JULY 2024 Monthly Running Challenge
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but just the thought of the 4:45 alarm is painful! Anybody running that early?
Thursdays I usually start work late I will be able to keep my regular wake up time, and get a morning run in. instead of my typical (and much loved) get an extra hour sleep plan.5 -
tarun_yadavA wrote: »Off to Olympic Stadium now for Holland v Turkey ⚽
German pretzels with cheese dip! 🤯
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I’ll chime in on the morning run - I love the dawn and super early starts but I love my bed more, so unless I have an event, am meeting a friend, or have a jam-packed day, super early runs don’t happen. But I know that getting my run over and done with in the morning is great - it sets me up for the day. Fortunately, I only work part time, and from home, so I get to run after I drop my daughter at school, anywhere between 8 and 9am. It’s perfect. Not quite sure how things will pan out next year when she heads to junior high and will be catching the bus at 7:30…3
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@ContraryMaryMary That’s exactly when I do almost all of my runs too- right after drop off. Then it always feels good to go to work knowing I’ve already been so productive .
Today, I overslept, so I couldn’t get my run in until late afternoon. I went on a very easy 9.5km and am hoping to work in another easy run tomorrow. I just will need to get up fairly early to squeeze it in.
@tarun_yadavA I hope you enjoyed the game and are liking Berlin! I watched both on tv and found them very entertaining. And I was only half right on my prediction the other day. Too bad for Germany, but England gets to move on and I’m a bit glad Turkey didn’t win, because the fans are a bit too over the top for me. Enjoy the rest of your trip!
69.6/200km for June.2 -
I was never a morning person, but I started running before work because I just couldn't handle the heat. Now I love my early morning runs. It takes me about an hour to get going so I usually get up around 4:30 to get out the door around 5:30. I love running just as it is starting to get light out, but in the winter it is usually dark the whole time. I can usually get up good on the weekdays, because I have to go to work at 8, but on the weekends it is harder to get up early and I don't usually get out until 7 or 8.4
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This morning was the 5K race. It started at 7:15 a.m. and the temperature was already 77F with clear skies, bright sun, and killer humidity. My friend P ran the race also. And as usual, she won in the ladies 70+ age group.
I finished overall 185 of 218 and 6 of 7 in the men's 70+ age group. Not my best, but I was okay with that. It amused me on the way home P was disgusted with how she ran, and I was okay with my performance. I figure I won in the how much fun we had category.
The race course was supposed to be 5K, but I tracked the course with my phone and recorded 3.25 miles. The course isn't certified and I wondered if it was correct. Not that it makes any real difference.
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 -
@SummerSkier @henridw2095 It's amazing how oblivious some people are to how their actions affect others.
@Scott6255 I haven't tried Buoy and with that glowing endorsement...🤢
I'm hoping we get some decent rain from this storm and maybe a brief respite from the super hot temps.
@quilteryoyo I'll make space for several sets of running clothes. We will be changing hotels a few times and I won't always have time or space for clothes to dry. And I hate doing laundry on vacation.
@jem302 I wake up at 5:30 and base the length of my runs on what time I have to be at work. I don't have to be there nearly as early as you do! I will admit it took some adjusting. I used to run in the evening so switching to the morning meant having to completely shift my schedule but now I just get up early all the time and really prefer the quiet of the morning. It totally does feel good to have my run done first thing in the morning.7 -
July total: 28.1/100 miles
YTD: 519.9/1200 miles
7/1: 3 miles
7/3: 6.5 miles
7/4: 7.5 miles
7/5: 3.1 miles
7/6: 8 miles
I went the the greenway trail this morning. There were more people out than I expected with the temps as high as they are. It was nice to be back there. I will make it a point to do my weekend runs there more frequently.
After a tough run I've been hanging out at home, watching Breaking Bad with my kid. My husband and I are going out to dinner tonight to a new restaurant he picked. Time to go get ready.7 -
Morning runs only. I do not have time or energy by the end of the day. I have been known to get up as early as 2 AM to run.
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!
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Neighborhood 1.36 Mile (at 13"57 pace). Streak day 67 days, two thirds to triple digits.
My house is right on the top of a big canyon. I went 'right' out my house and it is immediatly a steep down hill.
Then after five minutes it is a steep up hill. It's too much for the start of a run, I think I'll keep doing this loop, but I'll go the other way so all the dips and climbs are at the end of the run.
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Back in wintery Auckland, where there’s a southerly front coming through. I got to enjoy fine icy rain that pricked like needles through my thermal top on my run today. Talk about from the sublime to the ridiculous. Subbed out my post-run pool dip with a long hot shower.
Garmin is still telling me I’m unproductive so there is some consistency 🤪
It’s nice to be home though - I was over sand in the bed!9 -
3.2km last night. It was one of those days when it wants to rain but just stubbornly won't, and it felt like I was running through hot soup. Bleh. Got it done and not much else.
re: morning runs - they would be awesome if I could get up regularly but have yet to be consistent for any significant length of time. Y'all who run very early must have superhuman determination.8 -
@Laurz9191 fantastic atmosphere and it was a great game to watch! It was about 3:1 Turkish fans in there.
Feel like you smoke a pack of cigarettes from all the second hand smoke! Lol. (And I'm pretty sure you're not meant to smoke there?)
lo-lo-lo-lo- Turrrr-keyyyy-ehhh! 🤣
Besides, The Dutch are always fun too -after they've been drinking! Lol.
@chris_in_cal it was indeed Sir. Second half was totally end-to-end stuff!
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Went nuts when Turkey went 0-1 up
@ContraryMaryMary 😱 nooooooo
Sand in bed is like one of my number one pet peeves.
I'm like the super an4L parent who's always making the kids stick their feet under the taps before they leave the beach7 -
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
101.55 miles so far6 -
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
total 16.42km
Went ok, HR only went out of control in the last km, still had to walk three very short times though. Btw, I'm doing quicker strength training on non-running days. This seems to help as well in getting my HR down when being active.4 -
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
14.75/60.00 goal
Yesterday, I did a treadmill run before heading out for the day. I didn't have a ton of time, so walked 0.25 miles, then ran 0.25 miles each at 4.2-4.5, 4.2, 4.6 mph, then cooled down with 0.75 mile walk. No walk breaks for the 1.5 miles of running. That's pretty good for me. Avg pace was 13:46 min/mile. Avg HR was 121 with a max of 148 bpm.
Mom and I attended two of my great nieces birthday party and then went to my brothers to watch fireworks on the lake - we were in his pontoon boat. They were so pretty.
Girls and their birthday cake
Sunset on the lake
Love the way the fireworks reflected on the water
Today, I did my normal Sunday mile walk after church and before lunch.7 -
@tarun_yadavA nice! Looks like fun!
@ContraryMaryMary this is the type of consistency I aim for. Lol
@jem302 I used to wake up at 4:45 for workouts. Out the door. Run to the gym. Slip on black ice. Back with an hour to spare. It was honestly great. I napped during my lunch hour which made me feel even better throughout the day. I stopped because I hated slipping. By the time summer rolled around I was used to the rush hour everyone-has-the-squat-or-bench reserved scenario so waiting 30 minutes between workouts was something I was accustomed to.
@quilteryoyo happy birthday to your nieces! Looks like nice times!3 -
Yesterday I only managed to run 3 miles on the treadmill. It was evening and the only things I consumed were a part of half a Panera sandwich, a part of Panera Mac and too much diet Pepsi and coffee to count. Someone had a free drink subscription to Panera so every other hour I would jog to Panera bread, since apparently there's one within eyeshot around here, and get a free drink.
7.1 mph
161 HR Average
177 HR Max
179 SPM
I needed to stretch out my adductors/hips more. My calf is also way too tight.
8 miles Z2 later today7 -
Beach 4.02 Mile (at 13"45 pace). Streak day 68 days.
My Sunday "Morning" run commenced at 10:20 a.m., Thursday will be a whole new way of being.
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Well shoot. I had a post about ready and refreshed my page and lost it. So, I'll try again.
Thanks @chris_in_cal . I don't have acid reflux as much as I used to. I should have known better than to eat something spicy just before going to bed. Nice running. I think I am the opposite of you though. I would much rather have the hills and dips at the beginning of the run when I'm fresh than at the end when I'm already tired. Nice longer run today! What is happening on Thursday?
@henridw2095 Sorry you tested positive. I hope you continue to have only mild symptoms and get well quickly. I don't understand why people think it is okay to travel when they know they are sick.
Thanks @VO2Maxlet . I would love to get a Garmin sleep score of 88. Mine averages between 50 and 75 with a few breaking those barriers on either extreme. Nice treadmill run yesterday. I'm not a huge Panera fan, so I wouldn't be tempted.
Great running @Scott6255 . I've never tried those hydration drops. I'm really glad I didn't if that is what they taste like.
Great running while on vacation @tarun_yadavA . Nice pictures. Enjoy the games.
Nice running @jem302 . I think there are several on here who run that early. I AM NOT one of those. LOL
Great running @Laurz9191 .
@emptydog Congrats to you on the 5K. I think they should give a medal for having the most fun. Congrats to P too. I guess she just felt she could have done better. Is she super competitive with others and herself?
@martaindale Good luck with the packing. I have never done laundry on vacation, but don't think I would like it either. LOL Sounds like you had a nice run yesterday. I hope you enjoyed the new restaurant.
@AlphaHowls Beautiful sky for you run this morning.
@ContraryMaryMary That's a huge contrast in running conditions and after run routine. You did great getting out there. I think that would have been really hard after the runs on the beach for a week.
@noblsheep Great job on getting out the door in those conditions.
Nice running @yirara .
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