JULY 2025 Monthly Running Challenge

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  • tarun_yadavA
    tarun_yadavA Posts: 1,658 Member

    Morning all.

    Got in 5.5M at 10'02.

    May take a rest day tomorrow! Early start to go to Manchester tomorrow for the cricket 🏏 🍻.

    @Laurz9191 oooohhh NYC! Niiiiice. I didn't get to do the Central Park run either (I'm sure it's safe in the day time!). Oooohhh food.

    Recommend Nonna's Too in the West Village for pizza and subs! All the heart-attack in a bite, loaded with cheese and vodka sauce type Italian American stuff 🤤

    Oh, and Crumbl cookies. TikTok hype. Schmacmery's cookies are much much better.

  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 7,062 Member

    Sounds like you are doing great @CMorning99 . I didn't know that you had gotten a job after retiring. Without guidance, maybe you can make it to be what you want it to be. I hope you get approval to wear your Oura ring soon. Sounds like a great leg day workout.

    @WarmJellyfish You are doing great. I don't worry about how I breath, as long as I am, I'm good. LOL

    Enjoy the rest of your vacation @Laurz9191 . Great running. I'm glad that your 10 year old is going with you.

    @yirara Nice run. I hope you got out between the storms.

    You do have great views @angf0679 .

    You did great @John772016 . Hahaha about the flaming orange shorts. Glad calmer colors made for a more controlled run. 😉 I hope it cools down a bit soon.

    I agree with you @SummerSkier about taking a couple days slower again. You don't want to make it worse again.

    Beautiful @ContraryMaryMary .

    You are doing great @kgirlhart . Maybe you could find a Hal Higdon plan that gives you more mileage. I'm impressed with your VO2 max.

    For everyone I didn't mention, you are doing great with your runs.

  • yirara
    yirara Posts: 10,677 Member

    01.07 strength
    02.07 who TF decided on a 38C day???
    03.07 3.5km 28min 7:54/km - slow
    04.07 5.0km 39min 7:48/km - slow
    05.07 strength
    06.07 3.3km 25min 7:35/km - 15 minutes fast
    07.07 3.0km 24min 7:52/km - slow
    08.07 strength
    10.07 3.0km 24min 8:06/km - sick again
    13.07 strength
    14.07 3.0km 24min 7:55/km - recovering
    15.07 strength
    16.07 3.2km 24min 7:33/km - warmup, 10x20s/40s
    17.07 strength
    18.07 3.2km 24min 7:36/km - warmup, 10x20s/40s
    19.07 strength
    20.07 4.1km 32min 7:54/km - warmup, 3x500m faster
    21.07 5.0km 38min 7:42/km - slow
    23.07 5.0km 38min 7:42/km - long warmup, intervals with 200m fast
    24.07 strength
    25.07 6.0km 47min 7:51/km - slow

    47.31/81km - 18.0km behind

    Trying to run a bit longer again. Up to 5km it was ok, then it got somewhat miserable. But I got there.

  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 7,062 Member

    @CMorning99 I get you on just wanting to "coast," but at least they have confidence that you can do this job. That's nice. Good luck with it.

    You're doing great @yirara .

    Congratulations on such a great run @ContraryMaryMary . Sorry about the technical glitch. I had that happen with my mile PB once. It's irritating.

  • angf0679
    angf0679 Posts: 1,533 Member

    July 1 - 4km
    July 5 - 6km
    July 7 - 4km
    July 8 - 4km
    July 12 - 6km
    July 23 - 4km
    July 24 - 4km
    July 26 - 7km

    Total for July - 39km

    July goal - 93km

    I almost didn't go. I almost shorted my plan run as it wasn't starting well. Glad I didn't!

  • angf0679
    angf0679 Posts: 1,533 Member

  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 5,379 Member

    July Goal: 160 Miles

    7/1: 6.52 miles

    7/3: 3.30 miles

    7/4: 6.02 miles

    7/5: 10.12 miles

    7/7: 6.53 miles

    7/8: 6.06 miles

    7/9: 6.52 miles

    7/10: 6.26 miles

    7/11:6.02 miles

    7/13: 11.04 miles

    7/14: 6.25 miles

    7/15: 6.52 miles

    7/16: 6.05 miles

    7/17: 6.02 miles

    7/18: 6.52 miles

    7/20: 10.05 miles

    7/21: 6.25 miles

    7/22: 6.25 miles

    7/23: 6.57 miles

    7/24: 6.52 miles

    7/25: 6.02 miles

    141.40/160 miles completed for July

    I didn't post yesterday. I ran 6 miles. I got up a little late and didn't really have much time. It was a slow run. Today I am taking a rest day and then hoping for a nice long run tomorrow. It has been pretty hot this week, so how far I go will probably depend on when I get up.

  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 5,379 Member

    @quilteryoyo I hope you get some rest snd get your energy back. As far as the Hal Higdon plan goes, I thought I entered in as an intermediate plan, but it doesn't seem intermediate to me. I like to run on weekdays for an hour to an hour and 15 minutes. And on Sunday I try for about 2 hours. That usually ends up being about 6 miles on the weekdays and 10-11 on Sundays.

    @CMorning99 I will have to look into the Hanson plan. I think @martaindale has used that one too.

  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 7,062 Member

    Thanks @SummerSkier They chose a bad time to resurface your tennis courts, but I agree that you probably just need to give your foot a bit more rest. You put a lot of stress with all the stop and go's in tennis.

    Way to hang in there and get it done @angf0679 .

    Thanks @kgirlhart . You are doing great. I hope you get up in time for relatively cool temperatures. Sometimes those plans don't make a lot of since when you are already running a lot. Maybe see what the advanced plan looks like.

  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 7,062 Member

    @ContraryMaryMary Our minds are such a big part of our running experience. You did great.

    Way to get it done @tarun_yadavA .

    Thanks @SummerSkier . You don't have to shut up. LOL You know we all like a little whine now and then. I do hope your foot gets back to normal soon.

    You're doing great @WarmJellyfish .

    You did great @yirara .

  • John772016
    John772016 Posts: 316 Member

    @SummerSkier - If it hurts to walk a mile & hurts to run a mile, at least the hurt for the run will be over quicker - that's my logic anyway 🤪

    Congratulations on your Baptism ceremony @quilteryoyo!

    Nice runs everyone!
    Posting 3 days, but none were runs, so really just catching up & liking or hugging posts.

    July:

    01/07 - 5.00km / 3.11 miles
    02/07 - 0km
    03/07 - 12.56km / 7.80 miles
    04/07 - 7.40km / 4.60 miles
    05/07 - 0km
    06/07 - 6.53km / 4.06 miles
    07/07 - 0km
    08/07 - 0km
    09/07 - 7.31km / 4.54 miles
    10/07, 11/07, 12/07, 13/07, & 14/07 - 0km
    15/07 - 6.63km / 4.12 miles
    16/07 & 17/07 - 0km
    18/07 - 6.24km / 3.88 miles
    19/07 - 11.44km / 7.11 miles
    20/07 - 0km (waiting for weather to clear up, never happened)
    21/07 - 13.62km / 8.46 miles
    22/07 - 5.78km / 3.59 miles
    23/07 - 11.75km / 7.30 miles
    24/07 - 6.26km / 3.89 miles
    25/07 & 26/07 - 0km Rest days (I finally made Garmin happy with rest days😀)
    26/07 - 0km (40K cycling day)

    Total = 100.52km / 62.46 miles (Goal - 161Km / 100 miles)

    Pretty sure I'm going to totally miss my target this month & since my nerve pain seems to be responding well to the physio I'm doing, thought I'd try a stationary bike ride of 40km today and see how it responds….🤞fingers crossed for tomorrow🤞…..

  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 7,062 Member

    Thanks @John772016 . I'm glad you finally made Garmin happy. 😉 I'm also going to totally miss my goal this month, but that's okay. At least we tried. Glad your nerve pain is getting better too.

    Sounds like you did great @kgirlhart . Sometimes heat wins.

    You are doing great and getting so much faster @chris_in_cal .

    Nice way to start out a Monday @tarun_yadavA .

    I had planned to get up and run early, but mom and I think we can mow her yard pretty soon, so that is priority….to get it done before it gets too hot. So, we'll see how much energy I have left after we finish.

  • chris_in_cal
    chris_in_cal Posts: 2,861 Member

    Hey @CMorning99

    Oura ring is still slowly calibrating. It says I got good sleep all weekend but I was in the "stressed" mode pretty much all day and my HRV was in the mid 30's…which from reading, is the "stressed" end.

    My new Garmin is just coming around to giving me an HRV score.

    <humble brag> it says 40 and calls that excellent.

    All you long time HRV score tracking people…does it really change much with being more or less fit? In theory I'd think it would, but do any of you actually see your HRV change as you are going into and out of good condition?

  • CMorning99
    CMorning99 Posts: 954 Member

    @chris_in_cal I just read this input from Reddit about HRV. Seems it is a totally a personal range that is influenced by physical stress as well as environmental stimuli (Music, Stimulants, Anxiety)

    https://www.reddit.com/r/ouraring/comments/17a5mq6/comment/k5c8c0q/

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