July 2021 Monthly Running Challenge

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  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 5,969 Member
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    @Zoomie402 Thanks. For my pace, it says 60/30. That's running 60 sec/walking 30 sec, right? That seems like too much stopping and starting to me. Humm. I'll have to think about that. Right now, I'm not scheduling walk breaks, just doing them when I start to get tired, which I know is not what Galloway says to do, or if it's a steep hill.
  • Teresa502
    Teresa502 Posts: 1,713 Member
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    skippygirlsmom wrote: »
    @rheddmobile I can say I have watched the guys a million times (since I’m working at home most the time) they are really truly careful. They have the guy driving and then two guys on the ground on each side of the truck he’s dumping in watching. He misjudged mine by like a foot. They installed the new box, actually much nicer than what I had, added the numbers and everything. I gave them $20 to have lunch they were like no no no we broke it. I said listen I didn’t like that box to begin with and keep saying I’m going to replace it, but haven’t gotten around to it, you all work hard and it’s freaking hot out here the way I look at it I got a new nice box installed for $20, well worth my money. They just laughed and said how much they appreciated it. So I figured at this point if I put a dead body at the curb, they will gladly smile and take it away. Ha ha Now if they hit my car that would be another story. Our recycling is outsourced, they show up when they feel like it.

    LMAO!
  • Zoomie402
    Zoomie402 Posts: 260 Member
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    @quilteryoyo yes, that is my pace as well. It was really hard to get used to when I first started, but for the longer runs I actually improved my pace overall.
  • katharmonic
    katharmonic Posts: 5,720 Member
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    Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
    07/01/21 :::: 0.0 :::: 0.0
    07/02/21 :::: 0.0 :::: 0.0
    07/03/21 :::: 3.4 :::: 3.4
    07/04/21 :::: 6.4 :::: 9.8
    07/05/21 :::: 3.1 :::: 12.9
    07/06/21 :::: 0.0 :::: 12.9
    07/07/21 :::: 5.1 :::: 18.0
    07/08/21 :::: 1.8 :::: 19.8
    07/09/21 :::: 3.3 :::: 23.1
    07/10/21 :::: 13.1 :::: 36.2
    07/11/21 :::: 0.0 :::: 36.2
    07/12/21 :::: 0.0 :::: 36.2
    07/13/21 :::: 2.0 :::: 38.2
    07/14/21 :::: 5.7 :::: 43.9
    07/15/21 :::: 3.1 :::: 47.0
    07/16/21 :::: 3.1 :::: 50.1
    07/17/21 :::: 6.1 :::: 56.2
    07/18/21 :::: 2.0 :::: 58.2
    07/19/21 :::: 0.0 :::: 58.2
    07/20/21 :::: 3.1 :::: 61.4
    07/21/21 :::: 4.4 :::: 65.8
    07/22/21 :::: 1.3 :::: 67.1

    I realized that I was off a day in my log above. I missed that I did 0 on Monday. Anyway, just a short run today on the treadmill before strength training. I am planning to do my long run tomorrow, but it may not be super long. It's supposed to be a beautiful day though so I'm glad to be able to take advantage.
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 5,969 Member
    edited July 2021
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    @Zoomie402 I may have to give it a go on my long run Saturday. I'm supposed to run 11 miles. Seems like a good time to try it out. Did you use some sort of timer to tell you when to run and when to walk, or did you just keep an eye on your watch?
  • Zoomie402
    Zoomie402 Posts: 260 Member
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    @quilteryoyo I used a Gymboss Minimax interval timer. It let's you program and save multiple interval's. I clipped it to the inside pocket of whatever pants I was running in. It has a pretty decent alarm on it, so when I was training for really long runs, I would zip it into the pouch of my waste band water bottle holder.
  • martaindale
    martaindale Posts: 2,063 Member
    edited July 2021
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    quilteryoyo wrote: »
    For my pace, it says 60/30. That's running 60 sec/walking 30 sec, right? That seems like too much stopping and starting to me. Humm. I'll have to think about that.

    That was kind of my feeling too. I have switched training apps in the past because the walk breaks got to the point that they were more annoying than helpful. As my fitness improved, I actually found it mentally more difficult to walk and have to re-start running that to just slow down for a couple of minutes.
    That said, for this particular race, I am going to use scheduled walk breaks at the aid stations. That will be about 30-45 secs every 1.5 miles or so. It's way more than I usually do and I think it may help me feel more relaxed during the race. During a "real" race, I usually also bring my own water just so I don't have to rely on the aid stations but I think this time I won't carry anything so I have to stop and get a drink.

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