MAY 2024 Monthly Running Challenge

tarun_yadavA

daria0919 wrote: »

TheMrWobbly wrote: »

I sent you a friend request @chris_in_cal cal so we can stalk each others food diaries.

I’ll send you a friend request as well @TheMrWobbly and can co-stalk food diaries as well. 🤣 I feel I’m doing better with my food now that I decided to make my diary public to my friends. I still have a bit too much chocolate/sweet stuff, but am getting better at cutting down and the weight is coming down as well. I’m still running, but am focusing more on my weight loss and other exercises right now. I have a 5K mid-June.

@daria0919 sweet tooth. +1.
Chocolate, ice cream... My Achilles heel

Teresa502

Got in 5.52 miles this morning. It was cloudy and foggy but no rain so all good!

quilteryoyo

I'm glad you didn't get hurt when you fell @kgirlhart ! That's scary.

Glad you are enjoying your neighborhood loop @chris_in_cal !

Great running @tarun_yadavA ! Great mileage for the month already!

Nice running @Laurz9191 !

Great running @martaindale ! Two long runs in a row after not running much is a lot.

@TheMrWobbly The gym looks good. I'm sure it was a workout just getting it ready to workout. Glad your BH is joining you. That will make things easier, I think.

Great running @mari333a .

Nice run @kgirlhart . I'm sorry about your neck. I hope it quits bothering you soon. Good luck with Saturday's race!

You did great @Teresa502 !

quilteryoyo

May 1 - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - 3h41m13s tennis (2.14 miles)
May 2 - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Planted mom's garden - 2h28m25s
May 3 - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Gym 31 min
May 4 - Walked 4.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway wun
May 5 - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill - rest day
May 6 - Walked 2.25 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway laps wun - Gym 39 min
May 7 - Walked 1.25 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway laps wun - Gym 37 min - push mow 11 min
May 8 - Walked 2.25 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway laps wun - Gym 41 min
May 9 - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill - not feeling well - 3 years of streaking
May 10 - Walked 1.25 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill wun
May 11 - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill
May 12 - Walked 2.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill
May 13 - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway - push mowed for 40 min
May 14 - Walked 2.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill - push mow for 1h9m - tennis 36 min
May 15 - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 1.25 miles - Treadmill - Gym 29 min
May 16 - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway wun

25.25/50.00 mile goal

Yesterday, I didn't post. I went to the gym in the morning and then did a treadmill session. The run was a run/walk for 4/2 min at 5.0/4.0 mph. Not too bad.

Today, after dropping Tippy off for a long stay (14 days) at the boarding facility, and mom and I getting haircuts, I did a mile wun on the driveway. I didn't have time for much, because I still had to pack for the weekend of tennis.

Wish my team luck for the weekend....2 matches tomorrow, 2 on Saturday, and one on Sunday morning.

kgirlhart

May Goal: 115 Miles

5/1: 6.03 miles
5/2: 4.11 miles
5/3: 6.02 miles
5/5: 10.05 miles
5/6: 3.12 miles
5/8: 6.25 miles
5/9: 6.02 miles
5/10: 6.02 miles
5/11: 8.18 miles
5/13: 6.02 miles
5/14: 4.10 miles
5/15: 3.52 miles
5/16: 2.12 miles

71.56/115 miles completed for May

It wasn't stormy when I got up, so I ran 2 miles this morning. It did storm about 30 minutes after I got home, but it was pretty nice when I was out. I am planning to rest tomorrow and then Saturday will be my race.

Thanks @quilteryoyo ! And good luck on your tennis this weekend!

chris_in_cal

Neighborhood 1Mile (at 12" 10 ). Day 16. Another 2024 PR - I'm killin' it!
(no I am not, but's fun to run)

tarun_yadavA

Morning all.
Got in 6.3M (at 09"56).

Yesterday turned into an unexpected heavy one. Went to see 'Book of Mormon' at the theatre yesterday. Ended up having a couple before; one at the interval and one after... Before soaking up a German Doner Kebab... Followed by a ginormous pistachio gelato.

Teresa502

Good luck this weekend @quilteryoyo and @kgirlhart!

@tarun_yadavA - Beautiful photo of the city. The gelato must be as good as it looks seeing the line for it. With all the running that you are doing, a treat is deserved!

daria0919

Good luck this weekend @kgirlhart!

I hope tennis goes really well for you @quilteryoyo.

Great job on your run @chris_in_cal!

Thanks for calling me out on the brownies @TheMrWobbly! I need that kind of kick in the butt to keep me on track 😂😂. Weight loss has stalled since those brownies popped into my cupboard.

yirara

01.05 2.1km 16min 7:49/km - tired run
03.05 4.0km 33min 8:11/km - slow
04.05 4.0km 32min 7:55/km
05.05 bit of hiking, strenuous
06.05 4.0km 32min 7:54/km
08.05 5.6km 46min 8:14/km
09.05 3.0km 24min 8.01/km
16.05 1.0km 8min 7:35/km
17.05 4.0km 34min 8:34/km
17.05 1.1km 9min 8:04/km

28.84km/67km - 7.9km behind target

Checking in again after yet another trip. Lets hope running will be going better again

Mari33a

01/05 3.57 miles
03/05 3.67 miles
09/05 3.58 miles
10/05 3.70 miles
11/05 3.72 miles
15/05 3.70 miles
17/05 3.70 miles

Total 25.64/50 miles

Another good run.

@tarun_yadav - A lovely photo of London

@kgirlhart - best of luck for ur race 2moro!

ContraryMaryMary

Parkrun: forgot my watch!!!

quilteryoyo

Thanks everyone. You all are doing great. We lost both tennis matches today, but had fun, for the most part. I couldn't get my backhand working during the second match. Tomorrow is another day.

chris_in_cal

Neighborhood 1Mile (at 13"52 ). Day 17. May running streak continues, my new 2024 mile PR streak ended at 2. Took it easy and cruised through a neighborhood run.

tarun_yadavA

Morning all.
Got in 9Miles (at 09'40 pace).

@quilteryoyo shame about the tennis loss. You'll bounce back 💪🏽
@chris_in_cal closing in on 20! Way to go! 💪🏽
@teresa502 thank you! And thanks for the clandestine kudos! Lol.

Mari33a

01/05 3.57 miles
03/05 3.67 miles
09/05 3.58 miles
10/05 3.70 miles
11/05 3.72 miles
15/05 3.70 miles
17/05 3.70 miles
18/05 4.24 miles

Total 29.88/50 miles
Had a good run this morning & then got out my sewing machine which I’m not very good with & took in 4 of my dresses which were too loose under the arms so nice relaxing day

TheMrWobbly

A run happened today. 20 miles and 2.5 walk at the end, 2,500ft of climbing. Not a great experience. Inclines were too steep to run, some downhills were to steep and muddy to run. I did see others running up the hills and they were all about half my weight so maybe that is what I should work on.

Two day of travelling coming up so good to get that in.

martaindale

Just checking in. I've been speaking and working the last few ways at a training conference we organized for a group from several Caribbean countries. It has been exhausting but super rewarding. Long days have meant no running but my watch keeps telling me I need rest days. I guess not a lot of "exercise" but I'm on my feet all day and probably a bit stressed, though I'd say stressed in a good way.
One week until the HM. I'll prob try to get one more longish run this week. Not worrying about a taper because I'm not racing. Just need to not be super tired the day of.

martaindale

@TheMrWobbly Impressive run, even if it wasn't fun at the time.

Maybe we'll find out how @kgirlhart did at possum kingdom tomorrow.

quilteryoyo

Nice NSV @mari333a .

WOW. Great run @TheMrWobbly ! Beautiful pictures. Enjoy your trip and safe travels.

@martaindale I won't still her thunder, but @kgirlhart did great, according to her post in my news feed.

quilteryoyo

Two more tennis matches today and it was hot and humid. My court lost both, but the first was close. Second set went to a tie breaker. The second we were whipped, but I was happy that we won two games against them... after another rain delay, starting outside and then having to move indoors. One more match tomorrow morning.

kgirlhart

Thanks @teresa502, @daria0919, @mari33a, @martaindale & @quilteryoyo. Here is my race report.


Possum's Revenge Race Report

The weather was really nice for the race today. The 8 mile race started at 8:00 and Possum' Kingdom Lake is about 45 miles away, so I left about 6:15. I realized about 25 minutes into the drive that I had forgotten my headphones. But they discourage using them anyway so I figured that it would be OK. (It really was. I probably wouldn't have used them if I had remembered them.)

They had staggered the starts of the different distances starting at 6:00 and so there were already people running when I got there. I had plenty of time to check in and pick up my bib and shirt and timing chip and use the restroom before the pre-race briefing. Everything was well organized and the course was well marked. The trail was pretty and seemed to have a good mix of technical and not too technical. (At least for me. This was my first time trail running. I did practice a lot on some dirt roads and there is a hill at the Frisbee golf course at the park that was really good practice for this trail. They also added a sand volleyball court recently and I have run around that some too.) I always felt a little silly, but I was glad I practiced running on sand.
The race was a loop, but started and ended the same, and the first and last part were sandy. The sand wasn't so bad on the way out, but it felt really tough at the end of the race.

I felt really good running. I didn't check my pace very often. I was just trying to stay focused and not fall. Strava says it was 68°f at the beginning and 78°at the end. Garmin says 66°. It was really nice. It did warm up, but there was a lot of shade so the heat wasn't an issue. And it was a beautiful day. I really loved the course. There were a few places that I had to walk up or down some rocky spots. But I ran most of the way. When I got to the finish the volunteer told me to wait because she thought I was the 1st masters female, but they needed to verify it. I was really excited. I thought there were 3 or 4 other women ahead of me, and I knew one was much younger than me but I wasn't sure about the others. It turns out I was the female masters winner. I was 5th female finisher and 15th overall. I finished in 1:47.22. It was really a lot of fun and I got a cool medal and a 1st place coaster.

kgirlhart

May Goal: 115 Miles

5/1: 6.03 miles
5/2: 4.11 miles
5/3: 6.02 miles
5/5: 10.05 miles
5/6: 3.12 miles
5/8: 6.25 miles
5/9: 6.02 miles
5/10: 6.02 miles
5/11: 8.18 miles
5/13: 6.02 miles
5/14: 4.10 miles
5/15: 3.52 miles
5/16: 2.12 miles
5/18: 8.37 miles - Possum's Revenge Trail Race

79.93/115 miles completed for May

I forgot to post my monthly mileage with my race report.

chris_in_cal

kgirlhart wrote: »

It turns out I was the female masters winner.

Bravo, you are such hard working lady. You put in the miles like Timex. "Oh it was my first trail run and I won." Yup, amazing. Thanks for the race report.

tarun_yadavA

Morning all.
Got in 6.3M (at 10"11 pace).

Real struggle today. Slept late. Slept awful.

9 year old wanted to stay awake (beyond midnight) to watch the Heavyweight 🥊 title fight. Argued with the wife no end (who wanted to enforce some semblance of a bed time).

Anyways... He made it to the ring walks.

Round 1.


Look over....


C'monnnn. You're killing me.

By the end of it. I had a roommate and couch sharing buddy



So I slept like 💩

Anyways...

@kgirlhart well done on your race! 🙌🏽
@quilteryoyo nevermind about the second defeat... Sounds a real killer in that heat! So well done!
@chris_in_cal welcome to Strava!
@martaindale any Caribbean food ? Lol. Love Trini and Jamaican street food

daria0919

kgirlhart wrote: »

Thanks @teresa502, @daria0919, @mari33a, @martaindale & @quilteryoyo. Here is my race report.


Possum's Revenge Race Report
This was my first time trail running.

It turns out I was the female masters winner. I was 5th female finisher and 15th overall. I finished in 1:47.22. It was really a lot of fun and I got a cool medal and a 1st place coaster.

Congrats on the amazing run @kgirlhart! Smiling here- you must be feeling really good! Fantastic job!! Glad you had a wonderful time!

yirara

01.05 2.1km 16min 7:49/km - tired run
03.05 4.0km 33min 8:11/km - slow
04.05 4.0km 32min 7:55/km
05.05 bit of hiking, strenuous
06.05 4.0km 32min 7:54/km
08.05 5.6km 46min 8:14/km
09.05 3.0km 24min 8.01/km
16.05 1.0km 8min 7:35/km
17.05 4.0km 34min 8:34/km
17.05 1.1km 9min 8:04/km
19.05 4.0km 33min 8:16/km

32.84km/67km - 8.2km behind target

martaindale

@kgirlhart What a showing!! Fantastic race!

@tarun_yadavA 😄 The Caribbean came to Houston so, no to the food. We hosted people from 11 Caribbean countries. Great group. I hope we do it again!

martaindale

May total: 27.1 miles
YTD: 362.1/1200 miles

5/7: 2 miles
5/8: 1.9 miles
5/9: 2.4 miles
5/11: 3.5 miles
5/12: 2.3 miles
5/14: 6.5 miles
5/15: 6.5 miles
5/19: 2 miles

I did a short treadmill run/walk today. I got a good night of sleep last night, which I really needed. My legs felt a little stiff after not running for a few days but they loosened up once I got moving. Planning on a longer run tomorrow.

Teresa502

May 1 – 5.10 miles
May 3 – 5.07 miles
May 5 – 6.02 miles
May 6 – 5.01 miles
May 8 – 5.16 miles
May 9 – 0.29 miles
May 13 – 3.01 miles
May 14 – 5.12 miles
May 16 – 5.51 miles
May 18 – 5.04 miles
May 19 – 9.05 miles
54.39 miles/80 miles goal

Yesterday, I ran 5 miles before heading to Damascus, VA (about an hour from my house) for Appalachian Trail Days. It’s a huge festival for current and past thru-hikers. It rained most of the time we were there but I got to meet a couple of YouTubers that I’m currently watching and saw several that I followed last year plus got to visit the ATC and lots of vendor booths. As soon as I finished my run yesterday, a friend texted and wanted to run trails today, so I said sure. We ran 9 miles on the hills of Clinch Mountain State Park. We did two loops and climbed 1,048 feet. The trail was extremely muddy and slippery from recent rains. There were some geese down at the bottom near a small lake that had babies. We had a hard time passing by one mama. She was hissing and would start chasing us every time we tried to pass. Finally she got her babies far enough out of the way so that we could get by without getting pecked or flogged or whatever geese do.

Nice long run yesterday @TheMrWobbly! Gorgeous views from the top.

@kgirlhart all your training paid off! Congratulations on being top female masters winner! I have to admit that race shirt is just a little scary though!