July 2018 Running Challenge
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Made my June goal - thanks to this group! Will up it just a bit for July to 52. Also going to add 3 speed workouts this month.
I am in complete and total awe of those of you with massive miles each month. Wow. Wow. Wow.5 -
I posted this before...a slideshow from a couple of years ago... two ultras... I love trail running...
https://youtube.com/watch?v=RLyphBuSBic2 -
katharmonic wrote: »Welcome to the new folks, glad to have you on board with us. It's a fun and talkative group, so just jump right in.
July is going to start out super hot, and with a race next weekend. I am just running this one for fun with a friend, so will not likely try to get a certain time. I've heard it's a fun race and a big party, so I'm just hoping for not too awfully hot. I may do another race later in the month that has both 5k and 10k options - probably the 5k because I haven't done a 5k in a long while and would kind of like to see how I do.
Not sure how to set my goal, exactly. June was my highest mileage month and I should be building (marathon is 17 weeks away), but July only has 4 weekends. Let's just say 130 miles as an initial goal.
I still need to figure out a September half marathon. I am on the waitlist for Wineglass half on 9/30. I would really like to do one the weekend of 9/15 but haven't come up any definite possibilities. Seems like every race I want to do is the next weekend, when I have work trip to Boston - but no races in Boston that would work for me on those dates.
Upcoming races:
7/8/18 Boilermaker 15K, Utica NY
7/28/18 Chocolate Challenge 5k (or 10K?, not yet signed up)
8/19/18 Falmouth Road Race (7 miles), Falmouth, MA
8/26/18 18.12 Challenge, Sackets Harbor, NY??? (not yet signed up)
10/28/18 Marine Corps Marathon, Arlington VA
@katharmonic if there are no races, you could always come and do a parkrun.
http://www.parkrun.us/jamaicapond/3 -
BruinsGal_91 wrote: »@katharmonic if there are no races, you could always come and do a parkrun.
http://www.parkrun.us/jamaicapond/
Oh, fun idea! I may just do that!2 -
So question,
I am doing the 5-10k program because I want to fill the next 6 weeks before I start my 12 week half marathon training, and this gives me something to concentrate on. Its 3 runs a week, think C25K but its 5-10k instead. it starts as a 6k run - with a couple of walks, and quickly increases to 8,9 then 10. Im adding a long run on the weekends as well as I usually run 7-8km without a break as a long run anyway. ETA my usual weekday running is around 3-4km at my lunch break (it includes a really steep hill which helps keep my fitness up lol) but the last couple of weeks I havent been able to get out due to sickness and weather. I am changing my running to the evenings and will be running regardless of the weather.
Does this seem sensible? I know I could just get out 4 times a week and run what ever distance, but the advantage of the program is it gives me something to focus on. I am worried I'm going backwards rather than progressing by doing this.
Thoughts?0 -
LaDispute57 wrote: »I posted this before...a slideshow from a couple of years ago... two ultras... I love trail running...
https://youtube.com/watch?v=RLyphBuSBic
Super-nice.
Hey, I watched "Kurt Meltzer: Made to be Broken" on Netflix yesterday, about his attempt to beat Scott Jurek's Appalachian Trail 46 day record.
Really awesome. I recommend it, guys.2 -
July 1
11 km (6.8 miles) in 1:06:49
First half was uphill with several photo stops of the sunrise.
Second half was back again, pushing harder, with no photo stops.
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My July goal is 100 miles5
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Mileage is increasing in my marathon training, so July’s goal will be 85 miles.7
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Hi everyone! New to the challenge for July. My name is Patti - from US - Upstate NY in the Catskill Mountain Region. Goal is a 2:15 half marathon in October. My goal for July is 70 miles. I'm looking forward to this. Excited to join the challenge. Have a great night....Happy July (hard to believe). Peace.11
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@garygse I set you as an administrator on Strava. We seem to have a few on hiatus.
Hope you don't mind @Stoshew710 -
@Elise4270 Cool...what's the pay like?2
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@Elise4270 Cool...what's the pay like?
You get paid in miles of admiration
ETA Fringe benefits are Club Posts and paid vacations to any place your mind can take you.2 -
Group Question???
How long have you been running? Do you have a story to share?
I was listening to dh today, a bit frustrated with his perceived lack of progress. Those that have been here long enough, recognize that speed and distance are something thats fought for daily in a never ending training cycle. Not mearly won after a month or two of serious effort. The pay off is always seemingly just out of reach. Yet we all continue to strive to conquer that one more mile, just a little bit faster. Or in short that PR.
So, here we are midway through the year and before long it'll be cold (or hot), we'll be upon another season of tempting holiday foods, listening to friends and colleagues pledge that the next year will be met with great improvement, assessing our personal gains and losses, and reflecting on friendships we treasure through running.
Where are you in this journey?
(@shanaber, @RunsOnEspresso, others- hours of Parts Unknown. Meant to be read in the voice of Anthony Bourdain)
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Group Question???
How long have you been running? Do you have a story to share?
I was listening to dh today, a bit frustrated with his perceived lack of progress. Those that have been here long enough, recognize that speed and distance are something thats fought for daily in a never ending training cycle. Not mearly won after a month or two of serious effort. The pay off is always seemingly just out of reach. Yet we all continue to strive to conquer that one more mile, just a little bit faster. Or in short that PR.
So, here we are midway through the year and before long it'll be cold (or hot), we'll be upon another season of tempting holiday foods, listening to friends and colleagues pledge that the next year will be met with great improvement, assessing our personal gains and losses, and reflecting on friendships we treasure through running.
Where are you in this journey?
(@shanaber, @RunsOnEspresso, others- hours of Parts Unknown. Meant to be read in the voice of Anthony Bourdain)
I started Running about 7.5 years ago, and even did a half marathon (barely lol. I only finished because my ride home was at the finish line). Because I hadn't trained properly for the half, I lost interest and stopped all running until about 18 months ago, when I started running with a friend and started losing weight in earnest. I wasn't improving much at all until she noticed I was wheezing a lot (she's a GP). So got an official diagnosis of exercise induced asthma.
We ran regularly until she got pregnant with twins, and I kept going as I felt, just casually, increasing my 5k pace, until the beginning of the year. At the beginning of the year I decided my goal this year was to run a half marathon, properly this time. So I started training to build up to 10k. But sickness and a car accident for in the way, the last 6 mehave been a drag.
I'm now fit and able to concentrate on training properly so here I am. I signed up for a 9.2k in September, and the Half is in November. I'm aiming for 2.5 hrs. So slow but I want to run the whole thing this time (baring toilet break and tieing shoes lol)7 -
Missed goal by a lot last month. In for 50 miles this month. Also continue with 2 x per week weight lifting.3
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Hi long time admirer of group as able to gain alot of my knowledge from reading your posts.
Started running in September and gradually increased my distances whereby I have run a couple of 5/10 km races and now have run 2 half marathons with a third coming up in a couple of weeks.
Running on average 350 km a month which I credit to the gains I am getting and complimenting my long runs I have started to include interval running and hill repeats.
I'm in for 350 km for July.8 -
50 miles seems to be a popular number this month!
I’m in for all of that as I hit a little over 50 last month.
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