April 2016 Running Challenge

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  • Mathsrunner
    Mathsrunner Posts: 93 Member
    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
    21/4: 5.1 Miles

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  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    Nice running @Mathsrunner
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    /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
    4/20 - knee rest
    4/21 - 4.1 miles used KT tape and knees were happy

    47 out of 100 miles

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  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    skippygirlsmom wrote: »
    /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
    4/20 - knee rest
    4/21 - 4.1 miles used KT tape and knees were happy

    47 out of 100 miles

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    That's great to hear!
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    Nice Run @WhatMeRunning You're bringing up the speed seems to be working for you!
  • MamatoAiden
    MamatoAiden Posts: 5 Member
    i am just starting this challenge. So in the last week I have done 5.5 miles. I have really never ran in my life but trying something new .http://tickers.TickerFactory.com/ezt/t/wYv8I8x/exercise.png
  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
    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
    4/19 6.2 miles 153.5 << daily double
    4/20 6.2 miles - 159.7
    4/21 9 miles - 168.7 << Madkin Mnt + some tempo work
    4/22 4 miles - 172.7 << daily double



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    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



  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    Nice DD @Stoshew71 !
  • 9voice9
    9voice9 Posts: 693 Member
    Stoshew71 wrote: »
    Sorry to hear about your aggravating day. Hope you didn't have a core dump on your run walk.
    <GROAN>
  • lporter229
    lporter229 Posts: 4,907 Member
    Lots of us in taper mode right now. You probably can relate...

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    RE #4: My first marathon nightmare was getting lost on the course. I think that's a pretty common one. Except why was I carrying a Pyrex pan of lasagna???? Must have been all that crab loading!
  • MobyCarp
    MobyCarp Posts: 2,927 Member
    lporter229 wrote: »
    Lots of us in taper mode right now. You probably can relate...

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    RE #4: My first marathon nightmare was getting lost on the course. I think that's a pretty common one. Except why was I carrying a Pyrex pan of lasagna???? Must have been all that crab loading!

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    I don't know how runners made it through the week before Boston in years past when there weren't 10 day forecasts easily available on the internet.
  • kristinegift
    kristinegift Posts: 2,406 Member
    edited April 2016
    lporter229 wrote: »
    Lots of us in taper mode right now. You probably can relate...

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    RE #4: My first marathon nightmare was getting lost on the course. I think that's a pretty common one. Except why was I carrying a Pyrex pan of lasagna???? Must have been all that crab loading!

    Oh my god this is so true. Especially "half the mileage, double the appetite." Taper + PMS = I can't stop eating!!!!

    See also this video:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hqt17NMauoM
  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
    9voice9 wrote: »
    Stoshew71 wrote: »
    Sorry to hear about your aggravating day. Hope you didn't have a core dump on your run walk.
    <GROAN>

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zXDo4dL7SU

  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    New Shoes Arrive tomorrow! I keep telling myself "Wait until Sunday's recovery run, don't wear them on the Long Run....Wait until Sunday's recovery run, don't wear them on the Long Run...."
  • lporter229
    lporter229 Posts: 4,907 Member
    @kristinegift That video is priceless!
  • CChen8520
    CChen8520 Posts: 64 Member
    It's always so hard around 20 minutes in! i always feel like there is no way i can make it this time but i always did it:D

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  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    edited April 2016
    1---rest
    2---6.79
    3---7.38
    4,5---tired
    6---5.20
    7---7.28
    8---6.96
    9---3.9 walk
    10---6.35
    11---rest
    12---5.41
    13---4.56
    14,15--- nah
    16---6.45
    17---7.09
    18---3.32
    19---8.14
    20---rest
    21---5.18

    84.01/130 miles

    "Sometimes you have to push yourself, and it can be uncomfortable. You will want to quit. But if you can find your edge and embrace the discomfort even for a little bit, you'll find a new level of fitness, skill, and knowledge. And there's no better feeling than growth."
                                     Roísín McGettigan-Dumas


    Upcoming races:

    04/24/16 OKC Memorial Half
    10/16/16 THAT dam half, Lewisville TX
    11/05/16 Jenks Half Jenks OK
    Run the year 2016  617.80/ 2016
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    @kristinegift love the taper video!
  • kristinegift
    kristinegift Posts: 2,406 Member
    4/1: Rest day!
    4/2: 5 miles
    4/3: 13.1 Caesar Rodney HM!
    4/4: 3 miles with Joe to Go crew
    4/5: Rest day
    4/6: 10 miles (am), 6 miles (pm)
    4/7: 7 miles tempo (am), 6 miles with Thursday crew (pm)
    4/8: Rest day
    4/9: 22 miles << Last super long run for this training cycle!
    4/10: 10 miles
    4/11: 6 miles with Joe to Go crew
    4/12: Rest day!!!
    4/13: 10 miles @ marathon pace
    4/14: 8 miles (am), 6.4 miles with Thursday crew (pm)
    4/15: Rest day!!
    4/16: 10.75 miles + 6k (3.75 miles) race = 14.5 miles
    4/17: 7.1 miles
    4/18: 6 miles with Joe to Go crew
    4/19: Rest day!
    4/20: 8 miles
    4/21: 6.4 miles with Thursday crew

    Great group run! A bit faster than I expected to run since my calves are pretty darn tight after my cramp yesterday. A rest day tomorrow + some good foam rolling and I should be good to go by the weekend. Definitely didn't drink enough today to run in 70* heat though. Hydration is gonna be KEY leading up to NJM. Gonna have to start purposefully drinking starting now probably since I live my life in a state of constant dehydration.

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    Upcoming Races:
    3/12: Run O' The Mill 5K: New PR! 21:55
    4/3: Caesar Rodney HM: New PR! 1:40:13
    4/16: River Horse 6K (Ewing, NJ)
    5/1: New Jersey Marathon (Lots of towns, NJ)
    5/15: Princeton 5k << social event, not racing!
    6/11: Pacers Princeton Halfway Half (Princeton, NJ)
    7/4: a fourth of july race somewhere!
    11/20: Philadelphia Marathon (Philly, PA)
  • MobyCarp
    MobyCarp Posts: 2,927 Member
    April Running Totals (miles)
    4/1 – scheduled rest day
    4/2 – 13.31 easy
    4/3 – 7.83 easy
    4/4 – 4.59 easy 30 minutes + 4 strides
    4/5 – 14.14 warm up + speed work
    4/6 – 5.18 easy
    4/7 – 11.45 – short warmup, long speed work
    4/8 – scheduled rest day
    4/9 – 7.30 speed work
    4/10 – 11.67 easy
    4/11 – 3.87 easy
    4/12 – 7.78 warm up, speed work, cool down, commute
    4/13 – 3.92 easy
    4/14 – 7.30 warmup + light speed work
    4/15 – 3.86 easy
    4/16 – travel day, no running
    4/17 – 2.70 very easy
    4/18 – 26.39 Boston Marathon (couldn’t' run good tangents)
    4/19 – travel day, no running
    4/20 – 4.05 recovery run
    4/21 – 5.28 easy

    April total to date – 140.62

    Nominal Challenge Goal – 200 miles
    Real Goals: Taper well. Arrive at Hopkinton healthy. Run Boston well. Recover well.

    Today's notes – Thursday is speed work. But this week, Thursday is a chat with Coach about recovery. Recovery is harder than taper, because there's no set end date when you can run again. It's all about listening to your body and not overdoing it. That's something many of us struggle with.

    So Coach said walk/run intervals are good to start with, listen to my body, less is more. I ended up running about 5 miles in chunks of about 2, 2, and 1 mile with breaks between. That was decided because yesterday's 4 mile run was actually broken at 2 miles by a minute or two at a stop light, so I'm pretty sure I can handle 2 miles. I'm not as sore as I was starting out yesterday, but I do have some DOMS in my quads and calves yet. I'm clearly not ready for speed work, and I felt absolutely no guilt at skipping the drills this evening.

    What they say about the downhills in Boston being hard on the quads is true. I didn't notice it at first because the calves barked louder, but there it is. The good news is, they'll get better. I just have to be patient and not do too much.

    2016 races:
    January 1, 2016 Resolution Run 7.5 mile (Mendon, NY) finished in 53:58
    January 9, 2016 Winter Warrior Half Marathon (Gates, NY) finished in 1:30:59
    March 12, 2016 Johnny's Runnin' of the Green 5 mile (Rochester, NY) finished in 32:32
    March 26, 2016 Spring Forward Distance Run 15K (Mendon, NY) finished in 1:05:24
    April 18, 2016 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA) finished in 3:23:01
    April 24, 2016 Flower City Challenge Half Marathon (Rochester, NY)
    May 15, 2016 Highland Hospital Lilac Run 10K (Rochester, NY)
    June 19, 2016 Medved 5K to Cure ALS (Rochester, NY)
    July 16, 2016 Shoreline Half Marathon (Hilton, NY)
    September 18, 2016 Rochester Marathon (Rochester, NY)

  • 5BeautifulDays
    5BeautifulDays Posts: 683 Member
    edited April 2016
    4/1...5.0 @ 12:00 on the TM (4.0 @ 11:15 and 1.0 walking)
    4/2....3.1 @ 11:45 through the neighborhood. My ankle hurt the first mile or so, especially on the uphill bits--downhill isn't too bad
    4/3...Rest day
    4/4...4.6 @ 11:32 on the rail trail and neighborhood streets
    4/5...2.8 @ 11:50 on the TM--that's 2.3 (just to make it even!) @ 11:15 and .5 at a walk, plus strength training
    4/6...Rest day, but I got to go help out at my son's RunFit club. Next time I'm wearing my own running shoes so I can chase him with a sharp stick so he doesn't walk so much! (That was a joke...don't call CPS or Jeff Galloway...)
    4/7...7.0 @ 11:25 on the TM (This was really 6.25 at 11:05 and .75 walking to cool down)
    4/8...2.0 @ 12:06 (just had a short time to run while the kids were at gym)
    4/9...Unintended rest day. I got dressed to run...that counts for something, right? LOL
    4/10...4.6 @ 13:39 with the slow poke pup. We ran about 3 miles in the 12:00 neighborhood and walked the rest. Well, I walked. He sniffed and did...doggy stuff.
    4/11...3.0 @ 12:00 ish on the basement beheamoth. The kiddos were home sick from school so I was grounded, too.
    4/12...2.25 @ 12:00 on the treadmill and strength training
    4/13...6.2 @ 12:34 on the rail trail and neighborhood streets
    4/14...Rest Day
    4/15...4.75 @ 11:56 on the park trail. I decided to try running with earbuds so I couldn't hear my phone telling me how fast I was going. I settled in to a nice easy pace, but I didn't hold back either. This is the pace I love to run, and it was remarkably consistent, with splits of 11:55, 11:46, 12:03, 11:51 and 12:00.
    4/16-17 I've been a slug with a terrible head cold, so no running.
    4/18...5.0 @ 12:23 My first run in the heat...I was wilting by mile 4. The funny thing is that I looked at last year's run for today and lo and behold, I told myself then that I should remember water and sunscreen. Some people never learn!
    4/19...3.5 @ 13:16 Ugh. I started out with the dog and then had to bring him back home because he just wouldn't get with the program. And then I was just sluggish with breathing troubles (oh, Spring, you are lovely but sneezy!!) It's probably good for me to just do a nice, easy run, but I was still a little disappointed.
    4/20...4.75 @ 12:06 on the park trail. I'll be honest and say that I'm surprised my time was this slow--it felt like I was flying. It was a really nice run, though, and the weather was perfect. I think I was smiling the whole time.
    4/21...Rest Day. I took my daughter to Temple University to visit, so we did a lot of walking around. They have a lot of food trucks! I had a Samosa for lunch...pretty much carbs mushed with carbs, wrapped in carbs, fried in fat, and topped with carbs. Delicious!

    Since we're visiting with our PA family, I'm hoping that tomorrow morning I'll get to run on the Perkiomen Trail, which is one of my favorite places. And I'll get to try out my new Guides! :)


    ETA: I never intended to taper after my half, but life made me do so anyway...and all I can say is that the "half the miles, double the appetite" is a real problem. I'm not sure how to handle the fact that my desire for food still assumes I'm running 30 miles a week, not 15!

    Upcoming races:
    4/23 Community 10K Burke, VA
    5/21 RunFitKidz 5K Springfield, VA
    6/12 Celebrate Fairfax 5K Fairfax, VA


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  • juliet3455
    juliet3455 Posts: 3,015 Member
    @Ohhim Where in Canada? East-West?
    Ohhim wrote: »
    Got in another 8 miles today before venturing north to Canada this evening.
  • _nikkiwolf_
    _nikkiwolf_ Posts: 1,380 Member
    edited April 2016
    @MamatoAiden Welcome to the challenge!

    @CChen8520 Well done for keeping going past the 20 min wall! A lot of times there's also a mental aspect to running - you think you can't go any further, but if you are stubborn enough to keep going, it turns out you are fine.

    @5BeautifulDays Woohoo, new running shoes! Let me know how you like the Guide 9s - I'll have to retire my Guide 7s soon. I have enough road shoes for the moment, but I liked my Guides, so I might just snatch another pair if I ever come across a good deal.

    --

    No running for me last night. I've been slacking on the strength training side of things for almost three weeks now. I joined a gym 5 month ago, first went 3/week, then 2/week, and somehow by now I stopped completely. Since I only have a 6 month contract, now is proably the best time to admit to myself that I hate that gym and to look for something new...
    I bought the YAYOG app and started with their basic program. W1 D1 was hard! Lol, I think my main motivation when things got tough was "strength training helps prevent running injuries" ;-)

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  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    2 April – 5 km parkrun
    3 April – 10 km PB 1:02:23
    5 April – 8.2 km
    7 April – 7.1 km
    9 April – 5 km parkrun PB 29:12 Sub-30 goal achieved!
    10 April – 15 km ran to the next town and back!
    12 April – 8.4 km
    14 April – 7 km
    16 April – 5 km parkrun PB 28:43!
    17 April – 12 km
    19 April – 10 km
    21 April – 7 km

    Total: 99.7 km
    Goal: 100 km

    So close to goal!
  • vandinem
    vandinem Posts: 550 Member 
    Date      Miles      MTD
------    -----    -----
Apr 01    103.7    103.7  April Fools!!
Apr 03      6.2      6.2  Cohasset 10K, PR and 19th in my age group!
Apr 05      5.3T    11.5
Apr 06      3.8T    15.3
Apr 09      6.4     21.7
Apr 10      5.0     26.7
Apr 11      3.6T    30.3
Apr 12      3.8T    34.1
Apr 16     11.2     45.3
Apr 17      4.3     49.6
Apr 19      5.0     54.6
Apr 20      4.2     58.8
Apr 22      5.1     63.9

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  • MobyCarp
    MobyCarp Posts: 2,927 Member
    5BeautifulDays wrote: »
    ETA: I never intended to taper after my half, but life made me do so anyway...and all I can say is that the "half the miles, double the appetite" is a real problem. I'm not sure how to handle the fact that my desire for food still assumes I'm running 30 miles a week, not 15!

    @5BeautifulDays - I never had that problem with a half, but I sure have it after Boston! I'm up 2 pounds, and losing control with food I could afford while running 60 miles a week but can't now. Know what I need to do about it, but getting it done is challenging.
  • ddmom0811
    ddmom0811 Posts: 1,881 Member
    @kristinegift - lol - cute taper video.

    Really wanted to run this am, but knew I should take a day off of cardio, so didn't set my alarm for the early run. I was sort of hoping I'd wake up without alarm and then I'd just go anyway. But, sleep won. Lots of biking this weekend.

    Good luck to everyone running tomorrow!

    4/1- 5.1 miles in the rain
    4/2 - rest/travel day
    4/3 - 34 miles on bike
    4/4 - 5.1 miles (intervals)
    4/5 - 5.1 miles - intervals (although slower than yesterday)
    4/6 - 22 miles on bike + Strength training
    4/7 - 4.2 miles - slow and steady
    4/8 - strength training
    4/9 - 34 miles on bike
    4/10 - 50 miles on bike
    4/11 - 5.1 miles - recovery run from all the biking + strength training
    4/12 - 4.2 miles
    4/13 - rest day (biking rained out).
    4/14 - 4.8 miles
    4/15 - sick day
    4/16 - 4.2 very slow miles (feeling better)
    4/17 - 35 miles on bike
    4/18 - 5 miles (intervals)
    4/19 - strength training
    4/20 - 4 miles + 24 mile bike ride
    4/21 - 5 miles
    4/22 - strength training


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  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    @_nikkiwolf_ Keep us posted on how you like the YAYOG app. I looked at it. But I can barely discipline myself to do my PT everyday. So, I might wait until I can get that down.
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