June 2019 Monthly Running Challenge

kgirlhart · June 2019

June goal: 90 miles

6/2: 8.51 miles
6/4: 5.52 miles

14.03/90 miles completed

Today's run was surprisingly awesome! It was 73F when I got out at 5:53 am with 91% humidity and dew point of 70, so I was expecting it to be pretty difficult. It was hot and muggy, but I really felt great the whole time and it was just one of those runs that you really enjoy. Since I managed to get out the door before 6:00 I had a little extra time so I went an extra half mile. I felt like I could have run even further, but I did need to get home and get ready for work.

There is rain in the forecast for most of the day tomorrow. I will be watching the radar to see when I can run. I am hoping to run in the morning, but may try to do it at lunch. Since tomorrow is global running day I don't want to skip. I figure if the radar is green I will run, but if it is yellow or red I will have to wait. I can run in rain, but I don't want to run in a storm.

2019 races:
2/2/19: Catch the Groundhog Half Marathon - PR 2:15:17
5/18/19: Run for 57th AHC Half Marathon - Cancelled due to weather

GregInORL · June 2019

Goal: 100
June 1: 7 miles
June 2: 7 miles
June 4: 14.58 miles
Total: 28.58 Miles
Remaining: 71.44 miles

10k ish for Global Running Day Tomorrow.

PastorVincent · June 2019

ducky133 wrote: »

I think I am giving up on the ticker. I updated it by adding today's run but when I did a cut and paste and previewed it said 2 miles instead of 4. Today was my second run since last August, another 2+ miles, so I am at 4. I can't be exact because my iPhone keeps dying when I try to use the mapmyrun app! Time for a new phone but I have been trying to hold off in case there is a new phone in the fall! Today's run felt good but my legs were tired from an hour of walking (with hills) last night. Thanks for the encouragement so far; I am trying to get a handle on the group.

That is normal. Had you left it, it would have eventually updated by itself.

PastorVincent · June 2019

So Mrs. Pastor Vincent had her PT appointment today. The PT evaluated her, gave her some exercises and wants to see her back on Friday. If she gets a good report on Friday she could start running again this weekend. She probably will not be cleared to run her 30k race at the end of the month though

But PT was very positive about a full recovery and return to running. So that is good

ducky133 · June 2019

Thanks shanaber I will check that out!

zeesparrow · June 2019

Page 8 and I'm finally on the board for this month! I've been following along but not posting because I haven't yet decided what to do as far as a goal for June. My knee's better so I was able to get out and run today after 6 days off. During that time, I foam rolled, stretched, did some mobility/strength exercises and got a massage (though she didn't focus on my lower body as much as I would have liked).

It was great to be able to run this morning. I intentionally walked every half mile for 30-60 seconds, as well as any time my heart rate increased or my knee spoke to me. I also took advantage of a couple dog stops to stretch.

My training plan calls for 67 miles this month and I not so secretly want to do at least 60 but I also want to be careful with my knee. So, 50 miles it is.

June goal - 50 miles

June Miles - 3.32
06/01 - walk 0.79
06/02 - walk 1.8
06/03 - walk 1.85
06/04 - 3.32

polskagirl01 · June 2019

So I've been running, and trying to find a good balance so I can build back to my desired maintenance mileage but feel good doing it. Humidity and hills are much more challenging in my present location, so I haven't yet figured out how to gauge my progress and whether struggling today on a 9k run is really a big deal. It's probably not! TRUST THE PROCESS.
June goal 100 miles

Upcoming races:
June 8: Daily American 10k (Somerset, PA, USA)
June 22: Rockwood Rotary HM (rail trail between Rockwood & Garrett, PA)

shanaber · June 2019

@ducky133 and any other newbies - if you are using or start using Strava we have a group/club there too - MFP Monthly Running Challenge, with all the usual suspects from here and then some

Walked to the trail this morning then tried a bit of running. Hip was good. ITB was bothering me a bit. Ended up running (slowly) more than I expected to be able to and by the time I got back to my neighborhood it was feeling really good. 1st back to back run in months. Will be doing my strength training at home this afternoon at some point since my trainer is on vacation. I am also planning a very short run for tomorrow for Global Running day, maybe just a mile or two.
Date........Miles.......Total
06/01......4.31........4.31
06/02......0.00........4.31
06/03......4.36........8.67 - +Agility class
06/04......3.53......12.20

2019 Planned and Completed Races
02/03/19 - Surf City Half Marathon Deferred to 2020
05/11/19 - Santa Barbara Wine Country HM
09/15/19 - Jack and Jill Downhill HM - Boise
11/23/19 - USA Women's HM
02/02/20 - Surf City Half Marathon

KatieJane83 · June 2019

Lazy_Bones_85 wrote: »

KatieJane83 wrote: »

Back, a few days late, lol. It's so hard to keep up with these threads!

This month I will be aiming for 60 miles. My marathon plan officially starts w/o 6/24. I feel like I'm in a pretty good place to start it - the 1st week of the plan has 3x 3 miles and a 6 mile long run, and last week I did 3x 3 miles and a 7 mile long run, so I feel I'm starting off with a decent base. Now, I just need to keep sticking with the food tracking and lose the rest of the lbs I put on w/my last injury (2.4 down so far).

I too am trying to drop weight. I'm down 3.5lbs in a month. I'm finding it so hard to lose while training for races. Let me know if you have some tips or tricks, especially for the day after long run day.

One thing I find that helps me is to use the calorie cushion from my long runs over more than one day. I view my calorie goals more holistically, looking at it by week, so that as long as I'm at or under for the whole week I don't stress if one particular day is over. So, since I don't necessarily eat back all the calories I burn from a long run (especially when I start to get back to the much longer ones - right now I've only hit 7 miles so far since my return post-injury) I'll use that excess deficit for the next day too. So, even if I'm technically 'over' the day after according to MFP it doesn't really matter since I'm looking at it in over a longer time frame.

@Tramboman I totally just LOL'd at my desk over the dry rot comment

KatieJane83 · June 2019

Holy moly is the weather absolutely beautiful today! It was right around 70°F, actually low humidity for once, lovely breeze, beautiful blue skies, sun, and fluffy white clouds. My ideal running temp is cooler than this, but it was just so dang pleasant out! Made it SO VERY HARD to go back inside to my office, lol.

Date Miles Notes
6/1/2019-- 3.1 -- Dennis P. McCugh 5k
6/2/2019-- 7 -- tired, warm long run
6/3/2019-- 0 -- rest day
6/4/2019-- 3 -- OMG such a beautiful day out!

13.1/60 miles

Tramboman · June 2019

Bringing smiles to people's faces is one of my superpowers...
...'cause it sure as *kitten* isn't running!

Lazy_Bones_85 · June 2019

Yeah, this ticker thing is a pain, but the dog is so cute I can't get rid of it without feeling guilty.

Anyway, got out for 5.9M of intervals. I ran 5 1.7Ks with 3:00 walking recoveries in between. My ultimate goal was 8:15 for each interval for a pace of 7:45 but I ended up doing 8:15, :16, 55, 42, 51. I've been adding .5K to my total interval distance each week. Today I'm just proud I didn't quit when it started getting hard. I just can't seem to be able to run any faster than that. My legs can't move faster and my heart and breathing can't keep up. And I've been running pretty consistently for about 5 years with a 2 month hiatus 1.5 years ago when I broke a few fingers. And I think I use my hip flexors too much (because they are constantly sore even after stretching, foam rolling, and self-massage) when I run and not my glutes at all because I don't feel myself activating them.

Taking my cat in for a dental cleaning tomorrow which will be an all day affair so I've decided to play golf while I wait for her to keep my mind off the worry of her and anesthesia. I originally was going to make-up Sunday's skipped run tomorrow but I'll have to play the day by ear. Has anyone here had their cat's teeth cleaned? Were you worried, or am I being exceptionally sensitive despite it being a relatively safe procedure?

MegaMooseEsq · June 2019

Today I got to run 3.11 miles around my home lake. It was a tough one - I think I overdid it this weekend, because I actually got what I can only describe as shin splints in my right leg. This was the first time I’ve had shin pain that I can recall since I started running back in fall 2017, and when it didn’t go away after the first mile and a half I decided to turn around and shave off a little distance. So that turned my planned 3.75 mile run into a 3.11 mile run/walk, but so it goes. I got out there, and I’d rather have some mild overuse pain than unexplained knee and hip pain.

In related news, I’m back on the calorie counting train. I can’t fit in my jeans and I’m up 10 pounds from the point I’d hoped to maintain, so there we are. I actually talked about this with my running friend on Sunday - it was a little unusual talking to a man about weight loss, but it was nice being able to commiserate about trying to balance calories without driving ourselves mad, plus the difficulties of cutting back when you're injured and maybe feeling a little sorry for yourself. I’d love to be able to maintain without logging, but right now that doesn’t seem to be the case. So it goes.

I've been particuarly frustrated recently with what seem to be the prevailing American attitudes towards weight loss. On the one hand, there's still a lot of discrimination against people who are overweight, and pressure to conform to an idealized body-type. But on the other hand, there's this narrative that diets don't work because we live in an obesogenic society and we should be able to love ourselves regardless of size. And yes, those last two things are certainly true, but where does that put those of us who have had some success losing weight and want to maintain the physical, mental, and/or social benefits we've gained?

June Total: 7.58 miles

June Goals: run 65 miles, lift 3x/week, 30 minutes/day of moderate cardio and 30 minutes/day of mobility.

2019 Races! (bold registered)
January 26: Securian 10K, St. Paul, MN Chip time: 1:05:07
February 16: Half Fast 10K DNS
March 23: Hot Dash 5K, Mpls, MN Chip time: 0:28:39 (*PR!)
May 19: Women Run the Cities 5K, Mpls, MN Chip time: 0:33:02
June 8: PHRC Pensieve 10K (virtual)
June 12: ESTRS French 5K, Plymouth, MN
June 29 Lift Bridge 10Mi, Bayport MN
August 3: Beat the Blerch Half Marathon, Carnation, WA
September 2: MDRA Victory Labor Day 5K, Mpls, MN
September 8: Sioux Falls Half Marathon, Sioux Falls, SD
October 5: TCM 10K, St. Paul, MN
October 6: TCM 10Mi, Minneapolis to St. Paul, MN
October 12: Bemidji Blue Ox 26K, Bemidji, MN
November 28: Turkey Trot St. Paul 10K, St. Paul, MN
December 14: Reindeer Run 10K, Mpls, MN

MegaMooseEsq · June 2019

Lazy_Bones_85 wrote: »

Taking my cat in for a dental cleaning tomorrow which will be an all day affair so I've decided to play golf while I wait for her to keep my mind off the worry of her and anesthesia. I originally was going to make-up Sunday's skipped run tomorrow but I'll have to play the day by ear. Has anyone here had their cat's teeth cleaned? Were you worried, or am I being exceptionally sensitive despite it being a relatively safe procedure?

Good luck to your kitty! I haven't had any of my cat's teeth cleaned but I have had a dog's teeth done and they were fine. If your cat is female, they were probably anesthetized when they were fixed, so chances are any unusual reactions would have come up then, right? Either way, there's nothing wrong with feeling anxious and I think it's a good plan to keep yourself busy during the procedure.

Lazy_Bones_85 · June 2019

@MegaMooseEsq Thank you!!

martaindale · June 2019

KatieJane83 wrote: »

Lazy_Bones_85 wrote: »

KatieJane83 wrote: »

Back, a few days late, lol. It's so hard to keep up with these threads!

This month I will be aiming for 60 miles. My marathon plan officially starts w/o 6/24. I feel like I'm in a pretty good place to start it - the 1st week of the plan has 3x 3 miles and a 6 mile long run, and last week I did 3x 3 miles and a 7 mile long run, so I feel I'm starting off with a decent base. Now, I just need to keep sticking with the food tracking and lose the rest of the lbs I put on w/my last injury (2.4 down so far).

I too am trying to drop weight. I'm down 3.5lbs in a month. I'm finding it so hard to lose while training for races. Let me know if you have some tips or tricks, especially for the day after long run day.

One thing I find that helps me is to use the calorie cushion from my long runs over more than one day. I view my calorie goals more holistically, looking at it by week, so that as long as I'm at or under for the whole week I don't stress if one particular day is over. So, since I don't necessarily eat back all the calories I burn from a long run (especially when I start to get back to the much longer ones - right now I've only hit 7 miles so far since my return post-injury) I'll use that excess deficit for the next day too. So, even if I'm technically 'over' the day after according to MFP it doesn't really matter since I'm looking at it in over a longer time frame.

I use the weekly approach as well. Even though I'm not trying to lose right now, I have found it is also helpful for maintenance. My calorie burn can be so different from day to day that focusing on a single day would just complicate meal planning too much.

martaindale · June 2019

Did my Monday run today. I woke up Monday morning with my ankle hurting so badly I was having a hard time walking. I took it easy, little ice and some Tylenol. It was still hurting when I went to bed but had magically healed this morning.
Ran at the gym so I could bail at a moment's notice if I needed to but it was fine. Weird but glad it was nothing serious.

6/2: 3.1 miles
6/4: 5 miles
June total: 8.1 miles
June goal: 70 miles

2019 Races:

Piney Woods Trailfest 5k - 2/2/2019 29.23
Rodeo Run 10k - 2/23/2019 1:03.12
Run Houston! Minute Maid Park 10k - 3/23/2019 1:01.28
Brazos Bend 50 10k - 4/6/2019 1:15:33
El Chupacabra de Houston 10k (night trail run) - 8/2019
TWRC Run Wild Run Free 5k - 9/2019
10 for Texas 10 Miler - 10/2019 registered
Wine and Dine half marathon - 11/3/2019 registered

Run the Year 2019 - Team Five for Nineteen

shanaber · June 2019

@Lazy_Bones_85 - I worry too when my pets have to have anesthetic for any reason. I have found an anesthetic free dental cleaning that works well. We have had that done for our pup once a year but they also do cats so next time you might consider looking into something like that.
@MegaMooseEsq - I agree that the attitudes about weight and body image are confusing on many levels but I look at it from a different perspective. When I started making changes I did not go on a 'diet'. The foods I ate were not terrible so it was more a matter of understanding and changing the amount of food I was consuming. I did not project on myself to try to look a certain way but I am happy that I can wear just about anything I want now. If I am honest though, some of that is my age and knowing I am never going to look like Scarlett Johanssen no matter what I do.
We can definitely love ourselves (and others) no matter our size but there is also loving ourselves enough to want to be as healthy and strong as possible. I am proudest though about being healthy, being able to lift really heavy things and getting off all the medications, etc. and the surprise when a medical provider realizes I don't take any of the 'normal' medications most people my age have to take. I think we are starting to see more emphasis on people getting healthy, strengthening their bodies in all ways but it is a slow change to that message.

AlphaHowls · June 2019

@Elise4270 wrote: »

AlphaHowls wrote: »

6/1 26.53 miles
6/2 26.43 miles, Cycling 3 hours
6/3 26.56 miles
6/4 21.3 miles, 400 days on the run

Ya know, I hate to see your food bill... 😄

*dew claws up*

katharmonic · June 2019

Thank you @Scott6255, @quilteryoyo, @shanaber and @teresa507. @teresa507 Kathrine Switzer was so cool. She told us about routes she used to run in Syracuse and a coach she had that just didn't think women were physically able to run a marathon. She did the distance in training with him and he collapsed and she felt great.

shanaber wrote: »

@katharmonic - Great race report and great job continuing to push yourself! I think the HM I ran over Mother's Day weekend would be a fun destination race, albeit a bit difficult to get to (fly to LA drive to Santa Barbara or Santa Ynez). I think I would be more likely to run it again if I had running buddies to run it with but there was great camaraderie and it was a pretty small race. I haven't run it but I have heard the Wine Country HM in Napa/Sonoma is also a good one but it is in July and I think it would be incredibly hot and so crowded for visiting wineries, etc.

A wine country HM would be right up our alley for sure, but the heat does sound less appealing. Also, the USA Women's HM on your list in November would be fun - I remember looking that up when you mentioned it before. California races are so far for us that it would be tough to plan and get commitments but maybe we can work up to it. We were talking about the NYC women's HM that @teresa507 mentioned as a next possibility.

Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
06/01/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 0.0
06/02/19 :::: 13.2 :::: 13.2
06/03/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 13.2
06/04/19 :::: 1.3 :::: 14.5

Just a warm-up run today on the treadmill before lots of upper body work during strength training today. I was considering running a little more later with some friends but it started raining and I bailed.

Instead I went to Home Depot and bought myself a new garbage disposal and stair rail brackets - both have needed to be replaced for months and months - and some potting soil and pots. I managed to put up the stair rail but the garbage disposal job may have to wait for the weekend. I'm a little afraid that it may involve tears and cursing like when I replaced my kitchen faucet. I also planted some jalapeno, bell pepper and tomato plants my trainer at the gym gave me that he started from seed. I'm hoping I might be able to keep them alive and enjoy some produce from them, but my gardening history suggests this is a long shot.

June 2019 Monthly Running Challenge

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