July 2015 Running Challenge

01-Jul: 3.13 miles
02-Jul: 3.20 miles
03-Jul: 3.73 miles; 2.49 miles (walk)
04-Jul: 4.66 miles; 4.20 miles (walk)
05-Jul: 2.79 miles; 3.28 miles (walk)
06-Jul: 3.50 miles; 2.58 miles (walk)
07-Jul: rest day (or just lazy)
08-Jul: 3.17 miles; 2.44 miles (walk)
09-Jul: 3.17 miles
10-Jul: 5.52 miles
11-Jul: 4.96 miles
12-Jul: 3.19 miles; 2.38 miles (walk)
13-Jul: 2.00 miles (dreadmill); 3.18 miles
14-Jul: 3.17 miles
15-Jul: 3.15 miles; 3.05 miles (walk)
16-Jul: 3.00 miles (dreadmill)
17-Jul: 3.18 miles
18-Jul: 6.61 miles (yes, in ONE SHOT!)
19-Jul: 2.40 miles (dreadmill); 3.93 miles
20-Jul: 3.17 miles; 3.27 miles (dreadmill)
21-Jul: 3.19 miles
22-Jul: 2.88 miles
23-Jul: 3.17 miles
24-Jul: 3.18 miles
25-Jul: 6.53 miles
26-Jul: 2.00 miles (dreadmill); 2.25 miles
27-Jul: 3.20 miles; 2.60 miles (walk)
28-Jul: 3.17 miles
29-Jul: 3.23 miles
30-Jul: 4.07 miles; 2.88 miles (walk)
31-Jul: 3.15 miles

I might get a few more miles in tonight, but want to get this posted...

Thanks all. Last run of August and surpassed goal.
Thanks for all the encouraging pix, goals, stories, medals, et al ( @7lenny7 , glad the leg's better)

• Jul 04 - 5.2mi
• Jul 10 - 3.8mi
• Jul 12 - 5.5mi
• Jul 18 - 9.7mi (Bay Bridge run)
• Jul 22 - 6.2mi
• Jul 25 - 1.5mi (Sat morning run with the whole family..what fun)
• Jul 29 - 6.6mi (first run following the glass shard incident...guess I'm healed)
• Jul 31 - 5.4mi (along the Wharf with views of Alcatraz

@karllundy Runner crazy is the good crazy!

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
7/12 = 4 miles stroller walk
7/13 = strength training
7/14 = 1 mile quick walk
7/15 = 5 miler run, woohoo! Perfect weather this morning.
7/16 = rest day
7/17 = 4 miles, hot and humid.
7/22 = 5 miles. This was a great run! The weather was just perfect and I my baby was peacefully sleeping in her own bed.
7/23 = 4.5 miles
7/24 = 5.5 miles. Perfect weather!!!
7/25 = Much needed rest day
7/26 = 3 miles stroll with the baby, hoping to go for a run later today
7/27 = 3.5 miles
7/28 – 7/30 = multiple walk with the baby that I won’t be counting towards my mileage
7/31 = 4.5 miles to hit my goal and a little over!

Great job, everyone! I cannot believe how quickly July flew by!

I have been rather busy with my newborn and stuff around the house. But I did hit my target this month, yay!
On to the next challenge!

My last post of July finds us on holidays visiting family in Calgary before looping home via Montana and Seattle for some low key R+R (relaxing and running of course!) in the Flathead Lake area and a lightning visit with more family on the coast. On the way here enjoyed running in Golden BC in the early morning mist. What a treat that was with the coolest temperatures I've experienced run in months. Back to heat here in Calgary and as a result have run twice on the treadmill of doom and boredom at our hotel. Oh well, it's better than nothing! Hopefully I can wake up before the heat tomorrow to have fun on trails somewhere.

Busted both my goals, reaching almost 300km with no injuries so far in 2015 knock on wood. Hoping to do a few more longer runs in August and must commit to doing an event in September or October or I'm wimp.

Here's to an injury free, fun filled, August for all of us. See you folks over there!

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Month to date:		293.69 km / 182.49 miles 
Goal:			200.00 km / 124 miles (146% completed)
Stretch Goal:		242.00 km / 150 miles (121% completed)
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Fri Jul 31 10.43 km Treadmill of Doom
Thu Jul 30 15.74 km Golden BC, 6km on treadmill in Calgary. Hike + Long rest in between LOL
Wed Jul 29 ----- Rest Day, travelling
Tue Jul 28 15.15 km City + river path run, met "Joe"
Mon Jul 27 07.95 km Trail run 
Sun Jul 26 ----- Rest Day
Sat Jul 25 10.49 km Mountain trails
Fri Jul 24 ----- Rest Day, not by choice!
Thu Jul 23 33.93 km (27.89 km + 6.04) City seawall and streets, pining for the trails...
Wed Jul 22 ----- Rest Day
Tue Jul 21 10.51 km Back to surreal world lake trail
Mon Jul 20 13.35 km Exploring hills and vineyards
Sun Jul 19 06.09 km Shorter early morning date run, getting hot!
Sat Jul 18 08.26 km Check out river trail in wine country
Fri Jul 17 10.56 km Shake off the cobwebs city run
Thu Jul 16 09.73 km Mountain trail "run"
Wed Jul 15 21.89 km City + river path run
Tue Jul 14 ----- Beer, er, Rest Day
Mon Jul 13 ----- Rest Day
Sun Jul 12 21.29 km Lake trail x2 (61.37 km weekly total, 1,173 meters climbing)
Sat Jul 11 06.20 km City streets
Fri Jul 10 11.11 km Mountain trail run
Thu Jul 09 10.79 km Mountain trail run
Wed Jul 08 ----- Rest day
Tue Jul 07 11.98 km Mountain trail run
Mon Jul 06 ----- 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

Golden BC

Wapta Falls, Yoho National Park, BC

Aine8046 wrote: »

In for July for 60 miles!

July 1st - 3.2 miles
July 2nd - 6.2 miles
July 3rd - 6.1 miles
July 7th - 4.9 miles
July 9th - 3.9 miles
July 11th - 7.1 miles
July 22nd - 4.5 miles
July 24th - 3.8 miles
July 25th - 6.5 miles
July 28th - 4.7 miles
July 30th - 4 miles
July 31st - 4.6 miles

Total - 59.5 miles

Almost! Half a mile short of my goal! Damn it!
Well, I'll do better in August!

I'll make my goal 100 miles running on the treadmill this month. I just started jogging, so I am not sure if it is a realistic goal for me.
Great to find you guys!

7/1 = 5 miles
7/2 = 3 miles
7/3 = 8.1 miles
7/4 = 7 miles
7/5 = 2.6 miles
7/6 = 6.17 miles
7/7 = 3.81 miles
8/7 = 2.8 miles
9/7 = 2.28 miles
10/7 = 5.1 miles
11/7 = 3.5 miles
12/7 = 4.62 miles
13/7 = 2.61 miles
14/7 = 4.60 miles
15/7 = 3 miles
16/7 = 7.05 miles
17/7 = 3 miles
18/7 = 2.33 miles
7/19 = 4.95 miles
7/20 = 4.09 miles
7/21 = 5.01 miles
7/22 = 3.20 miles
7/23 = 5.88 miles
7/24 = 2.70 miles
7/25 = 6.35 miles
7/26 = rest
7/27 = 5.64 miles
7/28 = 5.67 miles
7/29 = 6.16 miles
7/30 = 9.51 miles
7/31 = 10.9 miles


Total = 145 miles

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:
7/27: 3.25
7/28 snorkel 2.5hrs
7/29 4.45
7/30 2.05
7/31 2.49

Total 70.83

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



@mwyvr : great pics!

mitch16 wrote: »

mitch16 wrote: »

mitch16 wrote: »

I'm in (a few days late!)... Training for another half marathon this fall and running some shorter races in the meantime. I ran ~90 miles in June, so I'm aiming to top that this month--let's say 100 miles. I've done ~23.5 so far in July!

4 miles yesterday and 6.25 today, and I'm up to 33.75! It's been so hot and humid here in Boston--my pace is really suffering.

A week slipped by somehow... I did get some runs in though:
7/9 4.2 miles
7/10 rest
7/11 lacrosse tournament with my son--no running, but 15000 steps!
7/12 same as 7/11
7/13 7.1 miles
7/14 4.1 miles
7/15 5.1 miles
7/16 4.1 miles

for a grand total of 58.35 miles.

And... another 2 weeks slipped by and July is now done... On the upside, I spent much of that 2 weeks running because my total for the month was 124.8 miles! Not sure I'm planning on setting an even high goal for August as I have a week of vacation planned (I'm taking my running shoes, but will only run 3-4 times that week).

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!