June 2023 Monthly Running Challenge
martaindale
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WARNING: Following this thread may be addictive; it gets very talkative...miss a day and you can be 50 posts behind. This is the most popular challenge on MFP. If you found us in the middle (or end) of the month, you're still very welcome to join in - no requirements or special invite needed. Once you post, that's it you're in. And yes, we do this every month.
You set your own pace and distance for the month. We will all be doing it together. This is your virtual running group to help keep you accountable, to enjoy a virtual post-run coffee with your fellow runners, and to make new friends and learn a few things.
This is a continuation from the May 2023 Monthly Running Challenge which can be found at:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10889685/may-2023-monthly-running-challenge/p1
Anyone can join in, new and old, and if you found this thread late, you can join in at any time.
We have members ranging from total beginners all the way to Boston Qualifiers and beyond. We are a friendly and encouraging bunch. You never need to be ashamed of your miles. If you are making the effort, you will find only support here.
Here are the details from last month that apply again:
Anybody want to join in for a running challenge? Set a goal here and update us every day. OPTIONAL: You can post your progress by creating a ticker at http://www.tickerfactory.com (if creating one seems difficult, or you're like me and can't be bothered, then just type in your daily miles in this thread).
You can run, walk, or do treadmill - just be consistent. Don't let the high (or low) goals of others intimidate you. Some do 25 miles, others do 50, some go higher than that, some do lower; it's entirely your goal and therefore completely up to you. We help motivate each other, so what do you say? If you're new to running, set a low goal. If you're from a part of the world where miles aren't your thing, log your distances in KMs. And if you'd rather log your progress by time rather than distance, then you're entirely free to do that as well.
Feel free to set your goal now but wait until June 1, 2023 to start logging your runs!
Also, don't forget to join our group which can be found at:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/21182-monthly-running-challenges
Bookmark the previous and past challenges: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10393468/current-past-challenges#latest
Find a small group of runners that encourage and offer food support:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10573619/runners-that-need-some-nutritional-accountability#latest
Note: we also have a group on Strava and Facebook.
After you run, come into this thread and post what you did (don't forget to hit the bookmark in the upper right corner to bookmark this thread). Simply keep a running tally of what you've done this month and interact with the others. Many folks come in here and chit-chat it up, even on their rest days or while recouping from injury. This is a very social group and we talk about many things (sometimes even about running). It's a very friendly bunch here so don't be afraid to say hi (even if this is your first time), talk about a recent or up-coming race, ask questions, provide answers, or just lurk-n-learn. Participation is what makes this group successful.
Not quite sure how to log your runs? Follow the examples of many other challenge members. Even take a peek at last month's thread (posted above).
*******OPTIONAL TICKER*************
Info on tickers since I know there will be questions. Sign up for an account at http://www.tickerfactory.comandcreate your ticker. Then you need to update it after you finish a run and post it here. Here is what you will need to do.
After setting up your ticker, you will need to make note of the weblink they give you so you can return. An example would be:
http://www.tickerfactory.com/exercise/w6K1EiX/ <<<< the last part will be a part of the image link (explained below) that will be supplied to you after you initially create your link.
When you return to TickerFactory with the weblink, go to your settings page. Make sure you type your PIN in that you set when you created your ticker account. Then, where it says "Your current cumulative value", there is an add button. Simply add the distance that you just did, and the cumulative value automatically changes. Then hit next.
After adding your new miles (or KMs) to your ticker, you need to post it here.
After you hit next, it will give you a bunch of codes suggesting how to display your ticker.
Use the one at the bottom where it says Direct Image URL:
It will look something like:
http://tickers.TickerFactory.com/ezt/t/w6K1EiX/exercise.png
To display that correctly in your post, make sure you place the image (img) tags around that link. So it will look something like the following (but removing the spaces in the img tags):
[ img ] http://tickers.TickerFactory.com/ezt/t/w6K1EiX/exercise.png [ /img ]
^^^^^^^ Don't forget to remove the spaces between the brackets ^^^^^^^^^^
Some key things to pay attention to when posting your ticker:
Use the link that ends in .png
Remember the [ img] and [ /img] tags go in between the link
Remove the spaces in the img tags before posting
YES, there is a / in the second /img tag
By the way, everyone here should consider themselves a runner no matter how fast or slow. There's no judgment, we all started somewhere. And no comparisons, except with your former self. Don't compare your Chapter 1 to somebody else’s Chapter 20.
“I often hear someone say I’m not a real runner. We are all runners, some just run faster than others. I never met a fake runner.” – Bart Yasso
“The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.” – Confucius
"We all know that if you run, you are pretty much choosing a life of success because of it.” – Deena Kastor
“Most people run a race to see who is fastest. I run a race to see who has the most guts.” – Steve Prefontaine
“Get going … walk if you have to, but finish the damned race.” – Ron Hill
"If you run, you are a runner. It doesn’t matter how fast or how far. It doesn’t matter if today is your first day or if you’ve been running for twenty years. There is no test to pass, no license to earn, no membership card to get. You just run." - John Bingham
You may see some phrases / words that are unique to our little group when it comes to describing some of our runs. It is a mash-up of words that seem to best describe the way the run felt that day. Here are some examples. Feel free to come up with your own to add to the dictionary 😃
'sleasy' - Slow and Easy
'sneasy' - Slow Not Easy
'scrappy' - mix of Slow and Crappy
'wun' - mix of Walking and Running
'wog' - mix of Walking and Jogging
Stay safe. Stay healthy. Stay on track.
You set your own pace and distance for the month. We will all be doing it together. This is your virtual running group to help keep you accountable, to enjoy a virtual post-run coffee with your fellow runners, and to make new friends and learn a few things.
This is a continuation from the May 2023 Monthly Running Challenge which can be found at:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10889685/may-2023-monthly-running-challenge/p1
Anyone can join in, new and old, and if you found this thread late, you can join in at any time.
We have members ranging from total beginners all the way to Boston Qualifiers and beyond. We are a friendly and encouraging bunch. You never need to be ashamed of your miles. If you are making the effort, you will find only support here.
Here are the details from last month that apply again:
Anybody want to join in for a running challenge? Set a goal here and update us every day. OPTIONAL: You can post your progress by creating a ticker at http://www.tickerfactory.com (if creating one seems difficult, or you're like me and can't be bothered, then just type in your daily miles in this thread).
You can run, walk, or do treadmill - just be consistent. Don't let the high (or low) goals of others intimidate you. Some do 25 miles, others do 50, some go higher than that, some do lower; it's entirely your goal and therefore completely up to you. We help motivate each other, so what do you say? If you're new to running, set a low goal. If you're from a part of the world where miles aren't your thing, log your distances in KMs. And if you'd rather log your progress by time rather than distance, then you're entirely free to do that as well.
Feel free to set your goal now but wait until June 1, 2023 to start logging your runs!
Also, don't forget to join our group which can be found at:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/21182-monthly-running-challenges
Bookmark the previous and past challenges: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10393468/current-past-challenges#latest
Find a small group of runners that encourage and offer food support:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10573619/runners-that-need-some-nutritional-accountability#latest
Note: we also have a group on Strava and Facebook.
After you run, come into this thread and post what you did (don't forget to hit the bookmark in the upper right corner to bookmark this thread). Simply keep a running tally of what you've done this month and interact with the others. Many folks come in here and chit-chat it up, even on their rest days or while recouping from injury. This is a very social group and we talk about many things (sometimes even about running). It's a very friendly bunch here so don't be afraid to say hi (even if this is your first time), talk about a recent or up-coming race, ask questions, provide answers, or just lurk-n-learn. Participation is what makes this group successful.
Not quite sure how to log your runs? Follow the examples of many other challenge members. Even take a peek at last month's thread (posted above).
*******OPTIONAL TICKER*************
Info on tickers since I know there will be questions. Sign up for an account at http://www.tickerfactory.comandcreate your ticker. Then you need to update it after you finish a run and post it here. Here is what you will need to do.
After setting up your ticker, you will need to make note of the weblink they give you so you can return. An example would be:
http://www.tickerfactory.com/exercise/w6K1EiX/ <<<< the last part will be a part of the image link (explained below) that will be supplied to you after you initially create your link.
When you return to TickerFactory with the weblink, go to your settings page. Make sure you type your PIN in that you set when you created your ticker account. Then, where it says "Your current cumulative value", there is an add button. Simply add the distance that you just did, and the cumulative value automatically changes. Then hit next.
After adding your new miles (or KMs) to your ticker, you need to post it here.
After you hit next, it will give you a bunch of codes suggesting how to display your ticker.
Use the one at the bottom where it says Direct Image URL:
It will look something like:
http://tickers.TickerFactory.com/ezt/t/w6K1EiX/exercise.png
To display that correctly in your post, make sure you place the image (img) tags around that link. So it will look something like the following (but removing the spaces in the img tags):
[ img ] http://tickers.TickerFactory.com/ezt/t/w6K1EiX/exercise.png [ /img ]
^^^^^^^ Don't forget to remove the spaces between the brackets ^^^^^^^^^^
Some key things to pay attention to when posting your ticker:
Use the link that ends in .png
Remember the [ img] and [ /img] tags go in between the link
Remove the spaces in the img tags before posting
YES, there is a / in the second /img tag
By the way, everyone here should consider themselves a runner no matter how fast or slow. There's no judgment, we all started somewhere. And no comparisons, except with your former self. Don't compare your Chapter 1 to somebody else’s Chapter 20.
“I often hear someone say I’m not a real runner. We are all runners, some just run faster than others. I never met a fake runner.” – Bart Yasso
“The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.” – Confucius
"We all know that if you run, you are pretty much choosing a life of success because of it.” – Deena Kastor
“Most people run a race to see who is fastest. I run a race to see who has the most guts.” – Steve Prefontaine
“Get going … walk if you have to, but finish the damned race.” – Ron Hill
"If you run, you are a runner. It doesn’t matter how fast or how far. It doesn’t matter if today is your first day or if you’ve been running for twenty years. There is no test to pass, no license to earn, no membership card to get. You just run." - John Bingham
You may see some phrases / words that are unique to our little group when it comes to describing some of our runs. It is a mash-up of words that seem to best describe the way the run felt that day. Here are some examples. Feel free to come up with your own to add to the dictionary 😃
'sleasy' - Slow and Easy
'sneasy' - Slow Not Easy
'scrappy' - mix of Slow and Crappy
'wun' - mix of Walking and Running
'wog' - mix of Walking and Jogging
Stay safe. Stay healthy. Stay on track.
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I'm shooting for 100 miles. I am traveling for a week this month but I am trying to stay above 100 miles every month this year. I think I can pull it off.7
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Almost half way through the year - how did that happen!
I am still on C25K and my running partner is injured so we will be repeating a week or two.
My target is 42 miles of C25K and running which is only 16% up from 36 miles in May. Looking for 120 miles of walking and running combined which is the same as May, just increased the proportion of running in there.
Have a great month everyone.10 -
TheMrWobbly wrote: »Almost half way through the year - how did that happen!
Right?!! And unbelievably I am still on track for RTY. So put me down for 170 miles.
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I want to hopefully up my mileage in June. I am aiming big for 242km or 150 miles- I would also be happy with simply breaking my previous record of 230km
. And - do more strength training!!!! I need it! 10 -
thank you @martaindale for setting June up. 🌟✅ I am going to wimp a little and plan on 90 miles. 😏That should give my injury time to heal more and not stress me out too much. I think it's incredible @Scott6255 that you are on target for RTY completely ... I remember how you were stressing in Feb/Mar about hitting the mileage and look at you go! 👏👏👏
I loved all the "toe" feedback. 😃😃😃 When I first noticed that it was breaking off I actually tried using acrylic (I use that on those stupid vertical cracks my toenails get also) but I was a little worried it would get infected and I am not great at making the acrylic very smooth. I did try a bandaid but the dang thing kept weeping when I would sweat. I also tried putting some vet wrap over the bandaid or the nice little plastic toe guard. But honestly nothing seems to stick. So I trimmed it as best I could and put some nail glue on the edge to try to keep it from catching. Then I put nail polish on it. 😂😂😂 Out of sight out of mind. the whole right side is pretty ugly but this disguises things and hopefully will protect it as it grows out....
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Hi all...
So, have decided to cancel my gym membership on the 21st. 2 months since injury (also- a small part of me dies on the inside when I go there... pre-Covid, I wasn't much of a runner and used to go the gym regularly but had an annual subscription. Then Covid, and let's just say, I got cheated out of 4 months. Wasn't happy, said as much at the time and then swore I'd never go back!).
I digress... Alternate between a run and Elliptical till the 21st... Then back to running daily (but will start off small - like 2.5M / 4K and build up gradually [he says! lol] ).
Based on that... Going for 60M for June.13 -
@SummerSkier oh no... sorry to hear that it's really fiddly to sort out and it's causing you discomfort...
PS: can't notice a thing bON! Good job DIY fixing it!3 -
I will aim for 75 miles again this month. Planning on some travel.8
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@tarun_yadavA I don't blame you for canceling. Hope you've got some good ways to replace your gym time!1
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I'll be checking in from time to time, but no distance goal for walking. No running (or targeted abdominal exercises!) this month.
My goal is to stay consistent with pacing my life and doing all of the things in my power to be healthy and the best version of me possible.
Let's do this!💥11 -
Okay. I'm going for 40 miles this month. Switching to miles because I've got a local motivation partner who tracks in miles. She and I are going to try to push each other to get 10 miles per week.10
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400 miles is the goal!
Temperatures finally coming back to where I can be free! So tired of being cold!9 -
I'm going to set my goal at 105 this month. I've got my family reunion and my mom's birthday this month so I may miss a couple of runs.
@SummerSkier I think the nail polish works well.5 -
Morning everyone!
Got in a 'sleasy' 4 this morning
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Hi all,
I'd love to join this challenge. I am more a 'wogger' than a runner - but i love being outdoors, especially when the weather is as nice as it has been recently.
I'm gong to set myself a goal of 60km throughout the month of June, combination of treadmill and outdoor stuff. This is a slight stretch on what I have done on a really good, intentional month. I'm ready for the challenge and the motivation.11 -
Thanks for setting us up @martaindale
No idea what my mileage will look like this month, I get to enjoy 'base training' for a couple of months before the specific training block for the 'adventure of the year' begins. Everything is planned by time rather than distance, so yeah, no mileage goal, just to stick to the plan. The plan doesn't leave me much time to breathe or work or anything (*rolls eyes*). I have one day of hill reps, one day of what coach calls fartleks but aren't really fartleks (it says to find a route with runnable rolling hills and to go hard up them, tempo on the flats and recover on the downs), one 2-hour long run and one 1-hour easy run per week, plus one 2-hour session on the bike, two functional strength sessions, one pilates session, 3 mobility sessions and one specific stability session (focuses particularly on ankle strength and range of motion). Plus of course my daily yoga. I'm exhausted just from typing that out, and this is just the first month!11 -
Today's walk on what I thought was a "quiet" route included a whole group of preschoolers on the tractor path in the field (on their way to a Children's Day picnic on someone's empty lot), a tomato and several bananas (dropped by the preschoolers?), and someone has set up camp behind the cemetery (tent, clothesline, etc).
Here are today's wildflowers:I am having a good day, and was able to do a few things around the house.
Oh and the neighbors have a guinea pig too, so my daughter took her two girls up for a pig party! I went along to confirm that the friends also have a female, LOL. We left our male piggies at home.
They all got along very nicely.12 -
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Welcome @Glow87. Don't worry about your speed, you are in good company
I got in 8 miles this morning. I couldn't sleep (thinking about work stuff), so I got up at 1:30 to write some stuff down so my brain could relax. I just layed in bed for the next hour. Gave up and got ready for my run. I think that is the earliest I have ever run before. Turned out to be just an ordinary easy run.
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I'm in. Have a great June everyone.
June Running Goal: 17 runs, 45 miles- June 1 - 60 y/o today
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I'm back (again). At the beginning of May, I optimistically posted that I was getting over being sick in April, and should be back... I was very wrong! A month, antibiotics, a pulled muscle in my ribs from coughing,, and a lot of resting later, I'm finally feeling almost back to normal. And tomorrow is the last day of school!
So after April and May off, I'm finally back! Going to start off with a 25 mile goal of running and/or walking and see where that takes me.7 -
My goal for June is to try to post more frequently here and 90 miles.
June 1 a HUMID 4.6 miles.
Was melting by the time I got home and had to sit for a while before I could shower and get ready for work. It is amazingly LIGHT out this time of year too. My injury is still recovering and sometimes I have to remind myself that like all things it is not a linear progression. Last night I ended up taking an excedrin at 11:45 PM because it was aching while I was trying to sleep. My toe looks ugly but it does not hurt at all. Only annoying.
Really nice to see everyone posting and welcome to old and new alike to the challenge. I am close to 700 miles for my Run the Year and another 233 of intentional walking so I expect to complete the challenge on schedule with running and walking.7 -
I'm excited for another month of running. I'm going to optimistically set my goal for June at 75 miles. It'll be a stretch, but it should be possible.
My biggest issue is having enough energy at the end of the day. My only chance to go to the gym is when the kids are in bed. I've been tweaking my diet, and working on other factors (changing meds with side effects, my caffeine addiction etc). I'm really hoping it'll improve this month.7 -
June Goal: 105 Miles
6/1: 6.25 miles
6.25/105 miles completed for June
I started out June with 6.25 miles. I felt really good. It was a nice morning for a run. I saw a couple of male cardinals and the wildflowers have been especially pretty this year. I love early mornings this time of year.
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Morning all,
Completed my first wog of the month
June 2nd - 3.1km (treadmill)
Running total: 3.1km - 1run - 56.9 remaining
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Many happy returns for yesterday @chris_in_cal2
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Happy belated birthday @chris_in_cal1
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Happy belated birthday @chris_in_cal 🎈🎂🎉
We are the same age 😄2 -
the thread is moving fast again!!! Yesterday my throat felt a bit scratchy so I left work at noon. Stayed remote today as I have more cold symptoms - no fever and neg covid test so far. But decided as long as my resting HR was still normal I was not fighting a significant virus and I felt ok so I went out for a WOG. Tried mostly to keep my HR below 150 and my breathing easy so as not to stress my system.
June goal 90 miles (and that is reasonable even more now that I have got some sort of bug... sigh)
Was rewarded for my efforts with this gorgeous sunrise!
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6/1 - 4 miles
Total June: 4/75 miles completed
I'm pretty much maxing out at 4 mile runs. I would like to get up to 5 mile runs this month, and then start working on speed a little more.6
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