The Running Thread --2025

[Professor_Cookie]

Speaking of transitions....I had to train myself to not always push off with my left leg when I moved from walking to running. I found myself using my left leg a lot more to get the initial push to increase my speed and, unsurprisingly, if I have trouble with anything with my legs it's usually my left leg that bothers me first.

Are you goofy footed in board sports? If you have done them…just curious. I’m regular foot and usual push of my right leg

 

[GollyGadget]

ATTQOTD: apparently i set no formal goals for 2025 so things are going well .

I did setup my 2025 tracking spreadsheet as if I would run 1700 miles this year. I'm barely over 500 ytd, so this is unlikely. It's still possible but I'm not going to push for it.

I've decided to spend the rest of summer at a lower weekly mileage to give myself more time and less excuses for strength training. In Sept, I'll switch focus to HM training for a race in Jan. After running 6 races Jan-May, I have zero on the calendar for the rest of the year and I'm perfectly okay with it. I'll probably add some sort of check-in or tune up race in the fall but nothing with ambitious goals.

 

[Herding_Cats]

Are you goofy footed in board sports? If you have done them…just curious. I’m regular foot and usual push of my right leg

I’m not, but I’m left-handed except for sports where you swing something (bat right handed for softball, golf, etc.)

 

[sandam1]

June wrap-up



I'm still dealing with a knee/leg issue. The only good thing about it is that it gave me lots of opportunity to do consistent workouts. I can't do anything really long, but I can do a little something each day.

Hopefully, I will be able to get back to my usual running routine in July.

 

[SarahDisney]

QOTD: Apparently today (July 2) is exactly halfway through the year! If you had goals for 2025, how are they going? If you didn't come up with any running new year's resolutions, do you have any goals for the rest of the year?

I believe I did not set any running goals because I wasn't sure if I was going to re-start running this year. Which is a good thing because I've struggled to be consistent. I think my goal for the rest of the year is to just keep trying. I say I want to run, and I think I believe that, but when it comes time to actually go out and run, I can't make myself do it (or the air conditioning in my building gym is out, that was a bad day). I thought about signing up for a race as motivation but races are what made me hate running before so I'm not there. Just gotta keep trying until I can finally actually make myself go out and run (doesn't help that my schedule has been inconsistent lately).

 

[Professor_Cookie]

Attqotd: my goals for the year are going good, not amazing, but still achieving them by tooth and nail.

Slowly losing weight and on the cusp of being in the 240s for the first time since 2019. It kinda stalled out about December but is trending downwards again, mostly due to not drinking to relieve stress, I think.

I struggled with consistency with my running late winter and spring, but never entirely fell apart.

Trying to set myself up for next year, and attempt a sea level flat course PR when I am not in a 1000 calorie a day deficit and hopefully sitting at about 205-215, which is quite thin for my frame.

Hoping to have a great season on snow this coming winter too

 

[Herding_Cats]

ATTQOTD: i looked to see if we had done a "goals QOTD" at the beginning of the year, and didn't see one.

I'm guessing my goals were to be more consistent and do more weight lifting, and get some weight loss as a by-product.

Once I took time off to let my calf heal post-basketball-season I feel like I've been pretty consistent since mid-April. I've been horrible about lifting, and I haven't lost any weight.

But if this were baseball, I'd be batting .333 and in the HOF.

 

[Disney at Heart]

ATIQOTD: My goal at this point is to just keep moving. I’m slowing significantly, but expect that as age creeps up. I’m keeping one foot in front of the other, so batting 100!

93.2 miles in June and the Peachtree Road Race 10K in the morning.

 

[The Expert]

Peachtree Road Race 10K in the morning

I wore my 2018 Peachtree shirt for my strength workout yesterday. Still one of my favorite running experiences. Have so much fun!