April 2015 Running Challenge

karllundy

@ddmom0811 - way to time it!
@Stoshew71 - thank you once again for organizing all this! And way to knock out your goal!
@SonicDeathMonkey80 - fantastic job! You and @Stoshew71 are my running heroes!

Daisy471

Nice 5 miles last night - very happy with my splits (10:40, 10:37, 10:25, 10:13 & 9:43). The last mile was my fastest ever!!! I had the wind at my back for the first half, and have no idea why I got so much faster when I turned and went into the wind.

4/1 - 3.8 miles (trail)
4/4 - 11 miles
4/5 - 3 miles
4/7 - 5 miles
4/8 - 3 miles
4/9 - 7 miles (speedwork)
4/11 - 12 miles
4/12 - 3 miles
4/15 - 3 miles
4/16 - 3 miles
4/19 - 13.1 miles @ Gazelle Girl Half Marathon, 2:24:10, new PR!
4/21 - 4 miles
4/22 - 4 miles
4/24 - 14 miles
4/26 - 3.5 miles (trail)
4/28 - 5.2 miles

kristinegift

4/1: 5 miles
4/2: 7 miles
4/3: 4.2 miles
4/4: REST!
4/5: 18 miles
4/6: 4 miles
4/7: XT rowing and biking
4/8: 5 miles
4/9: 10 miles
4/10: 3.1 miles
4/11: 8.5 miles
4/12: REST
4/13: 6 miles
4/14: Rest
4/15: 6.2 miles
4/16: 8 miles
4/17: 6 miles
4/18: REST (Actually, hiking with a friend)
4/19: 3 miles (with same friend)
4/20: REST (rain today, but nice for running Tues-Fri)
4/21: 5 miles
4/22: 5 miles
4/23: 6.4 miles
4/24: 4.5 miles
4/26: 13.2 miles
4/27: 4 miles
4/28: Rest (nap day!!)
4/29: 5 miles

Total: 137.1 miles
With my miles tomorrow (7 scheduled), I'll have run my most monthly miles ever! Last record was 140 on the dot

cooter_mom

Well crap on a cracker, Christmas nuts, pooper scoopers, *kitten* balls and the like.....I have been instructed to ice and rest my foot or I will end up with a stress fracture. *shakes fist and curses loudly then cries*. I'm allowed to power walk, but absolutely no running until the swelling goes down and the pain is gone. COCKAROACH! So I guess I will power walk my last 4k tomorrow and I might have to adjust my May goal.

shanaber

@HonuNui - Love sea turtles and your pictures are awesome! Thanks for sharing with us!
@Stoshew71 - Thanks Stan for setting up the May Challenge!

Everyone is doing so well either so close to their goal or over it!! If you didn't make it this month hop over to the new challenge @Stoshew71 has set up for us for May and set a new goal!! See you all there!

Last run of the month for me today. Got out a bit earlier while it was still fairly cool out (mid 90's now!) so I was able to go a bit further. My legs and body were tired though and I am looking forward to a rest/strength training day tomorrow! Was really not anticipating getting in this many miles this month!

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
04/29.....7.12...133.76
04/30.....0.00...133.76 - Strength Training

MrsKGrady

April 28 - 1.81 miles
April 29 - 2.71 miles (met goal for April)

skippygirlsmom

4/1 - rest day
4/2 - 4.4 miles - getting ready for HM on the 12th
4/3 - 4.4 miles
4/4 - rest day
4/5 - 4.9 mile
4/6 - 3.48 miles
4/7 - rest
4/8 - 3.48 miles
4/9 - rest
4/10 - rest
4/11 - rest
4/12 - 13.1 miles my first half marathon so excited 2:17.58 14 AG/555 OA
hit a huge wall at 10.2 miles, my legs were spent, before that I was in front of the 2:15 pace group but I'm so proud of myself, I never stopped running and even had time to stop and hug my Skip at mile 10 :-)
4/13 - rest
4/14 - rest again
4/15 - yep one more rest
4/16 - legs said one more day (so did the thunder and lightening LOL)
4/17 - 4.5 miles
4/18 - 5.6 miles
4/19 - 4.5 miles
4/20 - rest
4/21 - 4.5 miles
4/22 - where did the day go didn't get out there day
4/23 - 4.5 miles
4/24 - walked Macy 2 miles
4/25 - 7.4 miles
4/26 - 4.5 miles with Skip
4/27 - 4.5 miles
4/28 - rest
4/29 - 4.5 miles with Skip

78.3 mile out of 130 - I'm so never reaching my goal this month.

Elise4270

Not bad for laying out a few weeks. Hopefully, next month I'll be able to start building more miles.

@cooter_mom sorry to hear about the injury. I'm babying my butt. Its hard to lay off, I've been trying to swim more. Perhaps you can run in the pool. Its almost fun ^_^





46.7/50

Stoshew71

Date Miles today. Miles for April
4/1 6.2 miles - 6.2
4/2 5.35 miles - 11.55
4/3 REST DAY (TAPER)
4/4 13.1 miles - 24.65 <<< Oak Barrel HM in Lynchburg, TN (1:44:13)
4/5 REST DAY
4/6 10.5 miles - 35.15
4/7 REST DAY (also travel day as I am in Md this week)
4/8 5 miles - 40.15
4/9 4.2 miles - 44.35
4/10 REST DAY/TAPER
4/11 REST DAY/TAPER
4/12 13.2 - 57.55 <<< Bridge Street HM (1:39:26 PR - 53 OA, 5 AG)
4/13 REST DAY
4/14 6 miles - 63.55
4/15 8.15 miles - 71.70
4/16 REST/TAPER
4/17 REST/TAPER
4/18 13.1 - 84.8 <<<<< GEORGIA PEACH JAM HM (1:44:38 - 45 OA, 9 AG)
4/19 REST DAY
4/20 8.25 <<<< 93.05
4/21 9 miles 102.05
4/22 6.2 miles - 108.25
4/23 8.25 miles - 116.5
4/24 REST DAY
4/25 15 miles - 131.5
4/26 REST DAY
4/27 10.5 miles - 142.5
4/28 10 miles - 152.5
4/29 4.3 miles - 156.8
4/29 4.4 miles - 161.2 <<<< Daily Double

johnsonnelly

April 1 - 3.1 miles (5k)
April 2 - 3.1 miles (5k)
April 3rd, 4th, and 5th - Travel/Rest
April 6 - 3.1 miles (5k)
April 7 - 3.1 miles (5k)
April 8th & 9th - Travel
April 10 - 3.1 miles (5k)
April 11th-16th - House remodel and no time to run.
April 17 - 3.1 miles (5k)
April 18th - 21st - Painting every hour that I did not work.
April 22 - 3.1 miles (5k)
April 23rd -25th - House remodel
April 26 - 3.1 miles (5k)
April 27 - 2.1 miles (early run...will run again)
April 28 - 3.1 miles (5k)
April 29 - 3.1 miles (5k)

ddmom0811

@cooter_mom - so sorry. :cry

April 1 - rest
April 2- 6.01 miles
April 3- 5.15 miles
April 4 - 34 mile bike ride
April 5 - 20 mile bike ride - hilly ride.
April 6 - 6.01 miles
April 7 - Weight Training
April 8 - 4.89
April 9 - 6.02
April 10 - 5.03 and weight training
April 11 - 34 mile bike ride
April 12 - 40 mile bike ride
April 13 - 4.25 miles
April 14 - Weight Training
April 15 - 5.1 miles
April 16 - rest
April 17 - Weight Training
April 18 - 5.15
April 19 - 41 mile bike ride
April 20 - 4.32
April 21 - rest
April 22 - 5.25
April 23 - 5.36
April 24 - Weight training
April 25 - 34 mile bike ride
April 26 - 67 mile bike ride
April 27 - 3.15
April 28 - Weight training
April 29 - 5.12
April 30 - 3.37 - GOAL! Slept in by 20 minutes, so no time for more.

JustWant2Run

1--- 8mi
2--- 8mi
3--- 20mi
4--- 6 mi
5--- 12mi --- Week total: 66.3 miles
6--- Rest day
7--- 14mi
8--- 8mi
9--- 12mi
10--- 8mi
11--- 8mi
12--- 20mi --- Week total:70 miles
13--- Rest day
14--- 8mi
15--- 10mi
16--- 8mi
17--- 7mi
18--- 6.2mi
19--- 12mi --- Week total: 50.22 miles
20--- Rest day
21--- 6mi
22--- 8mi
23--- 6mi
24--- Rest day (taper!)
25--- Rest day (taper!)
26--- 13.1mi (Result: 1:44:27)
27--- 7mi
28--- 10mi
29--- 7.09mi (trails!!!)
Total: 231.42 miles

Goal: 250 miles

Stoshew71

Date Miles today. Miles for April
4/1 6.2 miles - 6.2
4/2 5.35 miles - 11.55
4/3 REST DAY (TAPER)
4/4 13.1 miles - 24.65 <<< Oak Barrel HM in Lynchburg, TN (1:44:13)
4/5 REST DAY
4/6 10.5 miles - 35.15
4/7 REST DAY (also travel day as I am in Md this week)
4/8 5 miles - 40.15
4/9 4.2 miles - 44.35
4/10 REST DAY/TAPER
4/11 REST DAY/TAPER
4/12 13.2 - 57.55 <<< Bridge Street HM (1:39:26 PR - 53 OA, 5 AG)
4/13 REST DAY
4/14 6 miles - 63.55
4/15 8.15 miles - 71.70
4/16 REST/TAPER
4/17 REST/TAPER
4/18 13.1 - 84.8 <<<<< GEORGIA PEACH JAM HM (1:44:38 - 45 OA, 9 AG)
4/19 REST DAY
4/20 8.25 <<<< 93.05
4/21 9 miles 102.05
4/22 6.2 miles - 108.25
4/23 8.25 miles - 116.5
4/24 REST DAY
4/25 15 miles - 131.5
4/26 REST DAY
4/27 10.5 miles - 142.5
4/28 10 miles - 152.5
4/29 4.3 miles - 156.8
4/29 4.4 miles - 161.2 <<<< Daily Double
4/30 9 miles - 170.2

mwilke

I would like in for May's challenge. Want to set my goal at 30 miles. I am doing C25K and am using treadmill and running outside.

Stoshew71

@mwilke Make sure you go over to the May Challenge link which can be found at:


http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10150276/may-2015-running-challenge

karllundy

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 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
4/29 - 4 miles on indoor track - finally hit my monthly goal for once! No viruses to keep from running!
4/30 - 4.8 miles of "hilly" treadmill - would it kill the Y to turn up the A/C?!?
Total - 114.96 of 110 goal...woo hoo! Biggest month ever!

mmabry72

April 2 – 3.13 mi
April 4 – 6.31 mi
April 7 – 3.23 mi
April 8 – 3.25 mi
April 10 – 3.25 – 5k Glow Run. Running at night, through the woods. Official time 29:10 for 13th place overall.
April 11 – 4.09 mi
April 12 – 4.27 mi
April 14 – 2.18 mi
April 15 – 3.08 mi
April 17 – 3.08 mi
April 18 – 4.12 mi
April 20 – 2 mi
April 22 – 3.5 mi
April 24 – 3.12 mi 24:08 5k
April 26 – 6.32 mi
April 28 – 4.11 mi
April 29 – 2.20

JoRocka

So I'm really sad to say- I've avoided the thread a little bit- because I ran 2 times this month- I've been so busy with dance- I just pretty much ran those 5 miles and that was it. sad panda face. 5 of 40. shameful.

Very VERY happy with the dance things that have happened- but again- not so much with the running. Izokay- May is a new month. And we shall do all the running!

Congrats everyone on doing such a great job!

lesaw01

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
4-28 - 3.00 miles

Stoshew71

@JoRocka have you noticed the recent NJ related conversations? I was hoping you spotted and would respond. :-) Scroll back starting with page 36 of this thread and keep reading the conversations between me, @kristinegift and @skippygirlsmom cause it goes on for another couple more pages in this thread. :-)