June 2018 Running Challenge

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  • rheddmobile
    rheddmobile Posts: 6,840 Member
    zdyb23456 wrote: »
    6/1 14miles
    6/2 6miles (walk)
    6/3 rest
    6/4 6.71miles
    6/5 8miles

    Felt great today! The weather was warm, but not muggy. I did 8 miles at an average pace of 9:30. I didn’t even take water with me and I felt ok. I was thirsty by the end, but I made it back to the car ok. Thought about stopping at McDonalds and asking for a cup of ice water, but didn’t know if they’d want me to buy something too.

    Here, restaurants are required by law to give ice water, but they don't have to give it in a certain sized cup. So ice water cups are about the size of a Dixie cup. And there's no law that says the restaurant has to be pleasant about it! They tend to give you the stank eye when you walk in off the street and ask for ice, which I used to do a lot as a teen who had to walk in the heat.
  • MegaMooseEsq
    MegaMooseEsq Posts: 3,118 Member
    @MegaMooseEsq I don't like Coppertone Sport either - although it's not the smell, it's the stickiness that bothers me. Since you mentioned it I picked up the Neutrogena Cooldry and turns out I like it much better and so far it doesn't seem to give me heat rash, which is a problem I have with most lotion sunscreens. Thanks for the recommendation!

    5k through the woods for my husband and me, heat was almost tolerable since the humidity was low. Tomorrow we're under an Orange Air Quality alert so I'm glad we got a run in today. I need to start running before the sun comes up but when I get up that early, I collapse at about 8 pm and don't get anything done!

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    Hey cool, you’re welcome! Neutrogena makes a stick sunscreen that I use on my face but is a pain to apply more broadly, so when I ran out of lotion (which ive never been good about applying) I tried their spray and was surprised how quickly the sticky feel fades. I was hoping for a less expensive alternative in the Coppertone but that experiment was not a success. The smell was the worst for me, but I didn’t love the stickiness either.
  • KeepRunningFatboy
    KeepRunningFatboy Posts: 3,055 Member
    edited June 2018
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    June Goals:
    200 running miles.
    IM 70.3 Muncie Training

    Goals 6/4/18 - 6/10/18:
    Run: 50 miles
    TSS > 650

    June Running:
    06.01.18 - 8 miles.
    06.02.18 - 11 miles.
    06.03.18 - 6.5 miles. Weekly TSS 497 / Weekly Miles 41.5
    06.04.18 - 9.5 miles. (CT - Swim 900 yds)
    06.05.18 - 7 miles. EZ Right Knee pain.

    Fall Running Events:
    10.14.18 - Lake Tahoe Marathon
    10.21.18 - Atlantic City Marathon
    11.03.18 - Indianapolis Monumental Marathon
    12.08.18 - Tucson Marathon

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  • katharmonic
    katharmonic Posts: 5,720 Member
    edited June 2018
    I admire all you early morning runners. Maybe someday, but I'm fortunate my work schedule does not require the 4-5 am start that some of you need.

    I also use Neutrogena sunscreen, the ultra-sheer dry touch spray and lotion. I really like it. I have also tried the drug store brand that's basically the same thing and been happy with it. I keep the spray in my car so I can spray down before any run.

    Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
    06/01/18 :::: 1.4 :::: 1.4
    06/02/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 1.4
    06/03/18 :::: 13.1 :::: 14.5
    06/04/18 :::: 0.8 :::: 15.3
    06/05/18 :::: 3.6 :::: 18.9
    Goal = 110 miles

    First night of marathon training tonight, officially if not in actual intensity. I will actually usually go on Wednesday nights but tomorrow I have the JP Morgan Corporate Challenge, so I swapped to the other group across town. I just did a base run instead of the workout also due to just finishing the HM on Sunday and having the race tomorrow night - although I'm not sure I'll run that one hard either. The last thing I want to do is injure myself at the start of training. Marathon is 20 weeks and 5 days away (I promise I am not planning to count down every day).

    We are having unseasonably cool weather here - not to rub it in to those with 90-100 temps but it was chilly today with a high of only 62 F. With the wind tonight I was cold before we started running and contemplated wearing gloves!

    Upcoming races:
    6/6/18 JP Morgan Corporate Challenge (3.5 mile), Syracuse NY
    7/8/18 Boilermaker 15K, Utica NY
    8/19/18 Falmouth Road Race (7 miles), Falmouth, MA
    8/26/18 18.12 Challenge, Sackets Harbor, NY??? (not yet signed up)
    10/28/18 Marine Corps Marathon, Arlington VA
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    I used coppertone sport and have never noticed a smell. Although I've had it for a few years and the scent formula may have changed. I typically use banana boat dry argan oil spf 8. Face I have banana boat active 100, or cetaphil 50 (not active, but does fine for an hour). I'm out of the coppertone, so I'll make sure to get bull frog next time to avoid and stinkums.

    4 am? Y'all. I don't have to be up and gone tomorrow until 11am. No way I'll even consider getting a run in before 4pm. :smiley: although being world running day, I may reconsider. Especially since I over ate today... Now to pop over an confess all my food sins.. :naughty:
  • fitoverfortymom
    fitoverfortymom Posts: 3,452 Member
    6/1 - CROSS (walk, yoga)
    6/2 - 10 miles
    6/3 - REST
    6/4 - 5.3 (trail)
    6/5 - 3

    Decided to for 3 tonight and do a rest day or cross train tomorrow and give an A+ effort to a race pace run on Thursday. Twas hot and now I know why I run before the sun comes up!

  • chrisahubbard
    chrisahubbard Posts: 201 Member
    Today: 4.26 Miles
    Total: 7.76 Miles/ 50
    Days: 3/20
  • cburke8909
    cburke8909 Posts: 990 Member
    short easy 5 this am

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  • RespectTheKitty
    RespectTheKitty Posts: 1,667 Member
    Today's goal: 2.5 miles

    Actual mileage: 3.2 miles

    Forgot how it feels once I get a couple miles in and everything starts feeling better and easier.

    Unfortunately, getting up super early to run is making me absolutely exhausted in the evenings. Yoga is suffering because of that. But I've only been at the morning workout thing a little over a week, so perhaps I just need some time to adjust.
  • TattooedDolphinGirl78
    TattooedDolphinGirl78 Posts: 5,214 Member
    Got 4.94 kms in for Global Running Day this morning! :smiley:
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    @skippygirlsmom AWESOME! YAY!!
  • girlinahat
    girlinahat Posts: 2,956 Member
    @skippygirlsmom Go Skippy!!!!

    we will still need regular updates on her even when she's gone off to school you know.....
  • RunsOnEspresso
    RunsOnEspresso Posts: 3,218 Member
    6/1/2018 rest
    6/2/2018 2.65 miles
    6/3/2018 9.05 miles

    6/4/2018 rest
    6/5/2018 3 miles
    6/6/2018 2.1 miles

    Total 16.8 miles /80-85

    Getting a tiny bit faster. Same run last month was 1.95-2.05 miles. Sunrise was pretty this morning. Posted a couple photos on Instagram. Plus a runfie for national running day.
  • girlinahat
    girlinahat Posts: 2,956 Member
    Today's goal: 2.5 miles

    Actual mileage: 3.2 miles

    Forgot how it feels once I get a couple miles in and everything starts feeling better and easier.

    Unfortunately, getting up super early to run is making me absolutely exhausted in the evenings. Yoga is suffering because of that. But I've only been at the morning workout thing a little over a week, so perhaps I just need some time to adjust.

    It takes a little while to get used to early mornings, eventually your body will start getting tired a bit earlier, and you'll go to sleep earlier, but probably not so early it messes with your yoga.

    My problem now is that I now longer sleep in at weekends when I want to (that's also to do with the Saturday construction work which they do from 7 until 9).
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    Today's goal: 2.5 miles

    Actual mileage: 3.2 miles

    Forgot how it feels once I get a couple miles in and everything starts feeling better and easier.

    Unfortunately, getting up super early to run is making me absolutely exhausted in the evenings. Yoga is suffering because of that. But I've only been at the morning workout thing a little over a week, so perhaps I just need some time to adjust.

    Give it at least a month before you make any decision on it. A month of doing it regularly. :)
  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 5,145 Member
    June goal: 75 miles

    6/3: 6.5 miles
    6/5: 4.3 miles
    6/6: 4.5 miles

    15.3/75 miles completed

    Happy Global Running Day! This morning I ran 4.5 miles. It was a beautiful morning to run. I have never been a morning person (and I still don't think I really am), but I am enjoying getting up and running before the heat of the day. It is also nice that after work I have the afternoon free and can just hang out with my husband. I'm lucky that I don't have to be at work until 8:30 and my office is only 2 miles from my house, so as long as I am done with my run by about 6:50 I have plenty of time for about 30/35 minutes of yoga and a quick shower and still have time to get ready for work. So I don't have to get up quite as early as some of you morning runners do. Last summer I did most of my runs at lunchtime or in the evening after 8. That was hard though because I really only have about 30 minutes to run at lunch and I'm a slow runner. And if I run too late in the evening I have problems because I need to hydrate and I don't like to drink that much water too close to bedtime or I will be up all night. I really resisted getting up early to run, but this summer I am glad I finally did it.

    @skippygirlsmom Congrats to Skip!


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    2018 races:
    5/19/18: Run for 57th AHC Half Marathon - 2:43:59.7. - 2nd place AG
    11/10/18: Wags & Whiskers 5K
  • dreamer12151
    dreamer12151 Posts: 1,031 Member
    Early runs: I work a rotating schedule with 12 hour shifts, so if I have a run planned on a work day, I have to be up by 0430-0440 to get it in before I have to be on the job @ 0645, because, being honest, I know I COULD run after work (7:45pm ish) but in reality, it just ain't gonna happen! On my days off I get to sleep in a bit, but Fl weather is like Hell's oven, so it's getting tougher to run later in the day.

    And I didn't even know it was Runner's Day today! Yippee!

    6/4 - 1.64 miles
    6/6 - 1.55 miles (3.19 total)
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
    you brag all you want about skip, @skippysmom
    she is a lovely girl, you did good