June 2017 Running Challenge
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Welcome back @ohhim and congrats!1
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Got my bib numbers! It all feels super real now! 5k is at 6pm on the 16th. I'll be running that with my wife. She's a 40min 5k runner, so it will be a shake out run for me. Marathon starts at 0745 on the 17th.
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@MNlittlefinn awesome!1
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So while studying I have let my running frequency slow down over the last 5 months.. I ran the odd 5k here and there but no set days each week etc and at an easy pace.
I signed up to do the 14km race around the city (city 2 south) a few weeks ago on a whim and started training, mainly just doing a 10km run once a week and 5km 1-2 days during the week. I had high hopes of beating last years 1:39:18 time. I came down with a chest infection 3 weeks out though and was told to run/walk the race, if I felt well enough in time. I took it easy and a little more than a week out, I started back running 4-5km here and there with my asthma medication on hand.
What surprises me is I was running faster.. I have no idea how it's happened but pretty much every run since has been a new PB for me.
Race day was Sunday just gone and I got 3 new PB's...
5k in 27 mins (previous 28 mins)
10k in 58 mins (previous 1:02:58)
14k in 1:26:38 (last year's time 1:39:18)
I've got an 8k race coming up end of July which I'm going to run a few times this month to see what pace I can get, hopefully aim for a particular race pace based from that.
I've also got a 10km race in August.
I'm feeling great about my times.. I started running at the end of 2015 and I struggled to run 10km in under 1hr 30.. To think I just ran it in 58 minutes race pace.. I'm stoked to say the least!
Anyway... June tally:
Date - Dist (km) - Total - Notes
1/6 - 5.01 - 5.01 - PB 28 mins
1/6 - 1.46 - 6.47 - walk
2/6 - 3.24 - 9.71 - walk
3/6 - 2.10 - 11.81 - walk
4/6 - 14.64 - 26.45 - City 2 South 14km race (3 new PB's)
5/6 - 7.17 - 33.62 - walk12 -
Date Miles MTD ------ ----- ------- Jun 04 5.0 5.0 Jun 05 3.6 8.6
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I'm joining this challenge a little late - I only just started looking forums again today.
I've been having a running streak competition with my partner. One mile every day and the loser, if there is a loser, has to pay for a date of the winner's choosing. Can this count as a running challenge on this forum?
So that would be a June goal of 30 miles, with 5 miles completed so far.13 -
Complete novice to running so I'm going to aim for 24 miles in 24 days that are left in June!10
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I ran my second 5K yesterday. Did not beat my PR, but came in 3rd overall and 1st woman at 30:28
June Goal: 60 Miles
6/3 - 4.25 miles
6/4 - 3.1 miles (Rock the Park 5K)
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Congrats @mirelaavdich!!1
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Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
06/01/17 :::: 2.4 :::: 2.4
06/02/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 2.4
06/03/17 :::: 8.4 :::: 10.7
06/04/17 :::: 3.1 :::: 13.9
06/05/17 :::: 3.3 :::: 17.2
I ran after work today and was looping around just in case it started to downpour - then realized that the university track is right there. I don't know why I never use it. So I did my loops there. Ended up with only a few sprinkles and the rain held off until I got home.
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June Running Totals (miles)
6/1 – 8.25 warm up, speed work, cool down
6/2 – rest day
6/3 – 12.18 solo + group run
6/4 – 7.21 easy with fast finish
6/5 – 7.07 easy
June total to date – 34.71
Nominal Challenge Goal – 230 miles
Real Goals: Stay healthy. Train toward Rochester Marathon. Run McMullen Mile in under 5:50 on June 9. Run Medved 5K to Cure ALS in under 20:00 on June 18.
Today's notes – 62º F (17º C), cloudy, and quite humid; but no showers till a very light sprinkle as I was stretching after the run. Kept it very easy today, no fast finish, and toned down the amount of hills on the route. It was an ordinary, pleasant easy run. Nothing to brag about, just part of the base to support quality workouts.
2017 races:
January 1, 2017 Freezeroo #2 (Resolution Run 7.5 mile) (Mendon, NY) Finished in 50:45
January 7, 2017 Winter Warrior Half Marathon (Gates, NY) Finished in 1:32:40
January 14, 2017 Freezeroo #3 (Pineway Ponds Park 5 mile) (Spencerport, NY) Finished in 33:42
January 28, 2017 Freezeroo #4 (Hearnish 5 mile) (Victor, NY) short course, finished 4.88 miles in 32:50
February 4, 2017 USATF Cross Country National Championship Masters 8K (Bend, OR) Finished in 35:39, team won the 60+ Men's cross country championship
February 11, 2017 Freezeroo #5 (Valentines Run "In Memory of Tom Brannon" 8 Mile) (Greece, NY) sat out due to training schedule
February 25, 2017 Freezeroo #6 (White House Challenge 4.4 mile) (Webster, NY) short course, finished 4.34 miles in 27:51
March 11, 2017 Johnny's Runnin' of the Green 5 mile (Rochester, NY) finished in 33:25
March 18, 2017 USATF Masters 8K Championship (Shamrock 8K, Virginia Beach, VA) finished in 30:59, PR for 8K
April 17, 2017 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA) finished in 3:49:42
April 30, 2017 USATF Masters 10K Championship (James Joyce Ramble, Dedham, MA) finished in 39:54, PR for 10K
May 21, 2017 Lilac Run 10K (Rochester, NY) finished in 40:04
May 27, 2017 Canandaigua Classic Half Marathon (Canandaigua, NY) finished in 1:33:06
June 9, 2017 Charlie McMullen Mile (Fairport, NY)
June 18, 2017 Medved 5K to Cure ALS (Rochester, NY)
July 28, 2017 Karknocker 5K (East Rochester, NY)
September 3, 2017 Oak Tree Half Marathon (Geneseo, NY)
September 17, 2017 MVP Rochester Marathon (Rochester, NY)
November 23, 2017 Race with Grace 10K (Hilton, NY)
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Not much to report - apparently Garmin tracks humidity data in the .tcx file, but doesn't show it in Garmin Connect. But when I import my runs to Runalyze, I can see that we're currently enjoying 90+% humidity EVERY *kitten* DAY and June has just *kitten* started!!!!
<sigh>
Oh well, that means I'll be well-acclimated for the Peachtree, right?
That also means that I need to start getting out the door before 6 AM. Ye gods and little fishes I despise this *kitten* lifestyle sometimes. Not really, but I MUCH prefer running in December and January than June/July/August.
Upcoming Races:
04-Jul: Peachtree Road Race 10K, Atlanta10 -
June 5 - 4.2 miles of trail running.
June total - 11.3/50
Had to wait until the evening to run as I had other things going on this am. Heat and humidity really sapped me on this run. So much easier to do at the start of the day than after a full day of work. I feel good that I got it done. My goal is to continue to slowly increase distance until I can enter a 10K by the end of the year. Hope everyone had a good Monday.7 -
June 5 run - 6.3 miles
June total - 16.9/100
Very lovely day today, about 20 degrees cooler than yesterday. Made for a pleasant run, even if my legs were having none of it. I actually passed two runners today! I never pass other runners.
Also, I am developing a very prominent Garmin tan line.
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6/1 - 5.20 miles (also starting a diet change to increase carbs slightly)
6/2 - rest
6/3 - 9.00 painful and slow miles in sweltering heat with the sun beating down
6/4 - rest
6/5 - 5.25 miles not as hot as Sat., but still hot (need to stop making excuses for slow pace)
6/24 - Glacier National Park HM3 -
@hanlonsk - Great race - love the OR gowns - and really impressed that you only took 30 seconds or so for that woods break. That is even more impressive than the race itself!!
@RespectTheKitty - Beware the Garmin tan line - forget to wear it and you get the Garmin watch burn - and then the peeling wrist strap area - I know from experience - of course I do try to sunscreen.
@WhatMeRunning - Amen to the running in December/January preference. I don't get it at all when people talk about it being too cold to run. I even prefer freezing spit stuck to my face over the summer, lol.
As for me - couldn't sleep well all night and when that 4am alarm for the morning run went off - well, it didn't happen. I plan to try again tomorrow for an early morning start.5 -
June goal: 50 miles
6/1/17: 3.5 miles
6/2/17: 1 mile
6/4/17: 4.3 miles
6/5/17: 2 miles
10.8/50 miles
Walked the dogs at the park again tonight. The path at the park is marked every 1/8 miles so we threw some running in and managed to get 2 miles.
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