July 2018 Running Challenge

PastorVincent · July 2018

@polskagirl01 Well done@!!! You hooked to trail races now?

PastorVincent · July 2018

zdyb23456 wrote: »

I'm starting a beginner marathon training plan - eekkk! I'm going to attempt it and see how I feel as the mileage increases. I'm also willing to repeat weeks if I don't feel ready for the following weeks increase - especially in this heat and humidity. So this month's mileage goal based on the training plan is about 147 miles.

Well you certainly picked a rough time of the year in the Northern Hemisphere to start one! Just be ready to have SLOWER runs feel HARD AS HECK due to weather. Watch the dew point, and try to run when the sun is not blaring down full force.

You can do this.

mbaker566 · July 2018

those of you running in wisconsin....
i highly recommend the Door County Half Marathon. It will be may 4th next year. not too big, not too small. beautiful scenery.
i see a few people running in the area so i thought i would make a bid for them

hesn92 · July 2018

I'm gonna join for some accountability! I'm new to running. I tried doing c25k on a treadmill and got up through week 5 but found it super boring, so I quit a month or two ago. Last week I decided to give running outside a try and yesterday I actually had a really good run I was so proud of myself. lol. I'm gonna give myself a goal of 25 miles. I only go out 3 days a week.

Yesterday I ran/walked 2.86 miles - 22.14 to go

katharmonic · July 2018

@sarahthes and @polskagirl01 congrats on your races. Great reports! Sounds like you both thoroughly enjoyed yourselves, which is the best part.

@zdyb23456 good luck with marathon training! Do you have a race in mind? I feel that eeekkkk, I really do.

T1DCarnivoreRunner · July 2018

@Polskagirl01 Sounds like a very fun race and an outstanding course.

Trails are a bit tough for comparing times. For example, the trail I was running on Sat. took 4 hrs. for a HM distance... nearly double my HM race PR (even with hills/mountains on roads, my HM slowest time, was 2:10). On the same trails, I did a 12K a couple years ago in about 1:32 (I don't recall exactly, but was around 1.5 hrs). But it was way hotter on Sat. by comparison.

bride001 · July 2018

@lffiormana, @Arieslife88, @AprilRN10 and @hesn92 - Welcome!

@sarahthes and @polskagirl01 - Congratulations on your races this weekend!

MegaMooseEsq · July 2018

And we are off! I ran in the afternoon yesterday after a few hours of storms washed a lot of the heat and humidity away. Of course I was hardly the only one with the same idea, but it was actually kind of nice being out and about with other people enjoying the weather even if I did have to do some dodging. This was my second time around the bigger of the two lakes nearest me and I did not get a blister this time, although I did end up walking a bit. I still made two PRs - longest distance and fastest mile at 10’03”.

I was a little sore last night and this morning so I might take a rest day tomorrow to be fresh for MY FIRST EVER 5K RACE! on Wednesday. I got an email this morning that the half marathon scheduled for the same event has been canceled because of heat/humidity, which made me worried about the 5K until my husband reminded me that a 5K is a lot shorter than a HM and we’re starting before 7AM so it should be fine assuming no thunderstorms - fingers crossed!

JULY MILES:
7/1 Su - 1:01:09 - 5.43
7/2 Mo - lifted heavy things

Total: 5.43/50 miles

Races!
July 4: Red, White and Boom! 5K
October 6: Twin Cities Marathon Weekend 5K

lporter229 · July 2018

@polskagirl01 - Congrats on a great race. I loved reading your race report. Having just run my first trail race (a 10 miler), I completely understand your enthusiasm. I am currently obsessed with running trails!

BruinsGal_91 · July 2018

@polskagirl01 @sarahthes awesome race reports.

My very first race back in 2008 was an 8k trail race. I loved it, but haven't run another one since. The photo is the race winner (definitely not me) crossing the finish line. We had a flash storm the night before and the course was flooded. Rather than cancel the race, the organisers just reversed the course so that the runners ran through the flooded section at the end of the race rather than the beginning.

It was great fun and one of the sponsors had brought boxes of socks which they handed out to everyone when they finished.

5BeautifulDays · July 2018

@polskagirl01 I am inspired to try to find a trail half in the spring (the earliest I'm going to be able to run a half, I'm afraid).

I am here right now to tell you all that I am going to go the gym and run on the dreadmill today even if it kills me. I don't want to. I hate it. But with highs near 100 for the week it is what I need to do if I'm going to run. So please yell at me if I don't come back here by tonight with some miles for July.

Group Question???

How long have you been running? Do you have a story to share?

I had bariatric surgery in August 2014. A couple months later, I started going to the gym to try to preserve muscle while I lost weight. My running started out as warm-up cardio for the weight lifting. I started challenging myself: just a little faster, just a little farther. Pretty soon, the running was the main part of my workout and the weight lifting was the sideshow. A year after my surgery, I ran my first 5K. Then I ran several 10Ks (including the MCM 10K, which I would love to do again this year). In February 2016, I ran my first half.

Then things got tough. My autistic son was diagnosed with diabetes (with a weeklong stay in the hospital for DKA), I had surgery myself, and then I started a new job. I ran another poorly-trained half in November that year, and then my running just stopped. 2017 was full of misery of various types that I won't go into here, but by this spring I realized that not only had I gained a lot of weight, I was sad and angry and just needed to kick myself in the *kitten* and get moving again. So that's why I'm here. I don't always love running, but I love the way I feel about myself and everyone else when I run. I was also pleasantly surprised to find out that starting over again isn't the same thing as starting, and I'm comfortable running (slowly) three miles at a stretch now and I'm hoping to be at 10K for a long run by the end of the month.

7/1 2 hours kayaking
7/2 x/40 on the dreadmill

lporter229 · July 2018

I am in this month for 120 miles, but my real goal is to just keep up with this thread! I am starting training for marathon #7 at the beginning of November. I have agreed to try and pace a friend to a sub 4, so I am just going to share along with his training plan. The plan calls for 120 miles this month, but I intend to sub some of those runs with trail runs, so my distance may come up short. Since my goal for this marathon is for my friend rather than myself, I won't be expending maximum effort on my training. I am actually considering a trail marathon for December, so that might take training in a whole different direction.

I did manage to get some good running in this weekend. I had a really hot and steamy 5K on Friday evening. My pace was closer to my 10K pace, but I ended up winning second place female over all (30 seconds behind the first place female who was 13 years old), so I was excited about that. Saturday was my volunteer day at the food pantry and I did not wake up early enough to squeeze my miles in. By the time I got home, it was ridiculously hot, so I decided I would see how my treadmill was doing in my nice cool basement. A forty minute visit with it was about all I could psyche myself up for. But the highlight of the weekend was my trail run on Sunday. I met up with three other friends at a park less than 25 minutes from my house that I had no idea even existed. Apparently, the trails there are pretty exceptional for mountain biking and national championships have been held there. It was already hot and humid at 8AM when we set out. The trails were fantastic. The elevation was manageable, as there were lots of switch backs up and down the hills. The terrain was fun, lots of roots and rocks and the trails were super narrow in many places. I seriously have no idea how people can navigate a mountain bike on them, but there were plenty of tire tracks, so they must get lots of use. Our pace was slow due to the technical nature of the trails. We were all dripping wet, completely out of water, and utterly exhausted by the time we finished, but it was soo much fun. On my way home, I phoned my hubby and he met me for a huge breakfast afterwards. Trail running gives me a mountainous appetite!

skippygirlsmom · July 2018

7/1 – 5
7/2 – rest day

5 of 60 miles

My legs were sore this morning so I decided to take a rest day.

@monkeygirl08 you want to be that teacher that tells them “come and get me” 
@polskagirl01 what a start to a race. Sounds like you had a great time – congrats!!
@BruinsGal_91 good thing they were handing out socks ha ha

Everyone’s running stories are so inspiring. @Scott6255 when Skip decided to run I was concerned because she has/had fairly bad asthma. The pulmonologist said sure do it, keep the inhaler nearby and let the coach know. Well she went from coughing after every single race for like 45 minutes to using the inhaler from time to time. She went to the doctor about a month ago and he said “this the best breathing test you have ever had, sure glad you decided to run” ha ha. Asthma is rough for a runner, congrats to you for keeping on with it.

Anyone who has been around this board a while knows my running story. My daughter, Skip, started to run on our local high school’s track team when she was in 7th grade. Five years ago she challenged me to run a 5K (it was June), I couldn’t run to the mailbox. She picked a race Labor Day weekend in West, Texas (we live in Alabama). So I started to train, I made a paint line on the street that was half mile from my house, my goal was to run a mile. I started out running from one light post to the next then walking 2 or 3 of them then running again. I remember when I finally ran that 1st mile non stop I just sat in the street crying I was so proud of myself.

A week before the race, she hurt her Achilles tendon and was in a boot for a month. She couldn’t run with me, but she was out on the course cheering me on. Did I mention it was 95 degrees at 7:00 am, no shade it was out and back with like a half mile that turned through town? I wanted to die, for the last mile I could just see the heat rising off the street in front of me. Well I did it, I ran the entire 5K in like 42 minutes I was never so proud of myself. Then I ate a bunch of kolaches and a beer and life was good. Since then I have run 3 half marathons, a handful of 10Ks, some 8Ks and a bunch of 5Ks. I might have never gotten past the 5K distance if it wasn’t for my friend @stoshew71 who kept telling me I could do a 10K, then he said you can do a HM, of course he went from there to full. I just haven’t gotten to that point yet….yet. Though I’m not nearly as fast as many here, I’m proud of 5K PR of about 27 mins, my 8K of 49, my 10K of 59 and my half of 2:11. Always be proud of your best efforts! By the way along the way I lost 70 lbs. I have gained some back, things got rough with my passing of my mom and the end of a 10 year relationship, but I’m working on getting it back off again. As far as where I am in the journey, I’m a bit sad on that, a few injury set backs and my pace has suffered because of it. I want to do more trail races, because they are fun, I want to honestly train for a full and just enjoy running.

weat0043 · July 2018

Still no run for me yet this month temps in the mid 30°C's all week and high humidity. All the rain has been going around us

Iffiormana · July 2018

PastorVincent wrote: »

Iffiormana wrote: »

I walk minimum of 5miles daily so in a month I can do 150miles.I will try to do 150 may be a bit more or a bit less can’t say yet.

So, I do not know your level of fitness or training, but if you are newish or even intermediate to this you will want to make sure you are taking at least 1 rest day a week. It is way too easy to overdo it and burn out or get hurt. Just something to consider. Some of us (including me when schedule permits) do run every day for big stretches, but by far most runners only run 3 or 4 days a week.

I try to run 5miles but but obviously I can’t so I just take small breaks in between or start walking when gets really tired.
No I don’t take rest days and I’m really fine with doing this,it’s helping me loose weight.
I don’t over exert myself

girlinahat · July 2018

well done @polskagirl01 and @sarahthes on your races and achievements. Great Race reports!!!

Group Question???
How long have you been running? Do you have a story to share?

No idea when i started, probably 3/4 years ago. I'd realised how I'd wake up early, and spend 20 minutes checking social media on my phone before getting up. Instead of doing that, I wondered if I could do something better for my health, and try doing some exercise. So I'd get up, walk to the park, round the park and back. That took half an hour. After a couple of weeks of doing this I thought I'd try c25k. I think I'd tried it before on a treadmill but not got through it. This time I persevered, and as it went into winter moved inside on the treadmill. I always knew I'd want to run outside and want to run trails,. as I do a fair amount of hiking and being out in the wilds.

My first actual RACE was a 7.5k. It was hot and humid, and not much fun with lots of impassable single track (yes, I passed loads of people at the beginning of the narrow track. They all passed me further on in the race.

I've probably done as many races as I've failed to do. I DNS a road 10k as I couldn't face a long stretch of road. I finally got determined to do a HM which was then full up when I went to sign up, so I ended up diong one of the hilliest and hardest HM's I could find. It took just over 3 hours. A couple of weeks ago I signed up to do the hilliest and hardest MARATHON I could find, which took me 7 and a half hours, and I won't say I loved it, but I love the feeling I have now. I am invincible. I may have wobbly extra bits of flesh, but I don't care, I have run a MARATHON and not that many people can say that. I can do ANYTHING. I am the champion of the world.

polskagirl01 · July 2018

PastorVincent wrote: »

@polskagirl01 Well done@!!! You hooked to trail races now?

Yep. As soon as I can get down these stairs and out the front door again.

polskagirl01 · July 2018

girlinahat wrote: »

A couple of weeks ago I signed up to do the hilliest and hardest MARATHON I could find, which took me 7 and a half hours, and I won't say I loved it, but I love the feeling I have now. I am invincible. I may have wobbly extra bits of flesh, but I don't care, I have run a MARATHON and not that many people can say that. I can do ANYTHING. I am the champion of the world.

I'm so glad you are feeling better about it now! I was thinking about you at one point when I was running on Saturday, wondering if you'd've felt better if you'd only done a half, and also trying to imagine how I would've felt if I had to do the whole marathon distance on trails like that. I would have finished, but it would not have been pretty.

Elise4270 · July 2018

Good night! I figured July would be a sloooow month with the heat and determination kinda tails off. Figured an early Monthly questions to get people better aquainted and relate their own personal progress would be ideal.... Y'all ran with it!

I do love everyone's story. Even the simplest motivation spills over into inspiration for the rest of us.

Running in the heat has been kinda my thing. It may get replace with some early runs, if i can find my way out of my comfort zone. I'd have to run some pavement you see, to get to my trail. Then I'd wanna be out there forever and not go to work. Then I'd just fo to work stinky because I'm a rebel. Like slappin' everyone with my bo. I'm so wierd.

mcw2018mfp · July 2018

Aiming for 50 Miles

July 1 - 3 miles 35:00 Happy Canada Day
July 2 - 5.58 Miles 60:00 Hilly, windy, and cold on this holiday Monday.
Tried to run past these girls without scaring them but the “boss” cows seemed on high alert. There must be lots of predators around as they usually aren’t this bothered

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