July 2021 Monthly Running Challenge

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  • katharmonic
    katharmonic Posts: 5,720 Member
    Scott6255 wrote: »
    I was thinking about @AlphaHowls incredible feat of 365+ days running a HM (or more) and just for grins wondered what the world record for most consecutive days for running a HM was. Turns out it is only 78 !!!! And the women who has done it has aspirations to do 100 in a row. Our @AlphaHowls COMPLETELY shattered that record, and is still going 🤯
    Someone needs to be notified of this superwoman.

    Truly!! The amazingness of @alphahowls should be known worldwide! And she's here among us, humbly carrying on.
  • 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
    7/27 - 2.10
    7/28 - 3.35

    86.11 of 65 miles

    Thanks @quilteryoyo I forget how hot and humid it is here.
  • Tramboman
    Tramboman Posts: 2,482 Member
    abowersgirl wrote: »
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    You guys!!!
    I completed my first 5k!!!!! I can now run 5k!!!! I am so happy, I never thought I would have ever seen this awesomeness come from me!!! Wow!!

    I have also completed all the reading of this thread!! I started reading the thread on the 20th ...
    And I completed that too!!! I am knocking on wood and playing the lottery because I feel as if today has been so wonderful!!

    All that aside I just wanted to let everyone know, I truly enjoyed reading everything. There were moments I could not stop because some of you have the most amazing ability to write things in such a captivating way. I promise myself that I wouldn't mindlessly read, just to get through but to pay attention the whole time and none of you made it difficult to keep me interested. I can't wait to read more!

    I am now beginning to slowly build up to get to 10k and I am started to feel confident I will be able to accomplish that by race day in September. I have also been trying to look for groups in my city/area to run with but Canada in some ways is still really paranoid about the pandemic and hasn't.fuctionally got back into social themed groupings.. but we are slowly starting to reopen.

    @AlphaHowls that is absolulty insane!! I want to get to where you are at one day! 🤯🤯

    Congratulations on your achievement!!! Good motivation for your 10k.
  • katharmonic
    katharmonic Posts: 5,720 Member
    @abowersgirl huge congratulations! That's so great and you should feel very proud and accomplished. It's a big hurdle and now you can do anything. Just like @rheddmobile just said, you've figured out how to be a runner and you build on that!
  • Avidkeo
    Avidkeo Posts: 3,208 Member
    @abowersgirl congratulations!! And I agree with the others, getting to 10k now is much easier. Enjoy the process
  • WhatMeRunning
    WhatMeRunning Posts: 3,538 Member
    Congrats @abowersgirl you have definitely got this now!
  • martaindale
    martaindale Posts: 2,319 Member
    @abowersgirl Congrats! Getting to 5k is definitely a big mental and physical hurdle. I also second @rheddmobile that the next step to 10k felt much easier. You're on your way!
  • sweetdaisy13
    sweetdaisy13 Posts: 357 Member
    Congratulations on completing 5k @abowersgirl. Well done!
  • penguinmama87
    penguinmama87 Posts: 1,155 Member
    @abowersgirl Congratulations! That's great!

    As others have mentioned I'm finding training for 10K to be easier than 5K. It's funny to think sometimes that only a few months ago I had a lot of trouble running for 10 minutes at once, now I can do an hour and not really worry about it!

    Distance Log:
    July 2: 4.58 miles
    July 5: 4.51
    July 7: 4.61
    July 10: 4.94
    July 14: 2.42
    July 17: 5.18
    July 19: 5.17
    July 21: 5ish
    July 26: 5.03
    July 29: 4.28

    Goal: 45.72/40 miles

    I suspect the 4.28 distance is shorting me about a mile, but it's hard to verify exactly because my route isn't all marked roads. I have a Garmin vivofit 4, and it has been cutting out on me a lot and rarely registers even that I'm running, so for today I have a few blips of a few tenths of a mile or so, but not one continuous run. I've done the same run before and gotten over 5 miles, so I'm pretty sure it's not just that I was exceptionally slow today. The display also gets all pixellated and weird sometimes. I've had it for about five months and I thought the battery would last longer, but maybe I've been harder on it than I realized? Or there's some other issue at play?

    If it is the battery I think I might actually get a different tracker that has more functionality suited to running - this one was kind of a "I want to keep track somehow but have no idea if it'll be a good fit or not so don't want to shell out a bunch of $$$." But I was hoping to get a bit more life out of it.
  • Teresa502
    Teresa502 Posts: 1,861 Member
    July 1 – 5.62 miles
    July 3 – 8.07 miles
    July 4 – 3.01 miles
    July 6 – 5.03 miles
    July 8 – 4.82 miles
    July 10 – 5.02 miles
    July 14 – 5.16 miles
    July 15 – 5.03 miles
    July 16 – 8.01 miles
    July 18 – 7.01 miles
    July 19 – 5.17 miles
    July 21 – 5.04 miles
    July 25 – 5.02 miles
    July 26 – 5.46 miles
    July 27 – 5.51 miles
    July 29 – 9.23 miles

    It was a nice 64F when I headed out at 5:00 am this morning. Not sure about the humidity but it felt lower. A friend joined me for the first 4 miles and then I continued on for a total of 9.23 miles. That is the longest I have ran in a while! I’m at 92.21 miles for the month and I set my goal at 105. I’m going biking on Saturday so I don’t think I will make goal this month. Really not upset about it. Looking at my spreadsheet of activities, I may not have ran 105 miles but I’ve walked, biked and hiked and done some weight conditioning and yoga classes. I had 3 complete rest days all month and 2 of those were when my dad was in the hospital.

    @kgirlhart – I don’t care what Hal thinks – you get an A+ from me!

    Hugs @katharmonic – I hope Stella heals quickly. Poor baby.

    Congratulations @abowersgirl!

    @penguinmama87 – I’ve always had great customer service from Garmin. Go to the website and “chat” with customer service. Your watch should not be acting that way after just five months. I’m the happy owner of a 245 also @WhatMeRunning and @sweetdaisy13. I got it last year during their Father’s day sale week. I got the music version, but I’ve yet to use that feature. My battery life seems to last a long time (I use the notification feature). I usually just charge it once a week.

    Hugs to you too @pfeiferlindsey – sometimes those funks just hit us out of nowhere for no reason. Hoping it moves on quickly!

  • abowersgirl
    abowersgirl Posts: 3,408 Member
    @penguinmama87 I agree with teresa502. I would definitely have a chat with customer service because I have had "cheap" watches and definitely got a longer use out if it.

    @Teresa502 wow those are some activte minutes... You are so strong!!
  • martaindale
    martaindale Posts: 2,319 Member
    Scott6255 wrote: »
    I agree with EVERYTHING here. The reason I got a (used) treadmill is for the winter. I can find a way to tolerate the heat, but the cold winter temps and wind physically hurt me.

    I LOVE the cold!! It's my absolute favorite to run in. But, again, my cold is not as painful as many of you guys.

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