June 2020 Monthly Running Challenge

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  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,523 Member
    @Avidkeo Sorry you're calf is giving you so much trouble. Hoping the week off of running will get you back to where you need to be.

    @Teresa502 Yeah for Garmin sales. What model did you order?

    @shanaber I hope the rest day is all your foot requires to feel better. As for the headphones, I think I would ask for another replacement since there is still a year on the warranty. As for running early - I don't. I wish I could, but I am a night owl and hate getting up early. I may have to this summer though, so I can run before it gets too hot.

  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    @shanaber On workdays, I'm typically starting my run between 5:30-6:30 AM, but on the weekends or vacation days, I usually sleep a bit later and don't run until 8-9 AM. So no. Unless I've got the motivation to run before work, I'm not naturally rolling out of bed early.
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,523 Member
    @katharmonic Love it. That's hilarious.

  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    @rheddmobile Regarding the circadian rhythm thing, I think my husband is that way. It took me a while to get that he isn't just "sleepy" if he has to get up early, he genuinely struggles to function. As someone who is a morning person but can pretty much adjust to a variety of schedules (I worked overnights for a couple years), it was initially hard for me to grasp and I thought it was something he could just decide to get over, like how I could power through a night shift with an extra cup of coffee. Nope, it's not like that at all. Fortunately, he's also able to do his work at a time that fits his schedule.
  • Teresa502
    Teresa502 Posts: 1,867 Member
    @quilteryoyo - I ordered the Forerunner 245 Music. I think it will serve my needs quite nicely.

    @katharmonic - Perfect summary of my thoughts on trail running! The trail I ran on yesterday was pretty overgrown in spots and ran along the river for a while. I was so paranoid of stepping on a snake! Thankfully, only a big turtle was in my path....that I know of!
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    Beautiful, humid summer runs. On work phone call this morning, a co-worker mentioned that he was already sick of summer. It's really only been summer here for a week! :D

    6/1: 1.75m
    6/2: 5.5m
    6/3: 6m
    6/4: 5m

  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    6/1 – 4
    6/2 – 5
    6/3 – 4
    6/4 – 4

    17 of 100 miles

    @quilteryoyo boo on no AC

    @Avidkeo sorry about the muscle

    @Teresa502 what is with the Garmins lately, seems everyone is having a problem

    @shanaber sorry the foot is hurting. When I’m working at the office I get up at 4:30 to be out the door to run and get to work. Now that I’m working home I get up at 5:45 to run. On the weekends in the summer I try to be out the door at by 7:30 or 8:00 in the winter I’m good anytime.

    @katharmonic definitely!!! How can I only have gone 2 miles ha ha me!!!



    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
    Pirate Challenge – 10 weeks mile challenge June - Sept
    Flora-Bama 600K - Virtual race from Huntsville AL to the Florida Alabama state line in Orange Beach


  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,523 Member
    @kgirlhart Glad you had a good run, once you got going. I hope your Garmin comes back soon. I miss mine when I take it off to take a shower and charge the battery.

    @Teresa502 Way to gut it out! 7am dentist appointment? I'm surprised they open that early. I'm sure mine doesn't. Hope your Garmin comes soon.

    @mbaker566 I know what you mean. I am a mosquito magnet too.

  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,523 Member
    @shanaber That's fantastic. I still haven't ordered headphones. With that review, I'll probably purchase the Trekz.
  • hamsterwheel6
    hamsterwheel6 Posts: 544 Member
    @quilteryoyo great running in the heat!
    @shanaber good news on the trekz. I’ve been eyeing them as well...really need to get to Fleet Feet, lol!
    On getting up early - only to run or to catch a flight - though I try very hard to not book early morning flights. I’m not a morning person so get it up early to run is huge for me. Before working from home, and because of my son’s school (he had to be up at 6 to catch bus by 6:40), I was up too. I’d have coffee and get dressed and head out around 7:30 or so.
    Now, since I’m working at home I’ve been heading out at 8-9. But that will now change since the heat is here. So probably back to 7-8 maybe or earlier. Or the dreadmill! Just so I can sleep haha.

    Hot run today. Did speed work. 1 mile warme up, and then 1 min speed / walk intervals for about 2 miles, then easy run and walk back to total 5 ish miles. Was glad for the walk breaks.
    Rest day or cross train tomorrow..it’s going to be hot and humid tfoemthe next few days so no real good day for my long run. Will just have to gut it out.

    Oh and I’m a magnet for mosquitoes too.
  • brittanystebbins95
    brittanystebbins95 Posts: 567 Member
    I'm only up 4.5 miles so far.
    It's just too damned hot, and I'm not about to get up at 4 am in order to beat the sunlight and run outside, then hit the gym, before my shift at 6 am. I work 12 hour shifts...so unfortunately I need to block my running and lifting together or one of them won't happen. Because....sleep and down time is important, too.
    So I've been running on the treadmill in the A/C at the gym after work. I hate the treadmill so much. I know I have more in me but I get so bored that I don't care.
  • Teresa502
    Teresa502 Posts: 1,867 Member
    edited June 2020
    @quilteryoyo - my dentist just started these 7 am appointments at the first of the year and I think he only does it 2 days a week. It works perfectly for me because I don't have to miss too much work by going early.

    No run for me today. Rest day from running but I did a stretch video and an arm workout this morning.
  • Lexigraph
    Lexigraph Posts: 9 Member
    I managed to get in another 3.6 km this morning! I wasn't sure if I would as it was raining cats and dogs when I woke up, but going back to bed paid off for once as the rain stopped and it was still overcast an hour later, which made for a wonderfully cool run. Usually I have to get up pretty early as it's 28 C / 80 F and 75% humidity by 7am here, but it seems the rainy season has finally started and it's been pretty overcast the last few mornings, which I'm loving. I'm not sure how I feel about the prospect of running in the rain though. I only started running a couple months ago, and we haven't seen any real rain since.

    exercise.png[img]I was also hoping to get some advice on what seems to be a repetitive strain injury in the front of my right shoulder (Google makes me think it's my Subscapularis muscle). I think I strained it during some Zumba classes a couple weeks ago, throwing some over-enthusiastic jabs and uppercuts with poor form. I've stopped doing Zumba, and some days are better than others, but it still irritates me and can get pretty painful by the end of my run. I try my best to relax my arms, shoulders, and neck muscles when running, and have read some articles on proper form to make sure I'm not doing anything terribly wrong, but it doesn't seem to be getting better. I do exercise regularly, but don't do any heavy upper body work except some vigorous yoga twice a week, which doesn't seem to irritate it as much as running does. I only run about 3 times a week, a max of 30 minutes each, but I'd like to do more. I'd also like to start doing some upper body resistance band training, but don't want to make it worse. Should I not, and just try to rest it, ice it when it's sore, etc, or try to strengthen it with targeted exercises? I'd visit a professional but I live on a pretty remote island with a doctor that has little to no experience in this kind of issue. Thanks in advance :)@shanaber and @katharmonic That hedgehog is the best! And happy Friday everyone![/img]
  • katharmonic
    katharmonic Posts: 5,720 Member
    Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
    06/01/20 :::: 3.5 :::: 3.5
    06/02/20 :::: 3.3 :::: 6.8
    06/03/20 :::: 2.4 :::: 9.3
    06/04/20 :::: 3.4 :::: 12.7
    06/05/20 :::: 3.2 :::: 15.9

    Not early, but a morning run done.

    @Lexigraph I don't have any knowledgeable advice on the shoulder. If it's a recent thing, I'd be inclined to really rest it and let it heal rather than trying to target it right now.

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