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JULY 2024 Monthly Running Challenge
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My July Goal is 3 days per week, which I am keeping to:
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
Total so far 14.66mi/23.55km.14 July - 5 minutes walk, 10 minutes ‘easy pace’ plus optional 5, 5 minutes walk, 1.93mi/3.1km. HR av 128, max 158 (Z5 1%, Z4 14%, Z3 28%, Z2 20%) but forgot to wear my chest HR band (just my Garmin watch). Looped twice round an unfamiliar village with few road signs - I had to stop and check my phone map on the first loop as I thought I’d missed a turn, and despite that, achieved my fastest 1mi… huh?
16 July - woke up thinking it was a run day, but it was another rest day… and felt a little disappointed!
17 July - 5 minutes walk, 10 minutes ‘easy pace’ plus optional 5, 5 minutes walk, 1.84mi/2.96km. HR av 134, max 166 (Z5 4%, Z4 26%, Z3 30%, Z2 10%). Early run (fasted) to fit it in before yoga and heading off in the car to a meeting: I am trying to remember to keep it easy instead of pushing the PB’s!
My PR’s:
1k: 7:03
1m: 11:38
5k: 48:04
Longest run - 5.18mi/8.36km
Some interesting data from Garmin on my first 12 sessions - HR and cadence and cadence and pace - in the spoiler below. I think there’s some improvement happening!6 -
chris_in_cal wrote: »
I felt a little burnt out and slow, but it was about the same pace as yesterday.
This is so interesting! I have the same problem, as the data doesn’t always seem to match up with how it feels. Weird!
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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
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)
total 41.97km
Hey, look at that last run! I thought I might be developing a mild uti. Went to gp, turns out my kidneys were already unhappy. Yeah, it started early last week. Compared to many I don't really get strong symptoms. Anyway, took first antibiotic pill this morning, and I'm already feeling much better.8 -
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
22.88/50 miles
I’m a bit behind in with the posts. But loving the photos in Japan!
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Hi everyone!
Completed an early morning 9km run and was shocked to see I was finished before 8 . I was feeling sore and not ready to challenge myself again right after my long run, so I did an easy recovery run, instead of speedwork, and am planning on doing speedwork tomorrow. My run was pleasant, and I did exactly what @ContraryMaryMary said- got up, got moving, and woke up eventually .
179.5/200km for July.7 -
@martaindale - I am loving all your pictures in Japan! your family looks great and what an awesome adventure for all of you. I wish cities in the US made more use of green areas large and small and incorporated them into all areas for people to enjoy.
@Scott6255 - I hope your legs are feeling better and that it was just them needing to be rolled out or maybe a bit of dehydration. The worst cramp I ever had was a result of it being hot and humid and me not hydrating well enough. I could barely walk (hobble) home.
@tarun_yadavA - last I saw the train from LA to Vegas was still going through some environmental and other battles but is still being planned for. They want to utilize the median area between the two sides of the freeway for the rails and that requires federal approval in addition to all the local and state requirements. It is expected to open sometime in 2027. Also it won't actually go into LA. The station will be in Apple Valley - about 90 miles away.
There is also supposed to be a bullet train between LA and SF. Parts of it are already under construction and I believe all of it has received the final approvals. Phase 1 will come out to where I live in Anaheim but it may just tie into the current metro trains that run from downtown LA to Anaheim. It is also supposed to go south to San Diego and north to Sacramento in later phases which would be awesome.
Vegas and gambling... I am not a gambler and I do not like Vegas. My DH loves it though he isn't a big gambler either. We have attended conferences there several times. We did see Celine there (for my birthday) and loved it. She put on an amazing show. We also saw Willie Nelson in a very small up close theater and it was fantastic. We were hosted by a friend/software vendor during one of the conferences. Probably one of the best concerts I have attended.
Oh also we stopped in Tahoe on our honeymoon and I played roulette and won enough money to pay for our entire honeymoon. I know the odds aren't good but they were definitely in my favor that night.
Lots of doctor visits and changes to treatments so I haven't gotten out much. We had agility class on Monday after all my appts and I was able to run all the courses with Hobbes. I got a good bit of walking on the walking pad yesterday and did a Peloton strength class. This morning more appts so taking a rest day and will get back to it tomorrow when I have nothing else scheduled.
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@tarun_yadavA Maybe something you want to see, but I think boxing may be a little extreme if your lady is not into it...at least with Celine you can look at her if you don't like the music. Can't really escape blood and hitting at a boxing match. So, I say NO.
You are doing great in the heat @kgirlhart . I second the thought that I'm glad there was no internet when I was a teenage either. I don't think I would have fared well.
Congrats on your fastest mile @AmunahSki . You are doing great.
Great running @yirara . Glad you went to the doctor and started the antibiotics before it got worse.
Great early morning run @Laurz9191 .
@shanaber That's cool that you won enough money to pay for your entire honeymoon. You are doing great. I hope you get some good news from all of the tests.3 -
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
34.25/60.00 goal
Packed up this morning and Tippy and I headed out about 11 for the first leg of our trip. We got to SC about 4:30. It was around 93F (33.9C) when we got here, so I rested a few minutes and then did a treadmill session. I walked 5 min at 3.8 mph, then ran/walked for 3/2 min at 4.5-5.0/4.0 mph, then walked 5:26 min at 3.8 mph.
Tippy really loves road trips. She loves the beds and gets to sleep with me when we're traveling. She doesn't even try when we are at home.
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Neighborhood 1.03 Mile (at 12"36 pace). 78 day streak.
I took it easy, it was cool, tomorrow I am going to attempt a simple wake up while running run.9 -
Morning all.
Got in 5.65M at 09"46.
@shanaber well done! Killing it on the Pelly!
@Laurz9191 getting some serious distances in! 💪🏽
@quilteryoyo boxing more painful than a straight dude having to sit through an arena full of women and "my hearttttt will goooo onnnn" ?? Naahh
(Again. Not me. A friend. 😳 )5 -
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
Total 56.34 miles/ Goal 100 miles
I added another 5 miles to my monthly goal this morning. It was 72F but sprinkled rain every now and then which felt fabulous. We are really dry and in need of rain, so no complaints here! (Please send more @ContraryMaryMary!)
Glad you got the antibiotics and are feeling better @yirara.
Tippy does look pretty happy @quilteryoyo! I hope you make it to FL safe and sound today.
@shanaber – Are you enjoying the Peloton workouts? During the pandemic they provided a free subscription for anyone interested (I believe you told us about it) and I really enjoyed the classes that I did. They had quite a lot of to choose from if I recall correctly.
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Neighborhood 1.03 Mile (at 14"55 pace). 79 day streak.
I did the "wake up by running" today. I was out the door :10 mins after my alarm went off.- It was cool, 64 °F
- I loath running around cars and there were far fewer
- I felt 10x heavier
- It ended up being very slow
- Upon finishing I fear I have to do nothing for an hour or so until I'm cool enough to suit up and start my day.
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tarun_yadavA wrote: »boxing more painful than a straight dude having to sit through an arena full of women and "my hearttttt will goooo onnnn" ?? Naahh
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Hi everyone!
I did my interval run this morning. I thought about bailing after my first 400, because I didn’t hit my split and felt slow, but kept going and gave it what I had. Even though most of my splits were a bit over what I had planned, I got it done and was proud that I didn’t give up on myself. It ended up being a really nice run which Garmin rewarded by chancy training status to Productive .
When doing intervals I usually just guess distance and don’t see my elapsed distance and figured I had run between 13 and 14 km. I was shocked when I stopped my watch at the end and saw I had run 18.1km without water or fuel (even though I had brought both with me) and felt great! I don’t think it’s ever happened that I ran that much more more than I thought I had and I don’t anticipate it happening again but it was nice. Maybe I was still asleep for part of the run?
197.6/200km for July.
@quilteryoyo Enjoy your road trip. It does look like Tippy is having fun!7 -
chris_in_cal wrote: »Upon finishing I fear I have to do nothing for an hour or so until I'm cool enough to suit up and start my day.
I have that problem. Sometimes even after a shower, I'm still sweating. Luckily, our locker room has this huge industrial type fan that helps. It doesn't do a lot for my hair style but it does cool me off!
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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
25.91/50 miles
Nice run this evening.
On Celine vs boxing, I choose the boxing. I’ve never been to Vegas. It doesn’t have any appeal for me maybe because of all the Mob films I’ve watched and ‘bodies buried in the dessert’. My sister got married there in 2003. Another sister visited a few years ago and loved it.6 -
Started back with strength training on Tuesday. However, yesterday, that delayed onset muscle soreness kicked in big time, which limited me to a little over 2 miles. Ugh! Today, I do strength training again. Hoping the body gets back used to doing strength training. Total Mileage: 23.4/50.7
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tarun_yadavA wrote: »Morning all.
Got in 5.65M at 09"46.
@quilteryoyo boxing more painful than a straight dude having to sit through an arena full of women and "my hearttttt will goooo onnnn" ?? Naahh
(Again. Not me. A friend. 😳 )
Nice run @Teresa502 . Thank you. I did make it to FL safe and sound.
Great job trying to get up and wake up running @chris_in_cal . Doesn't sound like it went real well though. Maybe it takes more than once. On the rare occasions that I run early, I too have to wait 30 min to cool before I can take a shower and get on with my day. But, if I wait an hour before running and then an hour after.....
Thanks @Laurz9191 . Great run! It's exciting that you ran so much further than you thought you had!
@steviebee888 I hope your DOMS are better tomorrow. I'm sure once you are consistent with the strength training again it will be better.
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