me as well. Hugs.

    45 min spin and 30 min strength cross training today.
    Tomorrow will run, but probably on the treadmill again. Depends on morning temps.
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,450 Member
    @Camaramandy648 Congratulations on your marathon/ultra! I agree with @PastorVincent that running for 8 hours makes you insane. :lol:

    @kgirlhart Glad your run wasn't terrible and you are enjoying morning runs. I'm beginning to like them too. Prayers that your follow up mammogram will be nothing to worry about.



  • katharmonic
    katharmonic Posts: 5,720 Member
    @Faebert so sorry about your tough year and your breakup on top of that. Hugs.

    @Camaramandy648 wow. Just wow. Congratulations, ultra runner.

    @kgirlhart hoping the best for your followup testing. I've had to do that too several times and its nerve-wracking.

    @elise4270 sorry for your continued bone issues. Hope you will get some real answers - and that they don't include not ever running again.

    @quilteryoyo great job getting your run done in the heat. How do you keep your M&Ms from being all melted?



    Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
    07/01/20 :::: 2.6 :::: 2.6
    07/02/20 :::: 5.0 :::: 7.6
    07/03/20 :::: 0.9 :::: 8.5
    07/04/20 :::: 1.8 :::: 10.3
    07/05/20 :::: 4.2 :::: 14.4
    07/06/20 :::: 3.0 :::: 17.4
    07/07/20 :::: 4.2 :::: 21.6
    07/08/20 :::: 5.2 :::: 26.8
    07/09/20 :::: 3.1 :::: 29.9
    07/10/20 :::: 0.8 :::: 30.7
    07/11/20 :::: 4.0 :::: 34.8
    07/12/20 :::: 8.5 :::: 43.2
    07/13/20 :::: 3.2 :::: 46.4
    07/14/20 :::: 4.2 :::: 50.6
    07/15/20 :::: 5.1 :::: 55.7
    07/16/20 :::: 5.5 :::: 61.3
    07/17/20 :::: 5.0 :::: 66.3
    07/18/20 :::: 10.0 :::: 76.3
    07/19/20 :::: 3.1 :::: 79.4
    07/20/20 :::: 3.1 :::: 82.5
    07/21/20 :::: 3.2 :::: 85.7

    Sprint workout and strength training this morning at the track. Included 1 mile warmup and 1 mile of the nose breathing practice while holding water in your mouth.
  • noblsheep
    noblsheep Posts: 593 Member
    0722-5k, total-45.2k goal-80k

    Totally behind on my goal this month. Too many excuses and too little motivation. Went out for 5km this morning expecting it to be hot - it was, but there was a cool breeze most of the time so this run was actually semi-enjoyable. Pace was better than expected. This better than expected pace seems to have become a running (pun intended) theme these last few weeks. Interesting.

    @Camaramandy648 What an achievement! Just thinking about it makes my knees quiver in fear.
    @kgirlhart Sending some positive vibes your way.

    katharmonic wrote: »
    @quilteryoyo great job getting your run done in the heat. How do you keep your M&Ms from being all melted?
    This...
  • Camaramandy648
    Camaramandy648 Posts: 711 Member
    Thanks, everyone for the congratulations etc! @hamsterwheel6 I might actually hit 2020 instead of 1200! We’ll see - I plan to not pressure myself about that. I pledged 1200 and hopefully will be satisfied with just that! 😂

    @quilteryoyo I have the same question about the m&m’s! And good job getting out there even with the humidity! I know what it feels like and it is SO hard to make yourself do it sometimes.

    I called in to work today because I have what feels like a mixture of allergies and this weird fatigue that is really abnormal for me. I don’t believe it is running related because I felt great this many days out from running 150 miles. I have a headache/ migraine that comes and goes. It is inconsistent. My nutrition is on point, so I don’t think it’s that either.

    Work might have me go get a covid test. I really don’t think it’s that but what do I know? Oddly, my biggest annoyance is the idea of people saying, “it’s all that running you’re doing! I told you so!” Lmao

    But seriously. This fatigue is the pits.
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,450 Member
    @katharmonic and @noblsheep I run up and down my driveway, so I leave them in the garage and stop when I get there and grab some. Nothing magical there. LOL I do like them better than gummy bears. I'll need to think about a way to keep them from melting if I have to carry them. Humm.
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    Camaramandy648 wrote: »
    I called in to work today because I have what feels like a mixture of allergies and this weird fatigue that is really abnormal for me. I don’t believe it is running related because I felt great this many days out from running 150 miles. I have a headache/ migraine that comes and goes. It is inconsistent. My nutrition is on point, so I don’t think it’s that either.

    Just a thought...

    Check your hydration (not pure water, you need salt too). It can take a few days to get that back on point. Drink a sports drink, if you start to feel better than you have your answer. The symptoms you describe can easily be that.
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
    edited July 2020
    oh Yeti is at it again.
    i think i'll do it again. Might be the distraction i need as this whole BIL thing evolves
  • 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
    7/14 - 3.10 miles
    7/15 - 3.33 miles
    7/16 - 3.03 miles
    7/20 - 2.21 miles
    7/21 - 3.06 miles


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  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 5,156 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
    7/15: 6.02 miles
    7/16: 6.22 miles
    7/19: 10.52 miles
    7/21: 6.02 miles
    7/22: 6.02 miles

    92.02/100 miles completed for July

    779.84/1000 miles for Run the Year Team Pavement Pounders

    Another 6 miles this morning. It was more humid today and the run felt so much harder. The first mile was tough going, but once I settled into the run I did enjoy it. The sky was really pretty once it started getting light out. It was a pretty uneventful run, but I'm always glad to get out there and get a run in. My feet are starting to get a little achy and my shoes have 344 miles on them, so I guess it's time to look for new shoes. I really want to get my gait checked again. Not for any real reason, but just because it has been a couple of years since I was fitted with shoes. I wouldn't mind trying something different, but I hate to buy shoes without having them fitted. But with Covid I don't want to travel for new shoes and the nearest running store is 60 miles away so I'll probably just end up going online and ordering the same shoes I always get.

    @RunsOnEspresso Thanks. I'll have to see how the mammo goes next week. If we do a "wait and keep and eye on it" again then I may try to run that. I'm hoping a biopsy won't be necessary.

    @hamsterwheel6 , @quilteryoyo , @katharmonic and @noblsheep Thanks for your well wishes.

    @mbaker566 I'm sorry to hear about your BIL. I'm sure that's really hard to go through.



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    2020 races:
    11/7/20: Run for 57th AHC Half Marathon
  • deraffemikey06
    deraffemikey06 Posts: 50 Member
    Date Miles
    7/1/2020 8.6
    7/2/2020 8.6
    7/3/2020 8.3
    7/4/2020 8.7
    7/5/2020 8.7
    7/6/2020 8.7
    7/7/2020 9
    7/8/2020 8.7
    7/9/2020 8.7
    7/10/2020 9.2
    7/11/2020 8.6
    7/12/2020 8.6
    7/13/2020 8.8
    7/14/2020 8.6
    7/15/2020 8.4
    7/16/2020 8.5
    7/17/2020 8.6
    7/18/2020 8.6
    7/19/2020 8.7
    7/20/2020 8.6
    7/21/2020 8.6
    7/22/2020 8.5

    Actual: 190.3 Goal: 275
    Looks like Sunday's long run needs to be at least 21 miles long. Should have started long runs again one week earlier :D:D:D
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    deraffemikey06 wrote: »
    Actual: 190.3 Goal: 275
    Looks like Sunday's long run needs to be at least 21 miles long. Should have started long runs again one week earlier :D:D:D

    Or just run 85 miles tomorrow and be done with the month. :)

  • Faebert
    Faebert Posts: 1,588 Member
    Congrats @Camaramandy648 - awesome achievement. Hope you are feeling a bit better.

    Thinking of you @kgirlhart and hugs to you @mbaker566. Life feels complicated enough at the moment without additional curveballs.

    Look after yourselves everyone. X
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,450 Member
    @katharmonic Hahaha about the cooler. I don't have any of the toys that allow you to carry water with you yet. I need to get one. I was wondering if I had one of the belts if you could put a baggie with ice in it in the same pocket as the M&Ms and that would keep them from melting? Awesome workout, as always.

    @Tramboman I hope you hip and back stop complaining about your playing golf and running. They just need to suck it up and behave.

  • deraffemikey06
    deraffemikey06 Posts: 50 Member
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    deraffemikey06 wrote: »
    Actual: 190.3 Goal: 275
    Looks like Sunday's long run needs to be at least 21 miles long. Should have started long runs again one week earlier :D:D:D

    Or just run 85 miles tomorrow and be done with the month. :)

    @PastorVincent that would be a huge mileage day pr B) . Might not be realistic for me :D:D:D

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