July 2019 Monthly Running Challenge

emmamcgarity · July 2019

After a week off my hip is feeling much better. I plan to run again tonight but will be short in my July goal. I’m ok with that.

Tramboman · July 2019

I hope no one minds, 'cause I took the liberty of beginning the August 2019 Monthly Running Challenge.
Just hope everything works...

Elise4270 · July 2019

Tramboman wrote: »

I hope no one minds, 'cause I took the liberty of beginning the August 2019 Monthly Running Challenge.
Just hope everything works...

Good job! I kinda like this rotating thread starter! August

martaindale · July 2019

Perfectly timed my run today. The rain was almost over but the sun hadn't come out to turn the day into a sauna.
My training plan called for a 3 mile pace run. I went for it and did 3.1 miles in 27:50! A new 5k PR for me - about 30 secs a mile off my old time!

7/1: 3.5 miles
7/3: 3 miles
7/5: 5 miles
7/7: 3 miles
7/8: 4 miles
7/10: 3 miles
7/12: 6 miles
7/14: 3 miles
7/15: 4 miles
7/17: 3 miles
7/19: 7 miles
7/21: 3 miles
7/22: 3 miles
7/24: 3 miles
7/26: 4 miles
7/28: 3 miles
7/29: 3.1 miles

July total: 63.6 miles
July goal: 66 miles

2019 Races:

Piney Woods Trailfest 5k - 2/2/2019 29.23
Rodeo Run 10k - 2/23/2019 1:03.12
Run Houston! Minute Maid Park 10k - 3/23/2019 1:01.28
Brazos Bend 50 10k - 4/6/2019 1:15:33
TWRC Run Wild Run Free 5k - 9/2019
10 for Texas 10 Miler - 10/2019 registered
Wine and Dine half marathon - 11/3/2019 registered

Run the Year 2019 - Team Five for Nineteen

katharmonic · July 2019

@Tramboman excellent - thanks for starting the August thread!

@meljoemom welcome! Happy to have you join in!

Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
07/01/19 :::: 3.0 :::: 3.0
07/02/19 :::: 4.4 :::: 7.5
07/03/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 7.5
07/04/19 :::: 10.1 :::: 17.5
07/05/19 :::: 3.1 :::: 20.6
07/06/19 :::: 4.5 :::: 25.2
07/07/19 :::: 4.5 :::: 29.7
07/08/19 :::: 3.9 :::: 33.5
07/09/19 :::: 2.6 :::: 36.1
07/10/19 :::: 4.6 :::: 40.7
07/11/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 40.7
07/12/19 :::: 3.5 :::: 44.2
07/13/19 :::: 4.0 :::: 48.2
07/14/19 :::: 9.4 :::: 57.6
07/15/19 :::: 4.1 :::: 61.7
07/16/19 :::: 3.1 :::: 64.8
07/17/19 :::: 4.6 :::: 69.4
07/18/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 69.4
07/19/19 :::: 3.0 :::: 72.5
07/20/19 :::: 8.0 :::: 80.5
07/21/19 :::: 5.4 :::: 85.8
07/22/19 :::: 3.5 :::: 89.3
07/23/19 :::: 1.3 :::: 90.6
07/24/19 :::: 5.4 :::: 96.0
07/25/19 :::: 8.5 :::: 104.5
07/26/19 :::: 4.0 :::: 108.5
07/27/19 :::: 3.1 :::: 111.6
07/28/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 111.6
07/29/19 :::: 3.6 :::: 115.2/115 mile goal

I went to run group tonight and the workout was 5-7-3 minute intervals, with 1 minute recovery between. But I ran them at pretty easy pace because I'll do the actual speedwork on Wednesday. I just wanted to go to group to motivate myself to get a run done. Also my right knee is a little sore from Saturdays wedding extravaganza. Too much standing around and dancing in heels (low heels, but still).

That meets my mileage goal for this month. My stretch goal was 125, which I won't make, but I should get over 120. Which will be my highest mileage month since October.

I'll do some assessment for setting a goal for August and head over to that thread. I'm not sure I'm quite where I want to be training-wise at this point, but I'm feeling better about it than I have been.

Scott6255 · July 2019

Excellent job on your 5k PR @martaindale!

katharmonic · July 2019

Scott6255 wrote: »

Excellent job on your 5k PR @martaindale!

Ooh, yes, I missed this! Great job!

shanaber · July 2019

@contrarymarymary - great race report and awesome running over the 2 days!
@martaindale - congratulations on the PR!
Wasn't sure how today's run was going to be after the difficult long run on Sunday. I woke up to heavy marine layer clouds and lovely coolness. It stayed under 70F I think for the entire run and I was able to take Hobbes the Vizsla along for the 1st time in over a week. We had a few stops and starts as he wanted to sniff initially and then meet and greet pretty much everyone on the trail. It amazes me how much better I do when the temps are down even if the humidity is up and dew point is about the same... I guess I am just not made to run in hot weather. I have a 6 mile pace run on the plan for Wednesday so hopefully that should get me to my goal for the month!
I will jump over to the August thread and set a goal too. Thanks @Tramboman for getting it started!
Date........Miles.......Total
07/01......4.55........4.55
07/02......0.00........4.55 - + Strength Training
07/03......0.00........4.55
07/04......5.52......10.07
07/05......4.86......14.93
07/06......0.00......14.93
07/07......0.00......14.93 - To Healdsburg
07/08......5.72......20.65
07/09......0.00......20.65
07/10......4.26......24.91
07/11......1.22......26.13
07/12......4.62......30.75
07/13......0.00......30.75 - Home
07/14......0.00......30.75 - Dog Bite ☹️
07/15......5.77......36.52 - Run in Peace @MobyCarp + Agility Class
07/16......0.00......36.52 - + Strength Training
07/17......6.64......43.16
07/18......0.00......43.16 - + Strength Training
07/19......5.68......48.84 - Tempo
07/20......9.56......58.40 - Dedicated to Don P.
07/21......0.00......58.40
07/22......6.17......64.57 - + Agility Class
07/23......0.00......64.57 - + Strength Training
07/24......7.62......72.19
07/25......0.00......72.19 - + Strength Training
07/26......6.35......78.54
07/27......0.00......78.54
07/28....10.60......89.14
07/29......5.46......94.60 - + Agility Class

2019 Planned and Completed Races
02/03/19 - Surf City Half Marathon Deferred to 2020
05/11/19 - Santa Barbara Wine Country HM
09/15/19 - Jack and Jill Downhill HM - Boise
11/23/19 - USA Women's HM
02/02/20 - Surf City Half Marathon

PastorVincent · July 2019

August thread is here BTW:

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10756951/august-2019-monthly-running-challenge

No matter how July went for you, come join us in August. That is a great part of this thread, fresh start every month!

Scott6255 · July 2019

Surprisingly good 9 mile run this morning. Was feeling achy and tired last night from working at my Mom's house all day yesterday. But after I got to running a few miles, everything felt pretty good, despite the return of the oppressive heat, humidity, and zero wind.
Ended July with 130+ miles (and no injuries) 😁

Tramboman · July 2019

7-1 rest
7-2 7k intervals
7-3 7k moderate
7-4 rest
7-5 7k slow
7-6 7k slow(er)
7-7 7k slow
7-8 rest
7-9 7k intervals
7-10 7k moderate
7-11 rest
7-12 7k moderate
7-13 11k slow
7-14 7k moderate
7-15 rest
7-16 7k intervals
7-17 7k moderate
7-18 rest
7-19 7k easy
7-20 7k slow
7-21 7k moderately easy
7-22 rest
7-23 7k moderate
7-24 7k moderate
7-25 rest
7-26 4k warmup
7-27 5k race
7-28 7k recovery
7-29 rest
7-30 5k easy

July Total: 144k
July Goal: 150k

January Total: 131k
February Total: 159.5k
March Total: 183k
April Total: 126k
May Total: 128k
June Total: 161.5k

Monthly average: 148.1k

Next year when you pop in here claiming your December 2019 mileage, what accomplishments will you have made?
Run at least 4 5k races.
Get under 30:00 and a PR for 5k.
Average at least 135k per month, which would put me over 1,000 miles for the year.

Run the Year Team: Five for Nineteen

Great job on your 5k PR, @martaindale!!!!

Brutally humid today with legs that felt like wood. Tried to do my usual 7k today and had to cut it to 5 -- just couldn't do any more.

2019 Races:

4-13 Shine the Light 5K - 31:12 chip time; First Place male 65 and older
6-30 Strides for Starfish 5K - 31:34 chip time; 31/77 overall; second male 65 and older (no official category)
7-27 Solon Home Days 5K - 31:11 chip time; 95/141 overall; 4/6 age group (male)
8-31 Race for Freedom 5k
9-14 Gift of Life 5k

kgirlhart · July 2019

July goal: 100 miles

7/2: 6.26 miles
7/3: 5.51 miles
7/4: 6.25 miles
7/7: 9.11 miles
7/9: 6.23 miles
7/10: 6.25 miles
7/11: 6.24 miles
7/14: 10.04 miles
7/16: 6.25 miles (Run in Peace @MobyCarp)
7/17: 6.26 miles
7/18: 6.26 miles
7/21: 10.3 miles
7/23: 6.26 miles
7/24: 6.25 miles
7/25: 6.26 miles
7/28: 10.55 miles
7/30: 6.25 miles

120.53/100 miles completed

I had a great 6.25 miles run this morning. It was hot already when I left the house at 5:48 this morning. It was 73°F feels like 74°F with humidity at 78% and a dew point at 65°. But I guess I am as used to the heat as I can get because once I got going it didn't bother me too much. It was a little cloudy so it seemed really dark starting out, but the sunrise was just lovely. It was clearing as the sun came up and the clouds made some really pretty colors in the east sky. I never was a morning person before, but I have really been enjoying getting out and running early in the morning.

I am already over my goal for July and I have one more run in the morning. So far this has been my highest mileage month ever. I am still planning to set my goal for August as 100 miles though. I like to set a goal I know will be attainable. Part of me thinks that is weak and I should set a goal I have to work hard for, but I also don't want to injure myself trying to attain some arbitrary mileage goal when really I just run because I love it. And I don't want to be stressed about whether I can make my goal or not. But I do like the feeling of accomplishment I get when I do meet my goals.

Great race report @ContraryMaryMary!

Congrats on the PR @martaindale!

2019 races:
2/2/19: Catch the Groundhog Half Marathon - PR 2:15:17
5/18/19: Run for 57th AHC Half Marathon - Cancelled due to weather

2020 races:
5/16/20: Run for 57th AHC Half Marathon

MegaMooseEsq · July 2019

I ran yesterday! First run in a couple of weeks and it felt tough, but normal, haven't-run-in-a-while tough, not why-does-this-hurt-so-much tough. My physical therapist wanted to check in before gym yesterday to see how running was going since we met last Wednesday, and since I hadn't actually run since I'd seen her, and the weather was lovely all day, I decided to pull the trigger and run to gym. 1.74 miles and back on the board!

Tomorrow I'm going to try for a 5k-ish lake run, and then Saturday I've got my first 10K since January out in Seattle. I'm nervous about it but also really, really hoping I'll be able to start building milage again.

I didn’t get much yoga or walking in last week, but I did meet my strength goal and biked maybe 75-80 minutes, which I’m pretty proud of. Up in some places, down in others, so it goes. It’s been about a week and a half since adjusting my anti-depressants and I'm starting to feel something like normal again. Whew!

July Total: 20.41 miles

zamirasoni · July 2019

7/2/19-2.98
7/3/19-3.00
7/7/19-3.45
7/9/19-3.42
7/10/19-3.05
7/14/19-4.79
7/17/19- 3.69
7/19/19- 3.38
7/20/19- 5.73
7/24/19- 3.7
7/25/19- 3.96
7/27/19-6.44
7/30/19-4.49

Last one for me!! July was fun

I'm not really looking towards August. It's just going to be hot and miserable over here.

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Elise4270 · July 2019

Good luck on those races @MegaMooseEsq ! I think you’ll be okay, just pace yourself, walk a bit and save your energy to finish strong.

@kgirlhart wow! Congratulations on the monthly mileage and embracing AM runs. I’m trying to convince dh that that is the way to go. Shame one me, right. I hardly made it out for an am run. He’s too much of a night owl and needs to shift his time. I’m just flat lazy and won’t get up.

@Scott6255 dang you killed this month despite the heat! I’m sure October rewards will be reaped.

Congratulations @martaindale on the race!

@shanaber 70f? Oh what’s that like? It was 85 the other day and it actually felt a little cool. I put my heated seats on. No lie.

@emmamcgarity Glad to hear the hip is better!

I ended the month with more activity than I anticipated. Some of it was torturous. But, I think pt is paying off and hope to be trotting while my eggs cook this next month. Of course, I anticipate another surgery September... so just round and round we go.

Keep those feet moving. Never deny your heart. (Unless it’s illegal, y’all).

zeesparrow · July 2019

July miles - 86.92/75, walk 22.14

07/01 - Yoga; walk 1.82
07/02 - 4.58; Yoga
07/03 - 3.02
07/04 - rest
07/05 - 4.5
07/06 - rest
07/07 - 8.07
07/08 - Yoga
07/09 - 4.97
07/10 - 3.08; Yoga
07/11 - 4.96
07/12 - Yoga; walk 1.07
07/13 - Yoga; walk 2.03
07/14 - 6.21 - 10k PR (1:09:19)
07/15 - walk 1.33
07/16 - 5.16; Yoga
07/17 - 2.53; Yoga
07/18 - walk 2.34; 20min bike; Yoga
07/19 - 5.03
07/20 - walk 4.28
07/21 - 9.06; walk 1.78
07/22 - walk 1.2
07/23 - 2.09 recovery run; Yoga
07/24 - 5.17; Yoga
07/25 - walk 2.19; Yoga
07/26 - 5.05
07/27 - walk 2.07
07/28 - 9.69; walk 1.13
07/29 - walk 0.9; Yoga
07/30 - 3.75

Today's run was a lot better than anticipated; attitude was good going in, and body cooperated throughout. HR stayed down, cadence (and more importantly, attitude) stayed up. My IT band is still feeling a little tight now.

I think I've decided that instead of pushing mileage for one more week and then tapering, I'm going to start tapering now. I had originally given myself an extra week of my training plan, just in case. I followed the plan pretty closely except for week 3 when I had some knee pain. I took it really easy that week, slowly picked back up the following weeks and then was right back on track. I probably should have repeated a week somewhere in the middle rather than pushing on, but it's a little late for that now!

So today I ran 3.75 instead of 5. I'll decrease the next couple days as well, and Sunday's long run ... well, I'll see how I feel and play it by ear but I'm considering 5 or 6 miles. Then I'll follow the final week of the plan before the race the following Sunday.

Looking back on my training log, I see that I've increased my mileage a little bit since January:

Jan: 23.05
Feb: 38.28
Mar: 28.24
Apr: 50.33
May: 42.75
June: 58.04
July: 86.92

I've still got one more run tomorrow (which will put me near 90, if not over). Whoa. I've run a lot this month! I believe my mileage in August will be much lower.

autumnblade75 · July 2019

I googled how fast an easy run should be, and I should be going even slower, so today I went faster because I don't learn. And had a shorter run as a result... I'll try to take a lesson from that for tomorrow, and finish out the month strong.

No More Than 120 Miles

.........

July 25 - 7 miles
July 26 - 8 miles

July 28 - 8 miles

July 30 - 6 miles

Total: 101.5 miles

Mari33a · July 2019

02/07 2.52 miles
03/07 2.55 miles
05/07 2.55 miles
13/07 2.52 miles
16/07 2.03 morning & 2.22 evening = 4.25 Yea I did it
17/07 2.53 miles
18/07 2.33 miles
30/07 2.55 miles

@PastorVincent - sorry to hear about your job. Great attitude tho!
@Avidkeo - Congratulations on getting your house

katharmonic · July 2019

Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
07/01/19 :::: 3.0 :::: 3.0
07/02/19 :::: 4.4 :::: 7.5
07/03/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 7.5
07/04/19 :::: 10.1 :::: 17.5
07/05/19 :::: 3.1 :::: 20.6
07/06/19 :::: 4.5 :::: 25.2
07/07/19 :::: 4.5 :::: 29.7
07/08/19 :::: 3.9 :::: 33.5
07/09/19 :::: 2.6 :::: 36.1
07/10/19 :::: 4.6 :::: 40.7
07/11/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 40.7
07/12/19 :::: 3.5 :::: 44.2
07/13/19 :::: 4.0 :::: 48.2
07/14/19 :::: 9.4 :::: 57.6
07/15/19 :::: 4.1 :::: 61.7
07/16/19 :::: 3.1 :::: 64.8
07/17/19 :::: 4.6 :::: 69.4
07/18/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 69.4
07/19/19 :::: 3.0 :::: 72.5
07/20/19 :::: 8.0 :::: 80.5
07/21/19 :::: 5.4 :::: 85.8
07/22/19 :::: 3.5 :::: 89.3
07/23/19 :::: 1.3 :::: 90.6
07/24/19 :::: 5.4 :::: 96.0
07/25/19 :::: 8.5 :::: 104.5
07/26/19 :::: 4.0 :::: 108.5
07/27/19 :::: 3.1 :::: 111.6
07/28/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 111.6
07/29/19 :::: 3.6 :::: 115.2
07/30/19 :::: 2.4 :::: 117.6

Treadmill warm-up run at the gym today. The beginning was shaky, but the run seemed to work out most of the soreness in my knee.

Strength training was a mix of things, but a lot of arms today. We started with focusing on 100 push-ups, in sets of 10 super-setting with a few other things. Then we moved to pull-ups as the focus. My arms felt a little jello-like at the end of the whole thing.

One more day of July. Make the most of it!

ereck44 · July 2019

My goal is 60 miles this month. I think that I ran 57 miles last month... so not an unreachable goal.

July 1....4.26 miles (Monon trail)

July 2....4.66 miles (Monon trail)

July 5...4.17 miles (Monon trail).

July 6....2.03 miles (treadmill).

July 8...5.22 miles (Monon trail)

July 10...2.4 miles (treadmill).

July 11...5.26 miles (Monon trail)

July 14...4.01 miles (Monon trail)

July 15...5.29 miles (Monon trail)

July 16...6.47 miles (Monon trail)

July 17...2.38 miles (treadmill)

July 21....4.06 miles (Monon trail)

July 22...3.11 miles ( Monon trail)

July 24....4.14 miles (Monon trail).

July 26....4.08 miles (Monon trail)...Cool weather....nice run. It will be my last due to plans to visit my mother and needing to clean the basement in anticipation of new washer/dryer.

Total: 56.28 miles
Goal: 60 miles.

I should be able to run another 4 miles after work tomorrow a.m. and achieve my monthly goal.

I still need to read about 40 pages of posts. I just learned that @PastorVincent lost his job. I hope that you have a lot of nibbles at a new job by page 78. That truly sucks! Did you have any inkling that the company was going to close its doors?

I wear 2 bras when I run, one regular bra and one sports bra. I wiggle my "girls" out in front and then cross my arms behind the back and bend waaaaaay over and peel the bras off. Then a breathe a sigh off relief.

Well, got to finish getting ready for work. I hope all of you meet your goals this month.

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