April 2018 Monthly Running Challenge
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Date Miles MTD ------- ----- ------- Apr 03 3.7 3.7 Apr 06 3.7 7.4 Apr 07 4.4 11.8 Apr 14 3.7 15.5 Apr 18 3.7 19.2 Apr 22 4.5 23.7 Apr 24 3.7 27.4 Apr 26 3.7 31.1
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lporter229 wrote: »RunsOnEspresso wrote: »BruinsGal_91 wrote: »@RunsOnEspresso I'm so jealous! I was at the Narrows last September, but it was Labor Day and it was absolutely heaving with people with no room to move. Definitely want to go back there.
We started fairly early but apparently are some of the few that tried to reach the turn around. We saw the same few people and the bulk of peoplenonce we got back toward the start.
I'm disappointed we didn't get the whole thing because we were so close but it just wasn't meant to be. We were super close, maybe a mile or less from Big Springs.
Our trip to Zion (also Grand Canyon North Rim and Lake Powell) was one of my favorite ever. So many breathtaking moments, it's hard to pick a favorite. Hiking the Narrows was definitely cool. It was like walking on bowling balls. Enjoy the rest of your vacation. What else do you have on your agenda?
We did a very similar trip about 4 years ago and unfortunately it was before I started running. Zion, Bryce, Grand Canyon North Rim, Antelope Canyon, Monument Valley, kayaking Lake Powel, and Four Corners. We loved them all except Four Corners (total waste of time).
We went to the lower antelope canyon and I was able to get a photographers pass which meant I was able to stay twice as long (2 hours I think) and completely on my own. The rest of the fam had to stay with the guided group tour.
That would be awesome! You know there is an ultra through antelope canyon, right?
We spent a day kayaking Lake Powel as well. That was truly amazing, kayaking along the canyon walls, knowing how deep that water is. Other highlights included a repelling trip outside of Zion and hiking Angel's Landing. But I think the most memorable moment of that trip for me was when we were camping at the campground in Springdale, right outside of Zion. It started thunder storming in the middle of the night. I awoke to the sound of thunder reverberating off of the canyon walls. You could literally hear it bounce from one wall to the other, getting louder as it made its way toward you through the canyon. I just laid there and listened and watched the light show through the tent. The rain never got so hard that we had to seek refuge in the truck, so it was just a magical experience. One I will never forget!6 -
lporter229 wrote: »lporter229 wrote: »RunsOnEspresso wrote: »BruinsGal_91 wrote: »@RunsOnEspresso I'm so jealous! I was at the Narrows last September, but it was Labor Day and it was absolutely heaving with people with no room to move. Definitely want to go back there.
We started fairly early but apparently are some of the few that tried to reach the turn around. We saw the same few people and the bulk of peoplenonce we got back toward the start.
I'm disappointed we didn't get the whole thing because we were so close but it just wasn't meant to be. We were super close, maybe a mile or less from Big Springs.
Our trip to Zion (also Grand Canyon North Rim and Lake Powell) was one of my favorite ever. So many breathtaking moments, it's hard to pick a favorite. Hiking the Narrows was definitely cool. It was like walking on bowling balls. Enjoy the rest of your vacation. What else do you have on your agenda?
We did a very similar trip about 4 years ago and unfortunately it was before I started running. Zion, Bryce, Grand Canyon North Rim, Antelope Canyon, Monument Valley, kayaking Lake Powel, and Four Corners. We loved them all except Four Corners (total waste of time).
We went to the lower antelope canyon and I was able to get a photographers pass which meant I was able to stay twice as long (2 hours I think) and completely on my own. The rest of the fam had to stay with the guided group tour.
That would be awesome! You know there is an ultra through antelope canyon, right?
We spent a day kayaking Lake Powel as well. That was truly amazing, kayaking along the canyon walls, knowing how deep that water is. Other highlights included a repelling trip outside of Zion and hiking Angel's Landing. But I think the most memorable moment of that trip for me was when we were camping at the campground in Springdale, right outside of Zion. It started thunder storming in the middle of the night. I awoke to the sound of thunder reverberating off of the canyon walls. You could literally hear it bounce from one wall to the other, getting louder as it made its way toward you through the canyon. I just laid there and listened and watched the light show through the tent. The rain never got so hard that we had to seek refuge in the truck, so it was just a magical experience. One I will never forget!
That sounds just incredible!
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PastorVincent wrote: »First though... I need make myself taper... look at all that sunshine out there today... temps in the upper 50s... never had this weather in training!
Peak...don’t taper!
Agree with @MobyCarp that less is more but I also like the advise in this article on the subtle differences
https://www.mcmillanrunning.com/dont-taper-peak/
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I just hope my new shoes get here before Sunday when I do my long run. I'm sure the increased mileage is part of why my feet are achy, but I have 349.8 miles on my shoes and I really think that that is most of the problem.
Just my two cents...May not be a great idea to do your long run in brand new shoes
But hope you feel better after your yoga and rest day!
@sarahthes: I feel your pain. I have felt the same hip/butt pain for a couple weeks now. Think I was over zealous on leg day a couple weeks back. But it is starting to feel better, so have faith! Time heals all wounds, right?
I didn't think about that. But would it be better to do it in shoes that are already hurting my feet?2 -
I didn't think about that. But would it be better to do it in shoes that are already hurting my feet?
Yeah, that's a tough one. If the new shoes are similar to your existing shoes (same brand, similar specs [i.e. weight, heel/toe drop, cushioning, stiffness, stability control, etc.]) then you are probably better off going with the new shoes if your old shoes hurt that much. But if they are vastly different, you'd be wise to break them in slowly.
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@kgirlhart if these are a model you've worn before, go ahead an use the new shoes, particularly if your old shoes cause pain. There's no need to break in running shoes, but if they're of different construction your feet and stride may need to get used to them gradually (like transitioning to zero drop shoes).0
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Accidentally ran 7.45 km tonight instead of the 5 I expected! That puts me at 129.6 for the month and 29.6 over my initial goal.
I am glad I ended up getting a bit of extra distance in this month because I will be traveling a lot in May and likely won't be able to plan for quite as much running.6 -
Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
04/01/18 :::: 5.3 :::: 5.3
04/02/18 :::: 3.6 :::: 8.9
04/03/18 :::: 4.8 :::: 13.7
04/04/18 :::: 1.5 :::: 15.2
04/05/18 :::: 3.1 :::: 18.3
04/06/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 18.3
04/07/18 :::: 10.2 :::: 28.5
04/08/18 :::: 3.5 :::: 32.0
04/09/18 :::: 3.1 :::: 35.2
04/10/18 :::: 3.7 :::: 38.8
04/11/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 38.8
04/12/18 :::: 3.5 :::: 42.3
04/13/18 :::: 3.4 :::: 45.8
04/14/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 45.8
04/15/18 :::: 8.0 :::: 53.8
04/16/18 :::: 2.5 :::: 56.3
04/17/18 :::: 4.0 :::: 60.2
04/18/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 60.2
04/19/18 :::: 3.1 :::: 63.4
04/20/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 63.4
04/21/18 :::: 2.7 :::: 66.1
04/22/18 :::: 13.1 :::: 79.2
04/23/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 79.2
04/24/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 79.2
04/25/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 79.2
04/26/18 :::: 3.5 :::: 82.7
I've been taking some rest days from running, but was making up from missed circuit training so did 3 days in a row of that. Oh, so sore. Took an easy run this afternoon with a friend and it felt pretty good once I got moving. Definitely very tired though, so I will continue to take it easy on the running for a bit longer to fully recover before I start into training again. I'll start the marathon training program first week of June so I don't want to be exhausted going into that, but need to maintain my base. Hopefully all this cross training I'm doing will pay off also. I feel like it already has.
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04/01/18 - 8 Miles - 9:59 Pace
04/02/18 - Rest
04/03/18 - 10 miles - 9:27 Pace
04/04/18 - 10 miles @ 4% grade and 7:43 pace
04/05/18 - 0
04/06/18 - 0
04/07/18 - 11.7 miles - 2 races and a bit more
04/08/18 - 0
04/09/18 - 0
04/10/18 - 12.1 miles @ 9:27 pace
04/11/18 - 12.1 miles @ 9:00 pace
04/12/18 - 11 miles @ 9:00 pace
04/13/18 - 10 miles @ 9:04 pace
04/14/18 - 21 miles @ 9:55 pace
04/15/18 - Rest
04/16/18 - 0
04/17/18 - 8 miles @ 7MPH and 4.5% grade
04/18/18 - 7 miles @ 8:57 pace
04/19/18 - 10 miles @ 8:00 avg pace and 4% grade
04/20/18 - Red Robin to celebrate last day a work
04/21/18 - 17 miles @ 9:38 pace
04/22/18 - 8 miles @ 9:23 pace
**Taper Start**
04/23/18 - Rest
04/24/18 - 7 miles @ 6.5 MPH @ 4.5% Grade
04/25/18 - 7 miles @ 7.4 MPH @ 4.5% Grade
04/26/18 - 5 miles at CP
Big Hairy Audacious Goal: Sub 4 hours in Pittsburgh 2018!
Official Marathon PR: 4:11:28
Next Races (more as I find them):
05/06/18 - Pittsburgh Marathon - aiming for sub four hours.
05/12/18 - Glacier Ridge 50k Trail Ultra (I must hate myself)
2020 - Disney World Dopey! (if can raise funds)
5 miles at the easiest pace I could manage on the flattest course I know of. I will be skipping the 20+ mile run that I would normally shoot for this weekend, and probably not run again till next week. Not sure on that.
All joking aside I need figure out how to balance the taper with the fact that if I stop running for too long my arthritis will flare. Already 19 miles for this week is a major cut back from the 50-60 I do on good weeks.0 -
@scott6255 and @7lenny7 The new shoes are the same brand and model so I should be good. I didn't want to try anything new this close to the race. Plus I really like the old shoes, they are just getting old.0
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@juliet3455 - thanks! she actually has one but did not have a key in it for whatever reason. I talked to her today and she was stopping to get additional keys made - for the lockbox and neighbors!
@amymoreorless - I ordered a couple of the Gymbands (2 for $30) and they are having a promotion for 30% off your entire order so I figured why not!
Now if I could just find a great sale on shoes I really like I would be all set! I am thinking about trying Altras again - the Escalante this time. I saw them at REI but didn't have a chance to try them on. They feel so incredibly light! Hoping maybe they will go on sale one of these days too!
I got in a pretty good run this morning other than I had issues with Strava. My daughter is convinced it is just me. You can see on the map that it jumped from one location to another, my pace went to 1.4 min/mile for that section lol, and my distance went from 2.7 to 2.1 (yes it went down) and never incremented again... I know the distances on the trail so I know I covered the 3 miles, at HM pace... maybe a bit more and a bit faster.
Date........Miles.......Total
04/01......0.00.......0.00
04/02......5.81.......5.81 - + Agility
04/03......4.73.....10.54 - + Strength Training
04/04......2.26.....12.80
04/05......5.55.....18.35 - + Strength Training
04/06......4.59.....22.94
04/07......7.67.....30.61
04/08......0.00.....30.61
04/09......5.00.....35.61 - + Agility
04/10......4.70.....40.31 - + Strength Training
04/11......0.00.....40.31
04/12......9.25.....49.56
04/13......0.00.....49.56 - Agility Trial
04/14......0.00.....49.56 - Agility Trial
04/15......0.00.....49.56 - Agility Trial
04/16......6.23.....55.79 - + Agility
04/17......0.00.....55.79 - + Strength Training
04/18......4.24.....60.03
04/19......0.00.....60.03 - + Strength Training
04/20......4.83.....64.86
04/21......7.07.....71.93
04/22......0.00.....71.93
04/23......5.14.....77.07 - + Agility
04/24......5.01.....82.08 - + Strength Training
04/25......0.00.....82.08
04/26......5.87.....87.95 - + Strength Training
My completed and upcoming races. Let me know if you will be running them too.
02/04/18 - Surf City Half Marathon
05/05/18 - Cinco de Miles 5k
07/22/18 - San Francisco 2nd Half Marathon
12/15/18 - San Diego Holiday Half Marathon
02/03/19 - Surf City Half Marathon
05/11/19 - Santa Barbara Wine Country Half Marathon4 -
@PastorVincent instead of running could you do a brisk walk.... Still gets you moving but not as intensely as if u were running.2
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4.6km today. I have no idea what my total for the month is, I know it's below the 40km I was aiming for but it's more than the last 2 months so I can't complain.3
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4/1 - rest
4/2 - rest
4/3 - 7.1km
4/4 - 4.8km
4/5 - travel
4/6 - walking
4/7 - 21.7km (bad tangents? Ha...)
4/8 - travel
4/9 - strength
4/10 - 4.1km
4/11 - rest
4/12 - rest
4/13 - 5.1km
4/14 - 10.2km
4/15 - 60 min walk with kiddos
4/16 - 5.1km
4/17 - unplanned rest
4/18 - 6.2km
4/19 - 5.3km
4/20 - 3.6km
4/21 - 8.5km
4/22 - 5.3km
4/23 - rest
4/24 - 8.2km
4/25 - 3.6km
4/26 - 4.7km
103.5/100 km
Pain is definitely in the glutes but it was a lot milder today with no transferring to the ankle. I think it was screwing with my form a bit yesterday and hence the ankle. Tomorrow is a full rest day (no cross training scheduled) so I'll just take it easy and maybe do some stretching in the evening. I think I must have tweaked something on one of the hills on the trail Sunday.
Made my goal again this month and I should be a fair bit over it by Monday.
2018 Races: (italics means not registered yet, only pondering)
1/1/18 Resolution Run 5K ~38:00 (no official times)
3/4/18 MEC Road Race #1 10K 1:30:57
3/17/28 St Patrick's Day race 10K 1:24:53
4/7/18 Jasper Half Marathon 3:05:55
4/22/18 MEC Trail Race #1 5Kish 1:00:00? (Or 48:45...)
5/20/18 MEC Trail Race #2 10Kish
6/24/18 MEC Trail Race #3 10Kish
7/1/18 Canada Day 5K or 15K?
7/28/18 Idaho Peak 10K Trail Race
8/18/18 Edmonton Marathon 10K
8/25/18 MEC Trail Race #4 10Kish
10/7/18 MEC Trail Race #5 15Kish
10/22/18 Heartbeat Run 10K
12/1/18 Santa Shuffle5 -
April Goals
Aiming for 200 kms run.
And some cartwheels again
03 Apr – 10.1 km
04 Apr – 10.1 km
06 Apr – 35.2 km
07 Apr – volunteering at parkrun
08 Apr – 05.1 km
09 Apr – 10.1 km
10 Apr – 05.1 km
12 Apr – 05.6 km speed session
14 Apr – volunteering at parkrun
15 Apr – 21.2 km
17 Apr – 06.8 km
18 Apr – 09.0 km
20 Apr – 25.1 km
21 Apr – 05.1 km parkrun
22 Apr – 09.0 km Sunday Social Run & 10 cartwheels
25 Apr – 25.1 km
26 Apr – 5.5 km speed session
Total: 188.1 km
Ran in my new shoes... Nike Pegasus 34.
First time trying those, and I really liked them. Responsive for the speed work I did, but not too hard. Will be good for a lot of my runs up to about HM distance. Still like my Nike Vomeros for very long distance, as they're kind to my body.
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April Running Totals (miles)
4/1 – 6.21 easy
4/2 – rest day
4/3 – 6.35 easy to MP
4/4 – unscheduled rest day – wind storm
4/5 – 8.39 easy with snow showers
4/6 – 4.01 easy
4/7 – 12.01 paced run
4/8 – 7.84 easy 60 minutes
4/9 – rest day
4/10 – 5.34 easy with hills
4/11 – 5.61 group run
4/12 – 6.17 warmup + easy workout
4/13 – rest day
4/14 – travel day
4/15 – 2.14 shakedown run
4/16 – 26.45 Boston Marathon with bad tangents
4/17 – travel day
4/18 – rest day
4/19 – 2.39 recovery run
4/20 – 5.01 easy
4/21 – 5.20 group run
4/22 – 7.20 easy with hills
4/23 – rest day
4/24 – 6.06 warmup, easy miles, strides
4/25 – 6.08 group run
4/26 – 6.64 warmup, easy miles, cutbacks
April running total to date – 129.09
Nominal April mileage goal: 130 miles
Real goals: Arrive at Hopkinton healthy. Get to Boyleston Street under my own power. Recover well.
Today's notes – It was shorts and tee running weather this evening, but club practice includes some standing around to chat. So I wore a light jacket that didn't kill me with heat running, but sure made standing around in a 15 mph wind more comfortable.
Ran my 2 mile warmup, and the assignment for people running Dedham on Sunday was 1 mile at goal race pace, then one set of 15 second cutbacks starting at 1:30. I'm trying to balance training with recovery from Boston, and a mile at 10K race pace sounded intimidating; so I ran 3 easy miles then did the cutbacks. The cutbacks did just what they were supposed to do, got me used to running fast without beating me up and gave my confidence a boost. Add some good stretching afterwards (skipped that yesterday, oops), and I'm feeling pretty good right now.
Rest day tomorrow. I should pass my nominal April mileage goal on Saturday when I do a pre-race shakedown run on the course in Dedham. Don't know how much time I'll have on the road to read and post here, but I'll catch up when I get home if I don't post over the weekend.
2018 races:
February 17, 2018 Freezeroo #5 (Valentines Run "In Memory of Tom Brannon" 8 Mile) (Greece, NY) finished in 54:48
February 24, 2018 Freezeroo #6 (White House Challenge 4.4 mile) (Webster, NY) finished in 28:46
March 17, 2018 USATF Masters 8K (Shamrock 8K, Virginia Beach, VA) finished in 31:55
March 24, 2018 Spring Forward 15K (Mendon, NY) ran at MP, finished in 1:10:47
April 16, 2018 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA) finished in 3:28:43
April 29, 2018 USATF Masters 10K (James Joyce Ramble, Dedham, MA)
May 20, 2018 Lilac 10K (Rochester, NY)
May 26, 2018 Sunset House 5K (Rochester, NY)
June 9, 2018 Ontario Trail Summit Half Marathon (Naples, NY)
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Tonight was the last ever Thursday night group run with the Pacers Princeton running store. They are closing up shop after the weekend.
I've been running with this store since April of 2015. It was the first social group I had after spending almost two full semesters mostly alone as a grad student, and I have met almost all of my good friends in NJ at this store through these Thursday runs. We've run in the heat and the frigid cold; we've battled injuries and celebrated success together; we've seen people go through major life changes and come out the other end ready to put some miles under their feet. It was time for the store to go (Princeton really doesn't need two specialty running stores, but for 3.5 years, it got two), but I'll be grateful forever for all the friends I've gained and memories I've made because of this little running shop! Tonight we ran our favorite loops in totally perfect weather: high 60s (f), low humidity, low wind, brilliant sunshine... and then we got some food and some beer and shared some memories It was a nice farewell.
4/1: 7 miles
4/2: 4.1 miles
4/3: 6.7 miles Track Tuesday
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
4/19: 6.4 miles
4/20: 4 miles
4/21: 14 miles
4/22: 2 miles + gym session + 1.5 miles
4/23: 3.3 miles
4/24: 7 miles Track Tuesday
4/25: A long awaited rest day
4/26: 6.3 miles
April miles: 126.4
Goal miles: 100
Upcoming Races:
April 29: New Jersey Marathon, 4-person relay (Long Branch/Asbury Park, NJ)
May 20: Watershed Trail Run and Festival 10k (Pennington, NJ)
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My knee was giving me trouble tonight, so kept the pace nice and slow and went for 3.5 miles. I figured out that I went from pretty much months of mainly treadmill runs to transitioning to mainly outdoors these last couple weeks. I think adding the extra day (and in some cases two) of running paired with outdoor is catching up with me. I’m going to do the beginning plan for the 10k that I am running in June and see if that helps. I really need to get better at cross training as well.
Perfect weather tonight though after work. A little wind in mid 60’s and some sun, very happy to be outside.
Previous total 20.5
4/17- 3 miles
4/18- 5 miles
4/19- 5 miles
4/20- rest
4/21- 3 miles
4/22- 5 miles
4/23- rest
4/24- 3.5 miles
4/25- rest
4/26- 3.5 miles
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4/1-rest day (unscheduled)
4/2-rest day
4/3-5
4/4-3
4/5-4
4/6-rest day
4/7-9
4/8-3 (plus coach made me do weights)
4/9-coach made me do different weights
4/10-5
4/11-4
4/12-3 (plus coach made me do weights)
4/13-rest day
4/14-10 (probably 10.5 because my GPS things weren’t in agreement)
4/15-4 (plus coach made me do weights)
4/16-rest day
4/17-4
4/18-3 (plus coach made me do weights)
4/19-2 (plus coach made me do different weights)
4/20-rest day is the best day
4/21-7 plus yoga
4/22-3 (plus coach made me do weights)
4/23-rest day is the best day
4/24-6.3 - I don’t usually count the little extras but this seemed like more work than it needed to be so I’m counting these. I’m blaming it on all the stupid weights my coach makes me do.
4/25-3 (plus coach made me do weights)
4/26-4 (plus guess who made me do different weights)
MTD-81.3
25/26 Days according to plan.
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PastorVincent wrote: »5 miles at the easiest pace I could manage on the flattest course I know of. I will be skipping the 20+ mile run that I would normally shoot for this weekend, and probably not run again till next week. Not sure on that.
All joking aside I need figure out how to balance the taper with the fact that if I stop running for too long my arthritis will flare. Already 19 miles for this week is a major cut back from the 50-60 I do on good weeks.
Referring to the McMillan article posted a page or 2 back, perhaps you don't need a MAJOR cutback on mileage. He recommended running the same number of days, just shorter distances. And if you're going shorter and felt good, even increasing the intensity within reason was OK.
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Hi all!
1/4: 11.36k -w/u and 10k race-
2/4: 11.1k -Intervals-
4/4:1.8k -as w/u for strength training-
5/4: 18.3k -LR-
7/4: 11.0k -Vacation run-
9/4: 13.2k -Easy-
10/4: AM: 10.2k -Tempo- and PM: 1.6k -as w/u for strength training-
11/4: 1.8k -as w/u for strength training-
12/4: 2.1k -as w/u for strength training-
13/4: 7.55k -Easy morning run-
14/4: 12.5k -Fartlek-
15/4: 15.1k -LR-
17/4: 9.1K -Easy-
19/4: 7.4K -Tempo-
21/4: 14.1k -LR-
22/4: 5k -Race- and 5.4k -cool down-
24/4: 4.5k -as w/u for strength training-
25/4: 13.5k -Intervals-
27/4: 7.6k -Tempo-
Aim:186.1k/200k
@7lenny7 i didn't mention this charity 5k race for animals because it was really bad organized. There were no volunteers to show us the way, so I end up running the 5k in around 23:40, only to find out that runners I had behind me, were at the finish line before me!!? They had no GPS watch so they assumed that they completed the race and the organizers of the event was fine with that!!
It was hilarious...
Also that was a nasty hit you had there, I hope your legs are healed by now. Be careful plz you are full of accidents
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Just got home last night from a 3 day field trip to Norfolk, VA with two of my seniors. They were presenting a simulation program they wrote on boarding airplanes. They did great! I did get in two nice runs while away! And worked out in the gym doing strength training. But, other than that was pretty busy and no hope of catching up here. Looks like I won't meet my goal this month unless the weather is bad and I don't go cycling this weekend, but as I always seem to say at the end of the month when I don't reach it ... "I'm okay with that!"
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 + strength training W11-A
4/20 - Rest Day
4/21 - 5 miles
4/22 - 35 miles cycling
4/23 - Strength training w11-C
4/24 - 6 miles in Norfolk, VA!
4/25 - Strength Training W11-B + 4.6
4/26 - StrengthTraining W11-A again
4/27 - Rest day
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Good tempo run last night with some fartleks sprinkled in. Days like this make me look forward to my long slow run day
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polskagirl01 wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »5 miles at the easiest pace I could manage on the flattest course I know of. I will be skipping the 20+ mile run that I would normally shoot for this weekend, and probably not run again till next week. Not sure on that.
All joking aside I need figure out how to balance the taper with the fact that if I stop running for too long my arthritis will flare. Already 19 miles for this week is a major cut back from the 50-60 I do on good weeks.
Referring to the McMillan article posted a page or 2 back, perhaps you don't need a MAJOR cutback on mileage. He recommended running the same number of days, just shorter distances. And if you're going shorter and felt good, even increasing the intensity within reason was OK.
Yeah, I looked at that. I am not sure I agree 100% with how much running it has and it is too close to the race to mess with. I mean if I follow his plan, I think I will still be running more miles per week than is in some full marathon training plans at their peak. So I am assuming the author did not have me in mind when it was written.
The ONLY race I taper for is full marathon. If it was merely 18 miles or something, I would not bother. I might take 1 extra rest day. But I run 13-18 all the time without resting, so, eh,3 -
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AlphaHowls wrote: »Marathon in 24 hours: excited, anxious, tense
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Just remember: left, right, left, right, repeat until done.1 -
PastorVincent wrote: »AlphaHowls wrote: »Marathon in 24 hours: excited, anxious, tense
W00T!!!
Just remember: left, right, left, right, repeat until done.
Thank you for that! I needed the smile and the giggle!1 -
PastorVincent wrote: »polskagirl01 wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »5 miles at the easiest pace I could manage on the flattest course I know of. I will be skipping the 20+ mile run that I would normally shoot for this weekend, and probably not run again till next week. Not sure on that.
All joking aside I need figure out how to balance the taper with the fact that if I stop running for too long my arthritis will flare. Already 19 miles for this week is a major cut back from the 50-60 I do on good weeks.
Referring to the McMillan article posted a page or 2 back, perhaps you don't need a MAJOR cutback on mileage. He recommended running the same number of days, just shorter distances. And if you're going shorter and felt good, even increasing the intensity within reason was OK.
Yeah, I looked at that. I am not sure I agree 100% with how much running it has and it is too close to the race to mess with. I mean if I follow his plan, I think I will still be running more miles per week than is in some full marathon training plans at their peak. So I am assuming the author did not have me in mind when it was written.
The ONLY race I taper for is full marathon. If it was merely 18 miles or something, I would not bother. I might take 1 extra rest day. But I run 13-18 all the time without resting, so, eh,
Perhaps you read a different McMillan article about his training plans. The article had peaking/tapering suggestions specific to ANYONE’s training plan. 2 biggest suggestions as follows:
1. Secret: Don’t change your weekly running routine
Our bodies and minds like routine. If you run four days per week, then run four days per week during your peaking phase. If you run six, then run six. You’ll feel flat if you suddenly run less frequently than normal. Exception: Runners who are nursing a sore muscle or niggling injury may take an extra day off each week during the peaking phase. But, don’t take it the day before the last long run or the race if you don’t normally rest the day before your long runs. This risks feeling flat on race morning.
2. Secret: Reduce weekly training volume, but not too much
Over the last 10-14 days before your race, you should progressively reduce the volume of your running. Two weeks out from the race, I like to reduce the daily volume by 10-20 minutes or so. The week of the race, reduce approximately 20-30 minutes. This, along with the normal reduction in your long run length as the race nears, will drop your overall running volume in line with what we know from research (and, more importantly, from practical experience) to the level that allows the body to get prepared for a peak performance. Don’t make the common mistake of dropping your volume too much. This takes your body out of its routine and can leave you stale on race day. My opinion is that more runners fail because of tapering too much rather than not enough.
Seems applicable to your needs. Run what you are used to with only a slight reduction in your daily runs by a small 10-20 min time amount and a normal reduction in your long runs. 3rd secret was about keeping intensity and speed in training as a way to maintain peak performance.2
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