Where I was at the end of the previous month, May 2019
Target to run in 2019: 1092 kilometres
Total distance ran so far in 2019: 601.4 kilometres
Recorded in my little tracking spreadsheet.
Goal(s) for June 2019
๐๐ผ Run at least 150 kilometres: Ran 141 kilometres, on 19 days out of 31, as had a knee niggle for the last week or so. So close though. Up to 742 kilometres ran this year, 68% of the way from the 1092 kilometres goal for 2019.
๐๐ผ Run four 5 kilometre runs with an average pace of under 5:15 per kilometre: Managed three.
๐๐ผ๐๐ผ Run four 10 kilometre runs with an average pace of under 5:45 per kilometre: Managed one.
๐๐ผ๐๐ผ Run one half marathon distance: Ran two.
๐๐ผ A speed session every week: Managed this every week but the last (because knee irk, see previously).
๐๐ผ A stretch session every week: Managed this. Felt better for it as well.
๐๐ผ Weight below 13 stone: Not quite.
The words
Bit of an up and down month, ending the month with a dot week due to a knee niggle.
Started strongly with 66 kilometres in the first 10 days setting up a strong month. I also started to go along roads a bit more, rather than just field and canaling it. 63 kilometres in the second third of the month, and weโre rolling. Had a spritely post-work 5km on the 13th.
That last third though: Wiped out. Ah well. At least my last run of the month was my first go at running on a fell. For fathersโ day the kids โboughtโ us a Saturday night in a bread and breakfast in the Lakes, so I took advantage on Sunday morning to run up towards Muncaster Fell. Hard going, but fun.
Did some scouting for different routes though, including having a walk round Baildon Moor looking at how all the paths criss-cross. Looks fun to just run round there.
A shame I was sidelined as I got some short Columbia running shorts. Man, I so wanted to show my legs off to the world. I bet the world wanted to see that too. Sorry, world.
I finished reading Scott Jurekโs Eat and Run โ and ended quoting him at the start of Juneโs Leeds gov design meet. โRunning is just graceful fallingโ which is a bit like designing, I suggested with all the tenuity in the world. Good book though. Afterwards I enjoyed reading up on the internet about his mate Rusty.
Finally, I bought a couple of running vests to give my running T-shirts a break. Sorry in advance if you follow my running adventures on Strava or Instagram.
Next monthโs goals
Run 160 kilometres. Working away a bit in July (near Newcastle) so thereโs three challenges here:
First: Keep fitting some running in.
Second: A chance to try some new routes. (Already had one suggestion, which looks fun.)
Third: Hit that 160 kilometres target. If I do I am over 900 kilometres for the year, and a solid August will have me nip past the target for the year. ๐ค๐ผ
Not going for too many distance targets in July but looking to do four 10 kilometre runs during the month and try and have an average KM pace of below 5:45 for those runs. ๐ค๐ผ
Another half marathon distance would be splendid too.
Another month of a good stretch session once a week. (And fit in some hip strengthening.)
See if I can dodge under 13 stone at last. ๐ค๐ผ
Enjoy it still. (I am!)
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