April 2016 Running Challenge
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1.4 - rest
2.4 - hike out to Frankenstein (missed cycling)
3.4 - 13.4 km - 5 super slow, 7 hills and stuff (new shoes!)
4.4 - Should have been gym, was rest.
5.4 - 8.4 km - hard time focusing on the run. Pace fine, despite a lot of stop and go.
6.4 - 5.7 km - 'fast' and ugly - PR'ed 5K
7.4 - missed run
8.4 - travel day to Paris too tired for catching up on running after the drive.
9.4 - 8.3 km in Versailles (pictures on Strava.) slow but up one point on VO2Max.
10.4 - planned 15 - leg was iffy, pushed to next day
11.4 - 15 km - should have been long slow run, actually PR'ed 10K (whoops, felt like a LSR)
12.4 - rest - travel to Switzerland
13.4 - Short hike. No run.
14.4 - 5.2 km run with my youngest daughter, her first "dad run". I also tapped my toe hard during stretching and broke the IP joint capsule. It's 20 shades of ugly. Also 800m swim.
15.4 - Off day, toe looks terrible, but doesn't feel broken. Travel back to France, then Germany.
16.4 - Travel day (Germany to Belgium), nothing.
17.4 - 9.5 km: Hail and rain and sun. Drove to France, then drove back to Germany.
18.4 - 1.5 km (warm up), Gym day.
19.4 - short cycling & 8.5 km run.
20.4- 22.4 off - travel and family
23.4 cycling 1hr30 in the mud.
24.4 - 7.3 km before flight
25.4 - 8.1 km in Edinburgh (up to the top of Arthur's Seat)
total 90.4 km April goal 140 km
Running thoughts - Well, even though I'm not going to make goal, I'm particularly appreciating running this week. It is getting me up very early and I'm seeing parts of the city that I wouldn't see otherwise.
View from today's run - about halfway up. (Other shots are on Instagram)8 -
Reading some of your writeups I swear some of you are Catholics.
Forgive me coach for I have runned. It's been been 3 days since my last run, and even though my knee pain is still not gone I still ran.
You are blessed my dear child. For your penitence you shall do 5 downward dogs and foam roll and no running for at least 5 more days.
Thank you coach.
Ok...I said I wasn't going to read...but I read. I swear this should be our next shirt! LOL!
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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
Progress toward Goal 28.28 / 701 -
Reading some of your writeups I swear some of you are Catholics.
Forgive me coach for I have runned. It's been been 3 days since my last run, and even though my knee pain is still not gone I still ran.
You are blessed my dear child. For your penitence you shall do 5 downward dogs and foam roll and no running for at least 5 more days.
Thank you coach.
LOL - is this ever true!
Yep, Catholic but never thought of confessing this type of info.3 -
I decided against running on Friday (and Sunday). I think I'm going to take the rest of this month off--sticking with spin classes and weightlifting to stay active. My right leg is feeling better, but I still get a pain over the fibula if I cross my legs or otherwise put pressure on it. Hopefully another week will be sufficient to get me back to full health so that I can start May off right.
I've dropped a few of the pounds I packed on while taking the meloxicam. Hopefully, more of that will fall off this week. I'd like to be back to my normal (not goal, but at least lower than now) weight before I start back to running. I don't need the extra poundage when trying to heal/prevent injury...
With no running on the menu last weekend, I took the opportunity to go out to the ranch, groom both horses, deworm them, and then take a 2 hour-ish trail ride. It was a beautiful day! I had planned on also weedeating the lawn, but I wasn't able to get the gas-powered weedeaters started (in fairness to myself, I did get one of them started. It just died when I tried to move it from full choke into the run position and then would not restart). So, I pulled the worst of the weeds by hand and then went after it with the weed 'n' feed spray. DH can deal with the rest when he gets home on Wednesday!
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@ceciliaslater I love your horse!!!! I want one!0
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RAN AT LUNCH TODAY! 4 more. APRIL GOAL ACCOMPLISHED2
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@goin2cruise - Way to go on accomplishing your monthly goal! And with 5 days to spare!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
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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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
25/4......5k
Running Thoughts:
The monthly plan has completely gone now. Went to watch the London Marathon rather than run on Sunday.
anyway a fairly fast (for me) 5k tonight.
goals
1. 18 runs.............................12
2. 115km total......................64k
3. 4 runs a week...................Done
4. quickest 5km of 2016
5. quickest 10km of 2016....done, 3mins quicker.
6. 11 km long run
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After running the half yesterday, I made a firm decision that today would be a rest day. Noticed that one of my Boston twinges was worse, I had to be careful going down stairs.
This morning, that twinge in my right calf not only makes me careful going down stairs, it prevents me from running with a normal gait. I can't even jog down my hallway inside. *sigh* I had a plan, I executed the plan, and this happened anyway.
I have now officially swung from feeling confident to hypochondria. Will see whether I can run at all tomorrow; even if I can, I'll pass on the normal Tuesday speed work.
Who was that guy who was around in December running 300+ miles? He ran either 10K or a half marathon distance, every day, with no rest days. Then he got injured and disappeared from the challenges. Right now, I'm feeling like maybe I'm not any smarter than he was.
Oh, well. It is what it is, and I have to deal with it.0 -
5BeautifulDays wrote: »on a new-to-me lake trail. I only got lost once, which is pretty exciting.
Note: if it looks like a washed-out gulley, it probably is a washed out gulley and not a proper trail. I'm so happy I did this one finally, because when I put it together with my other lake loop and the connector trail, I have a perfectly wonderful 10-mile long run! Next time, I'm going the other way, though, 'cause I'm pretty sure that this path was entirely uphill, lol!
@5BeautifulDays When you run the Trail / Loop in the other direction be prepared for a few more Site Seeing side trips ( lost ). We have a Local Ski-Hill beside the River Bank called Misery Mountain ( named by a Railroad Surveyor when they were planning the Railroad Line back in early 1900's ) which we normally run in a clockwise direction. On Saturday we went the other direction and got side tracked many times - a 8km run turned into a 10 km adventure. We run over the hill, do hill repeats on it and around it all on multiple trails and still get side tracked
. This time we ended up going too high and ended up on one of the Upper Bench's and came across a short 500m BMX Bike course in the trees that we didn't realize was there, Big Air Jumps, Camel Bumps and Super Downhill speed corners.
@skippygirlsmom Great hearing about Skips Success. The Baton Spiking call sounds like a Horrible call and rule.
@EvgeniZyntx Love the look of the Trails you are running on. I am always very relaxed on trails.0 -
@MobyCarp Well, maybe May is going to be one of those recovery months for many of us.
@greenolivetree , @ceciliaslater, @7lenny7 @brhollifield and I'm out prob the rest of the month with hopefully just a sneaky sprained ankle. I'm sure I've missed others.
Hope you're calf is better soon.
It was @patrikc333 that ran all those crazy miles.0 -
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juliet3455 wrote: »
@5BeautifulDays When you run the Trail / Loop in the other direction be prepared for a few more Site Seeing side trips ( lost ). We have a Local Ski-Hill beside the River Bank called Misery Mountain ( named by a Railroad Surveyor when they were planning the Railroad Line back in early 1900's ) which we normally run in a clockwise direction. On Saturday we went the other direction and got side tracked many times - a 8km run turned into a 10 km adventure. We run over the hill, do hill repeats on it and around it all on multiple trails and still get side tracked . This time we ended up going too high and ended up on one of the Upper Bench's and came across a short 500m BMX Bike course in the trees that we didn't realize was there, Big Air Jumps, Camel Bumps and Super Downhill speed corners.
That's so funny you should mention the BMX...my first time running at Fountainhead (part of a 30 mile local trail system), I got off the blazed path for runners/hikers and onto the bike section. It was challenging, to say the least, and then humiliating as the bikers had a good chuckle at my expense as I wound my way back up the hill to wear I wanted to be, lol.
Thankfully the trail I was on today isn't nearly that dangerous...just a neighborhood lake trail with lots of little branches off into residential areas, some of which are just wash-outs, not proper paths, and some of them start out paved and then turn to gravel and then to dirt. The local kids have made their own bike paths through there, and they can be a little confusing!Rest day on account of WE JUST GOT A KITTEN!! Yippee!
Oh my goodness!!! What a sweetie-pie. I want a kitten! (Well, I would if my old cat and crazy dog wouldn't eat one for dinner). Congrats on your new furry family member!
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@MobyCarp Well, maybe May is going to be one of those recovery months for many of us.
@greenolivetree , @ceciliaslater, @7lenny7 @brhollifield and I'm out prob the rest of the month with hopefully just a sneaky sprained ankle. I'm sure I've missed others.
Hope you're calf is better soon.
It was @patrikc333 that ran all those crazy miles.
I'm out for at least a week with a surgery, too. Not that I'm the same league as the rest of you, miles-wise, anyway. But there is no shame in taking a rest if you need one!
I'm sorry you're hurting, @MobyCarp . I really hope it's just a little thing that a few days rest will sort out. The mom in me says to remind you to make sure you're eating and drinking enough and getting enough sleep, too.
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Reading some of your writeups I swear some of you are Catholics.
Forgive me coach for I have runned. It's been been 3 days since my last run, and even though my knee pain is still not gone I still ran.
You are blessed my dear child. For your penitence you shall do 5 downward dogs and foam roll and no running for at least 5 more days.
Thank you coach.
^ This is me currently -_-
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
Total: 148.76 miles
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 Marathon0 -
5BeautifulDays wrote: »@MobyCarp Well, maybe May is going to be one of those recovery months for many of us.
@greenolivetree , @ceciliaslater, @7lenny7 @brhollifield and I'm out prob the rest of the month with hopefully just a sneaky sprained ankle. I'm sure I've missed others.
Hope you're calf is better soon.
It was @patrikc333 that ran all those crazy miles.
I'm out for at least a week with a surgery, too. Not that I'm the same league as the rest of you, miles-wise, anyway. But there is no shame in taking a rest if you need one!
Your here with us. I make no distinction in miles.
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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
4/24 rest
4/25 3.15
Total 67.11
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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juliet3455 wrote: »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.
@WhatMeRunning and anyone else who has experienced Wonky GPS data. If everyone experiences Data Blips in roughly the same area it might not be caused by Trees/Foliage reducing Signal but rather an interfering signal - such as a Micro-Wave Link between Cellphone sites, Faulty Cellphone Transmitter or an Electrical Insulator on a power line going bad. Basically anything that might create a localized interference and cause loss of signal reception will reduce accuracy. A common example Is listening to the old AM/FM radio in your car and you drive under a High Voltage Power Line and lose the radio for a while close to the power line.
@juliet3455 I've noticed that happen using the Strava and Fitbit apps on my phone and it seems to be caused by pressing "record" too soon after opening the app.
Haven't had it happen since I made the connection and made sure I waited for the map to fill in details before recording.
I think the GPS system needs time to hone in on the satellite data or something something technothingy.
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