April 2018 Monthly Running Challenge
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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
April running total to date – 103.11
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 – The program I pace for has this weekend off; target race is Flower City Half tomorrow. So I went to the competing running store's Saturday paced run this morning. Found 3 other people for the 8:00 pace, who didn't hold strictly to the pace; for a while we were running a 7:30 pace. That was offset by time at stoplights; the convention in this group is to be very law-abiding while crossing streets.
Today they offered a 3 mile loop then a 6 mile loop, then some more for people who are in marathon training. 3 wasn't enough, but 9 is too long; so after the first 3 I made up my own 2 mile extension. Weather was pretty good, had the expected aches, and I kept it to around 5 miles intentionally. I think I might be up to running 7 miles tomorrow afternoon, if I keep it easy.
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)
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@greyparks206 that is fantastic! You beat my first 5k by a minute!
@lporter229 what kind of music?
I'm working on our bathroom all day, with plans to sneak away for a run later this evening.3 -
@greyparks206 that is fantastic! You beat my first 5k by a minute!
Thank you! I was tentatively aiming for 39 minutes, so I’m very happy with the time.
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3.7-ish miles this morning. Almost up to 13 for the month, which is where I end. Vacation starts but should have lots of walking/hiking since we are hitting 3 national parks and 3-ish Navajo Nation parks.
So, I had been feeling really good while running lately but today my vertigo feelings came back and I almost puked. I walked about a mile-ish (maybe more?) of my 3.7. I lined up with the slow people, went out slow, walked the tough uphills etc to try and keep it easy and not have this feeling but it didn't work. I am going to keep trying to get some running in before my doc appt on 6/1 but keep it easy. I have two races in May a 5k and quarter marathon, not sure I can do the quarter unless I just walk most of it.
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I'm tri training so I'm only aiming for 37.2 miles this month...
4/1 - Rest Day
4/2 - Non run day
4/3 - 3.67 miles
4/4 - 3.62 miles
4/5 - Rest Day
4/6 - Non run day
4/7 - 3.31 miles
4/8 - Rest Day
4/9 - Non run day
4/10 - 4.24 miles
4/11 - 0.27 miles (I biked 10 miles before and my legs wouldn't work)
4/12 - Rest Day
4/13 - Non run day
4/14 - 3.43 miles
4/15 - Rest Day
4/16 - Non run day
4/17 - Non run day
4/18 - 3.95 miles
4/19 - Rest Day
4/20 - 4.04 miles
4/21 - Non run day
26.53/37.2 miles3 -
4/1 - 4/8 ADK vacation, no running!
4/9 5miles
4/10 7miles
4/11 5miles
4/12 5.6miles
4/13 10miles
4/14 5miles
4/15 rest
4/16 6.5miles
4/17 5miles
4/18 8.89miles
4/19 5miles
4/20 11miles
4/21 6miles
Well, I did it yesterday! 11 trail miles at a 9:33 average pace. I was pretty pleased. It was cool, in the 40ies so I did it without water.
This morning I did 6 miles pretty slow. My legs still felt tired from yesterday.
Today and tomorrow we are camping at a park in a nearby military base. The kids are having a blast. The military has some fun programs that we love taking advantage of. Even though we are 30 minutes from home it is fun getting away for a day. Especially when there are planned activities for the kids and food and s’mores are provided
3/18/2018 Shamrock half marathon
3/24/2018 Don't Sit on Colon Cancer 5K
10/7/2018 Crawlin Crab half marathon
10/13/2018 Joggin for Frogmen 5K
11/18/2018 Norfolk Harbor half marathon8 -
Took me a while to find the thread!!!
I went AWOL at the end of march but let's try this again! My target for April is 50km. Aiming to run 3-4 km 4-5 times a week. I am very stretched for time so can't do longer runs at the moment but a short run is better than none right?!
4/1 - 4km - 4/50
4/2 - rest day - 4/50
4/3 - 5.4km - 9.4/50 - awful run... legs are still feeling the effects of spinning and running on the weekend....
4/7 - 4km (dreadmill!) - 13.4/50
4/8 - 6km back out in the open air! - 19.4/50
4/21 - 4km finally back running again! My dark cloud decided to stop off for a visit and I just couldn't get myself to do anything… looks like it's gone again for now! - 23.4/50
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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
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)
So I decided the TailWinds needed another try and well I was 1000 calories over food budget yesterday so did a long run. So I di 17 miles and started running into problems again. This time I walked back instead to pushing to 20.
I do not think the TailWind will work. The problem is that it quenches thirst. In 17 miles I may have drunk 10 oz of water. Nowhere near enough. I think for the marathon and ultra I will carry clifbok, s-caps and propel.4 -
So this was weird. I know people with diabetes need to be careful about their feet and all that but...
Well when I got from the 17-mile run and pulled off my she, I found the front of my sock covered in blood. When I removed my sock I saw all my toes covered in blood but was way too much to tell where ti came from. Nothing hurt, so I washed it all off and been waiting for it bleed again so I can know where to put the band-aide.
Nothing.
Maybe I am all out of blood and I need to make more first?
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PastorVincent wrote: »So this was weird. I know people with diabetes need to be careful about their feet and all that but...
Well when I got from the 17-mile run and pulled off my she, I found the front of my sock covered in blood. When I removed my sock I saw all my toes covered in blood but was way too much to tell where ti came from. Nothing hurt, so I washed it all off and been waiting for it bleed again so I can know where to put the band-aide.
Nothing.
Maybe I am all out of blood and I need to make more first?
You may have formed a blood blister at the end of a toe, and the blister broke. I've had that happen.2 -
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
08 Apr – 05.1 km
09 Apr – 10.1 km
10 Apr – 05.1 km
12 Apr – 05.6 km
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
Total: 157.5 km
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I ran a bit yesterday and made 10 miles on the bike (40 minutes) today.... My legs are already sore. I had BCAA's yesterday and today...
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To many great accomplishments to comment on - except for our girl SKIP @skippygirlsmom signing her papers.
So I started the month with Taper into the Jasper Hm then a short recovery run. Work road trip and family got in the way of running so having another low km month. Only at 46.6km of a planned 140. Next week road trip for work to Grande Prairie so I might be able to get some Km's in on the trails there.
Today managed 13km that felt like 95.
1km - wanted to quit, felt like #!**
2km - really wanted to quit.
3km - halfway to turn around - can't stop now, still felt like #!**
At km 6 after passing a driveway some new dogs came out to greet me, all teeth and aggressive. Like everyone else on here we have our semi-common routes and know most of the dogs, these are new to the property/area. Don't remember the property being for sale so the owner must have acquired some new pets.
6.5km Turn and head back, Its a dead end route so no choice but to go back towards my new friends, they were still on the main road waiting for me. Surprisingly they were very aggressive for Great Danes, not a fun experience. The Bigger Black one turned and ran home when I told them to go home. The slightly smaller Black/White tracked me and I had to face him/her as I walked backwards down the road away from the driveway. Talking constantly to keep him/her calm. 1/2 km later she finally gave the one last little woof and turned and ran home. Great Danes aren't know for that aggressive type of behavior, will have to warn all my running friends as this is a common route for many of us in the early spring as it faces south and is one of the first ones to dry up. Still lots of snow in the hills/bush so very limited trail terrain open.
04/01 0.0 km – 0.0km – 140.0 km – YTD 233.07km
04/07 21.02km -21.02km -118.8 km - YTD 254.09km Jasper Hm
04/09 1.6 km -22.62km -117.2 km Jasper HM Easy Recovery Run
04/14 11.0 km -33.62km -106.2 km
04/21 13.0 km -46.62km - 93.2 km - YTD 279.69km Manzer Route.4 -
amymoreorless wrote: »Since everyone was posting shoe pictures yesterday....
My new shoes! I’ve never tried Mizuno shoes. We will see how well they work out on my run tomorrow.
I’ve worn Mizunos for a couple of years and really love them. I haven’t tried the 21’s yet. I found the 20’s on sale a few weeks ago and bought another pair since I knew I already liked my other pair.
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PastorVincent wrote: »So this was weird. I know people with diabetes need to be careful about their feet and all that but...
Well when I got from the 17-mile run and pulled off my she, I found the front of my sock covered in blood. When I removed my sock I saw all my toes covered in blood but was way too much to tell where ti came from. Nothing hurt, so I washed it all off and been waiting for it bleed again so I can know where to put the band-aide.
Nothing.
Maybe I am all out of blood and I need to make more first?
I had that happen to a toe after a run and found it was from a toenail that wasn’t short enough that had dug into my toe, causing it to bleed.
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4/1: 2.5 miles
4/2: 3.1 miles
4/3: ST, walk 1 mile
4/6: ST, 3 miles
4/7: 3.5 miles
4/8: 6 miles
4/9: ST, walk 1 mile
4/10: 3 miles
4/12: 3 miles
4/13: ST, walk .5 mile
4/14: 3.5 miles
4/15: 3 miles
4/19: 3 miles
4/20: ST, 1 mile
4/21: 3 mile hike/run + 5k
Total Running for April: 40.7/60
Upcoming Races:
Phoenix Rising 5k 4/21
Wineglass Marathon 9/30
Today was a beautiful day, so I decided to go on a hike/run on a nearby trail. I took it slow and easy so I could enjoy the scenery and so that I would have plenty of energy for tonight’s race.
For my 5k, I ended up finishing in 29:20, which isn’t my fastest time, but it was good enough to finish first in my age group! I’m not sure how I placed overall, but times should be posted online in the next day or so.14 -
@marisap2010 great job on your 5k!0
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Sorry not to catch up. Had a long road trip to Toledo today for tomorrow's half. Did a little shake-out run after we arrived. It was nice weather in the 50s, which was a great change. Hopefully the same for tomorrow.
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
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PastorVincent wrote: »So this was weird. I know people with diabetes need to be careful about their feet and all that but...
Well when I got from the 17-mile run and pulled off my she, I found the front of my sock covered in blood. When I removed my sock I saw all my toes covered in blood but was way too much to tell where ti came from. Nothing hurt, so I washed it all off and been waiting for it bleed again so I can know where to put the band-aide.
Nothing.
Maybe I am all out of blood and I need to make more first?
I have this happen all the time. I tend to get blood blisters under my toenails. However, watch your feet carefully for a few days to make sure something else isn’t brewing.0 -
Aaapril....run she will
4/1 11 hrs work/dinner with friends
4/2 4.29
4/3 moped
4/4 4.07
4/5 3.12
4/6 3.03
4/7 rest
4/8 4.17
4/9 2.23
4/10 I did
4/11 something
4/12 really bad to
4/13 my back
4/14 3.22
4/15 3.05
4/16 4.14
4/17 life
4/18 3.25
4/19 life again
4/20 3.29
4/21 3.05
Total 40.09 (had to redo my month's log....really got messed up!)
Ticker is my goal for 2018 and progress to date:
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