June 2020 Monthly Running Challenge
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quilteryoyo wrote: »@marisap2010 I don't think I could run with a mask on either! Hope you can get out to do your runs in the cooler part of the day. Just take it slower and hydrate!
But most of us DO run in a mask, in the cold months. What would kill me is how hot it would be on in the summer! I mean in 20F I have to pull the mask down to cool off a bit, never mind 90F!!!!
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@hamsterwheel6 glad the vest is working out for you!
@ContraryMaryMary Cute kid!
@quilteryoyo love the driveway pics and "race report!"1 -
Geneveremfp wrote: »Half an hour down 2 hours 18 left.
Back to doing half an hour running in a row with no breaks. Hoping to keep that up.
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Great race report @Teresa502! Sounds like it was well organized and went smoothly.0
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SUNDAY UPDATE - Pastor Vincent vs Boston!
For those new/or with short memories I recently hired a coach to help me run faster - with the goal of a BQ in 2021. It is probably an unrealistic goal, but I am not getting any younger, so going for it. Several people asked to be updated on what the coach has in for me so I post each week what the coach's plan was, and what I actually did.
So here we go:
DAY :::: PLAN :::: ACTUAL
Monday :::: 6 miles + 1min intervals :::: 15 miles
Tuesday :::: Rest Day ::::: Rest Day
Wednesday :::: 2-4-2 run :::: 11 miles
Thursday :::: 10 miles :::: 10 miles
Friday :::: Rest Day ::::: Rest day
Saturday ::::: 14 miles :::: 13 miles
Sunday ::::: 6 miles ::::: 11 miles
Total Miles: 60 running out of 38 planned
Much better running week, but no quiet on plan yet. Monday I skipped the speed work because the heat index was 111 and the dew point was in the 70s. I knew there was no way I would survive the pace. Wednesday was a simple mistake, I never looked at the workout and thought it was "easy 10 miles" ah well. Saturday the heat just beat me down the whole run, so I pulled in a mile early. Not quite heat adapted yet I guess. Still not a horrible week I think!
Next week already has a schedule conflict on Monday, so we will see!5 -
PastorVincent wrote: »quilteryoyo wrote: »@marisap2010 I don't think I could run with a mask on either! Hope you can get out to do your runs in the cooler part of the day. Just take it slower and hydrate!
But most of us DO run in a mask, in the cold months. What would kill me is how hot it would be on in the summer! I mean in 20F I have to pull the mask down to cool off a bit, never mind 90F!!!!
Yeah, I don’t think I would care as much in the winter! Even in my gym, the track runs partially over the heated pool, so it can get quite warm. It was hot, wet with sweat, and stuck to my face, which is not helpful for breathing. 😓
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@Teresa502, sounds like a great race, even with the modifications!1
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marisap2010 wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »quilteryoyo wrote: »@marisap2010 I don't think I could run with a mask on either! Hope you can get out to do your runs in the cooler part of the day. Just take it slower and hydrate!
But most of us DO run in a mask, in the cold months. What would kill me is how hot it would be on in the summer! I mean in 20F I have to pull the mask down to cool off a bit, never mind 90F!!!!
Yeah, I don’t think I would care as much in the winter! Even in my gym, the track runs partially over the heated pool, so it can get quite warm. It was hot, wet with sweat, and stuck to my face, which is not helpful for breathing. 😓
Running outside is way safer in this pandemic than any indoor activity really so go for it
Just remember sun screen! 2 -
6-1 7k moderate
6-2 7k moderate
6-3 7k easy
6-4 7k moderately easy
6-5 7k easily moderate
6-6 7k slow
6-7 7k moderate
6-8 rest
6-9 7k moderately easy
6-10 7k easy
6-11 7k easy
6-12 7k moderate
6-13 7k thresholdy
6-14 7k moderate
6-15 rest
June Total: 91k
June Goal: 170k
January Total: 161k
February Total: 167k
March Total: 181k
April Total: 191k
May Total: 200k
2020 Total through May: 900k
Rest day today. Golf instead of running.
@quilteryoyo It's fine. One more song rattling around in there won't make much of a difference.
Do you know "Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed" or "The Ants Go Marching One by One"? One's good for a quick pace, and one's better for a slower pace.
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:
9-19 Race for the Parks 5k, Hudson, OH
10-11 Haunted Hustle 5k, Aurora, OH2 -
i was hoping to get out more but i did manage to get 6.5 in on sunday. and it was hard. it was beautiful out. a little humid but not too bad. but the moraines. hill after hill after hill. i committed to run the downhills where possible. walked the uphills. didn't see too many people. some of the trail was single track, some grassy, some wide and easy. parts of it were unrunnable for me. most of my trail runs are not particularly technical.
speed demon got tired pretty fast. i was hoping for a few more miles but i was really ok turning around at 3.2. but somehow the garmin only recorded 6.2.
i've got to retie my hierros. they are a little loose and got a couple of blisters.
no but seriously, the hills.
i was on the sherwood segment of the ice age trail in whitewater. i hope to explore more parts of it but since we were going out in the afternoon, i was looking for a quieter segment and made the 40 min drive
speed demon photos
scenery
garmin
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Goal: 130 miles
06/01/20 - 7.16
06/02/20 - 4.02
06/03/20 - 7.02
06/04/20 - 3.71
06/06/20 – 15.35
06/08/20 – 5.28
06/09/20 – 5.13
06/11/20 – 5.51
06/13/20 – 13.23
06/15/20 – 5.17
Total – 71.58 miles
I was supposed to go hiking with friends yesterday but the weather forecast was for afternoon storms so we cancelled the hike. It was sunny and beautiful when I woke up so I decided to load my bike up and take a ride before the weather moved in. I rode a 23 mile route that I’ve ridden several times before. Traffic wasn’t bad but apparently everyone lets their dogs out early on Sunday mornings to run free. I was chased by several but luckily no biters got me.
This morning I headed out around 6:00 am and ran 5 miles. Rain is in the forecast for most of the day but it wasn’t raining when I got up so I decided to head out while it was nice. It was an uneventful run. I think one guy in a truck passed me during the entire run. Other than that, no human sightings.
@quilteryoyo – I love your driveway! It looks so shady. You’re going to be so strong from running those hills!
@katharmonic – Congrats on your 180-day run streak!
@ContraryMaryMary – Any suggestions on how to engage the glutes more? I tried to focus on using mine this morning but I think they just basically were back there tagging along for the ride.
@PastorVincent – I always enjoy seeing how you deviate from your training plan – lol! Did you have trouble coloring inside the lines as a child?
@mbaker566 – Speed Demon looks so happy out there on the trails. I had to google the word moraine – thanks for expanding my vocabulary! Makes sense it’s called the Ice Age Trail.
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6/1 – 4
6/2 – 5
6/3 – 4
6/4 – 4
6/5 – 4
6/6 – 3
6/7 – 3
6/8 – 5
6/9 – 4 with Champ
6/10 – 2 with Macy and Champ – walking
6/11 – 5
6/12 – 5
6/13 – 5 miles trails with Champ
6/14 – 3 miles
6/15 – 5 miles
61 of 100 miles
Can’t beat 63F with low humidity in Alabama the end of June. Really nice this morning
@PastorVincent I keep thinking we are going to wake up and all this has been a dream
@hamsterwheel6 glad the vest is working out – I didn’t get the air out of mine before a trail run Saturday and it sloshed the whole, no idea why I didn’t just stop and fix it.
@kgirlhart how was the pizza in the cast iron skillet?
Happy late birthday @rheddmobile
Great distance PR @quilteryoyo that’s some driveway!
@ContraryMaryMary what a sweetheart she is! LOVE her hair color
@Teresa502 that start is awesome. I have a trail race in person on Saturday and he limited the number of people, staggered start of 25 people every 10 minutes, start assigned in the order you signed up.
Sounds like they had it all figured out, good for them. Great shirt!!
@marisap2010 I’m with you on the mask, I don’t think I ever wear one even in the single digits unless the wind is blowing in my face, not that we have a lot of single digits here in Alabama.
@mbaker566 great pictures
Took Champ in a trail run on Saturday, Skip has taken him once before so it's his second time. He does really great, I also took him off the leash to see what he'd do, but WAY too many people and bikes on the easy trail so I was afraid. He loves the deer and squirrels. He's easy to get off the path when a bike is coming and waits nice until other people or bikes go by. He loves it.
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 - done
The Big Run - June 3 - done
NEGU virtual run - June - Team NEGU helping support kids with cancer
Big Foot Wild Thangs Trail Race 5K/10K – June 20 on the trails…all together like a real race
Pirate Challenge – 10 weeks mile challenge June – Sept
Oak Barrel Half Marathon – October – postponed from April
Flora-Bama 600K - Virtual race from Huntsville AL to the Florida Alabama state line in Orange Beach
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@mbaker566 Hills or not that looks like an awesome place to run!@PastorVincent – I always enjoy seeing how you deviate from your training plan – lol! Did you have trouble coloring inside the lines as a child?
Ummmm I might have to plead the 5th on this one.
@skippygirlsmom If this is a dream, then it is even more depressing since as an author I expect a LITTLE logic in my own dreams
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Wow, busy weekend everyone!
I do run in a mask in the winter (on the coldest days), but I don't like it very much. I haven't run in a mask in the summer and I feel like it would be challenging for me.
6/1: 1.75m
6/2: 5.5m
6/3: 6m
6/4: 5m
6/5: 2m
6/6: 6.5m, 4m
6/7: 11.75m
6/8: 1.75m, 1.25m
6/9: 4m
6/10: 2.25m
6/11: 4m
6/12: 2m
6/13: 3m
6/14: 8m
6/15: 1.5m2 -
@Tramboman I do know those songs. I don't recall all of the words to "The Ants Go Marching One By One," but I can make them up like I do when I add verses to "Wheels on the Bus."
@mbaker566 Looks like a nice place to run/hike. Speed Demon is adorable.
@Teresa502 Thanks. I do like the shady driveway and running on the hills makes me wonder what I could do on a flat route. I'm glad you didn't get bitten. I love dogs, but not ones that chase me acting like they are going to bite. My neighbor has one that used to love me. She had puppies that they gave away about the time I changed cars. I don't know if that is it or not, but she now seems to hate me and has even nipped at me when I go to visit. She hasn't been over there the last few times I've gone - stays at a neighbor's house most of the time. I usually call before I visit and ask if Cujo is there. LOL
@skippygirlsmom This weather is great! Glad Champ enjoys the trail and is so well behaved.4 -
Happy to join
My goal is 100 miles7 -
Happy Monday! Big thanks to everybody who shared some encouragement with me
and thanks for that suggestion @quilteryoyo - I definitely have to keep that in mind in case it gets too hard because at least it'll still ensure I'm getting out and run/walking!
I made sure to start week 2 of my plan today and added another almost 2 miles to my total
Hope you all have a great start to the week!7 -
@mbaker566 beautiful photos! Beautiful trail! I love, love, love the trails – I posted my photos in the fb group.
@Tramboman excellent idea. I’ll be singing the ants song when I run next 😉
@marisap2010 I will not run in a mask. I run alone. Completely away from other human life, unless they’re passing me. I have asthma and running in the heat with a mask + my glasses? No thanks. I can’t imagine how you were able to manage, but good for you! I can run in a mask in the cold, which actually was amazing during the summer months – but that’s a Buff, not a surgical or N95 mask.
@ContraryMaryMary that sounds like SO much fun! I wish we had something like that around here!
@rheddmobile Happy Birthday!!!!!!
@Faebert – you are an inspiration!
@quilteryoyo – yay for AC!
@janejellyroll did you get the shoes? I am up to five pairs and I really must stop now. Every running item that I buy – I calculate – how many hours do I have to work to get this and is it worth it… .That usually keeps me in check. To a degree, anyway. 😉
@avidkeo I am glad you didn’t get hit! Also how is your muscle healing?
@Pastorvincent – sixty miles. Whew.
I hit my 700 miles for 2020 yesterday! I’m actually at 706 point something, but who’s counting. 😊 Also, I LOVE the handheld water bottle. I ran two long runs this weekend, consecutively. I want to be more consistent about the days I run because I think part of the reason, aside from weaker glutes and core (pfft whatever), that I am constantly in pain or suffering or healing from an injury – is that I pound out most of my miles on the weekends. During the week it seems I can only manage 2 or 3 per day and they aren’t all running miles. So Saturday I went out for a 10K and then planned to do a 15K on Sunday after church and serving but that turned into a HM. Yesterday’s run was very, very difficult but I credit that to not fueling well enough on Saturday after the 10K as well as lifting heaving for a long time Saturday evening – my legs were so sore, but it was mostly muscle soreness – not injury pain. So that’s something. I need to decide what I am doing for mileage this week – the summer binge starts on the 27th. I need to be doing something this week, but I also need to be healing. The Summer Binge runs from 6/27 to 07/07 and it is supposed to be a cumulative 110 miles. I emailed the race director and she said it doesn’t matter what days I do the long runs on, which means I can do the shorter miles through the week and the long ones on the weekends, however I choose. I need to sit down with a calendar and figure out exactly what my plan is. It’s going to be rough and I’m starting to wonder what the heck I was thinking.
Decided to start logging food again, also. I haven’t been because I have been putting in so many miles but then I considered this morning, it might make an actual difference if I paid more attention to what nutrients I am lacking…. Which would hugely impact recovery…. I’m going to have to weigh all the ingredients in the smoothies I have been making so that I can log them accurately. That’s going to be annoying.
Anyway, I think I’ve caught up on all the reading and all of your journeys and I AM SO PROUD of all of you!
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06/01/2020: 4.15 miles
06/03/2020: 4.17 miles
06/06/2020: 6.01 miles
06/08/2020: 4.02 miles
06/10/2020: 4.15 miles
06/12/2020: 6.03 miles
06/15/2020: 4.59 miles
June Total: 33.15/60 Miles
Half way to goal!3 -
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