April 2016 Running Challenge
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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
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
4/21 4 miles - 172.7 << daily double
4/22 6.2 miles - 178.9 << recovery day
4/23 17.5 miles - 196.4 << Long run on Madkin & Weeden Mnts 1193 ft elev
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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@_nikkiwolf_ Nice Shoes - Look like amazing Traction for the Dirt, Mud and Hills. How Stiff are they? I find most Trail shoes to be to stiff ( Extreme Protection from Rocks ) and too narrow in the Toe Box. Of course it doesn't help that I have Extreme Duck Shaped feet.
@Orphia Look at you in that Picture - Flying - Both Feet off the Ground arms up in your Traditional Pose.
Nice 10 km run in 1:11:20 through the Trees and Bush around Misery Mountain.
We did a Counter Clockwise Circuit ( normally go clockwise ) so everything looks different and we got off track a few times so ended up on one of the Upper bench Trails ( unplanned Hill Climbs ) and had to do some off-trail Bush Whacking to get back down to the Middle Bench trail. Somehow getting Lost always becomes fun as you get to explore new areas.
04/01 – 0.0 Km – 0.0 - 140 km
04/02 – 10. Km – 10 km- 130 km
04/03 – 8.0 Km – 18 km- 122 km
04/04 – 12 km – 30 km – 110 km
04/06 – 6.0 km – 36 km – 104 km
04/08 – 5.0 km – 41 km – 99 km
04/09 –16.0 km – 57 km – 83 km
04/11 –6.5 km – 63.5 km –76.5 km
04/16 – 21km – 84.5 km – 55.5 km
04/21 –8.5km – 93.0 km – 47.0 km
04/23 –10km –103.0 km – 37.0 km – YTD 493.8 km1 -
@WhatMeRunning Did you talk to others at the end? If it looks like your Garmin had issues locking (I guess), I'd go by official time. I don't think I've ever had that problem with mine. But then on training runs I doubt I'd notice. Still a Beast of a run! Congratulations! You'll be about the 2 hour mark come Jenks.
Tomorrow is my 3rd half. No expectations. I'm just going to enjoy it. I just sat down eat my first/only meal of the day with my first Moscow Mule.. My new favorite drink. DH will catch up later, so I'm enjoying the runners and atmosphere! Im wondering how many can I drink and still run in the morning.... Ideas?
Lol!
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I'm muled! Where's my peeps? Lol! Carry on... Miss all y'all. Tomorrow I'm gonna pretend the whole race, everyone is there. Bahaha! Little lit. Nothing to see here ( until I try walking back to the hotel).5
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After looking at the map data for my race today there were some notable oddities recorded on the route around the KC Police Academy training grounds. So maybe the GPS data is wrong, but oddly enough it was wrong for every runner I talked to about it by a similar distance.
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WhatMeRunning wrote: »After looking at the map data for my race today there were some notable oddities recorded on the route around the KC Police Academy training grounds. So maybe the GPS data is wrong, but oddly enough it was wrong for every runner I talked to about it by a similar distance.
Satellite blind spot is possible, but did you try plotting the route start to finish on Strava or GC to see what the route makers say about the distance? Could be an easy way to let you know for sure....1 -
@WhatMeRunning - I was worried this morning when I saw your Strava said less than 13.1 ... was worried that you didn't finish for some reason. So was glad to read here that you finished fine! Very odd about the distance. Like others said, every race I've done has shown more than the advertised amount and @Stoshew71 taught me how to get it close to the recorded distance with some of his posts.
@Elise4270 - have a good time tomorrow!!!
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@WhatMeRunning This happened (in reverse) to almost everyone I knew who ran Philly. Everyones 7th mile was about 1-1.5 mins too fast because the reception through Chestnut street was abyssmal and this got my watch off by about 1/3 mile by the end of the race -- very disheartening at the end of a marathon to have to run to 26.5! So perhaps you all lost satellites about the same point due to some kind of block? Very strange!1
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@WhatMeRunning - Usually my Garmin shows more distance than the race, but it did show me running a mile before the mile marker on a trail race. Besides the well known issue of running poor tangents adding real distance, there is a sampling error phenomenon. The sampling error tends to add distance when you run long straight stretches that are common on road races; you run straight, but the sampling data has you zig-zagging. However, it can chop distance on corners, as you run a curve between samples so the data has you cutting a corner you didn't cut. I don't know whether that happened, or the race organizers didn't have miles marked accurately, or the trees interfered with GPS on that trail race; but since trail races aren't certified, that's kind of moot.
I have also seen mile markers placed incorrectly on road races. Of course, that doesn't explain a total route distance discrepancy for a certified race, just mile splits.1 -
After heading north of the border to see family for the weekend, I got in my first rest day in a week, then did a nice short interval workout session tonight. With the cooler weather and rest day, I had no trouble maintaining a 6-6:15 pace for 1/2 mile intervals w. 2 minutes rest between each, which felt pretty good. Forecast for next Sunday is looking pretty promising so I'm leaning towards heading out with the 3:10 pace group.
4/1 - 0.5 mile
4/2 - 6.5 miles
4/3 - 20 miles
4/5 - 4 miles
4/6 - 8 miles
4/8 - 2 miles
4/10 - 13.1 miles (Ironman Florida 70.3, 1:40:14 run, 5:07 total time)
4/13 - 9 miles
4/14 - 21.5 miles
4/15 - 7 miles
4/17 - 13.5 miles
4/18 - 6.5 miles
4/19 - 8 miles
4/20 - 7.5 miles
4/21 - 8 miles
4/23 - 6 miles
Total: 141 miles
Goal: 160 miles
Remaining: 19 miles
Upcoming races:
5/1 - Pittsburgh Marathon
9/25 - Ironman 70.3 Augusta
10/9 - Chicago Marathon
11/5 - Ironman Florida
@whatmerunning - Congrads on the PR. If you continue to keep up your mileage and diet, you'll undoubtedly blow away the PR in another race or three regardless.2 -
Staying active until I can run again. 6 miles on the bike this morning, 2.5 mile walk this evening.
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April Goal: Run often
4/1 couldn't
4/2 4.05
4/3 3.15
4/4 ennui
4/5 snorkel 3.5 hours
4/6 6.30
4/7 3.65
4/8 5.81
4/9 rest
4/10 6.20
4/11 strength train
4/12 3.00
4/13 rest
4/14 3.96
4/15 meh
4/16 4.12
4/17 strength train
4/18 4.05
4/19 4.02
4/20 snorkel 3.5 hours
4/21 too rough to snorkel: parasailed instead!
4/22 6.70
4/23 3.15
Total 57.96
@ddmom0811 Thanks for your thoughts: he remains positive and upbeat. I should really try to follow his example more!
@Orphia Great pic!
Upcoming races:
6/26 SHEPower Virtual 1/2 marathon
11/13 Las Vegas Rock n Roll 1/2 marathon
Ticker is my goal for 2016 and accumulation to date:
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Thank you, lovely people, for your congrats and support.
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 intervals
23 April – 5 km parkrun PB 28:35!
24 April – 13.8 km
Total: 118.5 km
Goal: 100 km – achieved!
Lovely weather for a nice long run today.
Since running 15 km for the first time on 27 March, I'm keeping my long run at or under 15 km for a month or so, to build a strong base for future development.2 -
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Happy race day! May there be a tailwind! Good luck to everyone racing, getting in their LR, our just getting out there.
My husband claims to be hurt. He had a run- in with a folding chair. I'm sure he's sandbaggin'. Anyhow- hoping to have a feel good run today- be my last before surgery.
Looks like this race only provides water for the half. Fuel for the full at 16+ miles. Never saw a race with no fuel. But that kinda makes since. Little windy this morning, 15-16mph and 62°F. It's downtown, should be some wind block or be like running in a wind tunnel. Which reminds me, I should put on some face lotion or I'll get wind burnt.3 -
@Elise4270 Good luck!! I hope it's a fun one! 1
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Good luck @Elise4270 !1
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Omg someone tell me about this challange and the date , did I miss it I'm really interested !!2
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@Mahsaa18 If you go back to Page 1 @Stoshew71 has it all laid out for us.
Your never to late to join in. With 2 weeks left in April you can still Log some good Km's/Miles.
There will be a new challenge in May. Come on in and join the Fun.2 -
I'm taking an unplanned rest day today because it seems like the thing to do. This week was a "down week" and I kept the mileage down and ran easy all week except for the half yesterday which is safe to say I gave a hard effort. I was so happy when the kids went to bed and I also went straight to bed. So I'll make up for that effort with rest today and start tomorrow on next weeks increase to 48 miles/week.
4/1 - Rest
4/2 - 14 miles
4/3 - 5 miles
4/4 - 5 miles
4/5 - 5 miles
4/6 - 8 miles
4/7 - 5 miles
4/8 - Rest
4/9 - 13.1 miles
4/10 - 5 miles
4/11 - 5 miles
4/12 - 5 miles
4/13 - 8.3 miles
4/14 - 5 miles
4/15 - Rest
4/16 - 13.3 miles
4/17 - 5 miles
4/18 - 4 miles
4/19 - 4 miles
4/20 - 4 miles
4/21 - 4 miles
4/22 - Rest
4/23 - 13.1 miles (or 12.5???)
4/24 - Rest
130.8/160 miles
Upcoming races:
4/9 - Rock the Parkway half marathon (Kansas City, MO) 2:30:17.6 new PR
4/16 - Garmin Wickedly Fast half marathon (Olathe, KS) 2:28:39.52 new PR
4/23 - Heroes for Hope half marathon (North Kansas City, MO) 2:19:14 new PR
5/1 - Buffalo Bell Stampede half marathon (Leavenworth, KS)
5/14 - Running with the Cows half marathon (Bucyrus, KS)
6/2 - Hospital Hill 5k 7pm PRE-RUN (Kansas City, MO)
6/3 - Hospital Hill half marathon 7am RE-RUN (Kansas City, MO)
9/25 - Broadway Bridge half marathon (Kansas City, MO)
10/15 - Kansas City Marathon 26.2 (Kansas City, MO)
11/5 - Jenks half marathon (Jenks, OK)
11/6 - Kansas half marathon (Lawrence, KS)
11/12 - Longview half marathon (Kansas City, MO)
11/13 - Gobbler Grind half marathon (Overland Park, KS)
11/19 - White River half marathon (Cotter, AR)
11/20 - Pilgrim Pacer half marathon (Lenexa, KS)2 -
Great 5.5 run through farmland and over bridges. Gorgeous day.3 -
Best race atmosphere ever! Music, cheers, fried chicken, bacon, beer, tequila, and fudge all provided by spectators.
I got several pat's on the back gimpin' the last few miles. Idk what I've done to my foot. There's significant pain medial in front of my ankle. I've a headache too. It's warm, I think I was in enough pain I was holding my breath. No PR. But I hadn't planned on one. Garmin says 2:30xx.
DH got 2:08xx. Not bad for such a challenging course. I was behind 0.5 mile at the 1:40 mark for a PR, which would have been easy to make up if my foot didn't get worse.
There were 24,818 participants. 3000 marathoners. There were elites that showed up. Not sure who yet. Medal and a shirt with the packet and a finishers shirt too.
Last few miles the EMT's were busy. Guess some folks got over heated.
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
22,23---rest/travel
24---13.39 OKCMM
98.40/130 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:
10/16/16 THAT dam half, Lewisville TX
11/05/16 Jenks Half Jenks OK
Run the year 2016 643.23/ 20163 -
I'm really really trying to avoid this thread cause you guys make me wanna run.
Knee update. 1 week and it's better, no pain when walking or running but if I squat on one leg I can still feel a spot of pain. There is no more pain when I straighten the knee and only a little if I straighten against resistance. I'm pretty sure this is a sprained ligament or tendon cause I can feel pain if I push inside-bottom part of my patella so I'm guessing there is a minor tear. Which sucks cause these things take time to heal and 1 week is not much. Another week off for now. I tried to do some cycling but It doesn't help since knee gets sore after. Easy cycling works well though as long as I don't push.
I also find myself running whenever I need to walk more than 10 meters and no one is looking.4 -
Way to tough it out @Elise4270! Normally that would be a bad idea, and maybe it still wasn't the best, but since you are already expecting a recovery period from your upcoming surgery then you have time to heal up from this. Hope it is nothing serious.
@AdrianChr92 - Very wise to keep the urge from running to a minimum.1 -
@WhatMeRunning I have found a new passion for video games and movie marathons though) 1
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Running to beat my March total of 127.71:
04/01 3.36
04/02 8.26
04/03 8.38
04/04 4.82
04/05 5.07
04/06 3.51
04/07 7.53
04/08 3.96 walking because I climbed 154 flights
04/09 5.76
04/11 3.41
04/12 3.18
04/13 3.09
04/14 3.19
04/15 2.32
04/16 6.40
04/17 9.31
04/18 3.19
04/19 3.15; 16.05 bike ride
04/20 3.21
04/21 3.63
04/22 4.73
04/23 9.49
04/24 8.08
Total 112.84
GOAL = > 127.71
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Just found out that the OKCMM is a Boston qualifier. No wonder it's such a great atmosphere.
@WhatMeRunning I thought about a DNF, but I figure, warmer weather coming and surgery- I might just do some swiming and ease out of so many running miles. Maybe drop back to 20 MPW instead of pushing the 40.1 -
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
4/20- Rest<- Part of cut back/heal up
4/21- 4.28 Miles
4/22- 2.0<- Wife’s second run!
4/23- 6.3
4/24- Rest <- took a day after pushing on my 10K TT yesterday.
Resting today after pushing hard yesterday. Resting tomorrow as well. I was playing around on the McMillan running calculator, and I realized that the "predicted race time" For a 10K, when I used my 8k PR was within 20 seconds of the PR I ran yesterday. Pretty neat.2 -
@elise4270 - Nice job on the HM! I don't know how you manage the pain. Love the bling!
@AdrianChr92 - sounds like it is getting better! But good to hold off pushing yourself.
@WhatMeRunning - I remember those days when my kids were home and was so happy when they went to sleep. It's great having them home, but let me tell you... it's really great when they are on their own too! BTW I can't wait to hear how "running with the cows goes!"
@4leighbee - I just noticed you are back! I remember you were hurt a few months ago and glad to see you are back! And lots of mileage too! WTG! I'm sorry if you've been back all month and I just noticed. It's been so busy in here and I'm barely keeping up!
Awesome bike ride today! A deer ran right in front of us at one point! And also an opossum was running around, which was very strange. Who sees one of those in the daylight and running. Very odd. We suspect it must have had rabies or something. For a lot of the ride I was mapping out my runs for the week, lol. I want to hit my goal but that's a lot for me for one week. Next Saturday I can't go on a bike ride so I will get an extra run in.
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
4/23 - 34 miles on bike
4/24 - 50 miles on bike
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