July 2021 Monthly Running Challenge

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  • ContraryMaryMary
    ContraryMaryMary Posts: 1,780 Member
    Great effort on your long run @quilteryoyo, and ouch on the sting - I'm slightly allergic and remember having an aching arm for two days after a paper wasp sting. Antihistamines are your friend in this situation (I always forget at the time as I only get stung once every 5-10 years!).
  • Teresa502
    Teresa502 Posts: 1,859 Member
    martaindale wrote: »
    So who is watching the olympics? I watch every second I can and I really like watching sports I only see during the olympics. As much as I love to see the US win, I often find myself rooting for underdogs from countries who don’t podium as much. Except for Simone Biles, I want to see her dominate! The pride of Houston!

    Did you see the men's triathlon today? I missed the swim part but caught part of the biking and the running legs. I thought the guy from Norway who won it would fizzle out before the end. His running form was not the typical fast runner form you expect. They were running 4:40 - 4:50 pace per mile! (An American competitor came in sixth place!)
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,467 Member
    @katharmonic It sounds like you had a nice time at the lake, even if you weren't feeling the run. Water can be so calming.

    Thanks @ContraryMaryMary . Stings usually don't bother me a lot, but this one really got me.

    Thanks @rheddmobile ! I'm impressed that you ran in that heat! I thought mine was bad enough.

  • pfeiferlindsey
    pfeiferlindsey Posts: 163 Member
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    I'm in for 100 miles this month. I had injured my toe on Monday and was waiting to see how it felt before committing to a distance. I ran this morning without pain, so I think taking the last two days off was a good thing.

    July 1- 3.5 miles
    July Goal - 100 miles
    Miles to go - 96.5 miles

    July 3 - 4.60 miles
    July 4 - 3.13 miles
    Total for July - 11.23 miles
    Miles to go - 88.77 miles

    July 7 - 5 miles
    July 8 - 3.11 miles
    Total for July - 19.34 miles
    Miles to go - 80.66 miles

    Have my half on Saturday, we'll see how this goes!

    Not feeling much up for a race report...I got it done.

    July 10 - 13.03 miles (course was a bit short)
    July 12 -3.13 miles
    Total for July - 35.50 miles
    July Goal - 100 miles
    Miles to go - 64.50 miles

    5 really solid miles today. Felt good to shake more cobwebs off from the half.

    July 13 - 5 miles
    Total for July - 40.50 miles
    July Goal - 100 miles
    Miles to go - 59.50 miles

    July 14 - 3.2 miles
    Total for July - 43.7 miles
    July Goal - 100 miles
    Miles to go - 56.3 miles

    July 16 - 6.22 miles
    Total for July - 49.92 miles
    Miles to go - 50.08 miles

    July 17- 3.11 miles
    July 18 - 4.44 miles
    Total for July - 57.47 miles
    July Goal - 100 miles
    Miles to go - 42.53 miles

    July 19 - 3.27 miles
    Total for July - 60.74 miles
    July Goal - 100 miles
    Miles to go - 39.26 miles

    July 21 - 5 miles
    July 23 - 3.14 miles
    July 24 - 3.11 miles
    July 25 - 3 miles

    Total for July - 74.99 miles
    Goal - 100 miles
    To go - 25.01 miles
  • martaindale
    martaindale Posts: 2,313 Member
    Teresa502 wrote: »
    Did you see the men's triathlon today? I missed the swim part but caught part of the biking and the running legs. I thought the guy from Norway who won it would fizzle out before the end. His running form was not the typical fast runner form you expect. They were running 4:40 - 4:50 pace per mile! (An American competitor came in sixth place!)

    I also didn’t see the swim. The broadcast we were watching cut it off but did show the start, where there was a very large boat in the way right at the dive station so only some of the field dove in when the horn went off. They had to recall the start and get the boat out the way. Weird but funny. Those guys were absolutely crushing it in that heat. The guy from Norway looked like he was struggling and I was shocked that he was able to hang on to that pace for so long,
  • martaindale
    martaindale Posts: 2,313 Member
    Wow, @rheddmobile that is some heat. You are definitely a serious runner who should only do serious runner nods from now on!
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,467 Member
    Nice run @Scott6255 ! I hate running through spider webs!
  • Teresa502
    Teresa502 Posts: 1,859 Member
    @AlphaHowls - what more can I say? 365 half marathons plus.....! Mind-blowing remarkable!
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    7/1 – 3.02
    7/2 – 5.02
    7/2 - .50 cool down
    7/3 – 4.02
    7/4 – 1.05 with pups
    7/4 – 1.44 hiking down and back up from swim basin
    7/5 – 4.67 trails
    7/5 - .41 cool down to get to 5 miles
    7/6 – rest day walked the dogs
    7/7 – 4.03
    7/8 – 4.04
    7/9 – 5.19 miles of cross training – bike (not counted in miles)
    7/10 – 13.11 July Half Marathon Monthly challenge
    7/11 – rest day
    7/12 – 3.02
    7/13 – 6.1 miles of biking (not counted in miles)
    7/14 – 4.05
    7/16 – 5.01
    7/17 – 3.02
    7/19 – 7.01
    7/20 – 3.11
    7/21 – walked the dogs – may bike later
    7/22 – 5.01
    7/24 - 5.01
    7/26 - 4.11

    80.66 of 65 miles
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,467 Member
    Glad you had a good run @Teresa502 ! I'm also glad that you were making sure your slower friend was safe and that the guy on the bike left you all alone. Pepper spray sounds like a great thing to have handy, esp. when you are running alone.

    An entire year of HM distances @AlphaHowls ! That is awesome sauce! I can't even imagine. Dew Claws up!

  • WhatMeRunning
    WhatMeRunning Posts: 3,538 Member
    AlphaHowls wrote: »
    365 days HM+ Streak Wow! one year! 5882.12 miles
    🤯🤯🤯
    Congrats!
  • abowersgirl
    abowersgirl Posts: 3,408 Member
    @Teresa502 so I joined your run the world challenge.. I was wondering if it supported Fitbit.. if not I can enter manually, doesn't matter. Was also wondering.. should I add what I have done between the challenge times as well or just start adding everything from today forward (btw my name is Stephanie F
  • ContraryMaryMary
    ContraryMaryMary Posts: 1,780 Member
    Wow @AlphaHowls. Just wow.
  • sweetdaisy13
    sweetdaisy13 Posts: 357 Member
    @AlphaHowls I honestly have no idea how 1. You are able to dedicate the time to run a HM every single day and 2. How you don't get injured. You truly are amazing!
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,467 Member
    @sweetdaisy13 Great run and pace! You're closing in on that 100 miles for the month.

    @katharmonic Glad you got to catch up with your friend today. Also glad your temp and humidity is better today.

  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,467 Member
    7-1 2.1 miles running and 1.0 mile walking (Hill Repeats after cutting cedars for almost 1.5 hours)
    7-2 0.0 miles running but 1.0 mile walking on treadmill (also played doubles tennis this morning)
    7-3 9.0 miles running, 1.0 mile walking (easy pace, but not an easy run)
    7-4 0.0 miles running, 1.0 mile walking laps on the driveway
    7-5 2.3 miles running, 1.0 mile walking (also played doubles tennis for almost 2 hours, outdoors)
    7-6 0.0 miles running, 1.0 mile walking
    7-7 1.0 mile running, 1.0 mile walking (fast mile)
    7-8 2.6 miles running, 1.0 mile walking (Hill Repeats - 6 months post surgery)
    7-9 0.0 mile running, 1.0 mile walking (hot and humid)
    7-10 7.0 miles running, 1.0 mile walking (easy pace, very humid)
    7-11 0.0 miles running, 1.0 mile walking (rest day)
    7-12 2.8 miles running, 1.0 mile walking (tempo run)
    7-13 2.1 miles running, 1.0 mile walking (Recovery run)
    7-14 2.6 miles running, 1.0 mile walking (Foundation Run)
    7-15 3.0 miles running, 1.0 mile walking (Short Interval Run)
    7-16 0.0 miles running, 1.0 mile walking (Doubles tennis, mowed my lawn, trimmed mom's, and walked)
    7-17 5.0 miles running, 1.0 mile walking ("Long run" cut short)
    7-18 0.0 miles running, 1.0 mile walking (keeping the streak alive)
    7-19 4.1 miles running, 1.0 mile walking (Cruise Interval on treadmill)
    7-20 2.5 miles running, 1.0 mile walking (Recovery Run on the treadmill)
    7-21 2.5 miles running, 1.0 mile walking (Foundation Run on the driveway)
    7-22 3.15 miles running, 1.0 mile walking (Short Interval Run)
    7-23 0.00 miles running, 1.0 mile walking
    7-24 11.00 miles running, 1.0 mile walking - long run. Second time ever running this far.
    7-25 0.00 miles running, 1.0 mile walking
    7-26 2.75 miles running, 1.0 mile walking - treadmill - storming out - tempo run

    MT = 65.5/70 miles running: 26.0/31miles walking

    Went to town this morning to get bloodwork done for my doctor's appointment next week, shop, and take mom to the dentist. I didn't get home until after 2pm and I was really, really tired. I almost talked myself out of running, since it was storming and who knows what the treadmill will do if the power goes out? At least, that was going to be my excuse. But, I changed and went on down and did it. Of course, once I did, I was glad I did. Like the saying goes, "The only run you regret is the one you didn't do."

    I was supposed to do 5 min Zone 1, 5 min Zone 2, 15 min Zone 3, 5 min Zone 2, 5 min Zone 1. I did decide to walk some of it today. Mentally, I needed to do that. My legs were tight to begin with, but loosened up pretty good before I was done. I did a run/walk of 4/1 minutes, with the walk at 3.8 mph and the runs at 4.2/4.5, 3x5.0, 4.5, 4.2 mph. I did run the last 7:03 minutes with no walk break. It felt pretty easy. My HR didn't get into the Zone 3 enough - only 5:38 min. I guess that means I could have run those segments a bit faster.

    I bought some Extreme Sport Beans and a sleeve of Honey Stingers today, just to try out - maybe on some of my shorter runs first, just in case they don't sit well. They didn't have Gu at this particular store. Anyway, I was very surprised when I was "carded" at the cash register. Apparently, you have to be over 18 to buy one of those - I think it was the Extreme Sport Bean. Is that a thing everywhere?

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