July 2023 Monthly Running Challenge
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Very wet run last night but still good. My glutes or bottom was hurting for the whole run because I had a Thai massage yesterday afternoon. I needed to loosen out my shoulders and neck and she worked on the tightness in my hips too. I feeling very tender today all over and have some bruises coming out but everything feels looser so all good.
04/07 3.60 miles
05/07 3.60 miles
06/07 3.65 miles
08/07 3.65 miles
11/07 3.09 miles
17.59/50 miles
I'm enjoying the brunch talk. It's not a thing here in Ireland, all day breakfasts are more likely. In the summer of 1996 I worked in a hotel on Nantucket as a Receptionist and brunch was a huge thing. A 3-4 foot ice-sculpture used to be wheeled in very Sunday morning for it.
@Mari33a hi! Irish fry-ups... Potato bread! 🤤🤤
Gamechanger....
(Don't care much for Baked Beans... Though 'full English' nor any kind lol)2 -
Morning all.
Got in 4.52 @ 08"44
Out tonight. Joint friends' bday party - Pub crawl along the river. 3 pints burnt off upfront lol
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@quilteryoyo loving the Florida pics! 😊1
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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
Total - 62.33 miles
It stormed off and on throughout the night and when I woke at 4:00 am today it was pouring rain and there was lightening in the distant sky. I met a friend at 5:00 am for a run and it had stopped storming and raining. It was 72F and so humid. We got about 2.5 miles into the run and it started raining but it felt wonderful. It lasted about half a mile. It started again around mile 7 and I could wring the water out of my shorts by the time I finished. Still felt wonderfully refreshing!
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quilteryoyo wrote: »I am not a wind chime person. I would rather hear the leaves blowing. Can this be our next debate?
It totally depends on the chime for me. I don’t usually like the metal kind of high pitched tinkly ones. I like a more substantial wind chime. The larger bamboo ones sound really nice. I also love a good leaf rustling noise.
@Scott6255 Noted! Head on a swivel! I am carrying an umbrella for portable shade that would also double nicely as a hand swatter.
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July total: 54.5/100 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
The wind blew the mega hot out last night and I woke to more pleasant low 70’s today. Got what is probably my last run for Rome in. We have early mornings the next few days.
Yesterday we went to Castel sant’Angelo yesterday. It winds up a few levels through some very cool exhibits. At the top is an observation deck with great views of the city. After all the walking in the heat, we were beat. We got back to the hotel, showered, and couldn’t bring ourselves to leave again for dinner. So we ordered delivery from a place we tried earlier in the week and liked. It was a relief to to eat in the room, watch a movie, and not get sweaty again!
We switched hotels and the new one is very nice! We spent a couple of midday hours at the pool before having lunch and unpacking. We are meeting the rest of our group for dinner tonight so we chose to take it easy this afternoon. We were all needing a down day to recover from the heat.
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Notice as I have started doing more mileage again this month my VO2max is creeping up again. All this in spite of the texas weather summer conditions which remain difficult so I suspect this is a true improvement. I am enjoying the vacation stories!
Finally made it over 800 running miles for the year. Good thing I am not trying run all my run the year miles for sure altho I could probably do it with just intentional walks (at 294 miles) and not including all the other steps/miles from my fitbit but it would be close.
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@SummerSkier well done on crossing 800M for the year so far!0
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Welcome @autumnsnow786 . Looks like you are doing great. You probably already know this, since you said you are getting back into running, but starting slow and easy and being consistent is the key to continuing. Feel free to jump into the conversations. This is a great group of people you have found.
Great running @Scott6255 . Enjoy your weekend in Austin!
Six and 6.5 miles in that heat is amazing @kgirlhart ! Glad you found some sprinklers.
You're doing great @chris_in_cal !
Doing great @Mari33a . Those are the shoes I wear all the time. I need to purchase some new ones soon.
@martaindale You are doing great exercising while on vacation. Enjoy the museum and glad you were able to communicate with the lady at the store. Sometimes, speaking the same language does not equate to the ability to communicate with one another. Enjoy the rest of your vacation and I'm glad it cooled off. Hope it stays that way for a few days.
You're doing great @Zaxa2021 !
You're doing great @tarun_yadavA . Enjoy the birthday celebrations, but try to not to take the pub crawl literally.
Great 9 miles in the on and off rain @Teresa502 !
You're doing great with the mileage @SummerSkier !
I'm all caught up. I'm going to take Tippy for a walk and head over for the family reunion (my late husband's ex-wife's family reunion). I should get to see all 5 grand-kids and 9 great-grandkids!
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Hi Everyone! I haven’t had time to post my latest runs or comment on the Pop Tart/wind chime convo. I got 8.1km in on the 12th and 10.3km on the 13th. The weather was ideal both days. Tomorrow is supposed to get really hot again, so fingers crossed I can get a run in before my energy is zapped away. One week countdown to California
. So far for July 71.8/150km.
@TheMrWobbly Congrats on getting a spot in the London Marathon. Good luck preparing! You can do it! 4 -
Looks like good stuff to eat while hiking! Maybe the way it gets rolled up or something protects from things getting smashed.
I wondered the same thing. I know this guy doesn't use a bear vault but a food bag that is down in his backpack. Below is a picture of his resupply. Poptart AND Cliff bar for breakfast.polskagirl01 wrote: »It might be a limited time thing - I hadn't seen them before either. But then I generally don't see them at all. Now I'm wondering how the thru hikers manage to not end up with completely smashed Poptarts 🤔
@Scott6255 that article really made me mad. Sounds like it made the Italians mad though, too.
So it's kind of like a rollercoaster.quilteryoyo wrote: »Sounds like you may be making a little progress @polskagirl01 . That's good to see. Lifting boxes is certainly a good workout. Great job on the bike ride and calming down the wind chimes. I am not a wind chime person. I would rather hear the leaves blowing. Can this be our next debate?I had a very restful day at the lake on Wednesday after the bike ride and other than a slight sunburn where I didn't have sunscreen, I still felt good. Yesterday I drove to town for grocery pickup, and intended to go to the lake after lunch, but fell asleep instead. Still felt ok. This morning though, I've been really sleepy, and figured maybe that was a good thing, like my body has finally switched off the fight/flight mode I've been feeling for weeks and is letting me get some good, deep rest. The pacing/HRV apps agreed that something was definitely off balance though, and I'm really hoping my body is fighting the LC and not something else I've picked up. I really don't think I've overdone things at all this week. If the theory about the nicotine patch is correct, this could also be the immune response to the viral junk that have been released by those receptor thingies that released them in order to attach to their preferred nicotine molecules. Which would also (I think?) be a good thing.Either way, my goal today is to stay under 2,000 steps. It's 7pm, I'm at 1,820 and am only planning one more trip out of bed tonight. Haha, I'm still setting goals and going for them 😆
Only interaction with other living things all day was feeding the fish & chickens (who kept setting off the driveway alarm, making me think someone was here), and seeing the little bird who hangs out near the porch, some squirrels and a deer walking by in the field while I was eating outside. I still haven't seen the groundhog family from under my shed.7 -
Oh and on the windchimes... there are a lot of them. Most are OK, and one is supposed to be a reminder of my deceased grandmother, but I'm not sure which one, so will definitely take the glove back off of the one that bothers me before they come back. It's kind of a medium size, but the notes don't make a nice musical sound to me and it feels like pointless noise. I can handle the smaller ones, although I prefer sounds of nature.4
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Great running @Laurz9191 ! Enjoy California!
Sorry it is still a rollercoaster for you @polskagirl01 . I hope that the highs and lows start to level out soon. Love your restful day.
Still not enough time to post my runs, but I'm doing more than I expected to do while here, so I'm happy. I'll try to catch up on that post soon.3 -
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
74.49/115 miles completed for July
I ran 3 miles this morning for my streak. Tomorrow I am going to my great niece's 4th birthday party. It's an hour away, so I will probably just run a mile for the streak.
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Hot and beautiful sunset. I enjoyed getting out, because lord knows I am too heavy and too old for sitting around all day at work, typing, and participating in zoom calls.
I'm loving the vacation posts...living vicariously through ya'll.
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
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Morning all... About to force a run after a night of heavy drinking and then eating everything in sight (this night out was 'priced in' and circled on the calendar - so I'm not p!ssy about it!)
@quilteryoyo thank you! Had a great night.
Hope you're having a lovely time in FL with the extended/blended family! 😊
@chris_in_cal @Laurz9191 *LOVE* Death Valley. Beautiful. Did sunset at Zabriskie point... beautiful. Wasn't that hot when I went - Dec 2021.5 -
Just got back from an 11k run. Humid humid but at least there was wind. I’m glad I got it done.
@chris_in_cal No thanks to Death Valley! That’s too hot! We are going to spend a week in Yosemite though, which I am sure will be plenty hot enough .
@quilteryoyo I hope you have a great trip!
@martaindale I am amazed that you are able to run, do all the sightseeing and manage the heat. It sounds like you are having a great trip.
I was thinking a lot about wind chimes on my run today. I can’t remember the last time I even heard a wind chime. That makes it hard for me to answer whether or not I like them. Same thing with pop tarts. My weakness is oddly enough goldfish. I can do without most American sweets.
@tarun_yadavA Ever heard of moderation?. It seems like you like to run fast, party hard. I’m impressed you can get yourself out the door! 7 -
Hi all,
Got in a 10K (09"14)...
@Laurz9191 moderation-shmoderation... Lol
PS: agree with you... American salty stuff wayyy better than American chocolate/candy4 -
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
Total - 65.96 miles
Nice 66F this morning but humidity was 100%.Love your goals @polskagirl01!
The sky was quite glorious this morning.
Didn't see any people. Just horses, cows, one deer and one bunny rabbit.
Nice running everyone!
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tarun_yadavA wrote: »*LOVE* Death Valley. Beautiful. Did sunset at Zabriskie point... beautiful. Wasn't that hot when I went - Dec 2021.
Me too. I have only been once, Jan 1994, and I came away really appreciating the beauty of "Death Valley." It's a hackneyed expression but there is no place like it on earth.
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Thank you everyone for the congratulations on the London marathon. I have to agree @polskagirl01 there is a touch of terrifying about attempting a marathon from where I am, it has taken a few days and I ready to create my plan.
Hope you are getting by in this heatwave @eleanorhawkins
Congratulation on 800 miles done @SummerSkier
Welcome @autumnsnow786
When you are in London you have to live it up. A little jealous of you @tarun_yadavA
Some great pics being posted.
Having done my first 4 miler in years on Thursday I missed today’s Park run and decided to go for the one hour run in the middle of the day as it nice and overcast. Made it in bright sunshine for most of the hour! Felt good though, 5 miles and 60 mins done.
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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
Pop-tarts: I grew up on vanilla and chocolate pop-tarts. I became adventurous a couple of years ago and started to try others. The most recent was the gingerbread!
Vanilla - not in production (came out for 50th celebration)
Frosted Chocolate Fudge - you can find it
Pumpkin pie or frosted pumpkin - not in production
Frosted Chocolate Chip - sometimes you can find it
Frosted Crisp Apple or apple cinnamon - every so often you can grab some
Gingerbread - Holy Wow! but now I cannot find it.
Sugar Cookie - not in production
Frosted Cookies & Crème - not a fan
Frosted Banana Bread Pop-Tarts® WHERE IS THIS! I WANT THIS!
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A present from my son...
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I got the staples out this week and it makes movement SO much easier! 3 walks of increasing distance this week. Managed 2 miles with the pup today before it got super hot.
@martaindale - I am loving the pictures of your vacation! So fantastic! Sounds like you all are having a wonderful time despite the heat. What does the kid think of Rome and of Italy in general? Mine loved Italy although we didn't go to Rome. She was ready to just move/stay there forever.
@quilteryoyo - looks like you are having an awesome time with all of your extended family. So great that Tippy gets to go along too!
@chris_in_cal - Before I retired I used to get on conference calls when I was out running. Worked well as long as no one asked me a question. Of course we rarely did video calls and Zoom hadn't yet become a big thing (2019ish).
@Teresa502 - what a gorgeous sunrise and love the horses!
@Laurz9191 - I hope you have a good visit to Yosemite. I have seen some news here about it being very crowded with 1-2 hours to get into the park unless you very early. I think the national parks website has info on traffic and delays, etc..
@tarun_yadavA - I too aim amazed that you are able to run after a big night out. I have to say though that the few times I ran after having maybe a little too much wine the night before, I felt better after a run. Seemed to help 'sweat' the alcohol out 😂
Wind chimes - I also don't particularly like the high pitched tinkly ones, but I do like the bamboo or wooden ones. The seem to sound more natural.
Poptarts - I had never had them until I was in college (mom was a nutritionist so no pop tarts, no Twinkies, no sugared cereal, none of the store bought junk food). I don't particularly care for them now, they are just too sweet but if I crave one I get the unfrosted strawberry ones. Do you all toast them or eat them as is? I assume if they are taken back taking they will be eaten as is.
I have posted before about my friend and ultra runner, Rachel Bell Kelly. This weekend, well starting yesterday, she is running the Hardrock 100 2023! She didn't get in initially and was on the waitlist but she trained as if she was going to run it. As of now she is at mile 75! The course is daunting and I am amazed that anyone could manage all the hills (mountains really!). There isn't much elevation change where she lives so she had to be creative in her training and went a few time to other locations to train as well. I am watching her progress and cheering her on! I am sure she will post a blog about the race eventually!
This link shows the runners' progress but also has a visual of the elevations 😳
And this is the link to the race site
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Guy from running club was doing a crazy ultra, 240km in the mountains 🤯 so naturally I was following along somewhat online. I couldn't get to sleep last night and suddenly remembered I hadn't checked in a while, and maybe he finished? Grabbed my phone, opened the link and he had been in 8th place (of 381 starters), top 7 had finished, but looking at the times, I thought, hmmm, he should be finishing right now. Clicked his name. He had just finished, within seconds of me checking. 35hr 15min and I can't even wrap my brain around that, but the finishing picture showed he obviously gave it all he had. It was fun to me that I remembered him as he was literally crossing the finish line. I can be a fan 🙂9
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Wonderful, sounds like you're ready to face the challenge!TheMrWobbly wrote: »Thank you everyone for the congratulations on the London marathon. I have to agree @polskagirl01 there is a touch of terrifying about attempting a marathon from where I am, it has taken a few days and I ready to create my plan.
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Great running @kgirlhart . Happy birthday to your great niece. Enjoy the party.
You're doing great @chris_in_cal !
Thanks @taurn_yadava ! So far, so good. You are doing great with your running, even after a binge night.
Thanks @Laurz9191 . Great run. Goldfish hug? They are NOT my favorite snack! Now, give me chips and French Onion Dip and I will binge til the cows come home.
@Teresa502 Great running. Beautiful pictures! Love that sunrise.
Look at you increasing your longest run by another mile @TheMrWobbly ! At this pace you'll have no problem being ready for the marathon! I'm sure it was hot, but the sky was beautiful! Love the shoe porn! You have a wonderful son!
So glad you are doing so well @shanaber ! I'll have to check out the link in a minute. Just checked and she's probably about ready for a down hill segment. I hope she finishes well.
Congrats to the guy from your running club @polskagirl01 ! That is just an amazing distance and amount of time running!
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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
75.74/115 miles completed for July
I ran 1.25 miles this morning before heading over to my sister's house for my great niece's birthday party. It was a fun afternoon, but it sure was hot.
Beautiful pictures @Teresa502!
Congratulations on the London Marathon @TheMrWobbly!
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