April 2017 Running Challenge
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Thursday I ran 3.5 on the treadmill and did strength training at the gym. Today I went to the local park for a 10 mile run.
The temperature is already in the mid 80s and humid -- Yuck. This summer is going to suck.
58/100 miles done in April3 -
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Hi all
Aim: 130k
4/2: 13.1k -casual run-
4/3: 1.5k -cause I am lazy, that's why-
4/4: 4k -as c/d of leg day training-
4/6: 5k -after gym-
4/7: 8.5k -intervals-
4/8: 9.1k -various surfaces-
4/9: 12.5k -trail-
4/11: 4.5k -c/d from strength training-
4/13: 9.7k -intervals-
4/14: 14.8k -various surfaces-
82.1/130k
@Orphia Thank you for Runalyze. It seems pretty cool!!
Stay free of injuries!2 -
@MNLittleFinn - I knew you wouldn't be able to wait until after that full!
Just so you know, your 50k will make my potential 50k look like a walk in the park. Yours is hilly and named "Harder N He!!". Mine is a rails to trails event, so relatively flat (even for KS). I'm rooting for ya! 0 -
@WhatMeRunning What part of Kansas are you in? I'm from Great Bend, but now live in Oklahoma. My employer has a program where if we do so much activity and different point related things, we get $50-100 added to our paycheck a quarter. I already love working out, but bonus money is always a good thing! An insurance discount would be nice, too!1
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@hesfeld - I'm in northeastern Kansas on the soutwestern outskirts of the Kansas City area in a city named Lenexa. A bonus for this stuff would be great!1
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Hey everyone, I'm new to this thread. I used to run kinda consistently and even ran a few 5k runs last year (I even got second in my age group twice... does it count if there were only three people
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I just ran today for the first time in about 6 months. I ran two miles (and walked one), and it felt really good. I would love the companionship and friendship of others that love to run. I am pretty bad about falling into ruts and not finishing what I start so I can't promise that I will follow through with these goals I am setting, but I am hoping this time will be different.
My goal is to run 5 days a week, two miles a day.
Thanks for letting me join, I hope to actually make some friends here so add me if you would like.
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Welcome @WickAndArtoo, you found a great place for motivation and info. As for having it count, I'd probably only get an age group award if I picked one up off the ground which a faster runner accidentally dropped. I would try to catch up with them to give it back, but I am also kind of slow.
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@WhatMeRunning thank you, I really appreciate the welcome.0
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I didn't run for 4 days, ugh, stupid life getting in the way of running, but I did finally run today, only 2.5 miles because I'm fighting off a cold, bleck.4
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WickAndArtoo wrote: »Hey everyone, I'm new to this thread. I used to run kinda consistently and even ran a few 5k runs last year (I even got second in my age group twice... does it count if there were only three people ).
I just ran today for the first time in about 6 months. I ran two miles (and walked one), and it felt really good. I would love the companionship and friendship of others that love to run. I am pretty bad about falling into ruts and not finishing what I start so I can't promise that I will follow through with these goals I am setting, but I am hoping this time will be different.
My goal is to run 5 days a week, two miles a day.
Thanks for letting me join, I hope to actually make some friends here so add me if you would like.
Welcome the the best challenge/group on MFP. There are some amazing runners on here. They've taught me a lot. Ask any questions you have. They're always ready to dole out great advice to us novices.0 -
1---4.48
3---3.05
5---2.85 walk
9---3.30 walk
11---4.77
14---6.07
24.52/30
RACES!!!
XTERRA Rock Dallas Trail Run (HM at night) May 27 (Tentative)
XTERRA Jurassic Trail Run (HM at night) Jul 8 (Tentative)4 -
01/04 4.04 miles
03/04 3.10 miles
05/04 3.51 miles
06/04 4.14 miles
07/04 3.08 miles
11/04 3.01 miles
13/04 3.52 miles
14/04 4.06 miles - that was tough, very cold and windy
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@Elise4270 great run! you're really getting back into it!1
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Hi all! Work is crazy, but managed to get 5 in this morning, and averaged 30 second faster miles than my regular 5 mile runs!
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@Bakins929 great run!1
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@WhatMeRunning You can at least upload a certain number of files (fit, gpx, whatever you have) at a time. Not too many, then I got a timeout, but ~40 at a time worked for me. (did I write this morning I don't need another run tracking side? nevermind...)WhatMeRunning wrote: »Well, I already set up my Runalyze account. Looks like I have to import activities manually (which is a time suck) but they are going to allow for auto-synch with certain apps at a later date. I'm looking forward to that. I'll probably import my last months activities during some free time soon to get a decent look at the tool, but I will admit I am not fond of having to take time to pick a tool to export from then import here when all of my other apps already auto-sync with each other. I guess I'm lazy!
Knowing me, I'll probably make the time to do this, and I'll probably love yet another new tool.
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I noticed that and have all of my activities so far for 2017 imported._nikkiwolf_ wrote: »
@WhatMeRunning You can at least upload a certain number of files (fit, gpx, whatever you have) at a time. Not too many, then I got a timeout, but ~40 at a time worked for me. (did I write this morning I don't need another run tracking side? nevermind...)WhatMeRunning wrote: »Well, I already set up my Runalyze account. Looks like I have to import activities manually (which is a time suck) but they are going to allow for auto-synch with certain apps at a later date. I'm looking forward to that. I'll probably import my last months activities during some free time soon to get a decent look at the tool, but I will admit I am not fond of having to take time to pick a tool to export from then import here when all of my other apps already auto-sync with each other. I guess I'm lazy! Knowing me, I'll probably make the time to do this, and I'll probably love yet another new tool. 
I like it. I am not seeing a way to schedule runs and forecast my data (not yet), but I am REALLY liking the data that is available. 
It seems to match up pretty much with what I had, although the scoring methods seems quite different, values are also way different than I am used to seeing. But the ratios of fitness to fatigue seem to be to scale between this an my Sport Tracks data. All of this other info will take some getting used to, like TRIMP and Marathon Shape. I'm also liking the predicted VO2Max.
Not that I want to spend all this time on yet another tool or anything... 2 -
MNLittleFinn wrote: »WickAndArtoo wrote: »Hey everyone, I'm new to this thread. I used to run kinda consistently and even ran a few 5k runs last year (I even got second in my age group twice... does it count if there were only three people ).
I just ran today for the first time in about 6 months. I ran two miles (and walked one), and it felt really good. I would love the companionship and friendship of others that love to run. I am pretty bad about falling into ruts and not finishing what I start so I can't promise that I will follow through with these goals I am setting, but I am hoping this time will be different.
My goal is to run 5 days a week, two miles a day.
Thanks for letting me join, I hope to actually make some friends here so add me if you would like.
Welcome the the best challenge/group on MFP. There are some amazing runners on here. They've taught me a lot. Ask any questions you have. They're always ready to dole out great advice to us novices.
Thanks! Good to hear! Granted I don't think your a novice judging by the race you signed up for 1 -
WickAndArtoo wrote: »MNLittleFinn wrote: »WickAndArtoo wrote: »Hey everyone, I'm new to this thread. I used to run kinda consistently and even ran a few 5k runs last year (I even got second in my age group twice... does it count if there were only three people ).
I just ran today for the first time in about 6 months. I ran two miles (and walked one), and it felt really good. I would love the companionship and friendship of others that love to run. I am pretty bad about falling into ruts and not finishing what I start so I can't promise that I will follow through with these goals I am setting, but I am hoping this time will be different.
My goal is to run 5 days a week, two miles a day.
Thanks for letting me join, I hope to actually make some friends here so add me if you would like.
Welcome the the best challenge/group on MFP. There are some amazing runners on here. They've taught me a lot. Ask any questions you have. They're always ready to dole out great advice to us novices.
Thanks! Good to hear! Granted I don't think your a novice judging by the race you signed up for
I started running last year February. Still feel like a novice.....I'm just slow so i have to run long to look impressive!2 -
4/02 - 5 miles
4/03 - 10 miles
4/04 - 6 miles
4/05 - 10 miles
4/06 - 6 miles
4/07 - 18 miles
4/09 - 4 miles
4/10 - 10 miles
4/11 - 6 miles
4/12 - 10 miles
4/13 - 6 miles
4/14 - 20 miles
Today's run: I told myself I was going to run 11 min/miles. And then I hit the big button with the 6 on it. And I never did slow down to that 11 min/mile. I took 20 second walk breaks every 5 1/2 minutes for the first 14 or so miles, and then every 6 miles for the remainder. I did have to stop for a 3 minute bathroom break around 7 miles, but otherwise just turned on the autopilot and let my legs do their thing.
My heartrate didn't break 170, and I've seen it top 190. I'm sure it was faster than I should have done for a training run. But if I don't run race distance at race pace, how do I know that I can keep it up for the full distance? Um... So, I'm an idiot, but it hasn't killed me, yet. I am hopeful of that 4:30 marathon finish. Not that I wanted to do another hour, either - but I have 2 more months to work up to that.
My hip has been giving me some trouble for at least 3 weeks, now. I say hip, but it's the quad and the hamstring and the glute. It warms up and works fine, and I don't seem to be making it worse, but it's not really getting better, either. It's holding steady at "well, that's annoying" all this time. It is the short leg - not that I look so unbalanced at a glance. I've never had them measured. But I noticed a while back that my knees aren't even at the same height. I think I also lead with the opposite hip. So, today I changed it up to try to lead with the "bad" hip. It felt better to the hip, but awkward in general for running. If I work on that for a while, perhaps I can strengthen the weaker side? It's worth a shot. I seem to run with a little bit of a "swing" to my step. So, the "leading with the other foot" was accomplished by switching my breathing to start each breath with the "bad" leg instead of the "good" one. When I'm running without music, it's so much easier to breathe on 6 steps, instead of every 4. I should listen to more waltzes.
I have eliminated another sports bra from consideration for runs of 20 miles. None of the others chafe my shoulders. And that one is hard to remove when it's sweaty. Also, 20 miles apparently crosses a threshhold, where sweat saturates the entire pair of capris and runs down my calf to dampen my socks. My feet are generally dry after a run - but not this time.
Halfway to my goal. Time to play some Skyrim. Hope the Xbox will cooperate, today.5 -
4/2-3.3 miles
4/3-3 miles
4/5-3.5 miles
4/6-2.5 miles
4/8-4.2 miles
4/9-5 miles
4/14-5 miles
total-26.5 miles
Threw in another 2.5 mile run while baby was napping, so that's 5 miles today, 5 really slow miles, but still 5 miles
Training for:
5/14-womens run-5mile
7/10- Missoula Marathon-HM
9/17- Montana Marathon-Full marathon3 -
@autumnblade75 Nice run! what did your pace end up at? Also, what marathon are you running? If you're at 20 miles with 2 months to go, you've got plenty of time to keep it going. My two 20 milers aren't until mid May, and my marathon is mid June. You're doing great!
@angmarie28 great running!0 -
MNLittleFinn wrote: »@autumnblade75 Nice run! what did your pace end up at? Also, what marathon are you running? If you're at 20 miles with 2 months to go, you've got plenty of time to keep it going. My two 20 milers aren't until mid May, and my marathon is mid June. You're doing great!
Zombies, Run! says it's a 10:27 average pace. I didn't bother to pause for the bathroom break, because the app doesn't seem to work like that. It'll stop my music, or the story clip, but it will add the time back in, anyway. If you calculate pace based on the time on the treadmill, it was 10:19 average.
I'll be doing the Mayor's Midnight Sun Marathon in Anchorage, AK. Runcation, baby! We're racing on the same day. It will be interesting to compare notes.
My plan this time around is to run the full distance in training. Last time, I had issues after mile 18, which is as far as the longest training run I had completed. Coincidence? I don't really believe it.
Gatorade seems to be working better as fuel than the gummy bears did. But I've got another year's experience under my belt, too. Even though last summer didn't see many miles out of me. I was waylaid by Pokemon Go!
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autumnblade75 wrote: »MNLittleFinn wrote: »@autumnblade75 Nice run! what did your pace end up at? Also, what marathon are you running? If you're at 20 miles with 2 months to go, you've got plenty of time to keep it going. My two 20 milers aren't until mid May, and my marathon is mid June. You're doing great!
Zombies, Run! says it's a 10:27 average pace. I didn't bother to pause for the bathroom break, because the app doesn't seem to work like that. It'll stop my music, or the story clip, but it will add the time back in, anyway. If you calculate pace based on the time on the treadmill, it was 10:19 average.
I'll be doing the Mayor's Midnight Sun Marathon in Anchorage, AK. Runcation, baby! We're racing on the same day. It will be interesting to compare notes.
My plan this time around is to run the full distance in training. Last time, I had issues after mile 18, which is as far as the longest training run I had completed. Coincidence? I don't really believe it.
Gatorade seems to be working better as fuel than the gummy bears did. But I've got another year's experience under my belt, too. Even though last summer didn't see many miles out of me. I was waylaid by Pokemon Go!
You did 20 miles on a treadmill??? I could not do that.0 -
MNLittleFinn wrote: »autumnblade75 wrote: »MNLittleFinn wrote: »@autumnblade75 Nice run! what did your pace end up at? Also, what marathon are you running? If you're at 20 miles with 2 months to go, you've got plenty of time to keep it going. My two 20 milers aren't until mid May, and my marathon is mid June. You're doing great!
Zombies, Run! says it's a 10:27 average pace. I didn't bother to pause for the bathroom break, because the app doesn't seem to work like that. It'll stop my music, or the story clip, but it will add the time back in, anyway. If you calculate pace based on the time on the treadmill, it was 10:19 average.
I'll be doing the Mayor's Midnight Sun Marathon in Anchorage, AK. Runcation, baby! We're racing on the same day. It will be interesting to compare notes.
My plan this time around is to run the full distance in training. Last time, I had issues after mile 18, which is as far as the longest training run I had completed. Coincidence? I don't really believe it.
Gatorade seems to be working better as fuel than the gummy bears did. But I've got another year's experience under my belt, too. Even though last summer didn't see many miles out of me. I was waylaid by Pokemon Go!
You did 20 miles on a treadmill??? I could not do that.
Heh. I have a hard time keeping it slow on the treadmill. I find it impossible outdoors. I need to investigate what pacers they'll have in AK.
I love my treadmill.0 -
autumnblade75 wrote: »MNLittleFinn wrote: »autumnblade75 wrote: »MNLittleFinn wrote: »@autumnblade75 Nice run! what did your pace end up at? Also, what marathon are you running? If you're at 20 miles with 2 months to go, you've got plenty of time to keep it going. My two 20 milers aren't until mid May, and my marathon is mid June. You're doing great!
Zombies, Run! says it's a 10:27 average pace. I didn't bother to pause for the bathroom break, because the app doesn't seem to work like that. It'll stop my music, or the story clip, but it will add the time back in, anyway. If you calculate pace based on the time on the treadmill, it was 10:19 average.
I'll be doing the Mayor's Midnight Sun Marathon in Anchorage, AK. Runcation, baby! We're racing on the same day. It will be interesting to compare notes.
My plan this time around is to run the full distance in training. Last time, I had issues after mile 18, which is as far as the longest training run I had completed. Coincidence? I don't really believe it.
Gatorade seems to be working better as fuel than the gummy bears did. But I've got another year's experience under my belt, too. Even though last summer didn't see many miles out of me. I was waylaid by Pokemon Go!
You did 20 miles on a treadmill??? I could not do that.
Heh. I have a hard time keeping it slow on the treadmill. I find it impossible outdoors. I need to investigate what pacers they'll have in AK.
I love my treadmill.
My marathon has 4:15 and 4:30 for pavers in the range I'm hoping for. Problem is one is at the very fast end and the other is the slower end. Planning to hang with the 4:30 group to start....but well see0 -
The last time I did something like that, I wound up spending the first part of the race moving ahead of the slower group and playing catch up with the faster group, catching them by the middle of the race and then backing off a bit to keep with them. In the end it paid off and I finished ahead of the faster group, but it could have gone worse. The plan was supposed to be to catch up with the faster group towards the end of the race, but seeing them in front of me I just kept going towards them like a freaking magnet!MNLittleFinn wrote: »autumnblade75 wrote: »MNLittleFinn wrote: »autumnblade75 wrote: »MNLittleFinn wrote: »@autumnblade75 Nice run! what did your pace end up at? Also, what marathon are you running? If you're at 20 miles with 2 months to go, you've got plenty of time to keep it going. My two 20 milers aren't until mid May, and my marathon is mid June. You're doing great!
Zombies, Run! says it's a 10:27 average pace. I didn't bother to pause for the bathroom break, because the app doesn't seem to work like that. It'll stop my music, or the story clip, but it will add the time back in, anyway. If you calculate pace based on the time on the treadmill, it was 10:19 average.
I'll be doing the Mayor's Midnight Sun Marathon in Anchorage, AK. Runcation, baby! We're racing on the same day. It will be interesting to compare notes.
My plan this time around is to run the full distance in training. Last time, I had issues after mile 18, which is as far as the longest training run I had completed. Coincidence? I don't really believe it.
Gatorade seems to be working better as fuel than the gummy bears did. But I've got another year's experience under my belt, too. Even though last summer didn't see many miles out of me. I was waylaid by Pokemon Go!
You did 20 miles on a treadmill??? I could not do that.
Heh. I have a hard time keeping it slow on the treadmill. I find it impossible outdoors. I need to investigate what pacers they'll have in AK.
I love my treadmill.
My marathon has 4:15 and 4:30 for pavers in the range I'm hoping for. Problem is one is at the very fast end and the other is the slower end. Planning to hang with the 4:30 group to start....but well see0 -
WhatMeRunning wrote: »
The last time I did something like that, I wound up spending the first part of the race moving ahead of the slower group and playing catch up with the faster group, catching them by the middle of the race and then backing off a bit to keep with them. In the end it paid off and I finished ahead of the faster group, but it could have gone worse. The plan was supposed to be to catch up with the faster group towards the end of the race, but seeing them in front of me I just kept going towards them like a freaking magnet!MNLittleFinn wrote: »autumnblade75 wrote: »MNLittleFinn wrote: »autumnblade75 wrote: »MNLittleFinn wrote: »@autumnblade75 Nice run! what did your pace end up at? Also, what marathon are you running? If you're at 20 miles with 2 months to go, you've got plenty of time to keep it going. My two 20 milers aren't until mid May, and my marathon is mid June. You're doing great!
Zombies, Run! says it's a 10:27 average pace. I didn't bother to pause for the bathroom break, because the app doesn't seem to work like that. It'll stop my music, or the story clip, but it will add the time back in, anyway. If you calculate pace based on the time on the treadmill, it was 10:19 average.
I'll be doing the Mayor's Midnight Sun Marathon in Anchorage, AK. Runcation, baby! We're racing on the same day. It will be interesting to compare notes.
My plan this time around is to run the full distance in training. Last time, I had issues after mile 18, which is as far as the longest training run I had completed. Coincidence? I don't really believe it.
Gatorade seems to be working better as fuel than the gummy bears did. But I've got another year's experience under my belt, too. Even though last summer didn't see many miles out of me. I was waylaid by Pokemon Go!
You did 20 miles on a treadmill??? I could not do that.
Heh. I have a hard time keeping it slow on the treadmill. I find it impossible outdoors. I need to investigate what pacers they'll have in AK.
I love my treadmill.
My marathon has 4:15 and 4:30 for pavers in the range I'm hoping for. Problem is one is at the very fast end and the other is the slower end. Planning to hang with the 4:30 group to start....but well see
I just can't find any information about pacers, anywhere. But your strategy (@WhatMeRunning) is close to how I handled my recent Half. I didn't catch the next fastest group, but I didn't start looking for them until around the 10 mile mark. I *probably* could have run with them, but didn't want to find out that I'd been too ambitious halfway through the race. Especially since the slower group would still bring a PR.
Anything under 4:55 will be a PR for the marathon. I feel VERY confident that I can do that.2 -
angmarie28 wrote: »4/2-3.3 miles
4/3-3 miles
4/5-3.5 miles
4/6-2.5 miles
4/8-4.2 miles
4/9-5 miles
4/14-5 miles
total-26.5 miles
Threw in another 2.5 mile run while baby was napping, so that's 5 miles today, 5 really slow miles, but still 5 miles
Training for:
5/14-womens run-5mile
7/10- Missoula Marathon-HM
9/17- Montana Marathon-Full marathon
You are in Montana! I was born and raised in Bozeman good job on your runs this week!
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