June 2019 Monthly Running Challenge

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  • MegaMooseEsq
    MegaMooseEsq Posts: 3,118 Member
    shanaber wrote: »
    ContraryMaryMary wrote: »
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    ContraryMaryMary wrote: »
    username301 wrote: »
    Watch battery problems again and phone app is cutting out at the top of the hill for several metres.

    There is a limit to the number of times you can reasonably hint that you could use a watch for a fathers day present.

    I got a watch for Mother's Day last year. I had to say point blank to my husband, "The girls want to buy me a Garmin for Mother's Day, I think that's a fabulous idea, can we go and choose one on Saturday?".

    Honestly, speaking for men out there everywhere, I wish more people were this clear. AND I wish more people listened to people that are this clear.

    I have an Amazon wishlist with items on it from a few $ to well over a hundred dollars. What to get me something I actually want or need and will be happy to get? Pick one, or even an Amazon gift card and I will pick one. Literally last Christmas I told someone "do not by me a hat, I just got a very nice wool one" = and they bought me a hat for Christmas. It is still sealed in its package someplace in a box. Would have been better they got me nothing.

    Sorry... I am starting to rant, I think I will put myself to bed now.

    I grew up with a lot of boys. I learned early on that boys/men don't do subtlety or hints. Life is so much easier and happier for everyone if you are straight up and clear with them. So many women don't get this, it's mind boggling.
    I sent my husband an email with a picture and link to the heated roller I want specifically saying I want this for Mother's Day... nope! Next time I will buy it myself!

    Yeah, I don't think this is exclusively a gendered thing - I've had boyfriends who didn't listen to me when I said I didn't want something for a gift, or that I wanted a specific thing ("Of course you must want flowers/a spa day/jewelry you'll never wear!"). I think people just need to be better about listening to each other generally.
    eleanorhawkins wrote: »
    I desperately want a Garmin too... I hinted like crazy before Mother's Day, and got really excited when a box arrived. It was a mug. When I 'joked' about thinking it was a Garmin my husband told me not to be so *kitten* dumb, like he's spend that much money on a present for me. Well, that certainly told me!

    What a hurtful thing to say! *hugs*
  • RunnerGirl238
    RunnerGirl238 Posts: 448 Member
    @eleanorhawkins well, I hope you bought it for yourself 🖤
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    edited June 2019
    eleanorhawkins wrote: »
    I desperately want a Garmin too... I hinted like crazy before Mother's Day, and got really excited when a box arrived. It was a mug. When I 'joked' about thinking it was a Garmin my husband told me not to be so *kitten* dumb, like he's spend that much money on a present for me. Well, that certainly told me!

    Well thats just crap. Makes me wanna buy you one. Which one ya want? And is it US shipping? Pm me a link. And address.

    I am currently very lucky to have the financial set up we have right now. Things will change and I won't necessarily always have the financial freedoms, but I sure enjoy having my own secret account for crap I just want or I just gotta have, tires, 500$ car
    battery, maybe a new bra, college classes... oh maybe some shoes...

    Look. Some of them are "cheap"
    https://www.walmart.com/ip/Garmin-Forerunner-35-GPS-Running-Watch/54319420?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=1631&adid=22222222228052821963&wmlspartner=wmtlabs&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=m&wl3=152414918602&wl4=pla-265814986235&wl5=9026289&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=113509192&wl11=online&wl12=54319420&wl13=&veh=sem&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIytOP3Krn4gIVFwUqCh3v-Q3gEAQYDCABEgJazfD_BwE
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    garygse wrote: »
    Re directly spelling out what you want as a gift: a co-worker at a previous company once said that he told his wife he wanted a box for Christmas. So she bought him a flag pole. Just think about that for a second...I honestly don't know who was trolling who in that household.
    Pole, box... Haha! Ohhh man.
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    Not sure if I will get to run later or not, but it has been many days since I last updated, so I figured I better get back on the stick.

    Date...........Run.......Walk
    06/01........12M.......0.0M
    06/02........12M.......0.0M
    06/03........00M.......3.5M
    06/04........00M.......0.0M
    06/05........11M.......0.0M
    06/06........11M.......3.5M
    06/07........00M.......3.5M
    06/08........13M.......0.0M
    06/09........00M.......0.0M
    06/10........08M.......0.0M
    06/11........08M.......0.0M
    06/12........11M.......3.5M
    06/13........00M.......3.7M

    ---MTD: 17.5 miles walking, 86 miles running, and 0KM resting

    Upcoming Races
    Hell Have No Hurry 50k Trail Race - June 29th
    Fleet Feet Liberty Mile - August 9th
    Howl at the Moon - Nighttime 5k - August 10
    EQT Pittsburgh 10 Miler - November 2nd

    (a few more races yet to register for)

    202? - Disney World Dopey! (if can raise funds)

    2019 GOAL: Knock a full hour off my 50k time at Hell Have No Hurry
  • Mari33a
    Mari33a Posts: 1,255 Member
    @PastorVincent did I see a clip of u on Ellen de Générés 😁
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    Mari33a wrote: »
    @PastorVincent did I see a clip of u on Ellen de Générés 😁

    I feel like this is something that flew over my head, but as far as I know, I have never been on that show. :)
  • hist_doc
    hist_doc Posts: 206 Member
    RunnerGirl238 wrote: »
    @eleanorhawkins well, I hope you bought it for yourself 🖤

    ^
    hugs. buy it for yourself :smile:
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    eleanorhawkins wrote: »
    @shanaber It's all about training. And owner attitude. Some dogs, like children, are more sociable/outgoing/boisterous or whatever than others. Not an excuse. Trouble is some people don't care, or are just plain clueless. This guy was walking a dog that is of a size that requires a muzzle to be loose in public here without even a collar on. Also, this was on a trail with massive signs at each banning dogs from being allowed to run loose on it as it's a nesting area. So no respect for the rest of the human race or nature either.

    This is so true. I always tell people, there are no bad dogs only bad owners.
  • RunnerGirl238
    RunnerGirl238 Posts: 448 Member
    @hist_doc 80%of the people in my family have gastroparesis. It is not fun. I have escaped it so far...

    @eleanorhawkins bon jovi... in Madrid? Like spain?????? My jealousy is even jealous. Have so much fun. (P.s...marriage is hard. Money stuff makes it even harder; I get it.)

    Just finished 6.2 miles on the TM at a 1% incline with some lovely strides and speed work thrown in and my Garmin was not matching my pace at all. Inthink it is time to invest in a foot pod. Does anyone have one? Ya like it?
  • eleanorhawkins
    eleanorhawkins Posts: 1,659 Member
    RunnerGirl238 wrote: »
    @hist_doc 80%of the people in my family have gastroparesis. It is not fun. I have escaped it so far...

    @eleanorhawkins bon jovi... in Madrid? Like spain?????? My jealousy is even jealous. Have so much fun. (P.s...marriage is hard. Money stuff makes it even harder; I get it.)

    Just finished 6.2 miles on the TM at a 1% incline with some lovely strides and speed work thrown in and my Garmin was not matching my pace at all. Inthink it is time to invest in a foot pod. Does anyone have one? Ya like it?

    @RunnerGirl238 I live on the southern coast of Spain :-) Last time they came here was 9 or 10 years ago... I had a small child and even less money than now. So yeah, 25 years I've been waiting for this.
    Did I mention it's only 3 weeks and 2 days away at all? Apologies in advance for the amount of excitement and counting down of days y'all are going to have to endure from me ;-)
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    edited June 2019
    eleanorhawkins wrote: »

    About the Garmin. Firstly, @Elise4270 you have a heart that is bigger than you but no way could I accept that! I currently have a fitbit (he doesn't know how much that cost either! gotta love marriage sometimes) that is about a year old. When it dies, I will replace it with a Garmin. To this end, I am saving up every bit of loose change he leaves in his pockets, change from groceries, etc etc. I could have afforded to get myself one with a little bit of money my great-aunt left me when she died. But I spent it on tickets to the Bon Jovi concert in Madrid next month. And a hotel room there, and train tickets to get there. I've been waiting 25 years to see Bon Jovi in concert. And it's almost here! 3 weeks and 2 days to go!!!! Not that I'm counting!!!! Can you tell I'm excited, much? lol

    No run for me today. Friday is my rest day. Plus I have to get to the city to pick up my T-shirt and number for tomorrow night's race. Feeling a little more confident I can finish under the cutoff time now, not sure my legs will approve of me doing so though. Oh well.

    Bon Jovi Sounds like an awesome splurge and celebration of your great aunts life! I bought a not terribly expensive violin when my dad died. Funny how music speaks to the soul. I thought you might be in Europe. I never realized Spain was so beautiful until last week, watching a show where retirees had their illegally built homes knocked down in Spain, guess the government there is against foreign retirees. I’d move there, if I could keep a home. Absolutely stunning. I should buy you a Garmin and come to Spain. Hahaha!
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    eleanorhawkins wrote: »
    Elise4270 wrote: »
    eleanorhawkins wrote: »

    About the Garmin. Firstly, @Elise4270 you have a heart that is bigger than you but no way could I accept that! I currently have a fitbit (he doesn't know how much that cost either! gotta love marriage sometimes) that is about a year old. When it dies, I will replace it with a Garmin. To this end, I am saving up every bit of loose change he leaves in his pockets, change from groceries, etc etc. I could have afforded to get myself one with a little bit of money my great-aunt left me when she died. But I spent it on tickets to the Bon Jovi concert in Madrid next month. And a hotel room there, and train tickets to get there. I've been waiting 25 years to see Bon Jovi in concert. And it's almost here! 3 weeks and 2 days to go!!!! Not that I'm counting!!!! Can you tell I'm excited, much? lol

    No run for me today. Friday is my rest day. Plus I have to get to the city to pick up my T-shirt and number for tomorrow night's race. Feeling a little more confident I can finish under the cutoff time now, not sure my legs will approve of me doing so though. Oh well.

    Bon Jovi Sounds like an awesome splurge and celebration of your great aunts life! I bought a not terribly expensive violin when my dad died. Funny how music speaks to the soul. I thought you might be in Europe. I never realized Spain was so beautiful until last week, watching a show where retirees had their illegally built homes knocked down in Spain, guess the government there is against foreign retirees. I’d move there, if I could keep a home. Absolutely stunning. I should buy you a Garmin and come to Spain. Hahaha!

    @Elise4270 Lol when I was around 8 years old they made us take a music exam at school, and the 4 most musically talented kids (which somehow I was one of???) were given free violin lessons. I was so freakin awful at playing the violin that my mother used to tell me "Honey why don't you go and do your violin practise in the garage? The rabbits really love to hear you"
    Spain is beautiful and the Spanish are great people. If you want to see photos of the area I often post them on my Facebook, add me there!
    The government doesn't hate foreigners at all, in fact it loves them because they bring a lot of money into the country. It just hates illegal buildings. Those stories are very sad, people buy without checking what they're buying, and by the time they realise that their 6 bedroom villa with private heated swimming pool, garage for 4 cars and helipad is registered as a tool shed and is within a protected nature area where building is forbidden it's too late to back out. Usually if they bothered to either learn the language or employ someone who knows the language and the regulations they would not end up in those messes.
    Btw property is cheap here, and so is life compared to many places. And if you came to visit I'd let you bring me one! Downside is we're about 15 years behind the rest of the world in progress and technology. And groups like Bon Jovi only come to play here every 10-15 years, and then they only usually go to Madrid or Barcelona. Like everywhere, it has its pros and cons.

    I’d take 10-15 years behind technology. Who needs it when it’s Spain! Those story’s did elude to trusting the wrong folks to file the proper documents, and they didn’t speak the language. Those homes were beautiful, and so so cheep. I’ll remember to have you help me with my purchase of that Spanish villa! Well lay around after a good run together by the pool and have drinks and snacks.
  • eleanorhawkins
    eleanorhawkins Posts: 1,659 Member
    Elise4270 wrote: »
    eleanorhawkins wrote: »
    Elise4270 wrote: »
    eleanorhawkins wrote: »

    About the Garmin. Firstly, @Elise4270 you have a heart that is bigger than you but no way could I accept that! I currently have a fitbit (he doesn't know how much that cost either! gotta love marriage sometimes) that is about a year old. When it dies, I will replace it with a Garmin. To this end, I am saving up every bit of loose change he leaves in his pockets, change from groceries, etc etc. I could have afforded to get myself one with a little bit of money my great-aunt left me when she died. But I spent it on tickets to the Bon Jovi concert in Madrid next month. And a hotel room there, and train tickets to get there. I've been waiting 25 years to see Bon Jovi in concert. And it's almost here! 3 weeks and 2 days to go!!!! Not that I'm counting!!!! Can you tell I'm excited, much? lol

    No run for me today. Friday is my rest day. Plus I have to get to the city to pick up my T-shirt and number for tomorrow night's race. Feeling a little more confident I can finish under the cutoff time now, not sure my legs will approve of me doing so though. Oh well.

    Bon Jovi Sounds like an awesome splurge and celebration of your great aunts life! I bought a not terribly expensive violin when my dad died. Funny how music speaks to the soul. I thought you might be in Europe. I never realized Spain was so beautiful until last week, watching a show where retirees had their illegally built homes knocked down in Spain, guess the government there is against foreign retirees. I’d move there, if I could keep a home. Absolutely stunning. I should buy you a Garmin and come to Spain. Hahaha!

    @Elise4270 Lol when I was around 8 years old they made us take a music exam at school, and the 4 most musically talented kids (which somehow I was one of???) were given free violin lessons. I was so freakin awful at playing the violin that my mother used to tell me "Honey why don't you go and do your violin practise in the garage? The rabbits really love to hear you"
    Spain is beautiful and the Spanish are great people. If you want to see photos of the area I often post them on my Facebook, add me there!
    The government doesn't hate foreigners at all, in fact it loves them because they bring a lot of money into the country. It just hates illegal buildings. Those stories are very sad, people buy without checking what they're buying, and by the time they realise that their 6 bedroom villa with private heated swimming pool, garage for 4 cars and helipad is registered as a tool shed and is within a protected nature area where building is forbidden it's too late to back out. Usually if they bothered to either learn the language or employ someone who knows the language and the regulations they would not end up in those messes.
    Btw property is cheap here, and so is life compared to many places. And if you came to visit I'd let you bring me one! Downside is we're about 15 years behind the rest of the world in progress and technology. And groups like Bon Jovi only come to play here every 10-15 years, and then they only usually go to Madrid or Barcelona. Like everywhere, it has its pros and cons.

    I’d take 10-15 years behind technology. Who needs it when it’s Spain! Those story’s did elude to trusting the wrong folks to file the proper documents, and they didn’t speak the language. Those homes were beautiful, and so so cheep. I’ll remember to have you help me with my purchase of that Spanish villa! Well lay around after a good run together by the pool and have drinks and snacks.

    It's a deal!
  • MegaMooseEsq
    MegaMooseEsq Posts: 3,118 Member
    edited June 2019
    Testing? Was anyone else having trouble posting for the last hour or so? Anyhoo, that's why I draft my comments in a notepad before posting!
    eleanorhawkins wrote: »
    @MegaMooseEsq my situation is similar to yours (work from home, very long hours at the desk) and I find pilates/yoga-type stuff essential for my back. As long as I keep that up I'm fine, but as soon as I miss a couple of days, I find I can't turn over in bed at night without squealing. Well done on resisting the trying to run and see urge, that isn't easy even when you know it makes sense!

    I'd been trying to get yoga to click for a couple of years when I discovered that fitting 5-10 minute yoga videos into my work day gave me so much more energy and focus than anything I'd tried before. Now I'm hooked, although I still haven't done anything longer than a half an hour at a time. Every little bit counts!

    On the marriage bit, I guess all I can say is that every relationship has its own challenges, and I hope that the good sides outweigh the bad. And Spain sounds amazing - I too would love to visit someday!
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    shanaber wrote: »
    @eleanorhawkins and @elise4270 - My mom and stepdad lived in Spain while he worked in Algeria. They rented a tiny house in a village on the island of Mallorca. They walked to the local markets for fresh fish and veggies, local olives and almonds and bought wine straight from the barrel (BYOB and cork 😊) It was amazing but like @eleanorhawkins said with some downsides. They were over an hour away from the main/big town (Palma) and had only a very basic healthcare clinic who didn't recognize that my mom was having a heart problem. She is buried there in the place she loved! My daughter went to visit her gravesite which was difficult to find and met so many wonderful people who helped her. She is fluent in Spanish even though the dialect is a bit different she could communicate easily. She spent a couple of weeks traveling around the mainland as well. Loved it there.

    Notes medical needs and employment opportunities in Spain... maybe @workaholic_nurse will come too. And @Avidkeo .

    That food sounds great. I just wanna live somewhere there’s not a burger join on every corner.
  • runnermom419
    runnermom419 Posts: 366 Member
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    Well, I am late to the game this month.

    The last two months, I've been able to get 110 miles, so I'd like to set my first goal to 110 miles and my stretch goal at 120 miles. Marathon training is in full swing; I gotta get on the ball.

    June 1 - 6 miles
    June 2 - 10 miles
    June 4 - 3 miles

    19 miles for June

    Miles until Goal #1 - 91miles
    Miles until Goal #2 - 101 miles



    June 5 - 3 miles of speed work

    22 miles for June

    Miles until Goal #1 - 88 miles
    Miles until Goal #2 - 98 miles

    June 6 - 7 miles after work to help clear my head

    29 miles for June

    Miles until Goal #1 - 81 miles
    Miles until Goal #2 - 91 miles

    June 8 - 3.1 miles (5K with hubby, he got a new PR)
    June 9 - 14 miles

    46.1 miles for June

    Miles until Goal #1 - 63.9 miles
    Miles until Goal #2 - 73.9 miles

    June 11 - 4 miles
    June 12 - 6.2 miles

    56.3 miles for June

    Miles until Goal #1 - 53.7 miles
    Miles until Goal #2 - 63.7 miles

    March 14 - 7.11 miles

    63.41 miles for June

    Miles until Goal #1 - 46.59 miles
    Miles until Goal #2 - 56.59 miles

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