April 2015 Running Challenge

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  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
    gabbo34 wrote: »
    I love the pics of all the folks running together at races. The one thing i hope to do in the future is find some friends to do HM's with...or join a running club or something. It seems like a lot of the fun is comradery before and after the race. When you go solo, it feels like you just sorta show up, run...hang around a bit and leave.

    A race question for you vets. One thing that threw me off was my running app was counting off distance faster than the race markers. It was just a little bit each mile...but added up to about a .25 mile for the race. I'd only run a couple of 5ks before and the distance was dead on. Is that pretty normal?...I imagine a GPS is an approximate distance..but can be bit off. Just wondered for training purposes if I'm going as shorter distance than I thought....

    I am not sure if what the others posted in response, but google the term "running the tangents".

    Basically, courses are marked in a way where the official distance is measured by the shortest legal path taken. But not everyone runs this way. If you run the outside edge of the street around a curve or turn, you are running more miles than the shortest legal path possible. If you weave in and around people, run around cars, running around potholes, all these little additions add up to your total distance. Also, stopping for McDonalds in the middle of your race will also add onto your total miles. ;-)

    I will have to find a few good articles on this and post them in the group.

  • csman49
    csman49 Posts: 1,100 Member
    I posted a good article just back a few posts
  • karllundy
    karllundy Posts: 1,490 Member
    OK, was unable to post here over the weekend and Monday, but congrats to everyone who raced this weekend! Way to rock it! @briebee7 @SonicDeathMonkey80 @Training2BeFast @shanaber @gabbo34 and @kristinegift

    I am sure I missed people, sorry!

    It was a beautiful day for an HM in Des Moines for the Hy-Vee/Drake Road Races! Missed my goal by 32 seconds, but still a PR of 1:55:32! Oddly, my left shoulder hurt, but my legs were good.
  • karllundy
    karllundy Posts: 1,490 Member
    4/1 - Nice 3.1 miles on indoor track
    4/2 - Brutal 4.75 miles of "hilly" treadmill
    4/4 - 10 miles, nice mix of hills
    4/6 - 4 miles on indoor track
    4/8 - 4 miles on indoor track (33:16...pretty speedy for me)
    4/9 - Another hot, humid 5 miles on a "hilly" treadmill (Total 30.85/110)
    4/10 - 4 miles on indoor track
    4/12 - 11 miles, on the windy side, but otherwise nice
    4/13 - 2 recovery miles - maybe should have skipped it...ouch!
    4/14 - power outage = no alarm = unplanned rest
    4/15 - 4 miles on indoor track
    4/16 - 5 miles on treadmill (nice mix of hills, tempo and a few short "sprints")
    4/17 - 4 miles on indoor track; weather forecast is making the 12-miler for the weekend look difficult to get in :/
    4/18 - 10.4 miles; managed to squeeze in a shorter run than I planned between the thunderstorms
    4/20 - 4 miles on indoor track
    4/21 - 4 miles on indoor track
    4/22 - planned rest day, part of my pseudo-taper. Blah. HM on Sunday, then another in 5 more weeks...don't need no stinkin' taper B) FYI, I don't post my weight workouts, stationary bike or other workouts here. So, some of those days not listed had other workouts.
    4/23 - 5 easy miles on treadmill ("base pace" with a few burst of tempo and sprints...no hills)
    4/24 - 4.5 miles on indoor track (Total 89/110)
    4/26 - 13.41 miles, HM.
    4/28 - 4 miles on indoor track
  • csman49
    csman49 Posts: 1,100 Member
    @karllundy 'grats on the PB :o)
  • SonicDeathMonkey80
    SonicDeathMonkey80 Posts: 4,489 Member
    This is a great explanation of why your GPS is long
    http://www.clevelandmarathon.com/resources/userUploads/CertifiedCoursevsGPSAccuracy.SRV_1338321859.pdf
  • lesaw01
    lesaw01 Posts: 207 Member
    edited April 2015
    4-1 - 1.25 miles
    4-3 - 4.12 miles
    4-4 - 2.00 miles
    4-5 - 3.00 miles
    4-6 - 1.00 mile
    4-7 - 2.75 miles
    4-9 - 4.04 miles
    4-10 - 3.00 miles
    4-11 - 3.00 miles
    4-13 - 1.50 miles
    4-14 - 3.00 miles
    4-17 - 3.00 miles
    4-19 - 1.50 miles
    4-20 - 4.00 miles
    4-22 - 1.00 miles
    4-23 - 4.25 miles
    4-24 - 1.00 mile
    4-25 - 1.50 miles
    4-26 - 3.00 miles
    4-27 - 3.50 miles


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  • teacton11
    teacton11 Posts: 65 Member
    edited April 2015
    3/30 - 7 Mi easy
    3/31 - 10 Mi steady state
    4/1 - 6 Mi recovery
    4/2 - 7 Mi steady state
    4/3 - 4 Mi easy double stroller
    4/4 - 22 Mi long
    56 mile week (39 in April)

    4/6 - 7 Mi easy
    4/7 - 10 Mi steady state
    4/8 - 6 Mi easy double stroller
    4/9 - 11 Mi easy
    4/10 - 7 Mi easy
    4/11 -10 Mi easy double stroller
    51 mile week

    4/13 - sick...
    4/14 - 7 Mi easy...still sick no fun crap crap crap
    4/15 - 10 Mi easy...blah
    4/16 - 11 Mi feeling a bit better
    4/17 - 7 Mi steady state back to normal
    4/18 - 13 Mi Trail
    48 mile week

    4/20 - 11 Mi steady state
    4/21 - 12 Mi easy
    4/22 - 7 Mi recovery
    4/23 - 14 Mi long
    4/24 - 7 Mi recovery lunch run :)
    4/25 - 8 Mi easy
    59 mile week

    4/27 - 8 Mi steady state

    205/200 total - BONUS ROUND; Go Turtle Go!

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  • JustWant2Run
    JustWant2Run Posts: 286 Member
    @karllundy Congrats on the new PR. My legs are good, but my shoulders are sore too. Weird lol.
  • Timby1
    Timby1 Posts: 294 Member
    6.06 this morning on an almost flat road...this road had too many stop lights tho...what a pain. Brings my total to 80.02 for the month.
  • SonicDeathMonkey80
    SonicDeathMonkey80 Posts: 4,489 Member
    karllundy wrote: »
    OK, was unable to post here over the weekend and Monday, but congrats to everyone who raced this weekend! Way to rock it! @briebee7 @SonicDeathMonkey80 @Training2BeFast @shanaber @gabbo34 and @kristinegift

    I am sure I missed people, sorry!

    It was a beautiful day for an HM in Des Moines for the Hy-Vee/Drake Road Races! Missed my goal by 32 seconds, but still a PR of 1:55:32! Oddly, my left shoulder hurt, but my legs were good.

    Nice work there
  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
    Guys:

    I am gonna put the following links in our group page about certified cources and running the tangents. Thanks to @SonicDeathMonkey80 and @csman49 for your contributions.

    http://www.clevelandmarathon.com/resources/userUploads/CertifiedCoursevsGPSAccuracy.SRV_1338321859.pdf

    http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2009/03/racing-line-understanding-how-courses.html

    http://www.runninginjuryfree.org/2008/10/run-tangents.html

    http://sciencebasedrunning.com/2014/12/the-basics-running-tangents/


    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/21182-monthly-running-challenges
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1269023/running-related-sites-and-references


  • SonicDeathMonkey80
    SonicDeathMonkey80 Posts: 4,489 Member
    1 - 12mi, intervals
    2 - 6mi, easy
    3 - 8mi, easy w/strides
    4 - 10mi, easy
    5 - 20mi, long run
    6 - 5mi, easy
    7 - 7mi, intervals
    8 - Rest
    9 - 8mi, easy
    10 - 6mi, easy w/strides
    11 - 6mi, easy
    12 - 14mi, easy
    13 - 5mi, easy
    14 - 6mi, intervals
    15 - 4mi, easy
    16 - Rest
    17 - 3mi, easy
    18 - 26.3mi, Carmel Marathon
    19 - Rest
    20 - Rest
    21 - Rest
    22 - 4mi, easy
    23 - 6mi, easy
    24 - Rest
    25 - 13.1mi, easy
    26 - 6.1mi, easy
    27 - 6mi, easy w/pickups
    28 - 7mi, easy

    Total: 188.9mi

    April goal: 197mi
  • autumnblade75
    autumnblade75 Posts: 1,661 Member
    75 miles again for me, but this time I'm only counting the miles I run. Walking miles are just a bonus.

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    4/1 - 3 miles - total: 3 miles
    4/3 - 4 miles - total: 7 miles
    4/6 - 7.5 miles - total 14.5 miles
    4/7 - 7 miles - total 21.5 miles
    4/8 - 6.2 miles - total 27.7 miles
    4/9 - 4.75 miles - total 32.45
    4/11 - 7.5 miles - total 39.95

    Amendment: If I walk a total of less than 5 minutes out of 90, I'm not going to try to take the walk breaks back out of my mileage total.

    4/12 - 4.5 miles - total 44.45

    Another amendment: I can't differentiate running time and walking time when I run outdoors, so I'm counting the whole thing. I think I prefer the treadmill, overall.

    4/13 - 7 miles - total 51.45
    4/14 - 2 miles - total 53.45
    4/15 - 2 miles - total 55.45
    4/16 - 2 miles - total 57.45
    4/19 - 2.5 miles - total 59.95
    4/21 - 7 miles - total 66.95
    4/23 - 4 miles - total 70.95
    4/25 - 6.7 miles - total 77.65
    4/26 - 8 miles - total 85.65
    4/28 - 4.58 miles - total 90.23




  • RunTimer
    RunTimer Posts: 9,137 Member
    2 more days..burn rubber people!!!!
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    6 Apr - 8.2
    9 Apr - 4.73
    10 Apr - 2.3
    13 Apr - 4.7
    22 Apr - 5.6
    24 Apr - 4.5
    28 Apr - 5.2

  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
    edited April 2015
    I am also posting in the group page some links for Running Yoga, Foam Rolling, and Core Exercises.
  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
    karllundy wrote: »
    OK, was unable to post here over the weekend and Monday, but congrats to everyone who raced this weekend! Way to rock it! @briebee7 @SonicDeathMonkey80 @Training2BeFast @shanaber @gabbo34 and @kristinegift

    I am sure I missed people, sorry!

    It was a beautiful day for an HM in Des Moines for the Hy-Vee/Drake Road Races! Missed my goal by 32 seconds, but still a PR of 1:55:32! Oddly, my left shoulder hurt, but my legs were good.

    Congratulations Karl on your PR.

  • WhatMeRunning
    WhatMeRunning Posts: 3,538 Member
    @karllundy - Congrats on the HM PR!

    4/1 - 6 miles
    4/4 - 6.1 miles
    4/6 - 2.3 miles
    4/11 - 13.1 miles 2:42:09.4
    4/14 - 2.26 miles
    4/18 - 13.1 miles 2:38:09
    4/21 - 4.04 miles
    4/23 - 4.04 miles
    4/25 - 10.32 miles
    4/28 - 4.09 miles


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  • LeighMartin08
    LeighMartin08 Posts: 7 Member
    4/1 - 10 mi
    4/4 - 5 mi
    4/5 - 7 mi
    4/6 - 3.5 mi
    4/11 - 11 mi
    4/15 - 3.5 mi
    4/18 - 12 mi
    4/20 - 3 mi
    4/25 - 10 mi
    4/27 - 2 mi
    Total: 67 mi, Goal: 70 mi (ALMOST THERE!)
  • 9voice9
    9voice9 Posts: 693 Member
    01-Apr - 4.24 miles (dreadmill)
    02-Apr - 2.15 miles (C25K - Week 1)
    03-Apr - 2.45 miles (walk)
    04-Apr - 3.20 miles (C25K - Week 1 plus some)
    05-Apr - 7.06 miles (walk)
    06-Apr - 2.15 miles (C25K - Week 1 carried over), 2.13 miles (walk)
    07-Apr - 2.13 miles (walk), 3.41 miles (walk)
    08-Apr - 2.15 miles (C25K - Week 1), 2.23 miles (walk)
    09-Apr - 2.19 miles (walk), 2.22 miles (walk)
    10-Apr - 3.15 miles (C25K - Week 1), 3.61 miles (walk)
    11-Apr - 2.16 miles (C25K - Week 1), 3.32 miles (walk)
    12-Apr - rest
    13-Apr - 2.42 miles (C25K - Week 2), 4.41 (dreadmill)
    14-Apr - 2.55 miles (walk), 2.26 miles (walk)
    15-Apr - 2.47 miles (C25K - Week 2)
    16-Apr - 2.19 miles (walk), 2.60 miles (walk)
    17-Apr - 3.19 miles (C25K - Week 2), 4.47 miles (dreadmill)
    18-Apr - 4.12 miles (walk), 4.62 miles (walk)
    19-Apr - 4.08 miles (walk)
    20-Apr - 2.48 miles (C25K - Week 3)
    21-Apr - 2.75 miles (walk)
    22-Apr - 2.43 miles (C25K - Week 3)
    23-Apr - 2.74 miles (walk)
    24-Apr - 3.17 miles (C25K - Week 3), 2.66 miles (walk)
    25-Apr - 3.19 miles (C25K - Week 3), 4.04 miles (walk)

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  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    Stoshew71 wrote: »
    kristinegift wrote: »
    Stoshew71 wrote: »
    kristinegift wrote: »
    Stoshew71 wrote: »

    @kristinegift Congratulations on your half. I am originally from NJ. What exit are ya? :-)
    I grew up in Union County, lived in Bayonne for a bit, moved down to Eatontown, then Brick before moving to Alabama.

    No idea what exit I am! But I live in Princeton. I moved out here just last September for grad school :) Pretty sure I drove through Eatontown yesterday (but then again I could be mistaken as my NJ geography is awful).


    I did a quick lookup on your race. Sounds like a nice route. Not only did you have to drive through Eatontown (Exit 105 off the GSP) but you ran through the back side of my old work site (Ft. Monmouth).

    Princeton is exit 67 off I-295 (from the south) or exit 8 from the Turnpike for those coming from the North.

    I remember we used to have our State Wrestling Finals in Jadwin Gym in Priceton back in my day.
    skippygirlsmom wrote: »
    @kristinegift since you are in Princeton technically you don't have an exit. In case you don't know the big joke (at least for people who live outside of Jersey) is that everyone lives off an exit off the garden state parkway, so when you say you are from Jersey people say "what exit?"


    I'm sure I missed people - congrats to everyone this weekend!!!

    This poor Princetonian is learning so many Jersey things today!

    @kristinegift Go to any diner in NJ and order a Egg Cheese and Taylor Ham (or pork roll) on a hard roll (with a side of home fries). Then tell me what you think. :-)

    @kristinegift and @stoshew71 But don't embarrass yourself, as a life long Jerseyan I can tell you that you should ask for Pork Roll and not Taylor Ham LOL Be sure to have fries with brown gravy on them. :-) Oh yeah and send me down some pizza PLEASE!!!

  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
    edited April 2015
    skippygirlsmom wrote: »

    @kristinegift and @stoshew71 But don't embarrass yourself, as a life long Jerseyan I can tell you that you should ask for Pork Roll and not Taylor Ham LOL Be sure to have fries with brown gravy on them. :-) Oh yeah and send me down some pizza PLEASE!!!

    @skippygirlsmom Shall we get into an argument on whether or not it's called a hoagie or a sub? ;-)


    http://kcbx.net/~tellswor/sign-nj.htm
    Sorry @kristinegift for the 13th statement in the link above.


    And for those that get offended easily, please do not click here. It's one person's guide to ethnicity groups easily catogorized on the map of New Jersey:
    http://media.nj.com/ledgerupdates_impact/photo/2011/12/-73d3c8bf7dd38bb7.jpg

  • italysharon
    italysharon Posts: 195 Member
    edited April 2015
    April 1: 4.14
    April 2: 5.01
    April 3: nada nada mermalada
    April 4: 6.12
    April 5: 3.29
    April 6: 5.26
    April 7: 1.5 & Pump
    April 8: nothing
    April 9: 1.5 & Pump
    April 10: 6 miles outside
    April 11: nothing
    April 12: 7 miles outside
    April 13: nothing
    April 14: 2 miles ™ & Pump
    April 15: 3.25 outside… awful! painful! done.
    April 16: 3.25
    April 17: 0 :-(
    April 18: 4 ™
    April 19: 2 ™
    April 20: 5 miles
    April 21: nothing
    April 22: 5 miles
    April 23: nothing
    April 24: 2.25 miles ™ … kids off from school is killing my running schedule
    April 25: 6.25 ™
    April 26: 4.2 ™
    April 27: 5.5 outside … kids back in school!

    2 1/2 days left…. 7.5 miles! I got this!

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  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,423 Member
    Another hot and not so windy run this morning. I am looking forward to cooler weather this weekend and into next week!

    Date.......Miles......Total
    04/01.....4.07.......4.07 - +2 mile walk
    04/02.....5.20.......9.27 - + Strength Training
    04/03.....6.48.....15.75
    04/04...13.10.....28.85
    04/05.....0.00.....28.85 - Rest - 3 mile walk on the beach
    04/06.....7.20.....36.05 - + Agility
    04/07.....6.24.....42.29 - + Strength Training
    04/08.....0.00.....42.29 - Rest + Strength Training
    04/09.....4.37.....46.66 - Surprisingly good tempo run
    04/10.....6.20.....52.86
    04/11.....8.23.....61.09 - Hill repeats, trail run and more hills!
    04/12.....0.00.....61.09 - Rest - 3 mile walk on the beach
    04/13.....7.40.....68.49
    04/14.....5.36.....73.85 - + Strength Training
    04/15.....0.00.....73.85 - Rest
    04/16.....5.57.....79.42 - + Strength Training
    04/18.....5.50.....90.94
    04/19.....0.00.....90.94 - Rest
    04/20.....4.64.....95.58 - Taper Week
    04/21.....0.00.....95.58 - Rest
    04/22.....4.62...100.20 - + Strength Training
    04/23.....0.00...100.20 - Strength Training
    04/24.....4.17...104.37
    04/26...13.10...117.47 - La Jolla Half
    04/27.....4.11...121.58 - Hot and windy run to get the stiffness out! GOAL!!
    04/28.....5.06...126.64 - + Strength Training

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  • Ohhim
    Ohhim Posts: 1,142 Member
    Short 3 miler as part of my taper week, so I did it mid-day in the heat & humidity (80 degrees, 80%) then hit the weights afterwards as it felt a bit too short. Ended up riding 45 miles yesterday as my shorter 8 mile Sunday long run also felt too easy.

    I think I'm missing the point of a pre-marathon taper :smile:

    4/1 - 8 miles
    4/2 - 5 miles
    4/4 - 8 miles
    4/5 - 20 miles
    4/7 - 5 miles
    4/8 - 8 miles
    4/9 - 5 miles
    4/12 - 20 miles
    4/14 - 5 miles
    4/15 - 8 miles
    4/16 - 6 miles
    4/18 - 4 miles
    4/19 - 12 miles
    4/21 - 4 miles
    4/22 - 5 miles
    4/23 - 4 miles
    4/25 - 3 miles
    4/26 - 8 miles
    4/28 - 3 miles

    Total: 141 miles
    Goal: 145 miles
    Remaining: 4 miles
  • Wendy1Fl
    Wendy1Fl Posts: 102 Member
    @Stoshew71 Thanks for the articles/links, I will be passing my free time with them today ;).

    4/27 5.8 miles – Pace 10:38
    4/26 9 miles – Pace 10:00
    4/25 8.71 miles – Pace 9:45
    4/20 8.44 miles – Pace 10:42 miles
    4/19 5 miles Doomsday Hill 5 times up & down
    4/13 5.83 miles slow & easy
    4/12 5 miles speed intervals 1:15 fast, 1:45 slow 1st 3 miles, then slow last 2 miles.
    4/10 8 miles in 1:17 – pace 9:62; I took 13 minutes off my last 8 miler!
    4/8 2.63 miles – Doomsday Hill twice up & down - Pace 10:00 minute miles
    4/7 2 miles – Hilly trail run
    4/4 7.46 miles on 1 hr, 15 minutes (Bloomsday Course) – Pace 9:00 minute miles
    4/3 4 miles speed intervals 1:10 fast, 1:50 slow.
    4/2 2.5 Miles - I dunno pace because the Garmin is broken again. Grr. But I do know it was slow.
    4/1 7.46 miles Pace – 10:00
    Total: 81.83; 2.17 to go


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  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    edited April 2015
    Stoshew71 wrote: »
    skippygirlsmom wrote: »

    @kristinegift and @stoshew71 But don't embarrass yourself, as a life long Jerseyan I can tell you that you should ask for Pork Roll and not Taylor Ham LOL Be sure to have fries with brown gravy on them. :-) Oh yeah and send me down some pizza PLEASE!!!

    @skippygirlsmom Shall we get into an argument on whether or not it's called a hoagie or a sub? ;-)


    http://kcbx.net/~tellswor/sign-nj.htm
    Sorry @kristinegift for the 13th statement in the link above.


    And for those that get offended easily, please do not click here. It's one person's guide to ethnicity groups easily catogorized on the map of New Jersey:
    http://media.nj.com/ledgerupdates_impact/photo/2011/12/-73d3c8bf7dd38bb7.jpg

    LOL @stoshew71 sub - enough said :smile: that's the first time I saw the map, too funny
  • ShortMrsN
    ShortMrsN Posts: 177 Member
    02/04 - 9.10km
    03/04 - 7.00km
    10/04 - 6.62km
    17/04 - 5.06km
    20/04 - 8.51km
    24/04 - 8.51km
    29/04 - 6.02km

    Not going to make it this month....... but I did manage to equal last months goal :)


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  • ddmom0811
    ddmom0811 Posts: 1,881 Member
    Ohhim wrote: »
    I think I'm missing the point of a pre-marathon taper :smile:
    LOL - I am no where near that point yet, but I still know what you mean.

    @stoshew71 - Thanks for all the great posts and the group. I've successfully avoided grading tonight to read tons of it!
    Training2BeFast wrote: »
    @karllundy Congrats on the new PR. My legs are good, but my shoulders are sore too. Weird lol.
    At the Good Form Running clinic my daughter and I did, they filmed us running and they right away said my daughter's shoulders/neck were tense. She didn't tell them but she had been suffering with sore shoulders for weeks. She has since learned to relax them while running along with other little tips they gave. May not be the same thing you do, but just passing it along.
  • SBRRepeat
    SBRRepeat Posts: 384 Member
    Ohhim wrote: »
    I think I'm missing the point of a pre-marathon taper :smile:

    I did a short three miler as a part of my taper today, too...
    Then I did a thirty minute open water swim and a ninety minute bike ride.

    I too, cannot taper.
    On the other hand, met this guy on my bike ride today:

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    63ish miles this month. Fail.
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