July 2022 Monthly Running Challenge

shanaber

Happy 4th everyone in the US and Happy Canada Day @Mau_Hutch and any other Canadians following along (@juliet3455 looking at you)!

Beautiful pictures @AlphaHowls! Our sunrise here seem to always be pretty unremarkable.

yirara

03.06 4.01km in 7.52/km - 14 stride repeats
04.06 4.50km in 7.48/km - 5 min faster run
8.51/70km, 0.5km behind target.

Quite happy with this run, even though it wasn't too easy because I hardly slept last night.

Sparx_81

So this month marks the big jump into my hal higdon plan!!! I have 2 10k, 2 hm and then dublin marathon on 30th October..... dunno why I've done this to myself...

This month I'm in for 110.5 km
01/07 - 5km (didn't run.... great start to the month!!!)
02/07 - 9.5km (9.6km done, 100.9left). More of a walk with running breaks but I covered the planned distance pretty close to planned time!
05/07 - 5km (6km trail done, 94.9left). Was a nice day out and legs felt good so only a few walking breaks up the steeper hills!!!
07/07 - 5km
09/07 - 11.5km
12/07 - 5km
14/07 - 6.5km
16/07 - 8km
19/07 - 5km
21/07 - 6.5km
23/07 - 14.5km
26/07 - 5km
28/07 - 8km
30/07 - 16km

Mau_Hutch

GM all. 5 km wog done this morning. husband and son both have covid, for the first time, and are isolating upstairs and downstairs. So no Strength training for me (usually in basement). I guess I can do BW stuff.

martaindale

July total: 24.3/110 Miles

7/2: 10 miles
7/3: 4 miles
7/4: 5.2 miles
7/5: 5.1 miles

Logging 2 this morning. Before we left the hill country yesterday I went out for a 5 mile hilly run. My legs mostly felt back to normal and got lucky with some decent cloud cover. Today, Another 5 miles in the mega humidity. Went down to the neighborhood trail for a nice recovery run. Legs are feeling better after a nice flat run.

@ContraryMaryMary Stunning scenery! What a pretty place to explore!

Welcome to @Mau_Hutch! Hope your family recovers quickly!

kgirlhart

July Goal: 110 Miles

7/1: 2.02 miles
7/3: 10.26 miles
7/5: 6.02 miles

18.30/110 miles completed for July

It was 80°F this morning at 5:30. I managed a decent 6 mile run. It was uneventful, just hot. I was called for jury duty today. We are on a lunch break. They still haven't finished selecting the jury yet. I am still hoping to be dismissed. I am about to have to put my phone away. Hopefully I won't have to stay here much longer.

Teresa502

I ran 6 miles this morning followed by a 2-mile walk. Then I spent the day breaking beans and canning them with my mom. Hope everyone in the US had a wonderful holiday!

Absolutely love your weekend scenery @Contrary_MaryMary!

Scott6255

Wanted to run this morning, but late night festivities last night tanked those plans. So just ran 6 treadmill miles after work. Hopefully I can pull myself out of bed tomorrow morning and run

marisap2010

4.05 miles this morning before work. Plan called for a "fast finish" - 5 min Z1, 30 min Z2, 12 min Z3. It was very humid, but at least I beat the heat (it was 74 at 5:30). I had hoped to go to my Pump class tonight, but I got a work call at the end of the day, and I ended up running too late to make it. I am going to try to do at least 20 min of strength training tonight to somewhat make up for it.

I started meal prepping this weekend, trying to somewhat follow Matt Fitzgerald's hierarchy of foods and trying to eat more whole foods vs. processed foods. I felt so good when I did it before, but you know, Cheez-its called my name, and it all went downhill from there.

quilteryoyo

Thanks for setting up July @martaindale . A trip to Hawaii sounds lovely. Enjoy! Great job on your 10 mile run. That lake is so pretty!

Great running around the lake @eleanorhawkins . Sounds like a plan to run it in reverse next time.

Beautiful sunrise @AlphaHowls !

@Teresa502 I hope you are feeling better. You did great to not have any energy. Great run today. Mom did some beans yesterday, but not enough to can, so she froze them.

Welcome @Mau-Hutch ! I hope your husband and son have mild cases and get well soon AND that you don't get it.

Great run @marisap2010 . I don't blame you for walking a lot those last 3 miles with those temps! Great job on your fast finish run. Hahaha about the Chez-its calling your name.

Wow @ContraryMaryMary ! Stunning views from your runs/hike.

@eleanorhawkins I hope the new running group works out for you. I'm with you on the not wanting to drive very far to run, so completely understand. I hope your friend will go to to relieve some of your anxiety about meeting new people.

@AlphaHowls Happy Belated Birthday to your mom. Such a beautiful place to run.

Looks like you are sticking to your plan really well @Sparx_81 ! Great running.

@kgirlhart Nice job getting your run in before jury duty. I hope you were dismissed.

Great treadmill run after work @Scott6255 . I find it hard to run long distances after work.

I got back from my Florida vacation yesterday afternoon. I caught up with last month and thins months thread this afternoon. Great running everyone...even if we didn't make goal, we did better than those sitting on the couch.

I haven't had time to figure out a goal for this month. I had planned to sign up for a destination 10K the first weekend in August, but never did. There really aren't many around here. The closest one seems to be in Knoxville - an hour away. I'll have to decide if I want to sign up for it or not. If not, I'll just do a 10K on my own. I had 3 extra weeks in my 10K plan before running it. So, I think I'll just run what I feel like this week and pick back up with my plan where I left off next week. I'll check that out and post my goal later.

I did at least walk 1 fast mile every day I was on vacation. A couple were on the beach, which made it a lot harder than I expected it to. I did manage one run on the sidewalk by the ocean and one in SC on my way home. That's a lot better than I usually do when on vacation.

Some pictures from my vacation in the spoiler, if you are interested.

Tippy at the B&B.


The small green rocket in the middle is the one that we used to launch the GPS satellites.


Wednesday's launch on TV. We were able to hear it for ages after it launched, but too cloudy to see from where I was.

Friday's launch from the beach. It was cloudy so only got a small glimpse and was surprised that I didn't hear it much at all. I guess the wind was blowing in the wrong direction or something.


Me and my 3 year old great granddaughter Amira.


Me and the triplets and their two older siblings.


View of the ocean.


Storm over the ocean


It's sea turtle nesting season. Turtle tracks.


Tippy at the ocean. She never got into the waves. The first day she ran from them. The second day she howled at them...so funny. The third day she got closer, and was braver, but a no go on getting in. I really didn't expect her too, but wish she had.


This is a picture of the boardwalk at the wildlife sanctuary in SC where I ran on Sunday. It was advertised as being "well maintained." The boardwalk felt like it would break through if you put too much weight on it, so I carefully walked on that part.


This is part of an old wagon trail that I did run. It was nice that it was in the shade, but the temp was 93F, so I took plenty of walk breaks.

ContraryMaryMary

Fab photo @quilteryoyo. Looks like a fantastic holiday.

marisap2010

Love your photos, @quilteryoyo!

kgirlhart

@quilteryoyo Looks like you had a wonderful vacation! Glad you were able to get some running and walking done. I did get dismissed from jury duty, but the didn't seat the jury until 4:00.

Scott6255

Looks like you had a good time @quilteryoyo. Great pictures.

6.2 miles this morning. 84°F at 4:30am. Oh yeah, just love summer running 😒
Was expecting to feel like 💩 since I ran last night, but it wasn't too bad really, except for the sauna-like conditions.

quilteryoyo

Thanks everyone. I did have a great time and it felt a bit more like a vacation staying at the B&B instead of my step daughter's house.

Great running @Scott6255 , especially after running last night. I can't imagine it being that warm at 4:30 am. At least it cools off a bit here at night. It was 66 F at 8am this morning.

martaindale

@quilteryoyo Sounds like your trip was fun and I guess I didn’t realize you were a GREAT grandmother!! Not many kids get to spend enough time with great grandparents to really remember them and even fewer have one that runs! I remember a couple of mine from my moms side but my kid only ever got to meet 1 of theirs and they have only a few memories. That is such a special relationship!

@scott6255 It is so hard running in the early morning after an evening run. My work schedule has me doing that sometimes and the short turnaround can be a challenge.

@kgirlhart I have only ever been called for jury duty 1 time. And I got selected for the jury for a trial that lasted 6 days. Not the best track record.

@marisap2010 I also feel so much better when I eat more “real” food and less processed stuff. But I hear you about the cheez-its. For me, it’s Dot’s pretzels. I figure a serving of pretzels is no big deal. If the Cheez-its are just a food habit you want to break, I bet sharp cheddar cheese sticks would give you the taste in a healthier format. I’m going to ask for that cookbook for my birthday this year. I love the rise and run one but would like so recipes to incorporate for other meals.

martaindale

July total: 30.4/110 Miles

7/2: 10 miles
7/3: 4 miles
7/4: 5.2 miles
7/5: 5.1 miles
7/6: 6.1 miles

Another hot and humid morning. I never feel like I acclimate to the heat but my VO2 max has bumped up this week and I am noticing that my HR is staying out of zone 5 with paces staying basically the same. So, it still feels hard and sweaty but I guess my body is adjusting a little. Good news.

Teresa502

Nice vacation pictures @quilteryoyo! I can't imagine trying to keep up with the triplets plus the "older" two!

quilteryoyo

@martaindale Great running! I never feel that I acclimate either. I guess we do, but it's just hard. I am a great grandmother because my husband was 16 years older than me...marrying older men seems to be something that the women in my mom's family does (everyone but mom). Anyway, they are my step greats. He and I didn't have any kids of our own because his were already grown when we got married. I'm blessed that his kids/grandkids and I have continued to have a relationship after he passed away. I know that doesn't happen most of the time.

Thanks @Teresa502 ! I agree with you. I don't know how in the world they do it.

yirara

03.06 4.01km in 7.52/km - 14 stride repeats
04.06 4.50km in 7.48/km - 5 min faster run
06.06 10.0km in 8.05/km

18.51/70km, 5.0km ahead of goal

WHOA! I finally ran 10km again. Been trying to do this for the past 2 years. Finally managed! Ok, had to walk twice after 8km as I ran out of energy, but that's fine with me. I got it! I think I'll have to take a small break now. Have minor surgery tomorrow, and I'm having a serial lactate test late next week and don't want to wreck myself before it.