In Every Run That Must Be Done; There is an Element of Fun (comments welcome)

[Naomeri]

23 Days Until: TC Loony Challenge

TIL: I don’t do well running with a deadline.

I woke up early, and got ready to go, but because I had to be done and cleaned up by 8am, I skipped stretching and any kind of warm-up. So by the time I got a mile and a half into my 4 mile run, my legs said “we’re done, thanks” and I said “well, crap, but okay, we’ll walk home.” I’ve got 6 miles scheduled tomorrow, and 10 on Saturday, and I don’t want to overwork myself today and not be able to do the bigger runs.



2022 workout data to date: 237h 43m 46s of exercise; 100,355 active calories burned; 122,442 total calories burned

 

[Naomeri]

22 Days Until: TC Loony Challenge

I had a nice, somewhat cool and rainy run after work today. In an attempt to add mileage with a little less repetition around the neighborhood, I decided to run through another neighborhood across the road, and that added about a mile and a quarter to my usual neighborhood route. I prefer to do longer runs elsewhere, but I wasn’t sure if the rain would get heavy or if any storms would come through, so I wanted to stay close to home.




Tomorrow, I will do my 10 mile virtual Patriot Run. The weather is going to be wonderful, so I have high hopes for a good time. My 10 Miler PR is 2:13:32, which was a pace of 12m55s over 10.34 miles, according to my Apple Watch.


2022 workout data to date: 239h 11m 54s of exercise; 101,070 active calories burned; 123,304 total calories burned

 

[Cabius]

Tomorrow, I will do my 10 mile virtual Patriot Run. The weather is going to be wonderful, so I have high hopes for a good time. My 10 Miler PR is 2:13:32, which was a pace of 12m55s over 10.34 miles, according to my Apple Watch.

Good luck on your race!! Are you racing it and aiming for a PR? Or incorporating it into your training plan at a less-than-A effort? (Either way, I'm looking forward to hearing how it goes!)

 

[Naomeri]

Good luck on your race!! Are you racing it and aiming for a PR? Or incorporating it into your training plan at a less-than-A effort? (Either way, I'm looking forward to hearing how it goes!)

I’m going to go by feel. I’m running the same route where I had such a good run last Saturday, and the weather is good today, so a PR is possible

 

[Naomeri]

21 Days Until: TC Loony Challenge

The word of the day is: PERSEVERANCE (or stubbornness, depending on who you’re asking)

I figured out less than 3 miles into my 10 mile run that it wasn’t going to work. But I wasn’t about to give up and go home. So I ended the run workout and started a walk workout and kept going. It wasn’t fun, but it got done. The official stats for my 2022 Virtual George Washington Patriot 10 Miler are: 10.14 miles in 2h 55m 40s, for a pace of 17m 19s per mile. Not exactly setting any records, am I?




I’ll be fine for my Loony Challenge in 3 weeks, because all I have to do for the 10 miler is finish faster than the slowest marathon runner. The 5K has a 25m/mile pace requirement, so that’s nothing. The 10K is the only one that has a hard limit, because I need to finish that in time to start the 5K, but that’s totally within my abilities.

I don’t have any chipmunk pictures, since it was raining yesterday and I was out most of today (though I heard that one of my chipmunks raided an unattended bird food bucket ) But our monarch is almost finished in their cocoon!!



2022 workout data to date: 242h 20m 24s of exercise; 102,055 active calories burned; 124,607 total calories burned

 

[lookingforsunshine]

How did you get the Garmin screenshot where it shows all of the data at once including the splits at the bottom? And doesn’t show your map?

 

[Naomeri]

How did you get the Garmin screenshot where it shows all of the data at once including the splits at the bottom? And doesn’t show your map?

I take screenshots of whatever data I want, and then use a picture collage app to stick it all into 1 photo for my journal

 

[Naomeri]

19 Days Until: TC Loony Challenge

First of all, I’m super excited that runDisney is returning to Disneyland!! I can’t wait to find out the details (even thought it might be a while before we get any)

I had a good run tonight, although I got started a lot later than planned. I wanted to get the new WatchOS installed before my run, and it took a million years to download. I’m pretty excited about the workout updates—it has preprogrammed workouts for 1 minute hill repeats and 400m repeats, both of which are in my post-W&D training plan. They’ve also added “split pace” for one of the workout metric options, so now I’ll really be able to see my current mile pace while I’m running (I didn’t discover this tidbit until after my run, but it’ll be useful going forward). Because I got such a late start, I just ran in the neighborhood, and barely finished before the sun set.

This run put me over the 1000 mile mark for run, walk, and stationary bike miles for the year!




My neighbors all have no idea how to properly mow their lawns along the roads, which can create quite the obstacle course.



In much more exciting news, as of yesterday, our caterpillar is now a butterfly! Isn’t he pretty? (And yes, it is a male monarch—I googled it )



He had a bit of a rough night and ended up with some small holes in his wings when I checked on him this morning, so I moved him to a different part of the garden. He really liked clinging to my hand, but it felt SO weird!!




I have new chipmunk pictures!
Albert



Roo



Duchess



Rocky



2022 workout data to date: 244h 21m 36s of exercise; 102,881 active calories burned; 125,635 total calories burned

 

[lookingforsunshine]

Now you have a butterfly ON YOUR HAND!? You are truly a princess wow.

 

[azrivest]

This run put me over the 1000 mile mark for run, walk, and stationary bike miles for the year!

Way to go Naomeri!

 

[avondale]

So cool to see your butterfly hatch! (I know that "hatch" is not the correct word, but what is? "de-coccon?" Hmmm...probably "emerge". Bah. "Hatch" is more fun!)

 

[Naomeri]

18 Days Until: TC Loony Challenge

Is it too much to ask to get a cloudy day for my tempo run? I started off ok, but the combination of sunlight and blacktop made me slower and slower as the run went on. It would’ve been worse if I’d waited until after work.




I don’t have any new chipmunk pictures because I couldn’t go outside without getting swarmed, so I didn’t have a hand for my phone. But my grandma took this one of Roo, sitting in my hand on the patio.



2022 workout data to date: 245h 16m 29s of exercise; 103,317 active calories burned; 126,161 total calories burned

 

[Naomeri]

16 Days Until: TC Loony Challenge

I had a pretty good run tonight. Because the weather gods are at odds with me, the day I run on a shady path is the day that it’s cloudy




It was really windy all day, so I didn’t get to visit with my chipmunks at all


2022 workout data to date: 247h 26m 48s of exercise; 104,280 active calories burned; 127,318 total calories burned

 

[HangWithMerida]

The weather gods do have a twisted sense of humor sometimes! Love that you got pics of your monarch!

 

[Naomeri]

13 Days Until: TC Loony Challenge

I decided to run today instead of yesterday because it was going to be somewhat cooler, and I’m moving Tuesday’s run to Wednesday because of high temps, so it all works out pretty well. It was 68°F and nicely cloudy. It’s almost like it’s almost fall or something





I did the Katrina Lake Loop, plus a little extra to get the full 7 miles (plus WU & CD) in. I felt pretty good. The slowdown in mile 4 is from taking an extended walk break to eat some gummy bears. They worked pretty well to keep the hunger pangs away, and I didn’t have any adverse digestive problems, so I think I’ve got the mid-race snacks thing figured out for myself.




My grandma and I went shopping on Wednesday and I finally found some shorts and capris to run in—just in time for the end of summer I also ordered a couple pairs of shoes to try out; one pairs of Brooks and one pair of Saucony, and they arrived yesterday, but I haven’t had a chance to try them on a run yet. I also received my Maleficent shirt/dress for the Princess 5K, and my dress for the Soul half at W&D. I’ve been working on my staff for the Maleficent costume, and I think it’s going to be cool.




I got some good chipmunk pictures on Friday afternoon.

Roo looks terribly shocked about something.


Rocky was very happy to pig out.



So was Gus



Kodak sort of looks like he did a superhero landing



2022 workout data to date: 250h 40m 32s of exercise; 105,574 active calories burned; 128,910 total calories burned

 

[HangWithMerida]

The costumes look great!

 

[azrivest]

Yeah they (and you) look great. I especially like the Maleficent dress with the leggings.

 

[Naomeri]

12 Days Until: TC Loony Challenge

I had a good run tonight after work. My turnaround point for the run happened to be in the middle of a newly-cut hayfield. Even hours later, I can still smell these pictures




Except on the one little hill, the pace felt good. I’ve learned my lesson on that stupid little hill, and I walked up it going west so I didn’t overdo it too early in the run. We’ve got some beautiful fall weather coming up this week, starting Wednesday.




When I got home, I found my newest Yes.Fit medal waiting in the mailbox for me. It’s just the cutest thing, and I got a sweet note from the YF team too.




In connection with the QOTD about mantras, Yes.Fit sends a little motivational card with every medal.



2022 workout data to date: 252h 5m 52s of exercise; 106,173 active calories burned; 129,650 total calories burned

 

[avondale]

I'm a day late to say that your costumes look great! But that also means I can say that that Pooh medal is far too cute!

 

[Naomeri]

10 Days Until: TC Loony Challenge

It was a lovely (albeit windy) fall day today, so I ran on my lunch break.



I actually managed to be close to on-pace, but the headwind in mile 2 was nasty. I tried one of my new pairs of shoes (Saucony Peregrine 12s), and I think they’re going to work out. And they’re pretty, which is a nice bonus. Despite the fact that I’m not a trail runner, I run almost exclusively in trail-running shoes because I like the extra tread for winter running and the gravel that’s frequently scattered all over the roads here.





I’m so glad I didn’t run yesterday, it was a record-tying 91°F, and very humid. But I did go out to see my chipmunks.

Roo has decided that the remaining tree in the park is an acceptable substitute for “his” tree that we cut down in July (his main den and food storage is underground, so he didn’t lose his home when we had the tree removed, just his elevated nest/perch). The “new” tree is taller, with many nooks and crannies with hide in.



He did eventually come down for some food.



Gus was not-so-patiently waiting for his turn (he’s clinging to my knee, if you can’t tell)



2022 workout data to date: 253h 5m 2s of exercise; 106,655 active calories burned; 130,205 total calories burned