June (2016) Running Challenge

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  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,423 Member
    Thanks everyone for the congrats! My daughter has worked hard but has been in school too long. Double degree undergraduate, MPH, MCAM and now a doctor - time for a job and an income! Actually time for her residency and an income just above poverty level. But at least she can start paying off the loans... The minimum payment is less than the Intrest accrual - she will be paying on them forever! This is what happens when you have a highly driven only child!
    @HonuNui - I will tell her that! She and her dad love Star Wars!!
  • HonuNui
    HonuNui Posts: 1,464 Member
    @shanaber : Paid mine off in 21 years, 7 months and 13 days---never missed a payment and usually paid well over the minimum...... paid off just about in time to retire!
  • biscuitnow
    biscuitnow Posts: 141 Member
    Got another early morning run in - again, 5K in 37 minutes, but not as much fun as the last one as I've been weirdly exhausted for the past couple of days. I've caught up with my running plan by now though. Last week, I decided that if I make my June goal, I'm getting new running shoes in July, and now all of a sudden I'm up at 5:30 and dying for a run. ;)


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  • AdrianChr92
    AdrianChr92 Posts: 567 Member
    edited June 2016
    Great run today with the group. Had some new people coming and some of them never ran before. I decided to stay in the back and play the pacer and moral support. It was quite entertaining and made some new friends. One girl ended up hating on me but we took some walking breaks and we made it to the end. Another one was a runner but today it was the first time she ran 5k without stopping. I really hope these people keep with it. They remind me of me when I started and how hard it was.

    Tomorrow is long run day. Realized I haven't had a long run in a while. Can't wait just need to time it right so I don't melt

    Date.....Distance..Avg hr/Pace/km
    June 1 - 6.1 km - 156/5:47
    June 2 - 5.5 km - 154/6:00
    June 3 - 5.0 km - 153/6:12
    June 4 - 7.0 km - 184/4:25
    June 5 - 6.0 km - 143/6:27
    June 6 - rest
    June 7 - 6.0 km - 143/6:13
    June 8 - 6.8 km - 148/6:11 (Hot)
    June 9 - 5.8 km - 150/5:58
    June 10 - rest
    June 11 - 5.0 km - 184/4:26
    June 12 - 6.0 km - 149/6:05
    June 13 - rest
    June 14 - 7.6 km - 149/6:08
    June 15 - 6.0 km - 150/6:03
    June 16 - 6.0 km - 150/6:12
    June 17 - 7.0 km - 152/6:21 (Hell)
    June 18 - 5.8 km - 150/Slow, I didn't care

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    03/04: Bucharest 10k and Family run 48:28
    16/04: Color Run Bucharest
    17/04: Forest Run 5k 22:05
    04/06: Happy Run 5k 21:57
  • vandinem
    vandinem Posts: 550 Member 
    Date      Miles      MTD
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June  1    5.1       5.1  
June  2    5.6      10.7  
June  4    5.8      16.5 
June  5    4.2      20.7 
June  7    4.2      24.9 
June  9    5.1      30.0
June 10    4.3      34.3
June 11   13.2      47.5
June 12    3.7      51.2
June 15    5.6      56.8
June 18   10.2      67.0

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  • kristinegift
    kristinegift Posts: 2,406 Member
    6/1: 5 miles
    6/2: 6.4 miles
    6/3: Rest
    6/4: Lazy
    6/5: 9 miles
    6/6: 5 miles
    6/7: 4 miles
    6/8: 6.5 miles << Wednesday group run
    6/9: 6.4 miles << Thursday PUB RUN!
    6/10: Rest day finally
    6/11: 13.1 << Halfway Half (unofficial)
    6/12: 10 miles
    6/13: 6 miles with Joe2Go crew
    6/14: 6.2 miles << Group runner send off! :'(
    6/15: 5 miles
    6/16: 7 miles
    .......: 6.4 miles << Thursday group run!
    6/17: Long awaited rest day
    6/18: 10.2 miles

    Trying out doubling up on longer weekend runs this summer so that I only have to do doubles once during the week. However I've been cutting my Sunday LRs short every week, so hopefully this is the first weekend I actually get all my miles in. Today's 10 felt pretty darn good considering how crazy tight/tired my calves are. I didn't even consider cutting the route short, so that's good progress! I need to give them babies some serious TLC today. Some compression socks and foam rolling is in order, me thinks.

    Exciting news though! Princeton/surrounding townships has a BLACK BEAR!!! It's been spotted many a time, and by several runners. High alert on the trails around here. I'll be sticking to in-town routes for a while, I think...

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    Upcoming Races:
    7/4: A 4th of July race somewhere!
    9/11: Lehigh Valley Via Marathon (Allentown, PA)
    11/20: Philadelphia Marathon (Philly, PA)


  • louubelle16
    louubelle16 Posts: 579 Member
    edited June 2016
    Thanks for your concern @skippygirlsmom & @cljoe7

    @greenolivetree & @AdrianChr92, I wish I could blame the heat, but it was only 17C (62F) here yesterday and raining. But you are right @Elise4270, embracing the suck makes the good runs feel better!

    I had a sucky run on Wednesday as well, feeling quite similar (nauseated and shaky) but didn't quite get to the point where everything went wobbly and I had to sit down. I just kept thinking then "This is horrible, but great preparation for the last few miles of my marathon!". I do think I will cut my goal down from 80 miles to 71 though (purely because I ran 70 last month, so obviously I have to beat that) to allow a bit of recovery from whatever is destroying my body right now. And, hey, if it is stress-related, I only have 4 more weeks working at that hell-hole before I'm GONE, and then everything will be OK.

    I'm also going to make sure that I eat a little something about an hour before I go running. I guess in the winter it was ok to not have eaten for 4-5 hours when I went running straight after work and before dinner, but maybe in the summer my body needs just a little boost to get me through? Or, you know, I'm just using that as an excuse to procrastinate from the essay I'm currently writing (well, ish) to make some homemade oat bars. Because I NEED them, yes?

    I have promised myself that, when my essay is finished, I can use what's left of my bank balance on some new running shoes before pay day on Wednesday. Other than my thesis, it's the last piece of work left on my 3-year-'part-time'-masters-degree, so I'm nearly FREEEEEEE!!!!! I know it doesn't sound like it, but my thesis is mostly practical research and I've done it all, so all that's left is to write it up over the summer.

    Ok, I can't drag this post out anymore, can I? I need to get to writing...

    Oh, no, wait, I can :smiley:

    @juliet3455 Sounds like you're having a tough time coming back form injury, but you're doing the right thing in making sure your recovery is as quick as possible. When I pulled a calf muscle, I found swimming to make it worse and my PT told me to stick to the bike. I hope swimming is OK for you :)

    @skippygirlsmom Enjoy your 5km!

    @shanaber Enjoy your daughter's graduation - you must be so proud!

    @kristinegift That's scary about the black bear! Sounds like a good plan to stick to the town roads. Do you know what they are trying to do about it, or do they just wait for it to get bored and move on?

    Now to writing...
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    @kristinegift just be glad you don't have cougars and wolves...There are some of those on my area......
  • greenolivetree
    greenolivetree Posts: 1,282 Member
    Ugh. Lost my post. Short version: 3.5 sucky miles and I'm sick of summer :smiley:

    @louubelle16 72 is hot to me! As far as running is concerned.

    @juliet3455 I am sorry and really empathize bc I had to take 8 weeks off to heal sit-bone pain in nov/Dec.

    @kristinegift Closest I've heard of bears is 45 min drive. But we have coyotes for sure and people have sworn they've seen mountain lions although that's not confirmed. I'd definitely avoid the bear area.
  • kristinegift
    kristinegift Posts: 2,406 Member
    @louubelle16 I think they're just waiting for it to move on. It hasn't attacked anyone, just ate up some deer and wandered near some yards. He/she seems pretty docile for now.

    @MNLittleFinn While we have no cougars or wolves, apparently there is a documented (and captured) rabid fox in the township next door, so we also have to be careful not to come too close to any foxes for a while in case any others are rabid. Nature is scary!
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    kristinegift wrote: »
    @louubelle16 I think they're just waiting for it to move on. It hasn't attacked anyone, just ate up some deer and wandered near some yards. He/she seems pretty docile for now.

    @MNLittleFinn While we have no cougars or wolves, apparently there is a documented (and captured) rabid fox in the township next door, so we also have to be careful not to come too close to any foxes for a while in case any others are rabid. Nature is scary!

    for some reason that made me laugh. though a rabid fox is definitely more of a threat than pretty much any black bear. I live in a town that's surrounded by a national forest....I have to run in nature if I want to get any decent mileage in.
  • DrLauraDVM16
    DrLauraDVM16 Posts: 64 Member
    The sun came up behind a thick layer of smoke this morning, which had me dreading my long run. Surprisingly, though, the "clouds" actually kept things cooler than usual, and there was a really refreshing light breeze that kept kicking up every time I needed it. For the second week in a row, I was really surprised by how good I felt at the end of 10 miles.

    Starting to feel like I'm really earning that "runner" title, even if my "run" is more of a slow shuffle. I'm thrilled when my pace is under 11min/mile, and perfectly satisfied with a 12 minute mile on my long runs. I'm completely in awe of some of you guys!


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  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    @greenolivetree great picture! Sorry to hear/read that the run itself wasn't so great!
  • DrLauraDVM16
    DrLauraDVM16 Posts: 64 Member
    @greenolivetree Beautiful, and thanks!

    @kimlight2 Some people are such *squirrel*bags. Glad you're okay!

    @CarmenChaban We all have to start somewhere. I started and finished C25K a year ago, in the hopes that I could handle the impact of running ONE MILE after a bad leg injury a few years ago. In May, I finished a half marathon without walking (except through the water stations, cuz I don't enjoy choking!). You're awesome just for starting!
  • 1TheQueenB
    1TheQueenB Posts: 377 Member
    edited June 2016
    greenolivetree wrote: »
    Forgot I took this pic this morning. It was a beautiful morning despite the humidity and my run being so not fun.

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    @CarmenChaban Great job getting started running!

    @kimlight2 Ugh! Could've been the scare that brought on the asthma attack. Emotional distress can do it. Laughter and crying both trigger my asthma.


    @DrLauraDVM16 You are so a runner! No doubt about it.

    Nice picture!!!!
    I ran the treadmill today after a strength training class at the gym, body pump. I got through it, YAY! I'm beat!
  • DayLi77
    DayLi77 Posts: 655 Member
    6/4 -- 1.71miles -- jog/ walk with Pandora the puppy
    6/5-- rest
    6/6-- 1.5 miles -- jog/ walk on the treadmill (asthma flared up - suck)
    6/7--rest--sick with a cold
    6/8--1.71 miles--jog/ walk with Pan (mostly jogging -yay! a bit wheezy but managed to keep going through it)
    6/9--weights & elliptical
    6/10--2 miles--jog/ walk on treadmill
    6/11--rest day/ dog walking (not counting miles)
    6/13--2 miles--jog/ walk on treadmill
    6/15--1.71 miles--jog/walk with Pan (mostly jogging; very hot & humid at 7pm)
    6/16--1.5 miles--jog/ walk with Pan (mostly jogging; much cooler this evening; knees hurt a bit tho)
    6/17--2.25 miles--RUN/ walk on treadmill
    6/18--resting the knees

    Goal: 20 miles
    Total: 14.38 miles done, 5.62 miles to go
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    @cljoe7 good choice resting the knees....I need to remember to do that more often.
  • MobyCarp
    MobyCarp Posts: 2,927 Member
    June Running Totals (miles)
    6/1 – rest day
    6/2 – 6.11 easy
    6/3 – rest day
    6/4 – 7.21 easy with hills
    6/5 – 7.42 easy
    6/6 – rest day
    6/7 – 8.56 easy
    6/8 – rest day
    6/9 – 8.01 easy
    6/10 – rest day
    6/11 – 10.09 with hills and humidity
    6/12 – 6.21 easy with 1 stride
    6/13 – rest day
    6/14 – run squeezed out of schedule
    6/15 – rest day 7.00 group run
    6/16 – 4.02 in 3 pieces
    6/17 – rest day
    6/18 – 4.83 aborted pace run

    June total to date – 69.46

    Nominal Challenge Goal – 100 miles
    Real Goals: Recover from injury to the point where running feels normal again. Stretch goal, recover to the point where I can run at race pace.

    Today's notes – First paced run of the training session. We got weather temp in the low 60s at 7 AM, headed higher later but that didn't matter. The assignment was to pace 5 miles (half marathon trainees) + 3 miles for 8 (marathon trainees). I was thinking I'd see how I felt and maybe add 4 more miles after that, since I've been low on mileage this week.

    The first part went great. Had a decent sized group, with two regulars from previous sessions, one new person in full marathon training, myself, the other 8:30 pace leader, and an 8:00 pace leader dropping back because she didn't have anyone needing the 8:00 pace. Had some nice conversation on the 5 mile loop, and expected we'd all do 8 except the other pace leader, since he was tapering toward a half iron tri tomorrow.

    Then just before we finished the first 5 mile loop, I got into a disagreement with the uneven sidewalk. I was lost in running theory, but the sidewalk had some concrete arguments:

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    Looking at the picture, it seems I may have been channeling @PoppetsMaster.

    That was it for my running today. Things looked ugly for a while, but after everything got cleaned up I was left with only a bruise on my right shoulder affecting some of my arm motion, a lot of surface nuisance from road rash, and bent up frames on my glasses. The Garmin, the phone, and the lenses of my glasses were undamaged. Got the frames adjusted at Lenscrafters, picked up my packet for the 5K tomorrow, and took a long nap this afternoon.

    There's nothing like a good case of road rash to take my attention away from a recovering right hip abductor.

    In hindsight, most of the run felt perfectly normal and routine. My current thinking is to set my alarm for the race tomorrow morning, and see how I feel when it goes off. If I feel like I need more sleep, roll over and suck up more sleep before doing a slow run later in the day. If I feel great, go run the 5K with the expectation that it will not be a terribly fast 5K, but will be faster than a normal training run.

    2016 races:
    January 1, 2016 Resolution Run 7.5 mile (Mendon, NY) finished in 53:58
    January 9, 2016 Winter Warrior Half Marathon (Gates, NY) finished in 1:30:59
    March 12, 2016 Johnny's Runnin' of the Green 5 mile (Rochester, NY) finished in 32:32
    March 26, 2016 Spring Forward Distance Run 15K (Mendon, NY) finished in 1:05:24
    April 18, 2016 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA) finished in 3:23:01
    April 24, 2016 Flower City Challenge Half Marathon (Rochester, NY) finished in 1:36:50, targeting MP
    May 15, 2016 Highland Hospital Lilac Run 10K (Rochester, NY) DNS - injury
    June 19, 2016 Medved 5K to Cure ALS (Rochester, NY)
    July 16, 2016 Shoreline Half Marathon (Hamlin, NY)
    September 18, 2016 Rochester Marathon (Rochester, NY)
    November 24, 2016 Race with Grace 10K (Hilton, NY)
  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
    Date Miles today. Miles for June
    6/1 5 miles - 5 << Another recovery run.
    6/2 6.5 miles - 11.5
    6/3 REST DAY (unplanned but necessary)
    6/4 13.5 miles - 25
    6/5 REST DAY
    6/6 8 miles 33
    6/6 4 miles 37 << Daily Double
    6/7 9 miles 46
    6/7 5 miles 51 << Daily Double
    6/8 6.2 miles 57.2
    6/9 9 miles 66.2
    6/10 6.2 miles 72.4
    6/11 18 miles 90.4
    6/12 REST DAY
    6/13 9 miles 99.4
    6/13 4 miles 103.4 << Daily Double
    6/14 9 miles 112.4
    6/14 4 miles 116.4 << Daily Double
    6/15 6.2 miles 122.6
    6/16 9 miles 131.6
    6/16 5 miles 136.6 << Daily Double FF Pub Run at Yellowhammer
    6/17 6.2 miles 142.8
    6/18 18 miles 160.8


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    Upcoming races:
    UAH 8K - 3/6 <<< 34:33 3 in AG
    Oak Barrel HM - 4/2 <<<< 1:38:00 3 in AG
    Bridge Street HM - 4/10 <<< 1:36:33 3 in AG
    PEO-AVN Team Day 5K - 5/4 <<< 19:10 (2.9 mi) 1 in AG 5 OA
    Cotton Row Run 10K - 5/30 << 44:57 PR
    Firecracker Chase 10.2 miler 6/25
    Rocket City Marathon - 12/10

    18 mile long run earlier today, and 70.7 mile week. One week till my next race.



  • kimlight2
    kimlight2 Posts: 483 Member
    @MobyCarp - Glad you were hurt worse and your glasses were easily repaired.

    @DrLauraDVM16 -Thank you. I was comparing running notes with a friend and we discussing how the old people are more dangerous than the teenagers around us.

    @greenolivetree - Thank you. Didn't think about the stress bringing on the attack. Love the picture!

    @CarmenChaban - Congrats on finishing week 1. Keep it up and you will be surprised how fast the miles add up.

    @shanaber - Congrats to you daughter. What a great achievement.

    @kristinegift - I would be on the treadmill until they relocated the bear.
  • CarmenChaban
    CarmenChaban Posts: 33 Member
    Thank you all for the congrats and extra motivation. I'm excited to see how next week goes, this week was not near as bad as I thought it would be.
  • greenolivetree
    greenolivetree Posts: 1,282 Member
    @mobycarp Rough break!
  • JessicaMcB
    JessicaMcB Posts: 1,503 Member
    Only got a mile and half in today but after how mental our kids were at the lake, I'll take that I ran at all lol

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