June (2016) Running Challenge
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@PoppetsMaster - Mmm...bourbon. Don't worry about National Running Day today...only two days until National Donut Day!
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Total beginner here, so I will start with 30 miles this month!
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WhatMeRunning wrote: »There's no way I can run the whole globe tomorrow. I have to work.
But I do have 12 miles planned.
@stoshew71 great summary of the day
@ceciliaslater good luck on the surgery
@poppetsmaster - you just make me laugh
@greenolivetree - they have a day for you, how cool is that
@5beautifuldays Happy Birthday!
@mnlittlefinn - nice run today
@kimlight2 - I would continue to train at the time I normally do and maybe throw in a couple "real time" runs that would better reflect rain day.
okay I hate that MFP isn't auto filling names it makes me batty. Thanks for those who asked in the May thread how I was feeling, much better today. I will probably run tonight, I had to get the other half to the airport by 6 this morning and a last morning of cuddling was more important than my run. Skip said thank you for the congrats on her 10K, she was really happy with her time and said she felt great the whole race.
Welcome to all the new folks, it's great to have you here!9 -
Date Miles today. Miles for June
6/1 5 miles - 5 << Another recovery run.
Upcoming races:
UAH 8K - 3/6 <<< 34:33 3 in AG
Oak Barrel HM - 4/2 <<<< 1:38:00 3 in AG
Bridge Street HM - 4/10 <<< 1:36:33 3 in AG
PEO-AVN Team Day 5K - 5/4 <<< 19:10 (2.9 mi) 1 in AG 5 OA
Cotton Row Run 10K - 5/30 << 44:57 PR
Firecracker Chase 10.2 miler 6/25
Rocket City Marathon - 12/10
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I'm not going to set a mileage goal this month. I'm going from being a stay-at-home mom for the past eight years to working full time with a commute starting next week. Therefore, my goal in June is to find a routine that will still allow me to run and lift.
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May did not go as I had hoped. I was just coming off of my 3rd bronchial infection since January and I was still feeling cruddy, so I took some extended rest time. Hopefully this month will be better! (I'm also going to start a Paleo diet in hopes it will help with fatigue and other things.) Anyhow.. to the point!
My goal for June is to build up my base, so I will keep track of any purposeful walks in addition to interval run/walking, maybe actual running if I'm up to it.
I will go for at least 25 miles this month. I think keeping my goal flexible will help me stay motivated, but not over do it.5 -
Ah, June 1st is here! That makes me very happy, and not because it's Global Running Day or whatever, but because that means that May is gone and I can get back to my life as I know it. May is the worst month for running because it's filled with gardening obligations that can't be postponed, too many family commitments and it always culminates with our Sunday-before-Memorial Day-Greatest-Day-In-Racing party, which means too much food and way too much drink.
So here we are in June and, as I mentioned before, I am in great need of re-evaluating my relationship with running. After qualifying for Boston, I have just lost all desire to train with that competitive edge. I don't really care if I get faster and I don't really care how many miles I log. I want to run, but I have no real desire to beat myself up in the process. My goal for June is to focus on my overall well being and not really have any running goal *erases previously posted goal of 130 miles*. Here are my commitments for June:
1. Some form of exercise before work every day, even if it's only 20 minutes of yoga. I have found that this definitely increases my energy and my ability to stay focused on my work.
2. Try not to focus on mileage or speed. Enjoy my running and, most importantly, stay injury free.
3. Look into incorporating more trail running into my schedule. What little trail running I have done, I have enjoyed.
I will probably continue to post my miles to keep with the spirit of the thread, but not gonna set a goal...
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I'm gonna try 100k, although some of that maybe walking
Good luck every one
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3.3 done6
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My question of the day, is it better to get up at o' dark 30 to run when it is cool and get a really good quality run in or should I run a little later in the morning since unfortunately my race doesn't start until 8 AM and I am worried about the heat on race day but I know my training runs will be crap?
@kimlight2 my opinion is that you should run whenever it best fits your schedule, but fit in a few easy runs the same time of day as your race.
I don't feel that running in the heat makes for a crap training run. Heat introduces the body to different stresses, and your pace for a given effort may be slower, but you're still reaping the benefits in spite of the slower time. For most runs, a slow pace is not an indicator of a bad run. As much as I try, I'm often guilty of trying to keep up a certain pace on my easy runs, even though an easy run, by definition, should be easy. If heat makes it slower, so be it.
Last summer I timed my runs to avoid the heat, even looking ahead to the forecast to move my rest days to the hottest days. This summer I'm embracing the heat to allow my body to better adapt to it. The only time I'll avoid the heat is when I want to take Kody running with me.
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lporter229 wrote: »Here are my commitments for June:
1. Some form of exercise before work every day, even if it's only 20 minutes of yoga. I have found that this definitely increases my energy and my ability to stay focused on my work.
2. Try not to focus on mileage or speed. Enjoy my running and, most importantly, stay injury free.
3. Look into incorporating more trail running into my schedule. What little trail running I have done, I have enjoyed.
I will probably continue to post my miles to keep with the spirit of the thread, but not gonna set a goal...
@lporter229 these sounds perfect!!
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I'm a little late to the party, but I really want to get back into running. It has been over a year since I did it on a semi-regular basis, so I'm hopeful that this will help me get back into it.
I'll set my goal for the month at 30 miles. I can do a mile a day. I hope.6 -
So this means that we should go barefoot running carrying an olive branch and say something nice to all the other runners going by us, eat some hazelnut cake afterwards, give the heimlich to the ones that ate their cake before doing a proper cool down, and then write about it all to their penpal.
Great plan!
@skippygirlsmom I didn't even make the connection between olive day and my name. LOL I do love me some olives though.....
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My goal is 30 miles. I'm on week 7 of C25k so it should be doable if I keep up with the 3 runs a week.3
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I'm going to try the Runners World Memorial Day to 4th of July - 36 Day Running Streak. I'm only commiting myself to one mile every day because I don't know what kind of injury daily running might set me up for so I'm going to take it slow and easy. Consistency is my issue to be worked on anyway. I usually walk in addition to this, but I'm not counting that.
So, 30 miles this month!!6 -
I'm still waiting to run today. It's driving me a little crazy.3
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It's a long run day and there wasn't a way to fit it in this morning among other commitments.MNLittleFinn wrote: »@WhatMeRunning why the wait? Today a long run day?2
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