June 2017 Running Challenge

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  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    4:24 finish. Quad and calf cramps murdered my second half. Still ok with my time though, I got the 26.2

    Edit to add, the weather kicked my *kitten*. It was only 73f, but there was a lot of sun and humidity was close to 60%. My runs have been a lot cooler.

    Oddly, I feel great with my finish. Sure, I was 24 minutes slower than my hoped for, but I was less than double my first HM time, from less than a year ago.

    @MNLittleFinn So happy for you! You did it!! You've done a marathon!!! Brilliant time.

    I'm hoping for a nice long recap. Have you ever had cramps before? How/what was your fuel? How did you celebrate?
  • BettyM1017
    BettyM1017 Posts: 616 Member
    @MNLittleFinn Way to go! What an inspiration! I'm a long way from a marathon, but you've given me something to think about.
  • BruinsGal_91
    BruinsGal_91 Posts: 1,400 Member
    Orphia wrote: »
    PBs to the max today for me at the Winter Solstice Lighthouse to Lighthouse 15 km run! I'd taken it very easy all week after last weekend's 80 km hike, and it paid off. 15 km in 1:25:50 including a 10 km PB of 56:04. Feeling pretty bloody happy!

    Yay! Go you. That's fantastic.

    Another rest day for me I think. I don't want any lingering nasties from this cold getting in the way of next Sunday's 10k race.
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    Orphia wrote: »
    4:24 finish. Quad and calf cramps murdered my second half. Still ok with my time though, I got the 26.2

    Edit to add, the weather kicked my *kitten*. It was only 73f, but there was a lot of sun and humidity was close to 60%. My runs have been a lot cooler.

    Oddly, I feel great with my finish. Sure, I was 24 minutes slower than my hoped for, but I was less than double my first HM time, from less than a year ago.

    @MNLittleFinn So happy for you! You did it!! You've done a marathon!!! Brilliant time.

    I'm hoping for a nice long recap. Have you ever had cramps before? How/what was your fuel? How did you celebrate?

    Check my thread on training for my first marathon, there's a recap there. I'll probably do a longer one when I get home, but that hits thr highs and lows.
  • Bakins929
    Bakins929 Posts: 895 Member
    @MNLittleFinn Congrats on your great finish in your first FM! :)
  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
    Congratulations @Orphia on your PB.
  • WhatMeRunning
    WhatMeRunning Posts: 3,538 Member
    Happy Father's Day to all of the Father's out there!

    Congrats on the PB @Orphia!
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    Added a picture and my finish video to my marathon thread in the MRC forum.
  • lporter229
    lporter229 Posts: 4,907 Member
    @Orphia - Awesome PB!! I know I have said this before, but you are so inspiring!
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    edited June 2017
    @Orphia i was so wrapped up in my day, I forgot to say, congrats on the PB! Great job!
  • wishiwasarunner
    wishiwasarunner Posts: 202 Member
    Orphia wrote: »
    PBs to the max today for me at the Winter Solstice Lighthouse to Lighthouse 15 km run! I'd taken it very easy all week after last weekend's 80 km hike, and it paid off. 15 km in 1:25:50 including a 10 km PB of 56:04. Feeling pretty bloody happy!

    Awesome job on your race!
  • cameronheel
    cameronheel Posts: 191 Member
    To all the dads out there, Happy Father's Day.

    June 17 - Rest Day.
    June 18 - 5 miles. Very sunny, hot and humid this morning even at 07:30. Had to slow way down to maintain heart rate in the easy and aerobic zones on my Garmin.
    June Total - 52.5/50. Initial June Goal met. New goal for June is 75 miles.

    Congrats to all who raced or set PR's this weekend.
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    So this 80/20 book is pretty annoying. You have to look in at least three places to know what anything is.

    For example, in the Marathon plan, it says "Long Run 1" and nothing else. What is that? Well, you flip the Appendix where it promises to define anything and it says "Same as foundation run" so then you look up foundation run and see that it is basically warm up in zone 1, then run in zone 2, and cool down in zone 1. Great. But for how many miles? Back to the "Getting started chapter" and there you see that Long Run 1 is 6 miles with 1 mile in zone 1. Oh, what was zone one again? Go to chapter six to find that out.

    So going to have spend the better part of an afternoon trying to make this into something I can pick up and read "Today run 6 miles at easy-moderate level."

    In other news, I planned to do a "long run" today - but thunderstorms are rolling towards us. *sigh*
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    Added a picture and my finish video to my marathon thread in the MRC forum.

    What is the "MRC forum" ?
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    Added a picture and my finish video to my marathon thread in the MRC forum.

    What is the "MRC forum" ?

    It's thr monthly running challenge forum in the group's section
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    6/1 - 6 miles
    6/2 - 4 miles
    6/3 - rest day
    6/4 - 7 miles
    6/5 - 3 miles
    6/6 - rest day
    6/7 - 4 miles (the Big Run 5K and warm up)
    6/8 - unscheduled rest day
    6/9 - 4 miles
    6/10 - 3 miles
    6/11 - 7 miles
    6/12 - 3 miles of recovery
    6/13 - rest day
    6/14 - 7 miles
    6/15 - 3 miles of recovery
    6/16 - 5K and 1 mile of warmup
    6/17 - rest day
    6/18 - 6 miles

    61 of 70 miles

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    Wow 80F and 96% humidity when Skip and I went out. We started to drive to the greenway and it started to pour, like can't see pour. So we headed back home where it wasn't running, but so humid it was like a blanket on you. The entire run was awful, just so hot you couldn't breathe. The best thing about it was it's over :smiley: and it started to pour at mile 5. We started out for 7 but I was dying.

    @orphia FANTASTIC
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    Added a picture and my finish video to my marathon thread in the MRC forum.

    What is the "MRC forum" ?

    It's thr monthly running challenge forum in the group's section

    Oh, did not even know that existed. I will have to try and remember to look there occasionally.
  • juliet3455
    juliet3455 Posts: 3,015 Member
    edited June 2017
    Are you a not a bit warm for a run?

    @midwesterner85 I looked at the Weather Network and it looks close to a perfect day for a long run in the Mountains - Marathon in Banff, AB for @JessicaMcB, she may have even been chilly at the start with an overnight low of 6C = 43F plus wind-chill factor.
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  • sktobin
    sktobin Posts: 12 Member
    June 12-strength day
    June 13-5km
    June 14-8km
    June 15-5km
    June 16-rest-biked to work
    June 17-14km
    June 18-rest

    All early morning runs this week. Love getting out before work.

    June's total is 72 km. Working towards 120. Two races coming up in July--an 8km and a 16km. Hoping to do a half in September. Loving this group. So many awesome runners! Great to read about everyone's experiences. Keep running, keep smiling
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