May 2020 Monthly Running Challenge

Faebert · May 2020

Hi all, all this talk of new shoes and merino stuff (I own none, and had no idea of its magica properties!) is making me very sad that I can’t shop right now. I desperately need new running shoes, and ordered some online at a great price but they came up too small so have gone to my daughter. I think I’ll have to wait until next month to indulge and am just running slowly trying not to slip with worn treads 😬

Great news on things easing @noblsheep
Well done @eleanorhawkins! As @Avidkeo said, there are idiots everywhere. But you all be fine, and you will start to feel more relaxed running outside soon. Yay to time off dreadmill!

@PastorVincent - really enjoy the weekly update on you vs Boston. Just in massive awe!

@katharmonic - hope you’re having a great rest!

@brittanystebbins95 - Sounds like you’ve gone from uncomfortable to uncomfortable! Sympathies!

@_nikkiwolf_ - I’m just doing what I can at home - mix of free weights (I have a very small set) and body weight circuit type stuff. And some yoga core stuff thrown in as well. But it’s good to be able to use my upper body again- have been signed off any weights for so long!

Today I did my planned 4 miles. Going to aim for at least 4 miles or so every other day and try and come in at a neat 60 miles or just over for 100km.

Ooh and in other news, I donated my £115 for my miles run in April but I also made a donation page and opened it up to closest friends and family and it’s now at £515 for the children’s hospital! Very happy 😃

Have a good Monday everyone x

May goal: 60 miles
May total: 8.2 miles

1/5: Strength training
2/5: 4.2 miles
3/5: Strength training
4/5: 4 miles

April: 115 m
March: 76.4 m
February: 17.8 m
January: 0

PastorVincent · May 2020

Just some of the neighbors freeloading in our yard...

janejellyroll · May 2020

Wow, came in here to quickly catch up from the weekend and quickly got sucked into @katharmonic and her amazing accomplishment! Well done. I am truly impressed.

Completed my 18 miles on Sunday. My calves were cramping a lot in the last couple of miles, but it was much better that the previous week's 17 miler and afterwards I had chips and guacamole so I consider the whole thing a win.

5/1: 2m
5/2: 8m
5/3: 18m
5/4: 1.75m

quilteryoyo · May 2020

@eleanorhawkins Glad you were able to run outdoors and did so well!

Great pictures @PastorVincent ! I love bird watching.

penko47 · May 2020

May 4th- 2miles ( I think I actually did more but forgot to turn on my distance 🙄, but I know I did at least 2)

5.5/50 miles complete

kgirlhart · May 2020

@eleanorhawkins I'm glad you were able to get outside. Try to be patient with the idiots. Think of them as puppies. They are just so excited to be going outside that they can't help themselves!

@PastorVincent Those birds are beautiful!

Here is a picture of the snake from yesterday. I hardly ever can post pictures from my phone so I thought I'd try from my desktop.

I am trying to decide whether to run my HM this Sunday on Mother's Day, or on the Sunday the 17th. It was originally scheduled for May 16th, but Sundays work better for my schedule for long runs than Saturdays. Part of me wants to run it on the weekend it was originally scheduled on, but part of me wants to run it on Mother's Day. Looking at the forecast right now it is supposed to be around 55° - 60° this week and the 17th looks like it will be warmer at around 67° at the start with a chance of thunderstorms. It is kind of early to put too much stock in the forecast for the 17th, but if there is lightening I won't run in it. And the idea of starting at 55° is more appealing than starting at 67°. Yesterday I started at 74° and ended at 83° and it was really tough at the end. I don't think that one week will make much difference in my conditioning. I don't often run the HM distance, but I usually have long runs in the 9-10 mile range and feel like I can handle the 13 miles any time.

Teresa502 · May 2020

Just getting around to posting my goal for this month. Last month, I ran 121 miles but I have a busy week this week which includes going into the office a couple of days so I'm aiming for 110 miles.

Did my first run for the month on Saturday. I had signed up for the Union Half Marathon which was scheduled for April, got postponed to June and then the organizers decided to make it virtual. The virtual run had to be completed and times posted by May 16. I was running with a friend who had also signed up and made the mistake around mile 7 of asking her when we were going to run our virtual half. we decided to just go ahead and get it done. No PR because we had stopped to chat with other running friends a couple of times (at a social distance), waited at street crossings, etc. without stopping our watches but we got it done.

Yesterday, I went hiking in North Carolina on the Nolichukey River Gorge 10-mile loop. My calves are so sore today. I've been foam rolling them hoping they don't protest too much this evening when I get out for a run. It was gorgeous weekend to be outside. Sunny and highs right at 80F. We only saw 2 other hikers on the loop and a group of horseback riders taking a break.

taniaolter · May 2020

Hi everyone, trying to lose 20 lbs at the very least, this month. A lil unrealistic but pray for me pls😅🏃🏽‍♀️

Avidkeo · May 2020

taniaolter wrote: »

Hi everyone, trying to lose 20 lbs at the very least, this month. A lil unrealistic but pray for me pls😅🏃🏽‍♀️

Welcome!

20lb is a bit much for one month! Why the big goal? Have you got a running goal?

skippygirlsmom · May 2020

5/1 - 3
5/2 - 3
5/3 - 3
5/4 - 3

12 of 50 miles

Busy busy with work. So we got a new doggie, his name is Champ and he's just over a year old. Not sure if I talked about him before here, he lived on the next street and runs away from them every day and comes here to visit Macy and play. I finally asked them if they ever want to rehome him to let me know. She said no, then today he was here again and she came over and said we could have him if we want. I'll need to post a picture of him. He's never been to a vet, needs to get neutered and is as sweet as can be and Skip will have to take him when she moves out ha ha

Scott6255 · May 2020

Was going to run the morning, but A/C went out over night and had to deal with service man. Of course, have a big leak somewhere in the system, R-22 freon, etc.. It is a 20+ year old unit, and it is 95F here today, but damn this is a bad time for this to happen!!! Sooo, a new unit being installed tomorrow. May run in the morning, but coming home to a hot house will not be fun. Just may have to put it off until Wednesday

quilteryoyo · May 2020

@kgirlhart I'd probably run it this weekend instead of waiting. But, then I tend to have the "do it when you know you can, because you don't know what tomorrow is going to bring" attitude. That snake looks very big and very scary. What kind is it?

@skippygirlsmom Awww. A new puppy! So exciting. Sounds like they weren't the best pet parents if he's never been to the vet. Glad they decided to give him to you.

@Scott6255 Sorry about the AC going out. That stinks. It seems to always be the hottest days when you don't have it. Glad you could get a new one so soon.

katharmonic · May 2020

Thank you all so much - there are too many to name but I loved every note of encouragement and congratulations. I'm feeling pretty good today. I got a SOLID night of sleep and I've been eating pretty much double portions of everything (a meal being for 2 people is just a suggestion, right). My calves were pretty sore this morning and I just generally felt really lazy. So I lazed around.

This afternoon I had to kick into gear a little bit to get some work done and then I took Stella out for a run/walk. My hamstrings protested the most, but I kept I took it very easy with lots of stops and starts for Stella to smell things and pee on things as much as she wanted. We ran part and walked part and I think it helped to stretch out a little.

Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
05/01/20 :::: 16.2 :::: 16.2
05/02/20 :::: 24.1 :::: 40.3
05/03/20 :::: 8.0 :::: 48.3
05/04/20 :::: 2.1 :::: 50.4

So the total for the first 4 days in May is kind of crazy. Prior to this, my highest weekly mileage ever was 45 miles a couple of times when I was marathon training. Last week (monday to sunday) I had 61!

Before I decided on this crazy challenge, my goal for May that I stated in this thread was to do the 138.9 mile challenge that includes completing 5k, 10k, 15k, HM, FM, 50k and 50 mile distances. Here's the progress on that:
5k ✅
10k ✅
15k ✅
HM ✅
FM 7.5 miles left
50k 38.5 miles left
50 mile 88.5 miles left

Now that I think about it, I should go the other way! I have the 50 mile done! Then it just gets easier, right? Hmm, will think about that as a strategy. But I'm not going to run a full marathon or a 50k in one run or one weekend, I can promise you that.

katharmonic · May 2020

I can't reply to everything I missed, but from the last few

@eleanorhawkins so glad you were able to run outside.

@skippygirlsmom - so sweet to take in that puppy! Definitely show us pictures.

@PastorVincent - beautiful bird pictures!

@kgirlhart - big snake! I'd probably plan on running this weekend. Take advantage if the weather is good.

@Scott6255 sorry about the AC. I have a hard time imagining the heat some of you all are already experiencing. We've got a freeze warning for tonight and snow in the forecast for later this week.

Not that I'm wishing for 95, but could we all meet in the middle somewhere?

quilteryoyo · May 2020

@katharmonic Glad you are feeling okay and kudos for even trying to run today! You rock! I agree about the weather. It's supposed to be cold here over the weekend with freeze warnings for Sunday morning.

Scott6255 · May 2020

@katharmonic Yes, glad you aren't feeling too bad today. I'm pretty sure I would be unconscious and in traction today

Not sure which is worse, freezing cold or hot. Not a fan of either honestly.

hanlonsk · May 2020

Well... I did get my virtual 5k done yesterday. But I may have been a bit over tired and dehydrated from staying up too late with fermented beverages for family zoom game night on Saturday, so I walked waayyy more of it than I should have. So, as predicted, I kind of failed at both the running and the spelling portions. And when I realized I messed up the spelling it caused more walking, because I apparently can’t route plan and run at the same time.

So, the “expectation” is what’s I did on my practice attempt, the “reality” is what I did for the actual thing. I went down an alley to try and make a superscript A when I realized I ran across the bottom of what should have been my A. It kind of maybe worked?

As I mentioned, there were raffle prizes for various things, like the spelling, and another was “running with your pet.” Well, I don’t have a pet, but I was trying to get entries so if I won my sister could get 5e pet related prize..... so, this was my attempt at “running with my pet”

I also furthered my karma from even THINKING I was having better pedestrian/dog/car luck than most of you... as 3 loose dogs tried to tackle me, fresh from their playing in the creek.... they were plenty friendly, but still startling, and at the time they were coming at me, I was picturing you guys recent encounters, and not “friendly.” But luckily, wet/muddy/startled was the worst I got.

Today’s run was uneventful. Other than i really didn’t want to do it, and it was chillier than I expected.

So, adding 2.01 today, and 3.55 yesterday = 9.21/50. I realize it’s only the 4th, but this is the longest I’ve stayed on pace for my goal, in a long while. Like I think last month it was after the 4th before I put a mile on the board.

ereilly311 · May 2020

I’d love to join this group! I’d like to set my goal at 40 miles (I’m a total beginner!).

5/4: 1.1 mile

ContraryMaryMary · May 2020

ereilly311 wrote: »

I’d love to join this group! I’d like to set my goal at 40 miles (I’m a total beginner!).

5/4: 1.1 mile

Welcome. We don't care if you're a newbie or an ultra runner, we're here to encourage and support you either way.

ContraryMaryMary · May 2020

Well the weather has finally turned to poo here. Cold and raining. First jacket run of the season, but the bonus was, I had the waterfront path - in fact the entire suburb - to myself for the first time since lockdown began.

Now about to cosy up in front of the first fire of the season!

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