June 2019 Monthly Running Challenge
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@hist_doc I abandoned my Apple Watch and switched to a Garmin Forerunner 935. I had nothing but various issues and limitations with it. It was not as accurate, it lost runs, and so on. That was Apple Watch 2 though, not sure how the modern ones stack up. I am very happy with my Garmin. There is nothing that I used on the Apple Watch that the Garmin cannot do, and most of it better. Based on the advertising alone with the current Apple Watch, I definitely have no desire to go back yet.0
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girlinahat wrote: »Spent the weekend in Snowdonia National Park, North Wales on a 'scrambling' weekend. To be honest I didn't really know what 'scrambling' was, but apparently it's climbing over boulders and taking a not so obvious route to the top of a mountain.
My legs are tired now (and I have a mahoosive bruise on my buttock from slipping and landing hard on my left cheek). There are no photos of it.
Here's some photos of the weekend - it typically rained the whole of Saturday but yesterday was nice. Back to normal now and will resume running shortly after all this punishing my body by hiking hills and then some!!
That looks like an awesome place to hike! But yeah, I would imagine you would need a rest day after that!
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Hi y'all! I haven't been in a monthly challenge / thread for sooo long! Not sure I should jump back in as I tend to spend too much time reading up on everyone's awesomeness. In for 110 this month. Currently at 28.9.
Contemplating trying for my first full in October, but not sure about the time commitment for training.
Welcome back! Yeah, the time commitment is pretty much the reason I have capped myself at 50k, and I keep that close to the marathon so that I only have to train once. There are only so many hours in a week to play with.0 -
I think I’ll join you guys! I’m getting back into running after a looooong break.
Goal for June: 50km
So far: 12 km
Looks like a long way but Ive been getting back into the groove so I’m hoping to start increasing the distance I’m doing.
What are some tips and tricks you wish you’d known as a newbie ish runner?6 -
@girlinahat - I am sure the views are well worth the climb required! It really looks like it would be fun!
@karlundy - welcome back!
@NiigataA - I wish someone had told me to slow down and not try to go too far, too fast. Build slowly to avoid over use injuries. Along that same line 'if you can't hold a normal conversation (no huffing and puffing and full sentences) you are going too fast'.2 -
I think I’ll join you guys! I’m getting back into running after a looooong break.
Goal for June: 50km
So far: 12 km
Looks like a long way but Ive been getting back into the groove so I’m hoping to start increasing the distance I’m doing.
What are some tips and tricks you wish you’d known as a newbie ish runner?
I just love newbies ! Another monthly question!!!!
Welcome @NiigataA !
What I wished I knew as a new runner?
I wish I understood that:
1) while running is or may be uncomfortable it should not be painful. Listen to your body. Ask, don't assume.
2) That running slow means slow down even if you think you are already slow.
3) ... Oh running will not entitle you to eat with reckless abandonment.
4) regular running will make you stronger and healthier, it will not (necessarily) make you like an elite athlete.4 -
@girlinahat that looks so cool! I would love to go scrambling there.
@karllundy welcome back! Which full are you thinking about? I know you put in a lot of miles so I'm sure you can do it, but I get it. I'm not up for the training commitment again this summer, I've got too many other things I want to do and last summer was so much preparing for my first (and probably only) full. But I'm really glad I did it. This year I'm splitting the marathon in two and doing back-to-back halves - I'm doing the Kansas City and Des Moines half marathons in October as part of the KC and DSM I-35 challenge. It seems much more reasonable when I compare it to the fact that two of my (crazy) friends are doing the fulls back-to-back.
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
06/05/19 :::: 5.0 :::: 19.5
06/06/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 19.5
06/07/19 :::: 3.6 :::: 23.2
06/08/19 :::: 5.7 :::: 28.9
06/09/19 :::: 4.9 :::: 33.7
06/10/19 :::: 3.2 :::: 36.9
06/11/19 :::: 2.0 :::: 38.9
A bad night of sleep last night resulted in hitting the snooze a time or two, but at least I got a 2-mile warm-up done today. Strength training was pretty much all pulling exercises today including attempts at a full unassisted pull-up. Alllllllllmoooooost there.4 -
I think I’ll join you guys! I’m getting back into running after a looooong break.
Goal for June: 50km
So far: 12 km
Looks like a long way but Ive been getting back into the groove so I’m hoping to start increasing the distance I’m doing.
What are some tips and tricks you wish you’d known as a newbie ish runner?
I was VERY grateful that at my first 10-mile race a fellow guy told me about lubrication on my nipples. I saw many first-time male runners that day with bloody shirts but I was able to avoid it.
Since then I have found other places chaff and learned the use of BodyGlide to prevent chafing.1 -
What are some tips and tricks you wish you’d known as a newbie ish runner?
Another one... TRAIN IN BAD WEATHER. Train in good weather. Train in medicore weather. Pretty much train in all weather, save the real extremes. But Rain, snow, cold, hot, etc... train in it. Other wise two things will happen:
1) A bad streak of weather will knock you out of the habit of running, and for many people that puts them in a slump for a long time.
2) If you race, you can not pick the weather on race day. So you need to be ready to run in whatever. Rarely do they cancel a race.9 -
Flu. I have the flu. OK granted not tested but I was feeling better this morning, then about an hr ago I started getting chills. Enough to leave me shaking uncontrollably with chattering teeth. Will see if a fever follows cause that will make it definite.
So my step streak ended yesterday, and it looks like my last day of work was probably Monday, unless I miraculously receiver overnight12 -
Today I got to walk 0.4 miles to a lake carrying half of a kayak, then walked 20 minutes with my dog before walking back to the house, once again carrying the kayak. My shin hurt slightly on the walk but was fine the rest of the day. After getting home I did a 20 minute yoga video, rolled my calves and quads, and then did a 16 minute yoga video later in the afternoon. I got some yard work done in spite of a light rain, and after dinner I did one last 13 minute yoga video.
All in all, I did 53 minutes of mobility work and 45 minutes of low impact cardio. It’s not running, but it’s something, and that’s important.
I’ve decided to DNS the trail race tomorrow. I just don’t think I’ll enjoy myself if I can't run, and I don’t trust myself not to push it. There will be more races. I think I’ll try and fit in a fourth strength class this weekend, assuming I'm feeling up for it. My arms could use a little extra love anyhow.
June Total: 17.32 miles
Revised June Goals: Lift 3x/week, 30 minutes/day of moderate cardio, 30 minutes/day of mobility. Run when I can.
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Goal: 100
June 1: 7 miles
June 2: 7 miles
June 4: 14.58 miles
June 5: 7.8 miles
June 8: 2.3 Miles
June 9: 9.86 Miles
June 11 14.89 miles
Total: 63.4 Miles
Remaining: 36.6 miles
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5.69 miles tonight.
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I think I’ll join you guys! I’m getting back into running after a looooong break.
What are some tips and tricks you wish you’d known as a newbie ish runner?
If it hurts worse 2 miles into a run than it did when you started, stop running.
Rest is the most under-rated part of training. It is vital.
If you have symmetrical aches in both legs, that's probably just training soreness and you can deal with it by rest and recovery. If you have an asymetrical ache on one side, that is likely an injury that may need medical attention in addition to rest.10 -
June Running Totals (miles)
6/1 – 5.08 group run
6/2 – 6.30 easy
6/3 – rest day
6/4 – 6.13 easy
6/5 – extra rest day
6/6 – extra rest day
6/7 – scheduled rest day/precautionary DNS
6/8 – 6.30 easy
6/9 – 5.03 warm and humid
6/10 – rest day
6/11 – 5.40 warmup, speed work
June running total to date – 34.24
Nominal June mileage goal: 100
Real Goals: Get back to running regularly without injuring myself.
Today's notes – Went to club practice today. Deliberately did my warmup with some guys who run slower than i do; I think I averaged a 9:15 pace for 2 miles, and early on we were running a 10 minute pace. The only way I can do that is with someone else.
I ignored the suggested workouts, which were beyond my current capability. In hindsight, what I ran 2 weeks ago was more than I could handle that day; so I decided to try it again today and see if I'm up to it. That's 4 x 400 at T pace, target 3:16 for 400 meters.
Ran a lap plus easy, then 4x800 with 400 recovery. Brought the 800s in at 4:15, 4:12, 4:13, 4:15. Still felt good after that, but the distance was up to over 5 miles total; so I took my cool down as walking a couple laps of the track. Maybe I would have been okay with the traditional 2 mile cool down run; but after the last couple of weeks needing extra rest days for aching quads, I wasn't in the mood to take a chance.
Firm decision, I will run the Medved 5K to Cure ALS next Sunday. I'm not in true racing shape, so I don't expect a really fast race. I expect I won't be able to break 20 minutes, and I may struggle to stay below 21 minutes. Depending on who else shows up, I expect to finish in the range of 2nd to 4th in my age group. But the real goal is run the entire race at T pace or a bit faster, and finish uninjured.
2019 Races:
January 1, 2019 Freezeroo #2 (Resolution Run 7.5 mile) (Mendon, NY) finished in 50:55
January 5, 2019 Winter Warrior Half Marathon (Gates, NY) finished in 1:30:48
January 12, 2019 Freezeroo #3 (Pineway Ponds 5 Mile) (Spencerport, NY) finished in 33:10
January 26, 2019 Freezeroo #4 (Hearnish 5 mile) (Victor, NY) 4.9 miles, finished in 32:28
February 2, 2019 USATF XC Championship, Masters 8K (Tallahassee, FL) finished in 32:53
February 9, 2019 Freezeroo #5 (Tom Brannon 8 mile) (Greece, NY) finished in 55:55
February 23, 2019 Freezeroo #6 (White House Challenge 4.4 mile) (Webster, NY) finished in 28:34
March 16, 2019 USATF Masters 8K Championship (Shamrock 8K) (Virginia Beach, VA) finished in 32:02
March 17, 2019 Shamrock Half Marathon (Virginia Beach, VA) finished in 1:34:21
April 13, 2019 BAA 5K (Boston, MA) DNS - injury
April 15, 2019 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA to Boston, MA) DNS - injury
April 28, 2019 USATF Masters 10K (James Joyce Ramble) (Dedham, MA) canceled registration - injury
May 19, 2019 Lilac Run 5K (Rochester, NY) DNS - injury
May 19, 2019 Lilac Run 10K (Rochester, NY) DNS - injury
May 25, 2019 Sunset House 5K (Rochester, NY) DNS - injury
June 7, 2019 Charlie McMullen Mile (Pittsford, NY) DNS - precautionary
June 16, 2019 Medved 5K to Cure ALS (Rochester, NY)
June 29, 2019 A Country Mile at Ganondagan (5-ish mile trail) (Victor, NY)
November 3, 2019 TCS New York City Marathon (New York, NY)8 -
I think I’ll join you guys! I’m getting back into running after a looooong break.
Goal for June: 50km
So far: 12 km
Looks like a long way but Ive been getting back into the groove so I’m hoping to start increasing the distance I’m doing.
What are some tips and tricks you wish you’d known as a newbie ish runner?
The right shoes are way more important than you think. Get fitted by a shoe professional, ideally one who's a runner.
Stick with it. You will improve. You may never win a race or even your age group but you will get faster and it will get easier.
Yoga (stretching) is your friend, as is foam rolling.
There's no such thing as too slow.
Ignore your watch, your running buddy, and yesterday's performance; listen to your body and do as it asks.
You can't outrun the cake/fries/beer no matter how much you try.7 -
5k running plus 5k walking at sunset, trying to pick up the pace a little bit, favoring my ankle has done terrible things to my form. If I’m not careful I run lopsided and get aches on my other side. The ankle is still tight feeling for about the first half mile, then starts feeling almost normal. I was even able to sprint a tiny bit at the end without it hurting at all. The danger is doing too much and having a setback. But it was so pretty today, had to run fast.
It was close to a perfect day. The weather is cooler and the humidity wasn’t bad. Woods full of lightning bugs. Saw two goldfinches, which I have never seen before except in a book, and possibly the biggest gray heron I’ve ever seen. He lives in the marshy area next to the river, so he has plenty of frogs to eat to get so big!7 -
8 mile this morning. Weather was pretty amazing for middle of June (63F, ONLY 83% humidity). Slow start, then picked it up a little. In fact, on my route there is a permanent "Your Speed" electronic sign. When no cars are around, I sometimes like to see if I can get it to register me running towards it. This morning I decided to tried it when I got close I started increasing my speed. It started picking me up at around 10mph, it increased to 12/13, then started getting faster, 15,18,20,23.... I thought damn!, I am flying. Then a second later I see headlights behind me and a car was approaching
. Duh. Well Garmin shows I hit 12.4mph, so that's ok.
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runnermom419 wrote: »runnermom419 wrote: »runnermom419 wrote: »runnermom419 wrote: »Well, I am late to the game this month.
The last two months, I've been able to get 110 miles, so I'd like to set my first goal to 110 miles and my stretch goal at 120 miles. Marathon training is in full swing; I gotta get on the ball.
June 1 - 6 miles
June 2 - 10 miles
June 4 - 3 miles
19 miles for June
Miles until Goal #1 - 91miles
Miles until Goal #2 - 101 miles
June 5 - 3 miles of speed work
22 miles for June
Miles until Goal #1 - 88 miles
Miles until Goal #2 - 98 miles
June 6 - 7 miles after work to help clear my head
29 miles for June
Miles until Goal #1 - 81 miles
Miles until Goal #2 - 91 miles
June 8 - 3.1 miles (5K with hubby, he got a new PR)
June 9 - 14 miles
46.1 miles for June
Miles until Goal #1 - 63.9 miles
Miles until Goal #2 - 73.9 miles
June 11 - 4 miles
June 12 - 6.2 miles
56.3 miles for June
Miles until Goal #1 - 53.7 miles
Miles until Goal #2 - 63.7 miles4 -
I think I’ll join you guys! I’m getting back into running after a looooong break.
Goal for June: 50km
So far: 12 km
Looks like a long way but Ive been getting back into the groove so I’m hoping to start increasing the distance I’m doing.
What are some tips and tricks you wish you’d known as a newbie ish runner?
Welcome! I'm still a newbie-ish runner, but I would say that my best advice (that hasn't already been given by someone else) is to check out strength training as a supplemental activity if you are looking for something to do in your off days. I'm a fan of taking it one step at a time, so maybe right now focusing on running is the way to go. But in the future, if you're not doing any strength training, I cannot recommend it enough both to support your running and your health generally.0 -
Wow. Lots of huge runs on here!
I'm just returning to running after back-to-back injuries this year...
Ran 3km on Thursday. Hoping for 5km by the end of the month.7 -
Thank you for all the excellent advice! What a warm and welcoming community!
I’ve been run/walking and building up my intervals. I hit 5 minutes running, 1 walking this week so I decided to see if I was ready to run continuously. Did 3km this morning just keeping the jog going, not worrying about pace. It felt really good to not have to stop to walk!!
Distance so far: 15km
June distance goal: 50km9 -
8 mile this morning. Weather was pretty amazing for middle of June (63F, ONLY 83% humidity). Slow start, then picked it up a little. In fact, on my route there is a permanent "Your Speed" electronic sign. When no cars are around, I sometimes like to see if I can get it to register me running towards it. This morning I decided to tried it when I got close I started increasing my speed. It started picking me up at around 10mph, it increased to 12/13, then started getting faster, 15,18,20,23.... I thought damn!, I am flying. Then a second later I see headlights behind me and a car was approaching . Duh. Well Garmin shows I hit 12.4mph, so that's ok.
I'm always really tempted to do that too, but there are always cars/people about I wouldn't want to see me doing it!1 -
eleanorhawkins wrote: »8 mile this morning. Weather was pretty amazing for middle of June (63F, ONLY 83% humidity). Slow start, then picked it up a little. In fact, on my route there is a permanent "Your Speed" electronic sign. When no cars are around, I sometimes like to see if I can get it to register me running towards it. This morning I decided to tried it when I got close I started increasing my speed. It started picking me up at around 10mph, it increased to 12/13, then started getting faster, 15,18,20,23.... I thought damn!, I am flying. Then a second later I see headlights behind me and a car was approaching . Duh. Well Garmin shows I hit 12.4mph, so that's ok.
I'm always really tempted to do that too, but there are always cars/people about I wouldn't want to see me doing it!
I am GUESSING you, being much smaller and less reflective, than a car, probably can not even trip it if you were doing 20mph. But that is a guess. Does anyone actually know?0 -
6-1 7.5k slow
6-2 11k easy
6-3 rest
6-4 7k moderate
6-5 7k easy
6-6 rest
6-7 7k slow
6-8 9k slow
6-9 7k easy
6-10 rest
6-11 7k intervals
6-12 7k moderate
June Total: 69.5k
June Goal: 150k
January Total: 131k
February Total: 159.5k
March Total: 183k
April Total: 126k
May Total: 128k
Monthly average: 145.5k
Next year when you pop in here claiming your December 2019 mileage, what accomplishments will you have made?
Run at least 4 5k races.
Get under 30:00 and a PR for 5k.
Average at least 135k per month, which would put me over 1,000 miles for the year.
Run the Year Team: Five for Nineteen
Sunny, light breeze, and 60 degrees F this morning. Just went out and had fun.
2019 Races:
4-13 Shine the Light 5K - 31:12 chip time; First Place male 65 and older
6-30 Strides for Starfish 5K
7-27 Solon Home Days 5K4 -
Holy cow, you ladies are intense! I'll join the challenge but not sure how much I can get done... So far in June according to my Apple Watch I've done 22 miles. I'm aiming for 13 miles a week but will be on vacation last week of June... So let's say goal is 50 miles total for June.6
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PastorVincent wrote: »What are some tips and tricks you wish you’d known as a newbie ish runner?
Another one... TRAIN IN BAD WEATHER. Train in good weather. Train in medicore weather. Pretty much train in all weather, save the real extremes. But Rain, snow, cold, hot, etc... train in it. Other wise two things will happen:
1) A bad streak of weather will knock you out of the habit of running, and for many people that puts them in a slump for a long time.
2) If you race, you can not pick the weather on race day. So you need to be ready to run in whatever. Rarely do they cancel a race.
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I'll never forget my first 15 miler in a total downpour. It made me a stronger runner (and better athlete). I ended up doing most of the training for my first full by myself. While I ended up running that race injured, I finished without stopping (aside from bathroom breaks)--I credit the training in conditions described above because it gave me the mental strength to keep going.1 -
@shanaber, @MegaMooseEsq, @PastorVincent thanks for the feedback. I can't decide if I completely regret my choice in switching (I had a Fenix 5S). To be honest, the Garmin app was pretty awful and I always experienced issues with it. I like the Apple 4 a lot but the app also stinks--editing workouts is a pretty fundamental tool if you ask me. I can't believe they haven't addressed this issue after four iterations of the watch. Oh well. I called support and they asked me to calibrate my watch--I can't recall if I did that when I purchased it.
@Runnergirl238, Yes, training for a full is a huge time commitment. forgive me if I've mistaken you for someone else but I think you might have written about this on another board in which you asked for advice on how to schedule this around, you know, life?!? If I am mistaken, forgive me and stop reading now
Like you, I have two kids. One is a moody middle schooler and the other is nearly two. I also work full time (I think you mentioned you were a teacher?) but I have summers "off," though before I know it my time always seems to get eaten up by tedious tasks and planning for the next academic year.
I decided to schedule my first full for November (I chose Philly because it's closest to me--I live about 15 minutes from the city and I know the course well). I did a good portion of my marathon training during the summer months and scheduled a half in September using my training plan.
Once school resumed in September, the schedule was HARD. Long runs were a challenge but I was able to fit them in because they were once a week (and when all was said and done it wasn't "as bad" as I had originally feared). For the longish runs, I had to make do and do doubles. Hey, it wasn't ideal but on certain days I did what I had to do. Some days I was up at 4:45 to run on the treadmill until 6:30 when I had to start getting ready for work. (I don't know if this is an option for you--I know it isn't for everyone.) Other days I would do my cross training or shorter runs right after school before picking up my daughter. I would also take her for runs in the jogging stroller--(sucked) but the extra weight helped me pick up speed when I wasn't pushing her.
Perhaps by now you have figured this out and my post is moot. I am looking to run my second this November and run it without injury this time. I wish you well!
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Hi all! I am pretty new to running. I have actually never really enjoyed it, lol, but I started doing C25K in the beginning of May and somewhere along the line I have gotten hooked. I am still doing run/walk but slowly progressing. We have some decent hills in my neighborhood and I run up the hills and walk down them. This gives my knee a little break as the downhills can be difficult on it. Currently, my goal is to run more than walk as I progress and it's been slow progress, but I'm still on track and headed in the right direction.
Here is what I did this morning:
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@shanaber, @MegaMooseEsq, @PastorVincent thanks for the feedback. I can't decide if I completely regret my choice in switching (I had a Fenix 5S). To be honest, the Garmin app was pretty awful and I always experienced issues with it. I like the Apple 4 a lot but the app also stinks--editing workouts is a pretty fundamental tool if you ask me. I can't believe they haven't addressed this issue after four iterations of the watch. Oh well. I called support and they asked me to calibrate my watch--I can't recall if I did that when I purchased it.
Oh, I do not use the Garmin app. I just have it pipe all things to RunKeeper and Strava and Apple Health and MFP. I use the functions of the watch during the run, but anything post-run, I use apps geared for whatever I am looking for. I did the same when I had the Apple Watch.
IMO: The watch is the tool for REAL-TIME feedback, tracking and control - not post-activity analysis.1
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