April 2017 Running Challenge

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  • zdyb23456
    zdyb23456 Posts: 1,706 Member
    4/1 8mi 1:14:29min
    4/2 rest
    4/3 4mi 34:55min
    4/4 4.55mi 43:06min
    4/5 rest
    4/6 5mi 46:47min
    4/7 3mi 25:53min
    4/8 9mi 1:24:34min
    4/9 rest
    4/10 5mi 45:44min
    4/11 7mi 1:03:31min
    4/12 rest
    4/13 4mi 35:51min
    4/14 3mi 26:07min
    4/15 10mi 1:35:12min
    4/16 rest
    4/17 5mi 46:22min
    4/18 4.3mi 38:55min
    4/19 5mi 43:06min <- my fastest 5 miler in a long time!
    4/20 rest
    4/21 4mi 35:46min
    4/22 9mi 1:28:18min

    My 9 miler felt very hard today :neutral: I did not have cool weather, rather it was 75 degrees. I'm hoping that is why it felt so hard. I'm also dealing with a weird chest/cough/sore throat thing that started a few days ago. My husband says I have to get used to it - it is only going to get hotter and muggier as the days go by.
  • hesfeld
    hesfeld Posts: 95 Member
    Broke in my brand new Brooks Glycerin 14's today. Pure love. Got 2.8 mi in and feeling good for my 5k next week. If only this wind would go away, the gloomy weather can stay though!
  • vandinem
    vandinem Posts: 550 Member 
    Date     Miles      MTD
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Apr 02     5.0        5.0
Apr 05     4.3        9.3
Apr 07     6.4       15.7
Apr 08     4.3       20.0
Apr 09     5.0       25.0
Apr 11     5.1       30.1
Apr 13     5.1       35.2
Apr 15     5.1       40.3
Apr 16     5.1       45.4
Apr 20     5.1       50.5
Apr 22     5.1T      55.6

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  • greenolivetree
    greenolivetree Posts: 1,282 Member
    edited April 2017
    Walked half a mile then ran a bit before starting hill repeats (maybe 1.5 mile). I was kinda hot but then I turned north for hill repeats and brrrr! Into the wind and mist, each repeat got colder as I got sweatier and also the mist collecting on me. I'd get hot again every time i turned back downhill.

    Going down the 4th time my left hip flexor started to cramp. I stretched and went for a 5th repeat then continued to run toward home until i had run 5 miles total plus the half mile walk. But I was still .75 mile from home and knew I would get cold so I did walk/run for another half mile with the crampy leg then finally walked .25 home for 6.25 total miles.

    3 houses down from me this guy let his big slobbering dog charge me :s I didn't even know they had a dog and it scared the crap out of me until he called the dog off. Sheesh.

    Stretched and foam rolled and hopefully the hip flexor was a freak thing.
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    @WhatMeRunning YES! Today was great weather! So glad it fell on a race day for you! I always think of your come back on my "runs". Thanks for offering your support! Congratulations on the half!
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    @shanaber I know some bikers who call anything on 2 feet walking......
  • WhatMeRunning
    WhatMeRunning Posts: 3,538 Member
    @shanaber - Great to hear you had a good feeling run! Definitely not rude. They needed correcting.
  • juliet3455
    juliet3455 Posts: 3,015 Member
    edited April 2017
    I was on my way to Grande Prairie (2 hr drive one way) for a 20km trail run/course review (not a race). I got called back for work. By the time I had the trouble fixed it was to late to for GP.
    Impromptu Trail run in PR. From Tim's; Up Misery Mtn, Down the South Face on Camels Back and picked up the Freeland's Trail around the West Shoulders back to Tims. The wettest part was the on the west side of the Freeland trail with all the deep holes right full of water. Tip Toe around the H2O in the trees, rose bush's, thorns etc.
    It was only 8.15 km and took a full 65 minutes - typical of Trails, Hills and Water challenges. Still a lot of Relaxing Fun.
    The resident Black Bear family is finally out from Hibernation - lots of tracks and scat but never did see the mother and her 2 cubs from last year. She has been on Misery Mtn for 10 years so she is used to humans/dogs and just walks into the closest bush when ever she see's us. Haven't heard of anyone having a negative/bad experience with her, even with her cubs close by. The crocus's were just starting to open up and you can see where she has cleaned up some of the patch's and dug out a few ant hills.

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    04/01 0.0 km – 140. km – 0.0 km – YTD 300.05
    04/02 6.5 km – 135.5km - 6.5km
    04/05 5.2 km – 130.3km - 11.7km
    04/08 21.3 km – 109.0km - 33.0km Jasper HM 2:13:33
    04/12 5.0 km – 104.0km - 38.0km
    04/15 12.1 km – 89.9km - 50.1km
    04/16 5.0 km – 84.9km - 55.1km
    04/17 5.3 km – 79.6km - 60.4km
    04/19 14.0 km – 65.6km - 74.4km
    04/19 8.15 km – 57.45km - 82.55km – YTD 382.55 Misery Mtn & Camels back & Freelands Trail

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  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    @juliet3455 it's too bad you missed out on your original planned run, but I'm glad to see you were able to get a run in nonetheless.
  • autumnblade75
    autumnblade75 Posts: 1,661 Member
    WhatMeRunning wrote: »
    @autumnblade75 - Here is the link where I downloaded the Daniels Tables in spreadsheet form from a couple years back, shared to me by @SonicDeathMonkey80 back when he was posting here. Get your wayback glasses on though, this website looks like it is straight out of 1995. The only thing missing is a midi file playing Macarena while you browse. Look towards the bottom of the section talking about the Daniels Tables for the link.

    http://www.electricblues.com/html/runpro.html

    Thanks! I downloaded the spreadsheet, but don't have a program to open it with. Then I got sidetracked with all the other information and links. Lots to read. I'm sure I'll learn something!
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    @angmarie28 Awesome pictures, and even better run!
  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 5,184 Member
    edited April 2017
    4/3/17 - 3.8 miles
    4/5/17 - 3.2 miles
    4/6/17 - 4 miles
    4/9/17 - 3.2 miles
    4/10/17 - 1.2 miles
    4/11/17 - 3.3 miles
    4/13/17 - 3.7 miles
    4/16/17 - 3.2 miles
    4/18/17 - 3.5 miles
    4/20/17 - 3.5 miles
    4/22/17 - 3.2 miles


    35.8/40 miles for April

    Today is my scheduled rest day. But with the temperature at 65 I could not not run. Tuesday the forecast says the high will be 98 so there is a good chance I will miss my Tuesday run. I really felt that I needed to take advantage of the weather today. Besides, I just really wanted to run. Tomorrow is a scheduled run and it should be 70/75 so I am expecting another great day for running. I'm still not sure what I am going to do when summer gets here. I know I will have to readjust my schedule somewhat. I don't want to be a wuss, but the temperatures here are often in the 100's. I have known people who have suffered from heat exhaustion and heat stroke so I know that it is something to take seriously. Last summer I just waited until after about 8:30 pm to walk. I could probably do the same this year, I would just need to eat dinner a lot earlier so I won't be running on a full stomach.


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  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    @kgirlhart we all have those days where we can not not run. Taking advantage of weather and adjusting your schedule because of it is a great thing to do. Keep it up!
  • MobyCarp
    MobyCarp Posts: 2,927 Member
    @shanaber - I would assume the cyclist is just pathologically inobservant, on a par with my podiatrist. So you don't have to go back and look up my post, the podiatrist totally missed the clue that I was wearing a current year Boston Celebration jacket and race shirt 2 days after Boston, and asked me how my "race out west" (Bend, OR cross country championship in February) had gone.
  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,423 Member
    Thanks @MobyCarp, @WhatMeRunning and @MNLittleFinn!
    @angmarie28 - beautiful pictures. I grew up in Idaho and did a double take it looks so much like home!
    @kgirlhart - we have that same issue with the heat in So CA (97 yesterday and 90 today). I get up and try to get out early before it gets too hot. I can usually get my normal run done before it gets to 75 even if I don't get out as early as I would like.
  • angmarie28
    angmarie28 Posts: 2,893 Member
    @shanaber after my marathon in July, we are headed to Idaho, North of coeur d'alene, we go every year to see hubs family, I'm hoping to have recovered enough to go for at least 1 run in the mountains while we are there
  • JessicaMcB
    JessicaMcB Posts: 1,503 Member
    edited April 2017
    @MNLittleFinn big congrats to your wife! I hope she is incredibly proud of herself, that's an awesome accomplishment!

    So fun fact: I'm a moron. I knew my Earth Day 5K Virtual was meant to be tonight (KiR: Mostly registered because the medal is beautiful lol) so naturally I chose today to bank 1600 calories into dinner. My time was effing terrible because I felt so sick, the 5k I ran subsequently was basically me repeating over and over, "Don't you dare puke on the new treadmill. Don't puke. DON'T PUKE DAMMIT!" . Had to tap out at 10k to avoid disaster -_-

    ...Maybe this is why I run on an empty tank :/


    April 1- 42.2
    April 2- 7.6
    April 3- 14
    April 4- 13.4
    April 5- Off
    April 6- 10
    April 7- 15.8
    April 8- Off
    April 9- 9.5
    April 10- 15.5
    April 11- 11.1
    April 12- 7.3
    April 13- Off
    April 14- 15.7
    April 15- 19.1
    April 16- 7.4
    April 17- 15.2
    April 18- 19.1
    April 19- Off
    April 20- 15 (TM)
    April 21- 15 (TM)
    April 22- 10 Earth Day 5K Virtual- 27:15

    262.9 km/300 km
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    autumnblade75 wrote: »
    I also played a bit more with the settings on the Garmin Connect site. I can't figure out if it isn't meant to add activity calories or if there's still just a checkbox that I haven't noticed. But they're definitely selling the Vivosmart line as activity trackers, so I feel a little bit cheated that only yesterday's run added anything, and after deleting the additional activity (sent by RunKeeper, where I had to delete a second copy of the run as sent by Zombies, Run!) I was only working with 2100 calories, as opposed to a similar day with the Fitbit, which would be 2800. But even with my substandard degree of compliance, that ought to make the weight loss actually happen, right? Feels like too much of a jump, to me.

    @autumnblade75 Not sure if you're talking about what I think you're talking about, but I find Garmin to be rubbish at letting you count calories.

    Garmin gives you barely any calories for exercise earned through walking. Fitbit was amazingly accurate for walking and running.

    I've asked and asked about this all over the web. Basically, no-one has a reason.

    I'm currently experimenting with having my MFP Activity Level set to Very Active (since I do at least 17,000 steps a day).
  • iofred
    iofred Posts: 488 Member
    23/04 - 6.2mile Taper #4 (@8:35min/pm - (much better pace, not certain if it was the lack of music or different shoes), followed with Interval & Shoulders supersets - T-8

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    Completed
    • 11/03 - 10K Run The Solar System (thanks for the tip) - 52:01
    • 12/03 - TM Half Marathon (plugged in the MK HM route - attempt 1  ) - 1:54:02
    • 25/03 - TM Half Marathon (plugged in the MK HM route - attempt 2  ) - 1:53:53
    • 15/04 - TM Easter Bunny support run (plugged in the MK HM route - attempt 2  ) - 1:59:03
    Coming up:
    • 01/05 - Milton Keynes HM
    • 18/06 - Run-Bedford-Run - 10K
    • 02/09 - Bedford HM
    • 24/09 - Windsor HM
  • autumnblade75
    autumnblade75 Posts: 1,661 Member
    Orphia wrote: »
    autumnblade75 wrote: »
    I also played a bit more with the settings on the Garmin Connect site. I can't figure out if it isn't meant to add activity calories or if there's still just a checkbox that I haven't noticed. But they're definitely selling the Vivosmart line as activity trackers, so I feel a little bit cheated that only yesterday's run added anything, and after deleting the additional activity (sent by RunKeeper, where I had to delete a second copy of the run as sent by Zombies, Run!) I was only working with 2100 calories, as opposed to a similar day with the Fitbit, which would be 2800. But even with my substandard degree of compliance, that ought to make the weight loss actually happen, right? Feels like too much of a jump, to me.

    @autumnblade75 Not sure if you're talking about what I think you're talking about, but I find Garmin to be rubbish at letting you count calories.

    Garmin gives you barely any calories for exercise earned through walking. Fitbit was amazingly accurate for walking and running.

    I've asked and asked about this all over the web. Basically, no-one has a reason.

    I'm currently experimenting with having my MFP Activity Level set to Very Active (since I do at least 17,000 steps a day).

    Yeah, I think you are interpreting correctly. That's a damn shame.

    I think I will just wear the Fitbit all the time and add the Garmin for running. When this Fitbit gives out, I'll probably switch to the clip-on kind without the HR Monitor.

    They do advertise it as a competitor to Fitbit, though, right? Not just as an affordable running watch with GPS?
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    edited April 2017
    4/1- 15.23
    4/2- 3.14
    4/3- 7.07
    4/4- 3.69
    4/5- 9
    3/6- REST
    4/7- 5.12
    4/8- 17.58
    4/9- 4.05
    4/10- 7.13
    4/11- 3.79
    4/12- 9
    4/13- REST
    4/14- 17
    4/15- 5.11
    4/16- 4.06
    4/17- 5.71
    4/18- REST
    4/19- 7.14
    4/20- REST
    4/21- 3.69
    4/22- 15
    4/23- 3.15

    Total: 145.66

    Monthly Goal: Stay "healthy" and get in good marathon training
    Nominal Mileage goal: 191 miles.

    Today's notes: Easy run day, after yesterday's FFLR. Assignment was, as usual, to run 3 miles @ E pace. Ran 3.15 miles in 30:32 for an average pace of 9:41. This was all normal, until I checked out my stats on Garmin, and saw an average HR of 146. That's a whole 4 points lower than I've averaged on any run this training cycle. Sure, it was a short run on a cool (30F), but it did feel nice to see that HR.

    As a related aside: I've noticed that I have been running a LITTLE slower, like 5-10sec/mile slower, as training goes on, but I'm also having consistently lower average HR, so maybe I'm finding my groove finally?

    2017 Races
    6/16- William A Irvin 5k
    6/17- Grandma's Marathon (Full!)
    8/19- Rampage at the Ridge 5k OCR
    9/23- Ely Marathon (full)
    10/21 Wild Duluth 50k<- yeah, I'm crazy enough to go for it
    11/23- TBD 5k Turkey Trot
  • katharmonic
    katharmonic Posts: 5,720 Member
    Questions for the group -

    I am thinking about a 1/2 marathon on May 21 (planning a little vacation - why not run while I'm at it?). Obviously that is 4 weeks out, and I don't have any real expectations for this race other than have fun, see a new place and challenge myself a little. My background is that I started running about 18 months ago and ran my first 1/2 in October with a time of 2:39 after completing a summer training program.

    I'm signing up for the training program again for this summer (and it starts May 31) and will be doing a fall half again with the goal of really improving my fitness and time. So this is like a pre-training season race for fun, maybe to see where I am. I am currently running about 20-25 miles a week, with a long run up to 7-8 miles (although the month of April has been a bit spotty, the last week was on track again). I just completed a 10k with what was for me a great time, so I'm feeling good about how my fitness has improved over the last year.

    So my questions are I guess, should I try to crank up my mileage and long runs in these next few weeks to better prepare for this? Last time I maxed out at 10 miles for my long run. I don't want to feel too fatigued going into this or going into to my real training season that starts shortly after that. I think I could probably finish a 1/2 right now, but it has been a long time since I ran over 90 minutes. Or should I just go on vacation like a normal person and not do it at all :)

  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    @katharmonic Part of me says go for it, but that's the part that signed me up for a second marathon and a 50k before running my first marathon.

    Four weeks isn't a lot of time to ramp up training, given that you might want a week for taper. So.... and this goes against all my instincts.... it might be better to keep training how you are and take the vacation as a real one, with some running thrown in, so you're in good shape for your "real" training season.
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