April 2016 Running Challenge
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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
4/22 – 4.00 easy
4/23 – ad hoc rest day
4/24 – 13.26 Flower City Half
4/25 – planned rest day
4/26 – extra rest day
April total to date – 157.88
Nominal Challenge Goal – 200 miles
Real Goals: Taper well. Arrive at Hopkinton healthy. Run Boston well. Recover well.
Today's notes – Yesterday's sore ankle was quiet this morning. It let me run my 2 minutes up and down the hallway while my eggs cook. But it also allowed the quieter voice of a sore right hip abductor be heard. That hip abductor made my gait a bit lopsided. It would be a Bad Idea to run any distance like that. Been there, done that, paid the physical therapist to learn (among other things) what a hip abductor is.
So today is an extra rest day. I'm not as down as I was yesterday, but I'm still in hypochondria mode. Whether I can run is day by day, and I'm doing the stuff the PT had me do for weak hip abductors in 2013. I will be back, but not today. Whether I'm back tomorrow depends on how things are tomorrow; one of today's goals is to get to bed early so I can soak up plenty of sleep to let the body heal.
Running a half 6 days after Boston was really stupid. I knew it at the time, did some things to mitigate the stupidity, and got bit anyway. Next year, assuming I run Boston again, I won't be running Flower City. Pity. I really like the Flower City course.
But a lot of stuff will happen between now and a year from now. First on the agenda is rest up and get into running shape again.
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) finished in 1:36:50, targeting MP
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)
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@MobyCarp Yay on the ankle, boo on the hip. Sounds like you are doing what you need to do though.
I think it was @Elise4270 that mentioned how this seems to be an injury month for this group. Hopefully we'll all be healthy for May.
I'm only 32 miles short of my April goal. If I run 8 miles a day Tues-Fri I'll make it
I suppose I should be thinking about a May goal. I think 45 miles would be reasonable? That's what I ran in Jan/Feb. 0 -
@moby_carp sorry about the pain you are having. I have read every one of your run reports and I don't think there is a smarter runner out there. Sometimes we listen to our body and our body still does us wrong. I hope you are feeling 100% soon!!! I knew I'd be stupid to run my half when coming back from an injury but I did it and now something else hurts. I think it's all a part of it and now I'm smarter. I think ...hope
@karllundy yeah for your daughter's first meet, she will love it!!!
@4leighbee I love your new kitty cat so sweet
@kristinegift focus girl!
Thank you for the comments on Skip. I am so proud of her. Can you believe we have girls at the meets running a 5:10 mile. Dang there are some fast girls out there. Her goal is a 5:15 mile by her senior year and a 20 min 5K by the her senior year.2 -
The weather wound up working out exactly as they predicted last night (and not what they predicted just a few hours ago). It cleared up around 9am so I headed out at 10am and the only things I had to deal with were some sprinkles and some occasional wind gusts.
6 miles at easy effort pace on a flatter route today alongside some streamway trails. It was a fun route as there were many puddles and the stream was running strong, but nowhere near flooding (which would keep me off those trails).
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
4/25 - 6 miles
4/26 - 6 miles
142.8/160 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)3 -
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
4/20-6 miles w/ 3 @ tempo
4/21-2.5 miles running with the puppy
4/22-5 miles +0.8 w/ puppy
4/23-12 miles +1.5 w/ puppy
4/24- rest day...lots of walking though!
4/25-4.1 miles of hills
4/26-3.0 easy miles
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@MobyCarp - I saw an article today about a 12 year old girl who accidentally ran the Flower City Half last weekend. Apparently, she was signed up for the 5K, thought she was running late (but was actually early--the 5K started after the half), and lined up with the runners as they were starting the half. She finished in 2:43:31. Color me impressed...7
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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
20/04 4 miles
22/04 3 miles
23/04 4 miles
24/04 3 miles
26/04 5.25 miles
I've only got 11.5 miles left to my target of 80miles but I feel like I've failed and I don't know why. Well if I'm honest I think I was secretly hoping to hit 85miles.
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ceciliaslater wrote: »@MobyCarp - I saw an article today about a 12 year old girl who accidentally ran the Flower City Half last weekend. Apparently, she was signed up for the 5K, thought she was running late (but was actually early--the 5K started after the half), and lined up with the runners as they were starting the half. She finished in 2:43:31. Color me impressed...
That was a great read. Planning for a 5k, then running a half....that's sweet!0 -
ceciliaslater wrote: »- I saw an article today about a 12 year old girl who accidentally ran the Flower City Half last weekend. Apparently, she was signed up for the 5K, thought she was running late (but was actually early--the 5K started after the half), and lined up with the runners as they were starting the half. She finished in 2:43:31. Color me impressed...
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@ceciliaslater - That is incredible! I can't imagine signing up for a 5k and running a half!0
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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
4/24 REST DAY
4/25 8 miles - 204.4 << have a daily double planned for later on today
4/25 4 miles - 208.4 << daily double
4/26 8 miles - 216.4
4/26 4 miles - 220.4 << daily double
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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Between work and my daughter's visit I haven't had time for updates here. I have gotten a few runs in but won't likely make my goal which I am kind of ok with. Spending time with my daughter was worth every minute not running.
I have read through quite a bit of what I missed. Congratulations to everyone who was racing the last couple of weekends!!!
Also I hope all of you who are injured (SO many) are well into your rehab and working your way back into running!
A special shout out to my friend @skippygirlsmom - so excited for Skip! sounds like she had an awesome meet except for the trip up on the relay! I hope she wasn't injured.
Also @HonuNui - love your pictures! Have you para-sailed before? I am pretty sure I would be terrified and unable to work a camera! I am keeping your son in my thoughts. Hope he is doing well.
My run today was...interesting I guess. My glutes and calves were so tired. I guess from my run against the wind yesterday and agility last night where I had another full running workout they were just toasted. My hand was throbbing and bugging me as the skin is hyper sensitive and the brace rubs when I run. Then MapMyRun decided in the middle of the run to just stop as if it had been paused, so I had to use an online map to determine my actual distance. Rest day with strength training, tomorrow and intervals (maybe) on Thursday!
Date..........Miles.........Total
04/01.......5.44..........5.44
04/02.......8.33........13.77
04/03.......0.00........13.77
04/04.......5.25........19.02 - + Agility
04/05.......5.21........24.23 - + Strength Training (one armed
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04/06.......0.00........24.23
04/07.......5.86........30.09 - + Strength Training (one armed)
04/08.......4.34........34.43 - Rain run!
04/09.......0.00........34.43
04/10.......0.00........34.43
04/11.......6.20........40.63 - + Agility
04/12.......5.30........45.93
04/13.......0.00........45.93
04/14.......6.30........52.23 - Fartleks
04/15.......6.40........58.63 - Back to base building
04/16.......0.00........58.63 - + Agility
04/17.......0.00........58.63 - + Agility
04/18.......5.46........64.09 - + Agility
04/19.......5.26........69.35 - + Strength Training
04/20.......0.00........69.35
04/21.......5.48........74.83 - + Strength Training
04/22.......3.00........77.83
04/23.......7.36........85.19
04/24.......0.00........85.19 - + Agility
04/25.......5.35........90.54 - + Agility
04/26.......6.26........96.80
Upcoming Races - Let me know if you will be running too!
06/25/16 - SHEPower Virtual Half Marathon
07/31/16 - San Francisco 2nd Half Marathon
09/xx/16 - Beat the Blerch Half Marathon, Seattle
11/19/16 - USA Invitational Half Marathon (Yay, I qualified again!)
xx/xx/xx - Nike Women's Half Marathon, Los Angeles
12/18/16 - San Diego Holiday Half Marathon1 -
Between work and my daughter's visit I haven't had time for updates here. I have gotten a few runs in but won't likely make my goal which I am kind of ok with. Spending time with my daughter was worth every minute not running.
I have read through quite a bit of what I missed. Congratulations to everyone who was racing the last couple of weekends!!!
Also I hope all of you who are injured (SO many) are well into your rehab and working your way back into running!
A special shout out to my friend @skippygirlsmom - so excited for Skip! sounds like she had an awesome meet except for the trip up on the relay! I hope she wasn't injured.
Also @HonuNui - love your pictures! Have you para-sailed before? I am pretty sure I would be terrified and unable to work a camera! I am keeping your son in my thoughts. Hope he is doing well.
My run today was...interesting I guess. My glutes and calves were so tired. I guess from my run against the wind yesterday and agility last night where I had another full running workout they were just toasted. My hand was throbbing and bugging me as the skin is hyper sensitive and the brace rubs when I run. Then MapMyRun decided in the middle of the run to just stop as if it had been paused, so I had to use an online map to determine my actual distance. Rest day with strength training, tomorrow and intervals (maybe) on Thursday!
@shanaber Amen to what is bolded! Glad you are having a good visit.
Thank you, she's happy and fine.
Sorry your hand is bothering you. Your runs sounds very interesting.
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ceciliaslater wrote: »@MobyCarp - I saw an article today about a 12 year old girl who accidentally ran the Flower City Half last weekend. Apparently, she was signed up for the 5K, thought she was running late (but was actually early--the 5K started after the half), and lined up with the runners as they were starting the half. She finished in 2:43:31. Color me impressed...
Yes, she is impressive. While the article mentions she is a member of the Monroe Milers, a youth running program, it doesn't go into detail about that. The Monroe Milers are all pretty impressive kids. Four of her teammates did a relay for Winter Warrior Half in January. At least one of her teammates ran the Flower City Half deliberately, and finished in 1:42:34 at age 12; but it wasn't his first half, and he knew which race he was running. Examples like that probably contributed to her decision to try to finish when she realized she was in the wrong race.
Still, running a half by mistake when you've never run that distance and you trained for a 5K is really impressive. She's got a lot of credibility and respect with her peers along about now.0 -
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 with lots of walking...and food trucks!
4/22...3.5 @ a super easy 12:38 on the Perkiomen Trail--it was a wonderful run
4/23...6.25 @ 11:57 on the lake trail and roads for the Healthy Strides Community 10K
4/24...Rest Day
4/25...4.75 @ at an easy 12:23 on a new-to-me lake trail.
4/26...3.0 @ 12:40 (2 running, 1 walking) on the treadmill at the gym, and strength training
Completed races:
1/18 MLK 8K, Burke, VA 56:14
2/22 Princess Half, Orlando FL, 2:49:33
4/23 Healthy Strides Community 10K, Burke, VA 1:14:29
Upcoming races:
4/30 Run for the Children 8K, Fairfax, VA
5/21 RunFitKidz 5K, Springfield, VA
6/12 Celebrate Fairfax 5K, Fairfax, VA
7/4 Freedom 5K, Fairfax VA
9/5 Great American 5K, Fairfax, VA
Either Hemlock Half or Divas Half in September
10/30 MCM 10K, Washington, DC
11/6 The Parks 10K, Washington, DC
11/19 Potomac River Half, Carderock, MD
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I'm going to try to sit out the rest of the month. But, I'm finding that the more I rest, the better my foot is. So I'm thinking about running. LOL!
I did a Google search and my hypochondric half thinks I may have a stress fracture of the navicular bone. So, once I can pass the hope test I'll let myself run. If I can't by Friday/Monday I suppose I'll find a good podiatrist. Think 1week is a long enough wait with no improvement?3 -
My daughter shared this with me on Facebook! I want to still be running when I am 100 too! I also don't imagine she has much competition in her age group at races
I love her comment that she feels like she is 'over the hill and picking up speed'! I may just have to use that!
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/04/22/at-100-still-running-for-her-life/?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&version=Moth-Visible&moduleDetail=inside-nyt-region-2&module=inside-nyt-region®ion=inside-nyt-region&WT.nav=inside-nyt-region2 -
I never seem to have enough time to catch up on the thread
@ ariceroni Sorry to hear about your knee - good idea to rest it, and start back on your core and strength training. Hope it feels better soon!
@Elise4270 congrats on finishing your HM with your foot injury! I hope you can rest up for a bit to let it heal.
@louubelle16 congrats on the 5km PR!
@kristinegift - glad your taper is going well!
@MobyCarp – congrats on Boston; and sorry your hip abductor is playing up.
@Marissaxzxzxz - sounds like you are doing great! No need to be down on yourself. There is always next month
Met my goal today! And still a couple of runs to go. Assuming I get those other runs in this week, it will be my biggest month ever. My feet are a little bit sore, but I am hoping they are just toughening up.
Apr 1 – Rest
Apr 2 – 27.55 km
Apr 3 – Rest
Apr 4 – 8.59 km
Apr 5 – 8.72 km
Apr 6 – 13.32 km
Apr 7 – Rest
Apr 8 – 8.58 km
Apr 9 – 27.59 km
Apr 10 – Rest
Apr 11 – 9.1 km
Apr 12 – 8.58 km
Apr 13 – 15.37 km
Apr 14 Rest
Apr 15 – 8.57 km
Apr 16 – 28.2 km
Apr 17 – Rest
Apr 18 – Rest
Apr 19 – 8.13 km
Apr 20 – 7.62 km (am); 7.63 km (pm)
Apr 21 - Rest
Apr 22 – 8.58 km
Apr 23 – 12.53 km (cutback week)
Apr 24 - Rest
Apr 25 – 9.37 km
Apr 26 – 9.36 km
Apr 27 – 16.13 km
Total: 243.54 km / 240 km
Races:
5 June Rocky River Run 21km
3 July Gold Coast Marathon
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8.1mi tempo in 60min. (7:24/mi). Effort: 9.25/10. Felt good.
4/1 - Easy 10.1mi @ 8:25/mi
4/2 - rest.
4/3 - 1mi fun hike for views of SLC. 400ft vertical.
4/4 - Snowboard 41.8mi 30,000ft, descent (not counted on April total), 55.8mph top speed.
4/5 - 7.3mi mountain (steep) run. About 2,000ft vertical, 14:31/avg. Medium effort.
4/6 - Rest
4/7 - 4.5mi easy w speed bursts 8:50 - 5:40/mi
4/8 - rest
4/9 - Beginners Luck 25k trail race (2:53)
4/10 - 7.1mi on Black Mtn, 2,234ft vertical gain, 14:11/mi (PR)
4/11 - AM 9mi easy (8:41/mi) ---- PM 6.4mi trail (1,207ft vertical) -15.4mi total
4/12 - rest
4/13 - AM: 2.25mi Med w H bursts (6:59 avg). 2.25mi slow back. PM: 10.2mi @ glacial (9:05/mi) - 14.7mi total.
4/14 - 8.3mi easy. 463ft vert.
4/15 - 5mi all out. 36:14 (7:15/mi)
4/16 - 5.2mi recovery (873ft vert)
4/17 - 22mi long run (9:35/mi) (705ft vert)
4/18 - 3mi (7:31/mi)
4/19 - AM 6mi easy (7:57/mi) PM: 2.2mi (8:44/mi) - 8.2mi T
4/20 - 9.2mi steep mtn (3k vertical)
4/21 - rest
4/22 - 6.2mi (7:01/mi PR)
4/23 - rest
4/24 - 13.13mi (7:52/mi)
4/25 - rest
4/26 - 8.1mi (7:24/mi)
April total - 164.43 / 153mi0 -
I've just read an article on a UK newspaper website which analysed the training patterns 12-weeks pre-race of those who ran the London Marathon last year. When reading it, some of their stats really surprised me:
Some of that weekly mileage seems really low to me, especially for the 4-5hours. I pretty much do that much now over 3 runs but I know a marathon would destroy my body. I don't think I'd make it round! Or so I thought, but maybe that shows I'm wrong and underestimate my body? And according to that and my training plan, my marathon next year should be about 3 hours, which it absolutely will not! Or maybe it will? I'm now confused, the theory doesn't seem to match reality, according to this?
I guess I was just generally surprised to see what people really do and how they perform. Now I don't know what to think about my training...
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Just because fast runners eat 3 bananas doesn't mean eating 3 bananas makes you a fast runner. Its training and time at the "wheel" is just one factor.
The funny thing about averages is that it just means half the people ran more than that. And half reported less on Strava. Reported less. Actual miles ran? Who knows.
Don't worry about other people's times. Follow your plan, stay uninjured and build up slowly.
The article says nothing about the years of training these runners may or may not have. Their weight. Prior experience.5 -
@louubelle16 In addition to the points @EvgeniZyntx already made, two other things that came to my mind:
The article doesn't say anything about how the runners felt afterwards. Maybe the people who did two runs per week finished the marathon, but you've got no idea if they stayed injury-free or not.
Maybe in addition to their two runs, some of them spent huge amounts of time on the bike, but the article doesn't say. Running 26 mi with a weekly basis of 14 mi doesn't sound like it would be fun!
Also, the article doesn't mention pace. According to them, the average weekly time spent running for "Sub 3-hour finishers: 5hs and 22mins". A 3-hour-marathon pace is faster than my 5k race pace! Recently, I've run ~6 hours per week - and I'm not sure if I could run a marathon even in under 5 hours, because I'm slooooow
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@mobycarp- I had to laugh at your comment that you paid the PT to learn what the hip abductor is. I still don’t know, but prefer to remain in the dark.
@ceciliaslater - - love that story! How cute!
@shanaber - Love that article! You have to love her daughter too. Amazing women. My favorite part was her comment after she finished her first 5K:
“Good Lord, I thought that race was never going to end, but afterwards I felt free,” Ms. Keeling recalled. “I just threw off all of the bad memories, the aggravation, the stress.”
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
4/25 - 3.9 miles - recovery run
4/26 - 5.2 miles - intervals! Or Fartleks.
4/27 - 4.2 miles + biking tonight (assuming no rain).
2 -
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
4/22: Rest day!
4/23: 6 miles
4/24: 10 miles big group run
4/25: 4 miles with Joe to Go crew
4/26: Rest day
4/27: 6 miles
1.5 to warm up, 3 miles at MP (7:45, 7:47, 7:46: am I consistent or what?), 1.5 easy to cool down. This is my last workout before the marathon. Tomorrow's group run is going to ACTUALLY be slow; about half our store group runners are running either the half or the full on Sunday. I wish the paces had felt just a little easier, but I keep telling myself that on a Wednesday morning I haven't eaten, caffeinated or gotten pumped up; on race day those paces will (hopefully) feel easier after breakfast and coffee and with spectators.
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)
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
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.
4/25-Rest
4/26-5.1
4/27- 3
Totals: 73.44/60
Notes on today's run. I was feeling kind of blah this morning. Training plan calls for rest or 30-45 minutes of cross training or running for today, so I decided to do an easy 3 mile run. Averaged around 11:30/mile for a nice easy pace. Sinuses were really acting up though, so my HR was higher than I would have wanted it to be. Apparently my garmin, which I wear almost 24/7 actually started registering the run last night, as my "start time" is 11:37 last night, when I know I was sleeping. That made for some funky looking data graphs. Other than that, not a bad Wednesday run, in between my longer 5 mile runs on Tuesday and Wednesday. Same schedule next week, then starting some speed work the following week.0 -
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
20-5.00mi and yoga
21-nothing
22-2+ hours of aerial yoga
23-1+ hour of aerial yoga
24-nothing
25-nothing yet, maybe later
26-5.15mi easy run. i want to work more on hills than speed. hills are coming in my half marathon.
27-5.06mi technically it was an easy run but I couldn't catch my breath. more hills
RACES:
Jan 16-Frosty 5k-33:43:123 (gun time-don't have chip time)
Feb 13-Steve Cullen Run 8k chip time: 53:37
Feb 15 Puppy Love Virtual Run 10k runkeeper time: 1:13:20
Mar 12-Great Pi Run 5k 32:17
May 7-Door County Half Marathon
May 28-Top Gun Run 5k
June 11-Rock n Sole 1/4 Marathon?
June 19th through Sunday, July 10th SHE Power Virtual Half
July 20-Cream Puff 5k?
July 30-National Watermelon Day 5k?
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@kristinegift - you will do great! You are right, race day will be a whole different atmosphere! And you got your paper done?
@MNLittleFinn - what on Earth? Crazy Garmin!
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@kristinegift - you will do great! You are right, race day will be a whole different atmosphere! And you got your paper done?
Haha not even close! Hoping to get the last sections done today though (about 10-15 more double-spaced pages) and then write the conclusion tomorrow and send it off to my advisor. Then I get to start the love-hate process of editing next week.1 -
@louubelle16 - I have to wonder if the slower marathon runners tended to do more running on the treadmill, which they likely would not have logged in Strava. I agree that 18mpw at peak marathon training seems incredibly low for someone finishing in under 5 hours.0
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@MNLittleFinn
Just saw your "Morning run" on Strava that started at 11pm and was wondering... ;-)
Just in case the funny start bothers you: If you click on the "wrench" symbol in your activities, you should have an option to crop it, i.e. cut away pieces at the beginning or end of an activity if you started the watch too early/stopped too late.
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