June 2023 Monthly Running Challenge

chris_in_cal · June 2023

Beautiful Sunday run.

I imagine 99% of you are incredulous but I don't, and don't really want to, run in the morning. Afternoons and evenings for me. Who's with me?

June Running Goal: 17 runs, 45 miles

June 2 - 3.0 miles
June 4 - 4.0 miles
June 6 - 2.5 miles
June 7 - 4.0 miles
June 9 - 2.5 miles
June 11-3.5 miles
June 13-3.0 miles
June 14-4.0 miles
June 16-3.0 miles
June 18-4.43 miles
June 20-3.07 miles
June 21-4.09 miles
June 23-3.25 miles

Current: 14 runs, 48.34 miles

spl8 · June 2023

@chris_in_cal - I'm with you. I often plan to run in the morning but mostly don't get to it until later in the day, even when all is going well at home. Lately, my kid has not been sleeping (waking up some time between 2 & 3:30 and not falling back to sleep) and my spouse generally leaves for work before 7 so it just doesn't happen, even if my body were up for it. I struggle not to get down on myself (and not to simply get down). Lately, I've only been able to manage walks either with my kid during the day or in the evening after my kid finally starts to get tired. Sorry for the whining. It's been a sucky, stressful few weeks. It's nice to see everyone here keeping on keeping on. I love reading posts here for inspiration and positive vibes.

martaindale · June 2023

Teresa502 wrote: »

Show this to your hubby @martaindale

Ooooooo, he would love that!

martaindale · June 2023

June total: 81.1/100 miles

6/1: 10 miles
6/2: 3.1 miles
6/3: 3.1 miles
6/4: 3.3 miles
6/5: 3 miles
6/7: 7 miles
6/8: 6 miles
6/9: 3 miles
6/10: 5.5 miles
6/17: 4.9 miles
6/18: 2.9 miles
6/19: 3.3 miles
6/20: 4 miles
6/22: 3 miles
6/23: 6 miles
6/24: 9 miles
6/25: 4 miles

Treadmill miles today. I slept in to the late hour of 6:15.

I usually get up around 5:30 to run before work and/or beat the heat. It’s hard for me to sleep much later these days but it was nice to wake up naturally and have coffee without the pressure of getting out the door. I don’t love the treadmill but I am getting accustomed to it again. It’s nice to have a break from the heat and the softer surface helps my legs recover.
My husband is out at our hill country house, taking care of annual maintenance stuff, so I have a whole week alone! I have to work, but it’s still nice. I appreciate alone time more and more the older I get.

quilteryoyo · June 2023

June 1: Walk = 2.00 miles - trip to Hot Springs
June 2: Wun/Walk = 2.00 miles - also mowed mom's lawn
June 3: Walk = 2.00 miles - also mowed my lawn
June 4: Walk = 2.00 miles
June 5: Walk = 1.00 mile - Run = 2.25 miles - driveway laps
June 6: Walk = 2.50 miles - Run = 2.00 miles - treadmill intervals plus tree debris for almost an hour
June 7: Walk = 200 miles - treadmill
June 8: Walk = 1.45 miles - Run = 1.80 miles - driveway laps
June 9: Wun =2.25 miles - driveway laps
June 10: Walk = 2.00 miles - Run = 1.50 miles - treadmill intervals
June 11: Walk = 2.00 miles
June 12: Walk = 1.45 miles - Run = 1.80 miles - driveway laps
June 13: Walk - 1.58 miles - Run = 1.67 miles - around town during break at work
June 14: Walk = 2.50 miles - Around town during my break at work
June 15: Walk = 2.00 miles - Around town after work - doubles tennis for 2 hours
June 16: Walk = 2.00 miles - treadmill after push mowing for 51 minutes
June 17: Walk = 0.80 miles - Run = 0.45 miles - treadmill
June 18: Walk = 2.00 miles - driveway laps
June 19: Walk = 2.00 miles - treadmill - not feeling well
June 20: Walk = 2.25 miles - treadmill
June 21: Walk = 2.00 miles - Run = 1.50 miles - treadmill
June 22: Walk = 3.00 miles - treadmill
June 23: Wun/walk = 3.30 miles - treadmill
June 24: Walk=1.00 mile - Run = 2.50 miles - treadmill
June 25: Walk = 2.00 miles - treadmill rest day walk

64.80/80 mile goal

I did my normal Sunday walk between church and lunch today - on the treadmill. Two miles at 3.8 mph. Avg HR was 94 with a max of 111 bpm.

quilteryoyo · June 2023

Great pace for a HM distance in those conditions @kgirlhart ! To me, it's a great pace regardless of the conditions. Glad you had shade, water, and a sprinkler to help.

Glad you are feeling better today @Scott6255 !

@chris_in_cal If I can get myself up in the morning, I really do like to get my run done and over with. But, I am a night person, so getting up early is hard for me. So, while I would like to run in the mornings, most of mine are either late morning or afternoon/evening.

Hang in there @spl8 ! I hope things get better at home. Try to not get down on yourself. It is great that you are getting out and doing what life allows you to do right now.

Nice treadmill run @martaindale ! Enjoy your week!

katharmonic · June 2023

@Teresa502 ooh I would love to visit Portugal. The pics look amazing (especially the food

) Enjoy!

@AlphaHowls I'm so sorry to hear about your mom declining. It is so incredibly difficult and stressful to go through. Please try to take care of yourself.

@martaindale enjoy your alone time this week. Hope your knee feels better.

I am not running, but today was definitely humid and miserable for those who were. I met some friends after their 3.5 mile run and we walked another 3 miles. They were apologizing for how sweaty they were. It was very nice to walk and catch up with them. Yesterday I walked Stella, not sure the distance but about an hour walk.

We just had thunderstorms come through so hopefully it will be cooling down a bit. Take it easy in the heat everyone.

tarun_yadavA · June 2023

Morning everyone! Sunny here in London today!
Got in a 6K - after a very unhealthy weekend (too hungover to go yesterday+ thought I'd give my knee a day off as I'm easing back into it!)

@AlphaHowls hugs. So sorry to read about your mother and how it's impacting you 😔
@kgirlhart - well done on the Half! 🙌
@Teresa502 - loving the food p0r n pics!!!! 🤤

Mari33a · June 2023

A few more runs done, the target is getting closer. I really appreciate all your comments on my progress so Thank you! I think I be too critical of myself sometimes.

02/06 3.63 miles
03/06 3.71 miles
06/06 3.61 miles
10/06 3.72 miles
11/06 3.02 miles
12/06 4.13 miles
13/06 3.80 miles
15/06 3.73 miles
21/06 3.60 miles
22/06 3.61 miles
24/06 3.62 miles
25/06 3.05 miles

Total 43.22/50 miles

@AlphaHowls - I'm sorry for what you and your Mum are having to cope with.

Scott6255 · June 2023

@kgirlhart super impressive that you did a HM in this brutal weather!
@Mari33a you are progressing great! You're right, you are being too hard on yourself. But let's face it, we are all our own worst critic

@martaindale hope your knee is feeling better.

Got in 6.5 HOT miles this morning. 85F / feels like 92F at 4am. Only found 1 sprinkler

chris_in_cal · June 2023

spl8 wrote: »

It's been a sucky, stressful few weeks. It's nice to see everyone here keeping on keeping on. I love reading posts here for inspiration and positive vibes.

That's like the Webster dictionary definition of community, sorry to hear about the past few, and I am happy to know when my few weeks show up, you'll be here to help me get through.

martaindale · June 2023

June total: 84.2/100 miles

6/1: 10 miles
6/2: 3.1 miles
6/3: 3.1 miles
6/4: 3.3 miles
6/5: 3 miles
6/7: 7 miles
6/8: 6 miles
6/9: 3 miles
6/10: 5.5 miles
6/17: 4.9 miles
6/18: 2.9 miles
6/19: 3.3 miles
6/20: 4 miles
6/22: 3 miles
6/23: 6 miles
6/24: 9 miles
6/25: 4 miles
6/26: 3.1 miles

It's as if this week's weather looked at last week's weather and said "hold my beer!" Like @Scott6255 mentioned above it was already into the low 80's with a feels like of 90F when I set out at 5:45 am.That was the absolute coolest it will be all day. We have highs of 100+ predicted all week. 😭
I also found a single sprinkler toward the end of my run. I used to see sprinklers quite a bit more frequently during my early runs. I think the POA has changed up the watering schedule and most of the ones I used to be able to hit have already finished by the time I get there. Maybe I can file a petition to get them to move one or two of the sections back into the 5:45 to 6:15 window. I'm sure they will rework the entire neighborhood's watering schedule for me.

Laurz9191 · June 2023

@AlphaHowls So sorry to hear you are going through that! It’s truly heartbreaking!

@Scott6255 Glad to hear you are feeling better!

@martaindale I am always inspired by the ways you motivate yourself through horribly difficult weather. Although I have no sprinklers, I’ve been thinking a lot about the best way to utilise the river I always run next to.

@Teresa502 I hope you are enjoying your trip. Good job getting a run in too.

@kgirlhart Great job with the HM in that heat. It sounds like you timed it perfectly.

@chris_in_cal I am always sooo much more motivated in the morning. My motivation just goes downhill after lunchtime and I can’t make myself get out the door. Also, I’m also usually pretty exhausted this time of year from being exposed to heat all the time. It’s hard to escape it without a/c.

A benefit of running later would be not having to go to work right after a run. This time of year I can’t physically hide the fact that I just went on a run and have a red face

.

I got a nice early 10.3km in this morning. It felt easy after my run in the midday heat on Saturday. I did funk my hat into the stream on the way out, but on the way back there was a nice little breeze that cooled me off just enough.

Next Wednesday my son and the kid of a friend of ours are running a race through the old downtown area (I am running too, but a longer race). I told them that we could train a few times before the race, so we went out this evening for a little run. They both lost their running spirit after about 2km (their race will be 1.9km), so we walked a bit, then ran the final stretch back. It was fun! I love running with my son and hope that he wants to run with me more often the older he gets.

So today I ran a total of 13.1km today bringing my June total to 103.3/150km.

Zaxa2021 · June 2023

6/1- 4
6/3- 4.5
6/5- 3
6/6- 4.5
6/7- 3
6/10- 3
6/11- 5
6/12- 3
6/13- 5
6/14- 3
6/20- 4
6/21- 3
6/23- 5
6/24- 4
6/25- 5

Total: 59/75 miles

I've been better at doing my runs than I have been about posting. I think I'll be able to squeak this one out, but just barely.

I want to start working on speed a little more. I've been running at a 5 on the treadmill (12 min/mile), I would like to get to around 10 minute miles, while running 3-4 miles. I think I'm going to work on that in July.

chris_in_cal · June 2023

Zaxa2021 wrote: »

I want to start working on speed a little more. I've been running at a 5 on the treadmill (12 min/mile), I would like to get to around 10 minute miles, while running 3-4 miles

I'm right behind you. In Sept. I'm targeting a 12:04/mile pace in a super hilly 10k. After that, onto the speed!!!!!!!!!!!!

tarun_yadavA · June 2023

Morning everyone!

Today's 6K

@Laurz9191 I thought itd be nice to run with mine someday... But blink of an eye... It went from me 'come on, you can go faster' 'were nearly done now' etc TO him being much faster than me now. He's an obnoxious teenager too 😂. I get a lot of 'that it old man?' and 'big guy' type comments (we see each others' Strava).

The nice scenic 10K run along the Thames in the City where we're the same pace just never happened. It went from Empire Strikes Back ending to Return of the Jedi ending so quickly! Lol
(Not really a sci FI nerd but thought I'd throw that analogy in there!)

TheMrWobbly · June 2023

chris_in_cal wrote: »

Zaxa2021 wrote: »

I want to start working on speed a little more. I've been running at a 5 on the treadmill (12 min/mile), I would like to get to around 10 minute miles, while running 3-4 miles

I'm right behind you. In Sept. I'm targeting a 12:04/mile pace in a super hilly 10k. After that, onto the speed!!!!!!!!!!!!

Right there with you, just without the hills. Currently running 12 minute miles and, with time, looking to get to sub 10.

martaindale · June 2023

tarun_yadavA wrote: »

@Laurz9191 I thought itd be nice to run with mine someday... But blink of an eye... It went from me 'come on, you can go faster' 'were nearly done now' etc TO him being much faster than me now. He's an obnoxious teenager too 😂. I get a lot of 'that it old man?' and 'big guy' type comments (we see each others' Strava).

Now I see why you don’t like to slow down! Kid competition.

@Laurz9191 I’m still holding out hope that mine will regain interest in running. There was a brief window a couple of years ago where they were into it. I ran with them as they trained up for a 10k, they did it, and were so proud of themself. But, the interest waned. One day maybe.

martaindale · June 2023

June total: 91.2/100 miles

6/1: 10 miles
6/2: 3.1 miles
6/3: 3.1 miles
6/4: 3.3 miles
6/5: 3 miles
6/7: 7 miles
6/8: 6 miles
6/9: 3 miles
6/10: 5.5 miles
6/17: 4.9 miles
6/18: 2.9 miles
6/19: 3.3 miles
6/20: 4 miles
6/22: 3 miles
6/23: 6 miles
6/24: 9 miles
6/25: 4 miles
6/26: 3.1 miles
6/27: 7 miles

Another hot one this morning. I think I have found the 1 house that runs their sprinklers at a good time for my morning runs. There is this little alcove that I don't usually run through but I can see from the main road. This morning I saw their sprinklers running, so I made a little detour and turned sloooow circles in their sprinklers for 15-20 seconds. It felt amazing. They have cameras so they may be watching me cool off in their sprinklers and I hope they find it amusing. Most of my usual routes don't really go through the neighborhoods. They are more along the main roads, which are faced by people's back fences. This little alcove is probably going to become a mainstay for the next few months.

eleanorhawkins · June 2023

@martaindale wow, I remember when they did that race, seems like yesterday. Where has the time gone??? Also, really glad you found the sprinkler, hope they keep it running for you. We're getting to the point here where the only thing keeping me from carrying on a couple of miles down to the beach after my runs and just going straight into the sea is not wanting to ruin my shoes. (I'm a wimp about the sea, won't get in there without something on my feet).
I'm crazy busy and behind as usual, reading, liking and hugging where appropriate, but everyone's doing great!
I've done a pretty good job of sticking to the plan this month with only a couple of minor adjustments, and have run more km that I expected to. Like I'll end up at around 170km whereas last month (when admittedly I was recovering from the marathon) I ended up with just under 110km. Doing a lot of strength, stability and mobility work too and praying that jump doesn't cause me problems.
I'll be starting July off with a bang with a race at 10pm (yeah, not looking forward to that part but it's too hot for daytime races now). It's only 14km or so with just one hill but the official cutoff time is 90 min. I'm highly unlikely to manage that, I've run the route a couple of times and always done it in around 1hr45min.

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