June 2018 Running Challenge

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  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    @girlinahat - 7 hours is a long time for GPS watches. My Garmin 935 could have handled it no problem, but it is near the top end of watches:

    https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/03/garmin-forerunner-935-depth-review.html

    The Garmin 735XT is a bit cheaper and should handle it:

    https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/06/garmin-forerunner-735xt-in-depth-review.html

    The Garmin 645 is another option, and it has the smallest face of the better Garmins

    https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/03/garmin-forerunner-645-music-gps-watch-in-depth-review.html
    (note, you could not use the music feature and make the full 7 hours - but GPS tracking should make it)

    The cheaper Garmin (235) probably would not have lasted the full 7 hours. Might have, but would have pushed it.
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    @girlinahat - still would like to hear a race report even if it is not Strava official :D
  • dreamer12151
    dreamer12151 Posts: 1,031 Member
    @crowesnest16 Welcome aboard! Congrats on your goal, this is a great place for motivation for sure!

    @bride001 So sorry about PF. I definitely relate, fought it for years. At one point, I was literally crawling around the house as it hurt too much to stand, let alone walk. Saw my podiatrist, had all the treatments (cortisone shots, oral meds, PT ice etc...) for almost a year. Finally, my only option was surgery. BEST decision I made! Didn't realize how much in spasm it was on a daily basis. Now, walking, biking, running...all pain free. Good luck to you!!
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    edited June 2018
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    @girlinahat - 7 hours is a long time for GPS watches. My Garmin 935 could have handled it no problem, but it is near the top end of watches:

    https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/03/garmin-forerunner-935-depth-review.html

    The Garmin 735XT is a bit cheaper and should handle it:

    https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/06/garmin-forerunner-735xt-in-depth-review.html

    The Garmin 645 is another option, and it has the smallest face of the better Garmins

    https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/03/garmin-forerunner-645-music-gps-watch-in-depth-review.html
    (note, you could not use the music feature and make the full 7 hours - but GPS tracking should make it)

    The cheaper Garmin (235) probably would not have lasted the full 7 hours. Might have, but would have pushed it.

    Dh has the 235. He doesnt think it has a swim function.

    @girlinahat I have a 620 you can have, but it doesnt do swim ( unless its since updated- just checked its still only run ride race). its not small.. And it occasionally power cycles at the end of a run/activity or a race :grimace: which is incredibly frustrating because I'm afraid itll lose my run. But it hasnt. i dont have a chest strap to send with it.

    If you want it just pm me your address. Ill cover the shipping. I know your across the pond. :wink:
  • polskagirl01
    polskagirl01 Posts: 2,024 Member
    @cburke8909 @skippygirlsmom @AlphaHowls GREAT JOB!

    @girlinahat CONGRATULATIONS for getting through whatever you just got through!!! I hope you're able to get some rest and process it all. On the topic of watches, I don't know about Garmin (@PastorVincent has great advice on their watches) but you might also check out Suunto's Spartan Trainer, as it does all of the things you mentioned and has great battery life. They claim 10 hours in the most draining workout setting, which seems about right in my experience. https://www.suunto.com/en-GB/Products/sports-watches/suunto-spartan-trainer-wrist-hr/suunto-spartan-trainer-wrist-hr-black/ Looks like it's in your price range :) Suunto's app doesn't "directly" connect to MFP, but I got around that by setting it to automatically upload to Strava (and then Strava auto-sends it here).

  • Scott6255
    Scott6255 Posts: 2,555 Member
    Congrats @girlinahat on the marathon (and sorry at the same time). Hope you are among the living today!

    @alphahowls fantastic 10k race, AG finish, and smashing last year's time!
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    6/1 – 0
    6/2 – 2
    6/3 – 2
    6/4 – 2
    6/5 – 2
    6/6 rest day
    6/7 – 3
    6/8 – 2
    6/9 – 2
    6/10 –rest
    6/11 – 3
    6/12 - 3
    6/13 - rest day
    6/14 - 4 long run ☹
    6/15 - 2 ugh
    6/16 - 3.1
    6/17 – 4
    6/18 – rest day
    6/19 - 4 miles
    6/20 - unscheduled rest day
    6/21 – 4
    6/22 - 3
    6/23 - 4 mile warm up and 5K - Runway 5K
    6/24 - 4

    54 out of 50 miles

    Yucky hot, just ugh run today ha ha
  • mcw2018mfp
    mcw2018mfp Posts: 84 Member
    edited June 2018
    Goal is 30 miles by the 30th.
    June 18- Easy 3 miles 35:10
    June 19- 3.2 miles 38:20 Took it easy- HIIT class tonight.
    June 20- Another easy 3 miles in 36:00 as I am sore from my knees to my neck from last nights HIIT class :#
    June 21- 4.65 Miles 47:12 Hill intervals
    June 22- Upper body strength. No run
    June 23- 3.95 miles 45:00 Intervals at race pace 400m;800m;1200m;1600m;800m; 3 min recoveries
    June 24- “long run” 5.5 miles 60:00

    Total: 23.3

  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    skippygirlsmom wrote: »

    Yucky hot, just ugh run today ha ha

    (((Warm sticky sweaty))) hugs :tongue: its 90F (32C) here, feels like 95, dew point 70, humidity 50%. I'm just getting ready to go out :weary: . Luckily heat on the bike is more manageable and i have a relatively short run planned.

    Couldn't have said better what @skippygirlsmom said @kat_ontherun ! It is wonderful to have family, friends, and folks support you and be able to take and appreciate that help and support knowing its because they all love you. I'm a bit cynical. So.... :disappointed: I'm glad @skippygirlsmom can express/ empathize with loving understanding, that some of us don't have/know. :wink: hahaha! I am cynical. And jealous!
  • kat_ontherun
    kat_ontherun Posts: 45 Member
    @skippygirlsmom Thanks! That is so awesome that your daughter had so many people there to support her! It is really great to have a support system! :)
    @Elise4270 haha! I can be a bit cynical too at times! If you don't feel like you have support - I bet a lot of the people on this forum would say that they are here for you. I'm cheering you on!
  • bride001
    bride001 Posts: 153 Member
    Goal for June:
    Continue PT for Plantar fasciitis
    50 miles for June – run/walk depending on foot
    Incorporate speed work on Tuesdays each week (also dependent upon foot is feeling)

    06/01 Rest Day
    06/02 - 2.80 - AKA 5K Race
    06/06 - 2.01 (Global Running Day)
    06/09 - 4.01
    06/15 - 2.53
    06/16 - 5.31
    06/24 - 2.43

    Total: 19.09/50

    I was able to do a 2 miler today after foot not cooperating yesterday. Foot felt good when I woke up but was painful during the run. Had to slow to a jog most of the time. Real hope I can hit 25 miles this month.

    Upcoming races (Question marks are races not yet registered for):
    Louisiana Marathon Quarter Marathon - 01/13/2018 - Done
    Mardi Gras Mambo 10K - 02/17/2018 - Done
    Q50 Races Sunset Gulf - 6.5 miles 3/24/2018 -DNS
    Fat Boy 5K - 04/14/2018 - Cancelled due to Tornado Warning
    Active for Autism 5K - 05/05/2018 - Done - Walked
    AKA CANN 5K - 06/02/2018 - Done - Run/Walk
    BIG EASY BIG HEART 5K 7/21/2018 -
    August Race - ?
    Saints Kick Off Run - 09/08/2018 -?
    WHOA Racing Cane Field Classic 2018 (Machete 7 – 1 mile/4 mile/2mile) 10/13/2018-
    Cajun Cup OR Middendorf's Manchac Run - 11/10/2018 - ?
    St Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend 10K - 12/01/ 2018
  • Purplebunnysarah
    Purplebunnysarah Posts: 3,252 Member
    @Elise4270 I ran thru the spray park at the end of the race. About the last 10 seconds of the video I posted to the Facebook group. Then had a very cool shower when I got home.

    @juliet3455 Weather.ca tells me that the temperature should break tomorrow and it will be cooler all week including Canada Day which is currently forecast to have a high of 18C. Guessing it will be around 10C for the start of the race next Sunday if the forecast holds up!
  • biketheworld
    biketheworld Posts: 2,353 Member
    @KeepRunningFatboy - 73 half marathons? WOW. That's impressive.
    @crowesnest16 - Welcome and it's never too late!
    @cburke8909 - congrats on a great race.
    @PastorVincent - is the Dopey race the one with a 5K, half and full all in one weekend?
    @skippygirlsmom - I'm the manager of an airport and have repeatedly asked to do a Runway 5K but our board president is convinced the FAA will frown on it. I think he's just a killjoy. Glad you had fun and glad they had such a good turnout!
    @katharmonic - LOL - that Gollum image is so spot on.
    @Marissaxzxzxz - I hear you re: drivers that don't move over. I've often thought if I reached out and knocked on their car they would be shocked. Or maybe not. These days you never know what reaction you'll get.
    @bride001 - I don't know your PF story - but I struggled with it all last year. A friend suggested an insert called a "Walk/Fit" and it worked wonders. Didn't heal the PF, but I could walk pain free. I keep them in my running shoes now as a precaution.


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