May 2020 Monthly Running Challenge
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@Avidkeo I think I missed the post where you bought the headphones. What kind did you get?
I got a notice today that my shoes shipped! That's a lot sooner than I was expecting. They didn't have a delivery date, but I hoping to get them Saturday.3 -
Great running people!
@shanaber those are pink but pretty! On sale, who cares IMHO. Sorry running isn't bringing you joy right now. You will get your mojo back soon! I hate the waiting part when it comes to medical stuff!
@Teresa502 That sounds like a cool race. And besides enviromental issues killing the bees, now we have those Huge Asian Killer Hornets that can kill a hive in minutes. So we need to support the bees for sure.
@ContraryMaryMary They are pretty but the goal is get them worn in and less pretty. I actually didn't even ask if they had other colors - I would have chosen something less light. Black sounds practical!
@quilteryoyo Had to google that....I need to get with the picture! Nice run!
@PastorVincent That looks pretty cool! I would love a green house.
@rheddmobile Bingo re the ego! That's my point too.
@Elise4270 I so miss the beach, waves, etc and of course the best place for a good cry. Have you tried a good shower cry? That is pretty cathartic too.
@HonuNui Incredible picture and painting.2 -
May Goal: 0
5/17: 3.92
5/19: 3.31
5/21: 3.50
May Miles To Date: 10.73 miles
So my "feet weren't fleet" but my shoes were fly or phat or something....they felt great!
Had a good run today! Yay! I did a 45 min Peloton App Intervals run so I ran or walked at about a 13 min per mile pace - my usual turtle pace and then did intervals at about a 9:30-11 min/mile. The best part? I have never thought about my form. Just got up and went. But there was a lot about form and lots of reminders throughout. I have some work to do.5 -
Agree with everyone....@HonuNui It's good to see you back and the photo and oil painting are almost indistinguishable
Great work!!!
Couldn't say it any better so I stole @Scott6255's post.3 -
A quick question for my friends in North America and Australia or New Zealand (please say which country) - if travel restrictions were lifted when do you think you would next travel abroad to a less developed country, say Mexico, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Thailand, Cambodia,Sri Lanka or the like?0
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quilteryoyo wrote: »@Avidkeo I think I missed the post where you bought the headphones. What kind did you get?
I got a notice today that my shoes shipped! That's a lot sooner than I was expecting. They didn't have a delivery date, but I hoping to get them Saturday.
@quilteryoyo I got the aftershokz air titanium. Absolutely worth it.1 -
TheMrWobbly wrote: »A quick question for my friends in North America and Australia or New Zealand (please say which country) - if travel restrictions were lifted when do you think you would next travel abroad to a less developed country, say Mexico, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Thailand, Cambodia,Sri Lanka or the like?
Kiwi here, honestly probably 2022, but I'm planning on going to Thailand on the way to the UK with my kids before I turn 40.
If I was still travelling for pleasure, I'd be going as soon as the border and unrestricted travel was allowed - given advice from the government as usual.3 -
Thanks everybody for your kind words! I haven't been on in awhile. Oops!
I don't think I will make my goal this month, but I am sure going to try to get as close as I can. I went kayaking with a couple of friends two days ago. I had plans to wake up early and go running before we hit the water, but I overslept, decided it was now too hot out, and had all intentions of running later that night after the temperature went down.
One very bad sunburn later, and I definitely did not go running. It's the third day and I am proud that I was actually able to put a shirt on. I'm hoping tomorrow my skin doesn't hurt so bad so that I can actually deal with fabric rubbing against it while I run. I even put sunblock on three times while we were out. Apparently elevated hormones make your skin more sensitive to UV? Who knew. I learned my lesson, though.
I'm at 30 miles for the month out of 50, and I'm not sure I can make up 20 miles in 9 days without pushing myself too hard.6 -
5-1 7k moderate
5-2 7k easy
5-3 11k easy
5-4 rest
5-5 7k moderate
5-6 7k moderate
5-7 7k moderate
5-8 7k easy
5-9 11k slow
5-10 7k moderate
5-11 rest
5-12 7k moderate
5-13 7k moderate
5-14 7k thresholdy
5-15 7k easy
5-16 11k slow
5-17 7k moderate
5-18 rest
5-19 7k moderate
5-20 7k easy
5-21 6k moderateish
5-22 7k easyish
May Total: 144k
May Goal: 170k
January Total: 161k
February Total: 167k
March Total: 181k
April Total: 191k
2020 Total through April: 700k
Cloudy, low 60s F, and little wind. Should have checked the weather radar before I went out; light rain started at about kilometer 3, and kept me cool for the rest of the run.
Running gods read my post yesterday and rewarded my arrogance with leg cramps most of the night. I can endure the shin and foot cramps; it's the charley horses I really dislike. I don't think they liked me calling myself myelf, either.
When you pop in here claiming your December 2020 mileage, what accomplishments will you have made?
Return to a good running weight of 175 lbs
Run at least 4 5k races
Get a 5k PR
Average at least 138k per month, to meet my Run the Year pledge of 1,020 miles
Stretch goal: If I can average 169k per month, I can run 2020K in 2020
Run the Year Team: Pavement Pounders
2020 races:
6-20 Freedom Run 5k, Aurora, OH
9-19 Race for the Parks 5k, Hudson, OH
10-11 Haunted Hustle 5k, Aurora, OH4 -
@brittanystebbins95 Ouch on the sunburn. I've done that before. It's painful. You are doing great with your running. Don't push yourself to hard to reach some arbitrary number. Listen to your body and take care of you and the little one you are growing. I'm amazed that you are running at all.
@Tramboman You're going to have to quit pissing off the running gods! Sorry about the cramps. They are so painful!2 -
TheMrWobbly wrote: »A quick question for my friends in North America and Australia or New Zealand (please say which country) - if travel restrictions were lifted when do you think you would next travel abroad to a less developed country, say Mexico, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Thailand, Cambodia,Sri Lanka or the like?
I'm in the US (Virginia). I honestly don't know when I will feel comfortable with traveling again. It's something that I love. I was supposed to be on a plane in the morning to Ireland but of course had to cancel that one. Right now, my work has travel restrictions even on personal travel. If we leave the area (over 100 miles), we have to be tested upon return and quarantine for 14 days at home. If you can work at home during the 14 days, great. If you can't, you have to either use leave or not get paid.
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I went for a 4 mile run early this morning. It was sunny and 52F. I didn't see another human being. Just horses, cows and birds. Now it's cloudy and looks like it will rain any minute. Today's run brings me to 104.48 miles for the month. I set my goal at 110 so I should be able to reach that with tomorrow's long run. I was conservative this month due to some long work meetings and having to go to the office a couple of days.4
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@TheMrWobbly I am in North America. I would travel once restrictions are lifted if it was an area that didn't have an active outbreak. It's more academic for me, as I'm not much of an international traveler.
5/1: 2m
5/2: 8m
5/3: 18m
5/4: 1.75m
5/5: 5m
5/6: 5m
5/7: 5.25m
5/8: 2.5m
5/9: 8m
5/10: 13m
5/11: 2m
5/12: 5m, 6.5m
5/13: 8m
5/14: 1.25m,
5/15:1.25m, 6.75m
5/16: 15.5m
5/17: 20m
5/18: 2.5m
5/19: 5m
5/20: 5m
5/21: 5m
5/22: 2m4 -
@TheMrWobbly Agree with @janejellyroll , I am less worried about going to a place that is not having an outbreak and isn't highly populated and more worried about getting there on a several hour petrie dish of a flight. The more I read up on this the more I am convinced that outdoors, more space and upwind is better. The exact opposite of a plane.
@Teresa502 Funny you should mention that. My college pal showed us an email she got from the Corporate office - big bank - that said the same thing. No personal travel that involves leaving your home region, and public transport...ie planes, trains, cruises. If you do, its 14 days quarantine and if you can't work from home, personal time off. Wow!
We are planning on sticking to our Colorado trip at the end of August. We are driving. Hoping to avoid other humans by hiking on less popular trails assuming the parks are open. Don't need to eat in a restaurant. Maybe we will get quarantined. My son flew in from NYC yesterday and no one met him at the airport to fill out forms to track his whereabouts and quarantine him like they did a month ago. But the rule is still in place.2 -
@bearly63 Exactly. It's the thought of airports and being on an airplane that make me nervous right now. When I'm on vacation, I typically spend a lot of time outside anyway. I am hoping to make some drives to see family (in the US) once trends are firmly downward in both their area and mine. Those would typically be flights, but it's going to be a while before I feel comfortable with those.
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TheMrWobbly wrote: »A quick question for my friends in North America and Australia or New Zealand (please say which country) - if travel restrictions were lifted when do you think you would next travel abroad to a less developed country, say Mexico, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Thailand, Cambodia,Sri Lanka or the like?
@TheMrWobbly - Also in the US and I don't think we will be traveling internationally until there is a vaccine at least. My husband is high risk (older, underlying health conditions) and I would not want to do or go anywhere that would put him at risk. My daughter and I had plans to go some where for our birthdays this year. We went to Costa Rica for our 30/60 and thought maybe to go back there or to Ireland but she has already told me no. Not for her but for the worry I might bring it home to her father. I also don't have any confidence sitting on a plane for hours and hours to get to any where we would want to go.3 -
TheMrWobbly wrote: »A quick question for my friends in North America and Australia or New Zealand (please say which country) - if travel restrictions were lifted when do you think you would next travel abroad to a less developed country, say Mexico, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Thailand, Cambodia,Sri Lanka or the like?
United States, here. Ironically, I've never left my country yet, so I don't know if its even fair for me to reply. Lol.
I won't be traveling, but it has more to do with where I'm at financially than it does the pandemic. If I could afford it, I absolutely would travel. I'm not sure about to less developed countries, mostly because I don't know if I have any interest in visiting those places, but again that has nothing to do with COVID.2 -
5/1 – 3
5/2 – 3
5/3 – 3
5/4 – 3
5/5 – 0
5/6 – 2
5/7 – 4
5/8 – 4
5/9 – 3
5/10 – 10K Mother’s Day virtual
5/11 - 2
5/12 – 3
5/13 – 2
5/14 – 5
5/15 – 4
5/16 – 5
5/17 - 5
5/18 - 2 - it's Skip's birthday so I ran 2.0 in honor of her turning 20
5/19 – 4
5/20 - 4
5/21 - 4
5/22 - 3
74 of 50 miles
Got caught this morning in a thunderstorm, it got dark and poured and thundered with lightening! Yikes!
Races:
Mother’s Day Virtual 5K – done
Retro Run Virtual 5K – done
Rona on the Run - Virtual for St. Jude benefit - done
Keep Moving Huntsville - at least one mile a day 1 - 31 May
Pirate Challenge – 10 weeks mile challenge June - Sept
Flora-Bama 600K - Virtual race from Huntsville AL to the Florida Alabama state line in Orange Beach3 -
I'm in the United States too (Alabama), I had plans to go to New Jersey in April, had to postpone until the end of June, now the event I was going for it cancelled (family event). My friend left here to drive up to Jersey yesterday and she said the biggest problem was no where to stop to go to the bathroom except gas stations. I think she's a fool going into one of the highest areas, but who am I ha ha I do plan to go to the beach in September for a long weekend as part of my Flora-Bama virtual race, I've decided to run my last miles actually there at the virtual finish line. My concern with traveling out of the country would be another rise in cases and having a problem getting home. If we travel out of the country we have to do a 14 day quarantine per our company, but we are all working from home so no big deal there.4
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Also in the U.S. Have been to Canada (by land), but no other country. I had plans for races in various states in Mar., Apr., and May that all got cancelled. Depending on the location, the travel, the field size, and practices to keep things clean and safe; I would go to a race this weekend if I could (maybe next weekend as I've been sick the past week and still not well enough to race yet, but you get the point). As for travel abroad, it depends on if there is any reason to go. I wasn't planning anything anyway, so Covid-19 hasn't changed this for me.2
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The weather people were calling for rain on and off today. The sun was shinning, and it looked so nice outside about 11. I waited until 11:30 and took my dog for a walk in the neighbor's pasture field. We saw cows today, which we don't often do, and heard mocking birds and titmice.
Changed shoes and went out to do a recovery run (recovering from trimming trees) by doing laps on the driveway. About half way through the sky started getting really dark. I told Tippy we were going to get wet. Sure enough, it started raining and pretty much poured. There was no lightening, so I decided to just finish up the run. It was rather refreshing, but I was soaked to the bone when I finished. I guess that I am now officially one of those runners. I consider myself pretty bad *kitten* for continuing, since it started raining when I was at the house. I could have easily stopped and not gotten wet at all. I did cut my cool down walk short, as I was getting chilly. I ran 2.25 miles and walked 0.75.
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Hi all, late check in from me today. But I have read and caught up. It’s been a hectic couple of days with work and the kids etc. All a bit overwhelming. But I’ve stayed on plan and not missed a single day - alternating workouts and runs. Should be well within my target for May. Wishing everyone well for the weekend. X
May goal: 60 miles
May total: 55.4 miles
1/5: Strength training
2/5: 4.2 miles
3/5: Strength training
4/5: 4 miles
5/5: Strength training
6/5: 5 miles
7/5: Strength training
8/5: 4.8 miles
9/5: Strength training, zoom yoga class
10/5: 6.23 miles
11/5: Strength training
12/5: 5.5 miles
13/5: Strength training
14/5: 4.3 miles
15/5: Strength training
16/5: 6.2 miles, zoom yoga class
17/5: Strength training
18/5: 4.8 miles
19/5: Strength training
20/5: 5.4 miles
21/5: Strength training
22/5: 5 miles
April: 115 m
March: 76.4 m
February: 17.8 m
January: 0
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SO THOSE OF US IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE:
Do not forget Summer is coming - and you WILL slow down. You may even lose 1-2 or more minutes off your pace. You did not lose ground, it is just hot. Do not worry when cool weather returns your pace will too. Just readjust expectations and carry on.
Do not only look at the AIR TEMP, also pay attention to:
DEW POINT
HUMIDITY
HEAT INDEX
UV INDEX
Check and track all those numbers. You want all those numbers low as possible during the summer heat.
Learn how each effects you personally by tracking them. Most weather apps these days will give you these numbers by the hour. If yours does not, get one that does like Dark Sky. You can use the hourly numbers to move your run around the day to when the numbers are the lowest possible given your schedule.
UV is highest when the sun is highest so you can avoid burns/skin cancer or at least reduce chances by running early or late in the day. Remember CLOUDS DO NOT BLOCK UV - you will still burn on an overcast day.
For the rest of the numbers, log and track to see how each affects you personally.
If I remember I will repost this one more time in June
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@TheMrWobbly my gut feeling is that I'd be willing to travel as soon as restrictions are lifted, if my travel were primarily outdoor related like hiking, etc. I think crowds and the inevitable difficulty in trying to limit crowds would make many indoor things not worth it. Oh, and the plane, I forgot about that part, I don't know. I would be able to quarantine myself over the summer, but when fall starts I wouldn't be able to do that so I wouldn't travel. I actually would like to go to Canada in July for an event, and it's not far for me (from NY state), but it may still not be possible to cross the border.
@brittanystebbins95 oh, ouch! sorry about the bad sunburn! I got a little burned the other day and it surprised me, but a good reminder that I need to vigilant with the sunscreen. Good summer reminders @PastorVincent. It was just winter last week, so who knew. Anyway, Brittany, you've done great so don't beat yourself up about a numeric goal. Just keep moving when and how you can.
@Tramboman don't anger those running gods. Myelf, lol. Sorry about your leg cramps. Charley horses are the worst.
Nice running this month @Teresa502!
@quilteryoyo you are a hardcore rain runner! And @skippygirlsmom too! And I feel like someone else mentioned running in the rain today.
@Faebert great work and fab consistency with your strength training and running!
Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
05/01/20 :::: 16.2 :::: 16.2
05/02/20 :::: 24.1 :::: 40.3
05/03/20 :::: 8.0 :::: 48.3
05/04/20 :::: 2.1 :::: 50.4
05/05/20 :::: 2.3 :::: 52.7
05/06/20 :::: 1.8 :::: 54.6
05/07/20 :::: 4.0 :::: 58.6
05/08/20 :::: 5.3 :::: 63.8
05/09/20 :::: 1.6 :::: 65.4
05/10/20 :::: 6.7 :::: 72.2
05/11/20 :::: 5.0 :::: 77.2
05/12/20 :::: 5.4 :::: 82.6
05/13/20 :::: 5.4 :::: 87.9
05/14/20 :::: 5.5 :::: 93.4
05/15/20 :::: 5.0 :::: 98.5
05/16/20 :::: 3.1 :::: 101.5
05/17/20 :::: 11.0 :::: 112.5
05/18/20 :::: 2.0 :::: 114.6
05/19/20 :::: 3.6 :::: 118.2
05/20/20 :::: 5.5 :::: 123.7
05/21/20 :::: 5.5 :::: 129.3
05/22/20 :::: 8.1 :::: 137.3
I did my long run this morning because of various weekend plans and weather predictions. A friend was doing her long run at 7 am, and while I really didn't want to start that early I took the opportunity for company. It was what she likes to call "a very sedate pace" as she has just recovered from injury and is easing back into things. The weather was beautiful, but getting warm so I was glad to have it done early.
The rest of the day was busy. I finished planting my little container garden and some mosses and pampas grass I got for a couple of areas in my backyard. Then I realized I had an important zoom meeting in 7 MINUTES, and took the fastest shower ever, got dressed and would have been only like a minute late, but my internet froze up. So at least I then had technical problems to blame my tardiness on.
I had to work the rest of the day, but am now enjoying a very pleasant evening out on the patio with a beer, enjoying looking at my new little garden.
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Sounds like a nice day @katharmonic .1
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@quilteryoyo ! Bad Kitten! Nooo! You did it! Rain or shine, like the post office! So you get wet. Then you dry. Then you do it again. Very gritty 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼
@PastorVincent Dang.. if I slow down I might as well just strap on the shoes, grab a cold one and turn on Hulu. Can’t get much slower or I won’t be moving😜. But yes!!! Good advice about the sun and heat!
Happy Friday y’all!
Celebrating my daughter’s college graduation tomorrow....we will stream it on TV. Weird times. Gotta suck it up. I will be imbibing adult beverages and celebrating her hard work! Hook’em 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
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Ahhhh look what just arrived!
Looks brand new!
That was amazing, I didn't expect it back for a couple of weeks!
ETA I think they decided to just replace it, because the dispatch note is dated 7 May, the day the product return email came through, so they must have just waited for my watch to arrive before sending out a new one.12 -
Ahhhh look what just arrived!
Looks brand new!
That was amazing, I didn't expect it back for a couple of weeks!
ETA I think they decided to just replace it, because the dispatch note is dated 7 May, the day the product return email came through, so they must have just waited for my watch to arrive before sending out a new one.
Oh yay. Back to normal.
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Ahhhh look what just arrived!
Looks brand new!
That was amazing, I didn't expect it back for a couple of weeks!
ETA I think they decided to just replace it, because the dispatch note is dated 7 May, the day the product return email came through, so they must have just waited for my watch to arrive before sending out a new one.
YAY!
They most likely replaced it with a refurb. Basically someone else's broke, they sent theirs in and got a replacement, then their broken one was repaired and sent to you. Now yours is being repaired to be sent to someone else. Kind o like the circle of life I guess It allows for speedy "repairs" from the perspective of the customer. 3 -
PastorVincent wrote: »Ahhhh look what just arrived!
Looks brand new!
That was amazing, I didn't expect it back for a couple of weeks!
ETA I think they decided to just replace it, because the dispatch note is dated 7 May, the day the product return email came through, so they must have just waited for my watch to arrive before sending out a new one.
YAY!
They most likely replaced it with a refurb. Basically someone else's broke, they sent theirs in and got a replacement, then their broken one was repaired and sent to you. Now yours is being repaired to be sent to someone else. Kind o like the circle of life I guess It allows for speedy "repairs" from the perspective of the customer.
Lol yeah likely. And doesn't bother me.
And im immediately noticing a difference. This one was set to go within minutes. The last one always took forever to sync, it didn't bother me too much, but I suspect that was the underlying issue. I'll see how it goes could be a coincidence, but there you have it.2
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