July 2018 Running Challenge
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7/1: 4.5 miles
7/3: 2.5 miles
7/4: 6.3 miles
7/6: 3 miles
7/7: 5 miles
7/8: 5.2 miles + 3.3 mile hike
7/9: 2 miles
7/13: 3 miles
7/14: 5 miles
7/15: 6.5 miles
7/16: 4 miles
7/18: 1 mile
7/20: 4 miles
7/21: 4.7 miles
Total: 56.7/85
Upcoming Races:
Wineglass Marathon 9/30
The temperature cooled down a bit after this morning’s storm, so my run at the park was pretty pleasant. There was a random rooster at the river landing which was quite odd, but hey, maybe he enjoys running in the park too!
@midwesterner85 Your plan is much more intense than mine right now. My weekly runs are shorter than yours, and I don’t have another really long run for another 3 weeks. I’m following a marathon plan (that I modified a little) that is 30 weeks long, so the progression is a lot slower.4 -
July Goal: 53 miles
Current Mileage To Date: 35
7/1: Rest
7/2: 2 miles
7/3: Rest
7/4: 3 miles
7/5: Rest
7/6: 2 miles
7/7: 2 miles
7/8: Rest
7/9: 3 miles
7/10: Rest
7/11: 3 miles
7/12: Rest
7/13: 3 miles
7/14: 4 miles
7/15: Rest
7/16: 3 miles + 5 x 10 second sprints
7/17: Rest
7/18: 5 x 200m hill efforts + 1 mile warm-up and 1 mile cool-down
7/19: 3 miles + 5 x 10 second strides
7/20: Rest
7/21: 4 miles
July Miles Remaining: 19
Upcoming Races:
Santa Monica Classic | September 9th | 5k
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Had a great run today. Pushed a bit too much in the first two miles; therefore my 3rd suffered, but it was a strong finish for the day. Rest tomorrow.
Lots of conversation to catch up on!! Going to have to back track several pages. Hope everyone is having a lovely weekend so far!! You all are quite inspiring with your mileage small or large! So, thank you!7 -
Been so busy no time to read but I’ll come back later. Skip got a new shirt at work today I had to share.
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7/1- 2.7 Miles
7/2- lifted weights
7/3- nothing
7/4- 1.62
7/5- lifted
7/6-7/9- out of town. Went to a water park and a couple hikes
7/10- 1.59
7/11- lifted
7/12- 1.82
7/13- lifted
7/14- nothing
7/15- nothing, busy weekend
7/16- lifted
7/17- nothing
7/18- 1.89 miles
7/20- 2.0 Miles
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July Running Totals (miles)
7/1 – rest day
7/2 – 5.11 not easy enough
7/3 – 4.14 warmup, speed work, cool down
7/4 – 6.22 commute to/from town park
7/5 – 3.74 warmup, tempo run, cool down
7/6 – rest day
7/7 – 10.01 poorly paced run
7/8 – 7.72 easy 60 minutes
7/9 – rest day
7/10 – 9.92 warmup, MP intervals
7/11 – 5.21 group run
7/12 – 6.15 warmup, HMP intervals
7/13 – rest day
7/14 – 14.49 warmup, Shoreline Half Marathon
7/15 – 3.85 hot and sunny
7/16 – rest day
7/17 – 6.35 warmup, speed work
7/18 – 7.14 group run
7/19 – 10.01 MP intervals
7/20 – rest day
7/21 – 12.03 paced run
July running total to date – 112.09
Nominal July mileage goal: 100 miles
Real goals: Get healthy. Build base. Work toward being able to run Wineglass in September.
Today's notes – Paced run based out of Durand-Eastman park on the shore of Lake Ontario this morning. According to Garmin, it was 70º F (21º C) when I started running. Don't know the humidity, but it felt pretty nice. The sun was shining, but there was considerable shade on much of the route. Felt like heaven for much of the run.
A couple of pre-run pictures of the lake, just because I was there:
No one showed up for an 8:00 pace other than my substitute pacer. No one showed up for an 8:30 pace, and the 8:30 pacer elected to run with the 9:00 group. So two of us set off for a route that was structured as 7 (out, loop, back) + 2 (out, loop, back) +1 (out and back) miles. My sub pushed the pace a little, I tried slowing him down on the downgrade, he complained that I was trying to kill him on the upgrade, and we ran from near lake level to near the top of the Niagara escarpment twice.
Got chatting, and missed the traffic circle where we were supposed to turn. Figured it out at the next traffic circle and backtracked. That let some other groups pass us, so we got to pass the 9:30 group and heckle a few of them for passing their pace leader. Ended up at the end of the 7 mile segment right around 8 miles distance. Guess we can chop off the 1 mile out-and-back, what a shame. (not!)
Caught up with the 9:00 group doing the 2 mile extension, and that gave us 10 miles. My sub stopped then, and I went to run the 2 mile in reverse to get 12 in, because that felt about right and makes this an appropriate cutback week in total distance. Got to see 2 or 3 other pace groups on my final 2 miles, as they were running the 2 miles as written and I was running it retro.
Ended up averaging 7:46 per mile, which would bother me if I were responsible for a paid program participant; but with just us volunteer pacers, it's no big deal. Cooled down, stretched, and enjoyed some fine conversation on the lake shore before I headed home. And just because I was there, here's how the lake looked after I ran:
2018 races:
February 17, 2018 Freezeroo #5 (Valentines Run "In Memory of Tom Brannon" 8 Mile) (Greece, NY) finished in 54:48
February 24, 2018 Freezeroo #6 (White House Challenge 4.4 mile) (Webster, NY) finished in 28:46
March 17, 2018 USATF Masters 8K (Shamrock 8K, Virginia Beach, VA) finished in 31:55
March 24, 2018 Spring Forward 15K (Mendon, NY) ran at MP, finished in 1:10:47
April 16, 2018 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA) finished in 3:28:43
April 29, 2018 USATF Masters 10K (James Joyce Ramble, Dedham, MA) finished in 41:33
May 20, 2018 Lilac 10K (Rochester, NY) finished in 42:21
May 26, 2018 Sunset House 5K (Rochester, NY) finished in 20:12
June 3, 2018 USATF Masters Half Marathon (Ann Arbor, MI) finished in 1:34:42
June 9, 2018 Ontario Summit Trail Half Marathon (Naples, NY) DNS - injury
June 17, 2018 Medved 5K to Cure ALS (Rochester, NY) short course, 18:04 for ~2.9 miles
June 30, 2018 Charlie's Old Goat Trail Run 5 mile (Victor, NY) 4.89 miles by Garmin, 43:15
July 14, 2018 Shoreline Half Marathon (Hamlin, NY) finished in 1:45:54
July 28, 2018 Battle at Bristol 10K (Naples, NY)
September 2, 2018 Oak Tree Half Marathon (Geneseo, NY)
September 30, 2018 Wineglass Marathon (Bath, NY)
November 11, 2018 Syracuse Half Marathon (Syracuse, NY)
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July goal is 150 miles
7/1..... 5.00............ 5.00/145.00
7/2..... Rest............ 5.00/145.00
7/3..... 7.00............12.00/138.00
7/4..... 5.00............17.00/133.00
7/5..... 7.00............24.00/126.00
7/6..... 5.00............29.00/121.00
7/7..... Rest............29.00/121.00
7/8..... 16.00..........45.00/105.00
7/9..... Rest............45.00/105.00
7/10.... 6.00...........51.00/ 99.00
7/11.... 4.00...........55.00/ 95.00
7/12.... 6.00...........61.00/ 89.00
7/13.... Rest...........61.00/ 89.00
7/14.... 14.00.........75.00/ 75.00
7/15...... 6.50.........81.50/ 68.50
7/16.... Rest...........81.50/68.50
7/17.... 10.00.........91.50/ 58.50
7/18...... 5.00.........96.50/ 53.50
7/19...... 7.00........103.50/ 46.50
7/20..... Rest.........103.50/ 46.50
7/25..... 19.50.......123.00/ 27.00
Upcoming races:
October 20: Sinnemahone Ultra Marathon Trail Race (50K)7 -
I ran a "quick" 2 miles around my neighborhood yesterday right before I took my kid to go get her drivers' license (she got it, yay!) and then hosted a bunch of middle school girls for a sleepover with my youngest daughter. I didn't get out this morning because of supervising said slumber party, and now it's raining. The weather is rain rain rain all week, but I'm hoping that I'll be able to catch a few dry spots so I don't have to go to the gym every day.
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@midwesterner85 This is the 50k training plan I am following... I do five runs a week, instead of four, which is why I see you doing more long runs than me. I am currently finishing up the week in column 10. Next week, however, I will be missing my weekend runs and the first three runs of the following week because I will be on a cruise to Bermuda. My legs should be nice and rested for another 20 miler the day after I get back, assuming all the alcohol has dissipated by then.
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ContraryMaryMary wrote: »Are there any other running accessories I should have
I just dropped a small fortune on fancy running socks. They’re a ridiculous price but made the world of difference for me.
If you’re in the mood to shop, buy a second pair of shoes that are different from the ones you have (either brand or model). My podiatrist recommends having at least two pairs in rotation. The guy at Shoe Science sold me some New Balance for long runs today and recommended a different model for my speed work (I’ll go back when I have another spare $250 or so!).
Yes, socks. I love Feetures.
If you do both street and trail running, you could do a pair of trail shoes as part of your rotation.2 -
5BeautifulDays wrote: »I ran a "quick" 2 miles around my neighborhood yesterday right before I took my kid to go get her drivers' license (she got it, yay!) and then hosted a bunch of middle school girls for a sleepover with my youngest daughter. I didn't get out this morning because of supervising said slumber party, and now it's raining. The weather is rain rain rain all week, but I'm hoping that I'll be able to catch a few dry spots so I don't have to go to the gym every day.
First off, congrats to your daughter receiving her driver's license! Way to go! Secondly, nice going - finding the time to get out and get some run time in. That's awesome!
Best of luck catching some dry time, so you can get outdoors! We need rain where I am. Fires starting to pop up again. 0_o3 -
I see the horribly expensive socks I bought yesterday are Balega. About to head out for my long run (I have to, even though it’s raining, cold and I’m tired, because ate so many crepes for breakfast l need to burn them off, and I see hubby has taken ribs out of the freezer for dinner...)6
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Looking back over several posts regarding socks and shoe rotation... I usually run sockless, but when I wear socks I go with Balega and during the winter I use merino wool hiking socks. I used to run sockless all winter, but that got a little extreme some times. I rotate shoes all the time and I am convinced it helps me run substantially injury free. I know that I probably have too many shoes, but I don't have to wear the same shoes very often which greatly extends their life expectancy. I also discovered over the years, that unless the sides are blown out or there are too big of holes in the soles, mileage doesn't affect my shoes because they don't have much cushioning to begin with. I have some six year old NB Minimus shoes with over 1,000 miles on them that are still in my rotation. ShoeGoo is amazing stuff...lol1
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07/04/2018 - 4.37 miles
07/11/2018 - 2.43 miles
07/13/2018 - 3.44 miles
07/15/2018 - 6.37 miles
07/16/2018 - 4.40 miles
07/19/2018 - 4.50 miles
07/20/2018 - 3.44 miles
07/21/2018 - 3.05 miles
32.00/50 miles
Nice trail race this morning. A little short of a 5K but better than last year where the course was only 2.85 miles. My goal was to beat last year”s time, which I did, but trying to figure out by how much is hard because of the distance differential.
This race benefits the New Orleans Mission who help the homeless in the area. So I do this race each year.
It was hot at start but my weather app would not pull up the temperature, so do not have any stats.
Race is in a state park near Lake Poncharatrain. The property was a sugar mill until 1852 and the picture below are some of the remnants of the sugar mill
Some more from the start of the race, I failed to get any on the actual trail:
Upcoming races (Question marks are races not yet registered for):
Louisiana Marathon Quarter Marathon - 01/13/2018 - Done
Mardi Gras Mambo 10K - 02/17/2018 - Done
Q50 Races Sunset Gulf - 6.5 miles 3/24/2018 -DNS
Fat Boy 5K - 04/14/2018 - Cancelled due to Tornado Warning
Active for Autism 5K - 05/05/2018 - Done - Walked
AKA CANN 5K - 06/02/2018 - Done - Run/Walk
BIG EASY BIG HEART 5K 7/21/2018 - Done
August Race - Zoo Run Run AND/OR Twilight Classic - 08/25/2018 -?
Saints Kick Off Run - 09/08/2018 -?
WHOA Racing Cane Field Classic 2018 (Machete 7 – 1 mile/4 mile/2mile) 10/13/2018-
Cajun Cup OR Middendorf's Manchac Run - 11/10/2018 - ?
St Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend 10K - 12/01/ 2018
Bonfire Festival 5K - 12/16/2018 - ?
Louisiana Marathon Weekend - 01/19-20/2018 - ?11 -
Re: expensive socks
I wear Darn Tough wool socks to run in. They're great, but they are pricey; I think it's up around $20 for a pair of crew socks now. But I'm not paying $20 for my next 3 pair. Just packed 3 pair that are wearing thin in a box to send back under warranty, and I'll get 3 pair in replacement. I expect this to cost me $6 or $7 in postage.
These are socks that I bought in 2015, before I returned the 5 pair of socks I bought in 2011-2012 for warranty replacement. Since then, I've been wearing these 3 by preference so that they'd wear out while the 5 pair I got under warranty in 2016 are still good. As planned, I can still run while I'm waiting for the warranty claim to process.
I don't expect to have to buy running socks again for as long as the Darn Tough warranty policy remains unchanged. I will have to pay some postage every 3 or 4 years.
Testimonial: I ran 26.2 miles in the rain last April wearing Darn Tough wool socks, and I got no blisters. (Toenails are over-rated.)8 -
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July Goals: 200 running miles.
July Running:
07.02.18 - 07.08.18: Running Miles 48 / Weekly TSS 585 / Fitness: 76 CTL
07.09.18 - 07.15.19: Running Miles 40.3 / Weekly TSS 484 / Fitness: 75 CTL
07.16.18 - 07.22.18: Running Miles / Weekly TSS / Fitness: CTL
07.23.18 - 07.29.18: Running Miles / Weekly TSS / Fitness: CTL
Goals 07.16.18 - 07.22.18:
Run: 6 Days, plus a LR of 15 on Wknd.
Base 1 : Week 3 of 4
07.16.18 - 8 m. Had to stop & change shirts it was so humid
07.17.18 - 10.2 m. in 2 runs.
07.19.18 - 11.2 m. in 2 runs.
07.20.18 - 3.3 m. EZ night.
07.21.18 - 15 m.
Upcoming Events:
08.25.18 - Tour de Donut Bike Ride
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RunsOnEspresso wrote: »Looks like no run for me today. Lightning earlier and now it's windy AF and lightning. One missed run won't ruin marathon training.
It made me think, gyms should sell day passes. Like I would have paid $5-10 today to hop on a treadmill for 40 minutes. I have read about gyms that do this but I only have an LA Fitness near me and they don't offer that.
@RunsOnEspresso Do you have a community rec center? They usually have a cheap day pass option. My community rec center is not fancy but they have treadmills, an indoor pool, and free weights. That’s all I really need to get a kick *kitten* workout.2 -
@LaDispute57 I'm not following any set plan - I just tried to figure out what seemed reasonable for a quick, yet practical mileage progression. I just re-did the plan to fit around some things, but this is the rest of the year as of now. I am guessing I will need to change some things, especially as the mileage increases and I'm struggling to find time to run that much.
Yellow highlights are races that I'm either signed up for or going to sign up for. The green is a time when I expect to be very tight on time to run and that is why I have more shorter runs every day. During that time, I will be taking a wilderness first responder course and will be staying on-site with some classroom and some wilderness time both during the day and night. The longer run on Thurs. is because that is a lighter class day with self-study time available and only about 5-6 hrs. of actual class that day. The good part about this is that it will be in a wilderness area. While I may have to do my runs by headlamp, they will be mostly trails.3 -
@amymoreorless Nope, there are a few but it would take me 45-60 minutes at a minimum to drive to one.2
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Holy shlt @midwesterner85... You are going to do 100+ miles per WEEK? Ok... You are a separate crazy, like a @AlphaHowls crazy....3
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