July Running Challenge

[FiveSigmas]

Hi, folks. I didn't see a spreadsheet for July, so I've gone ahead and started a new one:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ag4s7HPcOY9hdFBkTFR3c0xGd1RLUE92NUdpM1dvWUE&usp=sharing

Have a fun July (and stay safe in the summer sun)!

[yolfer]

Thanks! I was out of town last week and forgot to make a new spreadsheet.

[FiveSigmas]

Yeah, I figured people were probably on holiday or the like.

I also took the liberty of chaining together all the spreadsheets to make it a little easier to track progress over time (I hope I didn't break any rules!). Unfortunately, I couldn't find the one for February. I have a feeling it may have been cannibalized for the May challenge? If anyone really wants it, I think it's still available in the May revision history.

Anyone have any runs they're participating in this month? I've got an 8K on the 27th that I'm looking forward to.

[Bill76]

No July races for me.  Still training for the December marathon.  Looking to add a half marathon sometime in October.  I had one picked out, but plans changed, so now I'm looking at a couple of different ones.  I can't decide if I want the flat, fast course or the hilly, challenging one.

I'd like to set a PR, and the marathon is goint to be a pretty flat course, so I'm leaning towards the flat one.  The other one has a cooler medal and better shirts though.  Decisions, decisions...

[FiveSigmas]

Tough choice... The good news is that you always have next year to pick the one you don't do this year! :-)

[Bill76]

Signed up for the Cherokee Harvest Half Marathon on 10/19.  It's the one that I thought was a hilly course, but a different elevation chart shows it as pretty flat with only one disgustingly large hill about halfway through.  Only $40 to register, and that gets me a hoodie and two race shirts.  Not bad.

[FiveSigmas]

Signed up for the Cherokee Harvest Half Marathon on 10/19.  It's the one that I thought was a hilly course, but a different elevation chart shows it as pretty flat with only one disgustingly large hill about halfway through.  Only $40 to register, and that gets me a hoodie and two race shirts.  Not bad.

Nice! That sounds like a great deal for a half-marathon. I'm actually kind of surprised they're able to turn a profit on that, with the swag, road closures, setup, etc...

Good luck on the race!

[Bill76]

I have a hard time figuring out how they make any money either, but I guess they do.  The accompanying 5K race will subsidize the half marathoners a little bit, but they must have either really strong support from local government or some generous sponsors to pull it off and still make a donation to local charities.

[acc7x3]

So any one can join this?

[FiveSigmas]

So any one can join this?

Absolutely. Please join in if you're interested. The miles don't really count towards anything, but it's a nice way to keep motivated. Just follow the instructions at the top of the spreadsheet.