July 2023 Monthly Running Challenge
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@martaindale Yeah for the tomatoes. Sorry yours are on the way out. I'm sure you get to set things out so much earlier in TX than we do here. That sounds like a great run this morning.
@Scott6255 I hope your temps were better than expected this morning for your outdoor run.
@chris_in_cal Sorry, but that post made me laugh. I say a minor set back. You can't do anything about yesterday, so let that go. Missing a couple of planned runs is not the end. If it was, we'd all be done. Just get back out there when your feeling better. You only fail if you don't continue to try.
Hahaha @TheMrWobbly . It's good that you are trying new things. Sorry your friends baled on you though.
Nice recovery from your trip @tarun_yadavA . Enjoy the game.
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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
July 26: Walk 2.00 miles - 1.5 hours of tennis earlier in the day
July 27: Walk 1.25 miles - Run 2.75 miles - treadmill
July 28: Walk 3.50 miles - a treadmill wun
71.41/80 mile goal
Well, I didn't get my runs updated last night. Instead, I was on the phone with a friend for over an hour. Priorities.
On Wednesday I played doubles tennis for about 1.5 hours. It was hot and one of the ladies in particular was not handling it well, so we stopped after two sets. I went to work at daycare after and did a mile on the treadmill when I got home before heading out for church.
Thursday I worked at daycare and ran an errand for my neighbor with the hurt back. After I got home, I did my planned run with a little modification, on the treadmill. I ran/walked 2.75 miles at an average pace of 11:54 min/mile. I was happy with that. I walked a little extra, just to get some miles in. Fingers crossed for making my goal for the month.
I got blood work yesterday morning for my annual doctor's appointment next week. After, I got breakfast from Hardee's and then went to work until 4:30. I was tired and hungry, so opted to eat at 5 and then did a wun while I watched Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy. I ran at 4.5 mph during the commercials. Wound up with 3.50 miles at an average pace of 14:49 min/mile.
So, I'm getting my runs in, but treadmill sessions don't lend to much exciting happening. LOL5 -
@chris_in_cal stomach issues are no joke, especially for running. That's a definite no-go for me. You made the right call.
11 miles this morning. Even tho it was hotter today, the run felt better than last weekend. Pace was much better too. There are so many factors that make a run feel good or bad it's hard to say what the difference was.
Well that completes month 7 of RTY. Only 5 more to go 😁
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chris_in_cal wrote: »Some of you run with limbs hanging off whilst in 1000 degree heat. I have a tummy ache.
A massive implosion, or minor setback? We'll see.
I won't run through an upset stomach. Just the idea of bouncing my upset stomach around makes me feel like I'm going to hurl. Almost anything else is fine. In fact, I'll feel better while running with a cold because I can actually breath!! I hope you feel better. I'm voting for minor setback. We'll see you out there again soon.
@Scott6255 You are doing so well with RTY! Hanging in there through the tough months. Keep it up!3 -
July total: 93.2/100 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
7/27: 3.1 miles
7/28: 6.5 miles
7/29: 2.8 miles
I had to work this morning so I did a short run beforehand. I laid in bed for 5 minutes after my alarm went off trying to decide if I was getting up, doing it on the treadmill later (who am I kidding? that wouldn't have happened), or just adding to my run tomorrow (seriously considered this because I'm so close to my goal). Ultimately I decided that I was already awake. Just get up and do something. So I did. Was it fun? Not particularly. Am I glad I did it anyway? Yep. Now I can relax when I get home and a 7 mile run tomorrow sounds better than 10 miles right now!
I made a new recipe last night for dessert and it's amazing! Ginger Peach Blackberry Cobbler from half-baked harvest. Of course topped with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream. And because it's fruit, it totally counts as breakfast and I had it again, complete with the ice cream, after my run this morning. I
cobblers! I grew up eating them and they still hold a fond place in my heart. 6 -
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
7/27: 6.10 miles
7/28: 3.12 miles
7/29: 1.52 miles
144.27/115 miles completed for July
I ran 3.12 miles yesterday morning. I altered my route to avoid the dog. Since this was a streak day and not a regular run day I ran a shorter run after yoga, so it wasn't dark.
Today I didn't get out until about 9:00 am, so I just ran 1.5 miles for the streak. It was way too hot already. Hopefully that will encourage me to get up earlier tomorrow for my long run.
@chris_in_cal There is making excuses not to exercise, and there is taking care of yourself. I think you made the right call. Stomach issues are not just excuses. Just get back out there and don't feel guilty for taking an unplanned rest day.
@quilteryoyo I love tomatoes. We had a pretty good harvest this year, but ours are definitely finished.
@themrwobbly I totally had to Google "brolly". Not only do we not call them that in Texas, but unfortunately we rarely get to use them.
@martaindale That cobbler sounds awesome. I don't think you are allowed to eat cobbler without ice cream.
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7/1 18.58 miles, Running Partner A, plus kitten
7/2 17.29 miles, County Line and back
7/3 17.37 miles, 1890 days on the run, 1072 days HM+ Streak (gout, left toes)
7/4 18.5 miles, County Line and back
7/5 18.56 miles, County Line and around
7/6 18.48 miles, Running Partner A
7/7 15.15 miles, County Line and back
7/8 16.29 miles, 1895 days on the run, 1077 days HM+ Streak (gout, left toes)
7/9 15.45 miles, 8 years on MFP
7/10 17.45 miles, Through the fog!
7/11 17.47 miles
7/12 17.49 miles
7/13 17.23 miles, 1900 days on the run, 1082 days HM+ Streak HUMID!
7/14 17.25 miles HUMID!
7/15 17.23 miles, Rainy/sprinkles
7/16 17.29 miles County Line and back, hazy
7/17 17.41 miles and we are back to 'unhealthy'AQI, Code Orange Health Advisory
7/18 17.39 miles, 1905 days on the run, 1087 days HM+ Streak
7/19 17.55 miles, Crazy Laps!
7/20 17.4 miles, Excellent Air Quality! Been a bit!
7/21 17.24 miles
7/22 18.3 miles, Running Parter A & E (+1 32 weeks Dash)
7/23 19.42 miles, 1910 days on the run, 1092 days HM+ Streak, County Line and back
7/24 19.23 miles, County Line and back
7/25 17.22 miles
7/26 17.37 miles
7/27 17.32 miles, Running Parter A, HUMID
7/28 18.17 miles, 1915 days on the run, 1097 days HM+ Streak, County Line and back
7/29 26.8 miles County Line and beyond
Ok, I get it that the stomach can make running miserable. I have IBS and I have to be careful. As long as I do not expect some explosive memories, I am still out there.
That being said, both running partners bailed on me and I took off before sunrise. At 9 miles, I had to make a 'go' or 'no go' decision. The next 5 miles were tree tunnels and no ways out of there. The country called my name and 26.8 miles later, in the 1000 degree heat and humidity I made it home.
GU gel @12.66 miles, started sips of water
Drank all 4 bottles of water by the end.
Did meet this hunk on my route:
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You are doing great @Scott6255 .
Great job on running this morning @martaindale ! I love cobblers too.
You're doing great @kgirlhart !2 -
Two days left in the month, two runs and 8.19 miles to goal. It still may be possible with my first three days in a row of running.
July Running Goal: 16 runs, 60 miles- July 4 -3.11 miles
- July 5 -3.79 miles
- July 7 -3.11 miles
- July 9 -5.00 miles
- July 11-3.00 miles
- July 12-3.11 miles
- July 14-4.36 miles
- July 16- 3.48 miles
- July 18- 3.00 miles
- July 20- 3.13 miles
- July 21- 4.50 miles
- July 23- 5.00 miles
- July 25- 3.00 miles
- July 29- 4.22 miles
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@chris_in_cal - you must be feeling better! Yay!2
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I don't know... husband is away at camp for 2 weeks. 😬 I can only hope he left the hose out for our friend that's looking after the place and feeding guinea pigs.TheMrWobbly wrote: »How is the garden looking @polskagirl01 ?
@chris_in_cal We all have times where running just doesn't happen. Tummy troubles are a legit reason to cancel a run though!
@martaindale that cobbler sounds delicious!
I'm over here stuffed from last night's sibling reunion (there are 4 of us, and we haven't all been together since 11 years ago) - pizza and birthday cake - and food from my grandfather's wedding today. It was a small gathering, but nice to see people, food was good, and there was no major drama 😁
I had a good talk with a friend Friday while our kids were at the community Vacation Bible School (which featured livestock petting, because we're in farm country), and later she messaged me out of the blue and told me she had an extra car that I could drive while I'm here, and they'd bring it to me in the morning. I hadn't even told her it was a need I had - I was planning to rent a car starting Monday.10 -
Morning all.
Got another 6K in.
@quilteryoyo - as always! Thank you! 😊
@SummerSkier - well done on your pacier run!
@martaindale - dessert sounds nice! Pics! ... Or it didn't happen lol
@polskagirl01 glad family wedding went well7 -
I'm sort of in the same boat @chris_in_cal ! We can do it.
@polskagirl01 Glad you got to see all of your siblings at once and the wedding went off with no major drama. Special occasions call for getting stuffed. LOL So nice of your friend to loan you the car!
Another nice run @tarun_yadavA !
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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
July 26: Walk 2.00 miles - 1.5 hours of tennis earlier in the day
July 27: Walk 1.25 miles - Run 2.75 miles - treadmill
July 28: Walk 3.50 miles - a treadmill wun
July 29: Walk 1.25 miles - Run 1.59 miles
74.25/80 mile goal
Mom and I went shopping yesterday morning. We had to get my great niece a birthday present for her party this afternoon. Nothing like waiting til the last minute. LOL
I was short on time for my run (after I got up from trying to nap), so cut it short. I did an odd distance to make my month total not odd. I walked a total of 1.25 miles for warm up and cool down and ran 1.59 miles. I did a run/walk. I lost track of the minutes, but I ran at 5.5 and 5.0 mph, walked at 3.8. Think I only walked 3 minutes - maybe 4. The avg pace was 11:39 min/mile. Avg HR was 143 with a max of 157 bpm.
My mom, neighbor, and I went to a local baseball game last night...well, we went. It came a horrible storm and they wound up cancelling the game. It was the last home game of the season, so I will have to exchange the tickets for a game next year. We still had fun, ate all the stadium food, and watched the fireworks they had once it got dark enough.
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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
7/27: 6.10 miles
7/28: 3.12 miles
7/29: 1.52 miles
7/30: 10.02 miles
154.29/115 miles completed for July
I wanted to get up early this morning to beat the heat, but I just couldn't drag myself out of bed. I did manage to get out at 7:40, so it wasn't terribly late. And it was pretty pleasant at 77°F at the start of the run. I was able to find plenty of shade. There weren't many people watering though. I was only able to run through one sprinkler. I ran 10 miles. It was a pretty good run, but the last 2 or 3 miles were tough. When I got home it was 90°F so I guess that was why.
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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
July 26: Walk 2.00 miles - 1.5 hours of tennis earlier in the day
July 27: Walk 1.25 miles - Run 2.75 miles - treadmill
July 28: Walk 3.50 miles - a treadmill wun
July 29: Walk 1.25 miles - Run 1.59 miles
July 30: Walk 2.50 miles - treadmill
76.75/80 mile goal
I did my walk today after we got home from the birthday party and seeing my cousin who is in the hospital (a younger one - not the one in assisted living). He has cancer and fell and broke his hip Friday.
I didn't sleep much last night and was full of pizza, so went down for a 2.50 treadmill walk. My avg HR was 96 with a max of 104 bpm. I am only 3.25 miles away from 80, so that should be doable tomorrow.
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@kgirlhart You are doing great, esp in those temps!1
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My activity for the day was moving boxes. I kept getting the strong smell of something dead in the woods near my shed (allegedly a groundhog), and apparently I wasn't the only one and interrupted a big vulture trying to get a meal. He sat in a tree and would not stop staring at me. I yelled at him to enjoy his meal, to "just go eat it, I am not bothering you", etc., but he just kept staring. Started creeping me out! But when I started a fire on the burn pile with a few boxes of trash (mostly papers, cardboard, and an old stinky mattress that was fascinating to watch burn in slow-motion - must have been flame resistant)... the vulture apparently didn't like that and finally flew off. The rain held off until I was done, had mostly extinguished the fire and was packing up my stuff to go back to the house.
Today I also watched a squirrel and a beautiful male cardinal fighting over a bird feeder. It seemed the squirrel won that round. But both have been hanging around (and the female cardinal and a few other regular birds too) so I'm sure it's an ongoing battle. I'm rooting for the cardinal.10 -
Beautiful cool evening. SeaWorld was all lit up like Christmas, there was nearly a full moon over the water, and the sunset sky was purple and orange.
July Running Goal: 16 runs, 60 miles- July 4 -3.11 miles
- July 5 -3.79 miles
- July 7 -3.11 miles
- July 9 -5.00 miles
- July 11-3.00 miles
- July 12-3.11 miles
- July 14-4.36 miles
- July 16- 3.48 miles
- July 18- 3.00 miles
- July 20- 3.13 miles
- July 21- 4.50 miles
- July 23- 5.00 miles
- July 25- 3.00 miles
- July 29- 4.22 miles
- July 30- 6.00 miles
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Got in another 6K to close out the month.
136.4 M for the month. 710 for the year.
Anyone done an Aug thread yet?? 😊6
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