July 2018 Running Challenge

4.55km today MTD-8km/45km

I've managed 11.5 miles out of my 30 so far.

Ok... I am sooo totally behind, so this will probably be a rambley post. Sorry in advance?

@megamooseesq 50 mile club finally checking in

Wednesday the 4th- my running buddy learned I was coming to town unexpectedly, so, naturally she roped me into a 5k. Like picked up my packet, picked me up, so I couldn’t wuss out, and everything.
Nothing particularly remarkable about the 5k. Their “pacing”/starting strategy were 3 people holding signs advertising “walkers”, “joggers”, and “runners”. Friend and I didn’t think we belonged with the fast end of “runners” but, since joggers find dead bodies, we lined up half way between the two signs. This turned out to be about perfect placement, despite the random decision making. Friend didn’t have her two toddler in stroller handicap and almost broke 30 minutes for the first time since last March. I beat my most recent 5k by 2 minutes, but part of that was better tangents, and I still have a long way to go to beat 30 minutes again, but I will take improvement. That made 7.1/50

Then life happened with family in town, and me in town, and heat in town. Finally ran last night... slowly... it was hot...and more humid then it generally gets in the high desert without actually raining. 2 more for 9.1/50

Then, I was wide awake at 245 ish this morning, so I went back to my plan of running if not sleeping. So, like 6 hrs after my last run, I ran again. Was very windy 1.8 this morning makes 10.9/50. This puts me a bit behind schedule, but not as much as I thought.

Excited to be here! I will try for 100 in July. A little behind, but will try my best! I will post my runs once I have my schedule. Trying to figure out this ticker thing too!

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girlinahat wrote: »

LaDispute57 wrote: »

girlinahat wrote: »

No idea on goals for July. I have a dance festival the beginning of the month, and a HM the end of the month, but it’s a bit more of a casual month for me. Lots going on.

Hmmm.... I think you should stop equivocating and go for at least 63 miles. You get 13 of those in a race, leaving just 50 to do in 3 weeks. You could dance that much at the festival...lol

Fair point. And yeah, given we have six hours of workshops AS WELL as social dancing, I’ll be averaging 10 miles a day of the festival.

Ok. 63 it is!! That’s suspiciously similar to what I achieved in June, but then I barely ran for three weeks having lost all motivation...

things are not going very well. It's the 11th July and I have run exactly zero miles. I did dance 20 miles worth of steps over the weekend - does that count?

somewhat concerning with the lack of running is the half marathon I am booked on at the end of the month......

katharmonic wrote: »

Hanging in there close to on track for the mileage goal for the month at about 1/3 of the way in. Marathon training fear level is about code orange "getting pretty scary". A bit too focused on number of miles and feeling behind in it. Plus having just done the Boilermaker 15k and thinking about running a race with almost twice the number of people and almost 3 times the distance has me a bit freaked. Need to pace myself in the anxiety department as there are still 15 weeks left.

It's easy to freak out at this stage. Slowly, as your miles builds, so will your confidence that you can do it. For me, the mental game is a huge part of running a marathon. If I go into it focused on knowing it's going to be 26.2 miles and I will be out there for several hours, I find that helps. You can do it!

Sun 7/1 crosstrain: 60 minutes elliptical and triceps/back
Mon 7/2 run: 3.15 miles
Tue 7/3 crosstrain: 60 minutes elliptical and biceps/shoulders/abs
Wed 7/4 run: 3.14 miles
Thu 7/5 run: 3.15 miles
Fri 7/6 run: 4 miles
Sat 7/7 planned rest
Sun 7/8 planned rest
Mon 7/9 crosstrain: 45 minutes elliptical and legs/back
Tue 7/10 run: 3.16 miles
Wed 7/11 run: 3.51 miles
20.11 of 60 completed

UPCOMING RACES
August 25th - Camp New Hope 10k
September 7th - 5k Glow Run

COMPLETED RACES
January - Frosty 5k
February - Run for the Chocolate 5k
March - Penguin in the Park 5k
April - Lake Sara Dam 5k
May - Run Through the Jungle 5k
June - French Fried 5k
July - Firecracker 5k

I was feeling a little sore this morning and just took it easy, tried to put all the crap out of my brain, and it mostly felt great even though I think I'm going to want to take tomorrow off - I think not taking a full rest day after my long run is catching up with me. We were talking about falls and I saw the aftermath of an ugly one this morning - an older man wiped out while biking and did something unpleasant looking to his shoulder. I was the fourth person on the scene so did that thing for a couple of minutes where you stand around trying to look sympathetic and helpful but also not in the way. A couple of the guys who stopped were trying to convince him to call 911 and I'm guessing it's only the fact that he couldn't actually see his own shoulder (and was maybe in shock a bit?) that was causing him to try and brush it off. Ouch. My dad's a biker around that age, maybe a little younger, and had a nasty collar bone break a couple of years ago that still gives him trouble - hopefully this guy comes out of this easier.

JULY MILES:
7/1 Su - 1:01:09 - 5.43
7/2 Mo - lifted heavy things
7/3 Tu - 0:20:33 - 2.01
7/4 We - 0:32:46 - 3.13
7/5 Th - rest
7/6 Fr - 0:20:19 - 2.01, lifted heavy things
7/7 Sa - rest
7/8 Su - 1:10:32 - 5.84
7/9 Mo - lifted heavy things
7/10 Tu - 0:36:20 - 3.41
7/11 We - 0:22:40 - 2.00

Total: 23.83/50 miles

Races!
July 4: Red, White and Boom! 5K Chip time: 0:32:20
August 25: The Glo Run Night Race 5K
September 8th, 9th, 15th, or 16th: MN Brewery Running Series 5K-ish fun runs
October 6: Twin Cities Marathon Weekend 5K

ETA: In order to give racing a full shot, I've decided to try and make it to one of the MN Brewery fun runs in September - there are four nearby in the middle of the month. That way I'll have done a holiday event, a novelty event, a casual event, and a big serious event. That seems like a good sampling!