JUNE 2025 Monthly Running Challenge

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  • SummerSkier
    SummerSkier Posts: 5,638 Member

    quilteryoyo lovely rose! Cannot wait to see what it blooms to. The roses I got from my Dad have a most wonderful fragrance also. And SO busy. Funny about having to make separate trips to the vet. I would just crate them separately. ANy update on the new car?

    Daria that is MEGA terrifying about the TIA. I have heard of blood clots and other stuff and even getting heart issues following surgeries. Glad you got him to the hospital quickly. And yeah it just means Scott you need to run outside MORE before your brother's surgery. Because more running is always the answer.

    Chris you are having a great month. Upping mileage AND faster too I see. Hope it is feeling easier.

    Not much commenting on everything/everyone but I am trying to stick around and keep up. here and on strava. Yesterday my run was still over 13 but felt a little better. Starting is really hard. However walking seems to be irritating my foot more. Probably because I experimented with a different shoe. So interesting how much of a difference the shoe style makes now that I have an injury to work around.

  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,975 Member

    Nice run @chris_in_cal !

    @ContraryMaryMary Sorry you missed parkrun, but sounds like you needed to sleep. I hope sacrificing your Saturday for work pays off in the long run.

    Nice running @tarun_yadavA .

    Thanks @SummerSkier . Isn't it weird how sometimes walking hurts worse than running? I hope your foot gets back to normal soon. The rose didn't look as pretty as I imagined it would, but the buds are beautiful.

    first rose bloom.jpg Rose bud and bug.jpg

    You're doing great this month @Mari33a .

    @Teresa502 You are doing great keeping up with your runs on vacation. Looks like another fun day!

  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,975 Member

    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
    10 June Walked 1.75 miles - Ran 2.50 miles - Driveway and road
    11 June Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - treadmill
    12 June Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - treadmill - Gym 1h2m26s - Tennis 51m25s
    13 June Walked 2.50 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway laps
    14 June Walked 2.00 miles - Ran 3.00 miles - Treadmill and driveway

    39.30/70 mile goal

    My landline is out again. It makes it hard because my cellphone doesn't work good here either. This morning, I wound up having to go down to my mom's to talk to her, because we couldn't really communicate any other way.

    When I got home, I decided to do a treadmill wun, not planning on going very far. I just didn't have a ton of energy. My legs were a bit heavy and tired. I was actually surprised that I kept going and ran 3 miles. I did a run/walk of 2/1 min at 4.5-5.0/4.0 mph and then 1/1/1 min at 5.1-5.7/5.0/4.0 mph. Avg pace was 12:50 min/mile. Avg HR was 119 with a max of 143 bpm. I walked 0.25 miles at 3.8 mph for warm up and then 0.25 miles at 4.0 and 0.25 miles at 3.8 mph for cool down.

    About the time I finished, mom texted to let me know that the mailman had run, so I decided to go ahead and walk down (did a wun) to check my box and get in some extra fast miles. I did a 1.25 mile wun - avg pace 15:03 mph. (I didn't run outside because it rained last night, so the driveway was wet and slick. I figured a short wun would be safe enough.)

  • John772016
    John772016 Posts: 274 Member
    edited June 14

    Nice run @emptydog, not sure about you, but I tend to run farther when it's sunny.
    @quilteryoyo - Awesome report from the cardiologist!, & while its expected from you, I hope you realize, it's expected because of what you contribute to it? You're Awesome! Totally want to see the rose blooming shot.
    On my balcony, I plant several plants never knowing what may show up, it's often quite surprising.
    Fantastic 6K @chris_in_cal !
    Sorry about the work conflict @ContraryMaryMary, hope you get your run in tomorrow!
    Nice run @tarun_yadavA!
    More running is the answer @SummerSkier.
    Nice run @Mari33a, rest days a good thing!
    Beautiful castle & great run @Teresa502!
    Those are very pretty roses @quilteryoyo! Love the colour!

    June:

    01/06 & 02/06 - 0km / 0 miles
    03/06 - 12.30km / 7.64 miles
    04/06 - 8.19km / 5.09 miles
    05/06 - 0km
    06/06 - 6.53km / 4.06 miles
    07/06 - 10.16km / 6.31 miles
    08/06 - 5.44km / 3.38 miles
    09/06 - 0km
    10/06 - 10.09km / 6.27 miles
    11/06 - 10.04km / 6.24 miles
    12/06 - 13.16km / 8.18 miles
    13/06 - 6.13km / 3.81 miles
    14/06 - 10.11km / 6.28 miles (a 10K blurb in the spoiler should you be interested)

    Total = 92.15km / 57.26 miles (Goal - 175Km / 108.74 miles)
    Happy 10K finish!

    So another transport misstep!

    Got on the subway early enough but hit a snag on the streetcars! Luckily I ran into a young woman runner in the same boat and we (she!) got ourselves to the proper connection. Not sure if we'd make our starting time because of heavy traffic, but ran into 2 brothers running the race (older bro had signed up his little brother for a 10K run on his birthday! Surprise ! & his first run!) Sweet guys, they had ordered an Uber & then invited us to join them. The streetcar we were supposed to get on, was totally blocked by an accident, the Uber drove around them, the brothers totally saved us, never would have made the start without them.

    Love fellow runners!

    End result - Totally made my start time corral. Not my best 10K, not my worst 10K, but pretty happy as I was running on about 2hrs of sleep & was way overdressed for the run….had to stop at each of the water stations to get water & mop up my face as I was so hot!

    Lost a ton of sweat. Note to self - dress less regardless of what the weather network says.

    Finished the 10K in 54.36.
    Top 25% in my category.

    Top 30% overall.

    As this race attracts mostly folks, much younger than me, I'm pretty pumped about the top 30% finish!!



  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,975 Member

    That's some story on just getting to the race @John772016 ! Love that you all helped each other out. Sounds like you did great given the conditions and the way you dressed. I think you had a great finishing time. Congrats on the top 30% finish overall. My last race was starting cool, but knew it was going to get warmer. I had heard about sleeves from some of the other runners here and had bought some at the expo the day before. I was so glad that I had them. They saved the day for the pre-race wait and through the rainy part of the race. If you don't have any, I'd highly recommend you invest in a pair.

  • WarmJellyfish
    WarmJellyfish Posts: 345 Member

    @ContraryMaryMary thats what I want to know as well.… prob my gait, im not lifting feet enough 🙄

  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,975 Member

    Nice run @WarmJellyfish . So glad you didn't actually wipe out. My legs feel like that every once in a while. I figure it's not enough sleep, dehydrated, low blood pressure, low blood sugar or something similar, and just cut it a bit short and wait for another day. I love wild roses.

    Great long run @ContraryMaryMary . I hope it dries out a little soon.

    @tarun_yadavA Great job getting out there and getting it done.

  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,975 Member

    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
    10 June Walked 1.75 miles - Ran 2.50 miles - Driveway and road
    11 June Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - treadmill
    12 June Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - treadmill - Gym 1h2m26s - Tennis 51m25s
    13 June Walked 2.50 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway laps
    14 June Walked 2.00 miles - Ran 3.00 miles - Treadmill and driveway
    15 June Walked 1.25 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill

    40.55/70 mile goal

    My Sunday Rest day walk between church and lunch.

  • ContraryMaryMary
    ContraryMaryMary Posts: 1,910 Member

    Trying to do lunges in Pilates this morning 🥵🤪

    Post-Pilates run 😳

  • tarun_yadavA
    tarun_yadavA Posts: 1,610 Member

    Morning all.

    Got in 4.0M at 10'22

  • emptydog
    emptydog Posts: 152 Member

    6/1 - 2.15 miles, 54F, Cloudy.
    6/2 - 2.02 miles, 71F, Sunny.
    6/3 - 2.75 miles, 60F, Cloudy.
    6/4 - 1.60 miles, 87F, Sunny.
    6/5 - 1.50 miles, 78F, Mostly Sunny.
    6/6 - 3.03 miles, 63F, Mostly Cloudy.
    6/7 - 1.50 miles, 75F, Sunny.
    6/8 - 1.33 miles, 75F, Muggy.
    6/9 - 0 miles.
    6/10 - 3.10 miles, 62F, Mostly Cloudy.
    6/11 - 3.26 miles, 69F, Sunny.
    6/12 - 3.71 miles, 71F, Partly Cloudy,
    6/13 - 1.81 miles, 55F, Mostly Cloudy.
    6/14 - 3.10 miles, 56F, Cloudy, Misty.
    6/15 - 2.14 miles, 62F, Cloudy.
    6/16 - 1.48 miles, 67F, Mostly Cloudy.

  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,975 Member

    @ContraryMaryMary Lunges are hard.

    @chris_in_cal You are doing great.

    Nice run, as usual @tarun_yadavA .

    Nice running @WarmJellyfish and pretty trail. Yeah, I had a cpap for a while, but quit after I lost about 10 pounds and the new test showed it wasn't "bad" anymore. I hated using that machine.

    Nice run @emptydog .

  • John772016
    John772016 Posts: 274 Member

    Thanks @quilteryoyo, I'll have to check out some sleeves. My physio said similar at my appointment this morning as he knows it's my arms/hands that can't stand the cold. He also mentioned that sometimes he'd double up on the shirts (using a shirt with long sleeves that he doesn't like on the outside) and do a 'strip & dump it' along the race (since they collect clothes and donate them to shelters).
    Nice runs @ContraryMaryMary(& thanks!), @tarun_yadavA, @chris_in_cal, @emptydog!

    Nice trail runs @WarmJellyfish! I'm pretty sure I'd be a muddy (& likely bloody, given my wipeout history) mess after either trail. Congrats on no wipeouts!

    June:

    01/06 & 02/06 - 0km / 0 miles
    03/06 - 12.30km / 7.64 miles
    04/06 - 8.19km / 5.09 miles
    05/06 - 0km
    06/06 - 6.53km / 4.06 miles
    07/06 - 10.16km / 6.31 miles
    08/06 - 5.44km / 3.38 miles
    09/06 - 0km
    10/06 - 10.09km / 6.27 miles
    11/06 - 10.04km / 6.24 miles
    12/06 - 13.16km / 8.18 miles
    13/06 - 6.13km / 3.81 miles
    14/06 - 10.11km / 6.28 miles
    15/06 - 0km
    16/06 - 7.31km / 4.54 miles

    Total = 99.46km / 61.80 miles (Goal - 175Km / 108.74 miles)

  • nhgodiva
    nhgodiva Posts: 1 Member

    Hi all! New to this app, and this thread. Training for my first (sloth-slow) 100k around a crazy schedule. Going for a goal of 15 miles per week the rest of June as I work on my base. Best wishes on your goals, trips, and healing!

  • chris_in_cal
    chris_in_cal Posts: 2,782 Member

    That's my goto @John772016 I put on my race gear and layer over it with bunch of stuff for donation. At the start of the first KM I strip off extra stuff as needed and leave along the side of the route.

    Old, worn, cheap garden gloves for the win!

  • tarun_yadavA
    tarun_yadavA Posts: 1,610 Member

    Morning all.

    3.33M at 09'34 mins per mile.

  • John772016
    John772016 Posts: 274 Member
    edited June 17

    Welcome @nhgodiva.

    Nice runs @ContraryMaryMary, @kgirlhart, & @tarun_yadavA!

    June:

    01/06 & 02/06 - 0km / 0 miles
    03/06 - 12.30km / 7.64 miles
    04/06 - 8.19km / 5.09 miles
    05/06 - 0km
    06/06 - 6.53km / 4.06 miles
    07/06 - 10.16km / 6.31 miles
    08/06 - 5.44km / 3.38 miles
    09/06 - 0km
    10/06 - 10.09km / 6.27 miles
    11/06 - 10.04km / 6.24 miles
    12/06 - 13.16km / 8.18 miles
    13/06 - 6.13km / 3.81 miles
    14/06 - 10.11km / 6.28 miles
    15/06 - 0km
    16/06 - 7.31km / 4.54 miles
    17/06 - 8.61km / 5.35 miles

    Total = 108.07km / 67.15 miles (Goal - 175Km / 108.74 miles)

    No need for sleeves today…. a humid, sweaty run…, it was 26⁰C (feeling close to 30⁰C/ 86⁰ F with the humidex).

  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,975 Member

    Welcome @nhgodiva . 100K is amazing at any pace!

    Nice chilly run @ContraryMaryMary .

    @kgirlhart I'm glad there was only a little drama at the family reunion. I'm glad someone you knew stopped and gave you a ride back home when it was storming. I agree, there are advantages to living in a small town.

    Nice running @John772016 , and @tarun_yadavA .

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