July 2017 Running Challenge

_nikkiwolf_ · July 2017

angmarie28 wrote: »

@cburke8909 and @_nikkiwolf_ thank you, I'm not ratting crappy food, I used to be a chip aholic but now I eat quite healthy and can not stomach anything fried, so I have apples, bananas, Rita chips, ritz bitz, whole wheat bread, gatorade, pretzels, pastry crisps and pasta makings, and cherry slices (the gummy candy), oatmeal, and some other stuff, but after pre logging my intake tomorrow, I'm only at 200g carbs, I think if I eat more, I'll puke

@angmarie28 That's why I suggested drinking sweet stuff

This year I got 134g of carbs from smoothies & juice that I drank instead of water the day before the race. Last year 91g from smoothies & juice, plus another 90g from coca cola (most of that from half a litre in the evening when I realised I hadn't hit my 450g carb goal, and it was the only thing the hotel vending machine had to offer...).
I only did the carb loading the day before that race, not starting in the middle of the week before. I don't think I could eat like that for multiple days in a row; but I think my one-day-strategy worked well for me.

PastorVincent · July 2017

cameronheel wrote: »

I am still working on losing weight as I increase miles and have recently surpassed the 50lb lost mark. Still have another 10-15 to go. Oh well, at least I got the miles in. Hope everyone is staying healthy.

Hey! Great job!! Congrats!

cburke8909 · July 2017

4.1 miles 6x1minute hill repeats with 2 minutes recovery. May have gone too hard on the hills but I'm new to this workout and my heart rate monitor doesn't arrive until next week. It felt good to run. Not sure I picked a long enough hill with enough incline but I think it will do for now. Committed to getting in the strength training this afternoon.

PastorVincent · July 2017

cburke8909 wrote: »

4.1 miles 6x1minute hill repeats with 2 minutes recovery. May have gone too hard on the hills but I'm new to this workout and my heart rate monitor doesn't arrive until next week. It felt good to run. Not sure I picked a long enough hill with enough incline but I think it will do for now. Committed to getting in the strength training this afternoon.

which one did you get?

SweetSassyJen · July 2017

July goal 60 miles

July 6: 5.23 miles

July total: 15.26/60 miles

Stoshew71 · July 2017

Date Miles today - Miles for July

7/1 13.1 miles - 13.1
7/2 REST DAY
7/3 10 miles - 23.1
7/4 10 miles - 33.1
7/5 5 miles - 38.1
7/6 REST DAY

Elkmont Hound Dog Half (unofficial) - 1/21 << 1:46:48 2 OA
Elkmont Hound Dog Half (rescheduled) - 2/18 << 1:41:04 1 in AG & 24 OA
Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon - 4/29 << 4:09:59

Upcoming races:
None so far

I woke up early this morning intending to go run. Even got dressed and got outside and saw lightening. Scratched those plans. I think I need a rest anyway.

karllundy · July 2017

7/1 - 7 miles. Beautiful morning to run!
7/2 - Rest day.
7/3 - 5 miles. Kinda sloggish.
7/4 - 5 miles. Humid.
7/5 - Nothing so far, we'll see. Fireworks hangover, slept in.
7/6 - 5 miles. Crazy humidity level...so sticky.

MNLittleFinn · July 2017

Main goal is to survive the Eugene Curnow Trail marathon and get more time on feet.
Nominal mileage goal: Let's say 100? Maybe I'll be a @PastorVincent and set my goal at the end of the month

7/1- 11
7/2- REST/Family day
7/3- REST/Family Day
7/4- 6
7/5- 5
7/6- 6

Total: 28

Today's notes. Was planning to get in 7-9 this morning, but the combination of humidity, HR bouncing into z3 and a Thunderstorm rolling up on me caused me to cut it short at 6. I might go out this evening and get in the last 1-3 miles, depending on how I feel.... Still taking it easy for now, real Ultra training starts in 11 days, after the trail marathon.

Have a runderful day all!

2017 Races Scheduled
6/16- William A Irvin 5k
6/17- Grandma's Marathon 4:24:06
7/15- Eugene Curnow Trail Marathon
8/19- Rampage at the Ridge 5k OCR
9/23- Ely Marathon (full)
10/21 Wild Duluth 50k
11/23- TBD 5k Turkey Trot

skippygirlsmom · July 2017

@stoshew71 me too, up dressed and started up the street and had to go back, waited a bit and tried and again and so did the storms. I'm going to try after work. Between the weather in the morning and being exhausted it's not going to be a good month ha ha

7/1 - travel day
7/2 - unpack truck day
7/3 - 4 miles
7/4 - more unpacking
7/5 - exhausted
7/6 - morning thunderstorms but I brought my stuff to work hopefully I'll get out after work

4 out of 80 miles

The upswing is I went to bed last night at 8:00 and slept to 5:00 so my body is happy today. I have an 8K tomorrow night so I needed to get caught up on my sleep.

garygse · July 2017

I really didn't feel like getting up this morning, as I felt so darned tired; I even got a real early night and slept soundly, so I guess a lot more sleep is on the cards for this weekend. But I got up, and even though it was a lot cooler (73F), the humidity was still high at 89%, so another sweaty run while trying to keep the heart rate down. Running with the group for five miles helped in that respect, and overall 74% of my run was spent in Z2 while only 15% of the run had crept up in to Z3.

Tomorrow's planned longer run may be cut back from 21 miles right down to 17...I'll see how I feel with the humidity and temps. I'll decide at the 6-mile mark whether to continue on the longer route, or cut through and take the shorter run.

05 - 13.56
06 - 9.72

Total: 23.28 / 250 miles

allyphoe · July 2017

July 2: C25K W7D3 - 2.0 miles running (25 min), 4.2 miles total
July 4: C25K W8D1 - 2.4 miles running (30 min), 4.2 miles total
July 6: C25K W8D2 - 2.3 miles running (28 minutes), 4.2 miles total

Totals: 10.7/25. 12.6/25

70 degrees, 98% humidity, and clear today. I was surprised how many vehicles were at the trailhead this morning, since I was actually out a few minutes earlier than usual. Staring directly into the rising sun on my way back, I realized what they knew that I didn't.

I felt twingier than usual after my last run, so decided in advance both that I was going to stop at 28 minutes and that I was going to pay more attention to form. Running on hot coals, knees on marionette strings, head over shoulders over hips over knees. Oh, that made everything so much easier on my ankles and shins! Particularly on the downhills. It also made me a lot faster, because I already had a really short stride, so I was back to running at the edge of my lungs' and legs' ability. I was really glad to stop at 28 minutes; it was only knowing that I had 30 minutes in me that kept me going at about the 26 minute point.

Average pace just under 12 minutes per mile, down from 12:30ish before. I had a very tiny negative split between the first and second miles, but then really slowed down for that last bit - except that "really slowed down" was still faster than my pace with worse form.

kimlight2 · July 2017

7/2 4.0 Mi 4.0 Mi 36.0 Mi
7/4. 3.4 Mi. 7.4 Mi. 32.6 Mi
7/6. 3.7Mi. 11.1Mi. 28.9 Mi

Tuesday was hill day so hit the hilly loop in the park by home. Ran ALL of the hills without stopping for the first time. Legs were beat when I was done but felt really good.
Today is my 45th birthday so I planned on 4.5 miles but ran out of time to get J to lifting for hockey so had to be happy with 3.7 miles. You know I really could care less about my birthday but this one I was kind of looking forward to since I moved up an age group. Boy running has changed me LOL.

2017 Races :
4/29/2017 Pro Football Hall of Fame 5k - Done
6/10/17 Run and Ride Cedar Point 5K (maybe) - Done
9/9/17 Kick off 5k (race 2 of series)
11/19/17 Halftime 10K (race 3 of series)
2/4/18 Championship 5 miler (race 4 of series)
4/29/18 Akron Half Marathon (Can sign up for $26.50 by 8/1 without getting a shirt for full or half)

kimlight2 · July 2017

@PastorVincent What was the issue you were having with Strava?

I noticed on the last few runs I am seeing a difference in Milage between Strava and Garmin. For instance Tuesday Strava showed 3.3 and Garmin showed 2.8 miles. Today Strava showed 3.7 and Garmin showed 3.4 miles. Anyone else have this issue?

kgirlhart · July 2017

@kimlight2 Happy Birthday! I get what you mean about moving up in an age group. The last 5K I ran I was 4th in my AG. But I was faster than the woman who won the next age group. For just a few minutes I was wishing that I was already 50 instead of 49.

Elise4270 · July 2017

Happy birthday @kimlight2 ! I pay no attention to Strava. If Garmin is wrong, I just accept it.

ETA I have seen any differences other than the calories and Strava truncating the hundredths place.

skippygirlsmom · July 2017

Happy Birthday @kimlight2 !

AmyOutOfControl · July 2017

7/1 = gym day: 1 hour strength training
7/2 = 13 miles with running group (run/walk)
7/3 = 7.5 miles & 30 minutes strength training
7/4 = Vinyasa yoga class & 4 miles hiking with hubby and pups
7/5 = 7.5 miles (6 - 5 minutes speed intervals)
7/6 = 5.5 miles

5.5 hot, humid, and easy miles this morning. I am SO over summer. Silver Lining to having 100 degree highs and morning humidity consistently over 85% ---> If I do my weekly weigh-in AFTER I run, I weigh at least 2 pounds less.

(July miles to date) 37.5/170 (July goal miles)

Upcoming 2017 Races:
10/28 = Hill Country Halloween Half Marathon
11/23 = Georgetown Turkey Trot
12/10 = BCS Half Marathon

AmyOutOfControl · July 2017

Happy Birthday @kimlight2

cburke8909 · July 2017

@PastorVincent I got the under amour heart rate monitor the chest strap type. I'm hoping it will sync well as my applications are all UA. I was able to analyze the workout. It looks like I was wrong about the time and perhaps the pace. The times were suppose to be a minute but there were closer to 1:20 and the pace was suppose to be zone 5.5-6. At a pace of close to 7:00 minutes a mile I'd say I was above zone 6. What does a marathon simulation run mean in the 80/20 running plan, do I run 26.2 that day?

Stoshew71 · July 2017

cburke8909 wrote: »

@PastorVincent I got the under amour heart rate monitor the chest strap type. I'm hoping it will sync well as my applications are all UA. I was able to analyze the workout. It looks like I was wrong about the time and perhaps the pace. The times were suppose to be a minute but there were closer to 1:20 and the pace was suppose to be zone 5.5-6. At a pace of close to 7:00 minutes a mile I'd say I was above zone 6. What does a marathon simulation run mean in the 80/20 running plan, do I run 26.2 that day?

I don't have the book in front of me to reference but I believe he means running a certain number of miles at your marathon race pace (not the distance).

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