April 2017 Running Challenge
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Normal Gopal of 140km.
I Start the month in Taper Madness for the Jasper Half Marathon.
Welcome to all the New Faces and those returning.5 -
Okay...bout time I got my butt (and legs, and knees, and aching feet) back on this bandwagon..
In it for 500
(april fools)
50!11 -
This is my first time to join this challenge. I just started running in October and finished c5k and then c210k. I'm still not sure if I qualify as a runner, but I do run 3 days a week so I am going to join. My goal for this month is going to be 40 miles.11
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This is my first time to join this challenge. I just started running in October and finished c5k and then c210k. I'm still not sure if I qualify as a runner, but I do run 3 days a week so I am going to join. My goal for this month is going to be 40 miles.
Running 3 days a week? Started in October? You absolutely qualify as a runner! In fact, you have as much qualifications as a runner as anyone else in this thread.
Welcome!
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This is my first time to join this challenge. I just started running in October and finished c5k and then c210k. I'm still not sure if I qualify as a runner, but I do run 3 days a week so I am going to join. My goal for this month is going to be 40 miles.
Definition of a runner - you run. That's it, lol. So, welcome runner! There's a really great group of awesome, supportive, knowledgeable people on here, never be afraid of voicing any questions or concerns you might have, I've gotten lots of helpful info here.3 -
Thanks @7lenny7 and @KatieJane83!0
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April starts with a taper, then has Boston, then . . . hopefully I'm uninjured and can do a reverse taper. Don't really have a good hand on quantifying that, so I'll just throw out a nominal goal of 150 miles.
Nominal Challenge Goal: 150 miles
Real Goals: Run Boston. Finish healthy. Recover well.5 -
This is my first time to join this challenge. I ... running ... October ... finished c5k and then c210k. I'm ... sure ... I qualify as a runner ... I do run 3 days a week so I am going to join. My goal for this month is going to be 40 miles.
Welcome fellow runner!8 -
April is ZombiesRun! month - I'm going to try to beat Feb's mileage and go for 50+ miles. (trails and dirt)
ZombiesRun! is the biggest smartphone fitness game,ever. More info on this app at https://zombiesrungame.com/ (available in your App store for free) It tracks my mileage, speed per mile, and shows maps with trails so I don't have to worry about getting lost.
For the month of April they are sponsoring 5K/10K planet wide racing! For more info check out https://www.zombiesvirtualrace.com/ ($ to enter, but you get a shirt and everything)
If you jump into the game, friend me, ejnxyz.1 -
I'm still not sure if I qualify as a runner...
So here is my idea of a t-shirt. I should trademark the idea before I post it....
Front of shirt says:
Running: a method of terrestrial locomotion allowing humans and other animals to move rapidly on foot where the gait is characterized by an aerial phase in which all feet are above the ground
Walking: a method of terrestrial locomotion allowing humans to move on foot where the gait is characterized by one foot is always in contact with the ground, the legs are kept mostly straight and the center of gravity vaults over the stance leg or legs in an inverted pendulum fashion.
Back of the shirt says in big letters:
Joggers find dead bodies.
@kgirlhart The bottom line is that if you run, you are a runner. There is no official definition for jogging or any other stuff. Welcome. Unless you find a dead body, then you get demoted to a mere jogger.
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Low goal this month since I have the Kentucky Derby Marathon April 29th. So this will be a taper month. I may go a little over, but I didn't want any pressure on myself to make goal at the risk of messing up my taper. Hoping for a BQ!
Never let an arbitrary monthly goal mess up your marathon training!
I'm not sure I'll run any marathons after Boston 2017. It depends on whether I've learned enough to run a marathon and not hurt myself. But if you do BQ at the Kentucky Derby Marathon, I'd be almost obligated to run Boston 2018 to meet you in person.6 -
I'd like to join too - I'm trying to get back to running after kiddies. My goal would be to do 30 minutes three times a week for April, so I guess 30 miles!14
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Still doing outpatient treatment for a few more weeks in April and working through some pretty debilitating anxiety, so my goal for April will just be to run as much as I can, mileage be dammed.
Also, April marks one year of running for me. I started C25k in April of 2016, don't remember the exact date. So like, wow. A whole year.16 -
200mi12
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New to the thread, but not to running! My goal is 50 miles.
I'm having some health issues, so I can't put in as many miles as I would like to. Planning to start my comeback next month!7 -
I'll target 30 again with more running hopefully!10
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A great place for motivation, it's my first time to join the challenge. My March running record 115km and i'll target April to be 120km. I run 4-5 per week now.8
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I'm still not sure if I qualify as a runner...
So here is my idea of a t-shirt. I should trademark the idea before I post it....
Front of shirt says:
Running: a method of terrestrial locomotion allowing humans and other animals to move rapidly on foot where the gait is characterized by an aerial phase in which all feet are above the ground
Walking: a method of terrestrial locomotion allowing humans to move on foot where the gait is characterized by one foot is always in contact with the ground, the legs are kept mostly straight and the center of gravity vaults over the stance leg or legs in an inverted pendulum fashion.
Back of the shirt says in big letters:
Joggers find dead bodies.
@kgirlhart The bottom line is that if you run, you are a runner. There is no official definition for jogging or any other stuff. Welcome. Unless you find a dead body, then you get demoted to a mere jogger.
"Joggers find dead bodies." God forbid!!3 -
Can I be in for 65 miles please?5
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