July (2016) Running Challenge

ROBOTFOOD · July 2016

@MobyCarp Thanks! It hasn't really hit me yet that I can't run. But when it does (likely any day) you won't want to be around me lol. For real though, I'm just annoyed that I will loose speed once again. And have to miss my race on the 9th.

@MNLittleFinn Congrats on you're first HM!! Great race man!

9voice9 · July 2016

My Garmin time was 1:09:45 for 6.36. It'll be a few days for the chip time. It's quite a thing to run with 60K people, but it was fun. I'll do a full report (as full as my old-man forgetful self can do) later.

ddmom0811 · July 2016

Awesome @MNLittleFinn !!!
@Stoshew71 - love the pictures! Looks so similar to where I was in Oregon. You should go there sometime if you haven't. So many hikes and waterfalls around Portland. And it is much cooler!

Back home after 3 weeks away! (except for the 2 days in between one trip).
We had a very long travel day and were rerouted so there was no way we could go on our group bike ride with 4 hours sleep. Just wouldn't be safe for us or our friends. OMG it is SO HOT here! Reminder to self: you live in Orlando because of the weather in the winter not the summer. Going to call it a rest day and get back out early tomorrow.

7/1 - 5.23 miles in Washington
7/2 - 3.7 miles in Washington
7/3 - travel day.
7/4 -

greenolivetree · July 2016

@MNLittleFinn and @9voice9 Congrats on your races!

Probably no running for me today. My lungs are not cooperating

I've been continually short of breath for 48-72 hours. Using my inhaler and trying to get it under control but it's frustrating. Also using mucinex trying to get my lungs clear but I'm not "sick". Grrr.

Maybe I can at least get some pilates done.

Elise4270 · July 2016

Alex did well on his 5k. It was a hilly course. His OT was 31:18. Stellar! He's impressed with himself. He walked a bit. Loved the challenge of the hills. And believes he could do a 25 min 5k no problem, less hilly of course. Even mentioned signing up for another ASAP.

Here he is pre-race with nerves of steel with that "Please Mother" look. Oh, that's DH creepin' in the back.

I got a pic of him mid race, his form looks good. I am not quick enough to get to the finish line. I'm hoping there will be race photos.

Thanks everyone for your encouragement! I think I have a runner!

foomsy · July 2016

7/1 = 5.02km
7/4 - 5.4km

Elise4270 · July 2016

@MNLittleFinn Way to go on the half! Very nice!

greenolivetree · July 2016

@Elise4270 You must be a super proud momma

katharmonic · July 2016

@MNLittleFinn Congratulations! Nice first half marathon! Hope you had a great time.

@9voice9 great race! congratulations!

vandinem · July 2016

Date      Miles      MTD
-------   -----    -------
July  2     6.5      6.5 
July  3     5.0     11.5 
July  4     4.3     15.8

1TheQueenB · July 2016

@9voice9 Good Luck, how was the cheese cake btw?

AdventureGirlCD · July 2016

My goal is 75 miles. I'm training for my first half

tinyc82 · July 2016

Okay really late starting but a crazy weekend

c25k week 7 day 2 done-very slowly, but done

Can I just say I'm in awe of everyone's training and achievements. Fair play to all!!

_nikkiwolf_ · July 2016

@greenolivetree Sorry to hear that you aren't feeling well! I hope you'll feel better soon.

@9voice9 60k people sounds insane, I can't even imagine that kind of crowds. Can't wait for your report!

@Elise4270 Great that your son did so well in his race! I hope you'll recover quickly, so that you can soon run races with the entire family.

@MNLittleFinn Congratulations on your Half! And spot on your envisioned time, sounds like eveything went well!

I was actually puzzled for a moment why so many people would be racing on a Monday ;-) Happy holiday to everyone for whom it is one!

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I wanted to start with a new training plan today (one of the Hal Hidgon plans). Converted all the workouts for this month to kilometers and stuck the plan to the fridge. I should have been cross training today (planned to tack a little extra time on biking home from work), and run 5km tomorrow. This morning, I remembered I had to pick someone up, so I took the car instead of the bike. And I accepted an invitation to dinner with a few people tomorrow, so I can't run in the evening. Instead, I went for a run tonight, and will take the bike tomorrow if the weather isn't too horrible. Still, I feel a little guilty that I already started swapping things on day one of the new training plan

RespectTheKitty · July 2016

Four miles on the 4th of July! That's my longest distance so far.

Running around the neighborhood, seemed like everyone was out having a barbecue. So many good smells. The Prairie Path was remarkably uncrowded for a holiday, and with such nice weather... didn't even hit 80 degrees today. It was a really good day for a run.

Also, congrats to everyone who raced this weekend!

RespectTheKitty · July 2016

I also forgot to add... I'm on vacation from work all this week, and not going anywhere, so I plan to put in some serious miles (well, for me).

skippygirlsmom · July 2016

@respectthekitty I have a guy near me that bbq's on every special occasion, I always tell him I'm coming back for dinner
@stoshew71 great pictures
@MNlittleFinn Fantastic race - congrats!
@9voice9 super race!!! 60K runners way too many for me LOL
@whatmerunning sounds like the weather matched the race. Glad you were feeling good enough for the 5K though
@greenolivetree when Skip would get real mucusey (is that a word) with asthma we would bowl water in a pot on the stove and then put her over to to breathe with a towel over her head, it would break it up.

Went hiking today with Skip. So an active rest day. It was a few miles of trail in a Canyon but we did so quite a bit of up and down climbing on things. She swam in a waterfall...no thanks in 50F water. Great day,

greenolivetree · July 2016

@skippygirlsmom Great pic of Skip and the waterfall! Funny thing I can't figure out with the asthma is steam helps and yet outdoor humidity makes my breathing worse.

@RespectTheKitty Good job on 4 miles! Enjoy your time off work.

@_nikkiwolf_ Thanks for the well wishes

MNLittleFinn · July 2016

6/1- Rest
6/2- Rest
6/3- Rest
6/4- 13.1

Total: 13.1/70

Red White and BOOM Race Recap.

I ran the Red White and Boom! half marathon today. Temps were in the mid to upper 60s with high humidity and full sun for most of the race.

I lined myself up right near the 2:20:00 pacer and waited for the race to start. about 5 minutes before start, I ate the HoneyStinger energy gel I had with me.

At the gun (airhorn actually) I headed off at what felt like a good pace.

Miles 1 and 2 relatively flat 23 and 10 foot elevation gains in 10:08, and 10:06 good start to the race

Mile 3: 20 foot elevation gain in 10:01 still feeling pretty darn good

Miles 4-5 Here's where I hit the big hill for the run, Mile 4 was basically a downhill then the beginning of the big hill. Mile 5 peaked the hioll and started gradual down. Ran them in 9:54 and 9:53 respectively.

Miles 6 and 7. Both very gradual downhills that I ran in 9:37 and 9:44 respectively, not quite feeling fresh, but feeling decent for being over half way through. split at the half was 1:05:23

Miles 8 and 9: More mostly flat. I ate my Gu gel somewhere around the 7.5 mile mark. This turned out to be a mistake, I'll go over that later. Ran miles 8 and 9 in 9:56 and 9:48 respectively, now I was very surprised at how I was doing.

Miles 10 and 11: Starting to feel it now, Mile 10 was 10:15 and Mile 11 was 10:32. It was in mile 11 that I really started to notice that I was having a hard time getting my HR down by slowing down, like I normally can. I took my first walking break here.

Miles 12 and 13: I was really dragging at this point, My legs felt fine, but I could not get my HR down, and it was too high for too long, so there were frequent walking breaks. Mile 12 was 12:20 and Mile 13 was 11:23. The last 0.1 mile was done in a somewhat respectable 10:24, but I was totaly dead.

Total chip time: 2:15:26. This was not a BAD run, however, I am somewhat disappointed with my performance. The first 9 miles were great, and even mile 10 was fine. The fade at the end was a real confidence sucker. That said, I do think I could repeat my performence from the first half of the race, and extend it the whole race next tine, for a couple reasons:

1, I had forgotten my BP meds....I know, real dick move, so I wasn't in the best spot to begin with, despite having run without them before.

2. I took too much caffeine for the above condition. The 32mg of caffeine in the HoneyStinger, plus another 20mg at 7 miles, after 3 days of zero caffeine just boosted my HR too much, instead of the good boost I normally get. Nest time I won't go without caffeine in the days before, and will just do my old standby of very creamed up coffee before the run, and MAYBE a gel during it.

All in all, a decent first HM, I learned some lessons, and found out that, even with the need to walk some at the end, I can run pretty close to a 2:15:00 HM. Now to recover the rest of this week, and get started Next Tuesday training for my September HM.

skippygirlsmom · July 2016

greenolivetree wrote: »

@skippygirlsmom Great pic of Skip and the waterfall! Funny thing I can't figure out with the asthma is steam helps and yet outdoor humidity makes my breathing worse.

@greenolivetree we find the same issue

@MNlittlefinn I think you did a great job. Mile 10 tends to be my downfall also. Congrats again!!!

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