June 2019 Monthly Running Challenge
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polskagirl01 wrote: »June goal 100 miles
Got a new PR today at the half marathon! Strava says PRs at 20k, 10 mile & 15k as well, and the second half supposedly included my 3rd best 10k! So needless to say, the rail-trail proved to be an excellent course. It was such a small race though, I was running alone for most of it. After the turnaround, I realized I wasn't going to podium or change positions with anyone, either, so focused on my pacing plan, and it went really well. At one point I got caught running between a mother deer in front of me, and baby deer behind me. My yelling, clapping & moving over didn't help reunite them, so we all ran together like that for a while until mama deer went off the trail (baby of course went off the other way, but at least I wasn't between them anymore).
The other runners were standing around afterwards kinda snotty-like in a circle, and I overheard them talking about an upcoming 50k and "oh that one will be easy"... So I laughed to myself, talked to one guy who wasn't in their little group, then loaded up on the cookies and left
This was before the race, but empty trail like this was pretty much my view for the morning.
Congratulations on a great race!!!1 -
I was thinking about running, but less than a couple minutes standing in my driveway I was cooked. I think I will wait till the evening0
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I got a walk with dh. I guess you can call it a walk. A lumbering walk might be more accurate. 2.2 miles in just barely under 50 minutes. Way faster than the last walk. DH went with me so I tried to keep up.
Starting out I'd thought I'd do 4 miles. 10 minutes in I regretted not stay home and studying or cleaning the house. I see the doc in 10 days, so think I'll put a pin in the walking til then.
Dh wants to try this new burger joint. Nothing fancy about it, no waygu, Kobe or bison. Just Angus. Meh... Sure why not. No regular exercise and a Whopper... My clothes aren't already too tight.
Run on, you two leggers.11 -
@dpwellman wrote: »I haven't been running for more than a year. Starting over.
Going for 30 this month to start.
Groovy! Another TN Runner!
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Congratulations on the PRs @polskagirl01!1
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polskagirl01 wrote: »June goal 100 miles
Got a new PR today at the half marathon! Strava says PRs at 20k, 10 mile & 15k as well, and the second half supposedly included my 3rd best 10k! So needless to say, the rail-trail proved to be an excellent course. It was such a small race though, I was running alone for most of it. After the turnaround, I realized I wasn't going to podium or change positions with anyone, either, so focused on my pacing plan, and it went really well. At one point I got caught running between a mother deer in front of me, and baby deer behind me. My yelling, clapping & moving over didn't help reunite them, so we all ran together like that for a while until mama deer went off the trail (baby of course went off the other way, but at least I wasn't between them anymore).
The other runners were standing around afterwards kinda snotty-like in a circle, and I overheard them talking about an upcoming 50k and "oh that one will be easy"... So I laughed to myself, talked to one guy who wasn't in their little group, then loaded up on the cookies and left
This was before the race, but empty trail like this was pretty much my view for the morning.
Well done!!!!0 -
Congratulations @polskagirl01 on your PR and a great race!
@eleanorhawkins - you are absolutely right! Can't resist running to Happy!
Maybe that is a good mid-month question... What is your favorite running song assuming you run with music?1 -
@polskagirl01 congratulations on your PR! Well run! Even with the deer joining in.
Maybe that is a good mid-month question... What is your favorite running song assuming you run with music?
The songs I love to run to change all the time, but I always have a lot of 80s music on my playlist. "Come on Eileen" is one of my favorites to run to because of the section where it gets faster and faster. I'm also a big fan of Soft Cell's "Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go" mix because I like the beat and the extended version is 9 minutes long. That eats up a chunk of time if I'm trying to motivate myself by running for one more song or two more songs, etc.
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Maybe that is a good mid-month question... What is your favorite running song assuming you run with music?
Great question! Some of my favorites are: Queen - "Don't Stop Me Now ", Rush - "Tom Sawyer ", Deep Purple- "Highway Star", Iron Maiden- "Run to the Hills " and Devo - "Whip It".
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Definitely not running related....
"Mama I got snake bit."
The swelling is down so it not super noticable. He's on pain meds so he not acting like he's snake bit. I did enjoy him before the pain meds, when he's hurt and super lovey.
He was chasing a leopard frog this morning in the bushes and found a pygmy rattlesnake. It took me a minute to figure out that rattling wasn't him laying on a frog. I thought he got away unscathed, but it was obvious hours later that it got him in the throat. We never "caught" the snake. So I'm going to trim the bushes where the frogs can't get to comfy and invite the snakes for a bush party.
http://www.oksnakes.org/western-pygmy-rattlesnake.html
Really glad we don't have to bury Beary.8 -
Definitely not running related....
"Mama I got snake bit."
The swelling is down so it not super noticable. He's on pain meds so he not acting like he's snake bit. I did enjoy him before the pain meds, when he's hurt and super lovey.
He was chasing a leopard frog this morning in the bushes and found a pygmy rattlesnake. It took me a minute to figure out that rattling wasn't him laying on a frog. I thought he got away unscathed, but it was obvious hours later that it got him in the throat. We never "caught" the snake. So I'm going to trim the bushes where the frogs can't get to comfy and invite the snakes for a bush party.
http://www.oksnakes.org/western-pygmy-rattlesnake.html
Really glad we don't have to bury Beary.
Oh gosh! One of ours got it in the forehead from probably a copperhead back when we had outdoor cats, and our vet said cats are generally much less susceptible to snake venom than humans. Ours was okay after a day or so. His poor face sure swelled up though! Interestingly cats don’t have the same advantage when it comes to spider venom, which can be exceptionally dangerous for cats. So of course our indoor cats spend all day hunting and eating spiders, trying to make me as nervous as possible.
Hoping your baby is feeling better soon!3 -
Congratulations @polskagirl01 on your PR and a great race!
@eleanorhawkins - you are absolutely right! Can't resist running to Happy!
Maybe that is a good mid-month question... What is your favorite running song assuming you run with music?
I don’t run with headphones but my favorite song to have stuck in my head while running is Gwen Harris’s cover of Modest Mouse’s “Float On” - “All right already we’ll all float on, now don’t you worry we’ll all float on...” definitely a message I need to hear when I’m tensing up and running too hard in the middle of a long run.
I was also once pleasantly surprised by a passerby in a convertible booming “Smile” by Lil Duval at just the exact moment when I was thinking, I can’t keep going, listen to how hard I’m breathing, during a fast finish at the end of a tempo run. It was almost sundown and this lyric struck my ears:
If you're breathin', you achievin'
We havin' fun this evening, believe me
(Smile *kitten*, smile *kitten*, c'mon!)
You better believe I put a smile on my face and picked my knees up! It just took a little push to remind me that I made a choice to be out there running and I do it because I love it.7 -
Thanks @rheddmobile . He'll be fine. $343.62 to an emergency vet an hour away said so. Haha! They thought he might have been lucky enough to have had a dry bite. He had the cutest little oompah loompah face.
I didn't know that about spiders. This one loves butterflies and dragonflies. I tease him about chasing something a little less innocent... But I think he should stick to pretty flying things. He got bit and wanted back in with the snake. Luckily I grabbed him.1 -
Wow @elise4270! So glad he will be ok!
One of my big fears letting Hobbes the Vizsla off leash on our runs along the river (other than that it is a protected bird nesting area) is that there are rattle snakes in the rocks. We have not been to snake aversion class and I am sure he would be so curious and want to check them out.0 -
I have been absent from here for a while, so am 24 pages behind. Catching up is NOT going to happen, so I'll just say congratulations to all those who have raced well and had excellent training runs, as most of you do, for the last couple of weeks. If there are new injuries, I hope you are healing quickly. I'll try to be more active here, since I do love the encouragement you all give to each other and the side discussions.
Yesterday, I managed my longest run in years - 4 miles. It was intentionally slow, so I could go the longer distance without giving out. I was pleased. I have been "training" for an 8K on Aug 3, but my step-daughter has decided to come up Aug 1 - 4, so, even though she told me to not change my plans, I hate to be gone while she is here. If it was just the race, I'd go ahead and do it, but it is a midnight run at a town about 1.5 hours away, so I'd be gone all night. I'll just try to find something else the next weekend or later.
I did just read about your cat getting bit by the rattlesnake, @Elise4270 . I'm glad he is going to be okay. That's scary. My dog, Tippy, will bark at the snakes we have around here, but so far has had the sense to stay far enough away to not get bitten. I hope that trend continues.2 -
quilteryoyo wrote: »I did just read about your cat getting bit by the rattlesnake, @Elise4270 . I'm glad he is going to be okay. That's scary. My dog, Tippy, will bark at the snakes we have around here, but so far has had the sense to stay far enough away to not get bitten. I hope that trend continues.
Err missed that post, glad to hear he is okay though! Scary!1 -
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With 8 days left of June 2019:
Setting my goal for 30 miles
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Definitely not running related....
"Mama I got snake bit."
The swelling is down so it not super noticable. He's on pain meds so he not acting like he's snake bit. I did enjoy him before the pain meds, when he's hurt and super lovey.
He was chasing a leopard frog this morning in the bushes and found a pygmy rattlesnake. It took me a minute to figure out that rattling wasn't him laying on a frog. I thought he got away unscathed, but it was obvious hours later that it got him in the throat. We never "caught" the snake. So I'm going to trim the bushes where the frogs can't get to comfy and invite the snakes for a bush party.
http://www.oksnakes.org/western-pygmy-rattlesnake.html
Really glad we don't have to bury Beary.
Well, that's one of the nine lives used...3 -
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
6-13 rest
6-14 7k easy
6-15 7k moderate
6-16 9k slow
6-17 rest
6-18 7k intervals
6-19 7k easy
6-20 rest
6-21 7k moderate
6-22 11k slow
6-23 7k recovery
June Total: 131.5k
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
Almost a repeat of the past two days. Sunny and 65 degrees F; but the breeze was from the south. This will probably be the last of the coolish weather for awhile.
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 5K5 -
0623-10k total-44k, goal-80k
Work schedule recently is turning me into a weekend warrior. Today's run was hot and miserable. The old ladies were out full force. Running around them is no problem in normal weather, but a major pain in the butt when it's hot and I'm irritable.
At least I've got through half of my allotted mileage for the month.
@Elise4270 That must've been scary. Glad to hear he's OK!
@d_hakman Welcome to the group!6 -
Good to see you again @quilteryoyo - good job on the 4 mile run.
Welcome @d_hakman! Glad to have you to finish out June and onto the rest of the summer!
@Elise4270 yikes, so scary.
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
06/12/19 :::: 4.5 :::: 43.4
06/13/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 43.4
06/14/19 :::: 3.1 :::: 46.6
06/15/19 :::: 3.7 :::: 50.3
06/16/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 50.3
06/17/19 :::: 3.5 :::: 53.8
06/18/19 :::: 2.2 :::: 56.0
06/19/19 :::: 5.0 :::: 61.0
06/20/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 61.0
06/21/19 :::: 3.1 :::: 64.1
06/22/19 :::: 8.0 :::: 72.1
06/23/19 :::: 5.5 :::: 77.6
It's another beautiful day and I wanted to get the run in while it was still reasonably cool and before I got all lazy. It was a good choice because now I can be lazy with justification. I do have a little Spartan-training related project I want to do today so I'm going to try not to be totally horizontal for the rest of the day.6 -
@MobyCarp thank you for your insight and experience. You make a lot of sense. There was a 5k near me yesterday but unfortunately I found it after it was already full. So... virtual 5k it is!
June goal - 50 miles
June Miles - 38.65, walk 10.13
06/01 - walk 0.79
06/02 - walk 1.8
06/03 - walk 1.85
06/04 - 3.32
06/05 - 2.3 knee pain; Myrtl
06/06 - rest
06/07 - walk 1.14
06/08 - rest
06/09 - 5.3
06/10 - walk 2.4
06/11 - 4.02 ; yoga, Myrtl
06/12 - 0.36
06/13 - 4.04 ; yoga, Myrtl
06/14 - walk 0.69
06/15 - walk 1.46
06/16 - 6.01
06/17 - walk 1? (didn't record; Bike 20m; yoga; Myrtl))
06/18 - 4.03 tough... 80F feels so much hotter than 60F
06/19 - 2.03 ; yoga; Myrtl
06/20 - 4.13
06/21 - walk 1.15
06/22 - walk 1.8
06/23 - 3.11 (virtual 5k race); walk 1? (didn't record walk)
The last couple days were rest days, so I just took the dogs for a couple sniffy walks. This morning was another walk with the dogs, then my virtual 5k race/training run. I was getting hungry before I left so ate a couple Gu chews. I waited 30-45 minutes before leaving but that was not the best idea of the day.
For this run, I set my Garmin to provide an alert if I was over 11 min/mile, which would not be fast enough for my goal, but I didn't want it to remind me too much if I was struggling. I started out faster than I planned, at under 10 min/mile, but I just went with it. It was breezy, 60F with winds of 13mph and gusts over 20mph. And of course, it didn't seem to matter which direction I ran, I felt like I was running into the wind. At least it helped keep me cool, and when I wasn't running into the wind, it felt so much faster and easier!
My first mile came in at a record 9:39! Each successive mile was slower... so much for negative splits. But those Gu chews I ate? I got stomach cramps at about halfway and they didn't go away. The second mile was still faster than my goal, though I was struggling. At about 2.25 miles there is a slight incline, my stomach was upset, the wind was gusting and I slowed down... then walked quickly up the rest of that hill for 15-20 seconds. Garmin reminded me I was over my pace, but I needed the break to evaluate things and catch my breath a little. I started running again as I reached the top and kept pushing. With about a quarter mile to go, I started thinking about my first 10k race and the volunteers who cheered you on. They weren't there today, so I cheered myself on. "You're almost there!" "Looking good!" "Keep it up!" Then I told myself, c'mon you can do this. Just two more minutes if you push. You can do anything for two minutes! And I said, please Garmin, tell me it's been 3 miles.
I turned the corner and Garmin buzzed. I looked down and it said 3.02 miles. I kept running. At 3.05 miles I picked up the pace to bring it in strong, until it buzzed again at 3.1. I kept going a little farther to make sure it would record 5k... stopped running... and then got a little sick
Previous PR: 35:05 (during my 12k race 7 weeks ago)
Goal: <33 minutes
Result: 30:58 minutes
I CRUSHED IT!19 -
June goal: 90 miles
6/2: 8.51 miles
6/4: 5.52 miles
6/5: 5.26 miles
6/6: 5.51 miles
6/9: 10.05 miles
6/11: 6.25 miles
6/12: 6.10 miles
6/13: 6.22 miles
6/16: 10.03 miles
6/18: 3.36 miles
6/19: 5.10 miles
6/20: 6.03 miles
6/23: 9.26 miles
87.2/90 miles completed
Today's run was 9.26 miles. It was a tough run. 80°F feels like 85°F with 76% humidity, dew point of 72 and 13 mph winds. I felt really slow, but I got it done. It was a nice enough run, just really hot. At some points the wind felt nice, but it was also hard to run into the wind. We still have some pretty wildflowers and because we've had so much rain lately things are still green, so it was a pretty run. It just kind of sucks that even getting up at 6:30 on a weekend isn't early enough to beat the heat.
I took these yesterday when I walked the dogs, but I ran by them again today and they were still pretty.
Way to go @zeesparrow! Nice PR!
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 weather10 -
zeesparrow wrote: »Previous PR: 35:05 (during my 12k race 7 weeks ago)
Goal: <33 minutes
Result: 30:58 minutes
I CRUSHED IT!
W00T! Well done!
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quilteryoyo wrote: »I have been absent from here for a while, so am 24 pages behind. Catching up is NOT going to happen, so I'll just say congratulations to all those who have raced well and had excellent training runs, as most of you do, for the last couple of weeks. If there are new injuries, I hope you are healing quickly. I'll try to be more active here, since I do love the encouragement you all give to each other and the side discussions.
Yesterday, I managed my longest run in years - 4 miles. It was intentionally slow, so I could go the longer distance without giving out. I was pleased. I have been "training" for an 8K on Aug 3, but my step-daughter has decided to come up Aug 1 - 4, so, even though she told me to not change my plans, I hate to be gone while she is here. If it was just the race, I'd go ahead and do it, but it is a midnight run at a town about 1.5 hours away, so I'd be gone all night. I'll just try to find something else the next weekend or later.
I did just read about your cat getting bit by the rattlesnake, @Elise4270 . I'm glad he is going to be okay. That's scary. My dog, Tippy, will bark at the snakes we have around here, but so far has had the sense to stay far enough away to not get bitten. I hope that trend continues.
WB!1 -
@zeesparrow great job!0
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zeesparrow wrote: »@MobyCarp thank you for your insight and experience. You make a lot of sense. There was a 5k near me yesterday but unfortunately I found it after it was already full. So... virtual 5k it is!
June goal - 50 miles
June Miles - 38.65, walk 10.13
06/01 - walk 0.79
06/02 - walk 1.8
06/03 - walk 1.85
06/04 - 3.32
06/05 - 2.3 knee pain; Myrtl
06/06 - rest
06/07 - walk 1.14
06/08 - rest
06/09 - 5.3
06/10 - walk 2.4
06/11 - 4.02 ; yoga, Myrtl
06/12 - 0.36
06/13 - 4.04 ; yoga, Myrtl
06/14 - walk 0.69
06/15 - walk 1.46
06/16 - 6.01
06/17 - walk 1? (didn't record; Bike 20m; yoga; Myrtl))
06/18 - 4.03 tough... 80F feels so much hotter than 60F
06/19 - 2.03 ; yoga; Myrtl
06/20 - 4.13
06/21 - walk 1.15
06/22 - walk 1.8
06/23 - 3.11 (virtual 5k race); walk 1? (didn't record walk)
The last couple days were rest days, so I just took the dogs for a couple sniffy walks. This morning was another walk with the dogs, then my virtual 5k race/training run. I was getting hungry before I left so ate a couple Gu chews. I waited 30-45 minutes before leaving but that was not the best idea of the day.
For this run, I set my Garmin to provide an alert if I was over 11 min/mile, which would not be fast enough for my goal, but I didn't want it to remind me too much if I was struggling. I started out faster than I planned, at under 10 min/mile, but I just went with it. It was breezy, 60F with winds of 13mph and gusts over 20mph. And of course, it didn't seem to matter which direction I ran, I felt like I was running into the wind. At least it helped keep me cool, and when I wasn't running into the wind, it felt so much faster and easier!
My first mile came in at a record 9:39! Each successive mile was slower... so much for negative splits. But those Gu chews I ate? I got stomach cramps at about halfway and they didn't go away. The second mile was still faster than my goal, though I was struggling. At about 2.25 miles there is a slight incline, my stomach was upset, the wind was gusting and I slowed down... then walked quickly up the rest of that hill for 15-20 seconds. Garmin reminded me I was over my pace, but I needed the break to evaluate things and catch my breath a little. I started running again as I reached the top and kept pushing. With about a quarter mile to go, I started thinking about my first 10k race and the volunteers who cheered you on. They weren't there today, so I cheered myself on. "You're almost there!" "Looking good!" "Keep it up!" Then I told myself, c'mon you can do this. Just two more minutes if you push. You can do anything for two minutes! And I said, please Garmin, tell me it's been 3 miles.
I turned the corner and Garmin buzzed. I looked down and it said 3.02 miles. I kept running. At 3.05 miles I picked up the pace to bring it in strong, until it buzzed again at 3.1. I kept going a little farther to make sure it would record 5k... stopped running... and then got a little sick
Previous PR: 35:05 (during my 12k race 7 weeks ago)
Goal: <33 minutes
Result: 30:58 minutes
I CRUSHED IT!
Did you ever!!! Great job!0 -
PastorVincent wrote: »quilteryoyo wrote: »I have been absent from here for a while, so am 24 pages behind. Catching up is NOT going to happen, so I'll just say congratulations to all those who have raced well and had excellent training runs, as most of you do, for the last couple of weeks. If there are new injuries, I hope you are healing quickly. I'll try to be more active here, since I do love the encouragement you all give to each other and the side discussions.
Yesterday, I managed my longest run in years - 4 miles. It was intentionally slow, so I could go the longer distance without giving out. I was pleased. I have been "training" for an 8K on Aug 3, but my step-daughter has decided to come up Aug 1 - 4, so, even though she told me to not change my plans, I hate to be gone while she is here. If it was just the race, I'd go ahead and do it, but it is a midnight run at a town about 1.5 hours away, so I'd be gone all night. I'll just try to find something else the next weekend or later.
I did just read about your cat getting bit by the rattlesnake, @Elise4270 . I'm glad he is going to be okay. That's scary. My dog, Tippy, will bark at the snakes we have around here, but so far has had the sense to stay far enough away to not get bitten. I hope that trend continues.
WB!
I really do not like how : D turns into instead of so it looks like I am LOL when I mean happy.2 -
@zeesparrow Great job crushing that personal record!!! Loved that you cheered yourself on!
@kgirlhart Those flowers are beautiful! When the wind is blowing, I always feel like I am running into the wind in both directions. I know that isn't possible, unless it just magically turned when I did, but it sure feels like it. It does stink that it is that hot early in the day. Good for you for running anyway.
@PastorVincent Thanks for the welcome back.
Today is a rest day. I hope to get in a shorter/faster run tomorrow after my dad's VA appointment.2 -
Getting ready fo leave for my run today and there’s lightning, so no go. I may try running the neighborhood at night if it clears up. Otherwise, I will bike a little indoors and run tomorrow.
@zeesparrow Congrats on your virtual 5k! Is that your first sub 10 minute mile? And congrats on the rite of passage of getting sick on a run. I haven’t puked yet but my husband has! It’s a whole thing. As far as waiting after eating a GU, my blood testing indicates quick carbs like that hit your blood almost immediately and peak at about 15 minutes, then last about 45. So no need to wait, really. And make sure you get enough water with the chews.1
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