April 2022 Monthly Running Challenge

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  • yirara
    yirara Posts: 9,941 Member
    02.4: 3.0km in 25 min
    08.4: 4.2km in 34 min
    11.4: 4.3km in 35 min
    12.4: 5.0km in 40 min (plus few seconds)
    14.4: 3.5km in 30 min
    18.4: 1.1km benchmark run
    19.4: 3.6km in 30 mins, 20 second stride repeats
    21.4: 5.0km in 42 mins, slow run
    24.2: 1.609km in 12 mins

    For some reason I started running far too fast before even being half warmed up. So what the heck, the run was messed up anyway. So I fought to get at least 12 minutes in. Managed it, just about. At least these kind of runs make me faster in the long run. So no complaining :)
  • 7lenny7
    7lenny7 Posts: 3,498 Member
    @rheddmobile thank you! I had a run-in with 10 deer yesterday. As I was coming around a bend in the trail, about 8 deer crossed in front of me but two of the group were cut off my by presence. They stopped and looked really nervously at me so I stopped, walked backwards for a bit and waved them through (as if the knew what that meant, lol!). It worked, and they ran across in front of me as well to join their pals. They all must have just swam across the lake since their fur was still dripping wet.

    @polskagirl01 sorry you're dealing such heavy issues right now but bless you for helping those in need.
    @kgirlhart outstanding race!


  • polskagirl01
    polskagirl01 Posts: 2,024 Member
    BTW it's great to have you back on here @7lenny7 !
  • Teresa502
    Teresa502 Posts: 1,858 Member
    Congratulations on your 10K race and age group placement @kgirlhart! You did great!

    @polskagirl01 - That is so sad that there was yet another mining accident. I used to work for a coal company and shortly after we acquired another company there was an explosion at one of the underground mines resulting in several deaths. It is heartbreaking for the families of the miners trapped underground like that. I hope that the housing for your guests comes through soon.
  • 7lenny7
    7lenny7 Posts: 3,498 Member
    edited April 2022
    Thank you, @polskagirl01 ! It's good to be back.

    Today I did a 4 mile walk with Kody followed by a 6 mile run solo. Kody was pushing the pace for the first half but dragging behind for the second half. I need to get him out more often.
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    The run itself was mediocre but no pain to speak of, so I'm excited about that. I think as long as I pay attention to my footwear and slowly increase mileage I should be good.

    This brings me to 80 of my 90 mile goal for April. Somehow I finished the week with 34.4 miles, my second highest week so far this year.

    Are any of you participating in the GVRAT this year? I did this two years ago and it pushed me to have my best months ever for the 4 months of the race. I skipped it last year because of my 7 month bout with plantar faciitis. Looking forward to getting back at it this year. If Kody was more active I'd register him for the canine division.
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,463 Member
    @SummerSkier If my pace was as fast as yours, my HR would be way up there! LOL But, I do think the slower paces help with conditioning, somehow. Glad your are loving your new shoes. And great job being on pace to meet your goal.

    @Scott6255 Nice long run today! No shame in taking walk breaks (in my opinion).

    @polskagirl01 Hugs and prayers to you and the people in your town regarding the mining accidents and the Ukrainian people.

    @yirara Nice run.

    @7lenny7 I know you are disappointed in not being able to race, but you did make the right decision. I'm glad you ran into a friend and were able to catch up. Sounds like a fun day, even if it wasn't what you wanted it to be. I hope you get the shoes figured out.





  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,463 Member
    4-1 = 1.00 mile walk - treadmill - doubles tennis in the morning
    4-2 = 1.00 mile walk - driveway
    4-3 = 2.25 mile wun on the driveway
    4-4 = 2.25 mile wun on the driveway after push mowing at mom's
    4-5 = 0.6 mile walk - 2.00 mile run part on driveway and part on treadmill
    4-6 = 1.00 mile walk - treadmill
    4-7 = 1.00 mile walk - treadmill
    4-8 = 1.00 mile walk - treadmill
    4-9 = 2.00 miles walk - treadmill
    4-10 = 1.00 mile walk - driveway laps
    4-11 = 0.70 mile walk - 2.00 mile Fast Finish Run - driveway laps
    4-12 = 0.70 mile walk - 2.00 mile Foundation Run - treadmill
    4-13 = 1.00 mile walk - driveway laps
    4-14 = 0.70 mile walk - 2.10 mile Speed Play Run - driveway laps
    4-15 = 0.70 mile walk - 2.50 mile Foundation Run on the road
    4-16 = 0.70 mile walk - 2.00 mile Foundation Run on the treadmill
    4-17 = 1.00 mile walk - driveway laps
    4-18 = 0.70 mile walk - 2.50 mile Fast Finish Run on the treadmill
    4-19 = 0.70 mile walk - 2.25 mile Foundation Run on the treadmill
    4-20 = 0.70 mile walk - 2.0 mile Foundation Run driveway laps
    4-21 = 0.70 mile walk - 2.30 mile Speed Play Run driveway laps - later push mowed for 24 minutes
    4-22 = 1.00 mile walk - driveway - Doubles tennis this morning
    4-23 = 0.70 mile walk - 3.00 mile Foundation Run on the road
    4-24 = 1.00 mile walk - driveway laps

    48.75/70 miles

    Today was a rest day, so I did my mile walk to keep my streak going. Looks like I won't make my arbitrary 70 miles for the month. I probably could if I pushed it next week, but it is supposed to be a cut back week. I'm going to follow the plan and not worry about the mileage. Hopefully I'll have a better idea of what I should do next month, since I have the plan to go by. Can hardly believe it is almost May already!
  • martaindale
    martaindale Posts: 2,313 Member
    @polskagirl01 Echoing several others here. You are dealing with so much. I am so sorry to hear that now there are mining accidents with people missing on top of everything else. Hoping for some good news for you!
  • martaindale
    martaindale Posts: 2,313 Member
    @kgirlhart Fabulous race! Congrats on your AG podium!!

    @Scott6255 Good job getting a tough run done.

    @7lenny7 Hope you get your feet/shoes sorted out. Sounds like things are headed in the right direction.
  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 5,162 Member
    Thanks @scott6255, @quilteryoyo, @shanaber, @polskagirl01, @summerskier. @7lenny7, @teresa502 and @martaindale.



  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,463 Member
    I think your paces were awesome @martaindale ! Only in my dreams, even though Garmin seems to think I can do a 5K in 29:37 minutes. I've never even been close to that.

    Glad you had a nice cat run today @polskagirl01 . I hope you have a productive day.
  • martaindale
    martaindale Posts: 2,313 Member
    April totals: 75.6/100 miles

    4/1: 3.2 miles
    4/2: 6.5 miles
    4/3: 3.2 miles
    4/5: 4.1 miles
    4/6: 4.3 miles
    4/8: 3.1 miles
    4/9: 7 miles
    4/10: 3.1 miles
    4/12: 5.1 miles
    4/13: 4.7 miles
    4/15: 5 miles
    4/17: 8 miles
    4/18: 3 miles
    4/19: 3.1 miles
    4/20: 5.1 miles
    4/21: 3.1 miles
    4/23: 4.1 miles
    4/25: 3 miles

    Easy miles this morning and I did a good job actually keeping them easy. I was out before 6 so I caught 2 different sets of sprinklers along my route and they felt sooooo nice!
  • Teresa502
    Teresa502 Posts: 1,858 Member
    edited April 2022
    4/1 – 5.41 miles
    4/4 – 4.21 miles
    4/5 – 5.37 miles
    4/6 – 4.56 miles
    4/8 – 3.17 miles
    4/9 – 6.32 miles
    4/11 – 5.02 miles
    4/13 – 5.76 miles
    4/19 – 5.07 miles
    4/21 – 5.23 miles
    4/22 – 5.09 miles
    4/25 – 7.82 miles
    Total 63.01/90 miles

    I didn’t get any running in this weekend. My dad who is 82 yo sold his last farm so I spent the weekend helping him sort and move a lifetime of tools and equipment. Well, not everything but we made a dent in it anyway. In the past month, he has sold some larger items like a backhoe, endloader, fertilize spreader, cows, truck and cattle trailer, a couple of bush hogs, etc. but there is still a lot left. He has a hard time letting go of stuff. I think it’s because he didn’t have much growing up and worked hard to get everything that he has. I don’t try to convince him either way. Just try to help. My back was achy on Saturday evening but nothing an Advil, a few minutes on a heating pad, and a good nights rest couldn’t cure. I’m counting it as a weekend of cross-training!

    This morning I ran 7.82 miles in my neighborhood. I went out about 6:10 am and the temp was around 55F. I had to walk some of it coming back up the ridge. Total elevation gain was 2,278 feet. I was slow but I got it done. My Garmin (I don’t know if it will be the same one fixed or a refurbished one) is supposed to come back to me today – yay!
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    @7lenny7 – I’ve had some friends participate in GVRAT the past couple of years but I never have signed up for it. I just finished one of Laz's team challenges - CRAW. It was separated into 18 regions and it took our team about a year and a half to complete the challenge. I'm definitely ready for a no-logging miles break! Have you joined our Run the World challenge? It automatically imports your mileage from Strava. We are about 255 miles behind pace so we could use you!

    Great pace work @martaindale!

  • 7lenny7
    7lenny7 Posts: 3,498 Member
    Teresa502 wrote: »
    @7lenny7 – ... Have you joined our Run the World challenge? It automatically imports your mileage from Strava. We are about 255 miles behind pace so we could use you!

    I haven't, I don't think I've heard of this before. I'm at 370 miles for walking & running for the year.

  • Scott6255
    Scott6255 Posts: 2,555 Member
    Damn @7lenny7! That is a very impressive ice beard!!
  • yirara
    yirara Posts: 9,941 Member
    edited April 2022
    02.4: 3.0km in 25 min
    08.4: 4.2km in 34 min
    11.4: 4.3km in 35 min
    12.4: 5.0km in 40 min (plus few seconds)
    14.4: 3.5km in 30 min
    18.4: 1.1km benchmark run
    19.4: 3.6km in 30 mins, 20 second stride repeats
    21.4: 5.0km in 42 mins, slow run
    24.2: 1.609km in 12 mins
    25.2: 4km in 33 min

    Bugger, I'm just not getting better. As in: running doesn't get easier. Either I had a really, really bad cold/bronchitis in March and it's still holding me back (all covid tests negative, including pcr), or I'm low in iron again. Or something else is going on. Getting frustrated.

    @quilteryoyo what I was about to ask: How bloody big is your drive? If I was to walk on the typical drive here I'd walk 5 steps in one direction, then 10, then 5 and then 10 and then I walked once around it :D
  • 7lenny7
    7lenny7 Posts: 3,498 Member
    edited April 2022
    shanaber wrote: »
    @7lenny7 and anyone else who might be interested in joining... Let me know if you want to join the Run the World Challenge and I will get us some more credits and post the link.

    @shanaber Sure, I'll join. Let me know who to pay and how much.
  • martaindale
    martaindale Posts: 2,313 Member
    @7lenny7 That is a very impressive ice beard!!
  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,423 Member
    Ok @7lenny7 you are all set to join and this is the link

    No payment needed - I still had some extra from others. I bought enough that 2 others in addition to @7lenny7 can also join. @Aine8046 - were you wanting to join too? Now is your chance...

    Note: when you link to Strava I believe you can have it synch your previous runs to date. You can also add runs manually if you don't have Strava or one of the applications they support.
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,463 Member
    4-1 = 1.00 mile walk - treadmill - doubles tennis in the morning
    4-2 = 1.00 mile walk - driveway
    4-3 = 2.25 mile wun on the driveway
    4-4 = 2.25 mile wun on the driveway after push mowing at mom's
    4-5 = 0.6 mile walk - 2.00 mile run part on driveway and part on treadmill
    4-6 = 1.00 mile walk - treadmill
    4-7 = 1.00 mile walk - treadmill
    4-8 = 1.00 mile walk - treadmill
    4-9 = 2.00 miles walk - treadmill
    4-10 = 1.00 mile walk - driveway laps
    4-11 = 0.70 mile walk - 2.00 mile Fast Finish Run - driveway laps
    4-12 = 0.70 mile walk - 2.00 mile Foundation Run - treadmill
    4-13 = 1.00 mile walk - driveway laps
    4-14 = 0.70 mile walk - 2.10 mile Speed Play Run - driveway laps
    4-15 = 0.70 mile walk - 2.50 mile Foundation Run on the road
    4-16 = 0.70 mile walk - 2.00 mile Foundation Run on the treadmill
    4-17 = 1.00 mile walk - driveway laps
    4-18 = 0.70 mile walk - 2.50 mile Fast Finish Run on the treadmill
    4-19 = 0.70 mile walk - 2.25 mile Foundation Run on the treadmill
    4-20 = 0.70 mile walk - 2.0 mile Foundation Run driveway laps
    4-21 = 0.70 mile walk - 2.30 mile Speed Play Run driveway laps - later push mowed for 24 minutes
    4-22 = 1.00 mile walk - driveway - Doubles tennis this morning
    4-23 = 0.70 mile walk - 3.00 mile Foundation Run on the road
    4-24 = 1.00 mile walk - driveway laps
    4-25 = 1.00 mile walk - 2.00 mile Fast Finish Run - driveway laps - planted garden earlier in the day

    51.75/70 miles

    My brother and I met at the county clerks office this morning to finally transfer dad's car into my name and the truck into my brother's. When I got home, I noticed that she had done them backwards, and I had the car. So, I'll have to go get that straightened out. I called her when I found out so that she wouldn't submit the paperwork to the state until it was correct.

    While I was in town, I bought mom some garden seed, cabbage plants, and onion sets for her garden. Since it is supposed to rain tonight and tomorrow and the neighbor tilled her garden up for her over the weekend, I went down and helped her set everything out. We worked 3.5 hours - did take a couple of breaks. She does really good for 86 yo.

    We were both tired, so when I got home, I ate a bite and then sat to rest a few minutes. I think I wound up taking a short nap. Anyway, it was over an hour before I got myself up. I thought about running on the treadmill since it was 80°F and I had already been in the sun for 3 hours, but I went outside to see how it felt and thought it wasn't too bad. Of course, I was standing still. LOL The run on the driveway was hot and slow, but I got it done. I was scheduled to run 20 minutes easy pace - goal was to keep my HR under 143 bpm. It crept up to 148 bpm, but not for long. Then 5 minutes at a medium pace - HR between 153 and 163...I actually had 5 minutes in that range with a max HR of 160. Overall pace was 13:27 min/mile. The faster five minutes averaged 11:22 min/mile. Not scorching by any means, but a lot faster than slow. I'll take it.

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