May 2021 Monthly Running Challenge

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  • yirara
    yirara Posts: 9,943 Member

    Nice run @yirara . Does Coach Amy fuss if you don't meet her goal, or does she lower her expectations?

    I’m not sure yet. There’s a confidence level that I’ll finish at the chosen time and it went up last night. But I don’t know whether she’ll give me harder intervals or tempo runs next week due to this 😬
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,474 Member
    @kgirlhart Glad you were able to dodge the storms. Hope they have subsided today.

    @ContraryMaryMary I hope you heal quickly. Glad the aqua jogging helped. Remind me again what your injury is. I have forgotten. Sorry.

    Congratulations @penguinmama87 ! I remember that 20 minute run with no break being a hard mental barrier to overcome. You are doing great!

    @polskagirl01 Landfill runoff sounds awful. Glad it was a beautiful day, you got upwind and that your trail shoes handled it well.
  • Tramboman
    Tramboman Posts: 2,482 Member
    For once I have managed perfect timing - running injury and bad weather. It's so much easier to miss a run when it raining, freezing and blowing a gale outside. Now, as I'm healing, the weather seems to be improving - still cold and windy, but the rain has gone.

    As part of my rehab I tried aqua jogging for the first time. Weird, but my legs and feet felt so loose and relaxed afterwards. I definitely prefer it to swimming lengths so will try and keep it in the weekly rotation.

    ANYTHING is better than swimming lengths!!!
  • Teresa502
    Teresa502 Posts: 1,861 Member
    Goal: 100 running miles
    May 1 – Hiking (7.79 miles)
    May 2 – Biking (22.37 miles)
    May 3 – Running (4.5 miles)
    May 4 – Strength; walking (1.41 miles)
    May 5 – Running (3.65 miles)
    May 6 – Rest
    May 7 – Running (5.17 miles)
    May 8 – Hiking (6.93 miles)
    May 9 – Running (6.53 miles); Strength
    May 10 – Hiking (5.5 miles); Strength
    May 11 – Running (5.22 miles)
    May 12 – Running (5.01 miles)
    May 13 – Strength; Exercise Bike (10 miles)
    May 14 – Running (7.02 miles)
    May 15 – Hiking (9.5 miles; 3565 elevation gain)
    May 16 – Biking (32.06 miles); Strength; Stretch class
    May 17 – Running (5.15 miles); Exercise Bike (9 miles)
    May 18 – Running (5.02 miles); Strength
    May 19 – Running (5.06 miles); Stretch class
    May 20 – Exercise Bike (10 miles); Stretch class
    May 21 – Running (6.77 miles)
    May 22 – Hiking (7.71 miles; 2610 elevation gain)
    May 23 – Biking (22.47 miles)
    May 24 – Running (5.51 miles); Biking (5.44 miles)
    May 25 – Running (5.15 miles)
    May 26 – Running (5.15 miles); Warm-up Walk (0.51 miles)

    I arrived at our meet-up a little early so I had time for a warm-up walk this morning before our run. Reversed yesterday’s route for the exact same mileage. 64F and humid. We ran at 6:00 am this morning instead of our usual 5:00 am. It’s amazing the difference in the amount of traffic out and about with just the hour difference. Planning on a hike after work today. Need to add more weight to the backpack!

    @SummerSkier – I was rotating between WFH and the office every two weeks. It was a pain to mask up anytime we left our desks to go to the restroom or anyplace or someone stopped by to chat. Our two teams came back to the office full time about 3 weeks ago (still 60% capacity) but now we don’t have to wear masks if we have been fully vaccinated. Feels very weird not to mask up. I hope you make the transition back smoothly. My first few days were rough mentally!

    @quilteryoyo – I also want to improve but stay in my comfort zone – lol!

    Congrats on making your goal early @Scott6255!

    Do you have a special belt for the aqua jogging @ContraryMaryMary?

    Congrats on your new running milestone @penguinmama87!

  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,423 Member
    Tramboman wrote: »
    For once I have managed perfect timing - running injury and bad weather. It's so much easier to miss a run when it raining, freezing and blowing a gale outside. Now, as I'm healing, the weather seems to be improving - still cold and windy, but the rain has gone.

    As part of my rehab I tried aqua jogging for the first time. Weird, but my legs and feet felt so loose and relaxed afterwards. I definitely prefer it to swimming lengths so will try and keep it in the weekly rotation.

    ANYTHING is better than swimming lengths!!!

    @ContraryMaryMary and @Tramboman - I don't know... I love to swim and swim laps in a competition pool. Aqua running felt really bizarre to me but I don't have a full size pool to swim in either. The aqua running definitely helped when I hurt my knee and couldn't actually run. @Teresa502 I have a belt like this that I can adjust the amount of floatation for my weight. It works ok, but better than the ones that have no adjustment - they are made for someone bigger than me and I just float and couldn't do the actual jogging.
  • Tramboman
    Tramboman Posts: 2,482 Member
    shanaber wrote: »
    Tramboman wrote: »
    For once I have managed perfect timing - running injury and bad weather. It's so much easier to miss a run when it raining, freezing and blowing a gale outside. Now, as I'm healing, the weather seems to be improving - still cold and windy, but the rain has gone.

    As part of my rehab I tried aqua jogging for the first time. Weird, but my legs and feet felt so loose and relaxed afterwards. I definitely prefer it to swimming lengths so will try and keep it in the weekly rotation.

    ANYTHING is better than swimming lengths!!!

    @ContraryMaryMary and @Tramboman - I don't know... I love to swim and swim laps in a competition pool. Aqua running felt really bizarre to me but I don't have a full size pool to swim in either. The aqua running definitely helped when I hurt my knee and couldn't actually run. @Teresa502 I have a belt like this that I can adjust the amount of floatation for my weight. It works ok, but better than the ones that have no adjustment - they are made for someone bigger than me and I just float and couldn't do the actual jogging.

    I probably dislike fresh water swimming due to the many widths we had to swim in PE. Put me in the Mediterranean, however, and it's a totally different story. I loved swimming in the Med.
  • martaindale
    martaindale Posts: 2,318 Member
    @rheddmobile That's a really pretty trail! It sounds hard to be balancing care for your mom and your own life. And not having a fridge is HARD! Hang in there.
  • Teresa502
    Teresa502 Posts: 1,861 Member
    Great race report and sounds like you did a good job managing it @martaindale!

    Continued prayers for your mom @rheddmobile.
  • polskagirl01
    polskagirl01 Posts: 2,024 Member
    Great job @martaindale ! Sounds like fun!
  • ContraryMaryMary
    ContraryMaryMary Posts: 1,780 Member
    @quilteryoyo, my ankle is grumbling because I ran too long in worn out shoes (well, I think that’s what happened). Coming right now - in fact I’m about to head out for a 45 minute trot around the neighbourhood.

    Yes @Teresa502, as @shanaber says, you wear a belt as your feet don’t touch the bottom. I did wonder why everyone else had the shoulders out of the water and I was up to my chin. Turns out I’m not very bouyant and the instructor recommended I use a different belt next time.

    Like @Tramboman i find swimming lengths incredibly boring (ooh look, there’s that sticking plaster/hair tie again!) and aqua jogging has the potential to be the same but I did a class, so we had someone shouting at us while we did different drills.

    I can see the drills will be good for my knee lift while running (no more Nana shuffle) and the resistance of the water felt really nice - a bit like a massage.

    Nice race @martaindale , sounds like you paced it perfectly.

    Thinking of you @rheddmobile - sounds very difficult for you just now. Hopefully you find a good solution for you and your mother soon.
  • Tramboman
    Tramboman Posts: 2,482 Member
    5-1 7k moderate
    5-2 5k tempo
    5-3 5k treadmill
    5-4 4k moderate
    5-5 5k treadmill
    5-6 7k tempo
    5-7 5k treadmill
    5-8 5k treadmill
    5-9 5k treadmill
    5-10 rest
    5-11 7k tempo
    5-12 6k moderate
    5-13 rest
    5-14 7k tempo
    5-15 7k threshold
    5-16 7k tempo
    5-17 rest
    5-18 7k threshold
    5-19 rest
    5-20 rest
    5-21 7k tempo
    5-22 rest
    5-23 7k tempo
    5-24 rest
    5-25 7k tempo
    5-26 7k tempo
    5-27 rest

    May Total: 117k
    May Goal: 150k

    Scheduled rest day today. Golf instead of running. It's sunny and 20 degrees F cooler than yesterday.

    When you pop in here claiming your December 2021 mileage, what accomplishments will you have made?

    PUT THE FUN BACK IN THE RUN!
    Return to a good running weight of 175 lbs (second attempt)

    2021 Races:

    6/26 Direction Up 5k, Solon, OH
    7/17 Run of the Ox 5k, Mantua, OH
    9/18 5k Run and Roll, Aurora, OH
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,474 Member
    Welcome @pabmac ! You're doing great. Check in often, as this group is pretty chatty. :wink:
  • pfeiferlindsey
    pfeiferlindsey Posts: 163 Member
    Morning all!

    In for another 100 miles this month. Stretch goal will be 110 miles, but have a lot planned this month, so we'll see if I can squeak that out.

    May 1 - 3.09 miles

    Total for May - 3.09 miles
    May Goal - 100 miles
    Miles to go - 96.91 miles
    Morning all!

    In for another 100 miles this month. Stretch goal will be 110 miles, but have a lot planned this month, so we'll see if I can squeak that out.

    May 1 - 3.09 miles

    Total for May - 3.09 miles
    May Goal - 100 miles
    Miles to go - 96.91 miles

    Ha, I should have waited until after my run to post everything, but oh well.

    May 2 - 6.43 miles
    Total for May - 9.52 miles
    May Goal - 100 miles
    Miles to go - 90.48 miles

    Miss a day and you miss so much!!

    @quilteryoyo - You totally got it! Look forward to hearing all about the training and experience. :smiley:

    May 4 - 5.11 miles
    Total for May - 14.63 miles
    May Goal - 100 miles
    Miles to go - 85.37 miles

    Yesterday in a t-shirt, this morning in long sleeves and probably should have worn gloves. Come on warmer weather!

    May 5 -4.47 miles
    Total for May - 19.1 miles
    May Goal - 100 miles
    Miles to Go - 80.9 miles

    @martaindale - I promise you I want that sweet spot of not needing gloves/tights/long sleeves but not hot and humid.

    Took my speed work to the track today. Five, four minute tempo intervals with recovery in between. Felt really good.

    May 6 - 3.61 miles
    Total for May - 22.71 miles
    May Goal - 100 miles
    Miles to go - 77.29 miles

    May 7 - 3.13 miles
    Total for May -25.84 miles
    May Goal - 100 miles
    Miles to go - 74.16 miles

    First double digit run in over a year!!

    May 9 - 10.04 miles
    Total for May - 35.88 miles
    May Goal - 100 miles
    Miles to go - 64.12 miles

    Just an easy 10K to start the day.

    May 11 - 6.28 miles
    Total for May - 42.16 miles
    May Goal - 100 miles
    Miles to go - 57.84 miles

    Had another opportunity to run with my husband today and really enjoyed it as we don't get to do it often.

    May 12-4.36 miles
    Total for May - 46.52 miles
    May Goal - 100 miles
    Miles to go - 53.48 miles

    May 13 - 3.11 miles
    Total for May - 49.63 miles
    May Goal - 100 miles
    Miles to Go - 50.37 miles

    May 15 - 6.22 miles
    Total for May - 55.85 miles
    May Goal - 100 miles
    Miles to go - 44.15 miles

    Note to self...don't try to run long less than 24 hours after donating blood. Did get a nice 4 mile run in though.

    May 16 - 4 miles
    Total for May - 59.85 miles
    May Goal - 100 miles
    Miles to go - 40.15 miles

    @skippygirlsmom - I totally know better too.
    @ quilteryoyo - Thanks, feel much better today.

    Much better today. Wanted to get a Monday run in since tomorrow and Wednesday are iffy with weather (calling for thunderstorms).

    May 17 - 4 miles
    Total for May - 63.85 miles
    May Goal - 100 miles
    Miles to go - 36.15 miles

    Short 5K to beat the rain today.

    May 18 - 3.11 miles
    Total for May - 66.96 miles
    May Goal - 100 miles
    Miles to go - 33.04 miles

    3.29 miles to get out some frustration today.

    May 19 - 3.29 miles
    Total for May - 70.25 miles
    May Goal - 100 miles
    Miles to go - 29.75 miles

    I may make my stretch goal of 110 miles for May :smiley:

    And...today makes day 6 of running. Tomorrow is a recovery day thank goodness.

    May 20 - 3.11 miles
    Total for May - 73.36 miles
    May Goal - 100 miles
    Miles to go - 26.64 miles

    Stretch Goal - 110 miles
    Miles until stretch goal - 36.64 miles

    Oof...it's been getting sticky and my body is taking a bit to get acclimated to the heat.

    May 22 - 3.11 miles
    May 23 - 5.19 miles
    Total for May - 81.66 miles
    May Goal - 100 miles
    Miles to go - 18.34 miles

    Stretch Goal - 110 miles
    Miles until Stretch Goal - 28.34 miles

    May 24 - 3.07 miles
    May 25 - 4.25 miles
    Total for May - 88.98 miles
    May Goal - 100 miles
    Miles to go - 11.02 miles

    Stretch Goal - 110 miles
    Miles until stretch goal - 21.02 miles

    May 27 - 3.62 miles of speed work.
    Total for May - 92.6 miles
    May Goal - 100 miles
    Miles to go - 7.4 miles

    Stretch goal - 110 miles
    Miles to go - 17.4 miles