May 2015 Running Challenge

ddmom0811

May 1- strength training
May 2- cycling - 34 miles
May 3 - rest day/walked 4 miles
May 4 - 4.1 miles + Strength training
May 5- 5.2 miles
May 6 - rest
May 7 - 5.1 miles
May 8 - Strength training
May 9 - 39 miles biking
May 10 - 5K and 36 miles biking
May 11 - Strength training
May 12 - 5.5 miles
May 13 - 3.53 miles + 21 mile bike ride
May 14 - 5.44 miles
May 15 - weight training
May 16 - biking - 34 miles
MAY 17 - biking 40 miles
May 18 - 5 miles
May 19 - 5.75 New York’s central park! Very hilly for this Florida lady.
May 20 - rest day - daughter’s graduation
May 21- rest day - moving out of dorm
May 22 - 6 miles down Hudson River - beautiful morning.

tdbernrd

5/1--3.27 miles
5/2--8.56 miles
5/3--rest
5/4--4.1 miles
5/5--Yoga X
5/6--5.02 miles
5/7--Yoga
5/8--3.06 miles
5/9--rest
5/10-rest
5/11-2.58 miles
5/12-Yoga X
5/13-5.04 miles
5/14-2.05 miles(treadmill)
5/15-3.94 miles
5/16-9.45 miles
5/17-rest
5/18-3.12 miles
5/19-rest
5/20-rest(My son's 16th birthday.Nope, no birfday cake)
5/21-4.17 miles with Cardio Kickboxing Instructor(Best time ever )
5/22-4.05 miles early morning run





It's been cool the past two days. I'm loving it

tdbernrd

LoneWolfRunner wrote: »

I learned during my run in Sunday's heat that if you turn down the wrong road, suddenly a short soft run gets long and hard...

I live for your posts

bob108819

Got it done early today, so much cooler and more enjoyable!

mmabry72

Man I am a long way from my goal and not a lot of time left to make it up. Somehow I have managed 3 off days every week this month. That's not going to get'er done.




May 2 – 3.78
May 4 – 4.07
May 5 – 3.09
May 6 – 3.24
May 8 –3.24
May 12 – 3.35
May 13 – 4.34
May 15 – 3.79
May 16 – 6.41
May 18 – 3
May 21 – 3.27
May 22 – 4.14

SonicDeathMonkey80

1 - 6.2mi, trail
2 - 8.4mi, 5k, kids run, treadmill challenge
3 - 13.1mi, Pittsburgh half marathon
4 - 7mi, easy
5 - 5.5mi, 5k race
6 - Rest
7 - 8mi, easy w/strides
8 - 6mi, easy
9 - 6mi, trail
10 - 10mi, 7 easy/3 @7:00
11- Rest
12 - 7mi, easy
13 - 5mi, easy (jogged a 5K+)
14 - 6mi, easy
15 - Rest
16 - 4mi, easy
17 - 26.5mi, Cleveland Marathon pacer
18 - Rest
19 - 4mi, easy
20 - 6.4mi, easy
21 - Rest
22 - 6mi, easy

Total: 134.9mi

May goal: 180mi

chazdiezal

May goal 65 mi

5/3...10 mi (Broad St. Run)
5/4... Rest
5/5... 2 mi
5/6... 4 mi
5/7... 2 m
5/8... Rest
5/9... 4 mi
5/10...2 mi Cross/Walk
5/11...Rest
5/12...2 mi
5/13...3 mi
5/14...2 mi
5/15...Rest
5/16...4 mi
5/17...2.5 mi Cross/Walk
5/18...4 mi
5/19...4 mi
5/20...4 mi
5/21...Rest
5/22...4 mi

9voice9

01-May - 2.57 miles, 2.21 miles
02-May - 3.18 miles
03-May - 2.19 miles, 4.12 miles (walk)
04-May - 2.50 miles
05-May - 2.22 miles, 2.14 miles (walk)
06-May - 2.57 miles
07-May - 2.65 miles, 2.17 miles
08-May - 2.74 miles, 3.02 miles (walk)
09-May - 3.11 miles (first 5K since surgery in March = 10:43/mile), 3.26 miles (walk)
10-May - 3.00 miles, 4.25 miles (walk)
11-May - 3.19 miles, 3.41 miles (walk)
12-May - 3.15 miles
13-May - 2.91 miles
14-May - 2.81 miles (walk), 4.10 miles (walk)
15-May - 2.78 miles, 2.15 (walk)
16-May - 3.17 miles
17-May - 2.19 miles
18-May - 2.88 miles, 2.18 miles (walk)
19-May - 2.60 miles, 2.17 miles (walk)
20-May - 3.15 miles, 2.18 miles (walk)
21-May - 1.63 miles, 2.60 miles (walk)
22-May - 2.97 miles, 2.61 miles (yes - ran twice today!)
23-May -
24-May -
25-May -
26-May -
27-May -
28-May -
29-May -
30-May -
31-May -

baldielove13

5/21: 11.55 miles

So far: 85.1 miles out of 100

Stoshew71

Date Miles today. Miles for May
5/1 REST DAY - 0
5/2 16 miles - 16.0 <<< Madkin and Weeden Mountains on RSA (1,208ft elevation gain)
5/3 REST DAY - Went hiking ~4 miles with the wife at Monte Sano instead
5/4 10.35 miles - 26.35 << slow recovery miles. Still feel sore from weekend
5/5 10 miles 36.35
5/6 8 miles - 44.35 << easy paced
5/7 5.25 miles - 49.6 << fast paced
5/8 15 miles - 64.6 << Friday night long run
5/9 REST DAY <<< Georgia Aquarium
5/10 REST DAY
5/11 10.5 miles - 75.1
5/12 10 miles - 85.1
5/13 8.25 miles - 93.35 << easy effort
5/14 8 miles - 101.35 << CRR preview + 2
5/15 5.5 miles - 106.85 << recovery pace
5/16 15 miles - 121.85 << Sat long run
5/17 REST DAY
5/18 8 miles - 129.85
5/19 7.09 miles - 136.94 << WRH Brueggers Grp Run
5/20 REST DAY/TAPER
5/21 5.5 miles - 142.44 << WRH Panera Pounders Grp Run
5/22 REST DAY/TAPER





Taking another rest day and tapering for the Cotton Row Run 10K on Monday. I plan to do a 6 miler (hopefully slow) tommorow morning with my running group. I tend to run faster than I intend if I run with a group. The strategy is to run it at my long run pace with maybe some short strides at my goal race pace just to shake them out.

emmy15rocks

Started on the 16th and half way to my goal! Perfect

Stoshew71

I am gonna post this video here like I did in the Long Distance Runners group. Very insightful regarding the Kenyans and how they train. I know it's a long video but well worth it.


Born to Run: The Secrets of Kenyan Athletics (Man On A Mission)

Former Irish athlete and 5,000m world champion Eamonn Coghlan travels to Kenya's highlands to uncover a little-known story - the role of Irish missionaries in securing Kenya's dominance in world athletics. He meets Brother Colm O'Connell, a modest priest who played a major role in fostering Kenyan distance running and who is now considered one of the world's top athletics coaches. Watching him train the 800m world-record holder David Rudisha, Eamonn observes at first-hand his unlikely but lasting legacy. Part travelogue, part tribute, the documentary also features an interview with Eamonn's childhood hero, the great Olympic athlete Kip Keino.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGVSO1sg2Fk

skippygirlsmom

Crazy day today - have myself a new driver in the house. Skip passed her learner's permit test with the score of 100. She's been driving me around. Thought I had a day off from work, but my folks need to get to Italy so I'm working

5/1- rest day
5/2 - 5 miles 8K Steeple Chase Race
5/3 - 3.5 miles
5/4 - rest day
5/5 - 6.3 miles
5/6 - 3.5 miles - decided to cut it short a bit so I could go home and get Macy for a walk
5/7 - 4.5 miles
5/8 - 4.6 miles
5/9 - 2.4 miles - just a quick run to get my legs moving
5/10 - 3.5 miles of Mother's Day fun with Skip way hot at 85 degrees
5/11 - active rest day walked the Macy 3 miles
5/12 - 6.5 miles
5/13 - rest day - well I walked 3 miles with Macy and cut the yard so my feet were moving LOL
5/14 - 5.5 miles
5/15 - 5.3 miles
5/16 - 3.2 miles - 5K and a little extra with warm up
5/17 - 6.4 miles with Skip nice easy miles
5/18 - rest day walked Macy a few miles but that's it, took Skip to breakfast in the morning for her birthday and went to the track banquet last night
5/19 - 6.2 miles
5/20 - 5.3 miles
5/21 - 4.4 miles - I've been running this route pretty consistent since Nov 2014 and this was the fastest I ran it, 43:59
5/22 - 3.4 miles

79.5 out of 120 miles completed

Elise4270

I saw on runners world today that Spotify is offering a new feature for runners. According to your pace, it picks music that corresponds to your pace. I'm not sure if it's free, but I plan on checking it out.

http://m.runnersworld.com/general-interest/spotify-announces-new-feature-for-runners

kristinegift

@skippygirlsmom Yay, Skip! She's just passing all her tests with flying colors lately! My brother recently got his permit (he's 14 going on 15), and when I go home I'm sure he's going to want to drive me around... Eeeek!

Stoshew71

Elise4270 wrote: »

I saw on runners world today that Spotify is offering a new feature for runners. According to your pace, it picks music that corresponds to your pace. I'm not sure if it's free, but I plan on checking it out.

http://m.runnersworld.com/general-interest/spotify-announces-new-feature-for-runners

180 steps per second is considered by most experts to be the ideal pace (candence wise) for long distance running. Here are some sample videos to help.

I am thinking about downloading them to my phone and maybe work these into a long run. I haven't ran to music in a while but this may be a nice change. All of these videos were either created or modified to be exactly 180 beats per minute. (each foot should drop to the ground at each beat).


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkMpXLXIwG4

Mark Ronson's - Uptown Funk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maEkw_qHYAU

Pitbull Back in Time cover
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCcs8IUJiNc

Ed Sheeran's Thinking Out Loud
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn_o-jHPiIk


cover of Pitbull & Ne Yo's Time of Our Lives
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HY4z-WB0VE


The Weeknd Earned It Fifty Shades of Grey cover
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAJp0yWQX-A


Avicii The Nights cover
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6XpbCegxPI

Jessie J Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj's Bang Bang
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnbCpS9xxGM

180 BPM Maroon 5 Sugar cover
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4dIKn9GOFA

Taylor Swift Blank Space cover
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NIpLkqhIF8

Rihanna Shut Up And Drive cover
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-18_6h31WJM

Kid Rock First Kiss cover
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PB39DU-nSoM


Meghan Trainor Lips Are Movin cover
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnz8k-EFhUA


Lou Bega's Mambo number 5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyCWkOsZrN4


Pitbull feat Tpain and Sean Paul Shake Senora cover
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLO_6AxL2Jk


Rihanna And Kanye West And Paul McCartney FourFiveSeconds cover
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tp9tIV2j-Zk


Meghan Trainor ft Shy Carter Mr Almost cover
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OA5F81eTGW8


New Politics Harlem cover
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUlm3oOZHiQ

Kate Miller Heidke ft Drapht Drama cover
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bk3MeGMvERk

Stoshew71

Disney's Frozen - Let It Go at 180 bpm. (Da Tweekaz)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkgXfvWrDhc


Don Henley - Boys Of Summer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zr4cOcTwrY


George Michael - Freedom
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diYAc7gB-0A

7lenny7

I've been using song BPM to help me pace myself as I run. I'm not up to 180BPM, however. Some links that may be of use to those interested in using BPM to help pace:

Scroll half way down to get a correlation between BPM and target minutes/mile:
http://www.nola.com/running/index.ssf/2011/09/speed_training_by_bpm_beats_pe.html
There's some variability, but I've found this is fairly accurate for me.

Find out the BPM of your favorite songs:
http://www.all8.com/tools/bpm.htm
https://songbpm.com/

Select your desired BPM range, get a list of songs:
http://jogtunes.com/jtc/index.php

Same concept, but it only goes to 170BPM.
http://www.runhundred.com/sort-by-tempo/

More song lists by BPM
http://www.remanents.com/blog/140-bpm-running-music/
http://www.remanents.com/blog/150-bpm-running-music/
http://www.remanents.com/blog/160-bpm-running-music/
http://www.remanents.com/blog/170-bpm-running-music/
http://www.remanents.com/blog/180-bpm-running-music/
http://www.remanents.com/blog/190-bpm-running-music/

Enter your desired pace, get a list of songs
https://jog.fm/

Elise4270

@Stoshew71 @7lenny7 Wow! I'm behind on the music! I'm taking note!

7lenny7

I forgot this one:
https://www.cs.ubc.ca/~davet/music/bpm/index.html

I find I like to give potential songs for my playlist a brief listen before adding them. While some may be the right BPM, they may not work well for running, at least for me.

skippygirlsmom

kristinegift wrote: »

@skippygirlsmom Yay, Skip! She's just passing all her tests with flying colors lately! My brother recently got his permit (he's 14 going on 15), and when I go home I'm sure he's going to want to drive me around... Eeeek!

15 is hard enough to imagine driving, but 14 oh my gosh!

Nottafattie

5/4 = 5.00 miles
5/15 = 3.13 miles
5/19 = 8.02 miles
5/22 = 4.32 miles
_________________
20.47 miles total
29.53 miles until goal

Got new shoes today and I'm not sure if I'm passionately in love or if I despise them vehemently.

Ohhim

Ok - now going for 150 miles this month... figured I'd drop off my mileage post-marathon, but I'm itching to get under 1:40 at my next half marathon, 3:30 for my marathon next January and have another 7lb to lose to reach my weight loss goal.

5/2 - 2 miles
5/3 - 26.2 miles (3:44 total time, 8:33 pace)
5/7 - 6 miles
5/9 - 4 miles
5/10 - 12 miles
5/12 - 4 miles
5/13 - 5 miles
5/14 - 4 miles
5/15 - 3 miles
5/16 - 5 miles
5/18 - 12 miles
5/19 - 7.3 miles
5/20 - 3.5 miles
5/21 - 8 miles
5/22 - 6 miles

Total: 108 miles
Goal: 150 miles
Remaining: 42 miles

CodeMonkey78

Current mileage: 181.8 miles
Remaining: 18.2 miles

kimlight2

5/7 - 2.25
5/12 - 3.25
5/16 - 3.75
5/17 - 1.5
5/20 - 3.0
5/22 - 2.25

9.0 to go

mwyvr

Month to date: 181.70 km; Goal: 160km Stretch goal: 200km
=========================================================
Fri May 22 12:23PM	13.54 Left doggy behind :-( just vaccinated
Thu May 21 12:23PM	15.83 
Wed May 20 6:55PM	4.78 
Tue May 19 3:39PM	12.26
Mon May 18 11:50AM	0.00 Rest; 51km cycling instead
Sun May 17 9:13AM	13.47
Sat May 16 8:09PM	0.00 Rest
Fri May 15 1:28PM	7.70 
Thu May 14 6:27PM	4.67
Wed May 13 3:53PM	14.02 
Tue May 12 5:28PM	7.54 
Mon May 11 4:20PM	10.01
Sun May 10 9:52AM	6.09
Sat May 9 1:56 PM	14.16
Fri May 8 12:05 PM	7.67
Thu May 7 5:38 PM	4.19
Wed May 6 4:05 PM	10.02
Tue May 5 7:25 PM	8.49
Tue May 4 0:00 PM	0.00 Rest
Sun May 3 5:32 PM	6.5
Sat May 2 4:16 PM	13.13
Fri May 1 1:57 PM	7.62

7lenny7

9: 3.1 miles (first 5k!!)
5/11: 3.1 miles
5/13: 3.1 miles
5/14: 1.5 miles
5/15: 3.1 miles
5/17: 3.1 miles
5/18: 3.8 miles
5/20: 3.1 miles
5/22: 4 miles (new personal distance record!)

Had a great run tonight! Took it easy and felt great the whole time. I wanted to keep going but I have a 5k Monday and didn't want to overdo it.

Tomorrow is a sailing day so no running. Sunday I may go for a 2 miles easy run or else a 4 mile walk.


Progress: 27.9/40

lilcmac22

5/21- 4.5 m trail
5/22- 3.5 m trail
total 54.2 m. I think I am going to try to hit 70 m. for the month.

johnsonnelly

4.1 miles in the rain tonight

mwyvr

@johnsonnelly running in the rain (not monsoons like @annekka has to contend with) is lovely! And hard core. Good job!