JULY 2024 Monthly Running Challenge

kgirlhart

July Goal: 130 Miles

7/1: 4.02 miles
7/2: 6.02 miles
7/3: 6.02 miles
7/4: 6.26 miles
7/7: 11.27 miles
7/8: 3.30 miles
7/10: 6.52 miles
7/11: 6.02 miles
7/12: 6.52 miles
7/14: 10.36 miles
7/15: 4.03 miles
7/16: 6.02 miles
7/17: 6.02 miles
7/19: 6.02 miles
7/20: 11.02 miles
7/22: 4.02 miles
7/23: 6.25 miles
7/24: 6.25 miles
7/25: 3.15 miles
7/26: 6.10 miles
7/28: 11.02 miles
7/29: 3.32 miles
7/30: 6.27 miles

145.79/130 miles completed for July

It was another hot morning. 81°F at 5:40 am. It was a pretty morning, just windy and hot. I ran 6.25 miles. I kind of felt like I was on auto-pilot this morning, It was an uneventful, but nice run.

yirara

01.07 3.0km 25min 8:20/km - 10x very short interval
04.07 5.7km 50min 8:49/km - run/walk
05.07 3.6km 30min 8:21/km - slow
07.07 4.1km 35min 8:29/km - slow
08.07 3.0km 26min 8:32/km - stride repeats
11.07 5.2km 45min 8:43/km - slow (uti)
13.07 7.1km 61min 8:36/km - run with walks (uti)
14.07 3.0km 25min 8:13/km - warmup, 5x 1min intervals (uti)
15.07 4.0km 34min 8:33/km - slow (uti)
17.07 3.3km 26min 7:57/km - warmup, 6x 1m intervals (started antibiotics)
19.07 6.0km 53min 8:48/km - slow
20.07 3.8km 32min 8:23/km - warmup, 3x2m speed, 4x0.5min speed
23.07 3.1km 25min 8:07/km - 10 stride repeats
24.07 4.0km 33min 8:13/km
26.07 4.5km 36min 7:55/km
28.07 3.0km 24min 7:58/km - faster
30.07 3.3km 26min 7:57/km - 10 stride repeats

total 69.68km

28C after dinner. I spent all of yesterday sitting in trains, which usually means my following run is not good and my muscles cramp up. Today wasn't too bad.

Teresa502

quilteryoyo wrote: »

Great running @Teresa502 . We had storms here early, so I ran on the treadmill.

I was already at my desk when the storms hit here. A co-worker sent me a video from her car and the rain was blowing the wind sideways. I was glad to be inside!

My guess is that you were probably sore from not having worked those particular muscles in that specific way for a couple of weeks. It's crazy how one exercise can hit those spots! Doing a walk as a warm-up before you ran was a great way to loosen them up.

quilteryoyo

Glad you had a nice run @kgirlhart .

@yirara Glad your run was better than expected.

Thanks @Teresa502 . I'm glad you were inside when the storms hit. My mom and I and my neighbor have tickets for the local Appy League baseball game tonight. I hope it doesn't get rained out.

yirara

yay, thanks a lot @quilteryoyo I'm sure all will be back to normal tomorrow. and it will likely be hotter 😅

Scott6255

Just getting back into life after the weekend. Had a fun time with kids in Austin.
@martaindale glad you got back home safely and jumped right back into your running routine. That is impressive. Glad all is ok with the house, except for the empty refrigerator.
@AlphaHowls thank you for putting up the August thread!
@quilteryoyo I'm with @Teresa502; I'm sure the DOMs is doing something you haven't done in a while.
@SummerSkier glad you got your Fitbit issue figured out. Sad about your horse trailer, but I agree Facebook marketplace is a great way to buy/sell stuff. I found my treadmill on there several years ago.

I forgot I set my new training plan to start last weekend, so already behind I tried to run Monday morning, but after 0.10 miles I stopped because my stupid shin started hurting really bad. Walked back to the house, but then decided to try again. Got in 1 mile then just stopped. Didn't hurt as bad, but still was painful. Today I tried the treadmill, and got in a good 5 miles without pain. I know it sounds like the hard concrete surface may be the culprit, but shoes are new. Anyway, I'll probaly stick to the TM for a few more days. But I did manage to hit my low monthly goal, so that's something.

ContraryMaryMary

I finished July with a slow and very gentle 5k - my lower back is achy (from Sunday's long run) which is a sign I need to roll my quads (they're pretty tight too). Anyhoo, I took things easy today and my Garmin (which I am beginning to view in much the same way I would a batty aunt) tells me I'm productive, and have been since the 23rd, and put my VO2 max up a point!

Managed 177.57km for the month - nicely passing my 100 mile goal (110.34). Somehow I need to add 23km to meet my August goal. The plan is to add 2km to my Sunday runs - so 14, 16, 18, then 20km each Sunday, and make my Thursday 10k a Thursday 12k. And as long as I don't miss any of my other runs (only one 5k missed in July), I should be good. Wish me luck!

martaindale

July total: 68.6/100 miles
YTD: 559.5/1200 miles

7/1: 3 miles
7/3: 6.5 miles
7/4: 7.5 miles
7/5: 3.1 miles
7/6: 8 miles
7/8: 5.2 miles
7/14: 6.1 miles
7/17: 3.2 miles
7/19: 4 miles
7/21: 6 miles
7/28: 4 miles
7/29: 6.5 miles
7/30: 6.5 miles

As predicted, more of the same today. Nothing notable.

henridw2095

+4.5 miles 7/30 - 26.64 miles total in July, see you all in August!

AmunahSki

My July Goal is 3 days per week, which I managed. Hurrah!

1 July - 1.7mi/2.74km
3 July- 1.8mi/2.89km
5 July - 1.88mi/3.02km
7 July - 1.84mi/2.96km
10 July - 1.79/2.86km
12 July - 1.88mi/3.02km
14 July - 1.93mi/3.1km
17 July - 1.84mi/2.96km
19 July - 1.84mi/2.96km
21 July - 2.29mi/3.69km
24 July - 1.84mi/2.96km
26 July - 2.28/3.68km
28 July - 3.12/5.02km
31 July - 2.28/3.68km

So, my July total is 28.31mi/45.54km. Wow! I need to think about a target for August now…

28 July - 5 minutes walk, 20 minutes ‘easy pace’, plus 10 minutes optional, 5 minutes walk, 3.12mi/5.02km. HR av 142, max 161 (Z5 16%, Z4 37%, Z3 16%, Z2 16%), but didn’t activate my HRM band so they may be a little off.

31 July - 5 minutes walk, 15 minutes ‘easy pace’, plus 5 minutes optional, 5 minutes walk, 2.28mi/3.68km. HR av 135, max 155 (Z5 0%, Z4 32%, Z3 20%, Z2 29%). Run before work to try and beat the heat!

My PR’s:
1k: 7:03
1m: 11:38
2m: 24:05
5k: 40:00 (39:49 Strava)
Longest run/walk - 5.18mi/8.36km
Longest run - 2.48mi/3.99km

SummerSkier

ahhh... last day of July!

Hard to believe. I only need to run about 3.9 today to actually make 100 for the month. Should be ok but I played tennis really hard yesterday. LOL.

See yall on the flip side. Thanks AlphaH for setting up August.

quilteryoyo

@Scott6255 I'm glad that you had a fun weekend with the family. So sorry your shin is still giving you problems when running on the road. Hopefully a few more days on the TM will be all that it takes. Could you possibly have a defective pair of shoes?

Great running in July @ContraryMaryMary . I hope rolling your quads helps your back.

Great running @martaindale , @henridw2095 , and @AmunahSki .

@SummerSkier You can do it. I'm glad that you got in a hard tennis match. That's always fun.

Teresa502

July 1 – 5.01 miles
July 3 – 5.10 miles
July 4 – 3.60 miles
July 6 – 7.02 miles
July 8 – 4.51 miles
July 9 – 3.01 miles
July 11 – 5.00 miles
July 13 – 10.03 miles
July 14 – 2.66 miles
July 16 – 5.21 miles
July 18 – 5.19 miles
July 19 – 10.75 miles
July 22 – 2.18 miles
July 23 – 3.21 miles
July 25 – 5.01 miles
July 26 – 3.11 miles
July 27 – 6.53 miles
July 28 – 1.01 mile
July 30 – 6.19 miles
July 31 – 5.90 miles
Total 100.23 miles/ Goal 100 miles

I stayed out there until I made my goal this morning. Barely! Congratulations to everyone who made their goal and to all of you for getting out there and just doing it! See you all in August.

AlphaHowls

7/1 13.33 miles County Line and back
7/2 14.33 miles, Running Partner A! 6 miles with me
7/3 16.48 miles
7/4 13.41 miles, Running Partner A! 6 miles with me
7/5 15.35 miles, Crazy Laps! Storms, No sleep/fireworks/Mom panic attack, family leaving out
7/6 16.21 miles, Running Partner A!
7/7 14.24 miles, 2260 days on the run
7/8 14.56 miles
7/9 15.15 miles MFP since 2015, 9 years
7/10 15.24 miles
7/11 14.33 miles
7/12 15.29 miles
7/13 16.3 miles
7/14 16.14 miles County Line and back
7/15 15.35 miles
7/16 14.32 miles, Running Partner A!
7/17 14.3 miles 2270 days on the run
7/18 14.42 miles, Running Partner A!
7/19 15.4 miles
7/20 20.38 miles, Running Partner A & E! they joined me @0600 County Line and back
7/21 13.34 miles County Line and back
7/22 14.56 miles, Running Partner A for 8 miles
7/23 14.51 miles, Running Partner A for 8 miles
7/24 14.18 miles
7/25 14.19 miles
7/26 15.17 miles
7/27 15.42 miles 2280 days on the run Running Partner E
7/28 13.45 miles, 5 miles OTR, Crazy Laps as the rain caught me
7/29 17.1 miles
7/30 14.38 miles, Running Partner A for half of that
7/31 15.06 miles

465.15 miles July 2024

Laurz9191

@AlphaHowls Beautiful picture!

I took yesterday off, because we had too much sun and heat exposure the day before and it really took a lot out of me. Today I wanted to get a longer run in. I finally decided to try @martaindale ‘s frozen hydration pack trick. Total game changer! After 7km the ice had melted and I just had nice cold water. Of course it was still really hot and I was dripping sweat by the time I got done, but it made running in the heat up in the hills a lot more enjoyable. I ran 13.1km.

At the end of my run I always stop at a nearby French bakery to get breakfast for everyone and then run the last ca. 500 meters carrying bags of baguettes and the like. I have gone pretty much every day since we’ve been here and today all the workers started asking me about the running and whether I go every day. They were very curious. I thought it was really cool that they asked and it was a nice intercultural exchange . Tomorrow we are planning to go to Cannes in the afternoon to check out the city and look at the yachts and cars we could never afford (my 9 year old especially likes to see all the fancy cars), so hopefully I can get a morning run in before we leave.

269.6/200km for July.

tarun_yadavA

tarun_yadavA wrote: »

Due a day off soon... And have a boozy long weekend in Berlin in a few days' time... So will probably miss 2-3 days this month.

I'm gonna go for a conservative 27 running days.

27 * 9kms = 155Miles (rounded up to the nearest 5)

Afternoon all.
Got in 5.75M (at 09"48)

172 miles for July. So beat target comfortably (even with 2 days off whilst in Berlin!).

emptydog

July total - 54.0 miles. Okay for me, I guess.
I am looking forward to August.
Goodbye July.

7/1 - 3.16 Miles. 56F, Cloudy.
7/2 - 3.12 Miles. 51F, Clear.
7/4 - 3.13 Miles. 72F, Partly Cloudy.
7/5 - 1.15 Miles. 71F, Muggy.
7/6 - 3.1 Miles. 77F, Sunny, Muggy.
7/9 - 3.20 Miles. 67F, Cloudy, Muggy.
7/11 - 4.55 Miles. 69F, Cloudy.
7/12 - 5.47 Miles. 65F, Sunny.
7/14 - 2.10 Miles. 65F, Clear.
7/16 - 1.32 Miles. 67F, Mostly Clear.
7/17 - 3.24 Miles. 74F, Cloudy, Muggy.
7/18 - 1.30 Miles. 52F, Partly Cloudy.
7/21 - 5.21 Miles. 61-76F, Sunny.
7/22 - 4.16 Miles. 65F, Partly Cloudy.
7/23 - 5.48 Miles. 66F, Mostly Cloudy.
7/26 - 3.09 Miles. 60F, Clear.
7/31 - 1.21 Miles. 71F, Cloudy.

kgirlhart

July Goal: 130 Miles

7/1: 4.02 miles
7/2: 6.02 miles
7/3: 6.02 miles
7/4: 6.26 miles
7/7: 11.27 miles
7/8: 3.30 miles
7/10: 6.52 miles
7/11: 6.02 miles
7/12: 6.52 miles
7/14: 10.36 miles
7/15: 4.03 miles
7/16: 6.02 miles
7/17: 6.02 miles
7/19: 6.02 miles
7/20: 11.02 miles
7/22: 4.02 miles
7/23: 6.25 miles
7/24: 6.25 miles
7/25: 3.15 miles
7/26: 6.10 miles
7/28: 11.02 miles
7/29: 3.32 miles
7/30: 6.27 miles
7/31: 6.05 miles

151.84/130 miles completed for July

It was another 81°F feels like 85°F run. I saw a skunk this morning, but other than that it was just a repeat of yesterday's run. I was a little annoyed because I stopped for water and forgot to pause my watch, so my overall pace was 12:06 and mile three was 13:53. Mile one was was slow at 12:13, but all of the other miles were under 12 minutes and I think I was stopped for about 2 minutes, so mile three was probably more like 11:53. I shouldn't let it bother me, but it kind of does. My VO2 Max did go up a point though, so I guess that was good.

I was just shy of 152 miles for July. I'll have to look at the calendar for August and decide what my goal will be. Congratulations to all who made their goals this month. I look forward to seeing you all in the August thread. Thanks for setting it up @AlphaHowls!

martaindale

July total: 71.6/100 miles
YTD: 562.5/1200 miles

7/1: 3 miles
7/3: 6.5 miles
7/4: 7.5 miles
7/5: 3.1 miles
7/6: 8 miles
7/8: 5.2 miles
7/14: 6.1 miles
7/17: 3.2 miles
7/19: 4 miles
7/21: 6 miles
7/28: 4 miles
7/29: 6.5 miles
7/30: 6.5 miles
7/31: 3 miles

Easy peasy treadmill run this morning in the A/C.

I woke up at 2:30 this morning and just couldn't get back to sleep. At 3:30 I finally gave up and got out of bed. My brain wouldn't shut off. Usually I can shift my focus and fall back asleep but not today. I am feeling super tired this afternoon but have to stay up so I can sleep tonight.

See y'all in August!

martaindale

@kgirlhart I hate when I do that. Even though I know it doesn't really matter, it bothers me when I mess up my watch.

Laurz9191 wrote: »

I finally decided to try @martaindale ‘s frozen hydration pack trick. Total game changer!

Yay! Glad it worked for you. I think it makes a big difference too. Running to a bakery sounds like a great idea!

Mari33a

01/07 3.57 miles
08/07 3.75 miles
12/07 3.72 miles
13/07 4.16 miles
14/07 4.07 miles
17/07 3.61 miles
18/07 4.03 miles
19/07 3.60 miles
23/07 3.61 miles
24/07 4.08 miles
26/07 3.61 miles
27/07 3.15 miles
31/07 5.12 miles

50.08/50 miles

I’m happy to say I’ve met both my goals for the month. 180 miles on bike & 50 running.

My husband and I really liked Marseille and sitting along the pier in the evenings. We've stayed there twice before, last summer and 2 weeks after the football riots in 2016. We when to the pub that was on the news expecting it to be a wreck but it was like nothing had ever happened. We're planning to stay there next summer again for a few nights too on our way home from our driving holiday.

quilteryoyo

Congratulations on getting it done @Teresa502 .

Excellent mileage @AlphaHowls .

Great running @Laurz9191 . Glad the frozen hydration pack worked. It is cool that all the workers at the bakery were interested in your running prowess. Have fun tomorrow. I love to look at fancy cars too.

Great running @tarun_yadavA !

You did great @emptydog .

@kgirlhart Things like that aggravate me too. I usually look at the elapsed time vs running time and subtract the time Garmin said I was stopped and then update the run data. Great running for the month!

You did great @martaindale . I hope you sleep better tonight.

Congratulations @Mari33a ! You did great!

Congratulations to everyone who met their goals or gave it the old college try. You all inspire me and keep me going.

quilteryoyo

1 July - Walked 2.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - driveway wun - trimmed trees for 2h52m44s
2 July - Walked 1.15 miles - Ran 1.00 miles - driveway wun - built fence around the garden earlier
3 July - Walked 2.35 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - treadmill wun
4 July - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 3.00 miles - driveway laps
5 July - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - treadmill
6 July - Walked 0.75 miles - Ran 1.50 miles - treadmill
7 July - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - treadmill
8 July - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 2.00 miles - driveway laps - doubles tennis for 1h29m54s
9 July - Walked 1.25 miles - Ran 1.75 miles - treadmill
10 July - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway laps - Gym 37m6s
11 July - Walked 0.99 miles - Ran 1.26 miles - Driveway laps - Tennis for 1h38m33s
12 July - Walled 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway laps - Gym 27m13s
13 July - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway laps - Mowed 1h51m24s
14 July - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - treadmill
15 July - Walked 2.50 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - treadmill wun - Mowed 20m29s
16 July - Walked 0.70 miles - Ran 1.30 miles - driveway laps
17 July - Walked 0.66 miles - Ran 2.09 miles - treadmill
18 July - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles
19 July - Walked 1.25 miles - Ran 1.00 miles
20 July - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles
21 July - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles
22 July - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles
23 July - Walked 2.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles
24 July - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles
25 July - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 2.00 miles
26 July - Walked 0.60 miles - Ran 1.65 miles
27 July - Walked 1.05 miles - Ran 2.20 miles
28 July - Walked 1.50 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - treadmill
29 July - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 1.00 miles - treadmill - Gym 36m20s
30 July - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 1.50 miles - treadmill
31 July - Walked 2.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway laps - Gym 32m8s

60.00/60.00 goal

Barely squeaked out my goal mileage. I'm pretty proud of myself, considering the trip and other things I had going this month.

Looking back here, it seems it was almost 3 weeks that I didn't go to the gym. No wonder I was sore.

chris_in_cal

Yup

SummerSkier wrote: »

...really hosed it up

chris_in_cal

July Running Goal: 31 runs, 45 miles

July Totals:

Runs - 30
Miles - 49.96

Not far off. It was a good month.

steviebee888

Good morning, Everyone. Yep, I was short on my 50-mile goal. I ended up with 41.8 miles for July. My goal for August will be 50. So, here I go!

quilteryoyo

You did great @chris_in_cal !

@steviebee888 41.8 miles isn't anything to sneeze at. I'm sure you can do 50 in August.

shanaber

Didn't get close to my goal for July but I am happy with the 30 miles I did get in.

quilteryoyo

You did great @shanaber !