June 2021 Monthly Running Challenge

abowersgirl

@rheddmobile holy cow!! That is so much to be dealing with for all of you. You all so resilient and strong. Your husband sounds like such a fighter .. so inspirational. I am sending healing thoughts your way.

abowersgirl

@polskagirl01 that sucks the big one. So agrivating and dissapointing. Did u have to pay for that and if you dis hopefully you were somewhat compensated

polskagirl01

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@polskagirl01 that sucks the big one. So agrivating and dissapointing. Did u have to pay for that and if you dis hopefully you were somewhat compensated

Yes, I paid for that. Pretty sure we're not getting anything back, since they gave us the t-shirts, medals etc

It's going to be hot/humid/sunny again (for me that means low 30s°C/high 80s°F) and running at night this week will be good for me, so I'm planning to run to meet the girls whenever they end up deciding to run this evening. Trying to get stuff done before it gets too warm. I know, that's not even hot to some of you!

Avidkeo

@skippygirlsmom woo hoo! I worked in video production as a production manager and video editor for about 7 years before doing radiography. I loved it. And hated it. I wish her all the best!

Avidkeo

Hey all. I feel like Im just plodding along this week. I'm looking forward to going away this weekend. But I can't say I'm looking forward to the half. I'm actually fully prepared to DNS if the weather continues to do what the forecast (50km/hr winds). Frankly I run for fun. I don't NEED to do this half. Sure I'd like to, but I also want to enjoy it, and I just won't if the weather is that bad so I'm going to go and have fun, hanging with my mum. Hopefully run, and see what happens.

quilteryoyo

@Avidkeo Great attitude about the HM. I hope the weather changes, though, and you are able to run it and have fun!

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In for 110 miles I have a half on July 10, so final push to be race ready.

June 2 - 5.27 miles

June Goal - 110 miles
Miles to go - 104.73 miles

June 3 - 4.35 miles of speed work.

Total for June - 9.62 miles
June Goal - 110 miles
Miles to go - 100.38 miles

I have had a crazy few days and will have to catch up with this thread later.

June 5 - 3.11 miles
June 6 - 12 miles

Total for June - 24.73 miles
June Goal - 110 miles
Miles to go - 85.27 miles

I'm in the homestretch of my Spring Start Challenge. 12 weeks, 500 km. I have just over 16 miles to knock out by Saturday. Not to mention the half on July 10. Just have to keep plugging away.

June 8 - 6.23 miles
Total for June - 30.96 miles
June Goal - 110 miles
Miles to go - 79.04 miles

Awesome! Was able to knock out 7 miles this morning.

June 9 - 7.07 miles
Total for June - 38.03 miles
June Goal - 110 miles
Miles to go - 71.97 miles

June 11 - 6.22 miles
Total for June - 44.25 miles
June Goal - 110 miles
Miles to go - 65.75 miles

Happy to say that I finished up my challenge this morning. 500 km in 12 weeks. It pushed me way past my comfort zone and honestly, there were days I was not sure I'd finish in time. But, I kept telling myself it wasn't over until it was over and to keep pressing on.

June 12 - 3.66 miles
Total for June - 47.91 miles
June Goal - 110 miles
Miles to go - 62.09 miles

June 13 - 3.12 miles
Total for June - 51.03 miles
June Goal -110 miles
Miles to go - 58.97 miles

My trainer asked me to do a 12 minute time trial today. Ouch. Overall felt good though. 1.39 miles in 12 minutes and shook and shook out my legs with another 2.6 after.

June 15 - 4.01 miles
Total for June - 55.04
June Goal - 110 miles
Miles to go - 54.96 miles

June 16 - 5 miles
Total for June - 60.04
June Goal - 110 miles
Miles to go - 49.96 miles

I haven't been in the greatest place mentally, so I've fallen off checking and posting...but still running.

June 17 - 3.18 miles
June 19 - 3.14 miles
Total for June - 66.36 miles
June goal - 110 miles
Miles to go - 43.64 miles

Felt a bit better today, but with incoming storms, decided to play it safe and run a 10K instead of my planned 10 miles.

June 20 - 6.25 miles
Total for June - 72.61 miles
June goal - 110 miles
Miles to go - 37.39 miles

June 22 - 4 miles
Total for June - 76.61 miles
June Goal - 110 miles
Miles to go - 33.39 miles

Tramboman

6-1 7k tempo
6-2 rest
6-3 7k tempo
6-4 6k tempo
6-5 7k tempo
6-6 6k tempo
6-7 rest
6-8 7k tempo
6-9 6k tempo
6-10 rest
6-11 6k temperate (between tempo and moderate)
6-12 7k moderate
6-13 7k moderate
6-14 rest
6-15 7k temperate
6-16 7k moderate
6-17 rest
6-18 7k moderate
6-19 6k moderate
6-20 7k moderate
6-21 rest
6-22 7k tempo

June Total: 97k
June Goal: 150k

Mostly cloudy, upper 50s F, with a nice breeze from the north. So much easier to run well when it's cool.
I chose not to golf in the rain yesterday. Had I gone, I'm sure it would have poured buckets. But since I opted out, it only rained for about 15 minutes. I was bummed...
@skippygirlsmom Congrats to Skip. That first step is often the biggest.
MFP told me today I've logged in for 1,001 straight days -- just a little less than @AlphaHowls' Million Mile Run. Where does the time go????? Like Scheherazade, I've tried to tell a little story daily so as to last another day.

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

Teresa502

Yay for Skip @skippygirlsmom! That sounds like a perfect internship for her and her passion for it will carry her a long way.

@polsksagirl01 - So glad you got in the HM. It's a late start but totally manageable since you know in advance. Hopefully, your family can give you some quiet time before it and you can get some rest and maybe a nap that afternoon.

@alphahowls - I haven't said it lately, but you're amazing and continue to inspire me!

Woke up to much needed rain this morning. It is a scheduled rest day from running anyway so I did an upper body weight workout in the basement before heading to work. Hope everyone has a great day/evening!

WhatMeRunning

6/1 - 3.36 miles, easy effort (45 mins Z2)
6/2 - 3.23 miles, threshold run (25 mins Z4 w/7.5 min warm-up/cool-down)
6/3 - 3.32 miles, easy effort (45 mins Z2)
6/4 - 3.35 miles, sprint intervals (12 x 45 secs w/1:45 recovery and 7.5 min warm-up/cool-down)
6/6 - 6.76 miles, long run (90 mins Z2, 5 mins Z3)
6/7 - 3.36 miles, easy effort (45 mins Z2)
6/8 - 3.33 miles, easy effort (45 mins Z2)
6/9 - 3.63 miles, threshold run (30 mins Z4 w/7.5 min warm-up/cool-down)
6/10 - 3.40 miles, easy effort (45 mins Z2)
6/11 - 2.43 miles, sprint intervals (12 x 30 secs with 1 min recovery and 7.5 min warm-up/cool-down)
6/13 - 8.93 miles, long run (90 mins Z2, 30 min Z3 finish)
6/14 - 3.41 miles, easy effort (45 mins Z2)
6/15 - 3.42 miles, easy effort (45 mins Z2)
6/16 - 3.49 miles, threshold run (19 mins Z4, 7.5 min Z2 warm-up and 18.5 min Z2 cool-down)
6/17 - 3.38 miles, easy effort (45 mins Z2)
6/18 - 3.33 miles, sprint intervals (various lengths at 1:2 sprint/recovery for 30 mins, 7.5 min warm-up and cool-down)
6/20 - 4.16 miles, long run cut short (56 mins Z2)
6/21 - 3.50 miles, easy effort (45 mins Z2)
6/22 - 3.51 miles, easy effort (45 mins Z2)

Total: 73.30 miles
Goal: 105 miles

This morning was beautiful running weather at 59' and 74% humidity with a light breeze. No pain or discomfort with my quad today although I did notice it at one point. My gait seems fine, and my left/right ground contact time is unchanged, so I think all is going well with it.

So happy to hear about Skips job @skippygirlsmom that is so awesome

Good luck on that HM @polskagirl01 I am sure you will do great

Great attitude about the upcoming event @avidkeo hoping for the best

skippygirlsmom

6/3 – 3.11
6/4 – 3.02
6/5 – 5.15 biking (not counted in miles)
6/6 – 1.29 with pups
6/7 – 3.02
6/7 – 1.02 with pups
6/10 – 4.02
6/10 – 3.01 Fleet Feet Fun run
6/11 – 1.06 with pups
6/14 – 3.02
6/15 – 5.05 biking (not counted in miles)
6/16 – 4.02
6/16 – 1.08 with pups
6/17 – 4.01
6/18 - .60 with pups
6/19 – 13.11 June Half completed
6/20 – 1.01 with pups
6/21 – 1.08 with pups
6/22 – 1.01 with pups and looking for Skip’s earring
6/22 – 4.02


51.43 of 60 miles

You all are so sweet thank you for the kind words on Skip’s new job, she said thank you so much. @Avidkeo that is so funny, my friend works for ESPN and she did College Game Day for years and she said the same thing, best and worst job ever. I don’t think that weather sounds like fun.

@katharmonic thanks for the kinds words on my half.

Don’t know if any of you know about the Heart of the South Road Race but it’s 332 miles from Gaffney, SC to Castle Rock, GA and you have 10 days. A girl a know is doing it and if you follow ultra type running (and maybe also live in this area) some of the other names are familiar. But you get on a bus in Castle Rock and it drops you off somewhere around 300 – 350 miles with a map you need to find your way, unsupported with only what you can carry and find on the way. First guy came in this morning after 5 days. It’s road, trails, etc. If you look up vacationwithoutacar.com you can follow it. Check in is at 7 am and 7 pm CT and there is a tracking sheet you can follow and the second page of the sheet is comments left by the runners. Also there’s a Facebook page which is a hoot with runners and/or their friends and family commenting. Yesterday I think it was the Grim Reaper joined the race, he’s on the sheet and if you are behind him you will not make it to end at the pace you are going. They have had tropical storms, bears, heat, etc along the way, but also great people. One lady posted that she rented a hotel and which it was and what town and she told the front desk clerk to let anyone coming in mentioning the race to let them use it, shower, sleeping whatever. The second place guy just came in. It’s pretty amazing what you can do.

Great logging @Tramboman

@Shanaber how are you feeling?

Teresa502

I should have known that was one of Laz's races @skippygirlsmom! I (casually) know two of the runners - Michelle and Rick Gray!

WhatMeRunning

@skippygirlsmom I remember first hearing about and reading about that event a few years ago. Mind boggling! Also I recall a lot of laughs about some of the stories. I remember reading quite a few people's blog posts who ran the event, or were tracking people. It sounds crazy, and is yet so inspiring! People just napping on the ground as part of their adaptive run strategy because eventually you're not going to reach one of your planned stops. Just amazing.

yirara

Second week after I restarted my running programme after it crashed on me. Well, what happened... Today a 5k with stride repeats. This went so well that I did more than the prescribed 20s fast/45s slower intervals. And totally effortlessly ended up with a 5k that was 0:14min/km faster than the previous one where I finished totally wasted. Sometimes things just work out.

sweetdaisy13

4.1 miles, average pace of 9:16 min per mile whilst children were at field hockey practice.

June cumulative:
110.2/120 miles
12,162/12,000 feet of Elevation

rheddmobile

Today was absolutely perfect weather and also a rest/lifting day. Oh well!

Yesterday was our run day and it was extremely unpleasant - only 83 but with dew point of 78 which is officially “just skip it” weather according to the chart showing the effect of dew point on run speed. But my husband and I got out on trails and chugged along for 5k more or less plus enough walking to make 5 miles total. His heart is still doing a thing but he’s coping better. It was awful running in the humidity though, and park services has dumped a slough of sand on the gravel trails, which makes for slow going. Also I ate so many spiders that had built their webs across the trail that I made up a song about it. Still feel like every running day is a privilege.

Tomorrow is another run day and the weather is supposed to be nice. Fingers crossed!

My mom is working on rehoming the mares, which are elderly retired pasture ornaments, which will free her up to move into town to a place with assisted living. In the meantime her housekeeper has been spending a couple of nights a week with her so we get a break once in a while. Remarkable how much better a run feels on enough sleep.

Avidkeo

Well there has been a covid scare in Wellington. Which means the government is considering putting Wellington into lockdown. Which will mean the HM won't go ahead.
I feel for the organisers, this happened last year.
But there is a part of me that's hopeful...

Avidkeo

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Well there has been a covid scare in Wellington. Which means the government is considering putting Wellington into lockdown. Which will mean the HM won't go ahead.
I feel for the organisers, this happened last year.
But there is a part of me that's hopeful...

On reflection I don't think my intention is clear. And this post sounds awful!
We have no community transmission of covid. So I hope our government goes hard early again because I don't want to go back into a full lockdown because the delta variant is so contagious.

I don't want anyone getting covid.

kgirlhart

Congrats to Skip @skippygirlsmom !

No run for me today. Sunday afternoon after my run I was hit with the stomach bug. Luckily yesterday was a scheduled rest day. I called in to work to let them know I wasn't coming in and then I didn't get up until after 1:30 pm. I moved to the couch and eventually ate a few saltines and then some oatmeal before going back to bed. Today I felt better, but tired and had no energy. And it was almost perfect running weather. 63°F, no wind not too humid and dew point 58°. You just don't get that very often in Texas in June. So I hated not to run, but I really didn't feel up to it. I did go for short 1 mile walk, so I was able to enjoy the day a little. I was disappointed to miss my run, but I know I needed more rest and more fuel than I had. I am planning to run tomorrow, but I will take it easy and see how it goes. If I need to walk one more day then I will.

quilteryoyo

@WhatMeRunning Glad your quad is feeling better.

That race sounds interesting @skippygirlsmom . Those folks that are already finished are amazing.

@yirara Nice going on you 5K!

@rheddmobile Glad things seem to be looking up a little bit and that you are getting to run some.

@kgirlhart Sorry you were sick. Glad you are feeling some better. If it's the stomach bug I had, I was really tired for a week, so don't push it too hard. Glad you got to enjoy a walk in the nice weather.

I worked at daycare today...the 8:30 - 5:30 shift in the 2-3 year old classroom. They were pretty good, but are so needy and so clingy and so in your face. I was tired when I went in. I was exhausted when I left. There were only 7 children in that class today, but it felt like a LOT more. LOL I had one of those "senior moments." I was sitting in a chair with one of the girls on my lap this afternoon. I was looking around the room and couldn't find Sally - not her real name. I said to the other teacher, "Did Sally leave?" She looked at me and said, "She's sitting in your lap." LOL How in the world? She had her back to me and I was looking beside of her head, so wasn't looking at her face, but still...... We had a good laugh at that one.

The weather was great when I got home - 75°F, slight breeze, partly cloudy. I briefly thought about running, but knew I didn't have it in me. So, I did a mile walk on the driveway. I hope to get to run tomorrow.