June 2019 Monthly Running Challenge

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  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    Feels weird that race start is 10 am and not like O-Dark-30...
  • eleanorhawkins
    eleanorhawkins Posts: 1,659 Member
    Feels weird that race start is 10 am and not like O-Dark-30...

    Don't worry, you're almost half way there :-p
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    Feels weird that race start is 10 am and not like O-Dark-30...

    Don't worry, you're almost half way there :-p

    Wheres my super soaker when I need it...
  • Tramboman
    Tramboman Posts: 2,482 Member
    Feels weird that race start is 10 am and not like O-Dark-30...

    Don't worry, you're almost half way there :-p

    Wheres my super soaker when I need it...

    Just run like you know you're capable of running and you'll be fine. Race well!!!
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,575 Member
    @PastorVincent That is a nice picture that your son took. So many camera choices. Sometimes I wish there were only a couple of choices that had obvious strengths or weaknesses over the other. It sure would make making a decision a lot easier. I hope the weather forecast for your 50K gets better. If not, I don't blame you for staying home. That can be dangerous and it isn't worth your life to go for a run. Also, cool picture of the Dumbbell Nebula

    Great job @Tramboman on making your GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    @polskagirl01 HAHAHA I didn't think about baseball. That would be even more confusing unless there was some sort of tournament going on in the area. BTW, I like your bike too. The suds in the road sounds weird. Love that you saw baby deer. They are so beautiful. Watch out for the mom though. I have been snorted at before. It's a little scary.

    @garygse Great picture of the grasshopper. Those are the types of pictures I want to take...plus landscape and other wildlife.

    @Avidkeo Glad the move is working out so great for you!!!




  • Scott6255
    Scott6255 Posts: 2,580 Member
    Wow, even taking many wrong tuns @MobyCarp still is in the conversation for overall winner. He is amazing!
  • Tramboman
    Tramboman Posts: 2,482 Member
    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

    Oh my...I think I'm overly tired. March 14 should be June 14.

    June 15 - 6.14 miles
    June 16 - 8.15 miles

    77.7 miles for June

    Miles until Goal #1 - 32.30 miles
    Miles until Goal #2 - 42.30 miles

    June 18 - 6.32 miles

    84.02 miles for June

    Miles until Goal #1 - 25.98 miles
    Miles until Goal #2 - 35.98 miles

    June 19 - 6 track miles (I hate the indoor track sometimes, but gotta do what you gotta do).

    90.02 miles for June

    Miles until Goal #1 - 19.98 miles
    Miles until Goal #2 - 29.98 miles

    June 20 - 3.14 miles
    June 21 - Rest Day
    June 22 - 4.12 miles

    97.28 miles for June

    Miles until Goal #1 - 12.72 miles
    Miles until Goal #2 - 22.72 miles

    June 23 - 10 miles

    107.28 miles for June

    Miles until Goal #1 - 2.72 miles
    Miles until Goal #2 - 12.72 miles

    June 25 - 4 miles
    June 26 - 3.19 miles

    114.47 miles for June

    Miles until Goal #1 - Check :smile:
    Miles until Goal #2 - 5.53 miles

    June 28 - 4 miles

    118.47 miles for June

    1.53 miles until goal #2 of 120 miles for June.

    6/29 - 16 miles! This was hot, sticky, and gross. But, I never gave up and kept moving forward.

    134.47 miles for June.

    That means I've met both goals. Now I'm trying to decide if I go for it, run 5.53 tomorrow and make it an even 140. What does MFP say?

    Depends on how you feel and what the weather is like.
    Would it be worth getting injured to attain an artificial goal?
  • Tramboman
    Tramboman Posts: 2,482 Member
    MobyCarp wrote: »
    Scott6255 wrote: »
    Wow, even taking many wrong tuns @MobyCarp still is in the conversation for overall winner. He is amazing!

    That's because the real runners didn't show up. Today I learned that I lack a critical skill for winning trail races: I suck at reading the course markings. No big deal, if the real runners show up and I have someone faster to follow.

    ETA: Mark told me this is the first and only time he's won a race outright. None of us out there competing for the lead were accustomed to be doing that.

    ...and it's a great looking rock to boot.
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,575 Member
    @eleanorhawkins Yippee! Love getting deals and having unexpected great timing.

    @runnermom419 I say run .53 tomorrow and make it an even 135. ;) Seriously, it's up to you and your body. If you need a rest day, take it. If not, and you like round, even numbers, go for it.

    @MobyCarp That would be frustrating, but glad you have a great attitude about it and sounds like you had a great race, despite the problems. I've never gotten lost during a race. I think I'd panic if I did. I agree with you that the rock seems appropriate.

  • Avidkeo
    Avidkeo Posts: 3,213 Member
    Elise4270 wrote: »
    Whose setting up next month? The folks down under are a day ahead...

    And @haydenbaird7156 come join us. You’re awesome, we’re awesome. Let’s run together! Well I’m not running... but I’ll “watch” you all knock it out! 😛

    I will get up and go walk though. In a minute. Just lemme.... get motivated.

    LOL was just wondering when this would be sorted...
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    Avidkeo wrote: »
    Elise4270 wrote: »
    Whose setting up next month? The folks down under are a day ahead...

    And @haydenbaird7156 come join us. You’re awesome, we’re awesome. Let’s run together! Well I’m not running... but I’ll “watch” you all knock it out! 😛

    I will get up and go walk though. In a minute. Just lemme.... get motivated.

    LOL was just wondering when this would be sorted...

    Yay!@avidkeo! You start it? 😉
  • Avidkeo
    Avidkeo Posts: 3,213 Member
    Lazy Sunday morning here. Going to take the kids for a walk along the costal walk way, and over a cool bridge.
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    Not my pic, but a good example of what the view will hopefully be like

    Ideally we would go for a long walk but I'll be with my mum who is NOT a walker at all. Oh well, next weekend. I'm slowly building the kids up to walk/run so they can come with me. Have to be patient, they are only 3 and 5

    Ill try go for a run this afternoon again. The 4k I did yesterday was wonderful. New shoes are so springy haha.

    Those who have more than one pair, how do you rotate them? Alternate? One pair for long distances? What ever you feel like? What's dryest?
  • Avidkeo
    Avidkeo Posts: 3,213 Member
    Elise4270 wrote: »
    Avidkeo wrote: »
    Elise4270 wrote: »
    Whose setting up next month? The folks down under are a day ahead...

    And @haydenbaird7156 come join us. You’re awesome, we’re awesome. Let’s run together! Well I’m not running... but I’ll “watch” you all knock it out! 😛

    I will get up and go walk though. In a minute. Just lemme.... get motivated.

    LOL was just wondering when this would be sorted...

    Yay!@avidkeo! You start it? 😉

    Oookkk hows this? https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10752061/july-2019-monthly-running-challenge/p1?new=1
  • MobyCarp
    MobyCarp Posts: 2,927 Member
    Avidkeo wrote: »

    Those who have more than one pair, how do you rotate them? Alternate? One pair for long distances? What ever you feel like? What's dryest?

    I have one pair of trail shoes, one pair of spikes for cross country, and 3 pair of Saucony Kinvaras for general road running. Normally, I rotate by day; 3 pair of shoes and running 5 days a week spreads the mileage out more or less evenly. But I also try to keep them 100 miles apart in volume, so I can easily tell when the oldest pair is shot. Last pair got retired early, so now my 2 newest pair are closer together in total mileage than I like. So I'm ad hoc putting the newest pair on light days, and deliberately using the other 2 pair for more miles. This has happened before, and I'm confident I can stretch out the difference over time.

    It's more of an art than a science.
  • runnermom419
    runnermom419 Posts: 366 Member
    Tramboman wrote: »
    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

    Oh my...I think I'm overly tired. March 14 should be June 14.

    June 15 - 6.14 miles
    June 16 - 8.15 miles

    77.7 miles for June

    Miles until Goal #1 - 32.30 miles
    Miles until Goal #2 - 42.30 miles

    June 18 - 6.32 miles

    84.02 miles for June

    Miles until Goal #1 - 25.98 miles
    Miles until Goal #2 - 35.98 miles

    June 19 - 6 track miles (I hate the indoor track sometimes, but gotta do what you gotta do).

    90.02 miles for June

    Miles until Goal #1 - 19.98 miles
    Miles until Goal #2 - 29.98 miles

    June 20 - 3.14 miles
    June 21 - Rest Day
    June 22 - 4.12 miles

    97.28 miles for June

    Miles until Goal #1 - 12.72 miles
    Miles until Goal #2 - 22.72 miles

    June 23 - 10 miles

    107.28 miles for June

    Miles until Goal #1 - 2.72 miles
    Miles until Goal #2 - 12.72 miles

    June 25 - 4 miles
    June 26 - 3.19 miles

    114.47 miles for June

    Miles until Goal #1 - Check :smile:
    Miles until Goal #2 - 5.53 miles

    June 28 - 4 miles

    118.47 miles for June

    1.53 miles until goal #2 of 120 miles for June.

    6/29 - 16 miles! This was hot, sticky, and gross. But, I never gave up and kept moving forward.

    134.47 miles for June.

    That means I've met both goals. Now I'm trying to decide if I go for it, run 5.53 tomorrow and make it an even 140. What does MFP say?

    Depends on how you feel and what the weather is like.
    Would it be worth getting injured to attain an artificial goal?

    Way to flip a lighthearted question. Thanks.
  • runnermom419
    runnermom419 Posts: 366 Member
    @eleanorhawkins Yippee! Love getting deals and having unexpected great timing.

    @runnermom419 I say run .53 tomorrow and make it an even 135. ;) Seriously, it's up to you and your body. If you need a rest day, take it. If not, and you like round, even numbers, go for it.

    @MobyCarp That would be frustrating, but glad you have a great attitude about it and sounds like you had a great race, despite the problems. I've never gotten lost during a race. I think I'd panic if I did. I agree with you that the rock seems appropriate.

    Thanks. I do really well with back to backs. I am just going to see how tomorrow feels. If I'm not up to run, I'll go lift or something.
  • ContraryMaryMary
    ContraryMaryMary Posts: 1,791 Member
    Elise4270 wrote: »
    Bears eye is healing up. I don't know what happened to it, if that's where the snake got him or a branch.
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    I'm at 8.7 miles for the month. I didn't think I make half that. Maybe I'll get 1.3 tomorrow to make goal.

    That’s an awesome pic. And I’m glad to hear he’s on the mend.
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,575 Member
    @shanaber Glad you were able to find the dog's owner. Sounds like you had a fun run, even if it wasn't what you had planned when you headed out.

    @PastorVincent Yeah on not just finishing, but being in the top 20!!! That must have been brutal to have that many DNFs. Look forward to reading your report.
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