July 2023 Monthly Running Challenge

shanaber

@chris_in_cal - We have been going to Parker's for years and have never been disappointed there.

Maybe tomorrow if you can get out of your chair, a nice easy swim would be good for those sore muscles. It is also considered resistance training even though it doesn't feel like it, because of the water resistance.

Teresa502

July 1 – 4.00 miles
July 2 - 4.01 miles
July 3 – 6.01 miles
July 4 – 3.01 miles
July 5 – 5.13 miles
July 6 – 2.05 miles
July 7 – 4.07 miles
July 8 – 8.31 miles
July 9 – 1.14 miles
July 10 – 4.64 miles
July 11 – 3.72 miles
July 12 – 5.21 miles
July 13 – 2.01 miles
July 14 – 9.01 miles
July 15 – 3.63 miles
July 16 – 3.03 miles
July 17 – 4.58 miles
July 18 – 5.50 miles
July 19 – 1.58 miles
July 20 – 5.11 miles
July 21 – 3.23 miles
July 22 – 6.45 miles
July 23 – 2.29 miles
July 24 – 3.01 miles
July 25 – 5.17 miles
Total – 105.91 miles

I met a friend for 5 miles this morning. There was one sprinkler on our route so we ran through it three times!

@shanaber – Watching BBT is part of my night-time wind-down ritual. Some of the episodes I’ve seen a few times but I still laugh out loud at them. At first I resisted watching Young Sheldon but now I love it also. Sorry that you are still hurting some but so impressed that you are still getting out with Mr. Hobbes. Thanks for the link to your friend’s race recap – I’m going to read it later today.

Way to go @chris_in_cal for the doing that resistance training! Our running is great for the heart muscle but it’s important we work the other ones also. Especially as we get older.

Scott6255

8 miles this morning. Garmin gave me a 1% execution score...for an Easy Run! Whatever...

quilteryoyo

Great run yesterday @Scott6255 ! Very speedy intervals! Garmin can be so snarky.

Great running @tarun_yadavA !

Hahaha @chris_in_cal ! I think I could join that group. Great workout. Love that you and your friends have a fitness pact.

Nice running @Teresa502 ! Great total miles for the month so far. I love the sprinkler picture!

hahaha @AlphaHowls ! Beautiful picture.

@Laurz9191 You are doing great with your vacation runs! Enjoy the aquarium today.

Glad you were able to get out for a nice walk @shanaber . I'm sure Hobbes is enjoying the activity with you. Sorry you were hurting though.

SummerSkier

Closing in on my 100 mile goal for the month. 6 days to go everyone!

Esp proud of today's run as I picked up the pace. I did this by playing my 180 bpm song (I am so excited) and sprinting for 100 steps every qtr mile. Usually after I play tennis the night before or I don't get a good night's sleep I am totally wiped for a run the next morning but I got out there and it was not too bad.

I have decided to EMBRACE the summer. Trying to think of all the positives. I know that it is SO much nicer to be able to wear less clothes and just walk out the door. No gloves or jackets or hand warmers and hats etc...

and I honestly kind of enjoy when I am dripping with perspiration because it feels like I got a good workout in.

and it is lighter out with less traffic because of no school which makes it less dangerous then winter running and having to light myself up like a christmas tree.

Other positives to summertime running?

martaindale

@shanaber Just read your friend's race recap and WOW! Ultra runners a different breed but hardrock 100 is such a crazy event. The elevation and sketchy trail would turn me off immediately. It's amazing that she finished and seemed to be in pretty good shape. Congrats to her!!

martaindale

July total: 73.8/100 miles

7/1: 5.2 miles
7/2: 4.1 miles
7/3: 6 miles
7/4: 10 miles
7/5: 3 miles
7/7: 7.1 miles
7/11: 5 miles
7/12: 5 miles
7/13: 4 miles
7/14: 5.1 miles
7/18: 3.1 miles
7/20: 2.6 miles
7/23: 7.1 miles
7/25: 6.5 miles

I had a later start this morning and, whew, it was rough! I am on call this week and was the backup person today so couldn't leave the house until I was pretty sure I wouldn't be needed. That meant I didn't get started until 7:30 and needed to be home for a 9:00 meeting. Didn't leave much time. I ran a loop I use pretty frequently. Hit a sprinkler about mile 2. The sun was out in full force and it got hot fast. I'm glad I remembered to freeze my hydration pack and my salt tabs.
Luckily I don't have a ton of things to do today so I can recover in the air conditioning!

polskagirl01

Just checking in. I'm watching a pair of cardinals in a tree. Very pretty.

@quilteryoyo great vacation pictures!

@AlphaHowls I love your streaks!

Felt "kinda OK" today and did a little more work in the back room. Found so much stupid stuff...

The mouse pad with ex-boyfriend's face on it went into the trash 😆

I'm going to see if one of my church children's worker friends wants the giant cardboard giraffe (then toss it if not).

I'm keeping the tennis racket. It's like an old friend.

Why do I have this stuff? 🤣🤣🤣

quilteryoyo

You are doing great @SummerSkier ! Love the positives about summer running. I don't have this at my house, but how about getting to run through sprinklers like you did when you were a kid and no one thinks your weird.

Great running @martaindale and great that you were able to fit it it before your meeting...and got to run in a sprinkler.

I keep a lot of stuff I probably shouldn't either @polskagirl01 . I still have my wooden Wilson tennis racquet from back in the day, and the frame to keep it straight. Glad you liked the photos.

quilteryoyo

July 1: Walk 1.00 mile - Run 2.00 miles - treadmill
July 2: Walk 2.00 miles - Run 0.00 miles - treadmill
July 3: Walk 2.00 miles - Run 1.50 miles - treadmill
July 4: Walk 1.00 mile - Run 1.60 miles - treadmill
July 5: Walk 1.50 miles - Run 1.50 miles - driveway laps
July 6: Walk 1.50 miles - Run 2.00 miles - treadmill
July 7: Walk 1.10 miles - Run 2.00 miles - treadmill
July 8: Walk 1.00 mile - Run 2.50 miles - treadmill - also mowed my lawn
July 9: Walk 1.00 mile
July 10: Walk 1.00 miles - Run 2.30 miles - treadmill
July 11: Walk 1.00 mile - Run 2.00 miles - treadmill - mowed at mom's and got my car out of the shop
July 12: Walk 1.00 mile - Run 2.01 miles - Outside in Walterboro SC
July 13: Walk 1.25 miles - On the beach
July 14: Walk 1.00 mile - Run 2.13 miles - Early morning outside on the sidewalk along the beach
July 15: Walk 1.02 mile - Early morning outside on sidewalk along the beach
July 16: Walk 1.00 mile - On sidewalk with Tippy
July 17: Walk 1.00 mile - After a day of swimming/tubing at Blue Springs
July 18: Walk 1.00 mile - Run 2.30 miles - treadmill at hotel in Walterboro SC
July 19: Walk 1.00 mile - Run 1.25 miles - treadmill after driving home and unpacking
July 20: Walk 2.25 miles - treadmill
July 21: Walk 2.50 miles - Run 2.00 mile - treadmill
July 22: Walk 1.70 miles - Actually a wun - ran about 10 min at 4.5 mph - treadmill
July 23: Walk 2.00 miles - treadmill - two hours doubles tennis later
July 24: Walk 1.00 mile - treadmill - two hours of singles tennis earlier in the day
July 25: Walk 1.00 mile Run 2.00 miles - treadmill - also mowed mom's lawn

61.91/80 mile goal

I didn't post yesterday because I was gone almost all day and didn't get home until after 9pm. I played singles tennis in the morning with a friend from WVA who is in for a few days. She mostly plays Pickleball now, so her tennis was rusty and did affect her swing - finding the ball with a longer racquet. Her net game is a ton better than it used to be though. We decided if you could do both on a regular basis, it might be beneficial to both, but playing only Pickleball does mess with your tennis game when you go back to it.

I only had about and hour at home before I needed to leave again, so did a quick mile on the treadmill to keep up the streak. I walked 0.3 miles, ran 0.4 miles at 4.5 mph, then walked 0.3 miles. The rest of the day was spent having lunch with family - some who were in town for only the day, going to the funeral home for visitation for a friend's mother, and then out to dinner with the friend I had played tennis with earlier.

I had some minor tummy issues this morning - I wonder why? : I modified my plan a bit and did a run/walk of 3 x (5.5/5.0/3.8 mph for 2/1/1 min), 2 x (5.0/5.5/5.0/3.8 mph for 1/1/1/1 min), 5.0/5.5/5.0 for 1/1/2:21 min. Total of 2 miles in 24:21 min. Avg HR was 132 with a max of 151bpm.

I cooled and then went down to mow mom's lawn. The neighbor that normally helps is down in his back, so mom and I did it all today. Mom did what push mowing she could and I did the rest of the push mowing, the riding mower, and weed eat. The part that wasn't riding was 59:45 min and 0.52 miles. It was hot, but fortunately there was a little bit of a breeze that helped some. Still, I had to take a couple of breaks to keep from overheating.

kgirlhart

July Goal: 115 Miles

7/1: 1.26 miles
7/2: 11.11 miles
7/3: 6.25 miles
7/4: 2.04 miles
7/5: 6.26 miles
7/6: 7.02 miles
7/7: 2.52 miles
7/8: 2.11 miles
7/9: 11.10 miles
7/10: 3.12 miles
7/11: 6.05 miles
7/12: 6.02 miles
7/13: 6.51 miles
7/14: 3.12 miles
7/15: 1.25 miles
7/16: 10.11 miles
7/17: 2.02 miles
7/18: 5.51 miles
7/19: 5.26 miles
7/20: 6.11 miles
7/21: 3.12 miles
7/22: 1.50 miles
7/23: 10.01 miles
7/24: 2.11 miles
7/25: 6.02 miles

127.5/115 miles completed for July

I am posting 2 runs today. Yesterday I ran 2 miles for my streak. It was hot, but I waited until it was light outside so it was a nice run.

Today I ran 6 miles. It was slow, especially at the beginning, but after a couple of miles I kind of got into a nice rhythm. I was able to run through the sprinklers at the courthouse. And I almost had negative splits. Mile 6 was 2 seconds slower than mile 5, but I still finished faster than I started.

I didn't see the dog yesterday, and today he was in his yard, so hopefully they got the issue taken care of.

Love the sprinkler @Teresa502 !

tarun_yadavA

@polskagirl01 LOL @ the mouse pad ex! 😂

(Anybody else keep pictures / momentos of exes?)

Just killing time at Newark here...
0650 Eastern / 1150 London...
DO NOT SLEEP ON THE PLANE, TARUN...
DO NOT SLEEP ON THE PLANE!!!

Really desperately need to get back into routine!

(Also reminded that I have tickets for England Vs Australia on Saturday with a friend 😭😭😭😭).

So Saturday aside, laying low for awhile...

Haven't weighed myself... But guessing 175 Lbs is wayyyy off.... We are now on Belt Buckle 4th hole and not Belt Buckle 5th hole

@SummerSkier well done on 100
@quilteryoyo killing it... Tennis... Mowing the lawn in the heat despite the funny tummy 🙌
Hope it's better now..

Teresa502

tarun_yadavA wrote: »

We are now on Belt Buckle 4th hole and not Belt Buckle 5th hole

This made me laugh. At least you haven't reached the elastic waist sweat pants stage!

Teresa502

July 1 – 4.00 miles
July 2 - 4.01 miles
July 3 – 6.01 miles
July 4 – 3.01 miles
July 5 – 5.13 miles
July 6 – 2.05 miles
July 7 – 4.07 miles
July 8 – 8.31 miles
July 9 – 1.14 miles
July 10 – 4.64 miles
July 11 – 3.72 miles
July 12 – 5.21 miles
July 13 – 2.01 miles
July 14 – 9.01 miles
July 15 – 3.63 miles
July 16 – 3.03 miles
July 17 – 4.58 miles
July 18 – 5.50 miles
July 19 – 1.58 miles
July 20 – 5.11 miles
July 21 – 3.23 miles
July 22 – 6.45 miles
July 23 – 2.29 miles
July 24 – 3.01 miles
July 25 – 5.17 miles
July 26 – 5.04 miles
Total – 110.95 miles

An uneventful 5 miles this morning. Running streak is great for a high mileage month. I’m already at my highest monthly total for 2023 and there are still five days to go.

SummerSkier

Not quite to 100 yet... Oh oh on the belt buckle....

Today's tip: use a shoe horn. Some of my shoes are harder than others to get into. I noticed I was twisting my back/knee/hip a lot trying to contort into them. Got a shoe horn. Problem solved. They fit fine but getting into some of the styles is awful no matter how you loosen the laces.

kgirlhart

July Goal: 115 Miles

7/1: 1.26 miles
7/2: 11.11 miles
7/3: 6.25 miles
7/4: 2.04 miles
7/5: 6.26 miles
7/6: 7.02 miles
7/7: 2.52 miles
7/8: 2.11 miles
7/9: 11.10 miles
7/10: 3.12 miles
7/11: 6.05 miles
7/12: 6.02 miles
7/13: 6.51 miles
7/14: 3.12 miles
7/15: 1.25 miles
7/16: 10.11 miles
7/17: 2.02 miles
7/18: 5.51 miles
7/19: 5.26 miles
7/20: 6.11 miles
7/21: 3.12 miles
7/22: 1.50 miles
7/23: 10.01 miles
7/24: 2.11 miles
7/25: 6.02 miles
7/26: 6.03 miles

133.53/115 miles completed for July

I feel like I say the same thing in all of my posts. "I ran X miles. It was hot." 😊 But I did run 6 miles today, and it was hot, again. The run started out pretty tough, but ended up being nice. I got out a little later than yesterday, so I missed the sprinklers at the courthouse. But I did find one sprinkler about a mile later. The mean dog down the road was in his fenced yard, and he barked at me, but he wasn't loose. I saw a deer and a great blue heron. There was one dog out in his front yard, but he didn't leave the yard and his lady was outside and she waved at me and hollered "good morning". I saw some people I know who waved at me. So even though the run started out feeling blah, by the time I got home I was feeling pretty happy.

martaindale

July total: 80.8/100 miles

7/1: 5.2 miles
7/2: 4.1 miles
7/3: 6 miles
7/4: 10 miles
7/5: 3 miles
7/7: 7.1 miles
7/11: 5 miles
7/12: 5 miles
7/13: 4 miles
7/14: 5.1 miles
7/18: 3.1 miles
7/20: 2.6 miles
7/23: 7.1 miles
7/25: 6.5 miles
7/26: 7 miles

Got out earlier today. It was basically the same weather but an hour earlier start makes a big difference in how it feels. That hour means tons more shade. And quite a few more sprinklers!

Scott6255

Tired this morning after a late night outdoor concert, so didn't get out this morning. So 6.2 TM miles after work.

AlphaHowls

@SummerSkier wrote: »

Esp proud of today's run as I picked up the pace. I did this by playing my 180 bpm song (I am so excited)

I have decided to EMBRACE the summer. Trying to think of all the positives. I know that it is SO much nicer to be able to wear less clothes and just walk out the door. No gloves or jackets or hand warmers and hats etc...

and I honestly kind of enjoy when I am dripping with perspiration because it feels like I got a good workout in.

and it is lighter out with less traffic because of no school which makes it less dangerous then winter running and having to light myself up like a christmas tree.

Other positives to summertime running?

SUNRISE! Vibrant Colors, Green leaves! Green grass!
Animals on the move! Deer, racoon, possum, armadillo (gross), squirrels, rabbits, chipmunk, twitterpated birds! Turkeys! Photo bombing cows!
Scents: hay, flowers, baking asphalt, that after rain smell, fruit trees, mowed grass
Sounds: birds, dogs, cats, crickets, frogs, water/creeks, laughing woodpeckers
Sights: light through tree tunnels, everything in color, children playing (rare), sprinklers, rainbows, neighbors walking/waving/greetings

Longer runs
more daylight

That first drink of cold water after a really long brain baker!
Fresh pears and apples right off the tree! warm from the sun!
My fingers are toes not going to freeze off!

tarun_yadavA

Morning everyone!
@Teresa502 LOL @ sweat pants 😂

Didn't sleep on plane. Must've slept 11-6 but woke up feeling just so sooo exhausted and lethargic!
Easing back into it... Got in a 6K! (121M for the month)