July 2017 Running Challenge
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Hip feels good today. Ran 5.3 miles. Wore the ten-eighties and no problems at all. I think I'm on to something.
Time to consider stocking up on the old ten-eighties before they get discontinued.
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@wishiwasarunner - coming to wyoming? Where about are you coming to? What is bringing you to the square states?1
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July goal 100 miles
July 1.........4.1 miles..........MTD 4.1
July 2.........3.0 miles......... MTD 7.1
July 3.........5.0 miles..........MTD 12.1
July 4.........Rest Day..........MTD 12.1
July 5.........8.5 miles..........MTD 20.6
July 6.........3.1 miles..........MTD 23.7
July 7.........3.5 miles..........MTD 27.2
July 8.........Rest day..........MTD 27.2
July 9.........8.5 miles.........MTD 35.7
July 10.......3.5 miles.........MTD 39.2
I've been trying to follow the 80/20 training regimen for about the last month and today was my day to run hard so I chose to go all out for 30 minutes. Surprisingly even in the warm humid weather I was able to improve my best 5K time by almost 1 and 1/2 minutes from 27:29 to 26:00, so 80/20 continues to work for me. I also used this run to find my lactate threshold heart rate which turned out to be 171, which I was able to use to input new HR zones into my Garmin. Definitely looking forward to the fall when the weather cools a bit here in NC and I can sign up for some more 5K races and run my first official 10K race.
@angmarie28 awesome job of pushing through to the end. I hope to complete my first marathon by the end of 2018 and your account has motivated me.
To everyone else stay safe, hydrated and injury free.
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July Goal: 85 mile (yeah, a REAL goal!)
7/1 3.75
7/2 3.52
7/3 rest
7/4 3.26
7/5 5.18
7/6 snorkel 3.5 hours
7/7 3.40
7/8 6.00
7/9 anniversary wine and dine
7/10 4.23
Total 29.34
Ok.....this is a real thing! I was running to Franti's "Say Hey" and at the bridge, the beat is not as pounding as during the rest of the song. When the beat "came back" after the bridge, the downbeat came at my left foot instead of my right. IT WAS AWFUL and I was totally discombobulated at running left right instead of right left.
Ticker is my goal for 2017 and progress to date:
upcoming races:
Fun in the Sun Virtual 10k 6/28/17
Race to Cure Sarcoma Month of July
Volcano Rainforest Runs 10k 8/19
BlockThe Sun Run 5k Oct 14 (https://walk.aimatmelanoma.org/Hilo2017) (physical and virtual options available)
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@shrcpr I think 20 miles is what's recommended before a marathon, my longest was 9, and there than the hip pain, the first half was a breeze.
Thanks to everyone for the encouraging words, the race was definetly as much mental as it was physical. Thank goodness for my volunteer buddy Tim, I think he could tell the whole thing was getting hard for me.
FYI I do NOT recommend doing a marathon after only 4 months of training and longest run being 9 miles. That was suppose to be my half marathon for my september marathon, but I had a friend doing the full, and she walks a good portion, so I signed up, but she ended up with a bum knee, so I figured I had 7.5 hours, so I'd still go for it, but then they cut an hour off of it due to the heat, and my whole trip was already planned, so I went with it.
For the first time in my life, I actually feel proud of myself, and really don't care about finishing after the cut off, 4 months ago I was running 1 to 2, sometimes 3 miles soley for the calorie burn, and all because I made a stupid comment to a friend as a joke about running a half with her, now I have done a frichin marathon, and another in 2 months. I know everyone says it, but truly if I can do it anyone can, I HATED running, and still do kinda, but I still did it, I always thought marathoners were nuts, but now here I am the day after and thinking about when I'll do it next year better trained and will get a time that actually is recorded on their records18 -
7/3: 2.1
7/4: 1.6
7/5: 2.2
7/6: 0.8
7/7: 0.0
7/8: 2.4
7/9: 0.0
7/10: 0.5
Total: 8.6 / 50
I am not sure how smart it was for my first challenge to set my goal so high considering that I am moving not only once, but twice this month! I keep getting rolled up in packing/driving/planning/going stress crazed. I can only hope it gets better and I stop being so busy!7 -
Date Miles MTD ------- ----- ------- July 1 4.0 4.0 July 3 3.7 7.7 July 7 3.7 11.4 July 8 5.1 16.5 July 9 3.7 20.2 July 11 3.7 23.9
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angmarie28 wrote: »I always thought marathoners were nuts, but now here I am the day after and thinking about when I'll do it next year better trained and will get a time that actually is recorded on their records
There is something odd about the Marathon race. That is pretty much everyone's reaction. My wife went from "never running more than 10 miles again" when she crossed the finish line of the half to "I want to the full" - in less than 24 hours. It makes no logical sense, but time and time again I see it with the marathon.
And yes, we are all probably at least a bit nuts. Welcome to the club
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July Running Totals (miles)
I'll have to think about whether I want to continue to look at the 80-20 HR zones. I have historically trained by pace, and not understood the HR data well enough to use it for training. I think I'm beginning to understand it better, but perhaps not well enough to train by HR. Factors I really don't understand include the impact of adverse weather on HR and pace and how pace and HR should be managed in adverse weather conditions. I know the principle, slow down when it's hot and humid; the difficulty is determining how much I should slow down. Today I was blessed with 79º F (26º C), overcast skies, a nice breeze, and 48% relative humidity. That feels pretty nice in July, until I stop running and start sweating profusely.
@MobyCarp running by HR is the same as running by effort. So making up numbers... say "comfortably hard" for you is 7:00 in great conditions with a flat course, and 8:00 in high humidity with hills. The basic idea is for the 7:00 pace conditions your HR would be 150, and for 8:00 conditions your HR would still be 150 (again making up numbers). To run 7:00 in those adverse conditions your HR might have to spike to 165 or something, showing that it was harder to do.
You HR stays constant as the measure of effort, while your pace reflects the hardness of the conditions. That is one reason I like running by HR. It seems a more objective measure and self-adjusts for conditions. It is not as good for interval running because HR lags behind efforts by 30-90 seconds (it takes a bit for your body to catch up to what you are doing) but for anything longer than that, it works well.
In the end, running by pace, running by effort, and running by HR are all different ways of measuring the same outcome. HR is considered easier for newer runners, but ultimately, if your goal is to beat a certain time then only PACE will tell you that.
You are good with pace (based on your posts) so you CAN train by pace. Training by pace is just as far beyond me as clapping on beat is. Based on what I see during races, most people can not keep a set pace. So you are a bit exceptional in that regard. IMO
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After yesterday's high-intensity run, today meant a nice easy recovery run. So I ran a few warm-up miles before meeting with the group to run their 5-mile route. One of the runners was having trouble with the humidity, and was starting to lag behind everyone else, so I ended up running with her to keep her company and make sure she was doing ok. Overall, Garmin reckons I spent 83% of my run in Z2, and a little bit in Z3 when we ran up the ramps in the parking structure. The rest of the time was Z1 or less, so apart from the ramps, it was as a nice easy recovery run should be.
Also, it feels like we should be further into the week. Why is it only Tuesday?
05 - 13.56
06 - 9.72
07 - 22.03
10 - 13.55
11 - 9.76
Total: 68.62 / 250 miles4 -
After yesterday's high-intensity run, today meant a nice easy recovery run. So I ran a few warm-up miles before meeting with the group to run their 5-mile route. One of the runners was having trouble with the humidity, and was starting to lag behind everyone else, so I ended up running with her to keep her company and make sure she was doing ok. Overall, Garmin reckons I spent 83% of my run in Z2, and a little bit in Z3 when we ran up the ramps in the parking structure. The rest of the time was Z1 or less, so apart from the ramps, it was as a nice easy recovery run should be.
Also, it feels like we should be further into the week. Why is it only Tuesday?
ETA I have chigger bites too. And my check engine light is still on. Guess its to phone the dealership... Oh I can burn a vaca day!4 -
After yesterday's high-intensity run, today meant a nice easy recovery run. So I ran a few warm-up miles before meeting with the group to run their 5-mile route. One of the runners was having trouble with the humidity, and was starting to lag behind everyone else, so I ended up running with her to keep her company and make sure she was doing ok. Overall, Garmin reckons I spent 83% of my run in Z2, and a little bit in Z3 when we ran up the ramps in the parking structure. The rest of the time was Z1 or less, so apart from the ramps, it was as a nice easy recovery run should be.
Also, it feels like we should be further into the week. Why is it only Tuesday?
ETA I have chigger bites too. And my check engine light is still on. Guess its to phone the dealership... Oh I can burn a vaca day!
And chigger bites suck. I usually spray myself with Off before I run to help ward off any little hungry buggers that view me as a mobile food source.3 -
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
7/7 REST DAY
7/8 14 miles - 52.1
7/9 REST DAY
7/10 10.5 miles - 62.6
7/11 10 miles - 72.6
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
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Woo hoo team we reached our goal for the Aim at Melanoma run! Still plenty of time to register to run or donate to the cause.
https://walk.aimatmelanoma.org/Hilo2017/mfpmonthlyrunningchallenge
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7/1 - travel day
7/2 - unpack truck day
7/3 - 4 miles
7/4 - more unpacking
7/5 - exhausted
7/6 - 3 miles
7/7 - 8K 5 miles the 2nd of the 3 race in the Grand Prix series
7/8 - 3 miles - very tired legs
7/9 - rest day, more unpacking day
7/10 - 6 miles
7/11 - 4 miles
25 out of 80 miles
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After yesterday's high-intensity run, today meant a nice easy recovery run. So I ran a few warm-up miles before meeting with the group to run their 5-mile route. One of the runners was having trouble with the humidity, and was starting to lag behind everyone else, so I ended up running with her to keep her company and make sure she was doing ok. Overall, Garmin reckons I spent 83% of my run in Z2, and a little bit in Z3 when we ran up the ramps in the parking structure. The rest of the time was Z1 or less, so apart from the ramps, it was as a nice easy recovery run should be.
Also, it feels like we should be further into the week. Why is it only Tuesday?
ETA I have chigger bites too. And my check engine light is still on. Guess its to phone the dealership... Oh I can burn a vaca day!
And chigger bites suck. I usually spray myself with Off before I run to help ward off any little hungry buggers that view me as a mobile food source.
I found a local guy to look at it, maybe today. I'm hoping he'll just reset it and I can move forward. I can only find red, white, blue and green tape here at work....bet blue will work for now.
I'm spraying my yard tonight.3 -
@Elise4270 I have a permanent black marker you can borrow. It has fixed a couple of engine problems on my cars.4
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July Running Challenge
Goal: 100 km
Ran: 22/100
11/7/17 Run 8 km Walk 6 km
10/7/17 Walk 5 km
9/7/17 Run 7 km
8/7/17 walk 2km
7/7/17 Walk 4 km
6/7/17 (Sick)Rest day
5/7/17 Run 7 km + Yoga
4/7/17 SL+ Walk 15 km
3/7/17 Walk 7 km
1/7/17 walk 8 km
SL : Strong lift4 -
3.3 elliptical machine miles. 50 minutes in zone 1(mostly) Heart rate monitor arrives today. Once I start looking at the data, I'll have a better idea of my zones. I am trying to follow the 80/20 but I must admit my confidence in some things is not as strong. He allows for the cross-training (even suggest that cross training is to your benefit)but is vague on the application other than to say cross-training should be part of your 80. The zone have the three components of heart rate, pace and perceived effort but when cross-training pace is no factor, heart rates can be different due to different type of exercise and perceived effort is difficult to quantify.
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I want to go run, but it is 92 and humid. I think I better pretend today is a rest day.3
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