June (2016) Running Challenge
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Haven't been on much... lots going on at work (not all good).
My knees are still an issue so I'm taking it easy still. I'm not happy about it because I can feel myself starting to get lazy again.
I put in 2.3 miles on Friday and took the whole weekend off. I'll be going back on the treadmill today.
Still, I think I have enough time to get in what I need to make my goal.
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My target for June is to run at least 100km in the month - something I've only managed once before (way back in September 2014, not long after I finished C25K). Progress is good so far as I'm at 75km.7
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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
6/19 REST DAY
6/20 9 miles 169.8
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
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PoppetsMaster wrote: »
Can you feel me, bro?
No, but I feel that ocean. LOL2 -
PoppetsMaster wrote: »
Can you feel me, bro?
No, but I feel that ocean. LOL
And the sand between my toes.....2 -
6/1 - 3 miles
6/2 - zip
6/3 - 5 miles
6/4 - 5 miles (I did 2 miles of intervals with my friend then walked 2 miles with her) after that I ran 3 miles with Skip so I'm going to count 5 miles
6/5 - 5 miles
6/6 - rest
6/7 - 7 miles
6/8 - 5 miles another perfect morning to run!
6/9 - 4 miles loving the weather woohoo!!!
6/10 - rest day rest day I hate rest days but I need to do a long(est) run tomorrow so it's rest day rest day
6/11 - 6 miles 80F at start of run almost 90F when we were done...hot hot hot
6/12 - 5 miles by myself and then 5 miles of intervals with my friend so I'm going to call it 8 miles - another way hot one
6/13 - rest day after running and working over the weekend for 10 hours scrubbing the liner of my pool and shop vac'ing all the water out of the bottom, my body said *kitten* no we are not moving when the alarm went off.
6/14 - 5 miles with Skip this morning
6/15 - 3 miles with the girl
6/16 - 5 miles
6/17 - rest day
6/18 - 4 miles - 5K and mile warm up
6/19 - too much to do to run day
6/20 - 4 miles
69 of 100 miles
I've been so crazy over the weekend I'm just getting caught up. Need to go read all the posts.
Saturday Skip and I ran in a local 5K about 250 people. She finished 34 of 250 with a 24:13 1st in her AG. I got my first sub 30 in a while with a 29:44 finishing 108 4th in my AG. She ran with a girl who is younger but runs for another high school and she said slowed her pace for the last 1.5 miles for the girl. But it turned out to be the girls PR and her first time finishing 1st in her AG so it was exciting for them.
It was a beautiful overcast 70 degrees, awesome weather for June in Alabama. The only out of ordinary thing to say that happened to me was I was behind a guy at the water stop and both just slowed down, he took a drink, then threw the rest of the water in my face (and in mine behind him, which was okay). But then he did something no one has ever done to me before, tossed the cup OVER HIS HEAD and hit me in the face with it. Thankfully I had glasses on or it would have hit me in the eye. I got next to him and said "you need to watch where you throw your cups you hit me in the face". Goodness people.
Today's excitement on our run was actually after the run walking our Macy. Afterwards we were walking when we were attacked by a loose pit bull. It got it's jaws around Macy's back and I was hitting it with her leash (she slipped out of her collar) and kicked it and was screaming "I'm being attacked" which got some neighbors out. Luckily a driver coming by got in between us and pit when he backed off a bit and another neighbor scared it off in another direction and we were able to run home. Called animal control and they came out since I knew who owns it and they went to write them a summons. Macy is okay, Skip was a mess. I'm just thankful I was there Skip wouldn't have been able to handle it. Love my one neighbor he was running down his driveway with a gun. He said I heard you screaming I'm being attacked and I was ready LOL I was also thankful that he saw Macy before another neighbor who was walking her Maltese just up ahead of us, if he grabbed that baby the way he grabbed my 70 lbs baby he would have broken its back. Skip went off to gym and I just laid on the bed crying, after the adrenaline rush wore off I realized how bad it could have been or that it could have grabbed Skip...then it would be dead dog. I hate this now I can't walk my dog because I know the dog came out from under it's gate so if it does that once it will do it again. Animal control has been looking for it's owner he said because it's been seen and called in from others in the neighborhood. I've talked to neighbor who owns the dog before, seems like a nice guy. Skip said his middle school boy was caught selling drugs in school. Oh lovely.2 -
UGH! @skippygirlsmom I got chills reading about the dog. I've run into a pit bull before (a couple times) which thankfully was friendly. His name was Max. But it was still concerning that he was getting out. Those people moved, thank goodness. And the cup guy was rude!
@RespectTheKitty and @cljoe7 Sorry about the knee issues
No running for me today. I decided to go last night at 8:15. I think our heat advisory Wed-Fri was a blessing in disguise because I found myself thinking yesterday that it wasn't so bad outside, even though it was upper 80s with heat index in the 90s. Just wasn't so bad compared to heat index over 100. LOL So the temp was down to 83 last night with 60% humidity and it was still a very sweaty run but I didn't feel like it was as bad and I made it 4 miles. There was even a little breeze that felt almost cool when I'd turn corners into the breeze and it would hit my sweaty skin
When I woke up this morning and saw it was 70 but with 90% humidity, I felt happy I made the choice for a late evening run.
So with the change of doing last evening and then going back to mornings on Tues/Wed (so the plan goes), I'm adding a run and doing 5 days this week instead of 4. I feel like as long as it's hot I'll stay in the 15-20 miles a week range. I don't think I can tolerate any longer runs in the heat. But I am thrilled that so far I'm not experiencing any heat sickness. Also I expect to hit 70 miles despite having lowered my goal to 50 out of heat concerns.
June 1 - 2 mile run because NATIONAL RUNNING DAY
June 2 - Rest day
June 3 - 54 min pilates........10k run
June 4 - 3 mile run
June 5 - 7 miles running with an 8:56 virtual 5k in the middle - Not my all time 5k PR but a PR for this year
June 6 - 38 min lower body pilates, stretching and foam rolling
June 7 - 20 min upper body weights, 20 min low impact cardio
June 8 - Rest day
June 9 - Rest day (I should be working out in the morning before work, but summer has me wanting to sleep in!)
June 10 - 5k run
June 11 - 6 miles trail running, 45 min strength/pilates/stretching
June 12 - 3 mile run
June 13 - 45 min combo workout of moderate cardio and light strength training
June 14 - 20 min light cardio x2 (AM/PM)
June 15 - 3 mi run......15 min lower body pilates, 10 min stretching/rolling, 5 min arms
June 16 - 30 min indoor cardio
June 17 - 5 mile run
June 18 - 3.5 mile run, 45 min pilates/strength/stretching
June 19 - 4 mile run
June 20 - 30 min indoor cardio A.M.......pilates/strength later
June run goal: 45.8 of 50 miles4 -
I have 299 unread posts, so I don't think I'll be able to get through all of them. I was away at a music festival since Wednesday evening. I got home around 3am this morning, and I'm currently attempting to at least half function at work on less than 2.5 hours of sleep. I don't think it's going so well. Coffee, coffee, coffee. Too bad caffine has little to no affect on my alertness.
There was no running for me this past week, between some obligations, packing, and the festival, but I did walk a good 10 miles every day and was on my feet for between 10 and 12 hours for each of the past four days. I consider it good exercise. I am stiff. I am tired. I will get back into the swing of things after I, hopefully, get some rest today/tonight between the few afternoon/evening meetings I have today throughout the remainder of the day. I'm running on an average of about 4.5 hours of sleep (in a tent) over the past several days. Couple that with all that walking and standing around (in the heat), and I kind of wonder how I am still upright.3 -
@skippygirlsmom Drugs and a pit? The dog and neighbors need to go.3
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Wow, @skippygirlsmom , racing sure brings out the best and worst in people. It was so kind of Skip to help the other runner--and so incredibly rude of the Water Throwing Dude! The dog story is just plain terrifying. Once a dog figures out how to get out of his enclosure, he's really got to be chained up, I think. Pitties can be great dogs, but they need a *lot* of responsible attention. My guy is part AmStaff (and a threat-reactive shelter dog) and he's never outside without a human. I think I would need to put him down if he made a habit of leaving our yard because he's just too dangerous.
Hey @instantmartian , did you go to Firefly? I've wanted to do that one for a few years but was thinking I might be a little out of the age demographic. I need to convince one of my teens to go with me so I won't be embarrassed, lol.
Today was a beautiful wonderful day for a stinky run. My knees are still tight and giving me trouble. They feel achy and stiff. I managed 4.5 miles on the lake trail, but tomorrow I'm just going to do a couple treadmill miles after PT.
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Finally read through all the new posts....This place has been busy!
Today is a rest day here, which really means close to 5 miles walking with my little guy. It's also the Monday of Taper week 1, which means I'm more pent up than normal, knowing that tomorrow's assignment is only 3-4 miles, after I've been running 5-9 every Tuesday! Ugh, I KNOW this taper means that I'll be rested, and I KNOW that I won't lose any of my cardio while on it, but it doesn't help me feeling like I'm being lazy! 14 days of Taper, then my Race!5 -
Doggie update - I talked to animal control and they talked to the owner. He was told to keep it on his property, like you said @5beautifuldays now that he knows how to get out he will continue to get out (just like the past weeks). So my only option is this.... every time I see the dog to call the sheriff's department and then start a "dog at large" case, then take that case to the warrant magistrate and have a warrant put out for the owners arrest. I said to her "really so he can kill me in my sleep?". So now I have a kid who is scared to walk or run on her route and I can't walk my dog around a neighborhood that I pay taxes to live in while this rent paying non tax paying jack off has a dog that wants to kill my dog. Her other advice...carry a gun and use it. God Bless the South.5
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skippygirlsmom wrote: »Doggie update - I talked to animal control and they talked to the owner. He was told to keep it on his property, like you said @5beautifuldays now that he knows how to get out he will continue to get out (just like the past weeks). So my only option is this.... every time I see the dog to call the sheriff's department and then start a "dog at large" case, then take that case to the warrant magistrate and have a warrant put out for the owners arrest. I said to her "really so he can kill me in my sleep?". So now I have a kid who is scared to walk or run on her route and I can't walk my dog around a neighborhood that I pay taxes to live in while this rent paying non tax paying jack off has a dog that wants to kill my dog. Her other advice...carry a gun and use it. God Bless the South.
Crazy that the one attack doesn't warrant putting the dog down or relocating it.2 -
skippygirlsmom wrote: »Doggie update - I talked to animal control and they talked to the owner. He was told to keep it on his property, like you said @5beautifuldays now that he knows how to get out he will continue to get out (just like the past weeks). So my only option is this.... every time I see the dog to call the sheriff's department and then start a "dog at large" case, then take that case to the warrant magistrate and have a warrant put out for the owners arrest. I said to her "really so he can kill me in my sleep?". So now I have a kid who is scared to walk or run on her route and I can't walk my dog around a neighborhood that I pay taxes to live in while this rent paying non tax paying jack off has a dog that wants to kill my dog. Her other advice...carry a gun and use it. God Bless the South.
Crazy that the one attack doesn't warrant putting the dog down or relocating it.
Honestly he wasn't just running around he ATTACKED US. I'm so freaking mad right now.2 -
@skippygirlsmom I'm so sorry to hear about what happened! If that had happened to me, there's about a 30% chance that dog would have died of acute lead poisoning right on the spot!
People who do't control their dogs are as much of a menace as the dogs themselves! I'm so glad all ya'all are OK!3 -
MNLittleFinn wrote: »@skippygirlsmom I'm so sorry to hear about what happened! If that had happened to me, there's about a 30% chance that dog would have died of acute lead poisoning right on the spot!
People who do't control their dogs are as much of a menace as the dogs themselves! I'm so glad all ya'all are OK!
I'll take care of this little problem one way or another. I won't have my child afraid to walk around her own neighborhood because of this dog.2 -
1st. 3
1st. 6
3rd. 3
3rd. 4
4th. 5
6th. 4
8th. 4
10th. 3
11th. 5
13th. 4
15th. 4
19th. 10 (Mersey Tunnel Run)
20th. 4
Total 59km
19th Mersey Tunnel Run Done!
26th Race for Life
5th July Local Hospice Colour Run
Never tried posting pictures before. If the work. One is my Strava read out the other my t-shirt, medal and goodie bag contents!
Happy running2 -
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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
6/19 REST DAY
6/20 9 miles 169.8
6/20 4 miles 173.8 << Daily Double
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
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Re: May Goal..As Maxwell smart would say
So it's June Redemption timeMissed it by that much!
In it for 55 (OH YEAH)- 01 - 6.9mi WORLD RUN DAY
- 06 - 7.2mi Commute
- 08 - 6.2mi Commute
- 14 - 6.8mi (Flu: wid a kode in ma node)
- 17 - 7.2mi Commute
- 18 - 3.4mi, Spartan Super training
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Wish I had the energy to run today but no go....I walked the treadmill. Better than nothing g they say. I feel like i'm in a funk from just eating extra over the weekend...I don't want to undo my progress. Seems like when people start to notice my weight loss is when I start to mess up and slack off.1
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1TheQueenB wrote: »Wish I had the energy to run today but no go....I walked the treadmill. Better than nothing g they say. I feel like i'm in a funk from just eating extra over the weekend...I don't want to undo my progress. Seems like when people start to notice my weight loss is when I start to mess up and slack off.
One weekend won't undo your progress, get right back at it. You can do this!
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skippygirlsmom wrote: »1TheQueenB wrote: »Wish I had the energy to run today but no go....I walked the treadmill. Better than nothing g they say. I feel like i'm in a funk from just eating extra over the weekend...I don't want to undo my progress. Seems like when people start to notice my weight loss is when I start to mess up and slack off.
One weekend won't undo your progress, get right back at it. You can do this!
You are absolutely right! Thanks!3 -
1TheQueenB wrote: »Wish I had the energy to run today but no go....I walked the treadmill. Better than nothing g they say. I feel like i'm in a funk from just eating extra over the weekend...I don't want to undo my progress. Seems like when people start to notice my weight loss is when I start to mess up and slack off.
You got this! One weekend is a speedbump and that's all. Just get back in the groove and you'll rock it2 -
You're right! I'm working on my negative talking...I have to ignore the negative voices..just read that here on one of the more recent MFP articles3
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Got my pilates and strength done plus a little extra cardio. Stretching and rolling. My right calf is sore so working on that. Also my hamstrings have been getting tighter and tighter for awhile now.....so I finally got out the yoga blocks I bought and did some toe touch stretching but to the blocks instead of toes because I've never touched my toes in my life....and wonder of wonders! My hamstrings are looser than they've been in sooooo long! I am ecstatic over this
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Two miles today. My legs ache.
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2.2 miles today - done in the evening when the sun was low enough to make it bearable. Tomorrow is supposed to be significantly cooler. I can't wait.
I'm setting my weekly goal at 22 miles this week.
June goal
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