April 2016 Running Challenge

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  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
    Date Miles today. Miles for April
    4/1 REST DAY
    4/2 14.3 miles - 14.3 <<< 13.1 HM + 1.2 warmup
    4/3 REST DAY
    4/4 4.2 miles - 18.5 << will try and get a second lunch time run in
    4/4 4.0 miles - 22.5 << daily double, 3E +1HMP
    4/5 8 miles - 30.5
    4/6 4.2 miles - 34.7 << easy recovery 4 (taper week)
    4/7 6 miles - 40.7
    4/8 5 miles - 45.7
    4/9 3.3 miles - 49
    4/10 14.2 miles - 63.2 << 13.1 + 1.1 w/u
    4/11 6.2 miles - 69.4
    4/12 9 miles - 78.4
    4/12 6.2 miles - 84.6 << daily double
    4/13 6.2 miles - 90.8
    4/14 9.6 miles - 100.4
    4/14 6.2 miles - 106.6 << daily double
    4/15 6.2 miles - 112.8 << recovery run
    4/16 16 miles - 128.8 << LSD run with a fast finish
    4/17 REST DAY
    4/18 10.5 miles 139.3
    4/19 8 miles 147.3 << Tempo pace for a few miles
    4/19 6.2 miles 153.5 << daily double
    4/20 6.2 miles - 159.7
    4/21 9 miles - 168.7 << Madkin Mnt + some tempo work
    4/21 4 miles - 172.7 << daily double
    4/22 6.2 miles - 178.9 << recovery day
    4/23 17.5 miles - 196.4 << Long run on Madkin & Weeden Mnts 1193 ft elev




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    Upcoming races:
    UAH 8K - 3/6 <<< 34:33 3 in AG
    Oak Barrel HM - 4/2 <<<< 1:38:00 3 in AG
    Bridge Street HM - 4/10 <<< 1:36:33 3 in AG
    PEO-AVN Team Day 5K - 5/4
    Cotton Row Run 10K - 5/30
    Firecracker Chase 10.2 miler 6/25


  • juliet3455
    juliet3455 Posts: 3,015 Member
    edited April 2016
    @_nikkiwolf_ Nice Shoes - Look like amazing Traction for the Dirt, Mud and Hills. How Stiff are they? I find most Trail shoes to be to stiff ( Extreme Protection from Rocks ) and too narrow in the Toe Box. Of course it doesn't help that I have Extreme Duck Shaped feet.

    @Orphia Look at you in that Picture - Flying - Both Feet off the Ground arms up in your Traditional Pose. :)

    Nice 10 km run in 1:11:20 through the Trees and Bush around Misery Mountain.
    We did a Counter Clockwise Circuit ( normally go clockwise ) so everything looks different and we got off track a few times so ended up on one of the Upper bench Trails ( unplanned Hill Climbs ) and had to do some off-trail Bush Whacking to get back down to the Middle Bench trail. Somehow getting Lost always becomes fun as you get to explore new areas.
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    04/01 – 0.0 Km – 0.0 - 140 km
    04/02 – 10. Km – 10 km- 130 km
    04/03 – 8.0 Km – 18 km- 122 km
    04/04 – 12 km – 30 km – 110 km
    04/06 – 6.0 km – 36 km – 104 km
    04/08 – 5.0 km – 41 km – 99 km
    04/09 –16.0 km – 57 km – 83 km
    04/11 –6.5 km – 63.5 km –76.5 km
    04/16 – 21km – 84.5 km – 55.5 km
    04/21 –8.5km – 93.0 km – 47.0 km
    04/23 –10km –103.0 km – 37.0 km – YTD 493.8 km
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    edited April 2016
    @WhatMeRunning Did you talk to others at the end? If it looks like your Garmin had issues locking (I guess), I'd go by official time. I don't think I've ever had that problem with mine. But then on training runs I doubt I'd notice. Still a Beast of a run! Congratulations! You'll be about the 2 hour mark come Jenks.


    Tomorrow is my 3rd half. No expectations. I'm just going to enjoy it. I just sat down eat my first/only meal of the day with my first Moscow Mule.. My new favorite drink. DH will catch up later, so I'm enjoying the runners and atmosphere! Im wondering how many can I drink and still run in the morning.... Ideas?
    Lol!
  • juliet3455
    juliet3455 Posts: 3,015 Member
    @Elise4270 That walk back to the Hotel is Recovery - especially if you get lost in a Medicinal Pub. B)
  • WhatMeRunning
    WhatMeRunning Posts: 3,538 Member
    edited April 2016
    After looking at the map data for my race today there were some notable oddities recorded on the route around the KC Police Academy training grounds. So maybe the GPS data is wrong, but oddly enough it was wrong for every runner I talked to about it by a similar distance. :confused:
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    After looking at the map data for my race today there were some notable oddities recorded on the route around the KC Police Academy training grounds. So maybe the GPS data is wrong, but oddly enough it was wrong for every runner I talked to about it by a similar distance. :confused:

    Satellite blind spot is possible, but did you try plotting the route start to finish on Strava or GC to see what the route makers say about the distance? Could be an easy way to let you know for sure....
  • ddmom0811
    ddmom0811 Posts: 1,878 Member
    @WhatMeRunning - I was worried this morning when I saw your Strava said less than 13.1 ... was worried that you didn't finish for some reason. So was glad to read here that you finished fine! Very odd about the distance. Like others said, every race I've done has shown more than the advertised amount and @Stoshew71 taught me how to get it close to the recorded distance with some of his posts. :smile:

    @Elise4270 - have a good time tomorrow!!!

  • kristinegift
    kristinegift Posts: 2,406 Member
    @WhatMeRunning This happened (in reverse) to almost everyone I knew who ran Philly. Everyones 7th mile was about 1-1.5 mins too fast because the reception through Chestnut street was abyssmal and this got my watch off by about 1/3 mile by the end of the race -- very disheartening at the end of a marathon to have to run to 26.5! So perhaps you all lost satellites about the same point due to some kind of block? Very strange!
  • MobyCarp
    MobyCarp Posts: 2,927 Member
    @WhatMeRunning - Usually my Garmin shows more distance than the race, but it did show me running a mile before the mile marker on a trail race. Besides the well known issue of running poor tangents adding real distance, there is a sampling error phenomenon. The sampling error tends to add distance when you run long straight stretches that are common on road races; you run straight, but the sampling data has you zig-zagging. However, it can chop distance on corners, as you run a curve between samples so the data has you cutting a corner you didn't cut. I don't know whether that happened, or the race organizers didn't have miles marked accurately, or the trees interfered with GPS on that trail race; but since trail races aren't certified, that's kind of moot.

    I have also seen mile markers placed incorrectly on road races. Of course, that doesn't explain a total route distance discrepancy for a certified race, just mile splits.
  • Ohhim
    Ohhim Posts: 1,142 Member
    edited April 2016
    After heading north of the border to see family for the weekend, I got in my first rest day in a week, then did a nice short interval workout session tonight. With the cooler weather and rest day, I had no trouble maintaining a 6-6:15 pace for 1/2 mile intervals w. 2 minutes rest between each, which felt pretty good. Forecast for next Sunday is looking pretty promising so I'm leaning towards heading out with the 3:10 pace group.

    4/1 - 0.5 mile
    4/2 - 6.5 miles
    4/3 - 20 miles
    4/5 - 4 miles
    4/6 - 8 miles
    4/8 - 2 miles
    4/10 - 13.1 miles (Ironman Florida 70.3, 1:40:14 run, 5:07 total time)
    4/13 - 9 miles
    4/14 - 21.5 miles
    4/15 - 7 miles
    4/17 - 13.5 miles
    4/18 - 6.5 miles
    4/19 - 8 miles
    4/20 - 7.5 miles
    4/21 - 8 miles
    4/23 - 6 miles

    Total: 141 miles
    Goal: 160 miles
    Remaining: 19 miles

    Upcoming races:
    5/1 - Pittsburgh Marathon
    9/25 - Ironman 70.3 Augusta
    10/9 - Chicago Marathon
    11/5 - Ironman Florida

    @whatmerunning - Congrads on the PR. If you continue to keep up your mileage and diet, you'll undoubtedly blow away the PR in another race or three regardless.
  • greenolivetree
    greenolivetree Posts: 1,282 Member
    Staying active until I can run again. 6 miles on the bike this morning, 2.5 mile walk this evening.

  • HonuNui
    HonuNui Posts: 1,464 Member
    April Goal: Run often

    4/1 couldn't
    4/2 4.05
    4/3 3.15
    4/4 ennui
    4/5 snorkel 3.5 hours
    4/6 6.30
    4/7 3.65
    4/8 5.81
    4/9 rest
    4/10 6.20
    4/11 strength train
    4/12 3.00
    4/13 rest
    4/14 3.96
    4/15 meh
    4/16 4.12
    4/17 strength train
    4/18 4.05
    4/19 4.02
    4/20 snorkel 3.5 hours
    4/21 too rough to snorkel: parasailed instead!
    4/22 6.70
    4/23 3.15

    Total 57.96

    @ddmom0811 Thanks for your thoughts: he remains positive and upbeat. I should really try to follow his example more!
    @Orphia Great pic!


    Upcoming races:
    6/26 SHEPower Virtual 1/2 marathon
    11/13 Las Vegas Rock n Roll 1/2 marathon

    Ticker is my goal for 2016 and accumulation to date:
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  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    Thank you, lovely people, for your congrats and support.

    2 April – 5 km parkrun
    3 April – 10 km PB 1:02:23
    5 April – 8.2 km
    7 April – 7.1 km
    9 April – 5 km parkrun PB 29:12 Sub-30 goal achieved!
    10 April – 15 km ran to the next town and back!
    12 April – 8.4 km
    14 April – 7 km
    16 April – 5 km parkrun PB 28:43!
    17 April – 12 km
    19 April – 10 km
    21 April – 7 km intervals
    23 April – 5 km parkrun PB 28:35!
    24 April – 13.8 km

    Total: 118.5 km
    Goal: 100 km – achieved!


    Lovely weather for a nice long run today.

    Since running 15 km for the first time on 27 March, I'm keeping my long run at or under 15 km for a month or so, to build a strong base for future development.
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    @_nikkiwolf_ Congrats on achieving your goal weight!

    @ariceroni Hope you feel better soon.
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    Happy race day! May there be a tailwind! Good luck to everyone racing, getting in their LR, our just getting out there.

    My husband claims to be hurt. He had a run- in with a folding chair. I'm sure he's sandbaggin'. Anyhow- hoping to have a feel good run today- be my last before surgery.

    Looks like this race only provides water for the half. Fuel for the full at 16+ miles. Never saw a race with no fuel. But that kinda makes since. Little windy this morning, 15-16mph and 62°F. It's downtown, should be some wind block or be like running in a wind tunnel. Which reminds me, I should put on some face lotion or I'll get wind burnt.
  • kristinegift
    kristinegift Posts: 2,406 Member
    @Elise4270 Good luck!! I hope it's a fun one! :)
  • 4leighbee
    4leighbee Posts: 1,275 Member
    Good luck @Elise4270 !
  • Mahsaa18
    Mahsaa18 Posts: 57 Member
    Omg someone tell me about this challange and the date , did I miss it I'm really interested !!
  • juliet3455
    juliet3455 Posts: 3,015 Member
    @Mahsaa18 If you go back to Page 1 @Stoshew71 has it all laid out for us.
    Your never to late to join in. With 2 weeks left in April you can still Log some good Km's/Miles.
    There will be a new challenge in May. Come on in and join the Fun.