MAY 2025 Monthly Running Challenge
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😄too true!
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You're doing great @chris_in_cal . Nothing like signing up for a race for motivation.
Nice run, as always @tarun_yadavA .
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01.05 strength
03.05 walking, strolling 19km
04.05 walking, strolling 13km
06.05 1.7km 12min 7:08/km - benchmark run & strength
07.05 5.0km 37min 7:26/km
08.05 strength
09.05 7.0km 53min 7:34/km - slow
11.05 3.5km 26min 7:31/km - 15min fast
12.03 strength
13.03 7.0km 54min 7:46/km - slow
14.03 3.5km 25min 7:14/km - fast
15.05 dancing like crazy
---sick---
19.05 15km walking
20.05 25km walking
21.05 19km walking
24.05 3.0km 23min 7:41/km - slow
25.05 strength - dropped barbell, body ouchie
26.05 4.1km 32min 7:52/km - slow
27.05 strength
28.05 6.0km 47min 7:47 - slow40.79/81km -32.4km behind
Ok run. I currently have a mismatch between muscle function (poor) and stamina (good), which leads to mild hyperventilation, which in return causes blood pooling. But overall it was good if it wasn't for the weather. Weather was fine when I walked to my starting point as a warm-up, started to rain thoroughly when I started to run, sun returned once I was done running. Yeah.
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Hi everyone!
Just finished catching up with the posts. For all those who are hopelessly stuck in km math, like myself, boyfriend pace is about 7:30/km :).
@swenson19d It sounds like you have been through a lot!!!! I’m really sorry to hear that!
@John772016 and @WarmJellyfish You guys have nasty accidents!
@chris_in_cal Great job signing up for the 5km. Races are always good motivators for putting a goal to the training! I just signed up for a local 5km in July :), so I can “motivate” myself to do more speed work. Maybe…
Great job running everyone!!!
Yesterday, I ran 10.3km on my favourite route. It was very windy but otherwise nice. Today it was raining and instead of dealing with that, I went to the gym and ran 11.1km, with ca. 10 minutes at tempo pace. My son also wanted to run with me right after school but there was a thunderstorm. After it had gone by we went out for 2.4km. Tomorrow I am hoping to go on a longer route with him. He did really well, COMPLETELY left me in the dust on our home sprint, and it was great chatting with him.
I’m not going to make my goal but I will try to get 3 more runs in this month!
198.7/270km for May.
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May Goal: 140 miles
5/1: 7.15 miles
5/2: 6.25 miles
5/4: 13.21 miles
5/5: 5.20 miles
5/6: 6.25 miles
5/7: 7.25 miles
5/8: 4.55 miles
5/9: 6.20 miles
5/10: 11.11 miles
5/12: 7.25 miles
5/13: 6.05 miles
5/14: 7.02 miles
5/15: 7.05 miles
5/16: 7.04 miles
5/18: 11.25 miles
5/19: 7.02 miles
5/20: 3.52 miles
5/21: 7.26 miles
5/22: 7.26 miles
5/23: 7.27 miles
5/25: 11.26 miles
5/26: 5.84 miles
5/27: 7.26 miles
5/28: 7.05 miles176.57/140 completed for May
I didn't get a chance to post yesterday. I did run 7.25 miles. It was a good run. The temperature wasn't too bad, but it was 100% humidity. Today I ran 7 miles. It was rainy when I got up, so I waited a bit. The sun was just starting to come out when I started. It was a little warm, but the breeze was nice. It actually been pretty nice for the end of May.
@WarmJellyfish The snowshoe hare is so pretty. I always love to see the jackrabbits here, but I can never get pictures. They are too fast.
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@Laurz9191 😂 my mom used to call me accident prone….
@kgirlhart fresh off the grass this morning. It was giving me the side eye though
There was an explosion of baby geese on yesterday's run.
Later, I got chased by another goose but I have bigger wings than it. Why are people afraid of geese ?
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@WarmJellyfish, ouch on the ribs! And those Geese are scoping you out for their kill zone because your looking at their babies! Run!
Nice runs @quilteryoyo, @ContraryMaryMary, @chris_in_cal, @tarun_yadavA, @yirara, @Laurz9191 & @kgirlhart!
Great work signing up for the Independence Day 5K @chris_in_cal! Goals are always so helpful to get out the door.
I've been doing a Canada Day (July 1st) 5K for the last few years(4? 5?), the first year I ran it, I wasn't sure I could finish as I rarely ran that far yet. I did, and the group was so supportive, I've signed up each year since. Hope your experience will be the same!5 -
01/05 2.86 miles
02/05 2.86 miles
03/05 2.87 miles
06/05 2.43 miles
08/05 3.13 miles
09/05 3.37 miles
10/05 3.21 miles
11/05 3.21 miles
12/05 3.15 miles
13/05 2.66 miles
14/05 3.14 miles
15/05 3.15 miles
17/05 3.22 miles
18/05 3.36 miles
19/05 3.26 miles
20/05 3.36 miles
21/05 2.80 miles
22/05 3.16 miles
23/05 3.36 miles
24/05 3.51 miles
25/05 3.24 miles
26/05 3.24 miles
27/05 2.90 miles
28/05 3.36 milesTotal 74.91 / 60 miles
Two more runs. Yesterday I felt a bit off and nearly didn’t go but 2day felt grand again. If I’d know I would have run another .09 miles to take me to an even 75 😅
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Glad your run was okay @yirara . You do great with all of your challenges.
Nice running @Laurz9191 and really glad that you were able to get out for a run with your son.
Great running @kgirlhart .
Cute nature pictures @WarmJellyfish . That is a lot of baby geese. Big birds with big beaks and loud honks are scary.
Nice running @Mari33a . You can run that extra 0.09 miles tomorrow.
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1 May - Walked 1.25 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill - Gym 58m07s - Doubles tennis 2h23m22s
2 May - Walked 0.75 miles - Ran 2.75 miles - Treadmill
3 May - Walked 0.75 miles - Ran 3.00 miles - Treadmill
4 May - Walked 1.54 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill
5 May - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 3.00 miles - Treadmill - Tennis singles 43m35s
6 May - Walked 0.76 miles - Ran 2.50 miles - Treadmill
7 May - Walked 3.25 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill and driveway - Gym 54m33s
8 May - Walked 0.75 miles - Ran 2.50 miles - Short Driveway laps
9 May - Walked 1.40 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway laps
10 May - Walked 1.10 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway laps
11 May - Walked 1.25 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway laps
12 May - Walked 0.50 miles - Ran 1.75 miles - Treadmill
13 May - Walked 0.75 miles - Ran 2.00 miles - Treadmill
14 May - Walked 0.75 miles - Ran 2.25 miles - Treadmill
15 May - Walked 2.30 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Town during work break - tennis 1h29m32s - 1.24 miles
16 May - Walked 0.50 miles - Ran 1.75 miles - Driveway laps - Gym 56m48s
17 May - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 2.50 miles - Treadmill
18 May - Walked 1.30 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway laps
19 May - Walked 0.49 miles - Ran 2.11 miles - Town during break
20 May - Walked 1.10 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway laps
21 May - Walked 0.70 miles - Ran 2.30 miles - Treadmill - Gym 51m21s
22 May - Walked 1.25 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway - doubles tennis for 1h38m12s
23 May - Walked 1.25 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway
24 May - Walked 1.25 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill
25 May - Walked 1.25 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill
26 May - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 3.00 miles - Treadmill
27 May - Walked 1.54 miles - Ran 2.46 miles - Driveway laps
28 May - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill - Gym 56m2s65.60/80.00 mile goal
I went to the gym this morning. I had been asked to work at daycare afterwards, so went early enough to do a mile walk as warm up on the gym's treadmill.
I was disappointed with my assisted pullups today - could only do 7 reps at 70# assist and 2 sets of 10 reps at 80# assist, barely. But, I got a PR for deadlift - did 95# 10 reps and then 2 sets of 115 # , 10 reps each. Previously, I had only lifted 105#. So, legs were good today. Arms, not so much.
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Morning all
Got in 6.0 m at 10'42
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Hello Everyone!
I tried “boyfriend” pace this morning, but was still a bit too quick ;). It was fun. I was however reminded of my last HM, where I was struggling to keep up with the 2 hour pacer, and there was a girl and boy - early 20s - chatting to each other next to me the entire time like we were all on a leisurely stroll. Their “boyfriend” pace was definitely not the norm ;). I ran 10.1km.
208.8/270km for May.
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Hahaha @Laurz9191 . Maybe once you get the "boyfriend" you improve your time together. Great run today.
Great run for you too @tarun_yadavA .
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There you go, I have a finish goal for my July 4th 5K, 38:33….12.1 min/mi (7'30/km) boyfriend pace.
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Will your boyfriend be participating as well? Did he already sign up too @chris_in_cal ? 😆
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Nice runs @Mari33a, @tarun_yadavA, @Laurz9191,
Pretty sure you could outlift me @quilteryoyo! Congrats on the deadlift PR!
Thanks for setting up June challenge @AlphaHowls!MFP kept kicking me out yesterday for some weird reason, so never posted my run, I'm posting 2 today.
Also, since I couldn't actually post my run, I looked at my totals, and my metric/imperial old school brain did a double take, noticed that my running totals didn't make sense; pretty sure I screwed up my math the first week, and just kept adding too🤷♂️ …. so now corrected.May:
01/05 - 0km
02/05 - 11.31km / 7.03 miles
03/05 - 0km
04/05 - 11.67km / 7.25 miles
05/05 - 0km
06/05 - 6.47km / 4.02 miles Treadmill
07/05 - 13.29km / 8.26 miles
08/05 - 5.09km / 3.16 miles Treadmill
09/05 - 0km - Stationary bike ride for 25kms
10/05 - 7.52km / 4.67 miles
11/05 - 10.28km / 6.39 miles
12/05 - 0km
13/05 - 0km - Stationary bike ride for 22kms
14/05 - 0km
15/05 - 13.49km / 8.38 miles
16/05 - 13.08km / 8.13 miles
17/05 - 0km
18/05 - 0km
19/05 - 13.15km / 8.17 miles
20/05 - 8.56km / 5.32 miles
21/05 - 0km
22/05 - 6.68km/ 4.15 miles Treadmill
23/05 - 7.13km / 4.43 miles Treadmill
24/05 - 0km / 0 miles - Stationary bike ride for 40kms
25/05 - 0km / 0 miles
26/05 - 10.48km / 6.51 miles
27/05 - 12.59km / 7.82 miles
28/05 - 5.17km / 3.21 miles Treadmill
29/05 - 6.73km / 4.18 milesTotal = 162.68km / 101.08 miles (Goal - 161Km / 100 miles)
Yesterday I kept looking outside & wanted to run but the weather report was threatening that rainstorms were imminent, so I fired up the treadmill…. nada on the imminent rainstorms… was sunny during & for about 3 hours after I finished that treadmill run.
Today was all fog and rain when I got up & weather report said it would rain mostly all day. I finished my coffee, looked outside, & seeing no rain, threw on shorts & tee , and optimistically, sunscreen, and headed out. Only a couple of short rain bursts, glad I ignored the forecasts.Goal!!
Since were all enjoying the boyfriend/girlfriend pace, I'm going to call my run today's an 'ex-pace' (5'40 /km - 9'06 /mi) as when I finished, I was a sweaty mess that no one would want to be around, and yet, I wanted to run even faster….
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Thanks for setting up June @AlphaHowls .
Thanks @John772016 . Great running and ignoring the weather forecasters. Love the ex-pace run too. 🤣 Congrats on making your month's goal already.
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1 May - Walked 1.25 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill - Gym 58m07s - Doubles tennis 2h23m22s
2 May - Walked 0.75 miles - Ran 2.75 miles - Treadmill
3 May - Walked 0.75 miles - Ran 3.00 miles - Treadmill
4 May - Walked 1.54 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill
5 May - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 3.00 miles - Treadmill - Tennis singles 43m35s
6 May - Walked 0.76 miles - Ran 2.50 miles - Treadmill
7 May - Walked 3.25 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill and driveway - Gym 54m33s
8 May - Walked 0.75 miles - Ran 2.50 miles - Short Driveway laps
9 May - Walked 1.40 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway laps
10 May - Walked 1.10 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway laps
11 May - Walked 1.25 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway laps
12 May - Walked 0.50 miles - Ran 1.75 miles - Treadmill
13 May - Walked 0.75 miles - Ran 2.00 miles - Treadmill
14 May - Walked 0.75 miles - Ran 2.25 miles - Treadmill
15 May - Walked 2.30 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Town during work break - tennis 1h29m32s - 1.24 miles
16 May - Walked 0.50 miles - Ran 1.75 miles - Driveway laps - Gym 56m48s
17 May - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 2.50 miles - Treadmill
18 May - Walked 1.30 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway laps
19 May - Walked 0.49 miles - Ran 2.11 miles - Town during break
20 May - Walked 1.10 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway laps
21 May - Walked 0.70 miles - Ran 2.30 miles - Treadmill - Gym 51m21s
22 May - Walked 1.25 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway - doubles tennis for 1h38m12s
23 May - Walked 1.25 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway
24 May - Walked 1.25 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill
25 May - Walked 1.25 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill
26 May - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 3.00 miles - Treadmill
27 May - Walked 1.54 miles - Ran 2.46 miles - Driveway laps
28 May - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill - Gym 56m2s
29 May - Walked 1.40 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway67.00/80.00 mile goal
I didn't sleep very well at all last night. I was tired, but wide awake when I went to bed. It was 4 am before I finally fell asleep good. I was supposed to play tennis tonight, so when I finally got myself out the door, I decided to just do a short wun. Pace was 4.0 mph, so not horrible.
I tried to nap this afternoon, but again, just couldn't get sleepy. I hope tonight will be a different story.
It has rained on and off all day today, so tennis did get cancelled. My goal of 80 miles is pretty much beyond my reach at this point. But, I will try to get in a couple more decent runs.
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Apple says I walked 3.3 miles today. I am almost sure that it is 90% dog petting.
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May Goal: 140 miles
5/1: 7.15 miles
5/2: 6.25 miles
5/4: 13.21 miles
5/5: 5.20 miles
5/6: 6.25 miles
5/7: 7.25 miles
5/8: 4.55 miles
5/9: 6.20 miles
5/10: 11.11 miles
5/12: 7.25 miles
5/13: 6.05 miles
5/14: 7.02 miles
5/15: 7.05 miles
5/16: 7.04 miles
5/18: 11.25 miles
5/19: 7.02 miles
5/20: 3.52 miles
5/21: 7.26 miles
5/22: 7.26 miles
5/23: 7.27 miles
5/25: 11.26 miles
5/26: 5.84 miles
5/27: 7.26 miles
5/28: 7.05 miles
5/29: 6.25 miles182.82/140 completed for May
I got up a little earlier this morning and ran a 6-mile interval run. It was good and I hit all the paces. I guess next week I will be back to running before the sun comes up.
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Did my Thursday 10k a day late. I actually did my 11.5k route, the one with the really big hill. I felt great and the run felt comfortable the entire way so, naturally, when I got home, I was completely unsurprised to see that Garmin tells me I’m being unproductive for the first time in six weeks.
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I am single looking to mingle. Mildly dyslexia and I mistakenly thought I, as a man would run the boyfriend pace to find a women, as she ran the girlfriend pace...but now I see how I flipped it around.
;)
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I ran 2.01M at 13'32 tonight
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@daria0919 @chris_in_cal laughing 😂
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Morning all
Got in 4.48M at 10'24
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Oh mannnn… this boyfriend thing is gonna get interesting.😂🙃😎 thanks for setting up June @AlphaHowls and I hate this new formatting. Trying to tag someone is like having to type the same thing 5 times.
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@swenson19d At least you were moving a body part. LOL That's exercise, right?
Nice running @kgirlhart . I hope you enjoy your early morning runs again AND LOVE your new job.
Hahaha @ContraryMaryMary . Garmin is so judge -y. Great run.
Hahaha @chris_in_cal . I'm mildly dyslexic too! Good luck with the boy-friend paced runs. Speaking of which, how is the park run start up going?
Nice running @tarun_yadavA .
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Our fellow runners from the British Commonwealth will get made at us, it is one long word: Parkrun.
I'm still scheming, it's a great idea. A runner in my neighborhood is very prolific, and I'm trying to figure out how to connect, so I can start a group of people to get it started. In short, I'm still working on it.
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@swenson19d dog petting run/walks are fun. Better than fending off ornery geese 😂
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