April 2016 Running Challenge
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@MobyCarp: You certainly have a TON to be proud of. Not only did you qualify for the Boston Marathon, you finished AND qualified for next year. Of course we all have tweaking to do with training. I can guarantee there is no one out there who is 100% happy with their performance and training and don't want to improve. I can't quite speak for elite runners, but I know an Olympic rower well, and they are constantly trying to improve, tweak, and exceed. It's an ever-going process.
From what I can see/read many people struggled this year. I had a friend finish Boston this year ~0:30:00 longer than last year, and his girlfriend didn't break 3:10, which I completely expected her to do. My friend started out running 6:36, and was at a 10:00 pace between 35 and 40K. I haven't talked to him about Boston, yet, but my guess is he did some walking as well. I am so very proud of you, and I can honestly say you are an inspiration to me, and, risking speaking for others on here, you are a great inspiration to many of us.3 -
4/1- Rest
4/2- 6.23 miles
4/3- 4.01 miles
4/4- Rest
4/5- 4.02 miles
4/6- Rest
4/7- 4.02 Miles
4/8- Rest
4/9- 6.24 Miles
4/10- 4.01 Miles
4/11- Rest
4/12- 4.14 Miles
4/13- 2.2 Miles (first Wednesday Run)
4/14- 4.13 Miles
4/15- Much needed Rest
4/16- 8.2
4/16- 1.4 <- Second little jog, with wife
4/17- Rest <- made myself rest
4/18- Rest <- Normal scheduled Rest day
4/19- 4.1
Total: 52.71/60
Notes: Today's run was the first run after the major foot pain of Saturday. I had a few aches, but nothing like the burning/aching I had on Sat. Today it was more in the joint at the base of my big toe. I'm thinking that with the foot pain, it got overworked over the weekend. Run went well, other than I had a hard time keeping a steady pace. I went way faster than I wanted, so I think the extra day of rest helped in that respect...I didn't feel like I was going faster.4 -
April
1-no run yet, maybe later
2-13.2mi
3-nothing
4-nothing
5-5.35
6-yoga tonight
7-nope
8-late night tonight(ani difranco concert), so no run this morning
9-nothing
10-nothing
11-4.27mi
12- slept in
13-yoga (foam rolling-esque aerial yoga)
14-nothing
15-nothing
16-my bacholette party-lots of dancing
17-recovery from party.
18-nothing
19-4.86mi hard one
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@4leighbee The cutback should help loads. You should have "off" weeks every 3-4 weeks to give your body time to catch up/heal/recover/etc. Hopefully you'll find your legs are feeling refreshed next week!1
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great race report @MobyCarp
i am impressed. it was hard conditions from what I could tell. and the medal? yes. be a unicorn
I showed my husband the medal. He said you're as rare as a unicorn @MobyCarp . He was astounded at your time, as are most of us!
Idk why but I thought it was a horned horse.. Something about it didn't strike me a a unicorn. I'm a goof sometimes.
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@MobyCarp it was great to be able to track you. This non-marathoner lived vicariously through tracking you and watching folks crossing the finish line on my computer. That was a great write up and you set a high standard for great running and being an inspiration.1
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Congrats @MobyCarp! I can't add any more to reassure you of the impressive performance you just did, and you will come to realize it soon enough, I'm sure. I saw MFP and FB feed posts all over yesterday from people who didn't finish who were among the very, very last to suspect of not finishing. Apparently you were heat acclimated already!
I can't pretend to think I would ever BQ, but your training, posts and run reinforce dreams of it for sure!
As a Boston finisher, your name is forever in the rather narrow list of human beings to accomplish that renowned feat!2 -
Good until the end of April.1 -
01/04 4 miles
04/04 5 miles
05/04 4 miles
06/04 4 miles
08/04 5 miles
09/04 4 miles
11/04 4 miles
13/04 4 miles
14/04 5miles
16/04 4miles
19/04 6.25 miles - the 2 day break seemed to help my legs, they were getting tight and stiff.
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Date Miles today. Miles for April
4/1 REST DAY
4/2 14.3 miles - 14.3 <<< 13.1 HM + 1.2 warmup
4/3 REST DAY
4/4 4.2 miles - 18.5 << will try and get a second lunch time run in
4/4 4.0 miles - 22.5 << daily double, 3E +1HMP
4/5 8 miles - 30.5
4/6 4.2 miles - 34.7 << easy recovery 4 (taper week)
4/7 6 miles - 40.7
4/8 5 miles - 45.7
4/9 3.3 miles - 49
4/10 14.2 miles - 63.2 << 13.1 + 1.1 w/u
4/11 6.2 miles - 69.4
4/12 9 miles - 78.4
4/12 6.2 miles - 84.6 << daily double
4/13 6.2 miles - 90.8
4/14 9.6 miles - 100.4
4/14 6.2 miles - 106.6 << daily double
4/15 6.2 miles - 112.8 << recovery run
4/16 16 miles - 128.8 << LSD run with a fast finish
4/17 REST DAY
4/18 10.5 miles 139.3
4/19 8 miles 147.3 << Tempo pace for a few miles (will run 4 more later as a DD)
Upcoming races:
UAH 8K - 3/6 <<< 34:33 3 in AG
Oak Barrel HM - 4/2 <<<< 1:38:00 3 in AG
Bridge Street HM - 4/10 <<< 1:36:33 3 in AG
PEO-AVN Team Day 5K - 5/4
Cotton Row Run 10K - 5/30
Firecracker Chase 10.2 miler 6/25
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@MobyCarp I bow down to you. Awesome race and awesome race report. There were so many people that I read yesterday that did not have such a great day and you Sir killed it. I am so jealous that you got to run in it and your training reports and yesterday's race report just inspires me even more to keep catching that dream. I am thinking that once I BQ and actually get in to not even race Boston but to just enjoy it. You sir are a maniac and I mean that in the most humblest and honoring way. Congratulations.
BTW @Zekela ran 6.1 miles this morning after racing Boston yesterday and she has the Flying Pig in a couple of weekends. She also ran yesterday with a GoPro so she will be posting her Boston experience soon.
You guys are just awesome.4 -
Good idea. This is exactly why most coaches and training plans recommend a cut back every 3rd to 4th week. You will be surprised by how much it helps.Well, it was the 14 mile run on Saturday that I believe may be the culprit, but because I ran 6 on Sunday, I kind of wonder whether it was the aggregate weekend run - and maybe I should have just done 3 or 4 on Sunday. My weekly last week was 35.75. Thanks for the input @kristinegift - maybe it's just more adjustment? I'm scaling back this week - been on a forward momentum for about six weeks now. Maybe that will help.
@MobyCarp -Thanks for the great race re-cap. I have enjoyed following and learning from your experience. I hope to see you there next year. You should be extremely proud of all you have accomplished!
@Elise4270 -That's so funny about the unicorn. I have seen that logo hundreds of times and I don't think it ever dawned on me either that it was a unicorn. If you had asked me what was the logo, I probably would have said it was a horse, even though I know it has a horn! I guess our brains are fooled by the absence of the "unicorn whimsy".0 -
4/1-2.5 miles running with the puppy
4/2-16 miles
4/3- rest day
4/4-4.5 miles
4/5-6 miles w/ 3 @ tempo
4/6-5.1 miles
4/7-7 miles
4/8 3.3 miles
4/9 20 miles
4/10 rest day
4/11 yoga only
4/12-8 miles
4/13-3.3 miles
4/14-5.4 miles
4/15-5.1 miles
4/16-6.5 miles
4/17-16 miles
4/18 yoga
4/19-4.6 miles
Got my run in early. I feel kind of silly saying that I am tapering, since there really was no real hard core training involved, but I guess I still need to give the legs a rest. As it stands, I think we are currently looking to be in the neighborhood of 4 and a half hours of running for the Pig, so that in itself is quite a big demand to put on the body, and I would be lying if I said I'm not at all worried. I am going to treat these next two weeks the same way I would treat any marathon, with some hard core tapering and carb loading. Aside from the taper madness part (which, fortunately, is self-cured by the absence of hard core training), that's the best part anyway, so why not enjoy it, right? May take the pup out for a little run later today and then have some ice cream for dessert
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4/1 - 5.5 miles
4/2 - family day
4/3 - 5 miles
4/4 -6 - lazy butt days
4/7 - 5 miles
4/8 -9 - rest days
4/10 - 13.2 Bridge Street Half Marathon
4/11 - 3.2 recovery miles
4/12 - 13 - taking care of knee days
4/14 - 4.3 miles
4/15 - 16 - rest and track meet days
4/17 - 3.5 miles came home as soon as knee started to talk to me
4/18 - rest I'm going to try one day on and one day off until knee shuts up
4/19 - 5.3 miles
43 out of 100 miles
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@lporter229 Nice running!
@skippygirlsmom great running, and good plan o the one on one off schedule!1 -
Race update, results have been published for my tree run and turns out I came 10th and 5th in age group. But the ranking was open only else I would have gotten a goody bag. Also they stole 1 min from my time but I know the race started at 9:01 and there was no chip timing, my garmin is correct but it doesn't matter.
This makes me think that maybe in 1 year or so I would start winning some races. Gotta pick more obscure races though))))
Pictures inside
Looking "handsome"
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Knee update:
Took some ibuprofen the last 2 days, pain is almost completely gone but I still feel it when I do a single leg squat so guess injury is still there. Glad It's feeling better so fast. Inflammation gone, let the repairs begin
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@mobycarp Again congrats on Boston and on qualifying for next year, that is so amazing. I enjoyed reading your race report so much, but it made me sad that you sounded so sad about your race. Like Kristine I have been reading all over about the conditions and people dropping out because of heat and such. I was going to ask about the crowds, seemed like everyone was elbow to elbow for a long time. You completed the Boston Marathon!!! Great job toughing it out. I laughed at the "hills for breakfast" comment and the fact that someone recognized you, that is a hoot! Rest, wear your jacket with pride and again Congrats!!!!1
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1/4 : 3.2 Miles
3/4 : 7.0 Miles
9/4 : 3.1 Miles
16/4: 3.7 Miles
17/4: 6.3 Miles
19/4: 5.1 Miles
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http://www.bragi.com/
GET OUT! Serious wireless earphones. Definitely on my list of next big purchases.
You can friggin' swim in them too!0 -
Thought this would bring a smile to some (all?) of you today: a friend I hadn't seen in a while who isn't crazy about working out told me that she'd run two miles the other day. Turns out she calls what she does on the elliptical "running."
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4/1 - 5 miles on the bike around town, 3 mile walk, 45 min strength training
4/2 - 4.5 mile run, 3 mile walk
4/3 - rest day
4/4 - 3 mile run, 23 min strength training
4/5 - 4.25 mile run
4/6 - rest day
4/7 - 20 min light walk
4/8 - 3.1 run, 1.5 mile walk
4/9 - 5 mile run, 25 min stretching and foam rolling, 35 min strength training
4/10 - 1 hour indoor low impact cardio
4/11 - 1 hour strength training/pilates/stretching/foam rolling
4/12 - 5 miles biking, 50 mins low impact cardio indoors
4/13 - 30 mins light walking
4/14 - 30 min pilates, 15 min walking
4/15 - 3.1 mile run with 1.3 miles of warm-up/cool down time, another 2.5 miles walk later
4/16 - 2 mile run, 35 min lower body strength& pilates
4/17 - rest day
4/18 - 3 mi run, 30 min ab workout, 10 min upper body
28 of 60 miles April running goal
Funny story: While trying super hard to run slow yesterday for my 3 miles, a little kid came up next to me on a motorized scooter and said very frankly "I'm faster than you." then turned around and buzzed off. LOL
Totally frustrated with my low mileage and continued aches in my body. I'm falling apart.
@MobyCarp Here's another congrats! You really did great.
@Elise4270 COOL headphones!
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http://www.bragi.com/
GET OUT! Serious wireless earphones. Definitely on my list of next big purchases.
You can friggin' swim in them too!
My sports headphones never last very long, so I keep to the cheapest that fit my needs.
Those are rated WP to 1 meter which means they can get wet, but don't go swimming with them (despite the ad).1 -
EvgeniZyntx wrote: »http://www.bragi.com/
GET OUT! Serious wireless earphones. Definitely on my list of next big purchases.
You can friggin' swim in them too!
My sports headphones never last very long, so I keep to the cheapest that fit my needs.
Those are rated WP to 1 meter which means they can get wet, but don't go swimming with them (despite the ad).
Awww.Thanks for the reminder! Ya my garmin is to 1 atm but it seems goofy if it gets wet too. Well the only swimming I'll be doing is water running. So that'll work. Think there's a one year warranty. Looks like they've just hit the market here in the US. I've never seen anything like them.
I couldn't stand it, I pulled the trigger and bought some. Ima be getting my grove on "Rancing"! (In two weeks) Cuz I gotta dance if I have music running 1 -
http://www.bragi.com/
GET OUT! Serious wireless earphones. Definitely on my list of next big purchases.
You can friggin' swim in them too!
Wow on the price, let me know if you like them.
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skippygirlsmom wrote: »http://www.bragi.com/
GET OUT! Serious wireless earphones. Definitely on my list of next big purchases.
You can friggin' swim in them too!
Wow on the price, let me know if you like them.
Will do. It was only 10$ for shipping. No tax. I work in a noisy area so they may be valuable.1 -
Damn those headphones are expensive. Always wanted a pair of Bluetooth headphones but I can't justify the price for now.0
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