July 2015 Running Challenge
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Another 1.5 miles done, ankle seems to be holding up so far, making 14.3 / 35 miles for the month so far.0
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@mwyvr I have a 5k and a 5 miler in August, a 5k and 10k in September, two 5ks in October, and as of right now a 5k in November. I'm thinking my next New Years resolution will be a 1/2 in the spring of 2016, so I have all winter to train and work on my pace!
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Aresende90 wrote: »Ran my first official 10k race today! (not counting virtual races) It was beyond hilly! The slogan of the race is "its a HILL of a 10k" time was 58:11. So proud of myself! Running a 10k was my new years resolution...yay!
Congrats that is a fantastic time! Woo hoo!
@melaniefav41 - poor Ernesto
- yeah Goal!
@kristinegift - Skip and I were looking at the dried fruit and the one I picked up at Wally World she said is gross that is why I was asking. I love pineapple I'll have to try the Publix and see what they have since we don't have a Wegman's. I can see my goal
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Need to do 21.9 miles in the next 4 days to make my goal...0
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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
7/13/15 - 5 miles
7/14/15 - 5.5 miles
7/15/15 - 5.58 miles
7/16/15 - 6 miles
7/18/15 - 6 miles
7/19/15 - 7 miles
7/20/15 - 6 miles
7/21/15 - 8.26 miles
7/22/15 - 5.5 miles 107.25 total
7/23/15 - 5.5 miles 112.75 total
7/25/15 - 7 miles 119.75 total
7/26/15 - 6.25 miles 126 total
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@melaniefave41 Poor car! Mine died from transmission failure half a year ago, after 16 years as "part of the family" *sigh* Maybe I should have dedicated a memory run to it too, rather than just stomping my feet by the side of the road while I waited for the tow truck...
@Aresende90 Great that you did that 10k - and with an absolutely awesome time, too!
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I signed up for a trial month at a gym close to home. It's a little less than 4km away, so on Saturday I thought I'd do the sporty thing and jog there and back. Not my brightest idea ever - it was one of the warmest and most humid days in quite some time, and since the place only opens at 10am on the weekends, I couldn't run there while it was still cool. I walked the last few hundred meters to ensure I wouldn't crawl though the lobby all sweaty and red-faced, before starting the "real" workout. When I went back, it was even more humid outside, plus I could hardly lift my legs. Ended up walking the last bit of the way home, too. Next time I'll be lazy and take the car again!
Today was much nicer, colder weather, so I ran past that gym and back (without going inside) just to prove to myself that I could
25.07.2015 - 3.6km + 2.9km
26.07.2015 - 8.2km
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68.5km of 70km done (and ticker not updating, as for everyone else)0 -
@_nikkiwolf_ 16 years?! That's a long time! I'm having a hard time with letting go, but it's time... Good for you, running past the gym! I hate the gym, but keep my membership because, well, I don't always hate it, lol. Sometimes it's a necessary evil. Mine is a 24 hour deal though, which I like because I can go at odd hours when it's not busy.0
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7.14.15.... 1 M... 12 min Treadmill incline sprints
7.15.15.... 2 M..... 20 min treadmill- 1/4 mile hill work (alternating 2.5%- 9% incline every 1/4 mile)
7.18.15.....4 M..... 37:25 pouring rain road miles. Happy happy
7.22.15.....1 M...... 10:44- boring easy day on the mill
7.26.15.... 4 M...... 38 minutes- little rough after my lifts on friday.
so 12 of some magical number of this month's miles.
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@kristinegift @skippygirlsmom I'm really liking this dried fruit idea for longer runs! Just now getting to the point where I should probably start bringing a little something along on long runs and just can't bring myself to by goos and candy, stuff I normally wouldn't eat. Looking forward to trying the dried fruits out!0
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1- rest
2-lunch swim, 12.15 bike
3-0.52 GI upset. Decided to lay on couch and eat popsicles instead.
4-5.18 hot. HI 99, temp 89 humidity 60%
5- 4.80 run, cold spring dip, run
6-rest
7- 3.27 80° 90% precip.
8-rest
9- 3.65 86° 62% humidity
10- no run, SI pain
11-5.47 improved pace!
12- migraine
13- 6.06 Evening run with hubby 91° 68% humidity. Feels like 98°.
14- 2.82 93° 63% humidity. Good run.
15- 5.89
16- rest after super hot run attempt
17-rest
18- 3.58 hot run turned into a hot walk. HI100+
19AM- 5.53 same as yesterday
19PM- 3.51 cooler, 87° feels like 95°
20- rest
21- 4.59
22- rest (thank good too. HI is 110°)
23- 4.73 run, cold spring dip, run HI 105
24- 5.38 early run. ~80°
25- rest
26- 4.67, cold dip, 2.87
68.98/70+
Today started out good. But by about 3.25 I was a little warm. No big deal, cooled off, forgot to consider carrying carbs for such a long run. Last leg back is up a steep hill. I walked. Notice I was yawning and tired. Heart rate dropped from 165-ish running to 78 walking up hill. Normal walking HR is probably closer to 110-130+. Maybe I was approaching a bonk. Sat down and got some cold water, HR returned to 110-120. Was weird. I didn't feel bad. Just tired.0 -
Hi everyone. This is a continuation from the June (2015) Running Challenge which can be found at:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10174616/june-2015-running-challenge
Anyone can join in. New & Old. And if you found this thread late, you can join in at any time.
We have members that are total beginners all the way to marathon maniacs and beyond. We are a friendly and encouraging bunch.
Here the details from last month that applies here again.
Anybody want to join me for a running challenge? Set a goal here and mark it every day here. OPTIONAL: You can post your progress by creating a ticker at http://www.tickerfactory.com (If creating ones seems difficult, then don't let that stop you. Just type in your daily miles here.)
You can run, walk, or do treadmill. Just be consistent. I am setting a goal for 180 miles. However, don't let that worry you. Some can do 25, 50; whatever you like. We can help motivate each other. What do you say? if you are new to running, set a low goal.
You can set your goal now but wait until Wednesday July 1st to log your runs.
Also, don't forget to join our group which can be found at:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/21182-monthly-running-challange
There you will find lots of good info, and it's a place where everyone can talk to each other for further motivation. It's also a place to find help when there is a problem with this thread.
*******OPTIONAL TICKER*************
Info on tickers since I know there will be questions. Sign up for an account http://www.tickerfactory.com and create your ticker.
Then you need to update it after you do a run and post it here. Here is what you will need to do.
After setting up your ticker, you will need to make note of the weblink they give you so you can return. An example would be:
http://www.tickerfactory.com/exercise/w6K1EiX/ <<<< the last part will be a part of the image link (explained below) that will be supplied to you after you initially create your link.
When you return to TickerFactory with the weblink, go to your settings page. Make sure you type your pin in that you set when you created your ticker account.
Then where it says "Your current cumlative value, there is an add button. Just add what you just did and the cumlative value automatically changes. Then hit next.
Now after you added your new miles (or km's) to your ticker you need to post it here.
After you hit next, it will give you a bunch of codes suggesting on how to display your ticker.
Use the one at the bottom where it says Direct Image URL:
It will look something like:
http://tickers.TickerFactory.com/ezt/t/w6K1EiX/exercise.png
To display that correctly in your post, make sure you place the img tags around that link. So it will look, (removing the spaces in the img tags):
[ img ] http://tickers.TickerFactory.com/ezt/t/w6K1EiX/exercise.png [ /img ]
^^^^^^^ Don't forget to remove the spaces between the brackets. ^^^^^^^^^^
Some key things to pay attention to when posting your ticker.
1: Use the link that ends in .png
2. Remember the [ img] and [ /img] tags go in between the link
3. remove the spaces in the img tags before posting
4. YES, there is a / in the second /img tag
Good luck! And happy running (or walking or treadmilling, ect). If you have any trouble or have questions, please feel free to PM me.
StanIf I am new to this, can I join and set a low goal of 20? It will literally be my first 20 miles in about 2 years.
I guess it will also be "jogging" rather than "running" for me.
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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 very slow miles
July 13 - rest
July 14 - 9.26 miles
July 15- rest day - driving back to FL day.
July 16 - strength training
July 17 - 5.62 - back in the Florida heat! Wasn’t as bad as I imagined it would be.
July 18 - 34 mile bike ride
July 19 - 41 mile bike ride
July 20 - 3.26 miles + cycling indoor (FTP)
July 21 - strength training
July 22 - 10.21 miles!!! New longest run! It was quite slow (11-12+ min miles) but I don’t care. I’m working on distance and speed will come later.
July 23 - cycling class — Tabatas - 1 hour class, went 20 miles. Wow, this was intense. If you are also a cycler I recommend it!
July 24 - strength training
July 25 - 34 mile bike ride
July 26 - 41 mile bike ride
Can't wait to run tomorrow! Haven't run since Wednesday. I have to say my ankle feels much better though - so maybe it was good I've done all this biking and lifting!0 -
skippygirlsmom wrote: »Aresende90 wrote: »Ran my first official 10k race today! (not counting virtual races) It was beyond hilly! The slogan of the race is "its a HILL of a 10k" time was 58:11. So proud of myself! Running a 10k was my new years resolution...yay!
Congrats that is a fantastic time! Woo hoo!
@melaniefav41 - poor Ernesto - yeah Goal!
@kristinegift - Skip and I were looking at the dried fruit and the one I picked up at Wally World she said is gross that is why I was asking. I love pineapple I'll have to try the Publix and see what they have since we don't have a Wegman's. I can see my goal
You could probably get some decent ones at Target as well! See if there's any non-bagged ones in the produce aisle wherever you shop. That may be better than Walmart brand. I've also started getting these dried fruit packages from Brother's All Natural that are great! They have apple and strawberry and Asian pear, and they go great with packed lunches!melaniefave41 wrote: »@kristinegift @skippygirlsmom I'm really liking this dried fruit idea for longer runs! Just now getting to the point where I should probably start bringing a little something along on long runs and just can't bring myself to by goos and candy, stuff I normally wouldn't eat. Looking forward to trying the dried fruits out!
I was a bit iffy about it, but I think it's easier to digest than gels, cleaner than chews, and I don't eat as much to get the same energy. Some people in my running group have recommended dried fruit as well as gummy bears, as well as last-10k-of-a-marathon Coca Cola, lol. Plus dried fruit is just so delicious!0 -
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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 13 - 4.6 miles
July 14 - 3.1 miles
July 15 - 3.2 miles
July 16 - REST
July 17 - REST
July 18 - 6.2 miles
July 19 - 9.3 miles <-- Distance PR
July 20 - 3.8 miles
July 21 - REST
July 22 - 3.1 miles <-- Torchlight 5K in downtown Minneapolis
July 23 - Camping
July 24 - Camping
July 25 - 4.2 miles trail running
July Goal: 90 miles
Miles so far: 81.0
Miles left: 9.0
I see I have lots to catch up on!
We went camping with several families in the neighborhood. It's been a yearly event for about the last 15 years and typically consists of a lot of eating, some drinking, and floating down the river on various floating items. It's been such a great time that even adult children of the neighbors come back and join us.
I had hoped to get a couple runs in during the trip, but weather dictated that any run be early in the morning, which is very tough to do after the types of days and nights we have. I did manage to get up early one morning for a 4.2 mile trail run, but it was mostly turf trail so my feet were soaked with dew almost immediately. The run felt like quite a chore and I really didn't enjoy it. On the upside, it was a beautiful morning and my dog absolutely loved the run.
Great runs everyone!
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2.25 miles this evening for a total of 33.5. Only 1.5 miles to go to meet my 35 mile goal. Hope everyone had a great weekend. It's always over too soon!0
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Ticker still not working.
10 mile hot and humid run yesterday.
93/100
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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 13 - 4.6 miles
July 14 - 3.1 miles
July 15 - 3.2 miles
July 16 - REST
July 17 - REST
July 18 - 6.2 miles
July 19 - 9.3 miles <-- Distance PR
July 20 - 3.8 miles
July 21 - REST
July 22 - 3.1 miles <-- Torchlight 5K in downtown Minneapolis
July 23 - Camping
July 24 - Camping
July 25 - 4.2 miles trail running
July 26 - 5.8 miles
July Goal: 90 miles
Miles so far: 86.8
Miles left: 3.2
A nice late night run tonight. I should meet my goal on Tuesday's run.
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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
7/9 built more of a chicken coop (my anniversary gift)
7/10 rested from building a chicken coop
7/11 6.26
7/12 rest
7/13 3.19
7/14 3.59
7/15 rest
7/16 4.41
7/17 2.20
7/18 5.19
7/19 3.53
7/20 lazy
7/21 4.24 Chaffing De Heartrate's the name....chaffing I'm REALLY good at!
7/22 snorkel 2.45hrs
7/23 4.25
7/24 3.86
7/25 bike
7/26 3.06: @skippygirlsmom: I, too have a dog story: she followed us today for 2+ miles. She appears
emaciated and dehydrated. I am giving up my snorkel day tomorrow to take her for a chip scanning
I am presuming there is none. The good news is: she has been readily accepted by the other two dogs. The bad news is : I have already named her Lily....
(and like everyone else, my ticker is not working....)
Total 58.75
(Ticker is my goal for 2015 and accumulation to date)
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My ticker isn't playing ball this morning so it will have to be a manual update!
Ran 16.6 miles yesterday, bringing my total up to 82.81(which is 2.81 miles over my target whoop whoop!) Going to extend my target to 95 miles....0 -
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
7/13: 4 miles easy recovery pace
7/14: 5 miles
7/15: 8 miles
7/16: 6.3 miles
7/17: Rest day/XT: 4 mile walk
7/18: 4 miles
7/19: 15 miles
7/20: 4.2 miles (recovery style!)
7/21: Rest/XT day (14 miles stationary bike)
7/22: 9 miles
7/23: 9 miles
7/24: 4 miles
7/25: 4 miles
7/26: 16 miles
7/27: 4 miles slow, easy recovery style
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What is up with ticker.... 5 more run days in July - goal = 140 @ 137. I can honestly say this challenge has me running more miles in July than anticipated, increased my longest run on weekends from 8 to 10 and the cherry on top I'M FEELING GREAT!!!! Happy running ALL!0
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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!)
7/21 - 5.5 miles
7/22 - rest day
7/23 - 4.4 miles
7/24 - 3.4 miles
7/25 - 7 miles went to the Greenway with Skip.
7/26 - 4.5 miles of sniff and run with Macy (sniff) and Skip (run). Wore Macy out, she had a nice time playing in the creek at about mile 3.5
7/27 - 4.2 miles
100.7 of 100 miles
Since the ticker is mad at us I give you goal!
@honunui rut roh the doggie has a name a sure sign she isn't going anywhere! You are a good person for helping her out. It makes me so sad to see dogs that obviously are lost or just not being cared for. Let us know if Lily stays.
Coming into the final stretch folks - let's have a big finish to the month!
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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 very slow miles
July 13 - rest
July 14 - 9.26 miles
July 15- rest day - driving back to FL day.
July 16 - strength training
July 17 - 5.62 - back in the Florida heat! Wasn’t as bad as I imagined it would be.
July 18 - 34 mile bike ride
July 19 - 41 mile bike ride
July 20 - 3.26 miles + cycling indoor (FTP)
July 21 - strength training
July 22 - 10.21 miles!!! New longest run! It was quite slow (11-12+ min miles) but I don’t care. I’m working on distance and speed will come later.
July 23 - cycling class — Tabatas - 1 hour class, went 20 miles. Wow, this was intense. If you are also a cycler I recommend it!
July 24 - strength training
July 25 - 34 mile bike ride
July 26 - 41 mile bike ride
July 27 - 4.75 miles - felt good to run again, been since last Wednesday. (not on ticker)… Ticker should be 76.85 GOAL! One more long run this month to go.
@7lenny7 - that is so cool about your neighborhood camping trip each year. Even getting one run in on a trip like that is good. I think the memory of those trips is going to trump getting a couple runs in!
@honunui - Oh my goodness! She has a name! It's nice that your other two dogs accepted her. I suspect you are right about the chip. You are so sweet to help her out.
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@skippygirlsmom & @ddmom0811 & @Pandora_and_her_box: Congrats to all of you for hitting your goal already! (And also to anyone else whose goal-reaching I may have missed!) Rockstars, the lot of you!
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Date Miles today. Miles for July
7/1 REST DAY
7/2 7.5 miles - 7.5
7/3 REST DAY
7/4 13.2 miles - 20.7
7/5 REST DAY
7/6 7.3 miles - 28
7/7 7 miles - 35
7/8 REST DAY
7/9 5.25 miles - 40.25
7/10 REST DAY
7/11 13.4 miles - 53.65
7/12 REST DAY
7/13 8.1 miles - 61.75
7/14 9 miles - 70.75
7/15 3.6 miles - 74.35
7/16 8 miles - 82.35
7/17 REST DAY
7/18 15 miles - 97.35
7/19 REST DAY
7/20 8 miles - 105.35
7/21 9 miles - 114.35
7/22 4 miles - 118.35
7/23 8 miles - 126.35
7/24 REST DAY
7/25 16 miles - 142.35
7/26 REST DAY
7/27 9.6 miles - 151.95
151.95 out of 180
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skippygirlsmom wrote: »Skip and I were looking at the dried fruit and the one I picked up at Wally World she said is gross that is why I was asking. I love pineapple I'll have to try the Publix and see what they have since we don't have a Wegman's. I can see my goal
Have you tried Sprouts on University in Huntsville where Academy is? They have a big section of bulk items.
Earth Fare might have it too.
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33 minutes on Friday and 32 minutes yesterday brought me to 213.5/220 minutes. Yesterday I ran with no walk breaks which was exciting for me. I can't seem to push past a 15 minute mile without my leg starting to hurt but at least my heart rate is doing pretty well.0
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5k today bringing the total to 81.2/100 miles. I'm not fast, but I am determined! 0
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Using phone, so gonna be short.
7/25 - 5.25 mi.
7/26 - 4.11 mi.
7/27 - 4.14 mi.
Happy Monday everyone!
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