July 2015 Running Challenge

@Elise4270, I don't know how you run in that nasty heat!
@JimCrackinDandy , congrats on your HM finish!! Cool medal! Not much you can do about the heat but just do your best and you did.
@Stoshew71 , thanks for chiming in on lactic threshold
@skippygirlsmom , Yikes! SO glad everything turned out ok for your family, and so sorry for those that weren't so lucky.
@MrsKGrady , awesome job on the race!! a 10 minute improvement is HUGE!
@toriraeh, w00t!!!!
@JoRocka, great start on the training program!!

6.3 miles this morning

Stoshew71 wrote: »

The name is Bum! Smellysock Wobblebum.

TenK Longstrider? Makes me sound way faster than I am.

7/1 - took the 0-fer today after taking my wife to the ER at midnight, I slept in
7/2 - 5 miles on a perfect morning for a run in DSM...you all should be jealous!
7/3 - 4 miles
7/4 - 7 miles, visiting in-laws, partial "trail run" through road construction
7/5 - rest day
7/6 - 3.1 miles; planned for 5 but got completely washed out by huge rain
7/7 - seem to have got a summer cold...slept in, no run
7/8 - getting worse...ugh! May be a sinus infection. Nothing worse than being sick in the summer!
7/9 - still sick...blah.
7/10 - heading out of town for a baseball tournament...still have a cold.
7/11 - FINALLY! 3.5 miles on hotel treadmill (22.6 for month)
7/12 - more baseball...son's team won 9 year-old state championship! Woo hoo!
7/13 - 4 miles at 5:00 a.m., 81° and humid...air you can wear (26.6 for the month so far). Will catch up with everyone's weekend later today.
7/14 - 5 miles, still pretty hot, but not as humid as yesterday. Because of all the missed days from illness, adjusting my goal down to 100.
7/15 - 4.1 miles
7/16 - rest day; had to take oldest son in for his well child check.
7/17 - 4.1 miles. STICKY! How can it be 81° at 5:30 a.m.?
7/18 - 6.2 miles
7/19 - rest day (plus A LOT of yard work)
7/20 - 4.2 miles
7/21 - 4.0 miles - may not hit revised goal of 100

JoRocka wrote: »

Today's the first official day of my Hal Programming. Monday is a rest day- so for my first day of training- I rest!!! WINNING!

Not looking forward to trying to get up early to get this work done in the AM. But here we go folks - 12 weeks out!!!

You can do it! I find I do much better having a plan on running than just running for fun. I guess I just need a goal.

Elise4270 wrote: »

Heat index yesterday was 110. I think today is going to be 105-ish.. I may be learning to run on the treadmill, it so boring, unchallenging and I'm not coordinated enough and its still painful on my SI joint.

OMG - that's crazy! I don't think it is safe to run when it is that hot.

Strength training for me today. Tomorrow is my long run and planning on 9.5 miles. Going to get up really early and start in the dark!

JimCrackinDandy wrote: »

Thanks for all the congrats on my slow HM. Looking forward to the next race!!!
I am so grateful for all the encouragement that gets passed back and forth here! Without friends to encourage you, it seems to go something like this in the mornings....

4 miles recovery today.

Love it!!! Thanks for the inspiration.

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
7/13 - 3.5 quick miles - working with the big boss today so I had to be in when he got in.
7/14 - rest day
7/15 - 4.3 miles
7/16 - 5 miles
7/17 - 3.4 miles
7/18 - 1.6 miles just to move - 2 miles after walking with Macy.
7/19 - 7.3 miles
7/20 - 3.4 mile recovery run with Skip (so glad my girl is home!) While she was at soccer camp she was put on lock down during the shootings in TN (camp was nearby). Nothing like getting a text when I have no internet service and had NO idea what was going on, that says "Mommy we are on lock down in our dorm rooms and I'm all alone in my room". I told her to text a friend to see if they were in their room and tell them getting ready she's running to their room so she wouldn't be alone.
7/21 - 5.5 miles

77.2 of 100 miles



@7lenny7 no such thing as a bad run just days we have better runs ha ha! I think those not so good runs are there to keep us humble. The 5K with your daughter sounds awesome. Skip and I want to get another in before school starts on 8/3. After that she has to get the Principal's permission to run any race outside what the XC team meets.
@elise4270 watch that heat, it's been the same here under a heat advisory for weeks it seems

July 2 - 2.2
July 4 - 2.1
July 13 - 2.8
July 17 - 3
July 19 - 3.8
July 21 - 3.0
16.9/35

@JimCrackinDandy - Congrats on finishing you HM and love Gollum.
@toriraeh - Congrats on getting through week 5. It is a tough one but you feel so good once it is done.
@melaniefave41 - What a beautiful place to run.
@mandync5497 - Way to go on almost being done with your C25K.
@skippygirlsmom - scary for both you and your daughter.
@7lenny7 - The torch light run looks like fun - double fun with your "little girl" along.