July 2018 Running Challenge

7/1 2.50 m
7/2 3.35 m
7/3 4.00 m
7/4 Rest
7/5 2.00 m
7/6 2.00 m
7/7 2.25 m
7/8 Rest
7/9 3.50 m
7/10 5.00 m
7/11 Rest
7/12 2.50 m
7/13 3.70 m
7/14 4.00 m
7/15 Rest
7/16 Rest
7/17 4.30 m
7/18 2.70 m
7/19 4.40 m
7/20 Rest
7/21 Hiking
7/22 Unplanned rest
7/23 " "
7/24 2.5 injury free miles on the treadmill/death trap
7/25 3.4 m
7/26 Rest
7/27 2 m **1 mile was quite soggy. The rain is after me

Made goal and didn't have any weird experiences while running today, so I guess life is good!



Upcoming races:
August 18 Chmielakowy Half Marathon (Krasnystaw)
August 26 Kolbudy 10k, Bąkowo (Kashubia)

July....she will fly (at least her feet will)

7/1 3.92
7/2 3.07
7/3 rest
7/4 3.12
7/5 rest
7/6 rest
7/7 I'm old. I really need rest
7/8 3.83
7/9 played
7/10 4.00
7/11 snorkel 3.5 hours
7/12 3.20
7/13 dog emergency
7/14 3.49
7/15 3.20
7/16 rest
7/17 couldn't
7/18 3.25
7/19 didn't
7/20 2.20
7/21 in solidarity with pastorvincent
7/22 ...I moved gobs of stuff from one building to another
7/23 3.83
7/24 should have...
7/25 3.30
7/26 snorkle 3 hours Red Barred Hawkfish


7/27 2.31 in the heat and humidity while I had my car serviced


total 41.72
@zdyb23456 Great run!
@Elise4270 it's ok, you can eat that!


Ticker is my goal for 2018 and progress to date:





So did I temp fate, or foresee disaster?
To readdress Amazon Prime day purchases: I found a nifty little egg incubator to use since my "she" turned out to be a "he," and was hoping to breed my handsome rooster....
....and I also found a smoking deal on an Essential Phone.....the same one I use which has 128gigs of memory and NO bloatware. It was such a great deal I snapped it up, because one of us will need a new phone eventually.
Eventually was apparently yesterday. We spent a lovely day at our favorite beach. DH actually got warm enough to go into the water.
With his phone in his pocket.

Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
07/01/18 :::: 3.1 :::: 3.1
07/02/18 :::: 5.5 :::: 8.6
07/03/18 :::: 3.0 :::: 11.5
07/04/18 :::: 5.6 :::: 17.1
07/05/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 17.1
07/06/18 :::: 2.0 :::: 19.2
07/07/18 :::: 3.8 :::: 22.9
07/08/18 :::: 9.4 :::: 32.4
07/09/18 :::: 4.1 :::: 36.4
07/10/18 :::: 3.8 :::: 40.3
07/11/18 :::: 6.6 :::: 46.8
07/12/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 46.8
07/13/18 :::: 4.0 :::: 50.9
07/14/18 :::: 14.2 :::: 65.1
07/15/18 :::: 4.9 :::: 70.0
07/16/18 :::: 3.8 :::: 73.8
07/17/18 :::: 3.0 :::: 76.8
07/18/18 :::: 4.8 :::: 81.7
07/19/18 :::: 4.1 :::: 85.8
07/20/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 85.8
07/21/18 :::: 12.1 :::: 97.9
07/22/18 :::: 4.1 :::: 101.9
07/23/18 :::: 4.1 :::: 106.0
07/24/18 :::: 3.0 :::: 109.0
07/25/18 :::: 7.5 :::: 116.5
07/26/18 :::: 4.0 :::: 120.5
07/27/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 120.5
07/28/18 :::: 4.1 :::: 124.5/ 130 mile goal

Chocolate Challenge 5k today! I haven't run a 5k since last October and really wanted to get an official time under 30 minutes finally. I had unofficially done it during the Corporate Challenge 3.5 mile race at 28:51 according to my Garmin. But the course today was hillier whereas the CC was completely flat - but I had run a half marathon a few days before it.

There was a short downpour right before I left my house, so I scrambled to grap a hat and jacket just in case. But weather turned out to be pretty nice considering, at only about 66 degrees at the start. Very humid though, so I felt pretty sweaty just after doing a short warm-up jog.

They changed the course within the last week due to construction issues, and it was a bit confusing and loopy. Some people doing the 10k had problems with either the course being short or long, which may have been due to confusion on how many loops to do. The 5k measured right on for me. It was on a college campus and covered every kind of surface pretty much, though mostly on roads. There were some hills, with the worst one being up a sidewalk path near the end of the race. I felt like I had lost my shot at getting a PR at that point but was trying not to look at my watch. The good thing was as soon as we got up the hill and turned the corner, there was the finish. I sprinted it up and crossed at 28:34 official net time. Woo hoo! I felt like throwing up for a minute but recovered quickly and then grabbed all the chocolate offerings. Most of which I saved and brought home with me, but I had an ice cream bar and some brownie bites with my banana. I'm excited to have a Hostess Suzy Q for later - haven't had one of those in years.

Results posted showed I finished 5th in my age group (out of 53), so I'm super excited. It was a small race of about 375 people in the 5k, quite a few walkers, but still my best gender and overall finish percentile so far. It was fun and supported a good cause, so a very good day.

I am way behind but wanted to comment on the tri discussion @rheddmobile, @_nikkiwolf_ and others were having... I have thought about it too. Can do the running and swimming but not the biking! Oh - I can ride a bike but never learned how to work all the gears and the braking scares the *kitten* out of me! Not to mention that the seats are so uncomfortable!
I grew up swimming competitively as did my daughter. The most important thing I can tell you for basic crawl is to use your legs to flutter kick. Get that down first (hang on to the side of the pool and kick, float with your arms in front of you or holding a kickboard and kick) Then add in the arms making sure you are reaching out in front, cupping your hands a bit and pulling back, keeping your head down. To breath, turn your head (only) to the side and not twist your entire body. You can practice the breathing with the kicking too (holding the side of the pool, kickboardc, etc.) The kicking though is what helps you maintain the buoyancy in the water and makes the stroking/breathing part easier.

July Goal: 52 miles

Current Mileage To Date: 49

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
7/22: Rest
7/23: 3 miles + 5 x 10 second strides
7/24: Rest
7/25: 1 mile warm-up + 1 mile tempo run @ 10:20 pace + 1 mile cool down
7/26: 3 mile recovery run + 5 x 10 second strides
7/27: Rest
7/28: 5 miles


July Miles Remaining: 3

Upcoming Races:

Santa Monica Classic | September 9th | 5k

___________________

Thank you to everyone who has provided some much needed reassurance and advice towards my running. It's much appreciated!

I ran 5 miles today.....SUPER HAPPY.....and tired AF. This is my longest run of the year so far as I've been trying to slowly build myself back up since shoulder surgery last year. I only needed to take a brief walk break after I crossed the 4 mile threshold, but then I just powered through the rest and finished well. I may have been slow, but I was more encouraged by my even breathing and the fact my legs were still in good shape by the end of my run.

There's only 1 run left in July and I'll have broken through 50 miles! Yippee!

Hope everyone is having a fantastic weekend so far. Congrats again to everyone who surpassed their goals this month! It's been a joy to be a part of this lovely group - since I've been here the past few weeks. Big hugs to you all. Looking forward to August!