July 2020 Monthly Running Challenge

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  • rheddmobile
    rheddmobile Posts: 6,840 Member
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    @Camaramandy648 Wow happy first ultra! Good job!

    @Faebert Yeah your brain can do crazy stuff to your body from emotional stress! You be careful out there with the tripping! Hoping you feel better soon.
  • hamsterwheel6
    hamsterwheel6 Posts: 544 Member
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    @Faebert Biggest hugs to you. Totally understand.
    @Camaramandy648 Thank god you are on my RTY team! Lol. Great running, congratulations!
    @PastorVincent nice capture!
    @kgirlhart prayers for your mammogram hoping it’s just routine. It’s happened to me too where I had to go back , scared me as well. Hugs.

    45 min spin and 30 min strength cross training today.
    Tomorrow will run, but probably on the treadmill again. Depends on morning temps.
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 5,977 Member
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    @Camaramandy648 Congratulations on your marathon/ultra! I agree with @PastorVincent that running for 8 hours makes you insane. :lol:

    @kgirlhart Glad your run wasn't terrible and you are enjoying morning runs. I'm beginning to like them too. Prayers that your follow up mammogram will be nothing to worry about.



  • katharmonic
    katharmonic Posts: 5,720 Member
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    @Faebert so sorry about your tough year and your breakup on top of that. Hugs.

    @Camaramandy648 wow. Just wow. Congratulations, ultra runner.

    @kgirlhart hoping the best for your followup testing. I've had to do that too several times and its nerve-wracking.

    @elise4270 sorry for your continued bone issues. Hope you will get some real answers - and that they don't include not ever running again.

    @quilteryoyo great job getting your run done in the heat. How do you keep your M&Ms from being all melted?



    Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
    07/01/20 :::: 2.6 :::: 2.6
    07/02/20 :::: 5.0 :::: 7.6
    07/03/20 :::: 0.9 :::: 8.5
    07/04/20 :::: 1.8 :::: 10.3
    07/05/20 :::: 4.2 :::: 14.4
    07/06/20 :::: 3.0 :::: 17.4
    07/07/20 :::: 4.2 :::: 21.6
    07/08/20 :::: 5.2 :::: 26.8
    07/09/20 :::: 3.1 :::: 29.9
    07/10/20 :::: 0.8 :::: 30.7
    07/11/20 :::: 4.0 :::: 34.8
    07/12/20 :::: 8.5 :::: 43.2
    07/13/20 :::: 3.2 :::: 46.4
    07/14/20 :::: 4.2 :::: 50.6
    07/15/20 :::: 5.1 :::: 55.7
    07/16/20 :::: 5.5 :::: 61.3
    07/17/20 :::: 5.0 :::: 66.3
    07/18/20 :::: 10.0 :::: 76.3
    07/19/20 :::: 3.1 :::: 79.4
    07/20/20 :::: 3.1 :::: 82.5
    07/21/20 :::: 3.2 :::: 85.7

    Sprint workout and strength training this morning at the track. Included 1 mile warmup and 1 mile of the nose breathing practice while holding water in your mouth.
  • noblsheep
    noblsheep Posts: 584 Member
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    0722-5k, total-45.2k goal-80k

    Totally behind on my goal this month. Too many excuses and too little motivation. Went out for 5km this morning expecting it to be hot - it was, but there was a cool breeze most of the time so this run was actually semi-enjoyable. Pace was better than expected. This better than expected pace seems to have become a running (pun intended) theme these last few weeks. Interesting.

    @Camaramandy648 What an achievement! Just thinking about it makes my knees quiver in fear.
    @kgirlhart Sending some positive vibes your way.

    katharmonic wrote: »
    @quilteryoyo great job getting your run done in the heat. How do you keep your M&Ms from being all melted?
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  • Camaramandy648
    Camaramandy648 Posts: 711 Member
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    Thanks, everyone for the congratulations etc! @hamsterwheel6 I might actually hit 2020 instead of 1200! We’ll see - I plan to not pressure myself about that. I pledged 1200 and hopefully will be satisfied with just that! 😂

    @quilteryoyo I have the same question about the m&m’s! And good job getting out there even with the humidity! I know what it feels like and it is SO hard to make yourself do it sometimes.

    I called in to work today because I have what feels like a mixture of allergies and this weird fatigue that is really abnormal for me. I don’t believe it is running related because I felt great this many days out from running 150 miles. I have a headache/ migraine that comes and goes. It is inconsistent. My nutrition is on point, so I don’t think it’s that either.

    Work might have me go get a covid test. I really don’t think it’s that but what do I know? Oddly, my biggest annoyance is the idea of people saying, “it’s all that running you’re doing! I told you so!” Lmao

    But seriously. This fatigue is the pits.
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 5,977 Member
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    @katharmonic and @noblsheep I run up and down my driveway, so I leave them in the garage and stop when I get there and grab some. Nothing magical there. LOL I do like them better than gummy bears. I'll need to think about a way to keep them from melting if I have to carry them. Humm.
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
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    Camaramandy648 wrote: »
    I called in to work today because I have what feels like a mixture of allergies and this weird fatigue that is really abnormal for me. I don’t believe it is running related because I felt great this many days out from running 150 miles. I have a headache/ migraine that comes and goes. It is inconsistent. My nutrition is on point, so I don’t think it’s that either.

    Just a thought...

    Check your hydration (not pure water, you need salt too). It can take a few days to get that back on point. Drink a sports drink, if you start to feel better than you have your answer. The symptoms you describe can easily be that.
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
    edited July 2020
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    oh Yeti is at it again.
    i think i'll do it again. Might be the distraction i need as this whole BIL thing evolves
  • I_Want_A_Donut
    I_Want_A_Donut Posts: 101 Member
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    7/1 - 3.27 miles
    7/2 - 2.18 miles
    7/5 - 3.08 miles
    7/7 - 2.28 miles
    7/8 - 2.83 miles
    7/9 - 3.00 miles
    7/10 - 2.00 miles
    7/12 - 3.30 miles
    7/13 - 3.00 miles
    7/14 - 3.10 miles
    7/15 - 3.33 miles
    7/16 - 3.03 miles
    7/20 - 2.21 miles
    7/21 - 3.06 miles


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  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 4,981 Member
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    July Goal: 100 Miles

    7/1: 6.51 miles
    7/2: 6.02 miles
    7/5: 10.10 miles
    7/7: 6.22 miles
    7/8: 6.05 miles
    7/9: 6.08 miles
    7/12: 10.03 miles
    7/14: 6.21 miles
    7/15: 6.02 miles
    7/16: 6.22 miles
    7/19: 10.52 miles
    7/21: 6.02 miles
    7/22: 6.02 miles

    92.02/100 miles completed for July

    779.84/1000 miles for Run the Year Team Pavement Pounders

    Another 6 miles this morning. It was more humid today and the run felt so much harder. The first mile was tough going, but once I settled into the run I did enjoy it. The sky was really pretty once it started getting light out. It was a pretty uneventful run, but I'm always glad to get out there and get a run in. My feet are starting to get a little achy and my shoes have 344 miles on them, so I guess it's time to look for new shoes. I really want to get my gait checked again. Not for any real reason, but just because it has been a couple of years since I was fitted with shoes. I wouldn't mind trying something different, but I hate to buy shoes without having them fitted. But with Covid I don't want to travel for new shoes and the nearest running store is 60 miles away so I'll probably just end up going online and ordering the same shoes I always get.

    @RunsOnEspresso Thanks. I'll have to see how the mammo goes next week. If we do a "wait and keep and eye on it" again then I may try to run that. I'm hoping a biopsy won't be necessary.

    @hamsterwheel6 , @quilteryoyo , @katharmonic and @noblsheep Thanks for your well wishes.

    @mbaker566 I'm sorry to hear about your BIL. I'm sure that's really hard to go through.



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    2020 races:
    11/7/20: Run for 57th AHC Half Marathon
  • deraffemikey06
    deraffemikey06 Posts: 50 Member
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    Date Miles
    7/1/2020 8.6
    7/2/2020 8.6
    7/3/2020 8.3
    7/4/2020 8.7
    7/5/2020 8.7
    7/6/2020 8.7
    7/7/2020 9
    7/8/2020 8.7
    7/9/2020 8.7
    7/10/2020 9.2
    7/11/2020 8.6
    7/12/2020 8.6
    7/13/2020 8.8
    7/14/2020 8.6
    7/15/2020 8.4
    7/16/2020 8.5
    7/17/2020 8.6
    7/18/2020 8.6
    7/19/2020 8.7
    7/20/2020 8.6
    7/21/2020 8.6
    7/22/2020 8.5

    Actual: 190.3 Goal: 275
    Looks like Sunday's long run needs to be at least 21 miles long. Should have started long runs again one week earlier :D:D:D
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
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    deraffemikey06 wrote: »
    Actual: 190.3 Goal: 275
    Looks like Sunday's long run needs to be at least 21 miles long. Should have started long runs again one week earlier :D:D:D

    Or just run 85 miles tomorrow and be done with the month. :)

  • Faebert
    Faebert Posts: 1,588 Member
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    Congrats @Camaramandy648 - awesome achievement. Hope you are feeling a bit better.

    Thinking of you @kgirlhart and hugs to you @mbaker566. Life feels complicated enough at the moment without additional curveballs.

    Look after yourselves everyone. X
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 5,977 Member
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    @katharmonic Hahaha about the cooler. I don't have any of the toys that allow you to carry water with you yet. I need to get one. I was wondering if I had one of the belts if you could put a baggie with ice in it in the same pocket as the M&Ms and that would keep them from melting? Awesome workout, as always.

    @Tramboman I hope you hip and back stop complaining about your playing golf and running. They just need to suck it up and behave.

  • deraffemikey06
    deraffemikey06 Posts: 50 Member
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    PastorVincent wrote: »
    deraffemikey06 wrote: »
    Actual: 190.3 Goal: 275
    Looks like Sunday's long run needs to be at least 21 miles long. Should have started long runs again one week earlier :D:D:D

    Or just run 85 miles tomorrow and be done with the month. :)

    @PastorVincent that would be a huge mileage day pr B) . Might not be realistic for me :D:D:D

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