June 2017 Running Challenge

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  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    Orphia wrote: »
    MNLittleFinn wrote: »
    I've been running too hard on ALL of my runs

    @MNLittleFinn I've noticed you say you ran too hard after pretty much every run.

    It's been happening so long I've lost the plot now and can't work out if 80/20 is too hard for anyone to follow, or if you're worrying too much, or if you really are overreaching. :smiley:

    Some people are just over achievers :)
  • BruinsGal_91
    BruinsGal_91 Posts: 1,400 Member
    MobyCarp wrote: »
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    girlinahat wrote: »
    I saw a comment the other day that runners should only ever practice breathing through their noses and not through their mouths as you get more oxygen that way. I haven't yet got my head around that.

    Yep. "In twice through the nose, out once through the mouth" is what I was taught at one point. Never actually tried it though. :)

    A runner has to be able to breathe out through the nose. Otherwise, it wouldn't be possible to fire a proper snot rocket. And you aren't really a distance runner until you can launch a good snot rocket.

    My sinuses make it very difficult for me to breath through my nose, so my snot rockets are rather feeble. There was a bloke just in front of me during the final mile of Sunday's 10k who launched one of the most impressive snot rockets I have ever seen. He was close to the middle of the road, but still managed to land it on the sidewalk. I very nearly said something, but wasn't sure of the correct etiquette.
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    edited June 2017
    6/1- REST
    6/2- 5.2 Miles
    6/3- 19
    6/4- 4.3
    6/5- 4.2
    6/6- 3.2
    6/7- 8.0
    6/8- REST
    6/9- 3.2
    6/10- 9
    6/11- REST
    4/12- 4.0
    6/13- REST
    6/14- 5
    6/15- REST
    6/16- 3.1
    6/17- 26.2
    6/18- REST
    6/19- REST
    6/20- REST
    6/21- 5.1
    6/22- 5.1
    6/23- REST
    6/24- 8.7
    6/25- 5
    6/26- REST
    6/27- 5.5
    6/28- 3.3
    6/29- 6.1
    6/30- REST

    Total: 133.6

    Goal for June. Finish Marathon training well, taper well and run Grandma's well
    Nominal mileage goal: 100

    Today's notes: REST DAY!

    @Orphia LOL... it's been less than 2 weeks and a total of like 7 runs that I've said I have run too hard.... Basically post Marathon.... I don't think it's THAT long...... Pre-marathon, My HR was pretty much always lower... It's a recovery thing... as in I haven't been taking it easy enough... and a heat thing, it's been warmer, so I need to slow it down....

    .....80/20 is easy to understand, but when harder than easy feels easy, and you don't have an alert set up for HR, it's pretty easy to run too hard, and not feel like it.

    Hope you all have a runderful day!



    2017 Races Scheduled
    6/16- William A Irvin 5k
    6/17- Grandma's Marathon 4:24:06
    7/15- Eugene Curnow Trail Marathon
    8/19- Rampage at the Ridge 5k OCR
    9/23- Ely Marathon (full)
    10/21 Wild Duluth 50k
    11/23- TBD 5k Turkey Trot
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    So I finally decided on my JUNE goal. My June goal will be 200 miles!

    OK, I did it! Yay! Runkeeper reports 202 miles for June. W00H00! :wink:

    I need to start doing what you do and deciding my monthly goal at the end of the month... Makes it much easier to make the goal...LOL... Great running!
  • cburke8909
    cburke8909 Posts: 990 Member
    @PastorVincent didn't get out for my run yet today but I did start reading 80/20. From the early reading it's clear this is mostly an 80/20 group. My success so far has followed the main concept of not making every run a hard run but I have also done the cross-training instead of running thing which while not part of 80/20 does fall in line with other tested plans. I am willing to change that. Both philosophies have merit for better health but I see the key concept that 80/20 will be more likely to prevent injury. While I may have goals for running performance my purpose for running is health and the greatest threat to that end is injury.
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    cburke8909 wrote: »
    @PastorVincent didn't get out for my run yet today but I did start reading 80/20. From the early reading it's clear this is mostly an 80/20 group. My success so far has followed the main concept of not making every run a hard run but I have also done the cross-training instead of running thing which while not part of 80/20 does fall in line with other tested plans. I am willing to change that. Both philosophies have merit for better health but I see the key concept that 80/20 will be more likely to prevent injury. While I may have goals for running performance my purpose for running is health and the greatest threat to that end is injury.

    Willingness to change is a good thing, but remember, there are NO plans/systems that are a true panacea. Run what works best for you. 80/20 is extremely popular, and for good reason, but it's not the be all end all. I
    personally really like it, even if I don't always follow it correctly and am trying to get back into it more for real, but I will never tell someone they need to stop what they are doing.

    Folks on here are generally conservative, which is a good thing IMHO, but we also tend to get somewhat groupthinkish and that can be discouraging to folks who run a different way. If you want to switch to 80/20, great, it's a great way program, if not, that's great too. Run what works for you and enjoy it, if you've run a certain way and it works, GREAT! If you want to mix it up and try something new GREAT! Just remember, it comes down to you making the decision that you feel is right for you.....

    ..... OK, I'll get off my SEL Teacher soapbox now....
  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
    Date Miles today - Miles for June

    6/1 10.5 miles - 10.5
    6/2 7.5 miles - 18
    6/3 14 miles - 32
    6/4 REST DAY
    6/5 8 miles - 40
    6/6 10 miles - 50
    6/7 5.4 miles - 55.4
    6/8 10 miles - 65.4
    6/9 4.15 miles - 69.55
    6/10 14 miles - 83.55
    6/11 REST DAY
    6/12 10.5 miles - 94.05
    6/13 10 miles - 104.05
    6/14 5 miles - 109.05
    6/15 10 miles - One hundred nineteen point oh five
    6/16 4 miles 123.05
    6/17 14 miles 137.05
    6/18 REST DAY
    6/19 10.5 miles - 147.55 << 1510 ft. elev gain
    6/20 8 miles - 155.55
    6/21 5 miles - 160.55
    6/22 REST DAY
    6/23 5 miles - 165.55
    6/24 10 miles - 175.55
    6/25 REST DAY
    6/26 10.5 miles 186.05
    6/27 10 miles - 196.05
    6/28 5 miles - 201.05
    6/29 10 miles - 211.05
    6/30 5 miles - 216.05 miles

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    Elkmont Hound Dog Half (unofficial) - 1/21 << 1:46:48 2 OA
    Elkmont Hound Dog Half (rescheduled) - 2/18 << 1:41:04 1 in AG & 24 OA
    Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon - 4/29 << 4:09:59

    Upcoming races:
    None so far



    I will put up July's challenge in a bit.
  • karllundy
    karllundy Posts: 1,490 Member
    6/1 - 4 miles
    6/2 - Pre-race rest day. Ate some donuts for national donut day / carb load :wink:
    6/3 - 13.2 miles. Damn HOT Dam to Dam half marathon! Race report forthcoming.
    6/4 - Ow.
    6/5 - Still ow. Had hoped for a recovery run, but decided against it when I got up.
    6/6 - 4.3 miles.
    6/7 - Unplanned rest day due to son's strep throat :-(
    6/8 - 5 miles.
    6/9 - 5 miles.
    6/10 - 6.2 miles.
    6/11 - Rest day.
    6/12 - 5 miles. 78° and humid at 4:45 a.m.!
    6/13 - 4.1 miles of track/speed work with a group. Then quick upper body weights. Again, 78° and humid.
    6/14 - Rest day. Semi-planned.
    6/15 - 5 miles.
    6/16 - 5 miles.
    6/17 - 6.8 miles.
    6/18 - Father's Day with my Dad and brother.
    6/19 - 5 miles.
    6/20 - 3.4 miles.
    6/21 - 4 treadmill miles, then upper body weights.
    6/22 - 5 hot and humid miles.
    6/23 - 5 miles.
    6/24 - Baseball tournament all day.
    6/25 - 3.4 on the hotel 'mill.
    6/26 - Rest day.
    6/27 - 5.2 miles. Gorgeously cool morning!
    6/28 - 4 treadmill miles, then weights/abs.
    6/29 - 5 humid miles.
    6/30 - 5 miles. Sloggy start, but ended up nice!

    108.6/113 for the month - too many unplanned rest days :neutral:

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  • lporter229
    lporter229 Posts: 4,907 Member
    June 1- 2.8 miles(first run back!)
    June 2- 30 minutes swim (800m)+ 30 minutes yoga
    June 3- 3.6 miles+ 30 minutes stretching/PT
    June 4- P90X3 Challenge
    June 5- 32 minute swim (850m)
    June 6- P90X3 CVX Cardio + 20 minutes stretching/PT
    June 7- 25 minutes swimming (650m)
    June 8- 30 min strength (back, shoulders, hamstrings and glutes), 28 min walk/run w/ Stella+ 10 min stretching
    June 9- 30 min swimming (850 or 900m?)+ 15 min stretching/PT
    June 10- Rest/ Travel day
    June 11- 3.5 mile road/trail run + 15 minute stretching/PT
    June 12- P90X3 Warrior+ 20 minutes stretching/PT
    June 13- 4 miles + 20 minutes strength training+ 10 min stretch/PT
    June 14- 36 minutes swimming (1000m)!+ P90X3 Dynamix
    June 15- 4 miles running
    June 16- 30 minutes swimming (850m)+ P90X3 Isometrix
    June 17- Rest Day
    June 18- 6 miles + 20 minutes stretching
    June 19- P90X3 Dynamix + 25 minute run/walk intervals with Stella
    June 20- 4.1 miles + 25 minutes strength training +10 minutes stretching/PT
    June 21-30 min swim (850m)+ 20 minutes stretching + P90X3 Accelerator
    June 22-3.5 miles
    June 23-17 min stationary bike warm up + 25 minutes strength training+ 30 min swimming (850m)
    June 24- 10 mile run + stretching
    June 25- P90X3 Pilates + stretching
    June 26- Rest Day
    June 27- 10 min bike warm up + 25 min strength training+ 28 min running (3.4 miles)+15 min stretching
    June 28- 30 min swim (850m)
    June 29- 3.2 miles running (1st mile wu w/ Stella)+ P90X3 yoga+ 15 min stretching
    June 30_ 30 min swimming (900m)

    It's the last day of the month and I am going to make my goal! When I set my goal for the month at 50 miles, I had no idea what I was in for since I hadn't run in 7 weeks. After my first few runs, I decided that I would abandon that goal because I was not sure how my recovery was progressing and I didn't want to push things. So here we are, last day of the month and I am 1.9 miles from my goal. I have a "potential" 5K tonight which I have promised myself I will run easy. I know I can do it because, after my faster little run on Tuesday and my legs aching since, I have realized that speed, not mileage, is my enemy at the moment and I am not going to go backwards on all of the work I have put into this rehab. The weather forecast is for thunderstorms this evening and we haven't yet signed up for the race, so if it looks miserable, I will skip it. But I will make sure to fit in a 2 mile run just so I can reach that goal because, why not??

    In other news, had another good swim this morning. My new slow and easy got me 900m in 30 minutes which is a 50 m record.

    Hope everyone has a fabulous weekend!
  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
    Here's July's...


    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10572255/july-2017-running-challenge/
  • zdyb23456
    zdyb23456 Posts: 1,706 Member
    RespectTheKitty wrote: »
    My Garmin sometimes annoys me on the treadmill. Like today, it was way behind my actual pace. I did 6.25 miles but Garmin only said 5.8. Silly Garmin.

    And with today's run, I have officially reached my goal with room to spare. 102.2 total miles for June. Won't get to run tomorrow, so there's where it will stand.

    Not sure what goal to set for July. I'm moving in the middle of the month so there will be a full weekend with no running. Plus my hip continues to bug me from time to time so I'd like to try to rest it a bit. July will definitely be lower mileage than most months.

    My garmin says I'm going way faster on the treadmill! I'll have the treadmill set to 6.2mph, but Garmin says I'm running a 6:30 pace - lol there's no way I've ever in my life run a 6:30 pace!
  • AmyOutOfControl
    AmyOutOfControl Posts: 1,425 Member
    6/1 = Gym day; 3 miles on the treadmill and 40 minutes of strength training
    6/2 = 6 miles
    6/3 = 6 miles & strength training
    6/4 = 13.9 miles (run/walk)
    6/5 = 8.1 miles & strength training
    6/6 = rest day
    6/7 = 8 miles (with 6 - 5 minute speed intervals)
    6/8 = 5.5 miles
    6/9 = 6 miles
    6/10 = Hatha yoga class
    6/11 = 10 miles (run/walk)
    6/12 = 4 miles & strength training
    6/13 = Vinyasa yoga class
    6/14 = 7.5 miles
    6/15 = 5.5 miles
    6/16 = 6 miles & strength training
    6/17 = 3 miles (5k race so technically 3.2 - rounding down)
    6/18 = 13 miles
    6/19 = 5 miles & strength training
    6/20 = Vinyasa yoga class
    6/21 = 8 miles (with 6 - 5 minute speed intervals)
    6/22 = 5.5 miles & kettlebell workout
    6/23 = 8.5 miles
    6/24 = rest day
    6/25 = 14 miles (run/walk)
    6/26 = Gym day; 3 miles treadmill and 45 minute strength training
    6/27 = Vinyasa yoga class
    6/28 = 8 miles
    6/29 = 6.5 miles
    6/30 = 7.5 miles

    Met a group at the track this morning and we did 200m sprints with 100m recovery walking. I then went out and did a couple more slow easy miles.

    I need to set a more ambitious mileage goal for July :)

    (June miles to date) 171.5/150 (June goal miles)

    Upcoming 2017 Races:
    10/28 = Hill Country Halloween Half Marathon
    11/23 = Georgetown Turkey Trot
    12/10 = BCS Half Marathon

  • zdyb23456
    zdyb23456 Posts: 1,706 Member
    6/1 5miles 46:33min
    6/2 3miles 27:09min
    6/3 7miles 65:53min
    6/4 rest
    6/5 3miles 27:52min
    6/6 4miles 36:43min
    6/7 3miles 27:55min
    6/8 13.1miles!!! 2:06:49min
    6/9 rest
    6/10 3.55miles 35:30min
    6/11 rest
    6/12 4mi intervals 38:32min
    6/13 5miles 50:34min
    6/14 rest
    6/15 5miles 48:52min
    6/16 4miles 37:39min
    6/17 8miles 1:21:57min
    6/18 rest
    6/19 6miles 58:35min
    6/20 3miles 28:48min
    6/21 2miles 18:40min
    6/22 4miles 38:16min
    6/23 9miles 1:29:14min
    6/24 4miles 37:22min
    6/25 rest
    6/26 5miles 47:40min
    6/27 2.29miles 21:15min
    1.12miles 10:29min
    6/28 rest
    6/29 6miles 55:38min
    6/30 10miles 1:38:03min

    I did it! 10 miles in between rain showers. I wasn't crazy about running 3 laps around the park, but I switched between going clockwise, counter-clockwise, then clockwise. It started lightly raining at mile 7, but it wasn't bad and felt good. It stopped raining by the time I hit 9.5 miles. The temp was about 70 degrees - really can't get any better for end of June running!

    Tomorrow I'm going to do an easy 4 miles.
  • mustb60
    mustb60 Posts: 1,090 Member
    25 km short of my target, mostly due to taking extra care to avoid injury as have been having a little bit of pain in my left leg. Good thing was I could run 10 km two times in this month. Hope it would be more regular in July!

    June Running Challenge

    Goal: 100 km 4 time/week (16)
    Ran: 75/100 km
    Total:12/16

    30/6/17 Run 2km+walk10km+SL
    29/6/17 Walk 7 km
    28/6/17 SL + walk 7 km
    27/6/17 Run 10 km walk 6km
    25/6/17 walk 4 km
    24/6/17 walk 4 km
    22/6/17 walk 3 km
    21/6/17 Run 10km + Walk6km (63)
    20/6/17 Walk 12 km + SL
    19/6/17 Run 7.5 km (53)
    18/6/17 walk 7 km
    17/6/17 Yoga+walk 3 km
    16/6/17 Run 7.2km+Walk9km+SL
    15/6/17 Walk 7 km
    14/6/17 Run7.3km+Walk8km(38.3)
    13/6/17 Run 3.7 km+Walk 5 km(31)
    12/6/17 Walk 4 km
    9/6/17 Run 5.3km+walk 2km (27.3)
    8/6/17 SL+walk 7km
    7/6/17 Run 4.4 km + Walk 6km (22)
    6/6/17 Run 3 km + Walk 7 km+SL
    5/6/17 Run 7 km+ walk 2 km
    4/6/17 Run 1 km+walk 5 km+SL
    3/6/17 Walk 5 km
    2/6/17 Walk 7 km
    1/6/17 Run 6.6 km + SL+walk 5 km

    SL : Strong lift
  • cburke8909
    cburke8909 Posts: 990 Member
    Going for a run at one. This will cause me to meet my goal for June.
  • RespectTheKitty
    RespectTheKitty Posts: 1,667 Member
    Glad today is a rest day. My entire right IT band is hurting, from my hip to my knee. I'm wondering if it's not time for new shoes.
  • cameronheel
    cameronheel Posts: 191 Member
    edited June 2017
    June 29 - 7 miles
    Rest day today
    June final total. 89.5. I will shoot for 100 miles in July. Stay healthy everyone.
  • Bakins929
    Bakins929 Posts: 895 Member
    A nice 4 mile run in the mist this morning, felt great! Was just enough to exceed my goal for the month. Wasn't sure my schedule would allow me to make it.
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  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    6/30 - 2 miles

    82 out of 70 miles

    Nice morning. Got out early before the closing on my Mom's house. We were going to start driving home (like 11 hours) after the closing, but Skip wanted to go to the beach with her friend. She worked so hard with me all week I told her to go ahead and go.

    I haven't had time to comment on everything but I've been doing lots of likes awesomes and even some woo's ha ha
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    Gonna post this here since we're still in June. The training plan for my ultra (a "low mileage" ultra plan) calls for 1:15 to 1:30 easy runs once a week, on Thursdays, Fridays are a rest day.

    I'm thinking about turning Thursday's into a 2-a-day day. The idea is, HIKE, with my hydration pack, at the local ski resort in the morning, roughly 5k, takes about 45-50 minutes or so (700+ feet elevation) then, in the evening, go for an EASY (read SLOW and low HR with walking if need be to keep HR beliw 160) run for like 3-3.5 miles. This would get me a similar amount of time as the low end of what the plan calls for.

    Now, I know splitting it up isn't the same as running it all at once, and I have time to think about it as I won't implement this idea until after my Trail marathon in 2 weeks.

    That said, does my thinking make any kind of sense?
  • dkabambe
    dkabambe Posts: 544 Member
    Been so busy with work didn't get to check in after last couple of runs, but ended up smashing my expectations after returning to running after a 6-week absence:

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    11-June: 6.50km easy
    13-June: 5.18km steady
    14-June: 4.59k *slow* + 3.18k easy
    15-June 7.94k easy
    16-June: 3.67k tempo
    17-June: 1.34k short
    18-June: 1.84k short
    19-June: 16.03k easy (as 3.04 + 3.56 + 3.55 + 4.51 + 2.34k runs with intermediate walking breaks of 5-15minutes)
    20-June: 5.31k tempo
    21-June: 5.92k easy
    26-June: 17.08k long run
    27-June: 6.07k easy
    29-June: 12.09k easy

    Upcoming Races:
    9-July: Southend HM
    ?? 22-Oct: Chelmsford Marathon ?? [Undecided]
  • NikolaosKey
    NikolaosKey Posts: 410 Member
    Hello fellow runners!

    6/1: 8.7k -w/u, Tempo Run, c/d-
    6/2: 10.3k -again Tempo-
    6/4: 7.1k - urban running
    6/6: 14.1k -Long run-
    6/7: 7.3k -Easy run-
    6/8: 1.5k -treadmill as w/u for strength training-
    6/10: 9k -urban running-
    6/12: 5k -2.5k run, 0.66km swim, 2.5k run-
    6/13: 11k - beach run-
    6/14: 3k -as wu and cd for strength training-
    6/16: 10k -urban run-
    6/17: 7.5k -easy run-
    6/20: 10.1k -painfull run-
    6/21: 11.3k -2k w/u, 7.2k Tempo, 2.1k c/d-
    6/22: 9.6k -Intervals-
    6/24: 10.3k -easy run-
    6/25: 15.2k -Long run-
    6:28: 10.9k -2.6k w/u, 6.6k fartlek, 1.7k c/d-
    6:30: 10.3k -2.8k w/u, 7.5 undefined run-

    Last run for June. Time is flying fast! This last run it suppose to be intervals but due to extensive heat I swiched it to an ordinary run or something.....

    Aim: 172.2k/161k

    Stay free of injuries!

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