JULY 2024 Monthly Running Challenge

Scott6255

Wow that's a lot of walking @henridw2095!
@chris_in_cal suck in your gut for the co-ed 🤣😂🤣 (I laugh, but I think subconsciously we all do the same)
@ContraryMaryMary jumping in the pool after a hot run sounds heavenly 😇. Sounds like you are having a great vacation.

martaindale

chris_in_cal wrote: »

I am famously a negative splitter. I liked your advice to warm up and prepare. I usually use the first mile or two of a race as warm up.

Me too. I usually negative split races without really trying. It takes me a few miles to really get in the zone and there is usually so much congestion at a starting line. If I focus on not weaving and dodging too much it's usually a safe bet those first couple of miles will be slightly slower.

@tarun_yadavA somehow succeeds while doing the exact opposite of what every coach everywhere says. Consistent splits or negative splits >> positive splits! And mentally it's a boost to see a faster last mile compared to your first. It sucks to feel like you're fading.

martaindale

@ContraryMaryMary I appreciate the solidarity. Now you know why I ♥️ sprinklers!!

@henridw2095 I'm also not a huge fan of deep dish pizza. It's just too much of everything. I love a thin crust, esp a hand tossed crust with those air bubbles that get a little charred in the oven. 🤤

martaindale

July total: 9.5/100 miles
YTD: 501.3/1200 miles

7/1: 3 miles
7/3: 6.5 miles

Hot, humid, 4/1 intervals. You know the drill. My legs were a little bit tired today but not as much as they have been after Pilates recently. I can tell my body is adjusting a little bit though my legs could use some foam rolling.
I haven't decided if I'm going to run outside or do the treadmill tomorrow. Because it's a holiday I don't have work so I have time to drive to the greenway trail. I haven't been there in a while but after a longer run today, I kind of feel like my body could use the climate controlled day. I guess I'll see how I feel in the morning.
My kid came home from a school trip to New York a few days ago and brought a cold with them. The head congestion along with the pressure changes on the airplane caused one of their eardrums to rupture and they have bilateral ear infections. They are finally starting to feel a little bit better. Hopefully everything is completely healed up by next Friday before we get on a plane again. So far my husband and I haven't caught it so I'm hopeful we will escape this one.

quilteryoyo

Great vacation running and walking @henridw2095 . The food looks really good and love the views on your run. Have a safe trip home.

Great negative splits @ContraryMaryMary ! I love that you jump in the pool as soon as you are done. Enjoy that while you can.

@martaindale Great running. I'm sorry your child came home sick from NY. Did they enjoy the trip before coming down with a cold. I'm also sorry that they wound up with a ruptured eardrum. That sounds so painful. I hope they get better soon and no one else gets sick before next week.

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

6.50/60.00 goal

Mom and I got haircuts this morning, ran some errands, and visited with my aunt who broke her hip. She's doing great, thankfully!

After I got home, I did a treadmill wun. I walked 5 min at 3.8 mph, ran/walked 1/2 min at 4.2-5.0/3.8, then walked 5 min at 3.8 mph. Avg pace was exactly 15:00 min/mile. Avg HR was 106 with a max of 129 bpm.

jem302

Ran 5km today. Skipped yesterday as I had to work overtime, but at least I biked to work and walked on my break so I had some exercise in! Still on track with my goal this month.

kgirlhart

July Goal: 130 Miles

7/1: 4.02 miles
7/2: 6.02 miles
7/3: 6.02 miles

16.06/130 miles completed for July

Today was another 80°F, 6 mile run. I started out feeling really slow, but about halfway through I saw another runner so I started running a little faster. Then I decided that it felt pretty good so I kept trying to increase my speed a bit. It was still pretty slow, but it felt good to run a little faster than usual. I didn't have perfect negative splits, but I definitely finished faster than I started. Tomorrow is a holiday and I don't have to work. I haven't decided if I will run or not. I may just sleep in and take rest day, but it looks like we may get some thunderstorms in Friday, so I'll probably just play it by ear and decide in the morning.

chris_in_cal

Neighborhood 1Mile (at 14"34 pace). streak day 64

A slow shuffle to keep going and keep streaking. I picked up my race bib this afternoon, I am excited.

noblsheep

Got a 4km run last night as requested by the watch. It had been raining all day so the temp was a nice cool 20C (68F). Run was a good bit faster than the previous ones, which proves that my current speed, or lack of which, is not entirely because I'm out of shape

tarun_yadavA

Morning all.
Got in 5.1 at 09"44.

Happy 4th to you guys across the Pond!

@chris_in_cal you got this!! Pick whatever strategy suits you best when you get going...
You've trained like an animal. You will 100% kill it!

@henridw2095 I only really eat meat when I'm out. Associate meat eating as a treat. So I took, do love a nice Beyond burger ; Hummus falafel wraps all the things! 😊

@martaindale now now Sarah... Don't hate!
😁😁

quilteryoyo

Great job on getting your exercise in @jem302 . Great run yesterday.

@kgirlhart Great running and finishing strong!

Good luck on your race @chris_in_cal ! You're going to do great! Can't wait to hear about it.

Great running @noblsheep !

Thanks @tarun_yadavA ! Great early morning run.

SummerSkier

My question is. Why do we still call women students "co eds". Not in a mean spirit but kind of a strange thought. Of course when I was at West point they called us a lot worse... hahahahahha (most guys definitely did not like or want women invading that institution).

quilteryoyo

@SummerSkier I don't think I knew that you went to West Point. So cool. That's a good question. Are there any educational institutions that are all male or female these days? I guess old habits die hard.

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

10.50/60.00 goal

I went out about 9 for 4 miles total to celebrate the 4th. It was 80F (26.7C) and 79% humidity when I started out. It felt so much hotter. I walked half a mile, then did a run/walk of 2/1 min x 10 and then just ran when I felt like it for another 0.8 mile. Finished with a half mile cool down walk. Splits for the part where I was running up the hills were 13:13, 13:44, and 14:08 min/mile (first 29 min). Not bad paces, but I was ready for a break from running the hills. Avg HR was 138 with a max of 152 bpm.

I was 2.4 pounds lighter after I ran than I was when I got up this morning...and I had eaten breakfast with 2 cups of coffee. Of course, I had done my morning constitution too. Still, it was a lot of sweat!

Heading out later to go to my nephew's for a 4th of July party. Happy 4th to all my American pals!

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

I could have sworn that I had posted my goal and first two days, but it appears I did not. Busy around here with siblings visiting Mom. July 4th is my mother's birthday. I am really working on being grateful they are here, but it is hard. I just wanted a day off, someone else to do 'my job'.

Anyway, I am in for 400 miles depending on how early I get up to beat this heat.

emptydog

@quilteryoyo ...for 4 miles total to celebrate the 4th

That is a neat idea. I wish I had thought of that.

At the lake early again this morning. I saw P and we chatted about the upcoming 5K this Saturday. We run the same races and she always drives. She is the most punctual person I have ever seen. When she says she is going to pick me up, she is there exactly right-to-the-minute at my house.


7/1 - 3.16 Miles. 56F, Cloudy.
7/2 - 3.12 Miles. 51F, Clear.
7/4 - 3.13 Miles. 72F, Partly Cloudy.

yirara

01.07 3.0km 25min 8:20/km - 10x very short interval
04.07 5.7km 50min 8:49/km - run/walk

total 08.69km

Nice weather if a bit too much wind. Did run/walk to get some distance in without getting my HR up to above 190 again.

chris_in_cal

SummerSkier wrote: »

Why do we still call women students "co eds".

We don't, it is an anachronism. I used it for that reason. As I am ancient and when I went to University it was a million years ago when it was less anachronistic. I used it to accentuate how long it has been.

When I served in the military my last duty station was directly adjacent to two schools. Really one school with a line drawn down the middle.

On the left was the U.S. Coast Guard academy and on the right was Connecticut College. The design was for men to attend the academy and for women to attend the college.

When I lived there women and men attended both...aka the two schools were both co-educational.

VO2Maxlet

@henridw2095 that's awesome. Boston's such a great city. Great food. Insanely commutable. People there are so nice. The water everywhere is fantastic. Definitely enjoy! I think the last time I went to Boston I tracked nearly 110K steps with two of the higher days near 50K steps each. Agreed on Pequods. My favorite. Not sure which one I prefer for pub style pizza though. Really hard to choose considering all the ones I tried were great.

@quilteryoyo thanks! I'm glad to hear your aunt is doing okay! I might copy you and do another 4 miles later at Z2. Reminds me that I also need to check my TRIMP on Runalyze. Hope you have fun with the family!

@tarun_yadavA curious to hear your thoughts on NY style pizza. Whenever I frequented there, I would always try the $1 slices every chance I got. There's a pizza spot right across from one of my FAVORITE drink spots right in Midtown. The drink restaurant (?) is called I'Milky. I never remember the pizza spot, but it's incredibly difficult to miss since the opening is so big. I believe on 32nd or 37th. Last time I went to NYC, there is no longer $1 pizza . That was my favorite NY style slice out of all the ones I tried in Manhattan, but I'm not really a NY style slice fan--yes, this includes Joe's.

Scott6255

@AlphaHowls tell mama Howls Happy Birthday from all of us! 🎉🥳

Too hot this morning to go out. Did 5 TM miles. Slowly building up. SUPPOSED to get cooler temps and rain starting tomorrow 🤞

Happy 4th!