May 2021 Monthly Running Challenge

It is good to see that most of you that were feeling poorly are starting to see the light at the end of that tunnel. Where is @rheddmobile though? I hope you and your husband are back to feeling well and running again!
Welcome to our group of crazy runners @journeywithave! Many of us do strength training at least a couple of days a week. I used to keep to a pretty strict schedule 3xWeek but with the gyms closed for so long I also got lazy/bored doing it at home by myself. I am trying to get back into that habit now as I have PT exercises I need to be doing regularly to rehab and keep an injured hamstring healthy.
@ContraryMaryMary - I have met up with friends to run, some slower and some much faster. Since I am usually slower I tend to bring it up to say why don't we get coffee instead so I don't disrupt their training. I also hate being left behind which has happened a couple of times with group runs with women I didn't know well. I had a friend with me who was even slower so I felt fortunate to have someone to finish with. All that to say it was nice that you slowed down to run/visit with her and could go back out again to get your planned workout done.
@polskagirl01 - love the new running trails, so beautiful! And shoe porn! Especially discount shoe porn! Glad your back is feeling better and wasn't unhappy after moving (2!) tons of coal around! I am already excited to read your race report!
@SummerSkier - Love that song! Had to add it to my running playlist

Yesterday we had to be out of the house while the housekeeper came so we headed out to the Palm Springs area to explore, maybe drive through some areas with wild flowers and have lunch on a patio somewhere. I got up early and got my run in. Dh had looked up a bunch of places and decided we should visit Joshua Tree National Park. It is about 2.5 hours from our house (near Palm Springs) and in all the time living here we had never been there. Too bad he didn't mention it before we left and I would have dressed for hiking rather than lunch on a patio somewhere. 😂 It was a gorgeous hot day (over 95F) and I am hoping to go back again maybe in the fall when it is cooler there and I can do more hiking and climbing. The park was pretty busy and all of the campsites were full - amazing for middle of the week in May.
Several pictures under the split. Those of you like @martaindale who rock climb would love it.
Note I did not 'enhance the color of any of the pictures. The sky really was that blue and it was incredibly quiet.
Going to need to up my miles if I am to make the 100 mile club this month
Date.........Miles........Total
05/01.......4.46.........4.46
05/02.......0.00.........4.46
05/03.......3.63.........8.09 + Agility
05/04.......0.00.........8.09
05/05.......3.50.......11.59 - Walk/Hike/Run
05/06.......0.00.......11.59
05/07.......0.00.......11.59 - Extra Rest Day
05/08.......6.34.......17.93
05/09.......0.00.......17.93
05/10.......4.90.......22.83 + Agility
05/11.......0.00.......22.83
05/12.......3.38.......26.21 + Walk/Hike
05/13.......0.00.......26.21


2021 Run the Year Team - LeftRightLeftRepeat 318.95/1256 miles (running and walking)

2021 Planned and Completed Races
03/13/21 - March of the Dogs Virtual 10k
04/26/21 - Scooby-Doo Virtual 10k
09/11/21 - Surf City Half Marathon (rescheduled)

Total May miles: 45.14
Almost halfway!! 🥳
Also, new farthest continuous: 4 miles!

So beautiful @shanaber! Would love to see Joshua Tree.

Thanks @WhatMeRunning, felt better today. Great job on the strength training and maintaining the strong running.

Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
05/01/21 :::: 11.1 :::: 11.1
05/02/21 :::: 0.0 :::: 11.1
05/03/21 :::: 3.3 :::: 14.4
05/04/21 :::: 4.7 :::: 19.1
05/05/21 :::: 3.1 :::: 22.2
05/06/21 :::: 3.2 :::: 25.4
05/07/21 :::: 0.0 :::: 25.4
05/08/21 :::: 5.1 :::: 30.6
05/09/21 :::: 3.2 :::: 33.8
05/10/21 :::: 2.2 :::: 36.0
05/11/21 :::: 2.5 :::: 38.5
05/12/21 :::: 2.0 :::: 40.5
05/13/21 :::: 5.4 :::: 45.9

I did two runs today - 2 miles on the treadmill as warmup before strength training, and then a little over 3 after work with a friend. Gorgeous day out and it was so nice not to be cold! I know some of you are having the opposite type of relief but I'm ready for some warm weather to stick around.

Great job on the intervals @skippygirlsmom !

Nice running @WhatMeRunning !

Thanks @polskagirl01 . From the pictures it looks a lot like the wild mustard we have around here. So excited about your 5K on Saturday.

@martaindale Glad you had good weather for one run and glad you know the true distance of the race beforehand. That would suck if you didn't know. I hope you don't get the stomach bug either. It was awful.

Nice 5K @journeywithave ! Glad your ankle is healed!

Love the pictures @shanaber! Hope you can do that exploring once it cools off.

Congrats @jjchristensen1993 on your continuous 4 miles! You're doing great.

Nice running @katharmonic ! I'm ready for warm weather to stick around too. Just don't want it to get hot for a while.

@Avidkeo Glad you are feeling better. Coughs are often hard to get rid of. Good luck with parkrun and your run after.

I felt better today, but my tummy still isn't totally back to normal. Main symptoms are a pain every once in a while and, the weirdest thing is that I burp every time I drink something. I am not a burpper (is that a word?), so this is really unusual for me.

Hopefully, I didn't overdo it today. I took mom for a follow up appointment to her doctor this morning (She's good. Medicine adjustment.) and then we did some shopping. After I got home, I was tired, so ate a bite and reclined for an hour, napping a little. I got up and took Tippy for a walk in the field. We haven't been for a while, so thought I would take her for her estimated birthday - she's 8 today. That got my mile in for my streak. Then, when I got back, I mowed my lawn. That took 2:14:45 minutes. It was hard today since it didn't get mowed last week.

5-1 7k moderate
5-2 5k tempo
5-3 5k treadmill
5-4 4k moderate
5-5 5k treadmill
5-6 7k tempo
5-7 5k treadmill
5-8 5k treadmill
5-9 5k treadmill
5-10 rest
5-11 7k tempo
5-12 6k moderate
5-13 rest
5-14 7k tempo

May Total: 68k
May Goal: 150k

Sunny, lower 50s F, and little wind this morning. Had a fun run. My unofficial chiropractic care is already doing wonders for my lower back, and I'm only two days into it.

When you pop in here claiming your December 2021 mileage, what accomplishments will you have made?

PUT THE FUN BACK IN THE RUN!
Return to a good running weight of 175 lbs (second attempt)

2021 Races:

6/26 Direction Up 5k, Solon, OH
9/18 5k Run and Roll, Aurora, OH

I was unable to run today and wound up at the ER. I should be fine, but running may be out of the question in the next couple to few days perhaps. I'm thinking I can repeat this week all over again next week to avoid any setbacks in the base building plan. Time will tell. Hope everyone has a great weekend!

We went for a hike today since I have to work tomorrow. It's been a while but my family planned to work through the Lone Star Trail segment by segment. The weather isn't too hot this week and I knew we probably wouldn't get much more time before summer really sets in. It has rained a little off and on but I didn't expect it to be so wet out there. Pics in the spoiler of the swamp we hiked through and the bridges that were partially washed out. That part was actually was kind of fun. The down side was all the mosquitoes. We learned today that downed pine limbs make great natural fans to keep the mosquitoes off of you.