July 2015 Running Challenge

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  • mwyvr
    mwyvr Posts: 1,883 Member
    Took a "break" today and ran in the city for the first time in what feels like ages. I felt out of place but was happy to be on easy terrain and at least I didn't feel like I was following damp cougar tracks today unlike yesterday. Short but faster.

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Month to date:		098.41 km 
Goal:			200.00 km / 124 miles (49% completed)
Stretch Goal:		242.00 km / 150 miles (40% completed)
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Sat Jul 11 06.20 City streets
Fri Jul 10 11.11 Mountain trail run
Thu Jul 09 10.79 Mountain trail run
Wed Jul 08 00.00 Rest day
Tue Jul 07 11.98 Mountain trail run
Mon Jul 06 00.00 Rest day
Sun Jul 05 07.66 km Trail run (86.10 km weekly total, 2,209 meters climbing)
Sat Jul 04 18.90 km Mountain trail run
Fri Jul 03 09.84 km Stanley Park
Thu Jul 02 11.93 km Mountain trail run
Wed Jul 01 09.99 km River trail run


  • WhatMeRunning
    WhatMeRunning Posts: 3,538 Member
    Congrats @skippygirlsmom and Skip!!

    Got my long run in this morning. Hope to feel better tomorrow for my last long run before a planned recovery week. I kept my HR down today but I think maybe the heat beat me down a notch. Or maybe I'm just ready for this break. Tomorrow morning will tell.

    7/1 - 12 miles
    7/2 - 6 miles (18 miles total)
    7/4 - 16 miles (34 miles total)
    7/5 - 12 miles (46 miles total)
    7/7 - 6 miles (52 total)
    7/8 - 12 miles (64 total)
    7/9 - 6 miles (70 total)
    7/11 - 16 miles (86 total)

    Goal 200 miles


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  • GBrady43068
    GBrady43068 Posts: 1,256 Member
    I'll shoot for 900 minutes of running (don't keep track of miles) this month.

    Here's my ticker so far (I did pretty well on vacation..)


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  • melaniefave41
    melaniefave41 Posts: 222 Member
    @419er Curious about your name, 419 is the area code where I live.
  • HonuNui
    HonuNui Posts: 1,464 Member
    July goal 70 miles

    7/1 Snorkel 3 hours
    7/2 6.25
    7/3 horribly ill
    7/4 moderately ill
    7/5 well enough to do 2.55
    7/6 3.15
    7/7 2.86
    7/8 helped build a chicken coop...seems to me I must have run, but didn't record it anywhere. Count it as rest
    7/9 built more of a chicken coop (my anniversary gift)
    7/10 rested from building a chicken coop
    7/11 6.26


    Total 21.24

    (Ticker is my goal for 2015 and accumulation to date)

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    @skippygirlsmom Congrats on the 1st place finishes. There is something to be said for being old.....I usually win or place in my age group cause there are only a couple of us!

    155 new posts! Got to stop taking rest days!
  • kimr41
    kimr41 Posts: 219 Member
    3 miles tonight. 13 more to go.
  • Runningmischka
    Runningmischka Posts: 386 Member
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    7/1 = 5 miles
    7/2 = 6 miles @ 6 weeks postpartum!
    7/3 = weight training in the morning, 4 miles stroller walk
    7/4 = Rest day, holiday dinner with the family and a very cranky baby. Add a dog terrified by the fireworks, shaking, panting and salivating on my bed, and you get the whole picture of my 4th of July night. Breath in…Breath out…
    7/5 = 4 miles run, hot and humid, but I needed it for my sanity; 3 miles walk with the baby.
    7/6 = 3 miles. Super hot, humid, yucky but an outside run it was!
    7/7 = 2 miles around the block. Very tired today.
    7/8 = 6 miles
    7/9 = Rest day, very much needed!
    7/10 = 5 miles
    7/11 = 4 miles stroller walk, both mommy and baby needed it


    @skippygirlsmom I love the pic of you and Skip, amazing shot! And double congrats on the 1st place! :)
  • ddmom0811
    ddmom0811 Posts: 1,881 Member
    July 1 - rest
    July 2 - 3.75 run/walk combo
    July 3 - 5 miles
    July 4 - 5.76 miles
    July 5 - walked 5 miles in morning to scout out a place to do long run. Then walked another 6 all around the city.
    July 6 - rest
    July 7 - 8.6 - fun run to Roosevelt Island and then around the island. Weather is great for me!
    July 8 - 4.1 miles
    July 9 - 3.51 miles - last run with daughter until HM in October. :(
    July 10 - 5.2 miles in the hills of Virginia.
    July 11 - 3.5
    July 12 - 4.3


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    Rest day tomorrow and then my long run on Tuesday morning. Wore new Sauconys today. Wow, could really tell how worn out my old shoes were. They only had ~300 miles on them but I've always been hard on shoes, even just regular shoes. I'm going to miss this weather when I get home. It was 62 when I ran this morning and didn't feel at all humid.
  • kristinegift
    kristinegift Posts: 2,406 Member
    edited July 2015
    7/1: 6.5 miles
    7/2: 6.5 miles with the Thursday running crew
    7/3: Rest
    7/4: 3.1 miles (New 5k PR of 23:42!)
    7/5: 12 miles
    7/6: 4 miles easy recovery pace
    7/7: 5 miles of easy "I'm drowning in humidity" pace
    7/8: 4 miles
    7/9: 5 miles -- quick, fun ones with the Thursday running group!
    7/10: Rest
    7/11: 3.1 miles
    7/12: 14.3 miles - HOT HOT HOT. Paced slower than I wanted because I let myself walk up the hills as temps soared from mid-60s to 80 degrees while I was out. Just glad I picked a sort of shady route today!

    63.5/175 miles

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  • baldielove13
    baldielove13 Posts: 219 Member
    7/10: 2.4 miles
    7/11: 13.3 miles

    So far: 51.7 miles out of 115
  • Ohhim
    Ohhim Posts: 1,142 Member
    After 6 hours of sleep following last night's epic ballgame, today's group run took different route from usual, and looped back via my housing near the end of the run. As a result I ended today's long run at a shorter than expected 10.5 miles. Still, with some extra folks in the mix, the course was a bit faster and hillier than usual, so I definitely got in a good workout. Off to brunch now to eat back my running calories. Hoping this evenings game will be outstanding as well, but it'll be hard to top last night's 14 inning battle for NL Central supremacy.

    7/1 - 6 miles
    7/2 - 6 miles (w. 0.25-0.5-0.75-mile-0.75-0.5-0.25 pyramid @ 1:45 pace)
    7/3 - 5 miles w. strides
    7/5 - 13 miles
    7/6 - 6.5 miles
    7/7 - 7 miles w. strides
    7/9 - 6 miles (w. 0.25-0.5-0.75-mile-0.75-0.5-0.25 pyramid @ 1:43 pace)
    7/10 - 6 miles
    7/11 - 5.5 miles
    7/12 - 10.5 miles

    Total: 65.5 miles, 2 speedwork session
    Goal: 140 miles, 5 speedwork sessions
    Remaining: 74.5 miles, 3 speedwork sessions
  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,423 Member
    I am just checking in on everyone and reading through all the posts - looks like everyone is killing it even with the heat!

    @WhatMeRunning - Hope you are doing ok after your 16 miles yesterday and another long one planned for today - wow! That is a lot for tired legs!
    @kristinegift - Great job running 14 miles in the heat. It's tough but you got it done!
    @baldielove13 - You too getting in 13.3!!
    @HonuNui - I will be in the same age group next year - maybe that means I will win my age group once in a while :) I did get a 2nd in a 10K in Seattle once.

    I am still out with my knee. Went to the gym yesterday and got 30 mins of stationary bike in and the gym closed! I had no idea they closed at 7pm on a Saturday night! Planning to be back there this morning for a longer workout. I will try a short run on Monday and see how the knee feels.
  • autumnblade75
    autumnblade75 Posts: 1,661 Member

    My training plan calls for 159...
    7/02/15 - 3 miles
    7/04/15 - 7 miles
    7/05/15 - 6.32
    7/06/15 - 7 miles
    7/08/15 - 7 miles
    7/10/15 - 8.06 miles
    7/11/15 - 3 miles
    7/12/15 - 11.03 miles

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  • CurvesCreations22
    CurvesCreations22 Posts: 1,076 Member
    I am late to the group. I am going to aim for 30. I did 3 miles today. 27 more to go. :) Do you guys run back to back days?
  • 7lenny7
    7lenny7 Posts: 3,498 Member
    July 01 - 6.3 miles
    July 02 - 3.3 miles
    July 03 - REST
    July 04 - 6.4 miles (10K + 0.2 warmup)
    July 05 - 4.3 miles (3.0 + 1.3)
    July 06 - REST
    July 07 - 5.2 miles
    July 08 - 4.9 miles
    July 09 - Core work
    July 10 - 6.0 miles (4.7 + 1.3)
    July 11 - Sailing!
    July 12 - 7.1 miles <-- Distance PR

    July Goal: 90 miles
    Miles so far: 43.5
    Miles left: 46.5

    Not really hot but very humid this morning, at least for this Minnesota boy. Took it really slow to make sure I could get the 7 miles in. Felt great at the end!

    @skippygirlsmom, congrats for having such a great day with your family! That's awesome!!!

    Yesterday I went 27+ miles at a 10:02 pace....BUT, it was in a sailboat. A perfect day for sailing! This is the first time I've been sailing since I got my Forerunner and I decided to bring it along with me to track our course:

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  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    melaniefave41 wrote: »
    @419er Curious about your name, 419 is the area code where I live.

    It's also police code for a dead body.
  • JimCrackinDandy
    JimCrackinDandy Posts: 146 Member

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     7miles today
  • _nikkiwolf_
    _nikkiwolf_ Posts: 1,380 Member
    @skippygirlsmom Congratulations, sounds like the three of you had a great day!

    @GBrady43068 You did great on vacation, much better than me. I only managed an average of 30 minutes of running per week...

    @shanaber: That was bad luck that the gym was already closed. I don't have a gym membership, but I've been considering trying one out for a while now. But the only one close to where I live is only open 10am-8pm on the weekends. That's one of the things that kept me from testing it yet - how are you supposed to get a working in during the cool times of the day in summer, when they aren't open? ... I hope your knee feels fine on Monday,

    @Newarski22: Welcome :-) I usually run back to back Saturday + Sunday, since it's easier to find time for a run on the weekend.
  • _nikkiwolf_
    _nikkiwolf_ Posts: 1,380 Member
    Today was my first longish run in a month. It was a lovely 17°C / 62°F with a little rain today. Much better than last Sunday, which was 32°C / 90°F and sunny. Although I can already predict that my office mate will complain about as much about the weather tomorrow as I did last Monday ;-)

    I ran to one of my favourite sets of stairs today. Nothing changed much while I was on vacation - I still only barely manage to jog up without walking, and I still find myself hoping for some goodlooking samaritian ready to perform CPR when I reach the top. B) As usual, no such luck, so 60 seconds of walking had to do for getting some oxygen into my lungs. But since I remember the times when I only made it halfway up before collapsing, I'm happy anyway.

    12.7.15 - 11.0 km

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  • Wendy1Fl
    Wendy1Fl Posts: 102 Member
    7/12 2 miles. Pace 12:28
    7/21. 1.62 miles. Pace 13:00

    Did 2 miles today with a pace of 12:28. No puking, yay!

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  • CancerSurvivor2014
    CancerSurvivor2014 Posts: 111 Member
    Hi, I am a noobie to logging cals and this site. I dreaded running today but felt great after getting in 3 miles.Even though I am late I have been tracking my runs. Last week was off week for me from lifting so I did quite a bit of running.
    I am gonna set a goal of 40 miles. I have already completed 21. So that leaves 19 to go which is a mile a day for the rest of the month.
  • melaniefave41
    melaniefave41 Posts: 222 Member
    Elise4270 wrote: »
    melaniefave41 wrote: »
    @419er Curious about your name, 419 is the area code where I live.

    It's also police code for a dead body.

    Hahaha! Nice!
  • melaniefave41
    melaniefave41 Posts: 222 Member
    Easy day. 3.3. Takes me to 37.6/80.
  • annekka
    annekka Posts: 517 Member
    First run since July 1 after forcing myself to do a mandatory rest week and being sick. I ran 4.8 km for a total of 8.2/50k for July. I don't think I'm going to reach my goal especially as vacation starts today. :sweat:
  • WhatMeRunning
    WhatMeRunning Posts: 3,538 Member
    While I felt less beat up at 5am today I decided to take a break today and slept in. A little regret but more satisfaction about it than regret. I do need to get my appetite under control during this upcoming reduced mileage week. It seems to be rest days when the appetite worked up from the previous days miles kicks in so I'm trying to be extra mindful of what I eat.
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    7/1 - 3.3 miles - usually my rest day, but keeping my streak alive (3 more days!)
    7/2 - 4.6 miles while eating lots of breakfast gnats yuck!
    7/3 - 2.3 miles - short run today - took a new running partner who hasn't run in a while. She did great! It was cooler and raining.
    7/4 - 6.2 miles - last day of my Memorial Day to 4th of July 41 Days of Awesome running challenge.
    7/5 - rest day and travel to El Paso ugh what a trip
    7/6 - 2.5 horrible dreadmill miles
    7/7 - 4.2 miles and 2.25 - went and ran where my boss told me. It was beautiful. It was like 90 and no shade during the run and my breathing is taking a beating, but it was worth to 30 min drive to get there.
    7/8 - 5.5 miles
    7/9 - 3.7 miles
    7/10 rest day
    7/11 - 3.1 miles Strong Girls 5K run today.
    7/12 - 5.6 miles - HOT HOT HOT

    43.2 of 100 miles

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    Thanks everyone - it was a fun day.
    @honunui - Skip has gotten very used to finishing up there in her AG and I was worried with her moving up and being at the lower end since that doesn't really benefit the younger folks. By the time you reach my age moving up is a woohoo so you are at the younger end of the class. :smile: she finished with a 23:21 about 40 seconds slower than her PR but she was 11th overall out of 178, so she's very happy.
    @melaniefave41 wow on the pictures - you are my hero. I burst out laughing on the boyfriend comment, they once you catch them they are yours. If I'm not in running shoes, I'm in flip flops!
    @toadhunter911 great job doing all that walking after surgery.
    @pauladner 100 miles on the treadmill, bless you is all I can say. I just can't manage that.
    @elise4270 those transition fees are killers.
    @7lenny loved the sailing course
    @wendy1fl glad you were able to get a non puking run in. You poor thing.
    @stoshew71 - great job getting the run in in the heat. You should have start at 5:00 and finished with us at 7:00. I talked to a few people who ran over 5 miles before our race.
    @newarski22 I run back to back days all the time. I try to take Wednesday as a rest day and usually that is it. I might do a shorter run on Saturday to get my long run in on Sunday

    Great job everyone getting out in the heat. It's been a killer!
  • Aresende90
    Aresende90 Posts: 70 Member
    Took an easy run today after a week off d/t a knee injury. Up to 8 running miles this month. I've walked more but am only counting my runs. The week out killed me, hopefully going to pick up the slack without over doing it!
  • 419er
    419er Posts: 53 Member
    @ddmom0811 Thanks. It's been nearly 4 years since I started my journey - dropping 70lbs (60 of which are still off) and went from not being able to run a mile, to having finished 3 marathons.
    @melaniefave41 and @Elise4270 I was a missionary in Nigeria for 7 years - most people know Nigeria as home of those letters from "princes" that want your help getting money. That's why I chose 419er.

    Another 5 in the books today, although I ran with a friend who was WAY too fast for me. I was a full 30 seconds under my normal pace, and our list mile was a minute under. I'll kill my training if I do much more of that!

    419er
  • runthisbodync
    runthisbodync Posts: 2 Member
    Joining late so I'll set a goal of 36 for the month. I ran four this morning.

    Tara
  • eyethree
    eyethree Posts: 29 Member
    Beat some personal goals this week. Getting my miles up and my time down. Getting there...


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