June 2021 Monthly Running Challenge
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So yesterday after the loss of my Garmin running programme I decided to start another one with another coach. A shorter, and apparently somewhat tougher one. I still did a 6k run I'd planned for the evening and then wanted to start today. Got the fastest 6k since 2017 despite the hot and humid weather.
Showered, relaxed, drank thoroughly, went to bed... just before midnight jumped out of bed and did the fast and short benchmark run for this programme, dressed as I was at that moment.
So I'm back in the challenge 
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@katharmonic that lake house view is beautiful. I really hope your back feels better! It would be a shame to miss out on the kayak. But listen to your body. It might be telling you to just kick back and enjoy the weekend 😉2
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6-1 7k tempo
6-2 rest
6-3 7k tempo
6-4 6k tempo
6-5 7k tempo
6-6 6k tempo
6-7 rest
6-8 7k tempo
6-9 6k tempo
6-10 rest
6-11 6k temperate (between tempo and moderate)
6-12 7k moderate
6-13 7k moderate
6-14 rest
6-15 7k temperate
6-16 7k moderate
6-17 rest
6-18 7k moderate
June Total: 77k
June Goal: 150k
Cloudy, rainy, mid 60s F and a south wind. Felt good today, so was careful not to go too crazy.
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
7/17 Run of the Ox 5k, Mantua, OH
9/18 5k Run and Roll, Aurora, OH4 -
6.3 mile run, average pace of 9:12 min per mile and 476 feet of elevation.
June cumulative:
81.1/120 miles
9,981/12,000 feet of elevation4 -
6/1 13.25 miles
6/2 13.35 miles, Crazy Laps!
6/3 15.34 miles, 1130 Days on the run, 312 days HM+ streak
6/4 26.89 miles
6/5 15.31 miles
6/6 17.3 miles
6/7 17.55 miles
6/8 15.31 miles, 1135 Days on the run, 317 days HM+ streak
6/9 13.62 miles
6/10 13.23 miles
6/11 13.65 miles
6/12 13.58 miles
6/13 15.24 miles, 1140 Days on the run, 322 days HM+ streak
6/14 15.13 miles
6/15 13.16 miles
6/16 13.48 miles
6/17 13.19 miles
6/18 13.15 miles, 1145 Days on the run, 327 days HM+ streak6 -
6/1 - 3.36 miles, easy effort (45 mins Z2)
6/2 - 3.23 miles, threshold run (25 mins Z4 w/7.5 min warm-up/cool-down)
6/3 - 3.32 miles, easy effort (45 mins Z2)
6/4 - 3.35 miles, sprint intervals (12 x 45 secs w/1:45 recovery and 7.5 min warm-up/cool-down)
6/6 - 6.76 miles, long run (90 mins Z2, 5 mins Z3)
6/7 - 3.36 miles, easy effort (45 mins Z2)
6/8 - 3.33 miles, easy effort (45 mins Z2)
6/9 - 3.63 miles, threshold run (30 mins Z4 w/7.5 min warm-up/cool-down)
6/10 - 3.40 miles, easy effort (45 mins Z2)
6/11 - 2.43 miles, sprint intervals (12 x 30 secs with 1 min recovery and 7.5 min warm-up/cool-down)
6/13 - 8.93 miles, long run (90 mins Z2, 30 min Z3 finish)
6/14 - 3.41 miles, easy effort (45 mins Z2)
6/15 - 3.42 miles, easy effort (45 mins Z2)
6/16 - 3.49 miles, threshold run (19 mins Z4, 7.5 min Z2 warm-up and 18.5 min Z2 cool-down)
6/17 - 3.38 miles, easy effort (45 mins Z2)
6/18 - 3.33 miles, sprint intervals (various lengths at 1:2 sprint/recovery for 30 mins, 7.5 min warm-up and cool-down)
Total: 62.13 miles
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So, I have another challenge coming up: Summer solstice is on Monday. The running website I use (smashrun) gives a badge for running twice at the summer solstice, at sunrise and sunset. I did the same for the winter solstice which was easy. Sunrise here is 5:18, and sunset at 22:05. And I'll work on that day.5
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Hmmm... I kind of like that idea.So, I have another challenge coming up: Summer solstice is on Monday. The running website I use (smashrun) gives a badge for running twice at the summer solstice, at sunrise and sunset. I did the same for the winter solstice which was easy. Sunrise here is 5:18, and sunset at 22:05. And I'll work on that day.
Sorry about your Garmin issues. I'm sorry I have no advice other than go screenshot or print a Hal Higdon (or other) plan and start somewhere close to what you're currently running. It might not be in your watch, but you'd at least have some structure.
@rheddmobile GREAT NEWS!!! YAY!!!
@katharmonic Enjoy the lake house!
25 hours to go before my HM start time.5 -
Goal: 60 miles
June 1 – 5.28 miles
June 2 – 5.17 miles
June 3 – Rest
June 4 – 8.20 miles
June 5 – 5.03 miles
June 6-13 – Vacation; Hiking; Traveling
June 14 – 4.51 miles
June 16 – 5.19 miles
June 18 – 5.06 miles
I got so behind on the thread while on vacation and playing catch-up at work but I’ve read every post (250+) and gave a lot of likes, hugs and inspires! I got back from vacation Sunday night and had to leave Monday morning for a work trip to Texas returning on Tuesday but I was able to get some runs in this week. There is a very long recap of my Grand Canyon adventures in the spoiler if anyone is interested.
Congratulations on your ultra @sweetdaisy13!
@Katharmonic – what a fabulous and grueling day of hiking you had! Love the picture of you at the summit.
Congrats @pfeiferlindsey on completing your challenge! Good work!
Good luck with your half tomorrow @Avidkeo!We flew into Flagstaff on Sunday and our guide (Karla) picked us up at our hotel at 5:45 am on Tuesday morning. There were supposed to have been six in our tour group – me and my 2 friends, the guide and 2 additional hikers. We found out the night before that one of the additional hikers cancelled at the last minute so there would just be 5 of us. The other hiker was a 62-year old gentleman from Memphis, Tennessee (Bob). We had a four hour drive to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon but we stopped three times on the way. One rest stop was at the Navajo Bridge were we saw two beautiful California Condors soaring in the sky. As we arrived at the North Rim we saw some buffalo in the distance. We began our hike on the North Kaibab Trail about 11:30 and stopped to eat a sandwich (which we made at an earlier rest stop) at the Coconino Overlook. Day 1 hike was to cover 6.8 miles with an elevation loss of 4,361 feet. After the first mile, Bob began struggling and falling behind. After a while, the guide would send us three ahead and tell us certain points to wait on them. Karla took some items out of Bob’s backpack to lighten his load. She added most of them to her pack but one of my friends and I took part of the load. The first couple of miles were really dusty due to the mules carrying people from the North Rim to Supai Tunnel and back up a couple of times each day. We finally got to Manzanita Rest Area which was within 1 ½ miles of Cottonwood Campground, our destination for the night. At Manzanita, Karla decided Bob could go no further and we camped there (which was against park rules). Just as we were preparing to bed down for the night, a hiker came into the rest area and camped overnight on one of the picnic tables. We found out the next morning that he was day hiking with some friends and when he started throwing up at Cottonwood Campground his “friends” left him. Karla gave him some pretzels which he kept down, got his name and a description of his clothing.
View from lunch spot below the North Rim
Heading down, down, down.
On Wednesday, we got up at 3:00 am and on the trail by 4:30. Karla sent us on ahead to Cottonwood Campground and she was staying back to hike with Bob and evaluate him after a night’s sleep. Seems like we waited forever at Cottonwood Campground for them but they eventually arrived. Once Karla set down her pack, she went straight to the emergency phone to try to get a helicopter to come get Bob. She also notified the rangers about the hiker whose friends had left him. After waiting several hours, the helicopter eventually came and evacuated Bob. We got back on the trail around 9:30 am. Due to the excessive heat, the rangers advised everyone not to hike between the hours of 10 am and 4 pm and here we were heading down into the hottest part of the canyon at that time. Our itinerary called for a side trip to Ribbon Falls. We were afraid Karla would skip it since we were so far behind but she didn’t. We even took a new path to it that she had never tried before. She said she normally didn’t do that but felt confident in our abilities which made us all feel pretty proud of our training.
After playing in the water and having lunch on the rocks, we set out for Phantom Ranch and Bright Angel Campground. Day 2 mileage was supposed to be 7.2 miles with a 1,600 elevation loss, but we had to make up the 1.5 miles from the prior day. The hike to Phantom Ranch was so hot! We rested in the shade when we could. We arrived at Phantom Ranch, purchased and drank the best cup of lemonade ever made, and bought and mailed postcards to family and friends. We then trudged on to Bright Angel Campground which was close by. The temperature gauge at Bright Angel Campground read 120 degrees when we arrived at 4:00 pm. We put our things down at camp and then hiked to the nearby Colorado River for a quick dip – it was so cold! There was also a creek that ran by our campsite and I wet my hair again before climbing into the tent that night to try to cool down. The temp was probably about 90 at bedtime. This was the first and only camp with running water in the bathrooms. Total mileage for Day 2 was 9.4 miles.
On Thursday after a breakfast of oatmeal we headed out on the Bright Angel Trail. The mule drivers were saddling up the mules for their hike out and invited us to stop and pet them. We then crossed the bridge over the Colorado River and hiked mostly along the river until heading uphill. At the top of the Devil’s Corkscrew, there was a small creek (Garden Creek) tumbling out of some rocks and we took a short detour down to some pools of water to splash around. The mules heading out of the canyon passed while we were taking a break.
We then proceeded to Indian Garden Campground (our overnight destination) arriving around 10:00 am and 4.5 miles, 1500 feet elevation gain under our belts. We hung out at camp the rest of the day, doing yoga, playing cards, visiting with other hikers and just resting. We completed the book exercise to become a junior ranger and we met the park ranger stationed at Indian Gardens. Coincidentally, we learned that her father works for the same company that I do and lives in the same town in Tennessee! After dinner of chili, we hiked out to Plateau Point for the sunset and a 360 degree view of the canyon. Out and back was 3 miles and once back at camp it was time for bed.
On Friday, we got up at 2:45 am and started hiking at 4:00 am. It was still dark for the first little bit. We passed by a couple of deer in the dark. As we got closer to the top of the South Rim, we began seeing more people. We saw a couple of big-horn sheep on the way out. We arrived at the South Rim at 8:30 am and it was already hot. We logged 4.8 miles and 3,000 feet elevation gain that day.
After a visit to the gift shop and a picnic lunch, we headed to our hotel in Flagstaff for a nice, long shower.10 -
polskagirl01 wrote: »25 hours to go before my HM start time.
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I know I am late... But I am late reading and this is where I am at
Happy belated @rheddmobile
This weekend I am heading to the cottage so that's a nice two hour drive.. hopefully that means I will be able to catch up on all this 🤪🤪🤪
@Teresa502 wow!!! What an adventure and you really know how to retell an experience because it felt as if I was there too. That is absolutely crazy!!! How can people just leave someone behind while in the middle of walking the grand Canyon??? I can't believe that!!! I hope everything was ok with Bob though .. wow I really want to do something like that now!!
@rheddmobile that's fantastic!! My heart skipped a beat for you guys when I heard that. You must be so happy!!
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Goal: 60 miles
June 1 – 5.28 miles
June 2 – 5.17 miles
June 3 – Rest
June 4 – 8.20 miles
June 5 – 5.03 miles
June 6-13 – Vacation; Hiking; Traveling
June 14 – 4.51 miles
June 16 – 5.19 miles
June 18 – 5.06 miles
I got so behind on the thread while on vacation and playing catch-up at work but I’ve read every post (250+) and gave a lot of likes, hugs and inspires! I got back from vacation Sunday night and had to leave Monday morning for a work trip to Texas returning on Tuesday but I was able to get some runs in this week. There is a very long recap of my Grand Canyon adventures in the spoiler if anyone is interested.
Congratulations on your ultra @sweetdaisy13!
@Katharmonic – what a fabulous and grueling day of hiking you had! Love the picture of you at the summit.
Congrats @pfeiferlindsey on completing your challenge! Good work!
Good luck with your half tomorrow @Avidkeo!We flew into Flagstaff on Sunday and our guide (Karla) picked us up at our hotel at 5:45 am on Tuesday morning. There were supposed to have been six in our tour group – me and my 2 friends, the guide and 2 additional hikers. We found out the night before that one of the additional hikers cancelled at the last minute so there would just be 5 of us. The other hiker was a 62-year old gentleman from Memphis, Tennessee (Bob). We had a four hour drive to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon but we stopped three times on the way. One rest stop was at the Navajo Bridge were we saw two beautiful California Condors soaring in the sky. As we arrived at the North Rim we saw some buffalo in the distance. We began our hike on the North Kaibab Trail about 11:30 and stopped to eat a sandwich (which we made at an earlier rest stop) at the Coconino Overlook. Day 1 hike was to cover 6.8 miles with an elevation loss of 4,361 feet. After the first mile, Bob began struggling and falling behind. After a while, the guide would send us three ahead and tell us certain points to wait on them. Karla took some items out of Bob’s backpack to lighten his load. She added most of them to her pack but one of my friends and I took part of the load. The first couple of miles were really dusty due to the mules carrying people from the North Rim to Supai Tunnel and back up a couple of times each day. We finally got to Manzanita Rest Area which was within 1 ½ miles of Cottonwood Campground, our destination for the night. At Manzanita, Karla decided Bob could go no further and we camped there (which was against park rules). Just as we were preparing to bed down for the night, a hiker came into the rest area and camped overnight on one of the picnic tables. We found out the next morning that he was day hiking with some friends and when he started throwing up at Cottonwood Campground his “friends” left him. Karla gave him some pretzels which he kept down, got his name and a description of his clothing.
View from lunch spot below the North Rim
Heading down, down, down.
On Wednesday, we got up at 3:00 am and on the trail by 4:30. Karla sent us on ahead to Cottonwood Campground and she was staying back to hike with Bob and evaluate him after a night’s sleep. Seems like we waited forever at Cottonwood Campground for them but they eventually arrived. Once Karla set down her pack, she went straight to the emergency phone to try to get a helicopter to come get Bob. She also notified the rangers about the hiker whose friends had left him. After waiting several hours, the helicopter eventually came and evacuated Bob. We got back on the trail around 9:30 am. Due to the excessive heat, the rangers advised everyone not to hike between the hours of 10 am and 4 pm and here we were heading down into the hottest part of the canyon at that time. Our itinerary called for a side trip to Ribbon Falls. We were afraid Karla would skip it since we were so far behind but she didn’t. We even took a new path to it that she had never tried before. She said she normally didn’t do that but felt confident in our abilities which made us all feel pretty proud of our training.
After playing in the water and having lunch on the rocks, we set out for Phantom Ranch and Bright Angel Campground. Day 2 mileage was supposed to be 7.2 miles with a 1,600 elevation loss, but we had to make up the 1.5 miles from the prior day. The hike to Phantom Ranch was so hot! We rested in the shade when we could. We arrived at Phantom Ranch, purchased and drank the best cup of lemonade ever made, and bought and mailed postcards to family and friends. We then trudged on to Bright Angel Campground which was close by. The temperature gauge at Bright Angel Campground read 120 degrees when we arrived at 4:00 pm. We put our things down at camp and then hiked to the nearby Colorado River for a quick dip – it was so cold! There was also a creek that ran by our campsite and I wet my hair again before climbing into the tent that night to try to cool down. The temp was probably about 90 at bedtime. This was the first and only camp with running water in the bathrooms. Total mileage for Day 2 was 9.4 miles.
On Thursday after a breakfast of oatmeal we headed out on the Bright Angel Trail. The mule drivers were saddling up the mules for their hike out and invited us to stop and pet them. We then crossed the bridge over the Colorado River and hiked mostly along the river until heading uphill. At the top of the Devil’s Corkscrew, there was a small creek (Garden Creek) tumbling out of some rocks and we took a short detour down to some pools of water to splash around. The mules heading out of the canyon passed while we were taking a break.
We then proceeded to Indian Garden Campground (our overnight destination) arriving around 10:00 am and 4.5 miles, 1500 feet elevation gain under our belts. We hung out at camp the rest of the day, doing yoga, playing cards, visiting with other hikers and just resting. We completed the book exercise to become a junior ranger and we met the park ranger stationed at Indian Gardens. Coincidentally, we learned that her father works for the same company that I do and lives in the same town in Tennessee! After dinner of chili, we hiked out to Plateau Point for the sunset and a 360 degree view of the canyon. Out and back was 3 miles and once back at camp it was time for bed.
On Friday, we got up at 2:45 am and started hiking at 4:00 am. It was still dark for the first little bit. We passed by a couple of deer in the dark. As we got closer to the top of the South Rim, we began seeing more people. We saw a couple of big-horn sheep on the way out. We arrived at the South Rim at 8:30 am and it was already hot. We logged 4.8 miles and 3,000 feet elevation gain that day.
After a visit to the gift shop and a picnic lunch, we headed to our hotel in Flagstaff for a nice, long shower.
It's always my fear to be unable to complete something I started. I feel for Bob.3 -
polskagirl01 wrote: »25 hours to go before my HM start time.
Good luck! Enjoy!
Do more than enjoy it. Crush it!!!3 -
Hey all. Am still here hugging and liking as I go.
Been a stressful couple of days. But still managing to run. Well sort of. I skipped Wednesday cause I was so tired.
Today was 20 mins at race pace. It was a beautiful clear calm morning. My run was wonderful. I felt like I could have gone for ages.
Then I checked the weather forecast for the race. The local ones say 25knot winds. Oh well.
I guess anything less than 2:02:37 is what I'm going for...
Though this is the route I first did 10 years ago this week, and did in 3:07:12 so I'll be happy with anything less than that bahaha
Reap the reward for your training and smash your goal!!!3 -
Getting better at this. I am so proud of how far I have come and super excited about the future. I can at least run 2 miles without stopping so i am completely confident I can do more. It's amazing how much easier this gets when, for my whole life, I literally thought it would forever be impossible. I would have never guess and definitely would have never been here doing it..
This weekend I go up to a friend's cottage and I am actually planning to jogg around up there which might be a lot of fun!! It's going to be great. I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend10 -
Sorry guys, I think I confused you all. Race isn't for another week! But it was 10 year ago today I ran my first ever half, on the same course. Hence all the preparation.
Forecast is now for gale force winds.9 -
Had a very nice 5k tonight with some obstacles. Decided to run a bit earlier despite the heat. Distant thunder rumble.. oh who cares. I go out, warm up to start of ru... someone opened the sky as a truly tropical rain shower fell down. Oh well... stood under someone's garage for 20 minutes and then went for the run. Still got soaking wet. Nice one though.
No running tomorrow as I'll probably do a long cycle ride.9 -
Sorry guys, I think I confused you all. Race isn't for another week! But it was 10 year ago today I ran my first ever half, on the same course. Hence all the preparation.
Forecast is now for gale force winds.
Gale force winds at your back should propel you forward.
When the wind is in your face, tuck in behind another runner and save some energy.7 -
@Teresa502 120 degrees gee whilikers! Remind me not to whine so much when it’s in the 90s here! Great report, I really feel for the guy whose friends abandoned him sick, who does that? It sounds like you had an amazing time!4
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Got out with my husband today for a run!!!! Now that he is cleared he can attempt to run, but he’s still having bigeminal pvcs whenever he exerts himself much, so it’s touch and go. If you aren’t familiar with the term pvcs are pre-ventricular contractions, which means your ventricle beats before your heart is done filing and it feels like your heart skips a beat. Bigeminal means it does this in a regular pattern every two beats. So ba bump, ba bump, bleh, ba bump, ba bump, bleh. It means he’s not getting nearly enough circulation to feel optimal. His heart has been doing better the past week (just knowing he wasn’t dying took a huge amount of stress off, and also my mom has been doing a little better) so we had no idea what to expect on the run.
We went to the trails behind the cardio clinic since they were so nice when I ran them while he was having his stress test. There’s about two and a half miles of paved trail now along the Wolf and associated creeks, paralleling Wolf River Boulevard. Mostly shady, with parts nicely landscaped with flowers, and several overpasses and bridges looking down on the river. Even in the early morning it was pretty warm. We went out easy and did two miles from the clinic to the turnaround, took about a half mile walk break to cool down, and started running again. It wasn’t until we started up the second time that his heart started freaking out. I went ahead without him and he got annoyed enough to start running anyway, and when he did his heart started behaving again. So we ran to 3.0 which was right at the bottom of the hill from the underpass to the overpass and he decided to sprint to 5k and see if he could get his heart rate up higher than it was during the stress test. Which he did, and says it felt fine. He is slightly irked at not getting a true test of his max heart rate during the stress test because he had to stop early due to getting claustrophobic at being waterboarded by his own mask. They told him at the front desk that vaccinated people didn’t have to wear a mask during the test, but the techs doing the test said the opposite.
So regardless, he ran most of 5k with me, and it seems like if he keeps running while his heart is being ridiculous it does eventually settle down. Hopefully it will continue fo improve. I had pvcs due to stress myself several years ago (mine were trigeminal) which lasted for six months, seemed like they were going to ruin my ENTIRE life, and then went away one day and haven’t been back since. So anything is possible. Hoping my mom’s situation gets straightened out soon and we will both be under a lot less stress.8 -
@katharmonic Hope your back feels better today. Great view. I wouldn't pass that up either - especially not for free!
Nice job on the 6K @yirara ! Hahaha about getting up to get the benchmark run of your new program done.
Love your new picture @AlphaHowls !
Good luck on your HM @polskagirl01 ! I'm sure you are going to do great!
Nice description of your adventures in the Grand Canyon @Teresa502 ! Beautiful pictures too. I hope both Bob and the other hiker are okay. Some friend he had, huh?
Keep it up @abowersgirl ! You are doing great!
@rheddmobile Glad that you and DH were both able to get out for a run and that he did okay. Prayers and good thoughts that he feels better quickly and that things improve with your mom's situation.
I played doubles tennis this morning, worked in the baby room at daycare until 5:30, stopped at mom's and my neighbor's on the way home, got here at 6:40 pm and went for my fast mile walk on the driveway. With all that I'm doing this weekend, I'm not even going to stress about running. If I have time, I will. If not, I plan to try really hard to get back on track Monday.6 -
Nice job on finishing your challenge @pfeiferlindsey.
@polskagirl01 I love model trains and the towns they build for them. I once went to a show/museum/store in Denver and fell in love with them. If I had the time, I'd love to do model trains. Hope you all enjoyed the show and the visit to the museum.
@Scott6255 I hope your back is feeling better! The smallest things can make it seize up.
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Yeah for maintaining your streak and that your back is feeling better @Scott6255 !
Sorry about your FitBit @AlphaHowls !
Congratulations on your Ultra @sweetdaisy13 ! That's awesome!
@skippygirlsmom Sounds like you had an awesome time volunteering at the Track championships. I can't even imagine running at the paces that some of those young men and women ran.
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@katharmonic That view is beautiful. I hope you and Stella enjoy yourselves.
@polskagirl01 Good luck on your race!
@Teresa502 I can't believe that anyone would just leave someone hiking like that. It sounds like y'all had a great guide and the hike sounds both grueling and awesome at the same time!
@rheddmobile I'm glad your husband was able to get out for a run. And glad your mom is doing better. Hopefully you'll get some relief from all the stress soon.
@quilteryoyo I'm glad you had a good visit with your family. Sounds like you are as busy as ever.
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@Avidkeo there I was all excited for you, will have to wait a week. Gale force winds can go away though!
@Teresa502 I am also amazed at the so-called friends. I wonder, did they not realize it may have been a life-threatening situation for the guy? And I feel for the older gentleman as well
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pfeiferlindsey wrote: »pfeiferlindsey wrote: »pfeiferlindsey wrote: »pfeiferlindsey wrote: »pfeiferlindsey wrote: »pfeiferlindsey wrote: »pfeiferlindsey wrote: »pfeiferlindsey wrote: »pfeiferlindsey wrote: »pfeiferlindsey wrote: »In for 110 miles
I have a half on July 10, so final push to be race ready.
June 2 - 5.27 miles
June Goal - 110 miles
Miles to go - 104.73 miles
June 3 - 4.35 miles of speed work.
Total for June - 9.62 miles
June Goal - 110 miles
Miles to go - 100.38 miles
I have had a crazy few days and will have to catch up with this thread later.
June 5 - 3.11 miles
June 6 - 12 miles
Total for June - 24.73 miles
June Goal - 110 miles
Miles to go - 85.27 miles
I'm in the homestretch of my Spring Start Challenge. 12 weeks, 500 km. I have just over 16 miles to knock out by Saturday. Not to mention the half on July 10. Just have to keep plugging away.
June 8 - 6.23 miles
Total for June - 30.96 miles
June Goal - 110 miles
Miles to go - 79.04 miles
Awesome! Was able to knock out 7 miles this morning.
June 9 - 7.07 miles
Total for June - 38.03 miles
June Goal - 110 miles
Miles to go - 71.97 miles
June 11 - 6.22 miles
Total for June - 44.25 miles
June Goal - 110 miles
Miles to go - 65.75 miles
Happy to say that I finished up my challenge this morning. 500 km in 12 weeks. It pushed me way past my comfort zone and honestly, there were days I was not sure I'd finish in time. But, I kept telling myself it wasn't over until it was over and to keep pressing on.
June 12 - 3.66 miles
Total for June - 47.91 miles
June Goal - 110 miles
Miles to go - 62.09 miles
June 13 - 3.12 miles
Total for June - 51.03 miles
June Goal -110 miles
Miles to go - 58.97 miles
My trainer asked me to do a 12 minute time trial today. Ouch. Overall felt good though. 1.39 miles in 12 minutes and shook and shook out my legs with another 2.6 after.
June 15 - 4.01 miles
Total for June - 55.04
June Goal - 110 miles
Miles to go - 54.96 miles
June 16 - 5 miles
Total for June - 60.04
June Goal - 110 miles
Miles to go - 49.96 miles
I haven't been in the greatest place mentally, so I've fallen off checking and posting...but still running.
June 17 - 3.18 miles
June 19 - 3.14 miles
Total for June - 66.36 miles
June goal - 110 miles
Miles to go - 43.64 miles8 -
@Teresa502 Your GC trip sounded both amazing and horrific at the same time! Glad you went, and you are back safe.
@rheddmobile that is great that you and your husband were able to run together again! PVCs sound scary, but glad they settle down after a while.
Good luck on your HM @polskagirl01! Remember to have FUN too!! 😁2 -
@polskagirl01 good luck! Hope you have a great race.
@rheddmobile - glad that your husband was able to run, but sounds scary about his heart issues. I hope the stress calms for all of you soon.
@Teresa502 - wow. Amazing experience. I was so interested to read your daily account. That sounds like such a tough hike, not even factoring in having a member of the group helicoptered out and the abandoned hiker. You are a beast of a hiker. Sounds like a truly incredible adventure. Hope you are recovering well and staying nice and cool!
My back is feeling better, thank you all. It's gorgeous out at the lake this morning. I may attempt to get the kayak down there in a little while. But the main plan for the day is lazing around with a view. 6 -
@katharmonic Wish I could join you. I think a good lazing around weekend is what I need. Enjoy!1
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Congrats @Teresa502 and what a recap!
All things considered, it sounds like a hugely successful hike and you deserve every last bit of pride in that one (As crazy or heartless as that may sound). There are deaths out there, more usually in tougher weather, which you most certainly were in.
Granted I wasn't there so could be off base, apologies if so.
Poor Bob seemed way out of his league. Your guide seemed to recognize your groups abilities and was able to give Bob a chance at least without having the whole thing called off due to him. And you all delivered for him and that poor soul who was abandoned! I can't imagine what that guy has to say to his "friends" now!
The fact that you hit all your stops at a faster pace after all that is just amazing. I hope your memories are as good as I imagined from how I read them. You have done something few will and only a few can, and did it incredibly well in the toughest of conditions.6
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