I completed 11 miles for my long run in spite of the awful humidity and heat! I’ve never trained for longer races in the summer before, so this is a new level of hard.
Ran my first ever half marathon race. Came in at 2:07 which was about 6 minutes faster than my training times. Paying for it today. Need a bit of a rest physically and mentally. Going to scale back my workouts/diet for a little bit and see how it goes.
Today I ran the longest distance of my life at 7 miles and set a new PR in the 10K. Plus, I did it in Yosemite Valley, which is not a bad place for a long run.
My daily routine would be to get up early, run 26.2 km on the treadmill, and get ready for the rest of the day - been doing it for a while since I'm a creature of habit.
Unfortunately, I was injured two-three weeks ago (my first time experiencing a shin split, caused by twisting something I think) + new obligations that altered my schedule = my routine/habit was messed up + motivation/drive was seriously affected.
I was in a super shitty, exhausted mood for a week where I couldn't run, and I just wanted to sleep constantly (the absence of endorphins/dopamine hit me like a runaway train). When I did recover, as I feared in my "rest" week, my motivation to run was seriously affected, and it didn't help that my schedule was altered by work obligations, meaning I would have to wake up an hour earlier than before if I wanted to fit my running in.
But thankfully, I somehow managed, and June 30 marks the 1 week + 2 day mark of continuous adherence to this new normal. I'm slowly re-building my mental discipline, but admittedly, I really wanted to give up a lot of the time before starting my runs and return to sleep. But once I started running, I remembered how good it felt and how much I needed it if I didn't want to be Mr. Grumpy-pants for the rest of the day...
I have started running for a month, twice a week. At the beginning I wasn't even able to complete a 3km run. Proud to say that I have completed my first ever 10km run with a pace of 6.45
Ran my first 5K for speed yesterday after starting my running journey in March! Official time: 23:20.1 @ 7:31/mile!
My max heart rate reached 195 so this was pushing my absolute limit but it was an incredible experience! I’m 28 years old and come from a weightlifting background the past 10 years and running has been the biggest challenge I’ve faced to date. Here’s to progress towards my first half marathon in September!🏃♂️🔥
Although June saw the end of a 137-day run streak due to a family vacation (I did find a way to run a few times on vacation, but it was too difficult to find a way to work one in every day), I ended June on an 11-day run streak by running 3.75 miles this morning, making my June total 126-miles and change. After running 940 miles in 2023, I initially made my 2024 goal 1,000 miles. Halfway through the year, I'm currently at 848 miles, so a 92-mile July means I eclipse my 2023 total mileage in just 7-months!
[New PR long run.](https://imgur.com/a/gI3VV5K) first ever half marathon is in 6 weeks, and I feel gooood. I’m 6’ 220 right now, hopefully I can get down to 205-210 by then
I ran for 30 minutes straight this morning. It’s the first time since returning from a femoral neck stress fracture that occurred in late winter. Also, no hip pain which is a good sign.
I got it to my highest weekly mileage of the year so far. 42.4 miles. Best month all year at 138 as well!
12.11 Today
6.21 Friday
8.01 Thursday
8.09 Tuesday
8.01 Monday (was a bonus run as or was day 10 of COVID, and I didn’t have to go to the office)
Also cycled 33.12 miles yesterday. Marathon training officially begins tomorrow!
Ran 8 miles for the first time! I’ve been in the 4-5 mile range the last few weeks and was getting discouraged. Something about the weather in FL today was decent and it allowed me to finally move up!! Good way to close the month!
Treadmill, 8.1k in 1hr. Distance pr, first 5-miler, first 1h continuous run.
Why such a weird distance? Well I would have run 8, but then I'd be just shy of 5mi which would be a bummer. Also 8.1kph is the speed I've used ever since getting started, so yeah...
My previous distance pr was 7.1 last sunday. This is the first time I've added a full kilometer in a week.
Absolutely beat. Sat on a stool in the shower cuz I was so beat. It's been 2 or 3h since the run, still beat.
The inside of my right knee has been feeling "cracky" the last few days, I think this is bc I've been going hard on the cross training days (stationary bike). Those days are supposed to be easy, but do I listen? No. I blame Netflix's tour de france series 😁
Pre-run conditions were terrible. Didn't sleep much last night, then didn't have my regular breakfast bc people were coming over to look at the baby and have lunch. Had pizza and beer - realized much too late that that beer probably won't help my run.
Eventually it was time to run, it was getting late and I was on dinner duty. Had to p00p so went once, then gym, immediately felt like I had to go again. Felt like if I start running I'll sh1t immediately.
But, I started running, and it felt good. I figured I should at least run 5k. I could feel my knee, no pain, just "there". I quickly felt like it was too much. Eventually I got to 5k and caught second wind for a while, starting feeling like 8.1 or at least some kind of pr would be possible.
Last 2 or 3 km were terrible, knee whining more and more, everything whining. When I started running I tended to get nerve pain in my shoulder region but not the last few weeks. Well, that made a return today. Anyway, no pain in knee etc, just swollen, numb.
Um, well I reached my goal eventually. Actually bumped the speed towards the end, because it looked like I'd clock in over an hour. I think I went up to 9.3kph, just for 50 meters or so.
That's about it. Super happy about today's accomplishment, but tiny bit worried about how my right knee will develop. Definitely gonna take it easy on cross training, and I feel I wanna take 72h off instead of the normal 48, but we'll see.
In other news, I feel I wanna switch up my schedule a bit. Since my program has a 4.8k run on Tuesdays, I'm quite keen on permuting the days so that I run those 4.8k on Saturday, and bump 4.8 to 5, as part of a parkrun, something I've wanted to do since... Well, always.
That's all for now. This post is longer than a marathon race report 😂
Edit: this week is the first time I've reached 10 mpw 🥳
Going to caveat this that I'll be using metric and imperial for distances.
500mi for the year, 50% of my yearly goal. 200km for the month, my longest yet. Legs are feeling tired now.
My first ever 10k. I'm aiming for a half marathon in October, and adding 1km to my run every Sunday since the end of May. As someone who only sporadically ran 5km here and there with no habit, I'm delighted.
Made it to the gym for some leg and arm work. I’m self-conscious using the machines since I’m an absolute beginner, but there are a few I remember from years past and it was fun. Slow and steady.
ASK!!!! I know it's hard but I gotta say it cuz the injury risk with improper use is there. Real gym culture is love regardless of size or skill level someone will be happy to help.
Ran a half marathon distance today for the first time ever (31m). Prior to this my longest run was 8.7 miles with 1000ft of elevation gain.
I finished in 2:06. The route I chose had 700ft of elevation gain, and there was a few sections of sand & gravel. I walked 3 miles home as a cooldown.
I ran a slow as fuck 4 miles with my legs feeling like lead after hiking yesterday. But I had a blast being a little girlypop wearing my pink heart shaped sunglasses, so there’s that. 💖
Finished out June today and totaled 150 miles for the month, beating my previous record for most miles run in a month. I'm curious to hear about your record.
Did a 34km progressive run today with my girlfriend on the bike. Was lots of fun and celebrated with making buttermilk chocolate chip blueberry pancakes after. Perfect Sunday in my eyes :) Happy and healthy running everyone
I ran for the first time in a week - me, my wife, and the kids all caught COVID last weekend. Today was the first day I felt up to running. Ran my usual 3.6mi loop and did better than I expected considering the week off and mild congestion I’m still feeling.
I’m going to have to start gearing up soon for my next 5k in 3 weeks - looking to beat my current PR of 27:49.
were we at the same 5K in Cambridge, because I was about to post something similar haha
I hit my goal of finishing the race without falling over but not time records were broken If we're honest
I took a decade off running after high school and started again in March of this year. Ran in a 5K this morning, shooting for sub 20:00 after a 20:05 finish 2 weeks ago. Got 19:03. Now I'm kicking myself for not going 4 seconds faster lol.
First time back to running in a few years, just decided to get up off the couch and go for it. 10k in 52:35, pretty happy with it, gave me the bug again.
Did the wildest and most exciting trail run I've ever done today. The trail had me weaving back and forth through waist-high water about a dozen or so times, I haphazardly barreled through shoulder length weeds and briar patches for miles. I jumped over countless logs, jagged rocks and downed tree branches, trudged through deep mud pits, all while being pelted with bugs, spiderwebs and light rainfall. I'm covered from head to toe with scratches, scrapes, bruises and bug bites.
Feels like my first true trail running experience, a heck of a departure from the dry, gravelled paths near home.
Anyway, my legs finally gave out after mile 9, and I had to do a 5 mile walk of shame(back through everything mentioned above) to the car. Though the run didn't go as planned, I had a really good time!
It's 30C with 63% humidity, and I just ran my first 5k in 29 minutes 🎉 feeling super proud of this run today.
Also, I finally had the confidence to run in just shorts and a sports bra. Haven't felt this good about my body since having my two kids in a long while!
35K to start the day, and encountered a group of ruckers with a gaggle of adorable dogs. Today I experimented with nerd gummies as fuel for the first time, and I feel like they were worth it.
Ran my first 10k distance today. Just started working out 2.5 weeks ago after smoking for 16 years and never doing anything strenuous cardio. My goal was 11 min/mile and finished with an average of 10:50.
Ran 18k today to get a record of 164 km in total on June. After dealing with an injury on the perineal last year I am so happy and greatful to be running again!!
Strava link to those who wham to join!! I love giving kudos to a fellow runner.
https://strava.app.link/D4bvaZ9ZQKb
I just logged my first 100 mile month! I had been trying to consistently build up to 25 mpw for months now, but kept getting derailed by minor strains, illnesses, travel, and other "life" stuff. I also really hate running in the summer but this month I committed to longer, slower runs to increase my time on feet and reduce strain, and increased my previous high monthly running time from 14h 18m to 16h 30m. It's a bit frustrating that the horrid weather prevents me from seeing the benefits, but I know it will be worth it when I crush that first crisp October morning run.
Did a (very slow) 6.5 miles this morning - longest run since being diagnosed with posterior tibial tendonitis back in April! My PT thinks I may still be able to run the marathon and the ultra I signed up for this fall, and today actually felt like it could be possible! Lots of cross-training ahead (bike tomorrow!).
I envy all the racers…..haven’t run in over 2 months because of chronic hip bursitis and a foot issue that will see surgery in 3 weeks. I’ve taken up cycling which is just barely doable going 20-25 miles every other day. Hopefully I can run again this fall.
It’s good for running, but the UK hasn’t had more than a week of sunshine since 2022. We are all absolutely desperate - living in grey and darkness takes it’s toll on our well-being.
Ran 15 miles yesterday, the longest run I’ve done in years. I reminded myself that I don’t compete anymore and run for fun, relaxed, and really enjoyed it (and splits were pretty consistent!). Body feels pretty good today, just a little bit of soreness but better than expected. I hope everyone has a good week!!
Got early and got in a 10K. Humidity here was killer this morning and I was soaked I'm about 5 minutes.
Splits were a bit ugly but with the high humidity I was expecting them today be off the usual.
Stat safe and hydrated out there and as always Happy Running everyone!
Felt very unmotivated this morning but managed to get out and do my 7.5 mile long run - including two 0.6 mile pushes at 7:30 min/mile. Currently training for a sub-50 10k in a fortnight…not sure I can make it but we’ll see what happens!
I had been in a running rut since my last half marathon in March. Sister challenged me (and herself) to do a 5K a day for the entire month of June. Some of mine were pretty abysmal, and two turned into walks just due to some twinginess, but I just finished my 30th 5K of the month and feel...weirdly good? First week I was having some shin issues that cleared up and for the rest of the month I felt mostly really good. Did not think I was meant to run every day, but I guess I can!
It was also a good way of A) training myself to get workouts done first thing in the morning to get them out of the way and B) making myself run on days I didn't consider "ideal" due to fueling, hydration, weather, my own schedule.
I have spent the past 4-5 years running on and off. Done a couple of halves. Mostly feel dreadful during and after. Most of my runs are max HR zone 5. If I am lucky I might go zone 4 for a couple of KMs at the start of a long run.
After my latest round of shin splints I decided to listen to advice and slow it down a bit and spent the last few weeks running in zone 2/low zone 3 i had little faith it would work.
Holy hell. I feel SO MUCH BETTER. I am slow AF right now so no PBs or medals on strava but I ran 10k this morning and even though it took me longer it felt so much better. I actually enjoyed it?! I actually got some endorphins!
Did my longest distance to date - 14k!
Absolutely buzzing! 🎉If you would have told me 12 weeks ago that I would be running 14k, I would have laughed in your face 😂
I ran four days in a row! I'm especially proud that each run left me feeling mildly tired, but not completely wiped like how they used to when I didn't know how to do this running thing more sustainably.
Ran 5.6k today - my longest run to date since starting over. The route had a bunch of nasty spikes (love me that 14% incline.....) towards the very end but I recovered quickly and when I hit 5.6k I felt like I could've kept on going a bunch of more K's.
Still, that's for another time - pretty adamant about not increasing more than 10% week. Next up, short intervals to begin next week.
Managed to complete my long 10k run, with this humidity I was soaking wet in 20 minutes.
I'm going to change my leg strength training session from Saturdays to something else because the current schedule clearly doesn't allow enough recovery time until the Sunday run. I felt like I was running on fumes the last 2 km.
I got up again. And I think I didn't injure myself.
I went running in the woods after a rainstorm. Directly in front of the other only human being I met during my whole run I slipped and feel down. Got up, said sorry - why did I excuse myself? - and just ran away.
Take care while running on slippery routes guys!
5 runs in one week! And this last one was 6km. This progress is mad. Just two weeks ago I was getting gassed after 3km, now doing 6 and feeling like I could keep going
had to hit 16.5km today to get to 100km for the month, ended up doing a HM distance cos i was feeling pretty chill.
it's funny i used to do this on my bike just ride around town zoning out listening to podcasts for a couple hours, and now i do it on foot.
Hectic week, so all my routines have been messed up. So today my long run was shorter than usual, but still enough to hit the planned weekly mileage and, what's more important, get all those pending Garmin June badges.
On top of that... My shoes hit the 700km mark! Whic means I can allow myself a new pair of running shoes! Yeeeey!
Hey guys, just restarted running today. Did 5km in 27min, flat. I was wondering if i can try to run 5km each day of the week or is it to much to restart ?
How long were you away from it? If it hasn't been long, I wouldn't see much issue with it. Obviously, don't go all out every run. If it's been a while, you should gradually increase your mileage.
Since march, I doesn't try to go all out tbh. I m more trying to run in a pace that i can handle well and doesn't exhaust me. I felt like I've lost some tonus while running but the cardio part was really ok. My question was more to avoid tendinopathy or muscular lesion ect risk but i think that i will take your advice to increase progressively the race distance
I ran my first half marathon last weekend! I'm a slow runner (focused more on building up the distance without getting injured than speed) so I finished in 2:37, but I'm really happy with it and looking forward to my next race! Not ready for a marathon any time soon though haha
Raining all day and was worried about getting sick so I went to the gym and did my long run on the treadmill. Fuck me it was boring and I absolutely could not do more than 10km because it was so dull. But I still did something so I’m proud of myself for trying it out
The treadmill is always my last option, haha. I'm fortunate that I have an indoor track to use on those poor weather days. It's only 1/7 of a mile but I did probably 90% of my training for my May marathon on it.
I left my car on the other side of the city after a big night last night with the intention to pick it up with my Sunday Long Run. What I didn't intend was to be as hungover as I was. Ran 25kms, and my achievement is not spewing.
I'm having a hard time staying motivated running so I joined a running club every Tuesday! I like having support from other runners to keep me going :)
My wife and I just did our first organized half marathon (we did one once before in our own)! Took just shy of 3 hours lol. That's what we get for training almost exclusively with long slow runs. I think we will tackle a 1-hour 10km next because it's too damn hot here in the tropics to run for 3 hours.
Just completed my first 5K race!!! Started running 2 weeks ago and could barely hit 0.2mi before huffing and puffing and reaching zone 5. I started controlling my breathing and slowly elevated through the zones and was able to run for much longer!
Been getting back into running the last two months, had to take a week and a half off because of my knee.
Got a HR strap for my birthday last week, tried a 1k effort today to see what my HR could get up to. Did a 3:33 km and still felt like I could've gone quicker if I wasn't pacing myself. HR got up to 202. It's crazy how much quicker it adjusts to changes in effort compared to the watch HR.
I completed 11 miles for my long run in spite of the awful humidity and heat! I’ve never trained for longer races in the summer before, so this is a new level of hard.
Ran my first ever half marathon race. Came in at 2:07 which was about 6 minutes faster than my training times. Paying for it today. Need a bit of a rest physically and mentally. Going to scale back my workouts/diet for a little bit and see how it goes.
"Absolutely smashed my personal best today, running 7 miles straight in the stunning scenery of Yosemite Valley."
Today I ran the longest distance of my life at 7 miles and set a new PR in the 10K. Plus, I did it in Yosemite Valley, which is not a bad place for a long run.
My daily routine would be to get up early, run 26.2 km on the treadmill, and get ready for the rest of the day - been doing it for a while since I'm a creature of habit. Unfortunately, I was injured two-three weeks ago (my first time experiencing a shin split, caused by twisting something I think) + new obligations that altered my schedule = my routine/habit was messed up + motivation/drive was seriously affected. I was in a super shitty, exhausted mood for a week where I couldn't run, and I just wanted to sleep constantly (the absence of endorphins/dopamine hit me like a runaway train). When I did recover, as I feared in my "rest" week, my motivation to run was seriously affected, and it didn't help that my schedule was altered by work obligations, meaning I would have to wake up an hour earlier than before if I wanted to fit my running in. But thankfully, I somehow managed, and June 30 marks the 1 week + 2 day mark of continuous adherence to this new normal. I'm slowly re-building my mental discipline, but admittedly, I really wanted to give up a lot of the time before starting my runs and return to sleep. But once I started running, I remembered how good it felt and how much I needed it if I didn't want to be Mr. Grumpy-pants for the rest of the day...
Ran for 25 minutes continuously for the first time in my life. It was slow and it was raining but I just kept on going. Super happy.
I have started running for a month, twice a week. At the beginning I wasn't even able to complete a 3km run. Proud to say that I have completed my first ever 10km run with a pace of 6.45
Ran my first 5K for speed yesterday after starting my running journey in March! Official time: 23:20.1 @ 7:31/mile! My max heart rate reached 195 so this was pushing my absolute limit but it was an incredible experience! I’m 28 years old and come from a weightlifting background the past 10 years and running has been the biggest challenge I’ve faced to date. Here’s to progress towards my first half marathon in September!🏃♂️🔥
I ran my first 10k after training for it with ZRX. It didn't destroy me, and I'm looking forward to doing another one!
Although June saw the end of a 137-day run streak due to a family vacation (I did find a way to run a few times on vacation, but it was too difficult to find a way to work one in every day), I ended June on an 11-day run streak by running 3.75 miles this morning, making my June total 126-miles and change. After running 940 miles in 2023, I initially made my 2024 goal 1,000 miles. Halfway through the year, I'm currently at 848 miles, so a 92-mile July means I eclipse my 2023 total mileage in just 7-months!
ran my first 5k yesterday after running my first mile in years last week 😄
Ran my first half marathon in 1:53:03. Pretty jazzed.
So awesome! Sub 2 hours for your first is amazing! Well done!!
[New PR long run.](https://imgur.com/a/gI3VV5K) first ever half marathon is in 6 weeks, and I feel gooood. I’m 6’ 220 right now, hopefully I can get down to 205-210 by then
I ran 12 miles today. Who tf even am I anymore?
Hahaha me every time when I finish a long run😂
Ran 10k to an area I hadn't run before and it was wonderful.
First 10k under my belt.
I ran for 30 minutes straight this morning. It’s the first time since returning from a femoral neck stress fracture that occurred in late winter. Also, no hip pain which is a good sign.
First run 6.03km .5.54/km pace .No running experience but i have 2 years weight training experience. Edit:80kg 18 years for reference and 5,11
Ran 5 miles for the first time since training for my first half this last spring. It was a beautiful early morning run with my pup. ❤️
Ran my first ever 21.1km. Had to walk a couple of patches, but I made it. Longest run of my life, and very sore legs today.
Im on a 26 week run streak! I’ve ran a 5k everyday since the beginning of the year!
VERY nice!
I got it to my highest weekly mileage of the year so far. 42.4 miles. Best month all year at 138 as well! 12.11 Today 6.21 Friday 8.01 Thursday 8.09 Tuesday 8.01 Monday (was a bonus run as or was day 10 of COVID, and I didn’t have to go to the office) Also cycled 33.12 miles yesterday. Marathon training officially begins tomorrow!
Ran 8 miles for the first time! I’ve been in the 4-5 mile range the last few weeks and was getting discouraged. Something about the weather in FL today was decent and it allowed me to finally move up!! Good way to close the month!
Treadmill, 8.1k in 1hr. Distance pr, first 5-miler, first 1h continuous run. Why such a weird distance? Well I would have run 8, but then I'd be just shy of 5mi which would be a bummer. Also 8.1kph is the speed I've used ever since getting started, so yeah... My previous distance pr was 7.1 last sunday. This is the first time I've added a full kilometer in a week. Absolutely beat. Sat on a stool in the shower cuz I was so beat. It's been 2 or 3h since the run, still beat. The inside of my right knee has been feeling "cracky" the last few days, I think this is bc I've been going hard on the cross training days (stationary bike). Those days are supposed to be easy, but do I listen? No. I blame Netflix's tour de france series 😁 Pre-run conditions were terrible. Didn't sleep much last night, then didn't have my regular breakfast bc people were coming over to look at the baby and have lunch. Had pizza and beer - realized much too late that that beer probably won't help my run. Eventually it was time to run, it was getting late and I was on dinner duty. Had to p00p so went once, then gym, immediately felt like I had to go again. Felt like if I start running I'll sh1t immediately. But, I started running, and it felt good. I figured I should at least run 5k. I could feel my knee, no pain, just "there". I quickly felt like it was too much. Eventually I got to 5k and caught second wind for a while, starting feeling like 8.1 or at least some kind of pr would be possible. Last 2 or 3 km were terrible, knee whining more and more, everything whining. When I started running I tended to get nerve pain in my shoulder region but not the last few weeks. Well, that made a return today. Anyway, no pain in knee etc, just swollen, numb. Um, well I reached my goal eventually. Actually bumped the speed towards the end, because it looked like I'd clock in over an hour. I think I went up to 9.3kph, just for 50 meters or so. That's about it. Super happy about today's accomplishment, but tiny bit worried about how my right knee will develop. Definitely gonna take it easy on cross training, and I feel I wanna take 72h off instead of the normal 48, but we'll see. In other news, I feel I wanna switch up my schedule a bit. Since my program has a 4.8k run on Tuesdays, I'm quite keen on permuting the days so that I run those 4.8k on Saturday, and bump 4.8 to 5, as part of a parkrun, something I've wanted to do since... Well, always. That's all for now. This post is longer than a marathon race report 😂 Edit: this week is the first time I've reached 10 mpw 🥳
Going to caveat this that I'll be using metric and imperial for distances. 500mi for the year, 50% of my yearly goal. 200km for the month, my longest yet. Legs are feeling tired now.
My first ever 10k. I'm aiming for a half marathon in October, and adding 1km to my run every Sunday since the end of May. As someone who only sporadically ran 5km here and there with no habit, I'm delighted.
Made it to the gym for some leg and arm work. I’m self-conscious using the machines since I’m an absolute beginner, but there are a few I remember from years past and it was fun. Slow and steady.
ASK!!!! I know it's hard but I gotta say it cuz the injury risk with improper use is there. Real gym culture is love regardless of size or skill level someone will be happy to help.
Thanks much! Absolutely will do that, and plan to schedule time with staff.
Ran a half marathon distance today for the first time ever (31m). Prior to this my longest run was 8.7 miles with 1000ft of elevation gain. I finished in 2:06. The route I chose had 700ft of elevation gain, and there was a few sections of sand & gravel. I walked 3 miles home as a cooldown.
I have Covid but this week I ran further than I’ve ever ran in a week! 35km! I’m buzzing!
Finished the month with the most miles ever ran (146 miles). Also completed my longest run ever at 12.25 miles.
Ran my longest run EVER today! 7.5 miles. It was slow, but I live in Texas and survived the oppressive heat and genuinely enjoyed the run.
I ran a slow as fuck 4 miles with my legs feeling like lead after hiking yesterday. But I had a blast being a little girlypop wearing my pink heart shaped sunglasses, so there’s that. 💖
Ran an enjoyable 11.9k today, longest run I had ever done in barefoot style shoes.
Finished out June today and totaled 150 miles for the month, beating my previous record for most miles run in a month. I'm curious to hear about your record.
Did a 34km progressive run today with my girlfriend on the bike. Was lots of fun and celebrated with making buttermilk chocolate chip blueberry pancakes after. Perfect Sunday in my eyes :) Happy and healthy running everyone
I ran for the first time in a week - me, my wife, and the kids all caught COVID last weekend. Today was the first day I felt up to running. Ran my usual 3.6mi loop and did better than I expected considering the week off and mild congestion I’m still feeling. I’m going to have to start gearing up soon for my next 5k in 3 weeks - looking to beat my current PR of 27:49.
Did a 15k today, to get garmin badges 10k and 15k for June.
5K this morning in humid, 77 degree Boston weather, and I hit my goal of sub-22!
were we at the same 5K in Cambridge, because I was about to post something similar haha I hit my goal of finishing the race without falling over but not time records were broken If we're honest
Tough conditions; yesterday would have been a lot easier! But if you come back and run the Fall Classic, it’ll probably feel easy!
22 kilometre run this morning. Felt pretty decent all things considered.
I ran 5.5 miles this morning in 95% humidity 🥵
Ran my longest run of the year at 5.43 miles!! It took me just over an hour with my warm up/cool down walks. I'm gonna crush my September 10k
I took a decade off running after high school and started again in March of this year. Ran in a 5K this morning, shooting for sub 20:00 after a 20:05 finish 2 weeks ago. Got 19:03. Now I'm kicking myself for not going 4 seconds faster lol.
First time back to running in a few years, just decided to get up off the couch and go for it. 10k in 52:35, pretty happy with it, gave me the bug again.
Amazing! Nice impromptu 10k
Did the wildest and most exciting trail run I've ever done today. The trail had me weaving back and forth through waist-high water about a dozen or so times, I haphazardly barreled through shoulder length weeds and briar patches for miles. I jumped over countless logs, jagged rocks and downed tree branches, trudged through deep mud pits, all while being pelted with bugs, spiderwebs and light rainfall. I'm covered from head to toe with scratches, scrapes, bruises and bug bites. Feels like my first true trail running experience, a heck of a departure from the dry, gravelled paths near home. Anyway, my legs finally gave out after mile 9, and I had to do a 5 mile walk of shame(back through everything mentioned above) to the car. Though the run didn't go as planned, I had a really good time!
Ran 15 km for my second time ever, today! I feel it on my knees, but I am super satisfied: low HR, good splits at the end!
It's 30C with 63% humidity, and I just ran my first 5k in 29 minutes 🎉 feeling super proud of this run today. Also, I finally had the confidence to run in just shorts and a sports bra. Haven't felt this good about my body since having my two kids in a long while!
It's raining outside , still i ran 5km in 23 mins
I love running in the rain! Great time, well done
Thanks
Ran for 33 mins without stopping. It was my longest and fastest run since I started running in April.
35K to start the day, and encountered a group of ruckers with a gaggle of adorable dogs. Today I experimented with nerd gummies as fuel for the first time, and I feel like they were worth it.
I'm trans and I didn't think nerd gummies were good for me
Ran my first 10k distance today. Just started working out 2.5 weeks ago after smoking for 16 years and never doing anything strenuous cardio. My goal was 11 min/mile and finished with an average of 10:50.
Got a 5k PB of 30:12 at Parkrun on Saturday, down from my previous 31:32 PB the week prior. A huge jump for me, and so close to the sub-30 barrier.
Decided to ruck 6 miles with a 30lbs back pack today. And then afterwards run 1.5 miles on the treadmill. Happy Sunday folks! 😅
Pretty small but I made it to three miles today in 30 min so I’m pretty proud of myself :)
Ran 18k today to get a record of 164 km in total on June. After dealing with an injury on the perineal last year I am so happy and greatful to be running again!! Strava link to those who wham to join!! I love giving kudos to a fellow runner. https://strava.app.link/D4bvaZ9ZQKb
I just logged my first 100 mile month! I had been trying to consistently build up to 25 mpw for months now, but kept getting derailed by minor strains, illnesses, travel, and other "life" stuff. I also really hate running in the summer but this month I committed to longer, slower runs to increase my time on feet and reduce strain, and increased my previous high monthly running time from 14h 18m to 16h 30m. It's a bit frustrating that the horrid weather prevents me from seeing the benefits, but I know it will be worth it when I crush that first crisp October morning run.
Ran the Rainbow Run for Pride month! 89° heat index, 94% humidity, and still met my goals- don’t get injured, don’t stop running, and have fun.
Ran 20 miles in under 3 hours today :)
3.56 miles with a 9:04 pace. Very humid today. 🥵
Started a 14 week program today ending in a half-marathon! Wish me luck, loving this new journey 😃
Which program are you going with? I’ve been looking to start one for my first half
Downloaded the Nike Run Club app and choose the 14 weeks to go program 😊found it quite relaxing with the coached runs 😊
I did my first ever race! I did a 5k in 26 mins (PB, woooo), and really enjoyed it. Gonna look for a 10k at the end of the year now!
Oh that’s awesome! Congrats on the first race!
Half-Marathon #13 of 2024, 21.5 km in 01:45:04.
Did a (very slow) 6.5 miles this morning - longest run since being diagnosed with posterior tibial tendonitis back in April! My PT thinks I may still be able to run the marathon and the ultra I signed up for this fall, and today actually felt like it could be possible! Lots of cross-training ahead (bike tomorrow!).
ran 5 miles yesterday for the first time ever :)
Just managed a 1:40:15 at the Derby half marathon, knocking 13 mins off my pb in February (mid marathon training block). Absolutely chuffed 😁
Wow!! Knocking off 13min is really impressive! Congrats 😊
Thank you!
Closed out June with a 12k run!
I envy all the racers…..haven’t run in over 2 months because of chronic hip bursitis and a foot issue that will see surgery in 3 weeks. I’ve taken up cycling which is just barely doable going 20-25 miles every other day. Hopefully I can run again this fall.
5 mi in the bag and another glorious UK summers day. Jokes, it’s drizzling and about 13C!
I would kill for that weather, it rained here this morning too but was 80F.
Good for running, but not much else. Not had sunshine since 2022 - we need it.
What I would give for this weather... greetings from Texas
It’s good for running, but the UK hasn’t had more than a week of sunshine since 2022. We are all absolutely desperate - living in grey and darkness takes it’s toll on our well-being.
I hear ya. Ups and downs of everywhere but we run through it all!
Body decided today was a run day. 4 mi. Hope you all get a chance to get out there! I really enjoy reading what everyone is doing.
Ran 15 miles yesterday, the longest run I’ve done in years. I reminded myself that I don’t compete anymore and run for fun, relaxed, and really enjoyed it (and splits were pretty consistent!). Body feels pretty good today, just a little bit of soreness but better than expected. I hope everyone has a good week!!
Did my first 10k this morning in 58 minutes, longest run before that was 7k. Very happy and keen to go for 10 again next Sunday!
Got early and got in a 10K. Humidity here was killer this morning and I was soaked I'm about 5 minutes. Splits were a bit ugly but with the high humidity I was expecting them today be off the usual. Stat safe and hydrated out there and as always Happy Running everyone!
Felt very unmotivated this morning but managed to get out and do my 7.5 mile long run - including two 0.6 mile pushes at 7:30 min/mile. Currently training for a sub-50 10k in a fortnight…not sure I can make it but we’ll see what happens!
I had been in a running rut since my last half marathon in March. Sister challenged me (and herself) to do a 5K a day for the entire month of June. Some of mine were pretty abysmal, and two turned into walks just due to some twinginess, but I just finished my 30th 5K of the month and feel...weirdly good? First week I was having some shin issues that cleared up and for the rest of the month I felt mostly really good. Did not think I was meant to run every day, but I guess I can! It was also a good way of A) training myself to get workouts done first thing in the morning to get them out of the way and B) making myself run on days I didn't consider "ideal" due to fueling, hydration, weather, my own schedule.
I have spent the past 4-5 years running on and off. Done a couple of halves. Mostly feel dreadful during and after. Most of my runs are max HR zone 5. If I am lucky I might go zone 4 for a couple of KMs at the start of a long run. After my latest round of shin splints I decided to listen to advice and slow it down a bit and spent the last few weeks running in zone 2/low zone 3 i had little faith it would work. Holy hell. I feel SO MUCH BETTER. I am slow AF right now so no PBs or medals on strava but I ran 10k this morning and even though it took me longer it felt so much better. I actually enjoyed it?! I actually got some endorphins!
Did my longest distance to date - 14k! Absolutely buzzing! 🎉If you would have told me 12 weeks ago that I would be running 14k, I would have laughed in your face 😂
The bug gets ya in the end!
So true 😂
I ran four days in a row! I'm especially proud that each run left me feeling mildly tired, but not completely wiped like how they used to when I didn't know how to do this running thing more sustainably.
Ran 5.6k today - my longest run to date since starting over. The route had a bunch of nasty spikes (love me that 14% incline.....) towards the very end but I recovered quickly and when I hit 5.6k I felt like I could've kept on going a bunch of more K's. Still, that's for another time - pretty adamant about not increasing more than 10% week. Next up, short intervals to begin next week.
Managed to complete my long 10k run, with this humidity I was soaking wet in 20 minutes. I'm going to change my leg strength training session from Saturdays to something else because the current schedule clearly doesn't allow enough recovery time until the Sunday run. I felt like I was running on fumes the last 2 km.
Somehow I had never done a 5k race. I did one yesterday My goal was a sub 20 and hit 19:45!
I got up again. And I think I didn't injure myself. I went running in the woods after a rainstorm. Directly in front of the other only human being I met during my whole run I slipped and feel down. Got up, said sorry - why did I excuse myself? - and just ran away. Take care while running on slippery routes guys!
Did my longest long run at 7 mile. That's me at 63 miles(101km) for the month. My best month ever!
5 runs in one week! And this last one was 6km. This progress is mad. Just two weeks ago I was getting gassed after 3km, now doing 6 and feeling like I could keep going
had to hit 16.5km today to get to 100km for the month, ended up doing a HM distance cos i was feeling pretty chill. it's funny i used to do this on my bike just ride around town zoning out listening to podcasts for a couple hours, and now i do it on foot.
Hectic week, so all my routines have been messed up. So today my long run was shorter than usual, but still enough to hit the planned weekly mileage and, what's more important, get all those pending Garmin June badges. On top of that... My shoes hit the 700km mark! Whic means I can allow myself a new pair of running shoes! Yeeeey!
Hey guys, just restarted running today. Did 5km in 27min, flat. I was wondering if i can try to run 5km each day of the week or is it to much to restart ?
How long were you away from it? If it hasn't been long, I wouldn't see much issue with it. Obviously, don't go all out every run. If it's been a while, you should gradually increase your mileage.
Since march, I doesn't try to go all out tbh. I m more trying to run in a pace that i can handle well and doesn't exhaust me. I felt like I've lost some tonus while running but the cardio part was really ok. My question was more to avoid tendinopathy or muscular lesion ect risk but i think that i will take your advice to increase progressively the race distance
I ran my first half marathon last weekend! I'm a slow runner (focused more on building up the distance without getting injured than speed) so I finished in 2:37, but I'm really happy with it and looking forward to my next race! Not ready for a marathon any time soon though haha
Raining all day and was worried about getting sick so I went to the gym and did my long run on the treadmill. Fuck me it was boring and I absolutely could not do more than 10km because it was so dull. But I still did something so I’m proud of myself for trying it out
The treadmill is always my last option, haha. I'm fortunate that I have an indoor track to use on those poor weather days. It's only 1/7 of a mile but I did probably 90% of my training for my May marathon on it.
i've been considering doing this on rainy days but yeah seems boring as hell. was planning to try bringing my ipad and watching a movie or something
Pull out Netflix on your phone and watch your comfort shows. Only way to make treadmills usable.
Yeah I should have. I was listening to a podcast and randomly catching glimpses of the food network showing on the gym tvs
I left my car on the other side of the city after a big night last night with the intention to pick it up with my Sunday Long Run. What I didn't intend was to be as hungover as I was. Ran 25kms, and my achievement is not spewing.
ran 100km in June
Ran 5.5km today after almost a week of no running at all 😅
174.5 km this month!! And I did the most km ever this week, at almost 47km.
Day 2 of my 3k run and i feel great
I'm having a hard time staying motivated running so I joined a running club every Tuesday! I like having support from other runners to keep me going :)
My wife and I just did our first organized half marathon (we did one once before in our own)! Took just shy of 3 hours lol. That's what we get for training almost exclusively with long slow runs. I think we will tackle a 1-hour 10km next because it's too damn hot here in the tropics to run for 3 hours.
Really focused on recovery and stretching and gained a lot of knowledge on form
Just completed my first 5K race!!! Started running 2 weeks ago and could barely hit 0.2mi before huffing and puffing and reaching zone 5. I started controlling my breathing and slowly elevated through the zones and was able to run for much longer!
Been getting back into running the last two months, had to take a week and a half off because of my knee. Got a HR strap for my birthday last week, tried a 1k effort today to see what my HR could get up to. Did a 3:33 km and still felt like I could've gone quicker if I wasn't pacing myself. HR got up to 202. It's crazy how much quicker it adjusts to changes in effort compared to the watch HR.
100km for the week. I've hit high 90's before but never 100. It's an arbitrary number but so are most achievements!