JUNE 2025 Monthly Running Challenge

I ran 2.75M at 12'55, it was a couple of intervals.

I'm sorry to hear of your loss @AlphaHowls I'm wish the best for you and your family.

Pilates followed by a 20 minute run. Getting progressively slower as I get more and more tired. I’ll have to plan a cut back week soon.

Thinking of you @AlphaHowls.

@daria0919 hello. How are you? How's foot? ... And how's husband doing now, 1 week on?

We fly Fri 20th; land in Singapore Sat 21st. First trip of the year for me/us!

3 weeks.

Singapore, Malaysia - Borneo 🦧 and Kuala Lumpur, Indonesia - Bali and Jakarta, then Singapore again.

Really excited!

@daria919 Sorry that you had to wait for an Ortho appointment. I hope you find out good news today.

Nice pre-drive run @John772016 .

Sorry for your loss @AlphaHowls . You are having a very rough go of it these days. Hugs and prayers.

Nice running @kgirlhart . I'm glad that you didn't hurt your toes worse than you did. So sorry about your nephew too. I hope he gets back on his meds and everything turns out okay.

You're doing great @chris_in_cal .

Great running @tarun_yadavA and @ContraryMaryMary .

Looking forward to the run-sees and food pictures @tarun_yadavA .

Beautiful view from the top @WarmJellyfish . Part of that huffing and puffing and slower pace was probably due to the smoke.

Hahaha @AlphaHowls !

1 June Walked 1.10 miles - Ran 0.00 miles
2 June Walked 0.90 miles - Ran 2.35 miles - Driveway laps - Mowed 1h44m56s (2.32 miles)
3 June Walked 0.94 miles - Ran 2.31 miles - Driveway laps
4 June Walked 2.60Miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Mostly driveway laps - Gym 54m16s
5 June Walked 3.05 miles - Ran 0.20 miles - Driveway laps
6 June Walked 1.10 miles - Ran 2.00 miles - Driveway laps
7 June Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 2.50 miles - Treadmill
8 June Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway laps
9 June Walked 1.49 miles - Ran 3.01 miles - Driveway and rural road

25.55/70 mile goal

Posting two days again.

Yesterday, before mom and I had lunch, we received a call from my nephew. They had decided to have an impromptu birthday party for his son….had told us they weren't going to do anything because they were going to be gone the week before and the week after his birthday. We decided to go, so I came home and did a quick mile on the driveway to keep the streak going and then we headed out to the party. It was fun and we got to see most of the family.

Today I did a run while procrastinating making the phone call to purchase my new car. (I'm excited about the car, just not about spending the money or going through the procedure required to get it. LOL) Since I was putting off the call, I ran further than I had intended. I guess this is one of the only times that procrastination was a good thing. Anyway, I walked 0.35 miles for warm up and then ran/walked at a fairly easy pace except for the last 0.26 miles, then walked a total of 1.14 miles for cool down. The run splits were 13:15, 12:39, 12:39 (for 0.75 miles) and 8:30 (for 0.26 miles). I was very pleased with the sprint at the end. Avg HR was 129 with a max of 163 bpm.

I think we all hate getting older. Injuries are one think but age-related ones are particularly frustrating. That and the lengthy recovery. Sucks.

5k for me today. Butt was sore from Pilates but running helped. Winter has finally arrived here - grey, wet, and only 15 degrees (59F).

Well am I not a living breathing example of injuries… LOL.

Seriously tho I decided this year that I was NOT going to give in to the "we can only maintain" as we get older and pushed myself really hard in Jan-April to lose 5 pounds and my avg daily mileage - for almost 150 days was over 7. About double last year.

Of course then I tripped and now my mileage is pretty zilch but I think if I was younger I would still be in the same boat and perhaps it will take longer to heal totally at 66 than 36 but damned if I am going to give up. Let's get STRONGER/FASTER and HEALTHIER…

@ContraryMaryMary I always think it is interesting that exercise helps the soreness go away.

Nice "short for you" run @tarun_yadavA .

Let's do it! @SummerSkier . I hope your foot continues to heal and you'll be back to those 7 miles in no time.

I woke up last night with a thought, which can be dangerous. I followed through this morning and signed up for a 5K race in DE. Since I'm going to be there anyway, I might as well get a state off of my list for races. I'm signed up for the Bethany Beach Firecracker 5K Run/Walk. It doesn't sound like a very large race, so we shall see how I do. The route looks pretty flat and ends on the boardwalk along the beach. My bib number is 555. I don't know if that means there are 555 entrants or not. They really didn't have any pictures from last year, so I'm doubting it.

Speaking of milestones, got this notification today

June Goal: 140 Miles

6/1: 11.02 miles
6/2: 6.06 miles
6/3: 3.33 miles
6/4: 6.05 miles
6/5: 6.02 miles
6/6: 6.04 miles
6/8: 10.26 miles
6/9: 6.06 miles
6/10: 6.02 miles

60.85/140 miles completed for June

I thought I saved a draft of my run report yesterday, but I guess I did not, so I am posting two runs again.

Yesterday I ran 6 miles. We had storms overnight on Sunday, and there was lots of water running in the streets and several trash bins and limbs down. I saw a really pretty fox.

Today I ran another 6 miles. We had thunderstorms again this morning, but I managed to get out before they got here. I did get rained on the last couple of miles. I also saw a possum and a skunk.

Here's a question for the group. Recently one of my sister's coworkers asked me how I stayed motivated to run. I really didn't know how to answer, but I have been thinking about it a lot since then. I think for me, it has to do with my reasons for running. Running does allow me to eat more and still keep my weight under control, but that's not really what motivates me. I like to run, and I want to run. I run because I want to, and not because I have to. If I don't get out early and do it, I will probably miss my opportunity, so I get out early because if I don't, then I won't get to run. What motivates you to run?

I remember the first time i decided to go running - I tried to run down to the letterbox, a distance of about 150 metres, and I couldn’t do it. I was mortified. I was about 18.

That shocked me but it wasn’t enough to get me out there everyday. Through my 20s I’d run sporadically to try and keep my weight down (with little effect as I didn’t appreciate the level or quality of calories I was consuming).

In my early 30s I got my first senior level job and the stress saw me pack on 10kg and that was enough to make me run more regularly. Then I started entering 5k and 10k events, which I enjoyed and found motivating simply trying to better my times.

Then a woman I was sharing an office with, who was an elite runner, offered to help me get my race times down. I did as she said and made huge progress in a very short amount of time. And that got me hooked - trying to better my times, improve my technique, up my stamina. Next thing, I’m running half marathons.

A couple of years later and I’m married with a baby and I ran to keep myself sane - that uninterrupted space for an hour or two was bliss for a new mother.

Then, 10 years on, with covid lockdowns giving me loads of free time, I ran a heap - I had a coach and a plan and got ridiculously fit and surprisingly fast, and that was hugely motivating, and is, in fact, what is driving me these days.

That, and I love being lean (vanity is a perfectly valid reason to run… or is it actually greed that is motivating me? I do love to eat…)

But, regardless of this varying motivation over the years, what it really comes down to is discipline. Sometimes, you’ve just gotta get out there and run, like it or not.

hahaha.. @tarun_yadavA you are a babe. If you are only getting up once you are doing well! Enjoy every day in the 40's…..

Interesting topic and I think most of you have covered it. The stress relief, the lean feel, the ability to eat more, the shoes….

I saw that there were some heavy storms come through your area @kgirlhart . I'm glad the damage wasn't worse. Great running.

Nice intervals @chris_in_cal !

Great answer @ContraryMaryMary .

You're only as young as you feel @tarun_yadavA .

I'm glad your knee is doing better @Scott6255 . I predict you will be doing HM again, if the knee behaves.

As for running motivation: Like everyone else it seems, running is the only way I have found to lose weight and sort of keep it off. I do have to keep in mind that "You can't outrun your spoon." which is hard sometimes, as I love to eat too. But, I also love the way that I feel after the run is over and how much healthier I am now than I was in my younger years. The fact that I KNOW beyond a doubt that preparing for a HM before I had my open heart surgery (aneurysm repair) was a big plus in the recovery and that it keeps my heart healthy is another reason I continue to run. As for being motivated on the days I really don't want to do anything - it's the streak I have going. There have been many days that I would have just sat on the couch instead of at least walking a mile if it weren't for that.