July Run Log

Took part in a photo shoot to advertise the Rival 5k.  Best jump photo ever.

Ran the Zucchini Run with Melissa and paced her to her first sub-30 5k.  It was a TOUGH course.  The last 2.5 miles were UPHILL ~ and I mean Chardon UPHILL.  At the bottom of the first of the two big climbs, I asked her how bad she wanted this.  She said she wanted it...so we went for it.  I didn't have an overall time on my watch (duh) but Mike was standing at the top of the second big climb yelling we had a minute and a half to finish...it was awesome.  Melissa put her head down & ran.  So Awesome to see her accomplish that.

At the finish.

July 21 ~ celebrated 27 years of happily ever after to this guy.  What kids.  What a great life.

And to celebrate ~ we went Big Foot hunting in Salt Fork State Park.  We were part of 200 other people Big Foot hunting ~ and they were a bunch of drunk hillbillies... But it's ok.  We found him.

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And we took the XC girls to Cedar Point.  Always a good time.  Best coaches around.

July was a rough month for me physically. Started the month totally dying at the Captains Grand Slam 5k.  Didn't say anything about this earlier...because it still hurts.  I was running with Leslie and doing well & my right leg just gave out...weird.  Limped the last .5 & ended up with a big knot in my calf and quad.  Took a few days off to heal, went to Colorado, ran in the altitude and felt great.  Come home & end up tweaking my left hip/glute/hammy/lower back.  It's FINALLY feeling way better...after an hour massage with Cora today :)  

I need to STRETCH & take care of this so it doesn't come back.  Heading into August feeling strong & hitting all my workout times.  77 days till Columbus.

July Run Log:

July Totals:

126.65 miles for the month 
862.92 miles for the year 

245.51 miles in my Gortex Ghosts ~ not worn at all this month.

436.11 miles in my old pink Brooks Glycerin 13 

408.44 miles in my new pink Brooks Glycerin 13 

510.61 miles in my teal Brooks Glycerin 13  ~ turned these into hiking shoes in Colorado. May become Camp Stig shoes.

302.85 miles in my purple Brooks Glycerin 14 

19.49 miles in my Black Brooks Glycerin 14  ~ NEW SHOES

Training for:  BQ @ Columbus Marathon October 15, 2017

Cross Training: Core Challenge ~ squats ~ push-ups ~ leg lifts... working up to 100 squats ~ 40 push-ups ~ 100 leg lifts by August 9.  I am going to continue some sort of routine yet-to-be-determined once that's done ~ along with my little yoga stretching routine.  Hopefully at the end of August I can say I did this.

My WEIGHT: I was 137...and I was 139...and yesterday, I put on a dress that really showed my growing belly.  I'VE BEEN SO HUNGRY.  

Some interesting facts:

Longest run this month:   14.03

What hurts?: bad month for hurts.  But better today as I type this.  left lower back/IT band are tight.

Weekly mileage this month:  23.46 ~ 22.53 ~ 37.55 ~ 39.02

Favorite place to run this month: Colorado...the bike path over the dam

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:  26.78, October 30, 2016, Marine Corps Marathon, Washington DC

PR's:

1 mile: 6:43 (Memorial Mile 6/10/17)

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: 1:44:42 (Northern Ohio Half Marathon 10/4/15)

marathon: 3:57:31 (The Cleveland Marathon 5/17/15)