JUNE 2025 Monthly Running Challenge

I ran 2.89M at 13'52 after work tonight, out at the lake.

Morning all

I ran a Half distance. 13.13M at 09'33.

Got a bit carried away. Was in for 10, then thought my long ushe of 11.22, then went over and was like aaah efff it. Just do it.

I 'raw dogged' it as the kids would say. Empty stomach, no gels and no water.

So now I better go hydrate and make sure my p33 is not the colour of tropical Fanta.

@SummerSkier good to see you out there.

@ContraryMaryMary sorry the 60 year old dude dragged you down to boyfriend pace for that last 0.11M.

@chris_in_cal good to see you upping it!

@quilteryoyo @daria0919 thank you!

@Laurz9191 glad kids had fun at zoo!

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@martaindale how's South Africa going? Eaten any braii yet? Amarula Dom Pedro dessert?

Hi everyone!

Just got a quick 6km run in this morning while my son was swimming.

57.8/270km for June

@tarun_yadavA Great unplanned half. It’s always fun when you have unexpected long runs :).

@ContraryMaryMary You did great! Maybe you’ll get that PR next week!

Great job all if you streakers ;)! That’s very impressive!

Nice running @Mari33a , @chris_in_cal , @Laurz9191, @AlphaHowls and @emptydog .

@ContraryMaryMary Sounds like you had a great Parkrun anyway. So close to a PB.

Sorry about your "crash" and another injury to deal with @SummerSkier .

Very nice impromptu HM @tarun_yadavA ! Great MFP streak!

Nice running while on vacation @John772016 . The riverfront looks very pretty.

That's a lot of exercise today @Scott6255 !

I checked and I'm at 3098 day streak on MFP!

Sunday long run today but I was feeling tired and my legs and hips were a bit achy so I kept it slow and just did my local loop, which while a lot shorter than the 15k I had planned (11.4k) but it is awfully hilly so I imagine the energy expenditure was about the same.

Those toffees MaryMary woulhd definitely be dangerous. I think I would have to just let them melt in my mouth. Tarun, nice recovery run and EXCELLENT you got the 10 yo out. Quilter hope that whatever you pinched to make your foot tingle was better yesterday. Nice running Mari33 intresting you have one of those BRaii restaurants there.

Yesterday I managed to go the entire 30 minutes without walking and today my foot is not complaining so I think that's improvement. The swelling and coloring are about gone altho the orig area which had the lump is still sore and lumpy. Of course it seems like these years when I get a lump from something it may or may not every go away. I still have a bump on my right hip from 2017 when I banged into something.

@daria here is a purple martin update for you*******

Dang here we are starting the 2nd week already of June and everyone is already making plans for July 4th weekend here. I stood outside yesterday evening and watched my Purple Martins at dusk flying around feeding. There were SO many of them (aybe 40 or 50) and they were so loud. I think at least 4 or 5 gourds have fledged and the babies squawk a lot. I did notice that altho they spun and whirled and flew over the colony for almost 30 minutes they did not stay the night. Only the parents with young still came in. So perhaps their first overnight trip is why they were so excited. Altho I did see some mites yesterday in the a few gourds most of the babies are healthy and I think it will be a successful season after the tragedy earlier in Feb with the FREEZING rain and such which killed 10 or so early arrivals.

@tarun_yadavA super job in getting so many miles in before your trip! When do you all head out? I’m glad your younger son got a run in too! 😀
waving HI to him: 👋

@SummerSkier thanks for the Purple Martin description and photo - would love to see such a wonder in person one day!

We have a few bluebird houses set up and each spring we watch the parents through the whole process. I peek in and see the beautiful blue eggs, watch as the parents start to feed the babies and take periodic photos of the young ones as they progress into fledglings. The one think I have never gotten to see is when exactly they leave the nest. I only check in every few days so as not to scare off the parents. Then one day everyone’s gone from the house, off to see the world. We had 5 babies this first round. Usually eggs are layed twice, once in the spring and once in early summer. Waiting for round two.

Amazingly long MFP streaks by so many of you! Congrats!!

@ContraryMaryMary a big YUM!! They look delish!

Thank you to so many that had kind words and well wishes for me! Much appreciated. My foot and ankle are quite bruised at this point. The Ortho world around here is so swamped with business that all I got was a trauma/orthopedic NP appointment for tomorrow morning. I’ve been icing, elevating, etc. I still need to get some driving done and it is my right foot, so that’s been a pain, literally and figuratively.