Run log: July 2015

July running ~ it got hot & it stopped raining!  I'm learning how to run in the heat...but have formally declared {in my own mind} that I'm not a fan of running in temperatures over 70 degrees.  I'm a wimp.  

This month I: 

*became a member of Team Beef this month.  I have the official jersey and everything.  I'd rather it be a tank...but it's comfortable to run in {because I tried it out the day I got it}  Rather excited to have a Team Beef shirt :)  

*ran in Colorado {ugh, but beautiful}  

*ran two races...back to back...placed first in both & sit at the overall #5 woman in the NERC Grand Prix.  I missed a race last weekend & am missing one this next, so I'll not get my 8th race in until the XC series in the middle of August.  

*ran with the MMS XC runners

*skipped Thursday NERC group run more than I ran it

*ran with Barclay #projectgump and even put myself on Twitter so I could follow him...honestly I don't understand Twitter ~ so I can't see myself posting...but I'm there.  

*finally retired my Pink Brooks and broke out the clearance Brooks Glycerin 11's I bought a few months ago.  They are the exact same light blue pair I had last year {which became my Camp Stig shoes until they wore holes in the sides}   I'm trying the whole shoe rotation thing with my Nike's and these new Brooks.  We'll see if that saves $ in the long run.

*went too hard at Christine's class at the Y and took WAY too long to recover...everything hurt (even my right knee, which was FRIGHTENING because my knees DO NOT hurt).  I can't decide if I need MORE of that to strengthen my body or just not go so hard next time.  ~ and I had my ego stroked by the following Facebook conversation:

July Totals:

102.94 miles for the month ~ Yeah ~ over 100!! {added a Wednesday run so this would happen!}
862.95 miles for the year 

196.08 miles in my Gortex Ghosts ~ didn't wear them this month...but probably easier to keep them listed here as they are in my rotation.

594.12 miles in my pink Brooks Glycerin 12.  I think these are my Camp Stig shoes.  

139.84 miles in my Nike Vomero ~ These have become my main shoes...

13.68 miles in my NEW light blue Brooks Glycerin 11 ~ the clean version of the two pairs of exact same shoes I have.

Training for:   The Columbus Half October 18 ~ and really thinking about running the Northern Ohio...like the Grand Prix points...and I like the race.

Podcasts I'm listening to: Marathon Training Academy, Stuff You Missed in History Class, Dear Sugar, Stuff You Should Know, & This American Life.  New ones: Love & Radio, RadioLab & Stuff to Blow Your Mind.  

My WEIGHT:  Was at 134 the other day after my run...I'm really trying to limit grains and sugar.  Have had a bad week as I've done DQ twice and lots of desserts lately ~ and I still eat the bun with my burger.  I will keep on my "cleaner" eating plan and see how I do.  

Some interesting facts:

Longest run this month:  10 with Barclay 

Highest  weekly mileage this month: 30.75 ~ June 19 through June 25

Favorite place to run this month:  The 10 we did with Barclay...how can being part of that not be the favorite?

# of bags of Candy Cane Kisses left in my cabinet:  NADA
# of books I read this month: TWO
Monthly mileage record: 156.69 ~ March 2015 {purposely ran 8 (on a treadmill) on March 30 to beat the August 2013 record}
Highest mileage ever-at-one-time:  26.36 ~ May 17, 2015 The Cleveland Marathon

PR's:
5K: 22:30 (Run For the Grapes 9/28/14}
10K: 50:13 {Run for the Hills 6/22/14 & TIED the time Run for the Hills 6/21/15)
10-miler: 1:21:29 (Hermes Cleveland 10-miler 4/28/12)
half-marathon: 1:44:58 (Northern Ohio Half Marathon 10/12/14)
marathon: 3:57:31 (The Cleveland Marathon 5/17/15)