MAY 2025 Monthly Running Challenge

kgirlhart

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

112.83/140 miles completed for May

Congratulations on your race @martaindale ! That is an impressive improvement.

@quilteryoyo Your nieces are adorable.

I ran 11 miles today. It was so humid and the run was a bit of a struggle. It was cloudy though and there was a breeze, so that helped with the heat some. I saw a couple of cottontail rabbits today and some pretty horses and lots of wildflowers. So it was a good run, just a very sweaty run.

ContraryMaryMary

Awesome race @martaindale. I’m so pl asked for you.

6km today for me. I missed my Sunday long run as I aggravated my back raking woodchip (it was niggly before I started). Lots of rolling last night plus a muscle relaxer and a heavy strength anti inflammatory and I woke feeling great this morning. Couldn’t run long as I had to finish the raking! All done now though so back to routine tomorrow.

Mari33a

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

Total 42.62 / 60 miles

Thanks for the advice on contacting Garmin, I had just order a generic cable on Amazon for 12 euros & it arrived this morning thankfully but I will email Garmin and see if they will send me a proper the as like @quilteryoyo says the generic one probably wont last.

tarun_yadavA

Afternoon all!

Got in 4.52M at 10'44

@John772016 @quilteryoyo thank you! 😊

@martaindale well done on the PR, Sarah!

daria0919

Congrats on your great race and PR @martaindale!!

The little ones are so adorable @quilteryoyo.

Great job on the 4 miles @chris_in_cal!

We had our six and almost four year old granddaughters over for a three day weekend this past weekend. They loved that they got to do a two night sleepover over with grandma and grandpa. Was a lot of fun, but tiring.

I haven’t been posting runs. Sprained my left ankle (the one with the PTTD) several days ago and it’s been sore and swollen. Decided I best not do intentional walk/jogs untiI I get the swelling down. Sigh….

AlphaHowls

1 13.36 miles, Running Partner A for an hour
2 8.1 milesm scent of spring! honeysuckle! My favorite running time
3 13.51 miles, Running Partner A
4 3.09 miles, Crazy Laps! Poor sleep for a few days, stayed in bed this AM
5 5.23 miles, 2560 days on the run, Crazy Laps! Early Appointment
6 10.33 miles, Running Partner A for an hour
7 7.38 miles
8 9.43 miles, Running Partner A for an hour
9 8.23 miles
10 13.3 miles, Running Partner A & E
11 2.13 miles, Crazy Laps!
12 3.01 miles, Crazy Laps! Rain, appointment
13 10.21 miles, Running Partner A
14 7.28 miles
15 11.41 miles, Running Partner A, 2570 days on the run
16 7.27 miles
17 14.09 miles, Running Partner A
18 1.03 miles, Crazy Laps!
19 13.31 miles

Retiring two shoes
Saucony Cohesion 16 Mint 849.8 miles
Mizuno Wave Inspire 27 Yellow 850.3 miles

Next up:

Mizuno Wave Rider 27 (Coral Reef)
Saucony Axon 2 (Gold)

kgirlhart

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

119.85/140 miles completed for May

I ran 7 miles this morning. It was another super sweaty run. It was so humid, and the dew point was 71. It should be a little nicer tomorrow and Wednesday. I'm not sure if I will run in the morning though. I have my interview at 9:30 so I may wait until after that to run.

Mari33a

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

Total 45.88 / 60 miles

Breezy run 2day.

@martaindale Congratulations on ur race. It sounded like it went perfectly

chris_in_cal

Ya'll convinced me to join Strava (well @tarun_yadavA convinced me I could meet my dream runner woman/partner) I can't believe it's been a year.

John772016

Great runs everyone! I liked them as I read through the posts.
One of these days I'll get around to start re-using my Strava account…

Cute pic of the ladies @quilteryoyo!

Good luck on the interview @kgirlhart! I always liked running after interviews, personally, helped me burn off whatever energy I had left!

Great shoe porn @AlphaHowls!

Garmin gave me a "It's time to Let Go" badge today; Piss off Garmin, those were my favourite shoes and only have about 400 miles on them (as far as Garmin knows 😉…. ). Though I gotta admit, I was actually thinking, as I was running, "These shoes are feeling a bit clunky today" & I already stopped using them for races last year!

May:

01/05 - 0km
02/05 - 11.31km / 7.03 miles
03/05 - 0km
04/05 - 11.67km / 7.25 miles
05/05 - 0km
06/05 - 6.47km / 4.02 miles Treadmill
07/05 - 13.29km / 8.26 miles
08/05 - 5.09km / 3.16 miles Treadmill
09/05 - 0km - Stationary bike ride for 25kms
10/05 - 7.52km / 4.67 miles
11/05 - 10.28km / 6.39 miles
12/05 - 0km
13/05 - 0km (Stationary bike ride for 22kms)
14/05 - 0km
15/05 - 13.49km / 8.38 miles
16/05 - 13.08km / 8.13 miles
17/05 - 0km
18/05 - 0km
19/05 - 13.15km / 8.17 miles

Total = 95.35km / 65.76 miles (Goal - 161Km / 100 miles)

Around 12⁰ C and nothing but 🌞 & some cool breezes for my run.
As it's the first long weekend of the 'almost' summer the city was fairly quiet to run through which made it really nice. Lots of people on the streets to dodge, but not as many cars!
As opposed to run the other day looking for shade, today I was following the sun through the streets!

Nerve pain continues, though barely noticeable while running or walking today, a great way to remind me never to sit down!….time to call the Dr.s though as it's been going on too long, ugh….

Laurz9191

Hi everyone!

I have 2 runs to post. Yesterday I ran 8.3km while my daughter was at her swim lesson.

Today I ran 16.1km as my final long run before my next HM. I am quite sceptical about getting a PR, as the weather will most likely be too warm for me, but I’ll give it my best. I’ll be forcing myself to taper the rest of the week ;).

Both runs were nice and uneventful.

130.8/270 km for May.

John772016

Great runs & good luck with the HM later @Laurz9191!

You never know, one of my best charity runs (a 10K) was on a day that was 39⁰C (about 102⁰F); I'm pretty sure my body was like, 'get me the f' out of here,… faster'…..I had a ridiculous good race time for what was a ridiculously hot day to have a run.

Regardless, I hope you enjoy it!

ContraryMaryMary

Afternoon everyone. Another 6k for me this morning, preceded by a walk to our local cafe with hubby for coffee and followed by a visit to my osteo, then the hairdresser. Feeling fab now.

Winter seems to have arrived this morning (just yesterday we were wondering where it was as ITS been so mild). It was a chilly 9 degrees C at 9am, warranting a long sleeved merino top (albeit lightweight). Stunning day though - perfect for running.

ContraryMaryMary

New shoes!

tarun_yadavA

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48617688#Comment_48617688

@chris_in_cal hahahaha... A year already? And now you're a Strava regular!

Wait till you get that San Diego parkrun up and running... You'll be swiping (kudos-ing?) away! Lol

tarun_yadavA

Afternoon all

Left it late. Got in 5.0M at 10'22

quilteryoyo

@kgirlhart Good luck with your interview today!

I'll try to catch up with everyone else today while the kids are napping.

tarun_yadavA

@kgirlhart Good luck today!

@ContraryMaryMary nice shoes... And top running of late!

Teresa502

Thunderstorms were in the forecast for this morning but I looked on the radar and nothing seemed to be in the area so I headed out around 5:30 am. I had a lovely 5-mile sunrise run. Ran past lots of honeysuckle in bloom and the smell was heavenly. I only saw a few cows, a horse and one cat. No humans. Not even a passing car. Definitely my favorite time of day to run.

Has anyone ever done Run with Ash videos on YouTube? He has some great, short stretching and yoga videos if anyone needs a good resource.

Good luck today @kgirlhart

Congratulations on your 5K @angf0679 !

@Mari33a and @chris_in_cal – I’m experiencing the charger woes also. I lost the charging cord for my Garmin last week and it is currently dead. It was fairly new as my old one was acting up and Garmin had sent me that one free of charge. I ordered a new one over the weekend and am hoping it will arrive soon. I’ve been using the Strava app on my phone to record my runs. I usually don’t run with my phone so I’ve had to make sure whatever I wore had a pocket to fit it and it is so much easier to push the start and stop buttons on my wrist rather than having to fish the phone out of my pocket.

@martaindale – Congratulations on your Skedaddle HM! You did a great job pacing your walk/run intervals.

I hope your ankle heals quickly @daria0919. Sounds like a tiring but fun weekend with the littles.

Love the shoe porn @AlphaHowls and @ContraryMaryMary

Sorry about the nerve pain @John772016

quilteryoyo

Nice running @kgirlhart . Those horses are beautiful.

@ContraryMaryMary I'm glad your back is better. When I was having back issues, the doctor's told me racking and vacuuming were the worst things to do because you have to pull and push in such unnatural ways.

Oh no @daria0919 . I hope your sprained ankle gets better soon! Sounds like you had a great weekend with your grandklds.

Love the new shoes @AlphaHowls . Where do your shoes go when you retire them? Mine usually become my mowing shoes.

We're glad you joined Strava @chris_in_cal . Sorry you haven't found your dream lady running partner yet.

Hahaha @John772016 . I don't tell Garmin what shoes I am running in. Keeps from being judged. I usually switch when my knees and shins tell me it's time. I'm glad you were able to run. Hope the doctors can find out what is causing the nerve pain and it's a quick fix.

I love how you multitask @Laurz9191 . Good luck with your taper and your HM. Fingers crossed for a great race and PR.

Great run @ContraryMaryMary and sounds like a fabulous morning. Love the shoe porn! Why can't I ever seem to find the pretty colors?

Great running @tarun_yadavA .

Sounds like a great run this morning @Teresa502 . We had a gully washer here yesterday afternoon and are in for more rain/storms this afternoon and tonight. Hope you don't get hit too hard.

WarmJellyfish

Hi all, I go away for the long weekend and wow so many posts. Liked as many as I could and congrats to all who had races.

So far 112/175km

Did an overnight backpacking trip into the mountains. Plans got thwarted by high creek water levels from the spring run off. Did a teeny bit of trail running with the pack on but I was leaving the others in the dust so had to slow down. Forcast for the weekend held true and we had spots of sun and rain saturday and we manage to beat the incoming deluge for sunday, making it back to the car just as the rain started. It basically rained all day sunday after.

Mari33a

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

Total 49.24 / 60 miles

@Teresa502 - I never run with my phone either and hate having to carry anything extra on me.

There are some great shoe photos here over the past few days. Makes it very tempting to go shopping but I'm going to restrain myself this time.

John772016

Great runs @ContraryMaryMary, @tarun_yadavA, @Teresa502, @WarmJellyfish & @Mari33a & nice shoes @ContraryMaryMary!
Looks like a great place for backpacking @WarmJellyfish

May:

01/05 - 0km
02/05 - 11.31km / 7.03 miles
03/05 - 0km
04/05 - 11.67km / 7.25 miles
05/05 - 0km
06/05 - 6.47km / 4.02 miles Treadmill
07/05 - 13.29km / 8.26 miles
08/05 - 5.09km / 3.16 miles Treadmill
09/05 - 0km - Stationary bike ride for 25kms
10/05 - 7.52km / 4.67 miles
11/05 - 10.28km / 6.39 miles
12/05 - 0km
13/05 - 0km (Stationary bike ride for 22kms)
14/05 - 0km
15/05 - 13.49km / 8.38 miles
16/05 - 13.08km / 8.13 miles
17/05 - 0km
18/05 - 0km
19/05 - 13.15km / 8.17 miles
20/05 - 8.56km / 5.32 miles

Total = 103.91km / 71.08 miles (Goal - 161Km / 100 miles)

Another cool, sunny, breezy day for a run. Didn't have a lot of time for a run but wanted to get out as we're supposed to get nothing but rain & some cooler temps for the next several days.

quilteryoyo

@WarmJellyfish That looks like an awesome trip. Such a beautiful spot! Glad you got out of there before the rains started on Sunday.

Great running @Mari33a .

I wish I could run 5 miles when I didn't have much time for a run @John772016 . 😉 You did great. I hope you get some breaks in the rain. Rainy days (and Monday's) get me down.

ContraryMaryMary

It’s another glorious winter morning here and I couldn’t resist the opportunity to take my new shoes for a test run after my Pilates class. My legs were dead, naturally, but it was enjoyable anyway. And I’m kind of hoping the run has flushed out my legs, and therefore lessens tomorrow’s DOMS.

quilteryoyo

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

48.60/80.00 mile goal

Posting two days today. I got home really late last night, so didn't take the time to post.

I worked all day yesterday and did my run during my "lunch" break. I only have about 30 min for a run when I do that because I have to have time to change clothes to run, then after the run cool off, wash off a little, and change clothes again. I am always a bit speedier when I run in town…maybe because it's a little flatter… maybe because I want to impress the passers by….maybe Garmin picks up the signal better. Who knows. Anyway, the running portion was at an avg pace of 12:05 min/mile. Avg HR was 143 with a max of 156 bpm.

I was keeping a wary eye out as I ran because we had had to call the police earlier to ask a homeless guy who was hanging around to move along - away from the daycare center. I wasn't sure where he had gone. Turns out I was smart to be wary, as the police had said they had dealings with him before and he could be aggressive. He was back today and seemed to be trying to break into the church. This time, when we called the police he was arrested.

Today, I was only supposed to work until 3, so didn't take clothes to run in. Turned out there were some staffing issues, so I worked until 4:45. In TN, it is a work rule that if you work for 6 hours, you HAVE to take a break. So, even though I thought I was only going to work an hour longer (she had asked me to work until 4), I had to take a 30 min break. So, I walked the the neighbor's house (neighbor of the daycare), President Andrew Johnson, and sat in a rocker on his porch and relaxed. He didn't join me today. Maybe next time. 😉

AlphaHowls

quilteryoyo if the shoes are not damaged/filthy, they move on to daily/work shoes. The daily/work shoes get transitioned to yard.

chris_in_cal

An easy run today, 2.01M at 14'24

It has heated up after a couple weeks of cool. Things are blooming and green, peak Springtime.

SummerSkier

@quilteryoyo what a great photo!!!! Sorry Andrew was not there but it looks like a very good place to relax for a little while. Glad you were on top of the issue with the homeless person. It is a sad situation usually. :(

I am at 150 day running streak yesterday and 998 miles for the year. 🤪 If I had seen that earlier I might have gone further, but the weather today seems SO much better than the past few days - mid 60's I think. Playing tennis yesterday the breeze was from the north.. unusual for later May here.

I have not been commenting but I have been following everyone. Just one of those funky months.

tarun_yadavA

Afternoon all.

Got in 4.0M at 11'16. Bit of a struggle today

@daria0919 hope foot heals soon

@quilteryoyo lovely pic!