Welcome to the month of July! Do you have 95+ degree weather like we do in Philly? Oh my gosh, it’s absolutely miserable! I think I heard we’re having a 10-day heatwave….*shudders*!
While I try to retreat to a cool place, I wanted to take a look back at the month of June and look ahead for new running and fitness goals for July. Can you believe that this year is now over halfway over?
I’m linking up with Marcia, Patty, and Erika for Tuesdays on the Run, Debbie, Lora, and Rachel for the Running Coaches Corner and Annmarie and Nicole for Wild Workout Wednesday! I’m also joining Running on Happy and Fairytales and Fitness for the Friday 5 2.0!
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June Running Goal Recap
Clearly, running was not the priority for the month of June. I only ran a measly 6.3 miles at the beginning of the month. But I have to keep reminding myself that this is only a temporary hiatus! If I put in the work, hopefully, I’ll be back and better than ever soon! In any event, here’s how I did with my goals for June:
- Complete the Strong Arms and Abs Challenge. Grade: F. I barely even got started on this challenge…I did 2 days and I was so overwhelmed by all the reps (and the muscles burning) that I gave up rather quickly. I don’t know if Rachel is doing another challenge for July, but I definitely need a do-over!
- Begin treatment plan for plantar fasciitis. Grade: A-. I finally made my way to a see a doctor and was fortunate to be able to make appointments rather quickly. There were no surprises: I have plantar fasciitis in both feet, with my left worse than my right. I was given a night splint to wear at night, I bought Orange Superfeet for my shoes, and I was given a bunch of stretches to do. Unfortunately, I’m not noticing any improvements yet…
- Balance Hello Fresh meals with the summer farm share. Grade: A-. The summer farm share kicked off last month and it’s been great! The bread share has been a big hit in our house and we haven’t been completely overwhelmed by all the veggies – at least not yet! I cut back a bit on ordering Hello Fresh so we’ve been able to balance our meals pretty well. I’m very proud of the egg casserole I was able to make with loads of ingredients from the farm share – I posted it on Instagram!
July Running Goals
- Focus on treatment of plantar fasciitis. All I can do is focus on my recovery right now. I need to be more aggressive with stretching and icing – twice a day! I need to knock this thing out. I don’t feel like I’ve been disciplined enough (which is why I really hoped they would make me see a PT), but I also need to be as patient as possible. Wish me luck, please!
- Do indoor cycling at the gym 2x a week. Since cycling is pretty much the only cardio I can do right now, I want to commit to it. We have several bikes in our gym at my office, so I’m going to start going for a couple of nights a week during lunch or after work.
- Practice mindful eating. I’m very concerned about gaining weight while I’m not running as often, and I know that I can get a little carried away when it comes to snacking. I’m going take care to watch what I eat, especially since I’m going on vacation at the end of the month! Bikini season, you know? LOL!
How did you do in the month of June? What are your running goals for July?
It’s great that you have been working so hard on your PF recovery! Hopefully by the time you want to start training again it won’t be quite so hot.
It feels like I’m not doing enough, though I am doing the best I can to heal this darn PF. I wish I could say it feels better, but alas!
Crazy how hot it’s been so far this summer…I would love some low 80’s at this point, lol!
Oh, Janelle, I totally feel you! PF is the devil. I know you’re not a swimmer, but could you do pool running? You don’t actually run on the pool floor. You wear a flotation belt and you just “jog” around the deep water pool. That’s what really helped my PF and my runner’s soul.
I may give this a try at one of the public pools nearby! What kind of flotation belt do you use?
Our pool has belts but I bought one at Dicks–it wasn’t expensive.
Boo to the PF 🙁 Hopefully the more aggressive treatment in July will help.
Thanks, Chaitali!
I am so sorry about the plantar fasciitis! I hope you get better soon. No one has time for that.
Thanks, Zenaida! I have my fingers crossed!
I’m sorry the PF is still plaguing you. Hopefully, the extra time and attention you’re planning will do the trick!
Thanks, Michelle!
Sorry to hear that you have PF in both feet now and that it’s not getting much better. It’s such an annoying injury! BTW just became a bib pro ambassador too 🙂
Thanks, Deborah! Argh so sorry to get to this comment late – I’m happy to see you are a new Bibrave Pro! I hope this means we’ll finally get to meet at a race!!
Bikini season? Nope, my bikini season was like a hot minute a few years ago. 🙂 But I know what you mean — you CAN do it — it isn’t easy, but just focus on maintenance, not losing. And don’t totally deprive yourself either (I made ribs for dinner yesterday, too!).
I know that PF is very hard to knock out — good luck — people do do it! Now is a really good time to be icing anyway (yes, we’re suffering through the heatwave too, but it should break tomorrow and my longest long run this cycle will have beautiful weather).
That’s really too bad that they didn’t refer you to a PT. 🙁
Thanks, Judy! You’re right about maintenance – I’ve been really good about that over the years, but when I’m not running, I tend to fall a bit off track.
I guess because I wasn’t howling in pain they didn’t think it was serious enough for PT…meanwhile my condition hasn’t gotten any better. So irritating…
Sorry to hear your PF hasn’t settled down yet 🙁 My husband has treated my foot before (when I had it) with an adjustment. Sounds strange but might help?! Hope you feel better soon!
Thanks, Annmarie! Hopefully I can get some real therapy soon…I just don’t think my stretches are enough.
I hope that your PF stretches go beyond the foot. Calves, hamstrings and even glutes are all connected on that back line of the body and should be included (fascial stretch therapist here).
They have mostly given me calf stretches to do in addition to foot stretches. I will definitely take your advice and do more hamstring and glute work as well, thank you!
I certainly hope you knock that PF to the curb. Although I have not had any problems in two years, I still do a lot of arch stretching and massaging, almost daily, to keep things in check.
Thanks, Kim. Marathon training was the culprit this time around…not enough stretching! I hope that I can get signed up for PT because this recovery is taking WAY too long.
You had a great month! I recently tried out our first Hello Fresh and really liked the recipes! Glad you’re on the way to getting your plantar fasciitis mended! Hope you see some results soon! 🙂
Thanks, Karen! Hello Fresh really does have some solid recipes and great variety!