June 2022 Monthly Running Challenge
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@scott6255 I just noticed that this thread is in the group board rather than the challenge board. Is this a change we're making?
It wasn't deliberate. Every time I start a new thread it seems like I @#$& it up. So I will not be starting any more. Someone else (that knows what they are doing) should volunteer to do it each month.
If we need to move this to the challenge board I guess we need to ask a moderator to do it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯1 -
I'm going to aim for 35 this month since I managed 30 the past 2 months. I had my dog with me, he's a 1 1/2 yr old Samoyed called Dakota and he loved it.
01/06 2.03miles
2.03/35 miles
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I think I am doing approximately 16 miles per week. So like 65 again? I dunno.
My goal is 4 runs, 4 weight training, 2 rides, and 1 yoga per week. I'm gonna try not to disappear again because I really need to drop some weight/fat/inches. Need to hold myself accountable!7 -
My plan had another foundation run today. I had planned to run before work but then remembered I had a meeting at 8:00am and did not want to risk running late, so I waited until this evening. 91 degrees - ugh! 2.35 miles complete.8
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Headed out for my usual loop this morning - starts at school and heads uphill for four kilometres, fortunately, the first two kilometres are pretty gentle, however, the next two are brutal. Then it's downhill, and that's even steeper (hence why I always run it clockwise!).
Felt good - kept it gentle at the start, steady through the middle and let loose at the end, clocking my second fastest segment on the downhill at the end, which is pretty good since I've raced it three times! All technique though, as I wasn't pushing hard at all - focused on form and pumping my arms to facilitate my stride. Worked a treat.9 -
June Goal: 100 Miles
6/1: 5.51 miles
5.51/100 miles completed for June
I got out this morning to start June with 5.5 miles. It was a nice run, just hot. There are supposed to be thunderstorms tomorrow, so I may be taking a rest day.
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6 miles tonight. The goal was easy miles but there's a 0.34 mile Strava segment I'm trying to smash so I pushed that and got a new PR and am up to 12th place. Realistically I could get as high as 6th if I pushed it and endured some pain.
All in all, a great run.
6/160 for June6 -
@martaindale - I have been working on my garden beds too as well as trying to treat the weeds in our lawn. I had planned to over seed the lawn in the backyard but with the drought I couldn't water the way it needs. Now we have these burr clover weeds everywhere. I spray then with vinegar which kills them and isn't harmful to Hobbes. Unfortunately they have dropped so many burrs already, I think I need a yard vacuum to get them all up.
@Scott6255 - don't worry about where the challenge is posted - in a group or in the challenge section. It may be a little more difficult for some to find but maybe someone else will find it there that wouldn't have otherwise. I will try to remember next month to set it up under the challenges.
@Mari33a - so great that you ran with your pup! You will have to post a few pictures please!
I got in a lot of activity today. Walking with the pups then going for a decent run by myself. It was hot so I did 60/40 run/walk intervals. I had to stop a few times just to cool down a little. I even stopped in the bathroom on the trail just to splash water in my face and jumped into a cool shower as soon as I got home. I did end up with 5.63 miles running and 1.62 miles of fast walking with the pups.6 -
June total: 7.1/117 miles
6/1: 4.1 mile
6/2: 3 miles
Went back to the newly discovered nature preserve trail. There were actually people out there today. Saw 2 women running, 1 guy fishing, and a woman loading her SUP into her truck. Also saw some deer and lots of birds.5 -
Found it!
Had to stop running last month and didn't manage the 60km I'd set myself. Oh well.. here we go again.
01.06. 5.52km at 8:09min/km
02.06. 3.00km at 7:46min/km
8.52/60km
The run yesterday just went well, and it was so relaxed and easy to run. Today things didn't go so well, but I was faster, and had somewhat sore muscles. So no complaint. I'm off to a 4 day trip tomorrow, thus not sure whether I'll be running those four days.5 -
June Goal: 100 Miles
6/1: 5.51 miles
6/2: 5.04 miles
10.55/100 miles completed for June
The rain and thunderstorms had passed by the time I got up so I ran 5 miles. It was cooler than yesterday, but the 98% humidity was pretty tough. I was glad to get a run in though. Since I am not streaking this month I am taking tomorrow as a rest day. I donated blood today so it is probably a good idea anyway. 4 -
I slept poorly last night, so I didn't get up to run as planned this morning. It was storming when I got home, so I just jogged around my living room and kitchen to get in my 40 minutes Z2 run. At least I got it in! I am hoping that my lack of sleep plus the exercise will knock me out tonight.
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@marisap2010 channeling @AlphaHowls!3
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7.25 miles this morning. It went quite a bit better than I thought it would when I woke up. Legs were really achy for some reason when I got up, but felt a lot better after the first mile.
Today marks 5 years in a row of logging in MFP. I can't think of anything else I have done everyday for 5 years in a row
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Congrats Scott! And thank you again for so consistently starting the threads for us this past year or more? I marked year 5 on 29 May so we are fairly close. Of course I joined MFP in 2011 I believe but I was dormant for about 4 years until I woke up in 2017 and decided I was either going to be whale or a gazelle.
June update
1 - 7.01
2 - 6.02
3 - 5.27
My legs and hips felt like HELL this morning but I figured the best thing would be a slow run do try to loosen everything up. Not sure if they really ever did. My pace has been a lot slower some of which I attribute to different GPS satellites and some of which I attribute to my cutting calories and my cadence is a lot slower.6 -
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June total: 10.3/117 miles
6/1: 4.1 mile
6/2: 3 miles
6/3: 3.2 miles
Humidity was lower this morning. Made for a pretty pleasant run.
I’ve been tweaking my routes at this house to find some options I really like for distances I run frequently. I think today’s 3 mile route is a winner. It has a little loop at the mid point, so not just an out and back. The loop also gets me off the main road. We live at the very end of the road so it’s not super trafficy, but cars are definitely more frequent than the side roads. The loop is scenic and the hills are gentler though longer than some of the other options. It is just a hair over 3 miles, but that’s fine. I am definitely team over but never under when it comes to my mileage. I like a round tenth.5 -
9 trail miles last night, giving me 15/160 miles for June.
Work had me at a job site about 2 hours south of here and on the way home stopped at a small state park. 7.2 miles would cover every trail there, so that was my goal. Once there I saw how wonderful the trails were and decided to push it further and ended up with 9.
It was slow going as birding and foraging again distracted me. This time I found some nice Pheasant Back Mushrooms which I'll cook up tonight, and called in several birds including the Great Crested Flycatcher, Red-eyed Vireo, Indigo Bunting, American Redstart, and Common Yellowthroat.
The trail was fully shaded and a fair amount of it was lovely single-track along a lakeside. There must have been quite a storm go through recently as there were several large trees blocking the trail.
I broke out some new shoes for the run, Saucony Kinvara TR 2, which I bought on clearance for $45 several years ago. They are very light-weight, low-cushion, and 4mm drop, which is nice for a run like this - short, relatively flat, and relatively non-technical. I'll likely use these for trail runs under 10 miles.
And finally, I had my first fall in a long, long time. I guess I saw the flat dirt trail and quit keeping an eye down for obstacles and tripped on a root. It wasn't too bad, just a scrape on my knee, forearm and hand, but no dripping blood.
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@Scott6255 congrats on 5 years!
@martaindale I see you're a paid subscriber on Strava. You may know this, and already be using this, but one feature you get with that is the ability to see running heat maps when you create a route. I use this feature quite a bit when looking for running routes in new places, thinking that if a route gets heavy use, there must be a reason. It's also a great way to find trail routes. The only caveat is that races can throw off the heat map by showing heavy use on roads that might only be suitable for running during a race when traffic is blocked off. When looking for new routes you might consider taking a look at that feature if you're not already.3 -
@marisap2010 - definitely channeling @AlphaHowls! Hope you slept better.
@Scott6255 - congratulations on the 5 years of consistency! I have been doing it just over 8 years now, mostly cause I like to check in and see what my friends here are up to. Like @SummerSkier I joined in 2011 but wasn't consistent with it at all until my trainer wanted to see what I was eating and where my macros were.
I think it must be Achy Leg Friday @SummerSkier and @scott6255 - I woke up the same. Hope when I get out for my run they will loosen up too.
@7lenny7 - what a gorgeous place to run! Love those mushrooms too. I bet they were tasty! We used to find turkey tail mushrooms on the trails near where my dd lived in Maryland but I don't think we have anything like them out here.
I think it is so great that you and @martaindale are getting to explore new trails and places to run. We have a road trip coming in June and I am hoping to find some places along the way.
Also so glad your fall was not serious and there was no dripping blood! Funny how we categorize them... oh some scrapes and a little blood, I can totally keep running! I did continue running once with blood running down my leg but just until I got to the drinking fountain and could wash it off. Then I finished the run 😁3
