June 2023 Monthly Running Challenge
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June 3 – 7.03 miles
June 6 – 5.06 miles
June 7 – 3.36 miles
15.45/75 miles
This morning’s run was a struggle fest. I ran out of energy on mile 2 but I kept on until I finally called it quits at 3.36 miles. It was raining but that was fine. Felt good actually. I did miss seeing my morning skyline lighting up with daylight. Blisters are healing fine. The one on my heal is still a little tender but I appreciate all the well wishes from everyone.
@Glow87 – I hear you on the hair! I had my gray roots covered up yesterday and hated having to wash it after my run this morning but it felt so much better after a shampoo.
@quilteryoyo – Even though the electrician didn’t show up yesterday, you had quite a productive day. I bet your to-do list took quite a beating!
@SummerSkier – Glad you are on the mend and hope the cold is gone soon.
@eleanorhawkins – Sounds like a good cry was just what you needed. You are a tough one and you will conquer that route and revel in those clouds. I have faith in you!
Looking fine @tarun_yadavA! Beginning yesterday, most of our office workers were ordered back to the office on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays while retaining the option to work from home on Mondays and Fridays. I’ve been in and out of the office (mostly in) for over a year varying the days depending on my schedule of appointments. I was shocked by how many people were still working remotely. The parking lots were so much more fuller and the chatter…. Drove me crazy! I work from a cubicle and people can be so inconsiderate in where they choose to have their conversations. Rant over! 😊 I'm defying the protocol and working from home today. Technically, my boss hasn't asked me to work in the office on any specific days. That's my story and I'm sticking to it...
Hope you had a good visit and safe travels home chris_in_cal.
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You clean up well @tarun_yadavA
I was really bummed that I didn't go run this morning as it is Global Running Day. But went to a concert last night and got home late and couldn't get my butt up in time. Hope to sneak out of work early and at least do a TM run.6 -
I am super poor because I just dumped all of my money into buying a house.
I appreciate Garmin watches for swimming, bicycling, and running. Mine is going on 5 years old. The company just released a new model: Garmin Forerunner 265 and I want one.
Rather than retail therapy and wrongheaded impulse buying I am going to put some weight (eh hem) into it.
Black Friday is a big sale day. It is about 24 weeks from now. I weigh 244 lbs today. Losing about two pounds a week will get me below 200 lbs. by Black Friday. That's the plan.
Breech 200 lbs by Black Friday and recognize my efforts by buying myself a new Garmin.
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Hi everyone!
Thanks for the kind words!
Yeah, evening run yesterday messed with my system... So given myself a rare off-day! I was in the office again today and thought, 'shall I run tonight?'... 'or reset back to mornings' from Thursday.
RE: WFH. I don't actually live that far from my office. My immediate boss lives in Southampton out on the coast, (2hr train ride), and he's not thrilled about having to commute again. I think he comes in just twice a week... But isn't that bothered as to whether I do or not. I have been seconded onto this Legal project, so my 'dotted line' line manager for this project is pretty chill too. We had a meeting with externals (KPMG) yesterday and today, so had to go into dressed smart - hence the tie as well.
Otherwise, people are starting to go in... It wouldn't bother me too much if I had to. Just got into a routine I guess. Drop my 8 year old to school, run, then start day at around 10 and just stay online as to whenever.
When it's quiet, happily binge watch away... Got all 3 seasons of Ted Lasso done over the last 2 weeks! Goals! (Pun intended!)5 -
Wow! Lots of posts to catch up on
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@chris_in_cal I hope you had a nice trip back and had a nice time playing golf.
@eleanorhawkins I am sorry you had such an hard run! That sounds awful! I really hope the next time you are up there it’s a lot more enjoyable and you can enjoy it!
@quilteryoyo You really have a lot to get done! That sounds like a packed day.
@AlphaHowls I also noticed you’ve been upping your miles. I really enjoy your sunset pictures! They always look beautiful!
I am surprised to hear that so many of you are still/were still working remotely. We stopped that over a year ago (although it is now very flexible with home office if we chose to do so a few days per week. I almost always go in because I like to see other grown up people during the day and I’m more productive.
I have been slowly easing back into training. Yesterday I did a big cross training switch up - a little over 30 min running, then the same for the elliptical, and the same for the bike. I think I’m going to try to work at least one such cross training workout per week into my routine. Maybe that way I can strength some of the muscle groups better and hopefully avoid future injuries. I also did a bunch of squats and lunges the day before that, which I am now paying for. I figured, if the back is hurting - work the legs. I overdid it and have been waddling around ever since, now with pain in both my legs and still a little bit it my shoulder. Way to to do recovery, me!
So this morning, due to the stiffness in my legs, and more particularly glutes
, I kept the pace slow, but managed 6k. I am going to stay at roughly the same pace/distance until my back has completely healed.
So far for June 12.7/250 km.4 -
tarun_yadavA wrote: »Got all 3 seasons of Ted Lasso done over the last 2 weeks! Goals! (Pun intended!)
Hey, I just finished Ted Lasso too. Very cute and inspirational.
It's helpful for us Yanks to understand your football/soccer thing too. ⚽
June Running Goal: 17 runs, 45 miles- June 2 - 3.0 miles
- June 4 - 4.0 miles
- June 6 - 2.5 miles
- June 7 - 4.0 miles
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Yike! The air quality here in NY is frightful. No running possible at the moment. Any others here under the strange yellow haze?5
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PS I too just finished Ted Lasso. Loved the pop culture references and the feel-goodiness.1
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@spl8 @chris_in_cal as someone who hops the pond frequently... I loved some of the subtle 'lost in translation' TransAtlantic jokes! ... Even the not-subtle ones - like Tea!
First two seasons were great!
Felt the third season was a bit disappointing. The last two episodes were good and rallied it a bit... But felt you coulda done the thing within 5 episodes. Didn't like some of the secondary characters getting more screentime with non-essential storylines... eg Nate and his girlfriend; Keeley and her business.2 -
chris_in_cal wrote: »I am super poor because I just dumped all of my money into buying a house.
I appreciate Garmin watches for swimming, bicycling, and running. Mine is going on 5 years old. The company just released a new model: Garmin Forerunner 265 and I want one.
Rather than retail therapy and wrongheaded impulse buying I am going to put some weight (eh hem) into it.
Black Friday is a big sale day. It is about 24 weeks from now. I weigh 244 lbs today. Losing about two pounds a week will get me below 200 lbs. by Black Friday. That's the plan.
Breech 200 lbs by Black Friday and recognize my efforts by buying myself a new Garmin.
@chris_in_cal Godspeed Sir!
Hope you're counting those calories too as well as running frequently0 -
Walked today. Wasn't feeling up to digging, but my hanging flower pots arrived, so I assembled them and hung them (empty) in their various spots, to make sure those are their spots.
Then I sat down at the quilt and decided I wasn't quitting until it was out of the frame. The last row went pretty quickly and I had just enough thread! It's special quilting thread I brought from the US, and I really thought I was going to run out with just a few inches left. I then got the edges trimmed and the binding machine-sewn to the front side. Back side will be hand-sewn, maybe this weekend.
I still think it's ugly but am hoping the light blue border will soften some of those pinks and reds clashing everywhere.
@eleanorhawkins sorry you had a bad run today. The picture I saw on Facebook looked great, but it also didn't show your crying face 😢4 -
polskagirl01 wrote: »Walked today. Wasn't feeling up to digging, but my hanging flower pots arrived, so I assembled them and hung them (empty) in their various spots, to make sure those are their spots.
Then I sat down at the quilt and decided I wasn't quitting until it was out of the frame. The last row went pretty quickly and I had just enough thread! It's special quilting thread I brought from the US, and I really thought I was going to run out with just a few inches left. I then got the edges trimmed and the binding machine-sewn to the front side. Back side will be hand-sewn, maybe this weekend.
I still think it's ugly but am hoping the light blue border will soften some of those pinks and reds clashing everywhere.
Yes! The blue trim does give it an extra ompf! (That's meant to be a good thing!)1 -
I've always wanted to run the City2Surf. I've bought a ticket twice and both times couldn't do it due to injury 😫 maybe it will be 3rd time lucky 🤔 the event is August 13th. For the next few weeks my goal is to just establish regular running again, 2-3 times a week. I've been able to get out once a week the last few weeks. This week I'll be able to get out twice. I've also signed up to Saturday parkruns, so hopefully that can help to keep me in check. The city2surf is 14km and has a famously hard long hill. I'm currently running around 7km on a good day 😖
To sum up, GOAL: run at least twice a week, one of those runs being at least 7km, increasing every 2 weeks 😊😊7 -
@chris_in_cal that is a great goal to shoot for, and a nice reward at the end. You can do it!
RE: haze and poor air quality... I just saw a headline that Canadian wildfires are causing very poor air quality over many states. Some airports are even grounding planes. NY is even issuing N95 masks. Be careful out there!!
I did leave work early (mostly out of frustration) and do a 7 mile TM run. Happy Global Running Day!
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June total: 29.5/100 miles
6/1: 10 miles
6/2: 3.1 miles
6/3: 3.1 miles
6/4: 3.3 miles
6/5: 3 miles
6/7: 7 miles
Got out a little later than normal and it was a hot one.
I am envious of people who have been working remotely for the past few years. My job is not one that you can do remotely, at least not totally. We have been in-person the whole time and only now is our leadership starting to make some changes that would let people do some remote work. It's a slowly moving machine.5 -
@eleanorhawkins That run sounds like it sucked. I hope the next one is better.
@polskagirl01 The quilt is looking good. I understand not loving the color scheme but there is something about it that makes it seem retro. Less fancy or something.3 -
June Goal: 105 Miles
6/1: 6.25 miles
6/3: 10.25 miles
6/6: 7.05 miles
6/7: 6.55 miles
30.10/105 miles completed for June
I ran 6.5 miles today. It was another pleasant morning. I have really been enjoying the nice weather. It is supposed to be hot next week with highs over 100°F and lows in the upper 70's, so I am enjoying it while I can.
Happy Global Running Day!
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Still colding away. I was remote the entire pandemic along with one of my employees. The other had to be on site for their job but they had min contact in that location. It's funny because when we started returning to the office in 2022 there was almost a backlash AGAINST remote work and a lot of folks just quit. At some point HR decided that offering 2 days a week remote would be a good incentive for hiring new folks so I jumped on it and chose Tues/Thur since I sometimes take vacation on Fridays I never got Covid from work but I am pretty sure I got this cold from it as I looked at my exposures and it had to be.
I still think some folks don't trust remote workers at all and I can see in some cases why because I can easily tell who is activly working vs just keeping up with email/text etc. C'est la vie. Tarun you looked pretty durn SHARP in that suit and tie! ✅🌟💖5 -
Walked today. Decided to explore a different direction on the tractor paths and ended up finding paths I didn't know about! Only problem was it took me a bit further than I had planned to go today. And I still had to pass the guy with the tent by the cemetery on the way back. He had just come out of the tent, and went ahead and off into the woods beside the path. So on one hand, I felt like I was walking through someone's living room, and on the other, I didn't know where exactly he was or whether he had seen me. I just kept going.
Pretty views. A bird was a bit upset with me at one point, I'm guessing until I passed wherever she had her nest.
The green colors were so pretty today.
Blue arrow points to tent guy's camp spot. I guess he chose to set up right on the path so maybe he doesn't actually care if people walk right by where he's sleeping. His cat wasn't thrilled to see me.
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@SummerSkier awww thanks bON 😊1
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Another beautiful day! I have been plodding along, both physically and metaphorically, in the background reading your posts.
I was back in the office in October '20, we created a socially distanced office space and everyone was back by March '21.
A little jealous of your 5k @tarun_yadavA though I will get there. I am based in the UK, a bit further south near Eastbourne, If you went much further south you would get your feet wet!
The problem with being awesome @eleanorhawkins is that others can seem a disappointment. Stay as awesome as you are!
A house is a worthy reward for your sacrifice @chris_in_cal . I had the same idea to replace my old garmin fenix with a new version. The only glitch is that, even on plan, I would not break 200 lbs until May '24! Good things are worth waiting for.
Loving the quilt @polskagirl01 !
My heart rate still looks to be improving so there is hope.
Today I am trying a very slow, all day, sprint triathalon. A 1k swim this morning (30 mins), a 5k brisk walk at lunch (48 mins) and a 20k ride this evening. Not sure they'll allow a 4 hour change over at a real event!
I agreed for my work to add me to the London Marathon list on behalf of the Stroke association. There is very little chance of me getting in.
Hope you are all feeling fabulous!
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SummerSkier wrote: »I still think some folks don't trust remote workers at all
Sorry SummerSkier for having an 'almost' SummerCold.
I think peoples' opinions on what remote work is more of a Rorschach test on the person with the opinon and less on what actual remote work is.
I believe the push to remote work is hardest on middle management, because a significant part of the job was walking around looking at people and organizing groups. That still happens just in a different way, and as we know some folks don't want to consider a different way. Others embrace change.
I am not now, nor have I ever been middle-management
My work is real data dependent. Early on a lot of middle management (and strangely dads) would push push push to talk about returning to "normal." However, our outcomes were just overwhelmingly positive. We had, and continue to have, some of our most highly productive quarters. There was no, none, zero, zilch, business case for pushing a return to 'normal.'5 -
@TheMrWobbly aww thanks and oooooh, Eastbourne! Pretty sure that's where the South Downs Ultra I couldn't make last month but fully intend to do next May ends 😈6
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Got up and did 7.2 miles this morning. 7
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June total: 35.5/100 miles
6/1: 10 miles
6/2: 3.1 miles
6/3: 3.1 miles
6/4: 3.3 miles
6/5: 3 miles
6/7: 7 miles
6/8: 6 miles
Still hot but the earlier start meant less direct sun exposure, which helps how hot it feels sooo much. And I caught a lovely sprinkler in the last mile, when I needed it most.6 -
@Glow87 You are doing great.
Sorry your run yesterday was a struggle @Teresa502 . It was a bit chilly for me to have enjoyed a run in the rain. Glad your blisters are healing nicely. Hey, have you ever run a race at Lake Junaluska? There's one in July I am thinking about signing up for.
Congratulations on the new house @chris_in_cal . Great plan for the reward too. That will be excellent motivation and you can set aside a few dollars each week so it doesn't feel like such a big blow all at once. Maybe give yourself $5 for each pound you loose every week so you can see the money build up as the pounds disappear.
Sounds like you have a great recovery plan @Laurz9191 . You're doing great.
I saw that on the news this morning @spl8 . We have haze here, but nothing like you all have. Be safe.
@polskagirl01 , Great job walking and working on the quilt. I think the blue was a great choice for the border. Love the pictures!
Welcome @felicityb2026 . Great goals.
@Scott6255 Great run, but sorry it was due to work frustrations.
@SummerSkier I hope you quit colding soon!
You are doing great @TheMrWobbly . Good luck with your triathlon today. Love the 4 hour changeover. Blame it on a wardrobe malfunction. 🤣
Great running @martaindale . Glad the sprinkle came at just the right time.5 -
Job done Very slow, all day, sprint triathalon. A 1k swim this morning (30 mins), a 5k brisk walk at lunch (48 mins) and a 20k ride (40 mins) this evening. 9
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Knocked off one run for the week last night, 7km. Got out there despite the threat of rain. Found some well lit streets, it's always a bit risky running at night, I worry I will trip or sprain an ankle. I have a 5km parkrun tomorrow morning, but will probably add a k before and after to bring it to 7km. Feeling good to be on track, and my calves are getting used to running again, not so sore this time 🙌🏼
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Congratulations @TheMrWobbly ! You did great.
You are doing great too @felicityb2026 !
June 1: Walk = 2.00 miles - trip to Hot Springs
June 2: Wun/Walk = 2.00 miles - also mowed mom's lawn
June 3: Walk = 2.00 miles - also mowed my lawn
June 4: Walk = 2.00 miles
June 5: Walk = 1.00 mile - Run = 2.25 miles - driveway laps
June 6: Walk = 2.50 miles - Run = 2.00 miles - treadmill intervals plus tree debris for almost an hour
June 7: Walk= 200 miles - treadmill
June 8: Walk= 1.45 miles - Run = 1.80 miles - driveway laps
I worked at daycare 6 hours today. I decided to wait until I got home to exercise and do a couple of things on my long to-do list before I left home. Daycare was fairly easy. They told me the one little girl that loves me so much has been asking where I was all week and even got mad at the director because she said she had told her I would be there. LOL She's a mess.
Anyway, I went out to run after I got home. The weather is great today. At 5:30 it was only 72F (22.2C) with low humidity. I didn't really run for 46 min. I did intervals again - walking .35 miles for warm up, then did 6 x (run 0.3 mile/walk 0.15 mile), walked 0.35 miles to cool down. Total of 3.25 miles in 46:04 min. Avg pace was 14:10 min/mile. Avg HR was 135 with a max of 164 bpm - during the last run when I pushed it a little. My running segment paces were 12:16, 12:16, 11:53, 12:13, 12:10, and 11:00 min/mile. I was pleased with that since I was running at a pretty easy pace, by feel....except for the last one. Still that one wasn't a sprint either.
I didn't post yesterday. I did do a 2 mile treadmill run in the morning before heading out for my great-nephew's birthday party in a nearby town. I'm glad it did it then, because it was 8:30 when we got home last night.6
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