July 2015 Running Challenge

7/1 - 1.75mi Today was going to be a rest day because my quads are tight and sore but I did it. It was slow and I went on a sandy path instead of pavement to see if it helped and I do feel a little better.
7/3 - 3.1mi Did my usual hilly path thru the park. Waited until evening to go but it was nice. Completed the first of 2 virtual 5k's. Now I have the rest of the month to improve my time LOL.
7/6. - 1.6mi Went for a birthday run with my son, which, While I love spending time with him I hate running with him because i am to much slower than him and he always wants to walk LOL.
7/7. - 3.1 mi Got up at 4:30am to get a run in before work and make up for yesterday. Think I will skip yoga today, I am sure I will pay for it later this week.
7/10 - 1.85mi Couldn't get my butt out of bed this morning and I paid for it. Very humid, slow run on a hilly trail. I knew I couldn't do the 3 miles I had planned so I worked on powering uphill and maintaining the faster pace after the downhills on the hilly trail I picked.
7/15- 3 miles Started off badly by forgetting my watch and decided not to turn around and get it. Was also still stiff and sore for my fitness test on Monday. All the strength stuff was "to failure ". But I am glad I went, I saw a doe and fawn and another doe farther down the path. It started out cool and drizzly but stopped halfway thru and ended with nice temperature
7/17 - 1.6mi Started off in the rain which was nice but after a half mile I started getting a headache which kept getting worse. I threw in a few walk breaks to see if it would help but gave up early. I will try again Sunday.
7/19 - 3.0 mi Crazy hot and humid and it made my RAD act up worse then it has all summer. Could not get my lungs to clear out and of course forgot my inhaler because I have not needed it yet. So more walking then running but still I was moving.
7/21 - 2.0 Late posting this, went for a run during lunch and used the dreadmill to see if it made a difference in how I felt when I ran and of course it was much better. No humidity and air conditioner apparently = happy lungs. Only had time for 2 miles because my new boss was on site and I didn't want to disappear for to long but felt like I could have gone 2 more which is a nice change instead of dying in the second mile and barely finishing the third LOL.
7/24 - 2.5 mi Did my usual double loop of the park today and saw 2 wild turkeys on the path. Neeko was very good and locked in them but didn't move or bark which was nice. Had an upset stomach today which is a first for me but also have been under a lot of stress with a reorganization at work and getting JJ ready for an elite goalie camp this weekend so I am treating it as a one off and not worrying about it.
7/26 - 3mi. Used the treadmill in my living room unfortunately air conditioner is broken so it got very warm very fast. Was supposed to do 4 miles but ran out of time before I had to take JJ to camp. Bad planning on my part.
7/28 - 3.1mi Used the treadmill at the gym at work today.90 degrees plus humidity is way to hot to be outside for me.
7/31 - 1.5mi Went out after work to finish off the month. I hate running this late but it was actually a little cooler and less humid then normal. Was able to average about 30 seconds faster on my per mile pace too so that was a nice bonus.


31.1done 0 to go 1.1 over goal

5km walk/run intervals
9/100 and counting

ding ding

Woo-Hoo! Finished my first running challenge and actually exceeded my goal. Think I'll keep it up
Here's How it went down:
2.16 - 07/01
3.02 - 07/03
3.02 - 07/13
3.15 - 07/16
3.10 - 07/17
3.00 - 07/20
3.10 - 07/22
2.80 - 07/24
3.20 - 07/27
2.65 - 07/29
2.29 - 07/31

Just getting back into running. Will do 50 miles for August!

Just joined and hope to do 50 miles in August. I've completed 19.7 miles as of now, so, I have a long ways to go. But love this challenge! Not sure how to post the ticker, but here is a try: http://www.tickerfactory.com/exercise/wvwRuW5/

I'm getting back into running after letting myself slack off for too long. I don't want to hurt myself, so I'm going to go for 35 miles in July.

This is the July 2015 thread. July 2016 should be up in the next few days