24 Hour Challenge - May 2015

Ejourneys

May 30: 60 min, 20 mi
Total for May so far: 34.5 hours, 561.8 mi

gobonas99

5/1 - rest day...did some stretching, but not counting it
5/2 - pre-race brick: easy 6.8 mile bike ride in 24:51 and a very easy 1.2 mile run with some pickups in 11:25 - total 36:16
5/3 - Mountain Goat Run - 10 miles and 531 ft of elevation gain in 1:44:56!
5/4 - Lofty Ladies ride - 16.73 miles in 1:09:38 (included stops for the group to regather).
5/5 - easy 2800y swim in 59:33
5/6 - 60 min run - goal to maintain 9:45-10:00 min/mi pace. Did 6.25 miles in 1:01:17 (avg pace 9:48 min/mi)
5/7 - 4x800Y steady swim with 2 min rest btw sets in 1:13:53
5/8 - easy spin - 8.74 miles in 31:17. will do some core and stretching after work
5/9 - 5k race in 28:54.25 official time. 23rd overall, 3rd in my age group (F30-39).
5/10 - 2-ish hour pe 4/5 brick. 25.1 miles on the bike in 1:36:25, then 3.03 mile run in 30:08 - total 2:06:33
5/11 - 20 miles in 1:29:06 on the trainer (stupid thunder and lightning!)
5/12 - 4.6 mile run in 45:20 and yoga class 54:49 - total 1:41:19
5/13 - Swim: 200Y warm up, 3x50Y pe 10 TT w/15 sec rest btw (watch then rebooted itself so started over), 20x50Y pe 10 TT w/15 sec rest btw, 12x25Y kickset pe 10 w/15 sec rest btw - total 43:12
5/14 - Brick pe 5/6 - 17.1 mile bike ride in 1:00:02, and 3.1 mile run in 30:13 - total 1:30:15
5/15 - Rest Day
5/16 - Brick - 8.7 mile bike ride in 31:01 and 4.72 mile run in 45:01- total 1:15:02
5/17 - Ironman 70.3 bike course - 55.5 miles and 2730 feet of elevation gain in 4:10:29 (included nutrition stops)
5/18 - Lofty Ladies ride - 17.1 miles in 1:02:30 (1:00:37 moving time - had one stop)
5/19 - yoga class 57:27
5/20 - brick at tri practice: 16.14 mile bike in 58:35 and 3.11 mile run in 30:29
5/21 - 10x200Y TT w/30 seconds rest btw in 45:07 (plus my post-swim hot tub TT )
5/22 - rest day (I did do about 20 minutes of core/stretching, but I'm not counting it, since it was very easy)
5/23 - Kettle Lakes 15K - it was a smidge short at 9.2 miles, but my official time was 1:29:30, which is about a 9 minute PR on 15K (I'd have done another .1 in about a minute, and my prior training 15k best was 1:39:47), and exactly 35 minutes faster than what I did this race in last year. Also had my 2nd best estimated 5k time of 28:35, and my best estimated 10K time of 59:00.
5/24 - easy spin - 17.72 miles in 1:05:09 (ended at a friend's house for a BBQ), then rode 5.71 miles home after dinner in 20:20 - total 1:25:29
5/25 - Memorial Day Brick. Rode the IM70.3 bike course - 55.5 miles in 3:42:38 (no stops!), then ran 1.01 miles in 9:11 - total 3:51:49
5/26 - 4x500Y TT with 1:30 rest btw and 10x25Y kick set TT w/15 sec rest btw in 54:55 before work, and yoga class (58:27) after work. Total 1:53:22
5/27 - Brick - 16.26 mile bike in 1:00:20 and 3.3 mile run in 30:13 - total 1:30:33
5/28 - easy 2800Y swim in 58:35
5/29 - rest day (did do some core in the morning, but I'm not counting it)
5/30 - Brick - rode the IM70.3 bike course - 52.98 miles (not sure where I lost 2 miles) in 3:45:35 (thanks to a horrible headwind for half the course), then ran 5 miles in 1:03:37. Yep. I am going to die on the half marathon portion of the program in 3 weeks.
5/31 - Specialized Women's Ride Day with my racing team and my local bike shop. We did a cold and rainy 16.28 miles in 1:03:37.

Total through 5/31 - 41.97
Goal met 5/20!



History:
Oct - 31.05/24
Nov - 24.07/24
Dec - 28.67/24
Jan - 33.98/24
Feb - 25.89/24
Mar - 33.86/24
Apr - 37.26/24

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March Total: 489.8 km (304.3 miles) = 38 hours 4 min
April Total: 491.94 km (305.6 miles) = 43 hours 6 min
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It's late autumn here ... pitch black and chilly in the evenings now. So getting outside in the evenings is more of a challenge nevertheless, I'll see what I can do. My husband is working on setting up a gym inside, so that will help ... and there are always weekends.

So, to start ...

May ...

01 Fri -- 3.2 km walking (35 min)
02 Sat -- 37.43 km cycling (120 min)
03 Sun -- 31.04 km cycling (100 min)

04 Mon - 4 km walking (50 min) ... all utility walking, commuting to work, walking between work and uni

Plus I did a 35 min stair climbing workout in the evening. My yard is full of little sets of stairs. The longest one is 7 steps so I mainly focused on that one, up and down, up and down, but I also jogged between the others and did them too for some variety. In total, just over 1000 stairs climbed.
Plus 10 min upper body weights workout.

05 Tues - 4.8 km walking (60 min) ... again, all utility walking.


Sub-total:
Walking: 12 km (7.4 miles)
Cycling: 68.47 km (42.5 miles)
Time: 365 min (6 h 5 min) walking & cycling + 45 min stairs & weights

Hmmm ... I haven't logged in here in a little while ...

06 Wed - 2.8 km walking (35 min)
07 Thurs - 5.3 km walking (65 min)
08 Fri - 3.8 km walking (45 min)

09 Sat - 27.5 km cycling (85 min) ... relatively flat ride on the Cycleway
10 Sun - 41.03 km cycling (120 min) ... hilly ride up behind our place 764 metres of climbing.

Sub-total:
Walking: 23.9 km (14.8 miles)
Cycling: 137 km (85.1 miles)
Time: 715 min (11 h 55 min) walking & cycling + 45 min stairs & weights

11 Mon - 5.7 km walking (70 min)
12 Tues - 4.6 km walking (55 min)

Sub-total:
Walking: 34.2 km (21.25 miles)
Cycling: 137 km (85.1 miles)
Time: 840 min (14 hours) walking & cycling + 45 min stairs & weights

13 Wed - 6.6 km walking (75 min)
14 Thurs - 4.7 km walking (55 min)
15 Fri - 3.5 km walking (40 min)

16 Sat - 22.3 km ride with 557 metres of climbing (70 min)
17 Sat - 26 km flatter ride along the foreshore (80 min)

Sub-total:
Walking: 49 km (30.4 miles)
Cycling: 185.3 km (115 miles)
Time: 1160 min (19 hours 20 min) walking & cycling + 45 min stairs & weights

18 Mon - 4 km walking (50 min)
19 Tues - 6.15 km walking (75 min)
20 Wed - 4 km walking (50 min) ... so far. The day is still young.

Sub-total:
Walking: 63.15 km (39.2 miles)
Cycling: 185.3 km (115 miles)
Time: 1335 min (22 hours 15 min) walking & cycling + 45 min stairs & weights

21 Thurs - 2.7 km (30 min)
22 Fri - 2.7 km (30 min)
23 Sat - 31.66 km ... relatively flat (95 min)
24 Sun - 25.5 km with 400 metres of climbing .... hilly and chilly (75 min)

Sub-total:
Walking: 68.55 km (42.6 miles)
Cycling: 242.46 km (150.6 miles)
Time: 1565 min (26 hours 5 min) walking & cycling + 45 min stairs & weights

Passed the 24-hour mark.

25 Mon - 7.2 km walking (90 min)


Sub-total:
Walking: 75.75 km (47.1 miles)
Cycling: 242.46 km (150.6 miles)
Time: 1655 min (27 hours 35 min) walking & cycling + 45 min stairs & weights

26 Tues - 4 km walking (50 min)
27 Wed - 7 km walking (85 min)
28 Thurs - 5.1 km walking (60 min)
29 Fri - 2.9 km walking (35 min)
30 Sat - 8 km walking (120 min) + 5.6 km cycling (20 min)
31 Sun - 11 km cycling outside (35 min) + 45 min cycling inside

Sub-total:
Walking: 102.75 km (63.8 miles)
Cycling: 259.06 km (160.9 miles)
Time: 2060 min (34 hours 20 min) walking & cycling + 45 min stairs & weights + 45 min cycling inside

Ejourneys

May 31: 60 min, 20.5 mi
Total for May: 35.5 hours, 582.3 mi

gobonas99

June thread: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10176967/24-hour-challenge-june-2015

blankiefinder

May 1: 70 minutes
May 2: 60 minutes
May 5: 120 minutes
May 7: 40 minutes
May 8: 80 minutes
May 10: 90 minutes
May 11: 90
May 12: 90 (12 km walk)
May 14: 80 (12 km walk)
May 15: 60 minutes
May 18: 120 minutes (12 km walk) (started using Map My Walk)
May 19: 90 minutes (8 km)
May 20: 60 minutes (zumba)
May 21: 130 minutes (13.5 km)
May 22: 60 minutes (6 km)
May 23: 4 hours slow walking, NOT including this in my totals.
May 25: 70 minutes (7 km)
May 27: 60 minutes (zumba)
May 28: 150 minutes (15 km walk)
May 29: 90 minutes
May 31: 15 minutes
Total: 26' / 24 hours