June 2017 Running Challenge

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  • T1DCarnivoreRunner
    T1DCarnivoreRunner Posts: 11,502 Member
    6/1 - 5.20 miles (also starting a diet change to increase carbs slightly)
    6/2 - rest
    6/3 - 9.00 painful and slow miles in sweltering heat with the sun beating down
    6/4 - rest
    6/5 - 5.25 miles not as hot as Sat., but still hot (need to stop making excuses for slow pace)
    6/6 - 5.37 miles - early am, so started out dark, but nice and cool out
    6/7 - 5.00 miles (early am, nice and cool again... had to add some distance to get up to the full 5 miles)
    6/8 - 13.18 miles (started out 3am and tired along with GI distress, terrible pace but stuck with it - improved as I got to the last few miles - average total pace 11:13)
    6/9 - rest (backpacking in evening, not counting non-running miles)
    6/10 - rest (backpacking, not counting non-running miles)
    6/11 - rest (backpacking, not counting non-running miles)
    6/12 - 6.60 miles, fairly warm, totally new area while traveling for work, slow average pace

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    6/24 - Glacier National Park HM
  • OSUbuckeye906
    OSUbuckeye906 Posts: 315 Member
    6/1: rest
    6/2: rest
    6/3: 5 miles
    6/4: 10 miles
    6/5: 5 miles
    6/6: rest
    6/7: 5 miles
    6/8: 4 miles
    6/9: rest
    6/10: 9 miles
    6/11: 5 miles
    6/12: 3 miles

    TOTAL: 46/105 miles

    3 very HOT miles tonight at the group pub run. My phone told me it was 93F with a heat index of 96F at 6:30pm right before the run. Heat acclimation is now in full swing. 3 easy miles was on the plan for today but with the temperature being that hot and still running at a 9:30 min/mile pace, it probably wasn't as "easy" as it should have been. I had never gone on a group run from this specific running store before and looked at the route beforehand, but I accidentally started to blindly follow the two girls in front of me and by the time I realized what I was doing and that I hadn't been paying attention, I didn't really know where I was. Luckily, their pace was only slightly faster than mine and they weren't going for more miles than I was, so I was able to keep them in sight and follow them back to the store. I actually only ended up with 2.6 by the time we got back and was okay with that at first, but ended up going back out after a few minutes to finish up the 3.
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    A potential solution to scaring folks?

    I'm stiiting outside on the walk eating a bowl of Honey nut Cheerios just after dusk and hear music. It was a runner. She had her music playing on her phone strapped in an arm band.

    Anyone try this​?
  • HonuNui
    HonuNui Posts: 1,464 Member
    June Goal: Goal? We don't need no stinkin goal.....

    6/1 nothin
    6/2 4.00
    6/3 4.00
    6/4 4.00
    6/5 rest
    6/6 3.87
    6/7 4.13
    6/8 3.50
    6/9 rest
    6/10 6.12
    6/11 3.50
    6/12 4.00

    Total 37.12

    @elise4270 "Anyone try this​? " I have done that when my bluetooth headphones lose charge...but I mostly run on a deserted rural back road, so rarely see anyone to pass anyway....

    Ticker is my goal for 2017 and progress to date:
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    upcoming races:
    Volcano Rainforest Runs 10k 8/19
    BlockThe Sun Run 5k Oct 14 (https://walk.aimatmelanoma.org/Hilo2017) (physical and virtual options available)
  • Mari33a
    Mari33a Posts: 1,264 Member
    01/06 3.26 miles
    06/06 3.76 miles
    07/06 3.77 miles
    12/06 3.79 miles


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  • vandinem
    vandinem Posts: 550 Member 
    Date     Miles      MTD
------   -----    -------
Jun 04     5.0        5.0
Jun 05     3.6        8.6
Jun 07     3.7       12.3
Jun 09     3.6       15.9
Jun 10     5.1W      21.0 Bare Cove
Jun 11     5.1       26.1
Jun 13     3.7       29.8
  • ctlaws44
    ctlaws44 Posts: 182 Member
    girlinahat wrote: »
    ctlaws44 wrote: »
    When coming up on people I like to yell "YHAA!!" (with the whip noise sounding in my head) like from the theme song for Rawhide. I like to imagine I'm herding people like cattle.

    Now I want to go one better, buy a whip and DO this!!!

    (And yeah, thanks for the dang-dalalang-dang-dang stuff in my head)

    Haha! You're welcome. You can add it to your running playlist. It has a good tempo. Not kidding. :D
  • ctlaws44
    ctlaws44 Posts: 182 Member
    Nice! @MNLittleFinn. I'd definitely wash your shirt. Even before your first run. Almost all new clothing has chemicals from the factory production which can cause some pretty bad skin reactions especially if you're going to be sweating. Your skin pours will be opened more. I know this from first hand experience. Just my 2.
  • ctlaws44
    ctlaws44 Posts: 182 Member
    Elise4270 wrote: »
    A potential solution to scaring folks?

    I'm stiiting outside on the walk eating a bowl of Honey nut Cheerios just after dusk and hear music. It was a runner. She had her music playing on her phone strapped in an arm band.

    Anyone try this​?

    I think it would be good idea on a run but not a race. I dislike getting stuck within earshot of these people. I had this happen in my first HM. I got trapped next to one girl playing country music and another guy talking on his bluetooth. I wasn't going to compromise my pace for them but I couldn't out run them either. That was my worst race ever!
  • OSUbuckeye906
    OSUbuckeye906 Posts: 315 Member
    ctlaws44 wrote: »
    Nice! @MNLittleFinn. I'd definitely wash your shirt. Even before your first run. Almost all new clothing has chemicals from the factory production which can cause some pretty bad skin reactions especially if you're going to be sweating. Your skin pours will be opened more. I know this from first hand experience. Just my 2.

    @MNLittleFinn I agree with @ctlaws44 on washing the shirt. Also, even if you do try out the shirt first and it's fine, if it were me I would be inclined to put some Vaseline or body glide on the under part of the arms that may rub against the bottom of the loose arm hole as you swing your arms. No telling where you'll get chafing after that many miles and better to be safe than sorry.

  • BruinsGal_91
    BruinsGal_91 Posts: 1,400 Member
    ctlaws44 wrote: »
    Elise4270 wrote: »
    A potential solution to scaring folks?

    I'm stiiting outside on the walk eating a bowl of Honey nut Cheerios just after dusk and hear music. It was a runner. She had her music playing on her phone strapped in an arm band.

    Anyone try this​?

    I think it would be good idea on a run but not a race. I dislike getting stuck within earshot of these people. I had this happen in my first HM. I got trapped next to one girl playing country music and another guy talking on his bluetooth. I wasn't going to compromise my pace for them but I couldn't out run them either. That was my worst race ever!

    I hate being in a race next to someone who is sharing their music. It doesn't make you cool, it singles you out as a selfish, narcissistic jerk.

    I don't run with music because I don't like not being able to hear what is going on around me. But a friend told me about the Aftershokz bone conduction headphones and I wondered if anyone here has tried them.

    https://aftershokz.com/
  • KatieJane83
    KatieJane83 Posts: 2,002 Member
    girlinahat wrote: »
    Elise4270 wrote: »
    A potential solution to scaring folks?

    I'm stiiting outside on the walk eating a bowl of Honey nut Cheerios just after dusk and hear music. It was a runner. She had her music playing on her phone strapped in an arm band.

    Anyone try this​?

    no, but I hear music from cyclists and passing cars. quite frankly I don't want to hear someone else's music. There is an inverse ratio as to the quality of music and volume. The more pimped up the car the worse the music tends to be. When did you last hear Vivaldi from a boy racer?

    Of course, now whenever I run, I'm going to be singing rollin, rollin rollin as that damn thing is STILL in my head.

    Yeah, I too am of the school of thought where I don't want to hear your music, lol.

    I will tell you though, the most irritating example of this I ever encountered was from someone who was hiking. They had a wireless speaker hooked onto their backpack, rather loudly playing their music, as they hiked through the lovely, peaceful woods! :o:s I seriously couldn't believe my ears
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    @OSUbuckeye906 body glide is already packed. I always need it for where my HRM runs and adding more to me is always a good idea. I'll probably throw the shirt in The wash tonight, just to be safe.
  • cburke8909
    cburke8909 Posts: 990 Member
    today 3 mile total 60.8 89.2 miles to go for June
  • karllundy
    karllundy Posts: 1,490 Member
    6/1 - 4 miles
    6/2 - Pre-race rest day. Ate some donuts for national donut day / carb load :wink:
    6/3 - 13.2 miles. Damn HOT Dam to Dam half marathon! Race report forthcoming.
    6/4 - Ow.
    6/5 - Still ow. Had hoped for a recovery run, but decided against it when I got up.
    6/6 - 4.3 miles.
    6/7 - Unplanned rest day due to son's strep throat :-(
    6/8 - 5 miles.
    6/9 - 5 miles.
    6/10 - 6.2 miles.
    6/11 - Rest day.
    6/12 - 5 miles. 78° and humid at 4:45 a.m.!
    6/13 - 4.1 miles of track/speed work with a group. Then quick upper body weights. Again, 78° and humid.
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  • hesfeld
    hesfeld Posts: 95 Member
    @Elise4270 @girlinahat I go to a park with a trail and everyone there has their music playing on their phone with no headphones in. I passed about 10 in one run that were doing that. Even before I set out on that run, I myself thought about doing it because it's safer than wearing headphones, but I'm so self conscious I didn't want people to be annoyed with me. Now I know better that I can get away with it haha
  • lporter229
    lporter229 Posts: 4,907 Member
    juliet3455 wrote: »
    I remember last year at an event down in the States an un-scheduled train crossed the course and destroyed the BQ hopes for a large group of Runners. I just copied this from the Web-Site for the Banff Marathon this weekend.

    Our scenic running course takes you through some of the most scenic land in the world…and also across some active railway tracks. We will know when trains are approaching and we will have race marshals on both sides of the track to halt the race accordingly. In order to ensure your timing does not get disrupted by train activity, we will place timing matts on either side of the tracks. The time needed to close the course at railway crossings will be deleted off of the final time of any patiently waiting athletes.
    Now that deserves some Kudo's for the Race Director and Committee.
    girlinahat wrote: »
    @MNLittleFinn - you're going as a watermelon?????
    Looks like he could Mascot for the Saskatchewan RoughRiders in the CFL, all he would have to add is a Watermelon Helmet. Okay Me Bad.

    Ok, I am probably going to sound like a petty little *kitten* here, but I am surprised that the BAA would accept this as a qualifier course. Even though this is probably the fairest solution to the problem, it does allow the runners an untimed rest and recovery stop as they wait for the train to pass. As nit picky as the BAA can be sometimes...
  • karllundy
    karllundy Posts: 1,490 Member
    VydorScope wrote: »
    I am not sure what is up with Strava. Not only does it give me way higher calorie counts, it also has me going faster! So, for example:

    RunKeeper: 7.01 miles, 1:07:26 time, 9:37 pace, 994 Calories
    Strava: 7.01 miles, 1:00:20 moving(?) time, 1:07:26 elasped(?) time, 8:36 pace, 1120 Calories

    Now, that is the exact same run, imported into Strava from RunKeeper (I have a service that keeps them in sync).

    I find the calorie counts in Strava to be about 20% high. Never had the speed issue though. Does it stop timing/calculating if you wait to cross the street or pause?
  • ctlaws44
    ctlaws44 Posts: 182 Member
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    Did Yorktown hill intervals yesterday. Pretty uneventful. It was 94F / 34C and 80% humidity. There was a nice breeze though down at the beach. It was crowded though. One of the regulars wasn't taking much of a break between hills so he was pushing us and I was feeling it. gong to try to go tonight after work. Hope everyone's having a great day, run or rest!
  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
    Date Miles today - Miles for June

    6/1 10.5 miles - 10.5
    6/2 7.5 miles - 18
    6/3 14 miles - 32
    6/4 REST DAY
    6/5 8 miles - 40
    6/6 10 miles - 50
    6/7 5.4 miles - 55.4
    6/8 10 miles - 65.4
    6/9 4.15 miles - 69.55
    6/10 14 miles - 83.55
    6/11 REST DAY
    6/12 10.5 miles - 94.05
    6/13 10 miles - 104.05

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    Elkmont Hound Dog Half (unofficial) - 1/21 << 1:46:48 2 OA
    Elkmont Hound Dog Half (rescheduled) - 2/18 << 1:41:04 1 in AG & 24 OA
    Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon - 4/29 << 4:09:59

    Upcoming races:
    None so far


  • ctlaws44
    ctlaws44 Posts: 182 Member
    Welcome @SpiritHippo! This is a very encouraging, knowledgeable group.
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