June 2020 Monthly Running Challenge
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Today was an odd day. I sort of had it planned out, but that went out the window. I have noticed lately that I am getting really grumpy when things don't go my way. I need to figure out how to deal a little better. Mom and dad are noticing too. Yikes. I thought I was hiding it better.
Anyway, I got some paperwork ready and took for my cousin to sign, and then faxed them to the VA. Hopefully that will get him some extra money to help pay for the assisted living. When I got home, my parents and a neighbor were cutting down some dead trees along the edge of my driveway. That needed to be done, and I'm grateful, but it wasn't something I had planned on happening today. So, I came home, ate a small lunch, and went down to help them finish up what they were going to do today.
By then, it was 3:30, 81°F, with 70% humidity. I knew if I didn't go ahead and get my run in, I wouldn't do it. Since it was hot and humid, I decided to just do 30 minutes at an easy pace. It was slow, but at least I did something. I ran 2.25 miles and walked 1.25.
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Hi all, belated birthday wishes @hamsterwheel6! Sending healing thoughts to those with injuries right now. Scary to read about the runners being hit by cars @skippygirlsmom. Wishing your friend better.
I did 6 miles yesterday to close out June a little over goal. The heatwave of last eek has cleared and it was pretty breezy so a comfortable temperature. Running uphill into the wind isn’t my favourite though!
See you in July!
June goal: 75 miles
June total: 78 miles
1/6: 5m
2/6: Strength training
3/6: 5m
4/6: Strength training
5/6: 5m
6/6: Strength training and zoom yoga
7/6: 6.2m
8/6: Strength training
9/6: 5.1m
10/5: Strength training
11/6: 5m
12/6: Strength training
13/6: 6.2m and zoom yoga
14/6: Strength training
15/6: 5m
16/6: Strength training
17/6: 5m
18/6: Strength training
19/6: 5m
20/6: Strength training
21/6: Rest
22/6: 6m
23/6: Strength training
24/6: 5.5m
25/6: Strength training
26/6: Strength training
27/6: 8m
28/6: Strength training
29/6: 6m
May: 80 m
April: 115 m
March: 76.4 m
February: 17.8 m
January: 07 -
Tonight is my body pump class, so I won’t run. I ended the month with 73.6 miles. I looking forward to being off for a few days around the holiday so I can run at cooler parts of the day and get some longer runs in.5
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02/06 9km
04/06 7km
06/06 7km
08/06 7km
10/06 7km
12/06 5km
14/06 10km - virtual race
17/06 6km
19/06 6km
21/06 9km
23/06 7km
27/06 9km
29/06 7km
Total 96km of 75km for June
Alas, I've been very lax at checking in. But not so lax in actually doing the running, thankfully. I've smashed it for June! Nothing much else to report, except I'm getting a little tired of my current running routes. Alas, there's nowhere else safe at the moment to run, as the trails around the river are too narrow and busy to safely social distance. Guess I have to suck it up!
Goals for the year:
1. Get back down to a decent running weight (currently set at 160lb)
2. Run a sub-60 minute 10K
3. Run a race this year, hopefully.5 -
quilteryoyo wrote: »Today was an odd day. I sort of had it planned out, but that went out the window. I have noticed lately that I am getting really grumpy when things don't go my way. I need to figure out how to deal a little better. Mom and dad are noticing too. Yikes. I thought I was hiding it better.
Anyway, I got some paperwork ready and took for my cousin to sign, and then faxed them to the VA. Hopefully that will get him some extra money to help pay for the assisted living. When I got home, my parents and a neighbor were cutting down some dead trees along the edge of my driveway. That needed to be done, and I'm grateful, but it wasn't something I had planned on happening today. So, I came home, ate a small lunch, and went down to help them finish up what they were going to do today.
By then, it was 3:30, 81°F, with 70% humidity. I knew if I didn't go ahead and get my run in, I wouldn't do it. Since it was hot and humid, I decided to just do 30 minutes at an easy pace. It was slow, but at least I did something. I ran 2.25 miles and walked 1.25.
You've had a lot of curve balls thrown your way lately. Give yourself some slack and take some deep breathes when all else fails!3 -
Hi everyone! I'm happy to announce you that I completed my challenge today and it was amazing.
I couldn't believe I was running that much after months of inactivity. I was surprised I reached my original goal of 90km/56mi, I had to count my km's again to see if I wasn't mistaken. Next month I'll just pick 90kms as goal and try to beat it.
I'm sorry to hear that some of you had a hard time running this month I hope you have more opportunities to run in July. Good luck my fellow runners!
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Ending June just short of my running goal of 50 miles - got 48. If I count walking miles I got 95. So, considering my knee has been forcing me to cut back, not too bad. I did respectably on the 2 week run for my timed mile and on the 5k.
Tomorrow is the final run for the timed mile challenge and I expect it to be pretty dismal. The weather is supposed to be similar to today but slightly warmer and wetter, and today when I stepped outside at dawn it was like stepping into a bathtub - warm and wet. I don’t foresee setting a PR in these conditions, especially since I haven’t been training due to the sore knee! However, thanks to needing to get some chores done, I have had several days off, so my knee will be as good as it can be. We’ll just have to see!4 -
@hamsterwheel6 Happy belated birthday! We are the same age now!0
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coolblackcat wrote: »Hi everyone! I'm happy to announce you that I completed my challenge today and it was amazing.
I couldn't believe I was running that much after months of inactivity. I was surprised I reached my original goal of 90km/56mi, I had to count my km's again to see if I wasn't mistaken. Next month I'll just pick 90kms as goal and try to beat it.
YAY!!! Congrats!1 -
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6-1 7k moderate
6-2 7k moderate
6-3 7k easy
6-4 7k moderately easy
6-5 7k easily moderate
6-6 7k slow
6-7 7k moderate
6-8 rest
6-9 7k moderately easy
6-10 7k easy
6-11 7k easy
6-12 7k moderate
6-13 7k thresholdy
6-14 7k moderate
6-15 rest
6-16 7k easy
6-17 7k easy
6-18 7k easy
6-19 7k easy
6-20 7k moderate
6-21 forced rest
6-22 rest
6-23 rest
6-24 4k slow
6-25 5k slow
6-26 7k slow
6-27 7k slow
6-28 rest
6-29 rest
6-30 7k slow
June Total: 156k
June Goal: 170k
January Total: 161k
February Total: 167k
March Total: 181k
April Total: 191k
May Total: 200k
2020 Total through May: 900k
Sunny, upper 60s F and no breeze today. Back is better. It felt like my legs were going up and down, but I was getting no forward push out of them. Glad to put June in my rear view mirror.
When you pop in here claiming your December 2020 mileage, what accomplishments will you have made?
Return to a good running weight of 175 lbs
Run at least 4 5k races
Get a 5k PR
Average at least 138k per month, to meet my Run the Year pledge of 1,020 miles
Stretch goal: If I can average 169k per month, I can run 2020k in 2020
Run the Year Team: Pavement Pounders
2020 races:
9-19 Race for the Parks 5k, Hudson, OH
10-11 Haunted Hustle 5k, Aurora, OH5 -
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@katharmonic Great job on getting your run in in the heat of the day. Love the deer picture. I'm surprised it didn't run away.
@Tramboman Glad your back is better.
Thanks @Teresa502 . I really thought I had taken those deep breaths and was fine with the changes to yesterday, so was surprised when mom and dad mentioned it. I think once I get my cousin settled in the assisted living in a couple of weeks things will calm down. At least that is my hope.
Congratulations to everyone who met their goals this month! Hugs to those who had issues that prevented you from running as much as planned.2 -
I fell short of my goal by about 6 miles. My midwife told me it was time to stop and go down to walking.
The not being able to run or lift has gotten me pretty depressed. I don't know if its the sudden lack of exercise endorphins or what. I know I could be outside walking but I just can't motivate myself to. The heat/humidity doesn't help. It's just...not the same. I come home from work and I have absolutely no motivation. All I want to do is curl into a ball and sleep8 -
brittanystebbins95 wrote: »I fell short of my goal by about 6 miles. My midwife told me it was time to stop and go down to walking.
The not being able to run or lift has gotten me pretty depressed. I don't know if its the sudden lack of exercise endorphins or what. I know I could be outside walking but I just can't motivate myself to. The heat/humidity doesn't help. It's just...not the same. I come home from work and I have absolutely no motivation. All I want to do is curl into a ball and sleep
Cut yourself some slack and eat chocolate peanut butter ice cream.5 -
brittanystebbins95 wrote: »I fell short of my goal by about 6 miles. My midwife told me it was time to stop and go down to walking.
The not being able to run or lift has gotten me pretty depressed. I don't know if its the sudden lack of exercise endorphins or what. I know I could be outside walking but I just can't motivate myself to. The heat/humidity doesn't help. It's just...not the same. I come home from work and I have absolutely no motivation. All I want to do is curl into a ball and sleep
I remember when I didn't want to do something good for me, I'd tell myself I was doing it for the baby. So, take that baby out for a walk, show him/her all the world and let him/her hear the birdies sing. Take every moment you have with that little one.
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June Goal: 100 Miles
6/2: 6.55 miles
6/3: 7.06 miles
6/4: 6.72 miles
6/7: 10.07 miles
6/8: 7.04 miles
6/10: 6.53 miles
6/11: 6.05 miles
6/14: 10.04 miles
6/16: 7.02 miles
6/17: 5.12 miles
6/18: 6.02 miles
6/21: 10.06 miles
6/22: 6.02 miles
6/24: 6.32 miles
6/25: 6.31 miles
6/28: 11.04 miles
6/30: 6.65 miles
124.61/100 miles completed for June
687.83/1000 miles for Run the Year Team Pavement Pounders
I ran 6.6 miles this morning to finish out June over my goal of 100 miles and just hitting my stretch goal of 200 KM. I felt really good about the run too. When I got up this morning at 5 am my weather app said it was 80°F feels like 85°F with 95% humidity and a dew point of 77°. So I was expecting a hot and sweaty run and that is definitely what I got. The wind was about 14 mph which was sort of nice and sort of too much at the same time. I tried not to worry about my pace and ended up with an average pace of 10:53/mi. I like to keep my runs under 11/mi so I was happy with that. I ran through some water sprinklers at the court house. The only problem with that was I was only a little over 1 mile into my run. But I carried water with me and stopped for a drink around 4 miles and poured some on the back of my neck and that helped too. I didn't see any bunnies today, but I did see a deer. The weather should be about the same for the rest of the week. Hopefully my runs will be nice in spite of it. Congrats to all who met their June goals and if you didn't, that's ok there is always July!
2020 races:
11/7/20: Run for 57th AHC Half Marathon4 -
brittanystebbins95 wrote: »I fell short of my goal by about 6 miles. My midwife told me it was time to stop and go down to walking.
The not being able to run or lift has gotten me pretty depressed. I don't know if its the sudden lack of exercise endorphins or what. I know I could be outside walking but I just can't motivate myself to. The heat/humidity doesn't help. It's just...not the same. I come home from work and I have absolutely no motivation. All I want to do is curl into a ball and sleep
I remember when I didn't want to do something good for me, I'd tell myself I was doing it for the baby. So, take that baby out for a walk, show him/her all the world and let him/her hear the birdies sing. Take every moment you have with that little one.
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@quilteryoyo hang in there! You've had a lot of stressful things to deal with. Hopefully it will calm down. Good job getting a run/walk done. That always helps me, even if it's not a great one.
@tramboman good to hear your back is doing better!
@brittanystebbins95 you did a great job running this month. Give yourself a huge break, and hope you can enjoy some walking and relaxing now.
@kgirlhart good job on your run this morning and meeting your monthly goal!
@coolblackcat and @hmaddpear congrats on a great month of running to both of you! See you in the July thread.
Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
06/01/20 :::: 3.5 :::: 3.5
06/02/20 :::: 3.3 :::: 6.8
06/03/20 :::: 2.4 :::: 9.3
06/04/20 :::: 3.4 :::: 12.7
06/05/20 :::: 3.2 :::: 15.9
06/06/20 :::: 6.8 :::: 22.7
06/07/20 :::: 5.0 :::: 27.7
06/08/20 :::: 3.1 :::: 30.8
06/09/20 :::: 3.1 :::: 33.9
06/10/20 :::: 5.0 :::: 38.9
06/11/20 :::: 6.0 :::: 45.0
06/12/20 :::: 3.0 :::: 48.0
06/13/20 :::: 10.0 :::: 58.0
06/14/20 :::: 3.6 :::: 61.6
06/15/20 :::: 3.5 :::: 65.1
06/16/20 :::: 4.4 :::: 69.5
06/17/20 :::: 5.0 :::: 74.5
06/18/20 :::: 5.0 :::: 79.5
06/19/20 :::: 2.3 :::: 81.8
06/20/20 :::: 6.3 :::: 88.1
06/21/20 :::: 3.7 :::: 91.8
06/22/20 :::: 3.1 :::: 94.9
06/23/20 :::: 3.7 :::: 98.6
06/24/20 :::: 1.4 :::: 100.0
06/25/20 :::: 3.1 :::: 103.1
06/26/20 :::: 3.4 :::: 106.5
06/27/20 :::: 8.0 :::: 114.5
06/28/20 :::: 3.1 :::: 117.7
06/29/20 :::: 3.6 :::: 121.3
06/30/20 :::: 3.3 :::: 124.5/120 mile goal
Finished up June with another 3-miler (ish). I just beat out the rain, which was almost too bad because it felt good when it started sprinkling right at the end. If I had known I was going to be at 124.5 I would have gone for that extra .5 miles to get to 125.
I exceeded my conservative goal of 120 miles for June. I also had 95 miles walking, so total mileage of 219. Quite a bit down from last month, but that was an anomaly.
I'm at 732 miles for the year running and 1067 total for running and walking. Not bad at the halfway point of the year.4 -
@kgirlhart Glad you had a nice run, despite those conditions. Great job on hitting your stretch goal for the month!
@katharmonic Too bad you didn't get rained on. Great job in exceeding your goal and excellent numbers for the year so far.1
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