July 2021 Monthly Running Challenge

7/1 - 6.49 miles, midweek long run (90 mins Z2)

July Total: 6.49 miles
July Goal: 135 miles

Woke up early this morning for the first mid week long run in my new schedule that technically started Sunday. It was humid and while it wasn't raining any more when I started running I still got plenty wet from all of the puddles, sweat, fog, and one path where a stream came over it's banks giving a nice, long stretch of 2-4 inches of water to splash through.

I decided based on my schedule and race timing, to do a nice long run today, then go a bit easier for the next week. So I mapped out a 30+ km route, got up before everyone in my family, and set out.

I was blessed with decent weather - first cool and overcast, then hard rain (and I had to eat all my gummies because I needed the bag to protect my phone), then the sun came out, but I was still soaked didn't feel too hot except for about half an hour towards the end. I took it slow with plenty of walk breaks, but adding that extra 8k to what I'm used to was pretty challenging. Oh well, I did it. Goal was 30k under 4 hours, and I made it with about 2 minutes to spare Something is now bugging me in my hip and I'm walking funny, but am doing the stretches and trying to work it out. Should be fine, I hope.

Now time for that huge to-do list I've got on my calendar. Not sure why it all ended up on today 😆

7/1 - 3.02

3.02 of 65 miles

@shanaber thanks for setting us up.

I'm going to say 65 miles with a stretch goal of 75. Skip and I are going out of town for a week and I'm not sure how much running I'll be able to get in while we are gone.

@WandaVaughn I'm tagging you here so you come back.

Oh my gosh you all know I'm a sucker for new shoes, I'm also a sucker for the Brave Like Gabe Foundation for cancer research. After Gabe passed away 2 years ago Brooks put out a pair of shoes to raise money for the Foundation about a year later and again this week for the 2 year anniversary they did again. I had to get them. The first picture is the first shoe and the second is the current shoe.

Just started running a couple months ago; used to really not like it and have since started to actually enjoy it! That being said, I don’t go very far or very fast, but my goal for July is 20 miles 😊 Looking forward to being a part of this group!

Welcome newbies! Strap in... it is a fast-paced forum. But don't be intimidated. Just comment when you feel inspired, or just read at your leisure

@WhatMeRunning sounds like great fun stomping though puddles
Very nice long run @polskagirl01! Now you can back off and take it easy this next week. Hope the hip niggle goes away!
Glad the toe feels better @pfeiferlindsey!
Cool shoes @skippygirlsmom! Which Brooks model are they? You know I'm a sucker for Brooks shoes!
Great impromtu run @Tramboman!

Hello, this is my first time doing this challenge. I want to do the half-marathon at Disney Wine & Dine in 2022!

Hi, y'all. I'm back....

Lost my mojo last December, had a few false starts, pouted because my app wouldn't track me anymore, gained 10 pounds, had daughter and 3 grandchildren move into the house (thankful b/c boyfriend was abusive!) and trying to make sense of my life. Running helps. I'd forgotten that.

So I signed up for a local 10K race - the Cotton Row Run. That should keep me motivated. I feel like I'm starting all over. 3 miles is a struggle. Hoping to run at least 3 times a week and be ready for the Labor day race! I'm afraid to put a number to my month.

7-1 2.1 miles (Hill Repeats after cutting cedars for almost 1.5 hours)

MT = 2.1/70 miles running: 1.0/31miles walking

I sat down and updated my running spreadsheet. Because of having 2 weeks off with company, I only managed to run 31.85 miles last month. I am going to try to follow the HM plan and run 5 days a week in July. If I do, the plan says I should run around 89 miles. That seems like way too much, so I am going to set my goal for 70 miles running and 31 miles walking. Besides, I know there will probably be days that I won't get to run that I plan to right now.

My wonderful neighbor offered to help cut cedar trees out of my pasture/hay field this morning. For those of you who aren't from this area, the cedars are like weeds. If you don't keep on top of them they can quickly take over. Well, I haven't kept on top of these for the last 3 - 4 years. It's beginning to look really bad. Last year, I got one section of the field done. I'd love to get the rest taken care of this year. Anyway, we worked for about 1.5 hours. I used a pair of clippers for the smaller trees while William used his electric chainsaw and then his hand saw for a while, then we switched and I used the hand saw. I also loaded all of the ones we cut into the Gator and drove them to a big overgrown ditch in the field and threw them in there. I tried to get before and after pictures, but didn't do a very good job of taking them from the same spot. Hopefully I can next time.

It was already hot when we finished. I visited with my mom for a few minutes to rest, then came home. Since I was already sweaty and I needed to take a shower, I decided to go ahead and do my scheduled run for today. I did slightly modify it. The plan called for hill repeats: 5 min Zone 1, 5 min Zone 2, 10x(30 sec Zone 5, 90 sec Zone 1), 5 min Zone1. My modifications were to only do 5 minutes of warm up and then I didn't go all out on the hills. I did go a bit faster, but didn't push it...until the last one. I sprinted it, but shouldn't have. It was just too much and I had to stop for a few minutes before doing the cool down and get some water. Garmin said it was 81°F with 66% humidity for a feel like of 83°F. But, my thermometer was showing 84°F in the shade, so I'm guessing the feels like was closer to 89°F. Also walked a mile total for warm up and cool down.