June 2021 Monthly Running Challenge
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Supposed to be a rest day, but I needed to offset some of that merlot I drank. First time using the Nike Run Club app. It's pretty slick being coached throughout a run, although admittedly it was light on practical training advice. It offered mostly inspirational foo-foo stuff. Still, pretty slick. I just really hate lugging around my heavy phone. It bounces around like brick. Oh 2 oz. SanDisk mp3 player powered by a single AA battery, I miss you. Legs felt wooden today. Hot & icky.
June Goal: 8.58/30 mil
05/01 : 2.22 mi : C25K W1R1
05/02 : 0.00 mi : core
05/03 : 2.22 mi : C25k W1R2
05/04 : 4.14 mi : NRC guided run (3.11 run/1.03 walk)
@rheddmobile So sorry to hear of the difficulties you're facing at the moment. Wishing the best for you & your mom and hope you get some time off to decompress. We all need personal time.
@yirara Many Garmin watches support "Smart Recording" and "Every Second" recording. Every Second should increase the recording frequency and lead to more detailed tracks. https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?faq=4aJkunyPWb0Iezs3creNs9
@katharmonic That's so cool. About the only wildlife I see on a regular basis are pigeons & rats!
@Avidkeo That is a CRAZY scary story! That woman is an ultra runner, and she suddenly goes into cardiac arrest? OMG! But I suppose if your heart has to stop, having a cardiologist and another surgeon next to ya is as-good-as-it-gets.
@martaindale I have bad knees too so I feel for you. Really hope it's something your Dr. can resolve with nothing more than rest & light physio.
@Alphahowls You're running a HM Every-Single-Day? WOWZERS! I'm simultaneously jealous & horrified.7 -
runsrunsruns wrote: »Supposed to be a rest day, but I needed to offset some of that merlot I drank. First time using the Nike Run Club app. It's pretty slick being coached throughout a run, although admittedly it was light on practical training advice. It offered mostly inspirational foo-foo stuff. Still, pretty slick. I just really hate lugging around my heavy phone. It bounces around like brick. Oh 2 oz. SanDisk mp3 player powered by a single AA battery, I miss you. Legs felt wooden today. Hot & icky.
June Goal: 8.58/30 mil
05/01 : 2.22 mi : C25K W1R1
05/02 : 0.00 mi : core
05/03 : 2.22 mi : C25k W1R2
05/04 : 4.14 mi : NRC guided run (3.11 run/1.03 walk)
@rheddmobile So sorry to hear of the difficulties you're facing at the moment. Wishing the best for you & your mom and hope you get some time off to decompress. We all need personal time.
@yirara Many Garmin watches support "Smart Recording" and "Every Second" recording. Every Second should increase the recording frequency and lead to more detailed tracks. https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?faq=4aJkunyPWb0Iezs3creNs9
@katharmonic That's so cool. About the only wildlife I see on a regular basis are pigeons & rats!
@Avidkeo That is a CRAZY scary story! That woman is an ultra runner, and she suddenly goes into cardiac arrest? OMG! But I suppose if your heart has to stop, having a cardiologist and another surgeon next to ya is as-good-as-it-gets.
@martaindale I have bad knees too so I feel for you. Really hope it's something your Dr. can resolve with nothing more than rest & light physio.
@Alphahowls You're running a HM Every-Single-Day? WOWZERS! I'm simultaneously jealous & horrified.
Oh yes, I know. My watch is set the best I could. Chose the best GPS set possible. still it's rubbish. On my last run I needed the following meters extra to finish 1km on the watch compared to phone
+10 (hey, that went smashingly!)
+50 (whoop!)
+35 (meh!)
+61 (grrr)
+13 (hmmm)
so in the end I had to run an additional 169m to finish my run on the watch compared to the phone. I'm getting a foot pod soon. hopefully that will help a bit as I have no idea whatelse to do. The GPS signal just is really bad in this town (not elsewhere).6 -
quilteryoyo wrote: »@polskagirl01 Nice view. Looks totally worth the climb. I have to say when I started reading the description under the first picture, I hadn't seen the second picture yet. I read, "Took a picture of this cute little guy thinking he looked harmless" as "Took a picture of this cute guy looking at his muscles." LOL I guess the reason I read it that way was because the guy laying by the bicycle was in my vision as I was reading it.
I thought the exact same thing!skippygirlsmom wrote: »
I don’t know if any of you remember I volunteered last year at a XC meet here in town where some of the best high school runners from all over the country came out. The race director is doing a track meet next weekend. I’m so excited, they are doing 800, mile and 3200. Again the best runners from all over the country. It’s so exciting!!!
I remember that meet because a girl from my area did very well and made the local news.1 -
Distance Log:
6/2 2.50 miles
6/5 2.69
Total: 5.19/30 miles3 -
5.5 mile run with 829 feet of Elevation. Practice hill repeat run using trekking poles for the first time. Not sure if I'm going to use them for my race next week yet. Still undecided as not sure I can be bothered to carry them/put them in my running backpack.
Also, in my head it feels like using poles is cheating? I know many people use them and my race will have 7,000 feet of ascent, but I'm not really sure many will use them on the day and whether they are necessary.6 -
I wish I had advice @sweetdaisy13 but your event is beyond anything I've experienced. The best I can proffer is; Run the event the same way you trained for it.
Best of luck on race day!5 -
RunsOnEspresso wrote: »@Teresa502 which trails are you doing in your rim2rim? North & South Kaibab? Be safe. The temps are getting up there. Drink lots of water.
Last July we did North Kaibab down like 3 miles? Then in October we did South Kaibab down about 3 miles. Coming out is a *kitten*.
We start out on the North Rim on the North Kaibab trail and then transition over to the Bright Angel trail. We have side trips to Ribbon Falls and also to Plateau Point for the sunset one evening. I must admit that I'm worried about melting into a giant puddle in the heat!
I've heard bright angel is an easier climb out over south kaibab. There's one part of bright angel that looks tough. Looks almost straight up lol3 -
6-1 7k tempo
6-2 rest
6-3 7k tempo
6-4 6k tempo
6-5 7k tempo
June Total: 27k
June Goal: 150k
Sunny, low 70s F, and a saving breeze from the southwest. still tired today, but better than yesterday.
@sweetdaisy13 Take the poles. They will make good tools to cudgel or poke those who look down on them. It's your run, too.
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, OH5 -
Haha, that's a great part of the picture - I don’t know if he was cute, but I would be laying there too if I had just dragged a bike up that far. I know some of the bikes came partway up on the lifts, but others rode or pushed the whole way up.quilteryoyo wrote: »@polskagirl01 Nice view. Looks totally worth the climb. I have to say when I started reading the description under the first picture, I hadn't seen the second picture yet. I read, "Took a picture of this cute little guy thinking he looked harmless" as "Took a picture of this cute guy looking at his muscles." LOL I guess the reason I read it that way was because the guy laying by the bicycle was in my vision as I was reading it.
@sweetdaisy13 I probably wouldn't bother with the poles unless you've practiced a lot with them. It seems some people like them, some don't, and some races do or don't allow them. Mine don't fold down enough to stow away, so I haven't used them since wintertime on snowy/icy forest trails. But then I think that's when I hurt my back - so make sure you're used to using them properly if you do take them!
Recovery day for me today
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6/1 13.25 miles, 1128 Days on the run, 310 days HM+ streak
6/2 13.35 miles, Crazy Laps!
6/3 15.34 miles
6/4 26.89 miles
6/5 15.31 miles 1132 Days on the run, 314 days HM+ streak
So far for 2021
156 days
150 HM or greater
6 Marathon distances
In my little ideal world, I am hoping to get 6 more marathon distances in before the new year.12 -
16 miles in the rain this morning, and it felt great.
I always heard long 80% of runs should be slow but never really knew how to quantify slow. Yesterday I listened to a podcast that said it should be about 65% of 5k pace. So calculated that and it come out to 10:30 pace. Well I tried, but came in just under 10. But now I know what to shoot for 🙂
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Nice run @sweetdaisy13 ! I'm not sure I can help you with the decision about the poles or not. I've never used them. Does the race site suggest them? Have you ran/hiked the race route to see how steep/technical the trail is? I would think those things would play into whether you need them or not.
@AlphaHowls I'm sure if you want it, you will see that it happens.
Glad you had a nice run in the rain @Scott6255 ! I wish I had that pace when running hard. LOL3 -
It might not be your watch. It might be the app. When I enable Location settings (i don't leave it running), I have the option to enable ONLY gps or to enable "enhanced location services" (ELS). ELS apparently uses cell towers, wifi & bluetooth beacons to improve gps accuracy. But when I enable ELS using the GoogleFit app, the app records an extra .1mi every mile. On a known 3.1mi course, GoogleFit records around 3.45mi vs my ancient Garmin that records 3.1 +/-. If I disable ELS, GoogleFit generally matches my watch. I tried the Nike Run Club app yesterday and ran with ELS on, and unlike GoogleFit, NRCmatched my Garmin. Anyway... just saying it might not be your watch. It might be your phone that is off.so in the end I had to run an additional 169m to finish my run on the watch compared to the phone. I'm getting a foot pod soon. hopefully that will help a bit as I have no idea whatelse to do. The GPS signal just is really bad in this town (not elsewhere).
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Thanks for all the advice regarding running with poles. We should be getting race information emailed to us this weekend with further details regarding elevation/ascents, kit etc.
@AlphaHowls gosh, I'm in awe of your mileage. Marathons on top of daily Half Marathon is amazing. No idea how you do it without getting injured!4 -
@sweetdaisy13 wrote: »@AlphaHowls gosh, I'm in awe of your mileage. Marathons on top of daily Half Marathon is amazing. No idea how you do it without getting injured!
For me, it is about listening to the body and going slow. I am not into racing, so my pace is meandering and loping along. Only time I pick up my pace is when my running partner pushes me. That being said, I do have injuries every so often, but not always due to running.
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6/1 5.30
6/2 10.32
6/3 1.15
6/4 6.37
6/5 5.52
28.66 / 100 miles.
@AlphaHowls
My body often tells me to eat a lot of chocolate and take a nap on the couch.10 -
6/1 5.30
6/2 10.32
6/3 1.15
6/4 6.37
6/5 5.52
28.66 / 100 miles.
@AlphaHowls
My body often tells me to eat a lot of chocolate and take a nap on the couch.
...and when I wake up from the nap, fuel with pizza washed down with beer.5 -
6/1 5.30
6/2 10.32
6/3 1.15
6/4 6.37
6/5 5.52
28.66 / 100 miles.
@AlphaHowls
My body often tells me to eat a lot of chocolate and take a nap on the couch.
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Yes!!...and when I wake up from the nap, fuel with pizza washed down with beer.
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I have a little problem with the quote thing and all. Heh.2
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@AlphaHowls at the level you're on, it seems like a marathon a month should be extremely doable for you.3
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runsrunsruns wrote: »
It might not be your watch. It might be the app. When I enable Location settings (i don't leave it running), I have the option to enable ONLY gps or to enable "enhanced location services" (ELS). ELS apparently uses cell towers, wifi & bluetooth beacons to improve gps accuracy. But when I enable ELS using the GoogleFit app, the app records an extra .1mi every mile. On a known 3.1mi course, GoogleFit records around 3.45mi vs my ancient Garmin that records 3.1 +/-. If I disable ELS, GoogleFit generally matches my watch. I tried the Nike Run Club app yesterday and ran with ELS on, and unlike GoogleFit, NRCmatched my Garmin. Anyway... just saying it might not be your watch. It might be your phone that is off.so in the end I had to run an additional 169m to finish my run on the watch compared to the phone. I'm getting a foot pod soon. hopefully that will help a bit as I have no idea whatelse to do. The GPS signal just is really bad in this town (not elsewhere).
Yes, that's a possibility as well. However, the distances on the phone* appear to to be the same as when I map the distance in google, open streetmap or similar things, and are the same as old race markers on the sidewalks. A 16k I ran a few years ago was only off by 100m in the end. That's quite brilliant.
*I use ismoothrun for recording with the phone. It's supposed to be one of the most precise apps out there. Uses a good algorith for earth curvature and it creates a shitload of datapoints.
Today my running programme asked for a slow 4.02k. Yes I ran the fastest 4k since 2016. And the fastest bit of running of any distance in ages. I totally seem to be ignoring the running plan, but it seems to be working
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Goal: 60 miles
June 1 – 5.28 miles (Biking 11.24 miles)
June 2 – 5.17 miles
June 3 – Rest
June 4 – 8.20 miles (0.58 warm-up/cool down walk)
June 5 – 5.03 miles
I went to our local park and ran this morning. The trail is only a mile long so I had to make 5 loops but I garnered 586 elevation gain.
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Winter is here is all its rainy bleakness. Today called for 90 mins aerobic. I relaxed and enjoyed the quiet (bad weather + long weekend). As it turned out it only rained for about the first 5km. I now have to head out to our new property to finish planting some trees - fortunately the holes are dug so they just need to be popped in but the rain is back. I’m psyching myself up to get a good soaking. Muddy too probably.3
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@emptydog and @Tramboman You two are too funny!
Nice running @yirara ! Congrats on the pace.
Nice running for you too @Teresa502 ! Nothing wrong with running laps.
Channel your inner child and enjoy playing in the mud @ContraryMaryMary ! Sorry your weather is so bleak today. Great running in not great conditions.
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My step daughter and her two kids, and either her significant other or her mom, are coming for a week long visit on Monday. My great nephew's 2nd birthday party is tomorrow, so had to try to get everything ready for the visit today. Mom came up and helped me clean house this afternoon, for 4 hours. That's 8 hours of woman hours and I still have just a little bit to do. I couldn't have done it without her.
Knowing that we were going to be cleaning this afternoon, I got up a little early and out for my run at 8:45. It was already 70°F and 73% humidity, so not pleasant, but not miserable either. The one HM plan I am using called for an 8 mile run today. The AF HM plan said 5 miles. Since I had a time constraint, and tomorrow will be 5 months post op, I chose an easy 5 mile run to celebrate that milestone. My average HR was 148 bpm, with only 7 minutes being above 153 bpm. I was happy with that...especially since my average pace was 12:50 min/mile. Not fast, but not horribly slow either. I also walked a mile total for warm up and cool down.
Month Totals:
Running: 7.25/70 miles
Walking: 5.00/30 miles
Other: 3:55:55 h:mm:ss9 -
June Goal 100km
6/1: 11km
6/2: 4.5km
6/3: 5km
6/4: 9km
6/5: 3.75km
23.25/100 km completed for June6 -
I accidently skipped a day so ended up doing more than I planned... Which shocked me.I was supposed to go 8 min run 5 min walk and 8 min run by it ended up doing 10 min run 5 min walk 10 min run... If you had told me on Monday this is where I would be on Saturday.. I wouldn't have believed it.
I am starting to learn my preferred pace to keep me going and working out in the morning definitely is a ton easier than at night. I also think today was the first day I was able to actually enjoy the run, dont get me wrong I would always feel good after the run but the during the run seemed like I non stop attempt to visualize a finishing post and fight to get there.. but today I had my breathing down and was able to zone out.
Starting to feel excited15 -
Good for you @abowersgirl ! You're doing great!
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Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
06/01/21 :::: 3.1 :::: 3.1
06/02/21 :::: 2.1 :::: 5.3
06/03/21 :::: 2.4 :::: 7.6
06/04/21 :::: 0.0 :::: 7.6
06/05/21 :::: 13.1 :::: 20.7
Thousand Islands Half Marathon: Race report
Well, that was not great, but it's done and all things considered, I'm not disappointed. I had to be on the road at 5 am so I was not really pleased about that especially with not sleeping that well the night before. I drove up with a friend and her friend who I just met today. The race was on Wellesley Island in the Thousand Islands state park which is one of the (thousand) islands in the St. Lawrence river between New York state and Ontario Canada. It was supposed to be 90 degrees here in Syracuse and promised to be in the low 80s there, with no rain until later in the day. I was hopeful that it wouldn't be too bad for running in the morning but it was HOT.
The race organization was pretty laid back, they sent out a course change email the night before, and things just seemed last minute. But it came together OK and the start was on time at 8:15 am. The beginning of the course was lovely on a shaded tree-lined road along the golf course. Then we headed out onto road that were gently rolling hills, mostly in the full sun. There was a nice breeze in some places but this was one of the first hot days of the year that I've done a long run and I struggled. It was mostly an out and back and the turnaround was at mile 6, so we knew there had to be a little extra tacked on somewhere (I didn't really pay attention to the course map and change they sent out). Around mile 9 I started to really feel hot and like I was not going to make it. I had taken some gels at the halfway and I had tailwind and a little gatorade at a water stop but it wasn't really helping. I finally told my friends I needed to walk a little and one walked with me for maybe a half mile while I took in some more water and poured some water over me to try to cool down.
I was able to start running again and then we reached the point where we had to do the makeup distance, a little offshoot out and back. My friend and I were so tempted to just skip it, but of course we couldn't do that. We ran into these two women who we had been kind of passing back and forth along the way and one started clapping her hands and singing "I'm 👏 not 👏 having 👏 any 👏 fun 👏 any 👏@#%!^ 👏more!" and I've never related to anything so much. I said, oh I know that song! And now my friend and I have adopted that as our new anthem and are writing more verses
The last couple of miles seemed eternal. I told my friend to go ahead because I know she wanted to just get done. I kept moving but walked a bit more on a hill and slowed down the pace quite a bit. Finally I saw the finish line, but by my Garmin I was thinking that it was not enough distance to make 13.1 even though my watch had been just slightly ahead but consistent with the mile markers all along the course. And sure enough I crossed the finish line and was short and my watch said 12.95, so I circled around in the grassy area until it hit 13.1. My friend's watch said 12.85. So we are pretty sure the course was a bit short, which may be due to the last minute course change.
The post-race food was ok - there were wraps and chips and cookies. Plus some samples of hard lemonade and a watermelon ale from a brewery that were quite good (in the small amount). I was so happy to be done and felt ok after sitting in the shade and getting some food in me. The breeze as we sat there on the country club lawn was lovely and it seemed so much different than suffering in the hot sun on the course.
I didn't have any specific goals going in to this but was hoping it might be my best HM of the year so far - which is not a high bar as they have all been slow, especially after I hurt my back in March. And it was just a minute short of the time I ran in January, but that was not a race and I'm sure that I stopped my watch when I took a couple water breaks. So this time really is faster for continuous running, and would have been better if I had not taken the walk break. I'm ok with that but I would really like to have a good HM at some point this year. I think I'm going to start HM group training if I can force myself to start going again and I'm sure that will help. It's just not the priority for me that it used to be, with my focus on hiking and other things right now.
Photos of bling and post race sweaty mess. The medal was kind of a cool necklace type of thing. I also put on my T-shirt (long sleeve, why?) and my June medal for the HM a month challenge.
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