July 2017 Running Challenge
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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
7/7 = 3 miles (track workout: 2 laps warm up, x8 300m sprints, x8 100m recovery walk, 2 laps cool down) & gym Kettlebell workout
7/8 = 5.5 miles
7/9 = 13 miles
7/10 = 7 miles & 45 minutes strength training
7/11 = Vinyasa yoga class
7/12 = 8 miles (6 - 6 minutes speed intervals)
7/13 = 4.5 miles
7/14 = 3.5 miles (track workout 400m sprints with 100m recovery) & 45 minutes strength training
7/15 = 5.5 miles
7/16 = 13.5 miles
7/17 = 7 miles & 45 minutes of strength training
7/18 = Vinyasa yoga class
7/19 = 7.5 miles (6 - 6 minutes speed intervals) & gym kettlebell workout
7/20 = 4 miles
7/21= 3.5 miles (track workout 400m sprints with 100m recovery) & 45 minutes strength training
7/22 = 4 miles
7/23 = 13.5 miles
7/24 = 8 miles & 45 minutes strength training
7/25 = Vinyasa yoga class
7/26 = 6 miles
7/27 = 4 miles
Four miles EARLY this AM. I had a doctor appointment at 7am and a work meeting at 8:30am. This meant getting up at 4am if I wanted to get in my run. Not only that, but I was having fasting blood work done so I had to run and get ready for work before drinking coffee. I did it! Miracles do happen.
(July miles to date) 156.5/170 (July goal miles)
Upcoming 2017 Races:
8/12 = Verns No Frills 100 Anniversary 5K Race
10/28 = Hill Country Halloween Half Marathon
11/23 = Georgetown Turkey Trot
12/10 = BCS Half Marathon5 -
PastorVincent wrote: »MNLittleFinn wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »Ugh. Forgot my watch. That means if I run today it does not even matter!
Um... use your phone... or go old school and just run for the sake of it
Blasphemy!
I just run a route I've run before. Luckily, I usually only run at one of 2 parks.0 -
My mojo has not been very good lately. I need to get my butt in gear.
Same here. I'm struggling with tiredness. I'm hoping if I regularly take my vitamins it'll pass quickly.
I think I'm the only runner, I know of locally, that is still fighting the heat. Everyone else has been "ahh it's not so bad now that the humidity has dropped". I can't tell.0 -
1/7-4.7 Miles
2/7-6.8
3/7-REST
4/7-2.8
5/7-3
6/7-REST
7/7-3.1
8/7-REST
9/7-4.8
10/7-3.1
11/7-4
12/7-3.5
13/7-4.9
14/7-REST
15/7-6.8
16/7-3.1
17/7-3.6
18/7-REST
19/7-2.1
20/7-5.4
21/7-4.2
22/7-2.5
23/7-8.2
24/7-REST
25/7-5.4
26/7-3.1
27/7-REST
Total -88.1/1000 -
I just run a route I've run before. Luckily, I usually only run at one of 2 parks.
Must be nice. I am not capable of that level of detail, even if it is the same location(normally is), I start and stop at different places, miss turns and stuff. Typically when I leave on a run it is "I have to be back by X time" not "I have to X miles" or what ever. I just crank an audio book and go. When I run out of time (ugh, the puns) I stop running.
I am no @MobyCarp after all!2 -
PastorVincent wrote: »MNLittleFinn wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »Ugh. Forgot my watch. That means if I run today it does not even matter!
Um... use your phone... or go old school and just run for the sake of it
Blasphemy!
You're the pastor... you would know4 -
UGH. Forcast for my next race tomorrow...
"Thunderstorms likely. Low near 60F. Winds NE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall may reach one inch."
So much for a PR attempt.0 -
PastorVincent wrote: »UGH. Forcast for my next race tomorrow...
"Thunderstorms likely. Low near 60F. Winds NE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall may reach one inch."
So much for a PR attempt.
Um.... I set a PR last year in a snow storm when it was -1.... heavy rain isn't bad..... thunderstorms are only bad if they cancel the race....you can do it!2 -
Nothing much to report...usual warm-up, usual heat, usual humidity, usual sweatiness, usual five-miler with group, yadda yadda yadda. Oh, and a maiden run in the new shoes.
05 - 13.56
06 - 9.72
07 - 22.03
10 - 13.55
11 - 9.76
12 - 13.11
13 - 9.57
17 - 13.56
18 - 9.88
19 - 13.80
20 - 10.58
21 - 24.89
23 - 5.69
24 - 13.52
25 - 10.09
26 - 13.55
27 - 11.18
Total: 218.04 / 250 miles6 -
PastorVincent wrote: »UGH. Forcast for my next race tomorrow...
"Thunderstorms likely. Low near 60F. Winds NE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall may reach one inch."
So much for a PR attempt.
The cooling effect of rain... as long as it isn't on dirt/mud trails, that's a good thing.0 -
midwesterner85 wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »UGH. Forcast for my next race tomorrow...
"Thunderstorms likely. Low near 60F. Winds NE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall may reach one inch."
So much for a PR attempt.
The cooling effect of rain... as long as it isn't on dirt/mud trails, that's a good thing.
Goes with the incentive to go fast and dodge the lightning?4 -
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
7/12 - rest day
7/13 - 2 miles (I ran 1.5 and walked 1.5 so I'm giving myself 2 LOL)
7/14 - 6 miles
7/15 - garage sale zero
7/16 - 3 miles at Millsaps College
7/17 - touring Millsaps then driving to USA in Mobile AL
7/18 - zero but walked a million miles around USA campus
7/19 - 4 miles in Orange Beach FL
7/20 - 23 zero miles busy tanning and boggy boarding ha ha
7/24 - 4 miles
7/25 - 2 miles - ran into a friend and got sidetracked with chatting and not running
7/26 - 0 miles
7/27 - 3 miles
49 out of 80 miles
My Garmin 235 came yesterday, love it! It's lighter than the 15, seems most the buttons work the same. So far so good.
Upcoming races:
7/28 - 10K final race of the 5K/8K/10K Grand Prix Series - I'm currently last in my AG LOL
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PastorVincent wrote: »midwesterner85 wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »UGH. Forcast for my next race tomorrow...
"Thunderstorms likely. Low near 60F. Winds NE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall may reach one inch."
So much for a PR attempt.
The cooling effect of rain... as long as it isn't on dirt/mud trails, that's a good thing.
Goes with the incentive to go fast and dodge the lightning?
You know what they say about your odds of getting struck by lightning... buy a lottery ticket if you do?
Maybe this is because I'm short, but when there are buildings, trees, or anything else, I don't worry about lightning. The only time lightning affected outdoor plans (aside from others making the decision) was once when I was hiking above tree line. It was a day hike and I might have continued further if not for lightning but as soon as I got past trees, I decided it was time to turn around because I was the highest thing around.2 -
My mojo has not been very good lately. I need to get my butt in gear.
TOOOO HOT 30C+ and climbing. So I may have to resort to the Dreadmill if I can get one that's not busy.
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PastorVincent wrote: »UGH. Forcast for my next race tomorrow...
"Thunderstorms likely. Low near 60F. Winds NE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall may reach one inch."
So much for a PR attempt.
That doesn't sound so bad. I bet you pr easily in those conditions. I'll can trade you. 95 tomorrow with a 20% chance of rain 5 mph wind.1 -
5.1 miles of hill repeats. The training called for 10 repeats of 30 seconds but I realized this after doing the first for 1 minute. I altered the plan by alternating 1 min for the first and 30 second for the next. It made it easier to keep track of how many I did and I don't think it changed the effect of the train by much. Pace for the repeats was good. I added an extra 1/2 mile to the cool down just to increase my mileage for the week. Zones looked ok considering that in a 30 second zone 5 run your probably not going to see a zone 5 heart rate unless its a minor peak at the end. Trying for a 7 mile recovery run tomorrow. If the weather is uncooperative, I'll cross-train on the treadmill instead.
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@juliet3455 I too have considered the TM with the heat. I'm not sure my cats would join me though.0
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JessicaMcB wrote: »@RespectTheKitty you mention wanting to eat endlessly and "cravings". Are you wanting to eat something specific ad nauseum or is it just want to eat anything and everything? If it's specific you have a couple of avenues of recourse. Personally I was a complete *kitten* around all the sweet things- in the end keto was the answer to shutting that down (and yes I fully expect someone to hit the woo button on me now ).
Also, I'm not sure how this would couple with your current medication or whatnot, but I'm on high dose Bupropion XL for my OCD and that also shuts down a lot of my interest in eating (I just have to take it at night as it is a little "speedy"). Might be worth asking your GP about?]
My main issues are:
1. Cravings for sweets/carbs, especially at night
2. Waking up in the middle of the night to eat (anything goes then, whatever is in the kitchen)
I've tried Bupropion in the past but is exacerbates my anxiety. When I see my doctor I'm going to ask about Topamax, which is another appetite killer.
Starring this weekend (when I go grocery shopping), I'm going to try eating lower carb and no sugar. That helped me quite a bit the last time I was having issues with cravings.
ETA - As far as waking up in the middle of the night, I've tried just about every prescription and OTC sleep aid out there with no luck. Not sure what to do about that.0 -
7/1 4mi 39:56min
7/2 rest
7/3 6mi 56:06min
7/4 7mi 67:36min
7/5 rest
7/6 10mi 1:38:49min
7/7 5mi 47:19min
7/9 4mi 38:35min
7/10 rest
7/11 6mi 57:54min
7/12 4mi 37:22min
7/13 rest
7/14 6mi 58:45min
7/15 5mi 48:28min
7/16 10mi 1:41:20min
7/17 rest
7/18 6mi 57:17min
7/19 7mi 67:29min
7/20 rest
7/21 6mi 57:11min
7/22 4mi 37:16min
7/23 10mi 1:39:53min
7/24 rest
7/25 6mi 56:58min
7/26 5mi 48:29min
7/27 rest
7/28 6mi 54:18min
Holy cow, that's the fastest pace I've run in a LONG time! It was 72 degrees and it didn't feel humid at all, it felt great! I'm hoping this bodes well for the fall when the cool weather returns. I feel like I've been getting slower and slower as the months go on. Well, since I've started training for half marathon distance back in March.
I'm contemplating the weather this weekend and it's supposed to be rainy Friday, Saturday, and Sunday... I'm thinking I'll run another 6 miles this afternoon to get my "long run" in today. I should have woken up earlier and knocked it all out this morning, but oh well. I'm not sure how effective splitting up a long run is, but it will have to do this week. Tomorrow I'll run 5 in between the rain and Saturday I'll run 6. At least if it's really stormy, it's not horrible to do 5 or 6 miles on the treadmill... well, it's horrible, but doable.4
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