April 2016 Running Challenge

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  • dennie24
    dennie24 Posts: 251 Member
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    @snha I am so sorry about your stress fracture. It was around this time last year that I got a stress fracture in my right tibia. :/

    4/22 5.18
    I did tomorrow's longer run today with the plan to do today's shorter run tomorrow. I find it easier to be motivated on Fridays since I am already out after dropping my kids off at school. My left lower calf is complaining at me though so I am not sure if I will run tomorrow or not.
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  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
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    Great article on the benefits to your brain while running....

    http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2016/04/how-neuroscientists-explain-the-mind-clearing-magic-of-running.html
  • ROBOTFOOD
    ROBOTFOOD Posts: 5,527 Member
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    Today 4/22 - 10k in 43:33 (7:01/mi) PR!!

    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)

    April total - 143.2 / 153mi
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
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    I just realized that...if my wife still wants to go for a jog tonight...I can try out my new shoes without risking them on my long run tomorrow, or having to wait for Sunday's Recovery run....oh please oh please oh please let her still want to go jogging tonight!
  • ROBOTFOOD
    ROBOTFOOD Posts: 5,527 Member
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    MNLittleFinn wrote: »
    I just realized that...if my wife still wants to go for a jog tonight...I can try out my new shoes without risking them on my long run tomorrow, or having to wait for Sunday's Recovery run....oh please oh please oh please let her still want to go jogging tonight!

    Haha hope she wants to run! I have Kinvara 7s being delivered sometime today. Anxiously waiting...
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
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    ROBOTFOOD wrote: »
    Haha hope she wants to run! I have Kinvara 7s being delivered sometime today. Anxiously waiting...
    The new Brooks look/feel sweet, hoping they still feel that way when running. the size 7 Brooks only has a little more room in the toe (like 3/4 inch) than my size 6.5 Nike, so I may be in luck!
  • ddmom0811
    ddmom0811 Posts: 1,878 Member
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    Stoshew71 wrote: »
    Great article on the benefits to your brain while running....

    http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2016/04/how-neuroscientists-explain-the-mind-clearing-magic-of-running.html

    And I had to press play on that Champ clip. Cried harder than I ever had at a movie the first time I saw it. And just about did just now! Jeez! Great article though! I have had great ideas while running - while not even thinking about anything in particular.
    In a way it explains why we hate rest days so much.

    @snha - so sorry about your stress fracture. UGH!

    @MNLittleFinn - lol, hope you get to try them out!
    @greenolivetree - beautiful picture!
    @scoutmomof8 - even if you don't hit your goal, you are getting some miles in!
    @WhatMeRunning - good luck tomorrow! :smiley:
  • ROBOTFOOD
    ROBOTFOOD Posts: 5,527 Member
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    MNLittleFinn wrote: »
    ROBOTFOOD wrote: »
    Haha hope she wants to run! I have Kinvara 7s being delivered sometime today. Anxiously waiting...
    The new Brooks look/feel sweet, hoping they still feel that way when running. the size 7 Brooks only has a little more room in the toe (like 3/4 inch) than my size 6.5 Nike, so I may be in luck!

    I'm sure they'll work for ya. Can always change the lacing. Tighter etc.

    Nike fits weird on my foot. I had to go to sz 11.5 for the 3.0 shoe. but in Brooks I'm 11/ 10.5 and Saucony, 10.5 (10 for old kinvaras, wider), 10.5 in HOKAS.
  • username301
    username301 Posts: 247 Member
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    1/4........5k
    3/4........6k
    4/4........3k
    6/4........6k
    9/4........2k
    10/4....10k
    12/4......5k
    13/4......5k
    18/4......7k
    21/4......5k
    22/4......5k

    Running Thoughts:
    Slooooowwwwww

    goals
    1. 18 runs.............................11
    2. 115km total......................59k
    3. 4 runs a week...................Done
    4. quickest 5km of 2016
    5. quickest 10km of 2016....done, 3mins quicker.
    6. 11 km long run

  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
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    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!

    Monthly Mileage Goal: 58.99/60
    Monthly training goal: Continue to let my foot heal up and work my way into training for my July 4 HM. Training Starts Tuesday, so I may take tomorrow easy and only do 5 miles, instead of the 6 I've been doing.

    Notes on today: Wife wanted to go for a jog after work. We went TWO MILES with only ONE small walking break so she could blow her nose. I am so proud of her!

    Tried the new Brooks Glycerin 13s today too. Good shoes I’ll have to fiddle with lacing some, but I do think I have my new pair of easy run shoes.
  • greenolivetree
    greenolivetree Posts: 1,282 Member
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    @Orphia Great PB & you passed your monthly goal!

    @_nikkiwolf_ Those shoes look awesome and I love your logic on celebrating your goal weight again ;)
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
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    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


    Monthly Mileage Goal: 65.29/60
    Monthly training goal: Continue to let my foot heal up and work my way into training for my July 4 HM.

    Notes on Today's run. So, I totally decided that it would be a good idea to do a Time Trial 10K to see how I can do.

    Mile 1 as a warm up at 10:48, and started building up speed.
    Mile 2 I felt good with a mix long rolling hills in 9:54.
    Mile 3 Was a nice long shallow down hill followed by an even shallower up hill in 9:24
    Mile 4 I finished the shallow uphill from mile 3 when I turned around at my half way point. Split time was 9:26, I always am a little slower on the turn around miles.
    Mile 5 was up a hill, down a hill, up the steepest hill in 9:24
    Mile 6 was mostly downhill but my legs were really starting to feel the run, in 9:00
    Sped it up for the last 0.213 Miles with a pace of 8:41/mile over the last stretch.

    Total distance/total time 6.3mi/1:01:02 10K time: 00:59:38 Besting my old PR by almost 5 minutes!

    My foot felt really good during the run, but is bugging me some now, so I will just take tomorrow off, or go for a walk. I'm at my monthly and weekly mileage goals, so no pressure there, and HM training starts "for real" on Tuesday, so an extra day off looks like a fine idea.
  • lousoulbody
    lousoulbody Posts: 663 Member
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    Elise4270 wrote: »
    snha wrote: »
    Have been running minimally in the past couple of weeks because of pain in my foot. Just got myself to go to a doctor and he confirmed a stress fracture :( No running for six weeks. Cancel plan to run my first HM :( Challenge is to keep doing something active so I don't just deteriorate!

    Dang Elise thats not good news....take care of that runjury...i can't even imagine how hard not running is going to be for you. :'(
  • kristinegift
    kristinegift Posts: 2,406 Member
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    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

    Got out to run this morning before the kid I'm babysitting got up; her dad, who knows me through our weekend running group, told me expressly, "Go for a run! It's fine! She's used to it!" (she's 11 so she can take care of herself if she gets up when I'm not there; I'm here mostly as a chauffeur). Managed to squeeze in my 6 miles between two rain storms, but it took a while for my body to remember how to run in 63* 80% humidity type weather. I am incredibly, disgustingly sweaty now. It also took 5 of those 6 miles to work through all the stiffness and aches from tapering, too. Here's to hoping my 10 miler tomorrow feels better than today's run did!

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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)

  • Mathsrunner
    Mathsrunner Posts: 93 Member
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    1/4 : 3.2 Miles
    3/4 : 7.0 Miles
    9/4 : 3.1 Miles
    16/4: 3.7 Miles
    17/4: 6.3 Miles
    19/4: 5.1 Miles
    21/4: 5.1 Miles
    23/4: 7.1 Miles

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