JUNE 2024 Monthly Running Challenge

emptydog

@steviebee888 Very cool medal. Congratulations!


Total this month - 55 miles.

6/1 - 3.34 Miles. 54F, Clear.
6/3 - 3.18 Miles. 60F, Partly Cloudy.
6/5 - 3.05 Miles. 66F, Clear. Hills.
6/6 - 1.39 Miles. 68F, Partly Cloudy. Humid.
6/7 - 3.01 Miles. 60F, Mostly Cloudy. Saw 3 deer.
6/8 - 3.47 Miles. 59F, Mostly Cloudy. Chat with P.
6/11 - 2.63 Miles. 54F, Mostly Cloudy. Tough.
6/12 - 1.12 Miles. 66F, Mostly Sunny.
6/13 - 3.18 Miles. 57F, Partly Cloudy.
6/15 - 1.2 Miles. 60F, Partly Cloudy.
6/15 - 3.1 Miles. 65F, Sunny. 5K race. Dead last.
6/16 - 1.12 Miles. 52F, Clear. Stiff and Sore.
6/17 - 3.19 Miles. 84F, Sunny. Sweet misery.
6/18 - 4.56 Miles. 71F, Sunny. Early morning.
6/19 - 3.04 Miles. 73F, 91% Humid. Tough.
6/20 - 3.55 Miles. 70F, Muggy.
6/21 - 3.08 Miles. 69F, Muggy.
6/23 - 1.5 Miles. 76F, Cloudy.
6/25 - 3.08 Miles. 64F, Sunny.
6/27 - 3.17 Miles. 62F, Mostly Cloudy.

Good bye, June.

ContraryMaryMary

Thanks to my date line hopping, I get the unique pleasure of logging both the first run and probably the last run for June. 🤗

We’re staying a a fabulous resort here in Ratotonga but we couldn’t get a beachfront villa for the first couple of nights. This meant that we had to move villas first thing this morning. I wanted to run but was told I had to help pack, so I couldn’t get out until 9am. 🙄

Humidity is at 86%, temperature is 25 (dew point is 22) and breezy (thank goodness). I started out well but then the sun came out from behind the clouds and I simply got too hot and I hit the wall at about 7km. My heart rate went through the roof and I was forced to take walk breaks. 🥵

The upside is as soon as I got home it was straight into the pool to cool off while my hubby and eldest headed out and got donuts - fabulous recovery food! 😎

The downside is my Garmin says I’m unproductive and dropped my V02 max by a point. ☹️

chris_in_cal

quilteryoyo wrote: »

What a cool place to hike to @chris_in_cal . Who is your partner in crime?

A bunch of do-gooders purchased an easement between two wilderness areas for conservation. The property was slated for development. Now there is a bridge for wildlife between the two.

Shankar is in the San Diego River Foundation and he led the hike to Lillian Hill to show the acquisition. About 20 people showed up. From that hill it looks over something called "The Three Sisters" waterfall, a series of three drops.

Without the haze the ocean is visible 50 miles away.

kgirlhart

June Goal: 215 Miles

6/2: 11.02 miles
6/3: 3.15 miles
6/4: 6.26 miles
6/5: 1.10 miles
6/6: 6.27 miles
6/7: 6.51 miles
6/9: 10.02 miles
6/10: 3.15 miles
6/11: 5.51 miles
6/13: 6.52 miles
6/14: 6.02 miles
6/17: 10.02 miles
6/18: 4.02 miles
6/19: 6.02 miles
6/20: 5.56 miles
6/21: 6.02 miles
6/23: 11.02 miles
6/24: 4.06 miles
6/25: 6.25 miles
6/26:6.52 miles
6/27: 6.25 miles
6/30: 10.25 miles

141.52/125 miles completed for June

I ran 10.25 miles today to finish out June with 141.5 miles. I should have gotten up earlier. It was 81°F, feels like 85° with a dew point of 72° when I started out at 7:50 this morning. By the time I was finished, it was 90°F feels like 93°. The dew point had dropped down to 67° . It was a hot run, but it wasn't too bad for most of the run. I was able to find a good amount of shade for about the first 8 miles. And there was some breeze. It helps so much to have shade. I felt really good most of the run, but the last 2 miles were tough. I carried water, but I forgot to put it in the fridge last night, so it was a little too warm at the end of the run. I ordered some of the salt tabs so hopefully I will have them before my next long run.

Glad you had cooler temps for your race @steviebee888. That's a cool medal!

@ContraryMaryMary Looks like a great spot to recover from the heat!

Congratulations to all who reached their goal this month and to all who gave it their best effort. See you all in the July thread.

quilteryoyo

Nice strong finish for the month @SummerSkier ! Great mileage so far for the year too.

@VO2Maxlet I'm glad you aren't having any pain anywhere. I'm sure you will, but just listen to your body. I'm all in favor of taking it easier on longer runs to minimize the impact.

Congrats on the 10K @steviebee888 . I love that medal.

@AlphaHowls Amazing mileage and streaking.

Nice running @emptydog .

@ContraryMaryMary Great job getting in a run and then cooling off in the pool. I'm sure moving villas to one with an ocean view was well worth the effort and shortened run. Enjoy the rest of your trip.

It's a beautiful area @chris_in_cal . I'm glad the do-gooders saved the "bridge" for the wildlife.

Nice hot run to end June @kgirlhart. Congrats on exceeding your monthly goal too! It is amazing how much cooler it feels in the shade.

quilteryoyo

June 1 - Walk 0.70 miles - Ran 1.40 miles - driveway laps - trimmed trees
June 2 - Walk 2.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - treadmill
June 3 - Walk 1.00 miles - Ran 1.15 miles - driveway laps - Gym 21:03 - trimmed trees
June 4 - Walk 1.09 miles - Ran 1.66 miles - driveway laps
June 5 - Walk 2.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - treadmill wun - Gym 45:31 - trimmed trees and fell
June 6 - Walk 2.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - treadmill - Gym 46:51
June 7 - Walk 1.25 miles - Ran 1.75 miles - driveway laps - push mowed at mom's
June 8 - Walk 4.10 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - driveway laps wun - trimmed trees
June 9 - Walk 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - treadmill
June 10 - Walk 1.10 miles - Ran 1.40 miles - driveway laps - Gym 42:19
June 11 - Walk 1.20 miles - Ran 1.80 miles - driveway laps
June 12 - Walk 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - treadmill - Gym 37:32 - tennis 1h36m31s
June 13 - Walk 0.80 miles - Ran 2.20 miles - driveway wun
June 14 - Walk 2.25 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - driveway wun - Gym 30:56 min
June 15 - Walk 1.44 miles - Ran 1.56 miles - driveway wun - trimmed trees
June 16 - Walk 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - treadmill
June 17 - Walk 1.25 miles - Ran 2.25 miles - treadmill - Gym 39:11
June 18 - Walk 2.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - driveway wun - 89°F
June 19 - Walk 1.00 miles - Ran 2.00 miles - driveway wun - 81°F
June 20 - Walk 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - driveway laps - push mowed, and tennis
June 21 - Walk 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - treadmill - Gym 43:47
June 22 - Walk 1.00 miles - Ran 2.00 miles - driveway wun - trimmed trees
June 23 - Walk 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - driveway laps
June 24 - Walk 1.00 miles - Ran 2.60 miles - driveway wun - Gym 37:03 - tennis 2h2m48s
June 25 - Walk 2.50 miles - Ran 1.00 miles - track with a friend, I'll call her M
June 26 - Walk 1.00 miles - Ran 2.25 miles - treadmill - Gym 34:10
June 27 - Walk 0.50 miles - Ran 1.50 miles - treadmill
June 28 - Walk 5.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - treadmill - Gym 42:52
June 29 - Walk 2.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - driveway wun - trimmed trees
June 30 - Walk 1.30 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - treadmill

72.00/80.0 mile goal

I did a treadmill walk after church and before lunch. Brought my total to 72.00 miles for the month. Only 8 miles short of my goal. I'm not upset about that since I did more other things than I had planned.

My totals for the month were:
45.48 miles of fast walking in 3h35m41s
26.52 miles of running in 6h01m41s
5.26 + miles of other intentional exercise (gym, tennis, mowing) in 23h17m38s

shanaber

@ContraryMaryMary - what a fantastic place to vacation! I mean just the view is incredible! Enjoy your time there and your 'extra' day!
@noblsheep - welcome back! Good to see you getting back into the running routine!
@steviebee888 - Love the 'She Power' race! I did one of their HMs a while back. The medals and shirts are always so nice and yours is beautiful! Great job getting the race done! Was it virtual or in person?
@chris_in_cal - I have heard f the Three Sisters, have wanted to hike there but haven't made it there. It looks like an awesome area.
@AlphaHowls - I am so glad you got through that storm and back home safely!
Another great month of running @SummerSkier especially with the hot weather you all have been having.

All of you in the hot and humid locations I don't know how you manage to get out and run! We have lots of heat right now but our humidity is very low. Unfortunately between the dry heat and wind we end up with wild fires and lots of bad air. With us being already in the 90's and triple digits in many areas I am really worried what it will be like in August and September as those are typically our hottest months. I have been getting out for neighborhood walks before it gets too hot for Hobbes. Today I used the walking pad instead. It was already too hot when we got up this morning. I am also continuing my Peloton strength program. It is fun and this last one they started in with weights (YAY). So happy to feel like I am doing something positive to help my body build back some muscle.

06/01 - 4.37mi 12797steps
06/02 - 3.72mi 11339steps
06/03 - 4719steps, agility class
06/04 - 2.27mi 9450steps, Peloton strength program
06/05 - 2634steps, treatment day
06/06 - 3112steps
06/07 - 1.83mi, 6680steps
06/08 - 4.13mi, 12850steps
06/09 - 2.74mi, 10464steps
06/10 - 0.6mi, 6379steps, walking pad test, Peloton strength program, agility class
06/11 - 3925steps
06/12 - 2.35mi, 10275 steps
06/13 - 2242steps
06/14 - 2.78mi, 8282steps
06/15 -3.04mi, 10200steps
06/16 - 3531steps, Peloton strength program
06/17 - 6516steps, agility class
06/18 - 2.10mi, 8638steps
06/19 - 3010steps, treatment day
06/20 - 2696steps
06/21 - 3958steps
06/22 - 2.84mi, 10138steps
06/23 - 1.25mi, 6403steps, Peloton strength program
06/24 - 2.01mi, 10278steps, agility class
06/25 - 3756steps
06/26 - 2.17mi, 7232steps
06/27 - 2724steps
06/28 - 2.68mi, 9514steps
06/29 - 0.20mi, 3913steps, Peloton strength program
06/30 - 3.27mi, ~10000steps

44.35mi for the month! Just walking and a bit of running miles, but the most I have done in well over a year.

Non-running pictures under the split

Not quite sure how this is possible but Hobbes is 12 today!

VO2Maxlet

@quilteryoyo bracing for impact.

Congrats everyone on finishing up June strong.

I just finished my 11 miler. Did it at a slow pace. I swear, every time I do a Z2 I go through all 5 stages of grief. Today's denial was "this is gonna be a great run" and the bargain was food. I passed an H-mart on the way back and wanted to just run into the lunch aisle and Kirby gorge everything in sight.

Avg HR 129
Max HR 144
Cadence 165 SPM

chris_in_cal

Neighborhood 1Mile (at 13"05 pace). streak day 61

I did my 5th "June Sunday two-a-day plan," today, as I also ran 3.07 miles this morning at the lake. It was smoking hot and I thought I was going to stroke out.

chris_in_cal

chris_in_cal wrote: »

June Running Goal: 34 runs, 40 miles

I made goal. 35 runs, and 42.33 miles.

Mari33a

03/06 3.69 miles
06/06 4.33 miles
07/06 4.07 miles
09/06 4.08 miles
12/06 4.26 miles
14/06 4.07 miles
19/06 4.03 miles
20/06 4.10 miles
21/06 4.07 miles
22/06 3.58miles
23/06 4.08 miles
28/06 4.07 miles
30/06 2.51 miles

Total 50.94/50 miles

A short run yesterday to get goal. June has been much better than May, I also managed 200 miles on my bike and completed 30 days yoga.

quilteryoyo

You are doing great @shanaber ! Happy Birthday Hobbes! Time sure does fly.

Nice long run @VO2Maxlet and great end to June. Hopefully you'll get used to easier runs and they won't feel so hard for you to maintain. Have you ever read "80/20 Running" by Matt Fitzgerald? He thinks 80% of your runs should be easy and 20% speed work. Look him up if you haven't. It's a good book.

Good job with your running @chris_in_cal . Be careful in the heat and take a break if you are feeling like it's too much. NO shame in that. Congrats on beating your goal.

Great running and other exercises too @mari333a !

chris_in_cal

Mari33a wrote: »

Total 50.94/50 miles

A short run yesterday to get goal. June has been much better than May

Great, congratulations. Nice triple threat.... running, cycling, and yoga too.

kgirlhart

Great job everyone! @shanaber Happy Birthday Hobbes!

martaindale

@VO2Maxlet Adopting a Z2 training schedule is smart with such a big increase in volume. Hopefully that does the trick in balancing out the fatigue and getting you to the starting line healthy

Congrats on the 10K @steviebee888! The medal is really pretty.

@ContraryMaryMary Enjoy your trip! Welcome to my world. Minus the beach. I mean, if I’m going to get that level of heat and worse humidity I feel like I should also get a beach to lounge on afterwards!