JULY 2024 Monthly Running Challenge

steviebee888

Hello Everyone. I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend as well as a great Monday.

I'm still progressing in my training for my upcoming Half Marathon in November. However, I am going to be shy my 50-mileage goal for July. Today, with today's miles, I will be at 39.8 miles. For the next 2 days, I'm going to be shy of the 50 miles by 5 miles. That's okay though, because I'm getting back into run/walking. My main goal is to really stick to my training schedule so I can complete the Half and not have to step down to the 5K due to injury. For August, I will keep my goal of 50 miles and keep focus on my training along with my strength training and stretching routines.

Everyone, have a great evening. Make sure you're getting that rest your body needs.

chris_in_cal

martaindale wrote: »

The hurricane and subsequent power outage caused some unexpected missed runs.

Oh hey, how's the home?

Any long term brokenness after such a long power outage?

quilteryoyo

Nice running @Laurz9191 . Do hills really get any easier? Very nice photos!

You can do it @Teresa502 ! Nice biking too.

@kgirlhart Glad you had such a great run. Love the dog pictures! Congrats on already reaching your monthly goal!

You're doing great @SummerSkier ! Good job on learning new things too. My nephew sales all sorts of things on FB marketplace. I have no clue as to how to do all of that stuff, so, if needed, he does it for me. LOL Weird that fitbit set your stride length to 0. Glad you got that figured out.

Thanks for setting up the August thread @AlphaHowls . Cute cartoon.

You're doing great running in the heat @martaindale !

@steviebee888 You are doing great.

AlphaHowls

@SummerSkier wrote: »

I figured out the fitbit issue. It had put my walking step length to 0. I know that it just strange because it took me a while to figure out where in the app to go to set it up properly so it was something google did. Same with turning GPS off on running and walking by default. It's like Google is TRYING to kill Fitbit. ya think?

No doubt in my mind and they are openly undermining Fitbit to push their products. I used the web on my desktop till just recently when they shut it down in July. I do not like the app at all. Once my charge 6 is dead, I will find something different.

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

55.5/60.00 goal

I went to the gym this morning for the first time in 2 weeks! I could tell some of the things I did were a bit harder than they were just 2 weeks ago. I do go before I ate breakfast, so that could have had something to do with it.

Afterwards, I got blood work done for my annual physical next week, got Hardee's take out for breakfast, and worked at daycare for about 7 hours.

After I got home, I did a treadmill session. I didn't want to spend much more than 30 min total, so I walked half a mile to warm up, ran one mile with not walking (mostly 2/1 min at 5.0/4.2 mph), walked half a mile for cool down. Running pace was 12:35 min/mile. Avg HR was 138 with a max of 152 bpm.

tarun_yadavA

Morning all
Got in 7.56M at 09"57.

Glad to see you with us @SummerSkier ! Sorry about the horse stuff sitch 😞

martaindale

chris_in_cal wrote: »

Oh hey, how's the home?

Any long term brokenness after such a long power outage?

Luckily I think the roof did fine. We had a lot of rain here while we were in Japan and no leaks. We’ll have an inspector come out to check everything anyway. It’s possible we lost some shingles along the ridges where they put the extra layers for exactly this purpose. I can’t see all of those from the ground. We replaced our fence last year and it held up well. It’s looking like just food loss.

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
Total 94.33 miles/ Goal 100 miles

Another sweat fest this morning. Temperature was 72F with a real feel of 79F and 98% humidity.

Thanks for the photos @Laurz9191!

Thanks for starting August @AlphaHowls and the encouraging cartoon!

quilteryoyo

Nice run @tarun_yadavA .

Glad you didn't have any major damage @martaindale .

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

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

58.0/60.00 goal

I did a treadmill session this morning before heading out for the day. I walked half a mile for warm up and cool down. The run was a run/walk of 2/1 min at 4.2-4.8/4.0 mph. Avg pace of 13:46 min/mile. Avg HR was 120 with a max of 137 bpm.

My thighs are really sore this morning. Walking down the stairs to the treadmill was tough. They hurt when I was walking at 3.8 mph, but the run and faster walk was okay. Go figure. I'm assuming they are sore from the gym workout yesterday. I am surprised though, because it wasn't the hardest workout I've ever done. Could it have been because I didn't eat first? Maybe not hydrated enough? Or, just worked hard after 2 weeks off.

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