MAY 2025 Monthly Running Challenge

John772016 · May 28

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48628859#Comment_48628859

😄too true!

quilteryoyo · May 28

You're doing great @chris_in_cal . Nothing like signing up for a race for motivation.

Nice run, as always @tarun_yadavA .

yirara · May 28

01.05 strength
03.05 walking, strolling 19km
04.05 walking, strolling 13km
06.05 1.7km 12min 7:08/km - benchmark run & strength
07.05 5.0km 37min 7:26/km
08.05 strength
09.05 7.0km 53min 7:34/km - slow
11.05 3.5km 26min 7:31/km - 15min fast
12.03 strength
13.03 7.0km 54min 7:46/km - slow
14.03 3.5km 25min 7:14/km - fast
15.05 dancing like crazy
---sick---
19.05 15km walking
20.05 25km walking
21.05 19km walking
24.05 3.0km 23min 7:41/km - slow
25.05 strength - dropped barbell, body ouchie
26.05 4.1km 32min 7:52/km - slow
27.05 strength
28.05 6.0km 47min 7:47 - slow

40.79/81km -32.4km behind

Ok run. I currently have a mismatch between muscle function (poor) and stamina (good), which leads to mild hyperventilation, which in return causes blood pooling. But overall it was good if it wasn't for the weather. Weather was fine when I walked to my starting point as a warm-up, started to rain thoroughly when I started to run, sun returned once I was done running. Yeah.

Laurz9191 · May 28

Hi everyone!

Just finished catching up with the posts. For all those who are hopelessly stuck in km math, like myself, boyfriend pace is about 7:30/km :).

@swenson19d It sounds like you have been through a lot!!!! I’m really sorry to hear that!

@John772016 and @WarmJellyfish You guys have nasty accidents!

@chris_in_cal Great job signing up for the 5km. Races are always good motivators for putting a goal to the training! I just signed up for a local 5km in July :), so I can “motivate” myself to do more speed work. Maybe…

Great job running everyone!!!

Yesterday, I ran 10.3km on my favourite route. It was very windy but otherwise nice. Today it was raining and instead of dealing with that, I went to the gym and ran 11.1km, with ca. 10 minutes at tempo pace. My son also wanted to run with me right after school but there was a thunderstorm. After it had gone by we went out for 2.4km. Tomorrow I am hoping to go on a longer route with him. He did really well, COMPLETELY left me in the dust on our home sprint, and it was great chatting with him.

I’m not going to make my goal but I will try to get 3 more runs in this month!

198.7/270km for May.

kgirlhart · May 28

May Goal: 140 miles

5/1: 7.15 miles
5/2: 6.25 miles
5/4: 13.21 miles
5/5: 5.20 miles
5/6: 6.25 miles
5/7: 7.25 miles
5/8: 4.55 miles
5/9: 6.20 miles
5/10: 11.11 miles
5/12: 7.25 miles
5/13: 6.05 miles
5/14: 7.02 miles
5/15: 7.05 miles
5/16: 7.04 miles
5/18: 11.25 miles
5/19: 7.02 miles
5/20: 3.52 miles
5/21: 7.26 miles
5/22: 7.26 miles
5/23: 7.27 miles
5/25: 11.26 miles
5/26: 5.84 miles
5/27: 7.26 miles
5/28: 7.05 miles

176.57/140 completed for May

I didn't get a chance to post yesterday. I did run 7.25 miles. It was a good run. The temperature wasn't too bad, but it was 100% humidity. Today I ran 7 miles. It was rainy when I got up, so I waited a bit. The sun was just starting to come out when I started. It was a little warm, but the breeze was nice. It actually been pretty nice for the end of May.

@WarmJellyfish The snowshoe hare is so pretty. I always love to see the jackrabbits here, but I can never get pictures. They are too fast.

WarmJellyfish · May 28

@Laurz9191 😂 my mom used to call me accident prone….

@kgirlhart fresh off the grass this morning. It was giving me the side eye though

There was an explosion of baby geese on yesterday's run.

Later, I got chased by another goose but I have bigger wings than it. Why are people afraid of geese ?

John772016 · May 28

@WarmJellyfish, ouch on the ribs! And those Geese are scoping you out for their kill zone because your looking at their babies! Run!
Nice runs @quilteryoyo, @ContraryMaryMary, @chris_in_cal, @tarun_yadavA, @yirara, @Laurz9191 & @kgirlhart!
Great work signing up for the Independence Day 5K @chris_in_cal! Goals are always so helpful to get out the door.
I've been doing a Canada Day (July 1st) 5K for the last few years(4? 5?), the first year I ran it, I wasn't sure I could finish as I rarely ran that far yet. I did, and the group was so supportive, I've signed up each year since. Hope your experience will be the same!

Mari33a · May 28

01/05 2.86 miles
02/05 2.86 miles
03/05 2.87 miles
06/05 2.43 miles
08/05 3.13 miles
09/05 3.37 miles
10/05 3.21 miles
11/05 3.21 miles
12/05 3.15 miles
13/05 2.66 miles
14/05 3.14 miles
15/05 3.15 miles
17/05 3.22 miles
18/05 3.36 miles
19/05 3.26 miles
20/05 3.36 miles
21/05 2.80 miles
22/05 3.16 miles
23/05 3.36 miles
24/05 3.51 miles
25/05 3.24 miles
26/05 3.24 miles
27/05 2.90 miles
28/05 3.36 miles

Total 74.91 / 60 miles

Two more runs. Yesterday I felt a bit off and nearly didn’t go but 2day felt grand again. If I’d know I would have run another .09 miles to take me to an even 75 😅

quilteryoyo · 12:51AM

Glad your run was okay @yirara . You do great with all of your challenges.

Nice running @Laurz9191 and really glad that you were able to get out for a run with your son.

Great running @kgirlhart .

Cute nature pictures @WarmJellyfish . That is a lot of baby geese. Big birds with big beaks and loud honks are scary.

Nice running @Mari33a . You can run that extra 0.09 miles tomorrow.

quilteryoyo · 12:57AM

1 May - Walked 1.25 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill - Gym 58m07s - Doubles tennis 2h23m22s
2 May - Walked 0.75 miles - Ran 2.75 miles - Treadmill
3 May - Walked 0.75 miles - Ran 3.00 miles - Treadmill
4 May - Walked 1.54 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill
5 May - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 3.00 miles - Treadmill - Tennis singles 43m35s
6 May - Walked 0.76 miles - Ran 2.50 miles - Treadmill
7 May - Walked 3.25 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill and driveway - Gym 54m33s
8 May - Walked 0.75 miles - Ran 2.50 miles - Short Driveway laps
9 May - Walked 1.40 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway laps
10 May - Walked 1.10 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway laps
11 May - Walked 1.25 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway laps
12 May - Walked 0.50 miles - Ran 1.75 miles - Treadmill
13 May - Walked 0.75 miles - Ran 2.00 miles - Treadmill
14 May - Walked 0.75 miles - Ran 2.25 miles - Treadmill
15 May - Walked 2.30 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Town during work break - tennis 1h29m32s - 1.24 miles
16 May - Walked 0.50 miles - Ran 1.75 miles - Driveway laps - Gym 56m48s
17 May - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 2.50 miles - Treadmill
18 May - Walked 1.30 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway laps
19 May - Walked 0.49 miles - Ran 2.11 miles - Town during break
20 May - Walked 1.10 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway laps
21 May - Walked 0.70 miles - Ran 2.30 miles - Treadmill - Gym 51m21s
22 May - Walked 1.25 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway - doubles tennis for 1h38m12s
23 May - Walked 1.25 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway
24 May - Walked 1.25 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill
25 May - Walked 1.25 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill
26 May - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 3.00 miles - Treadmill
27 May - Walked 1.54 miles - Ran 2.46 miles - Driveway laps
28 May - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill - Gym 56m2s

65.60/80.00 mile goal

I went to the gym this morning. I had been asked to work at daycare afterwards, so went early enough to do a mile walk as warm up on the gym's treadmill.

I was disappointed with my assisted pullups today - could only do 7 reps at 70# assist and 2 sets of 10 reps at 80# assist, barely. But, I got a PR for deadlift - did 95# 10 reps and then 2 sets of 115 # , 10 reps each. Previously, I had only lifted 105#. So, legs were good today. Arms, not so much.

tarun_yadavA · 10:03AM

Morning all

Got in 6.0 m at 10'42

Laurz9191 · 1:23PM

Hello Everyone!

I tried “boyfriend” pace this morning, but was still a bit too quick ;). It was fun. I was however reminded of my last HM, where I was struggling to keep up with the 2 hour pacer, and there was a girl and boy - early 20s - chatting to each other next to me the entire time like we were all on a leisurely stroll. Their “boyfriend” pace was definitely not the norm ;). I ran 10.1km.

208.8/270km for May.