April 2018 Monthly Running Challenge

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  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    Elise4270 wrote: »
    Braved my first post op run. I ran 15, 1 minute intervals (2.08 miles total). It was..... hard. I couldn't remember how to run and breath, my form was sloppy. I do think I did good on avoiding heal striking like instructed. Hip is grumpy.

    I'm starving now...

    19.67 miles.

    Just another reason you are an inspiration. Youve had a hard go of things with running and keep at it. Keep being awesome
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    MNLittleFinn wrote: »
    Elise4270 wrote: »
    Braved my first post op run. I ran 15, 1 minute intervals (2.08 miles total). It was..... hard. I couldn't remember how to run and breath, my form was sloppy. I do think I did good on avoiding heal striking like instructed. Hip is grumpy.

    I'm starving now...

    19.67 miles.

    Just another reason you are an inspiration. Youve had a hard go of things with running and keep at it. Keep being awesome

    This.
  • zdyb23456
    zdyb23456 Posts: 1,706 Member
    @MNLittleFinn awesome race report!
  • kristinegift
    kristinegift Posts: 2,406 Member
    edited April 2018
    5 recovery miles! I decided I wanted to make them actually easy and so I tried to keep my HR in zone 3 (below 154 HR) for the entire run. I managed to keep it at zone 3 for 89% of the run, and dipped into zone 4 for only 4% of the run, so I am calling it a success! It was definitely hard to stay in that zone for so long (and my cadence was definitely under my 170 target, boooo) but when I got done, I'd taxed myself so little that it barely felt like I'd run at all. It was really nice!

    4/1: 7 miles
    4/2: 4.1 miles
    4/3: 6.7 miles
    4/4: Rest day
    4/5: Lazy day
    4/6: 5.2 miles
    4/7: 10 miles
    4/8: 4.5 miles trail demo
    4/9: 5 miles
    4/10: 7.2 miles Track Tuesday
    4/11: 8 miles Tempo Wednesday
    4/12: Rest day
    4/13: 3 miles
    4/14: 6 miles
    4/15: 2.9 miles + gym sesh
    4/16: Rainy rest day
    4/17: 7 miles hill repeats + gym sesh
    4/18: 5.2 miles

    April miles: 81.9
    Goal miles: 100

    Upcoming Races:
    April 29: New Jersey Marathon 4-person relay
    May 20: Watershed 10k trail race

  • Purplebunnysarah
    Purplebunnysarah Posts: 3,252 Member
    @MNLittleFinn Epic race report.

    @Elise4270 Yay! You ran!

    As for me, been fighting cramps and grumpiness the past couple of days, and took a rest day yesterday. Currently dressed in running gear waiting for my kids to fall asleep (because my kids like me to sit with them when they go to bed) and then I will force myself to go out for an easy 4 miles. Then I will come home and work for an hour or two because I have 2 different set-in-stone deadlines on Friday and my in-laws coming to visit at the same time.
  • noblsheep
    noblsheep Posts: 593 Member
    0418-2.4k Total-34.1k Goal-80k

    Dashed into the gym 20 minutes before closing time and hit the dreadmill. Air quality lately has been *kitten*, so I've been cycling a lot (yes I know that makes no sense... my reasoning is that I have to walk 30 minutes to and from the subway anyway, and my bike commute is only 35 minutes, thus only 5 extra minutes of exposure and a cardio workout to boot, thus win) in addition to lifting, hoping that when it clears up I've still got some semblance of running fitness left.

    @Elise4270 Congrats! Sounds like a pretty solid start for great things to come.

    @MNLittleFinn Truly inspiring RR.

    Wondering if anyone here has experience with Ultra Trail Mount Fuji? The shorter version, Shizuoka to Yamanashi, is about 80k and sounds like a nice stepping stone from the 50k to 100k distance, and it has a reputation of being "runable". Have my sights on it as a mid-term goal, any insight on this?
  • Purplebunnysarah
    Purplebunnysarah Posts: 3,252 Member
    @noblsheep No insights on that race but hearing about it I think I now want to do some sort of race on a volcano.
  • abutcher2122
    abutcher2122 Posts: 175 Member
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  • HonuNui
    HonuNui Posts: 1,464 Member
    sarahthes wrote: »
    @noblsheep No insights on that race but hearing about it I think I now want to do some sort of race on a volcano.

    http://bigislandroadrunners.org/BIRR_h2v.html 50k starts on a bayfront island, runs 50k...mostly uphill....to Volcano village (on the active volcano Kilauea)
  • ddmom0811
    ddmom0811 Posts: 1,881 Member
    4 miles this morning. Set out for 5 but I had bathroom issues and had to head back home. grrrr. This hasn't happened in a couple years and all of sudden two times this week.

    @elise4270 - yay!!! Can’t wait to see how you progress!
    @sarahthes - When I used to give blood I could barely run for almost a week. But my iron was always on the borderline of giving. I decided I had to stop giving because it just made me too exhausted.
    @BruinsGal_91 - what a story. Made me cry again. Boston is just a real tear jerker for me this year!

    4/1 - 3.65 miles to Buckingham Palace, + strength training W9-B
    4/2 -Tabatas in the hotel gym
    4/3 - 5 miles Hyde Park
    4/4 - strength training + 1 mile treadmill
    4/5 - 5 miles Hyde Park - last day in London
    4/6 - rest/travel day
    4/7 - 4 miles on treadmill
    4/8 - 25 miles cycling + strength training W9-C
    4/9 - 5 miles
    4/10 - strength training w9-D
    4/11 - 5 miles + strength training W10-A
    4/12 - 5 miles
    4/13 - rest day!
    4/14 - 43 miles cycling
    4/15 - 40 miles cycling + strength training W10-B
    4/16 - 3 miles + strength training W10-C
    4/17 - 5 miles
    4/18 - strength training w10-D
    4/19 - 4 miles


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  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    Wen2Run wrote: »

    I didn't manage to get out on Wednesday because it was my mums birthday, so went to see her instead. Made up for it by getting in to the office early and getting a nice 9 miles before work.

    I so wish I lived closer to my work, because when your normal commute is 3 hours to the office, it really doesn't leave enough time for a decent run.

    Happy birthday to Mum!

    I wish you lived closer to work too. Yikes! Horrible drive time.
  • lporter229
    lporter229 Posts: 4,907 Member
    AlphaHowls wrote: »
    4/1 Run 0 Miles
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    4/3 Run 0 Miles
    4/4 Run 0 Miles
    4/5 Run 0 Miles
    4/6 Run 0 Miles
    4/7 Run 0 Miles
    4/8 Run 0 Miles
    4/9 Run 2.1 Miles
    4/10 Run 6.34 Miles
    4/11 Run 6.4 Miles
    4/12 Run 7.12 Miles
    4/13 Run 10.1 Miles
    4/14 Run 13.23 Miles
    4/15 Run 0 Miles
    4/16 Run 8.34 Miles
    4/17 Run 10.81 Miles
    4/18 Run 2.16 Miles
    4/19 Run 6.4 Miles

    Marathon now 8 days away....

    Good luck! How are you feeling?
  • RunsOnEspresso
    RunsOnEspresso Posts: 3,218 Member
    @HonuNui @sarahthes Volcanoes are my happy place. Haleakala is magical to me. And I would live at Volcanoes National Park if I could. I really wanted to hike to the lava flow the last two times we were on Hawaii but the hubs said no. There is something so beautiful about them and how powerful they are.
  • 7lenny7
    7lenny7 Posts: 3,498 Member
    edited April 2018
    I'm trying to play catch-up on this thread but find it hard to make headway. I'm up to page 48! I think I'm going to break up my RR into three parts or I'll never get started on it.

    @garygse fantastic race, man! An 11 minute improvement of an 11 minute improvement is phenomenal!! And doing that after coming back from your injury is amazing! I'm super stoked for your! You certainly did reach high that day.

    @PastorVincent sorry to hear about your long run, but getting 21 miles before walking sounds pretty good. You'll get it sorted it out before race day, I'm sure. Have ever weighed yourself before and after a long run to get a sense of how much water you loose per hour? It will vary with temperature, to be sure, but if you do that at various temps you can figure out how much water you've lost.

    @HonuNui you can bet Kody & I hung out when I got back. I couldn't take him for a run Saturday but he got to play in the snow while I ran the snow blower to clear out the driveway...still in my running tights and shoes. Damn that hurt!

    @mobycarp I haven't read your RR yet, but I did see the photos you posted and looked like a miserable day weather-wise, but damn man you did great (I peaked ahead to the end). I look forward to reading the whole thing as I get caught up.

    @fitoverfortymom I love, love, loved your RR!!! An AG first place on your first trail race?!?!? Your a natural. I trust we'll see more trail race reports in your future? Wonderful performance. So much of trail running is mindset and attitude and you clearly have that in your favor. You are definitely no imposter!

    @jine1989 you're doing great! Running when you don't feel you want to shows great self discipline. When the weather gets warmer and more humid, I find that I often need to slow down to keep my level of effort where I want it. Quite often, going slower means you can go longer, which will help you out in the long run.

    @NikolaosKey Congrats on signing up for the 46k! You are going to have so much fun with that! As I told @fitoverfortymom above, so much of trail running and ultra trail running is attitude, and that will be your strength in the race.

    @kevaasen you've had a great training cycle, looking forward to hearing about your marathon.

    @Duck_Puddle & @Orphia one of my friends volunteering at Zumbro was wearing a stocking cap which said "SISU". I won't say it's a common word here but you hear it. There's even a CrossFit franchise here called Sisu.

    @cburke8909 you probably mentioned it already, but where are you vacationing?
  • lporter229
    lporter229 Posts: 4,907 Member
    garygse wrote: »
    For anyone interested in @MNLittleFinn's epic effort, you can find the race report here.

    Epic indeed. Over the years there have been some truly amazing accomplishments from some truly amazing runners in this group, but I think this one inspires me the most. Thanks @MNLittleFinn for being such an inspiration to us all.
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    lporter229 wrote: »
    garygse wrote: »
    For anyone interested in @MNLittleFinn's epic effort, you can find the race report here.

    Epic indeed. Over the years there have been some truly amazing accomplishments from some truly amazing runners in this group, but I think this one inspires me the most. Thanks @MNLittleFinn for being such an inspiration to us all.

    If I inspire people, that's cool. I tend to think of myself like Forrest Gump.... I just felt like running.... Glad people are enjoying my RR. I write them to help me sort out my own thoughts, but figure sharing might entertain or help others, so it's an added bonus that way.
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    7lenny7 wrote: »
    Sunday was a sore day, mostly in my right quad, but I felt surprisingly pretty good. I was tempted to go for a run in the beautiful snow but then decided that would be stupid. Kody & I played in the snow instead. My son was supposed to be confirmed Sunday but my wife was in KC and her flight to Minneaplis was canceled due to weather. Sunday they were going to fly her from KC > Atlanta > Milwaukee > Mpls but after she got to Atlanta she found out the flight to Milwaukee was canceled. She would have been better off staying in KC where she could have stayed with friends. She finally made it home Monday night. We're going to have to reschedule Confirmation for another day.

    Monday was one last recovery day. Finally got out running again Tuesday. Did a quick 6 miles with Kody. I felt pretty rough for a mile, particularly my right quad, but in time everything started feeling good and I was able to pick up the pace and even managed a couple of sub 9:00 miles. For you OCD folks, you'll be happy to hear that when I arrived at my driveway with 5.96 on my Garmin, I continued past my house and ended up with 6.00 exactly.

    I'm heading out again tonight for 10.

    April Progress:
    86 out of 150 miles

    nice job getting back into it! I'm scheduled for rest until Tuesday, so I'm getting envious of your running again already!

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