July (2016) Running Challenge

kristinegift · July 2016

7/1: Rest/moving day
7/2: 8 miles
7/3: 3 miles
7/4: 5.8 miles

Great turn-out for the holiday version of my Monday coffee run! The meeting time was bumped back an hour to 7 am instead of 6 am, which meant I got to sleep in a bit, and I woke up feeling far more human than I have in the last few days. As of now, I can breathe totally through my nose and have only had to blow my nose once an hour instead of every 2-3 minutes. Hooray! I have tomorrow off as well, so I am going to do a longer run to boost my miles for the week since I will be running a 5 mile race Saturday and will thus have lower weekend mileage.

Happy 4th everyone!

Upcoming Races:
7/9: Belmar 5 miler (Belmar, NJ)
9/11: Lehigh Valley Via Marathon (Allentown, PA)
11/20: Philadelphia Marathon (Philly, PA)

JessicaMcB · July 2016

Happy 4th of July to all you American running enthusiasts!

Did a new route past the airport today that was so.many.inclines. Glad I did it though since my husband is hitting the road for work again and I'm going to be benched until his return

07/01- 4.28km
07/02- 5.01km
07/03- Rest/Weights Day
07/04- 5.48km

katharmonic · July 2016

Great job @MNLittleFinn and great recap. I'm curious about whether you stayed with the pacer at all.
Sounds like it went really well for a first HM and maybe if you play around with the fueling (and take your meds!) you'll do even better next time.

I did 2.44 miles running today at an easy pace. I made the mistake of checking out a part of the trail I don't usually go on and it was a big never-ending hill. I stopped and walked to get up to a plateau (nice view!) and then reversed out of there. So it ended up being a little more of a cardio event than planned.

July miles so far:

Tomorrow is half marathon training group workout - some kind of interval training on the calendar.

MNLittleFinn · July 2016

Thanks @katharmonic

I was pretty much ahead of the 2:20 pacer from the get go. I may have been with the 2:10 pacer for a while, but when I'm in the zone, I don't notice the other runners that much. I pushed really hard, especially for a first HM, but that's how I do things...I'm a stubborn Finn who keeps at things. I have 11 weeks until my next HM, and I plan on playing around with fueling and remembering meds so I can do better. Weather will be 10-15 degrees cooler at that one, so that will help too.

9voice9 · July 2016

Peachtree Road Race - Official time 1:10:46 (top 37th percentile overall, top 46th percentile M50-54).

I heard a lot of veterans say this was the hottest, most humid it's ever been for the race. I do believe that training in middle Georgia's heat/humidity probably helped at least a little - I maintained my usual 11ish min/mile pace.
I believe there were more people in Wave J than are in most of the entire races I've done previously! This is the first race I've run with wave starts - but I don't know that it makes any real difference once you actually hit the start line.
Mile 1 (8:10 AM): I tried to start at a moderate pace, even with weaving and waving and such. There's a little bit of uphill, but it's mostly downhill thru mile 3. 9:44 for the first mile is a LOT faster than I need to be doing, but it's typical race pace for my excitement.
Mile 2-3 (8:19 AM, 8:30 AM): Strava shows this as grade-adjusted to 10:53, and it felt pretty good. It didn't really feel that hot or anything - but I was drinking at least a cup at every water location. There were also several sprays set up along the entire way. I actually had to stop to pee, because in addition to the usual coffee, I'd hydrated with some Diet Mountain Dew, which tends to rev up that part of the system. Fortunately, it wasn't a bush run - they had portas along the way too.
Mile 4 (8:52 AM): Cardiac Hill. After dropping 172 feet, we go up 135 feet in 0.6 miles. I started keeping an eye on my heart rate, and doing a LOT of walking. Wasn't feeling bad, but getting tired.
Mile 5 (9:04 AM): Even slower, but not as much because of the terrain - just tired. Too, I was starting to try to keep an eye out for SWMBO - but we hadn't set a definitive "You be here, and we can see each other" place. Something to keep in mind for next time. Still watching the heart rate - walking when it's getting into zone 3 for too long, or too high.
Mile 6 (9:17 AM): Had several moments of "Damn it - I'm NOT going to walk this much of this race!" So there are some bursts thru here. Also - this is when you make the turn (literally) for home. We've been heading south on Peachtree Street this whole time, but at 5.6 miles you turn left onto 10th Street to the finish line.
Finishing (9:20 AM): Man, this is a lot of people to corral thru! I was determined to RUN the finish line, and did.

It was a good experience. There was obviously some nervous energy, and a couple of mistakes were made. I'm not displeased with the result. According to Strava, my 10K best is 1:05:55, and this was over 4 minutes slower. But that course was a LOT more downhill and less steep uphill, so it's not really that comparable.

Yes, I'll probably run it again. I'm not "addicted now" as one of the veterans I talked with suggested: it's a hell of a lot of people - there's an energy with that, but it's not better than other races, just different. I'm also not in love with the "travel to a race with an overnight" thing - it feels like more hassle than bonus.

9voice9 · July 2016

MNLittleFinn wrote: »

2:15:40 Garmin time. Chip time could be faster because I was so wasted I didn't stop the Garmin until after finish

WTG, brother!

9voice9 · July 2016

1TheQueenB wrote: »

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

Awesome - never had a bad one from Cheesecake Factory. There continue to be rumors about one coming to middle Georgia. That would scare me to death! They have a great (and HIGH-CALORIE!) menu - and it's hard to stay away....

9voice9 · July 2016

Couple other assorted notes from the Peachtree:

The invocation was delivered by the priest from Saint Philip Cathedral (Episcopal). It was a bit of a hoot. With 60K runners, he wanted to make sure everyone was included in the blessing.
That same church also is on the route, so they set up a spray. Of holy water. Plus the priest is also by the route, shouting blessings and also "flicking" (I'm a Bapto-Methodist - I don't know the right term
) holy water on us.
Got a picture at the Expo:

gkingbr · July 2016

7/3 - 4.12 miles
7/4 - 6.6 miles

juliet3455 · July 2016

@MNLittleFinn first HM - Great result, like all people who step up to a HM distance it is a learning experience.
Take the lessons and move on.

@9voice9 Great results for a 10K with that many people, my biggest ever race had about 500 people in it and there was always someone in my sights so I can't imagine that many people on a course - I would expect lots of time lost due to dodging crowds and traffic.

I always pretend that I am a car on a highway, keep to the right of centerline, move left to pass and then move back to the right. With that many people I can't picture moving around.

HonuNui · July 2016

July goal.....run

7/1 snorkel 4 hours
7/2 7.53
7/3 3.23
7/4 3.29

Total 14.05

Upcoming races:
SHEPower Virtual Half: July 18
Las Vegas RocknRoll Virtual runs--making the band
......Guitar Solo 6/28 3.85
......Drum Solo in August
......Lead Singer in September
Las Vegas RocknRoll Half 11/13/16

Ticker is my goal for 2016 and accumulation to date:

shanaber · July 2016

Happy 4th of July to all of the US folks!
Congratulations to everyone who raced today - @9voice9 and @MNLittleFinn and @elise4270's son!
@Stoshew71 - the pictures are awesome. looks like you are enjoying your hiking vacation!
@skippygirlsmom - that is great that the college coach took an interest in Skip! It would be great for her (and you) if she got a running scholarship!
@HonuNui - Hope your 12 hour shift wasn't too terrible while we were stuffing ourselves with burgers, hot dogs, etc... and watching fireworks!

I managed to get out relatively early and run my SHEPower virtual HM. I certainly hope my actual HM in San Francisco at the end of the month feels better than this did. I had to stop multiple times to use the bathroom (runners distress) and by the time I was home I was absolutely exhausted. I usually don't feel that way but my legs were definitely toasted and my feet are still complaining. I'm not sure what exactly is going on but I have a little over 3 weeks to figure it out. I had my DH take the profile picture - I am smiling mostly because it felt so wonderful to sit down

I tried to get Hobbes the Vizsla in the picture too since he ran it too, but someone set of a firecracker and he bolted back into the house, poor puppy.

Date.........Miles........Total
07/01.......6.28.........6.28
07/02.......7.36.......13.64
07/03.......0.00.......13.64
07/04.....13.50.......27.14

Upcoming Races - Let me know if you will be running too!
07/04/16 - SHEPower Virtual Half Marathon
07/31/16 - San Francisco 2nd Half Marathon
09/18/16 - Beat the Blerch Half Marathon, Seattle
11/19/16 - USA Invitational Half Marathon (Yay, I qualified again!)
12/18/16 - San Diego Holiday Half Marathon
02/05/17 - Surf City Half Marathon

djspacecaptain · July 2016

Day 4: 13 miles (8.5 hike, 4.5 highest incline treadmill)

Monthly total: 30.25/100 miles (increased goal again)

Orphia · July 2016

2 July – 5 km parkrun alongside my niece
3 July – 10 km
5 July – 10 km

July Goal: 150 km (93 miles)
Total: 25 km

@9voice9 @MNLittleFinn I can't believe your times included some walking! Fantastic, fast effort both of you!

sara_bear84 · July 2016

5th July: 4km and improved my average pace by 20 seconds per km

AdrianChr92 · July 2016

@9voice9 Damn that's a huge race. Biggest race we have around here doesn't even come close and it's a marathon. Congratulations

@MNLittleFinn Those last miles seem though. Pretty good time considering you had to walk. Congratulations

biscuitnow · July 2016

kristinegift wrote: »

The meeting time was bumped back an hour to 7 am instead of 6 am, which meant I got to sleep in a bit

...weren't you still writing your final thesis last month? Students who run must be the only students who think getting up for a 7am meeting equals "sleeping in".

mustb60 · July 2016

My target is 50 km in July. Last month I was able to run 31 km so I want to challenge myself more.
Today work out:

5/7/16 3 km/50km.

DayLi77 · July 2016

7/2....2.01 miles walk/run on treadmill
7/4....2.7 miles walk/run in park dodging firecrackers

Goal: 35 + 2 for Black Toe Month
4.71 Done, 32.29 to go

DayLi77 · July 2016

@greenolivetree Sorry to hear about the asthma trouble

Asthma sucks kitten toes.

@9voice9, @MNLittleFinn & @Elise4270's son Alex: congratulations on your races!! @Elise4270 hang in there you'll be back in action soon.

@skippygirlsmom Great picture!

@RespectTheKitty Yay for you & your 4 miles!

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