April 2016 Running Challenge

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  • _nikkiwolf_
    _nikkiwolf_ Posts: 1,380 Member
    @PoppetsMaster Welcome back! I still remember your previous two nicknames; you were taking part in this challenge already when I first found it, and I was absolutely in awe of the miles you did, really inspiring. Great to have you back!

    --

    Brrr, as I'm writing this, I'm still trying to warm up. It got really cold again here all of a sudden! Okay, 3°C isn't that cold, but somehow the drop in temperature didn't register with me, and I headed out in shorts and a shirt.
    Worse than that, these were shorts I hadn't used for a while, and they seem to have gotten worn out - they were fine last summer, but today I constantly had to pull them back up. It was a horrible run clothing-wise, but I threw in some faster intervals to warm up a little, so I guess at least I can chalk it up as speedwork!

    And I've reached my goal for the month, with an entire weekend still remaining :)
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  • 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
    Apr 23     11.4     75.3
    Apr 24      5.6     80.9
    Apr 27      5.1     86.0
    

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    @Stoshew71 I loved the Bible Verse story!
  • vandinem
    vandinem Posts: 550 Member
    And hey @PoppetsMaster ! Welcome back!!!
  • ddmom0811
    ddmom0811 Posts: 1,881 Member
    @PoppetsMaster - yay! You are back!
    @_nikkiwolf_ - strange that temp dropped like that!

    Ready for a rest day tomorrow - after a run and bike ride today/night.

    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 + 24 mile bike ride
    4/28 - rest day



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  • juliet3455
    juliet3455 Posts: 3,015 Member
    edited April 2016
    11 km run with 8 members of our local Club. Broke into 3 Different Groups, Speedsters, Average Gang and the Walking Wounded. All ways like seeing the injured out walking as that means they are getting better.

    Uphill 5km on Pats Creek to the Top of the River Valley, across the top on some Bush Trails ( lots of Mud Bogs ) and then downhill on what we call the 12ft trail. It was a really nice run and great company. Not saying that we were Lost but the walkers got back to the Recreation center parking lot before we did. We were out for 75 minutes which is about 9 minutes off pace for 11km but we did have Viewpoint stops and Trail Guessing stops, it was a really good evening with a Temperature of 18C / 64F.

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    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
    04/27 –11km –114.0 km – 26.0 km YTD - 504.8 km

    @PoppetsMaster - Glad to see you back, looking forward to your race report/updates and Trail Pictures.
    There is a car here at work with stickers on the back 50K 26.2 and 13.1 the 13.1 cracks me up because is actually says 13.1 x 9 love it.
    I need two versions - 13.1 Winter and 13.1 Summer, 13.1W x 2 & 13.1S x 1.
  • Ron_Dco
    Ron_Dco Posts: 51 Member
    Off from running and MFP for so many days....

    Will be resuming from May... Injury is gone and had a lot of rest. April I fell short in April Running Challenge.

    Had done a Blood Sugar level test today and found that I am having High Glucose level :'(:'(
    This isn't a good news....

    might be this will be a new motivation to run in May... :smile:
  • HonuNui
    HonuNui Posts: 1,464 Member
    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
    4/24 rest
    4/25 3.15
    4/26 meh
    4/27 3.18

    Total 70.29

    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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  • 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 intervals
    23 April – 5 km parkrun PB 28:35!
    24 April – 13.8 km
    26 April – 10 km
    28 April – 8.2 km

    Total: 136.7 km
    Goal: 100 km – achieved!

    Upcoming:
    May 8: Mother’s Day Classic 8.4 km
    June 19 – Winter Solstice Lighthouse to Lighthouse 15 km
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    Going to try this again. :| This is Lonewolfrunner aka Morningghost14... Real life kicks *kitten*. Especially mine.... but working through it. I have been staying up with my running fortunately, and I feel decently ready for my 50K on May 14. I will just follow along this month (I have about 140 miles so far), but will get my ticker going again for May. I have missed you guys.

    Yay, you're back!
    ariceroni wrote: »
    I'm now on day 3 of no running, and I feel like I'm slowly going insane o.0 The good news is that my knee is feeling a lot better today. Not 100% pain free, but very milk pain that is only there some of the time. Hamstring and hip both feel completely back to normal too so I'm pretty excited about that. Assuming things don't worsen over the course of the day, I'm going to try a short run tomorrow to see how things feel. I can't even begin to explain how much I'm looking forward to it!!

    @ariceroni Ooh, good luck, sweetie! Hoping hard it all goes well.
  • zmcgrandles
    zmcgrandles Posts: 78 Member
    04/01 3.1 miles easy
    04/06 4.5 miles comfortable run
    04/08 10 miles much better than the last long run, managed to get out of the habit of walking breaks
    04/14 4.5 miles
    04/15 4.8 miles
    04/19 5 miles
    04/20 5 miles
    04/23 13.1 miles Longest run ever!!!
    04/27 6.5 miles Kept it easy with a little sprint at the end to fully stretch my legs out. Going to be close getting to my target doing a couple of recovery runs and then finish with a 6.5 miler.

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    03/20 Canterbury Riverside 10k 1:16:12
    05/29 Edinburgh Half marathon
  • 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
    Apr 23     11.4     75.3
    Apr 24      5.6     80.9
    Apr 27      5.1     86.0
    Apr 27      4.3     90.3
    

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  • instantmartian
    instantmartian Posts: 335 Member
    The Bible verse story and the subsequent discussion seriously had me laughing. I agree - both Psalm verses definitely apply to some of my runs! :smile:

    So...I just got my bib number and corral assignment for the Broad Street Run on Sunday. I am a bit disappointed. Now, I know I am slow, but they have me in the last corral...with the walkers. I'm going to do my best to get into the front of the corral, but having to weave through people walking annoys me to no end! The past handful of years has seen about 35,000+ finishers in this thing. I am a middle-of-the road runner. I consistently finish right in the middle of pretty much every race I run (except for that one race where I made a wrong turn and had to ask a Philly cop for directions). I expect it to be ungodly crowded, and I am doing this race simply for the experience, but I'm still slightly annoyed. It's a bucket list run for me, and I had to defer from last year due to my injury the month before. Maybe my deferment is why they put me last? I honestly don't expect to run this race again, at least not any time in the near future. Maybe they know what they're doing by putting me in the corral they did? On a positive note, the 10 miles is dead straight and slightly downhill the entire way with the exception for both being the detour around City Hall. I guess we'll see how it all goes on Sunday.
  • 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
    4/21 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
    4/27 6.2 miles - 226.6
    4/28 9.5 miles - 236.1



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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


  • lillymacki55
    lillymacki55 Posts: 35 Member
    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 7.08
    04/25 3.79
    04/26 4.39
    04/27 3.78 GOAL ACHIEVED!!!
    04/28 3.84
    04/29
    04/30


    Total 131.83
    GOAL = > 127.71


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  • kristinegift
    kristinegift Posts: 2,406 Member
    @instantmartian Can you get the corral assignment changed at the expo? Just tell them some of your current race results and they should be able to cross out and write in a different corral. I've done this at a few races when I've gotten faster over the course of a season and realized my predicted finish was way off.
  • 07KatieP13
    07KatieP13 Posts: 220 Member
    Date.........Miles..........Total
    1/4............Rest..............0
    2/4............Rest..............0
    3/4.............3.7..............3.7
    4/4.............3.0..............6.7
    5/4............Rest............6.7
    6/4.............6.0.............12.7
    7/4.............3.0.............15.7
    8/4............Rest............15.7
    9/4............Rest............15.7
    10/4..........Rest............15.7
    11/4...........3.5.............19.2
    12/4..........Rest............19.
    13/4..........Rest............19.2
    14/4...........3.6..............22.8
    15/4..........Rest............22.8
    16/4..........Rest............22.8
    17/4..........Rest............22.8
    18/4...........3.8............ 26.6
    19/4...........3.8.............30.4
    20/4..........Rest............30.4
    21/4...........6.3.............36.7
    22/4..........Rest...........36.7
    23/4...........4.0.............40.7
    24/4..........Rest...........40.7
    25/4...........2.2.............42.9
    26/4...........4.0.............46.9
    27/4..........Rest...........46.9

    28/4...........6.2.............53.1

    A hard 6.2 miles today, I thought I was ready to take on a steep long hill out on the back lanes. I was wrong. For the first time since starting running I had to stop and walk a bit up a hill. I think I'll give it a month or two and then give it another go. I kinda like having another goal to work towards.

    I've got one more run planned for this month which is going to leave me just under 3 miles short of my goal, hopefully next month I'll finally hit 60 miles :)
  • karllundy
    karllundy Posts: 1,490 Member
    Life is crazy and busy right now. Having a tough time running, let alone getting here to keep up with everybody. :-(

    4/1 - 3.5 miles on indoor track + weights/abs
    4/2 - Life day
    4/3 - 10 miles. Very windy.
    4/4 - Rest day.
    4/5 - 4 miles on the treadmill, then weights/abs.
    4/6 - 4.3 miles. Cool, damp and breezy.
    4/7 - 4.5 miles on treadmill (Trek class)
    4/8 - Rest day...lots of housework/painting/yardwork
    4/9 - 4.05 mile trail race...super fun with local microbrews at the end! Had way more fun than I expected!
    4/10 - Skipped my long run due to back pain / spasms. Not sure if they were from the trail race or from moving my son's room. Had to skip my planned 10+ mile long run. Hope it gets better fast!
    4/11 - Woke up with continued back pain. Getting cranky.
    4/12 - 4.4 miles. Chilly, but tolerable. Back was tender, but not painful.
    4/13 - 5.43 miles. Went further than planned, because it was beautiful out.
    4/14 - 3.48 mile evening run.
    4/15 - 10.01 miles. UGLY. Hot, humid early afternoon run. Went out too fast. Had to take a short walk break in the middle.
    4/16 - Rest day.
    4/17 - 5.19 miles. Cool, comfortable.
    4/18 - 4.72 miles.
    4/19 - 3.98 miles while my daughter had soccer practice
    4/20 - Unplanned rest day.
    4/21 - 4.8 miles on treadmill (Trek class)
    4/22 - 4.0 speedy miles on indoor track, then weights/abs
    4/23 - 11.05 miles long run
    4/24 - Rest day.
    4/25 - 3.5 miles. Small taper leading up to HM on Saturday.
    4/26 - 4 miles.
    4/27 - Unplanned rest day / life day.
    4/28 - 4.5 miles on treadmill (Trek class) - reduced my regular pace and did "hills" at lower incline than instructed

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  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    @07KatieP13 Sounds like you have good plan/attitude with that hill climb goal. 3 miles shy of your goal is still good, putting on the mileage!

    @karllundy Keep it up! sometimes just plowing through and getting it done is what ya gotta do, and you're doing it!
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    For everyone that's injured. Or will be injured. :disappointed:

    http://www.runnersworld.com/psychology/5-steps-for-coping-with-the-psychological-effects-of-injuries

    I'm at 98/130 for the month- so sad. Maybe I'll get lucky and be able to get 2 miles before the end of the month.
    My foot still hurts. No where near passing a hop test. I'm terribly concerned that I have a stress fracture. And of course, timed so close to surgery I'll be forced to take 6 months off of running. I could skip surgery.... And ignore the foot that won't let me run... But I can't figure out how to make that work.

    Guess I'll go read the article I posted a link to... Think of me on your runs. :grimace:
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
    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 and yoga
    28-nothing. flare, body is on fire



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    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?



  • WhatMeRunning
    WhatMeRunning Posts: 3,538 Member
    @instantmartian - I would try and change corrals too. They will probably work with you.

    @07KatieP13 - Hills are hard! It took me a while to make it to the top of the challenging hills running the whole way when I first committed to tackling hilly routes. As I explored further out and had routes with more than one challenging hill it was not too unusual to find myself a bit exhausted on the last one and walking a bit. But it is the best training you can do. Keep at it!

    @Elise4270 - You need to lock your foot up in a cage or something to keep you from running!
  • ceciliaslater
    ceciliaslater Posts: 457 Member
    The leg is feeling much better--no limp or pain when walking, and only mild discomfort when putting pressure on the outside of my lower leg. I'm confident I'll be able to get back out there next week.

    In other news, my sister has conned me into registering for my 2nd full marathon. It will be November 12th, on South Padre Island. I'm still planning on doing the Jenks Half on the 5th, but will take it easy rather than actually racing it.

    Plenty of time to get myself pulled back together and ready to run another full--hopefully better than last time!
  • karllundy
    karllundy Posts: 1,490 Member

    @Elise4270 - You need to lock your foot up in a cage or something to keep you from running!

    Like a parking boot!!

    Seriously, I feel so bad for people here when they are injured and can't run. Non-runners do not get it!

    @ceciliaslater - Glad your leg is feeling better!
    @PoppetsMaster - Welcome back!
    @MNLittleFinn - Been considering Glycerins myself. I love Ghosts though.
    @Ron_Dco - Sorry for the bad news on blood sugar.
    @_nikkiwolf_ - I hate when shorts do that!! When mine wear out, the liner tends to slide where it isn't supposed to as well...very uncomfortable! Maybe an excuse to buy new gear?
  • ariceroni
    ariceroni Posts: 422 Member
    4/01: Off, rest day
    4/02: 12 miles, long and easy
    4/03: 8K race - 36:36 (7:22 pace) - new PR! + 1 mile warm up
    4/04: 4 miles, easy
    4/05: 5 miles, easy
    4/06: 5 miles total, 2 miles @ 7:38 (LT) pace (am)
    4/06: 4 miles, easy (pm)
    4/07: 5 miles, easy
    4/08: Off, rest day
    4/09: Half Marathon - 1:53:11 - treated as a long run with strong finish
    4/10: 4 miles, easy
    4/11: 6 miles, easy
    4/12: 7 miles total, 3x1 mile repeats @ 7:19 pace
    4/13: 6 miles, easy (am)
    4/13: 4 miles, easy (pm)
    4/14: 8 miles total, 5 miles @ 7:45 (goal HM) pace
    4/15: Off, rest day
    4/16: 6 miles, easy
    4/17: 13 miles, long and easy
    4/18: 6 miles, easy
    4/19: 7 miles total, 3x1 mile repeats @ 5K effort
    4/20: 5 miles, easy (am)
    4/20: 4 miles, easy (pm)
    4/21: 6 miles, easy
    4/22: Off, rest day (+ core)
    4/23: 7 miles, easy
    4/24: 5K race - 23:05 + 2 miles warm up
    4/25: Off, letting my knee heal up + core/hip exercises
    4/26: Off + strength training
    4/27: Off + core/hip exercises
    4/28: 3 miles, easy
    Total: 151.79 miles

    A slow 3 miles this gloomy morning to test out how my knee is doing. The good news is that the knee pain was gone! Except my hamstring was hurting a little the whole time, and it felt like all the muscles in my right leg were sore and working extra hard. I’m planning to see how things feel the rest of the day, and then reassess tomorrow. Hopefully I’ll be up for another short run!

    Thank you everyone for your well-wishes! Seems like I am on the mend :)


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    Races I'm registered for:
    04/03 - Shamrock Shuffle (8K) 36:36 - new 8K PR!
    04/09 - Chi Town Half Marathon 1:53:11 - took it nice and easy
    04/24 - Ravenswood Run (5K) 23:05 - stupid knee
    05/22 - Chicago Spring 13.1
    05/28 - Soldier Field Run (10 miles)
    07/21 - Esprit de She 5K
    09/10 - Magnificent Mile Half Marathon
    09/25 - Chicago Lifetime 5K
    10/09 - Chicago Marathon
    10/30 - Hot Chocolate 5K
    11/27 - Space Coast Half Marathon
  • Ericsmi
    Ericsmi Posts: 128 Member
    Goal of 70 Miles for April

    4/2 – 8.77 Mi
    4/6 – 5.55 Mi
    4/11 – 4.28 Mi
    4/20 – 3.59 Mi
    4/23 – 6.09 Mi
    4/26 – 4.75 Mi
    4/28 – 5.57 Mi

    Progress toward Goal 38.6 / 70
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    edited April 2016
    4/28 - 4.3 miles

    yeah for running 2 days in a row with negative splits no less :smile: knee was a little sore, but feels fine now

    60 of 100 miles

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    Today is our high school track fundraiser - we have an Elementary School Track and Field meet for kids in our local feeder schools. I'll be spending the afternoon with 300 3rd to 5th graders who will be running the normal races and doing long jump and softball throw. It's like herding cats! Skip will be the reporter on the scene . Her and a friend from journalism will be there doing a story and interviewing kids and parents, it's her first video story. The Coach didn't want her there at all since tomorrow is sectionals but she had already pitched this story with her teacher.
  • WhatMeRunning
    WhatMeRunning Posts: 3,538 Member
    karllundy wrote: »
    @MNLittleFinn - Been considering Glycerins myself. I love Ghosts though.
    I've been using (and loving) Glycerins for quite a while now and recently bought a pair of Ghosts. I think I like the Ghosts better. :blush: They seem every bit as cushy as the Glycerins, but lighter. I'm retiring a pair of Glycerin 12's soon and figure they will be replaced with another pair of Ghosts as I continue evaluating. I prefer the laces that come with the Glycerins over the Ghosts though.
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    Ghosts were a top option for me, but I could only find them in size 8, and I needed 7, so the Glycerins won. On the other hand, I also opted for the Glycerins because they were heavier, so when I run in my Pegasus, they feel even lighter for speed work and racing and such...
  • RunTimer
    RunTimer Posts: 9,137 Member
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    April Showers? Bah!
    :p
    Thanks everyone for your support!! April has been Awesome and all of you, your jokes, prayers, vids, and pix helped to make it so!
    Hit my goal of 60, and may squeeze another run in before month's end

    WHOO HOO!

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    • 01 - 4.2 mi
    • 04 - 5.5 mi
    • 10 - 14.0 mi Sympa/Kines-thetic Half Marathon
    • 13 - .6 mi Spring Training
    • 16 - 8.6 mi
    • 18 - 7.2mi Commuter run
    • 23 - 10.7mi
    • 25 - 6.6 Commuter run (catch that train!)
    • 28 - 6.7 Commuter run


    Year Totals - 2016 (Goal:600miles)
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