June 2015 Running Challenge

1/6 - Recovery
2/6 - 14.4 miles (2 runs Trail) Hill repeats
3/6 - 11.2 Miles (Trail easy pace)
4/6 - 12.9 Miles (Trail) More Hills
5/6 - Recovery
6/6 - 7.3 miles Trail including a bounce

Today I needed to run 20 or 25 but at mile 5 on a flat bit of trail my foot caught a rock and I fell, I managed to continue for a couple more miles but decided that rather than make it worse I would cut it short. Hopefully with some Ice it'll be OK for tomorrow. Worst case scenario I'll have to move my recovery day from Monday. This weeks mileage may be a little short hopefully I can still hit 65 miles for the week but I'll see how the knee/hand goes. When I was fat though I used to bounce much better.

This is my first month doing this challenge and I think I'm going to love it!!!
30 miles for me!

Done another 5km run today, means I'm at 15/75 for the month. Decided I wanted to try and break 30 mins for the first time since starting up again after having had a stress fracture, and ran in 00:30:01. Gutted!

Aine8046 wrote: »

Did 71 miles in May. In for 75 miles in June!

June 1st - 5.2 miles
June 3rd - 5.1 miles
June 6th - 6.2 miles (10k!)

Total: 16.5 miles

Completed my first 10K this morning. Perfect day for a race. My goal was to break 50 minutes and I did by 23 seconds

Havent posted since the first so here is an update.
6/1- 3.1
6/2- 3.1
6/3- 3.1
6/4- 2.8
6/5- 3.1
5/6- 3.1
Totals 18.3

jenncalicollins617 wrote: »

3 miles today. 47 to go.

3.5 miles today. 40.5 left to go.

1/06 - 2.07
2/06 - 2.17
3/06 - rest day
4/06 - 0 (shin was painful after run on second so decided to give it another day)
5/06 - 1.93
6/06 - 3.13

RuNaRoUnDaFiEld wrote: »

RuNaRoUnDaFiEld wrote: »

June 4th = 7.4 miles

June 6th up to 10.5 miles now. Running in the strong wind tonight was hard work.

I agree... saw two lorries blown over on the M6 today. Wind was crazy up here. Thankfully I was a little more sheltered but at times it was hard to see through the tears!

Have not had any time to post until now!

Ran the Hospital Hill half marathon today. Definitely the most hilly road race I've done so far. Wasn't too bad though because I was running a steady effort and trying to stay in an endurance HR zone, finishing in 2:59:14. That helped. I suspect if I had tried to race it I would be kaput.

@isulo_kura - hope you heal up quickly!
@mmabry72 - Congrats on the 10k and beating your goal!
@louubelle16 - Way to go on that 5k!!
@skippygirlsmom - Great dedication on the 41 day challenge!

6/2 - 4.1 miles
6/3 - 4 miles (8.1 total)
6/4 - 4.1 miles (12.2 total)
6/6 -13.4 miles (25.6 total)

Goal 130 miles

June 1-2 miles
June 3- 5 miles
June-5- 4 miles
June 6- 5k Race Event

Total for week: 14.1

@whatmerunning great half!!!

6/02 - 1.0 mile run - 3.0 mile walk
6/03 - 4.1 mile run - 2.2 mile walk
5/04 - 5.0 mile walk
5/05 - 5.6 mile runs- 2.5 mile walk
5/06 - 6.5 mile walk

Progress: 10.7 out of 50 miles

Things have not gone as planned. Yesterday I meant to run 4 miles but only ran 3.4. I started feeling hot spots so I quit running and walked it out. The socks I'm using are just too warm for summer I'm finding. Later that night I went out to test two other pair of socks I have and ended up running 2.2 miles.

I can't catch a break. I had just gotten over my Achilles issue when yesterday pain in the ball of my foot flared up again. This initially came on after a 14 mile hike a couple of months ago and started going away just as I started running last month. I'm getting so frustrated with all these nuisances! The odd thing is, it seems to be more affected by walking than by running.

Today's plan was foiled by my son. I had to take him to all day soccer training. The field was 45 minutes away and I was planing on running with my dog during the first session while it was still cool, then walking during the second and third session. We get there and he realizes he forgot his cleats! We had to go back to get those and my running plans were over. I wasn't going to run in the heat of the day with my dog. Instead we got 6.5 miles in (the last mile in pain) and we found a beautiful trail to walk/run.

He has another all day soccer training session tomorrow so I'll try to get a 4.5 mile run in if my foot cooperates.

@Jackie0Marie , thanks for the tip about Charity Miles! I've been running & walking for Wounded Warriors since I've installed it. It is a battery hog, but I just plan for that and so far no problem.
@isulo_kura @mwyvr @skippygirlsmom @shanaber , thanks for the comments about my issues with chaffing and socks. I thought I was wearing synthetic underwear but upon further review, they were 90% cotton. The socks I Was wearing are full synthetic, but they are fairly thick. They worked great in the cooler temps but now that it's getting warmer, I need to find something else. I have a pair of the SmartWool PhD Ultra thing socks but when I tried those my feet were sliding all over. I tested them again last night with tighter lacing and that seemed to help. I'm just going to have to experiment with socks & u-wear until I find what works for me.
@Elise4270 thanks for posting the link to the videos about assessing your mobility and stability. I've bookmarked it and will go through it when I have some time.
@mmabry72 , congrats on the 10k and hitting your goal! I hope to do a 10k in mid July.
@WhatMeRunning , congrats on the HM!!

6/6: 5.1 miles

So far: 28.7 miles out of 115

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Month to date:		046.94 km
Goal:			200.00 km / 124 miles
Stretch Goal:		242.00 km / 150 miles
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Sat Jun 06 05.41 km (and 14.51km hiking not counted)
Fri Jun 05 17.63 km
Thu Jun 04 00.00 Rest
Wed Jun 03 11.87 km Mountain Trail
Tue Jun 02 00.00 km Rest
Mon Jun 01 12.03 km

Tired feet. Running the trail we hiked is a lot less effort than walking it. ;-)