*** Runners' Team * 50+ and 100+ Miles in April *

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  • Carlton_Banks
    Carlton_Banks Posts: 757 Member
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    I ran my first Half Marathon race today. I felt pretty good about my time of 1:52. My goal was 1:55. I had a lot of help from my friends and a pace leader. Maybe later this year I'll shoot for 1:50 or an optimistic 1:45 or better. I'll need to lose a little more weight or start incorporating a few long tempo runs into my routine. I usually run no more than 6 miles when I workout, and I could definitely feel when I crossed over my comfort level today. Thanks Cooriander for maintaining this group! I'm sure I would not have broke 2 hours without the inspiration I get from this group every month!


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  • pafagel
    pafagel Posts: 268 Member
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    So...

    Yesterday I ran 8.6 miles, or so I believed, and today I ran 8.8 miles. Except, it was the exact same path. This made me somewhat curious so I decided to measure the path on a map. It was neither 8.6 nor 8.8 miles, it was in fact 7.02. It seems my perfectly calibrated pedometer is not so perfectly calibrated after all. For every mile I thought I ran, it was actually 0.8 miles. Stupid pedometer lying straight to my face. I have to assume it has been wrong this whole time, so instead of being at 102 miles for the month I am only at 89. This sucks!


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  • Carlton_Banks
    Carlton_Banks Posts: 757 Member
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    So...

    Yesterday I ran 8.6 miles, or so I believed, and today I ran 8.8 miles. Except, it was the exact same path. This made me somewhat curious so I decided to measure the path on a map. It was neither 8.6 nor 8.8 miles, it was in fact 7.02. It seems my perfectly calibrated pedometer is not so perfectly calibrated after all. For every mile I thought I ran, it was actually 0.8 miles. Stupid pedometer lying straight to my face. I have to assume it has been wrong this whole time, so instead of being at 102 miles for the month I am only at 89. This sucks!


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    My Garmin has a problem like that, but it errors in the opposite direction. I ran an official 13.1 mile race today and my watch had me finishing only 12.3 miles. I realized my watch was goofy about 3 months ago. So, now I map all my runs so I know what I'm doing. I did gain one benefit from it though. It made me improve my pace, since it had me believing I was running slower. I can't wait to get a better watch.
  • dorseykm
    dorseykm Posts: 412 Member
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    Ran 9.1 miles yesterday & 10.1 today for a monthly total = 91.3.
  • meerkat70
    meerkat70 Posts: 4,616 Member
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    3.5 miles treadmill and elliptical on Saturday


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  • kathleen2001
    kathleen2001 Posts: 154
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    2 miles today!
  • hsrunningmom
    hsrunningmom Posts: 130 Member
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    My totals for this week:

    4/10 - 3.5 miles
    4/12 - 2.16 miles
    4/13 - 4.0 miles
    4/15 - 6.0 miles
    Total for the week: 15.66
    Total for the month so far: 37.26 miles
  • Leanz
    Leanz Posts: 2,025 Member
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    6.5 miles (10.51 kms)

    Total this month 33.2 miles :)
  • jeffrey2584
    jeffrey2584 Posts: 88 Member
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  • shellyb2017
    shellyb2017 Posts: 119 Member
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    Week 1: 24 miles
    Week 2: 20 miles

    Total for April: 44 miles


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  • utes09
    utes09 Posts: 561 Member
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    6 miles today
    64 for the month!
  • i_am_asparagus
    i_am_asparagus Posts: 336 Member
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    3.1 miles this morning, 36.6 miles for the month. Will be taking it easy this week so that I'll be ready for my first 10K on Sunday. :happy:
  • momof3and3
    momof3and3 Posts: 656 Member
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    Finishe my 1st 1/2 Marathon yesterday...I ran it at 1:56:33....an average of an 8:48 min mile...rolling hills the whole course...I am so happy with that time...next 1/2 is a flat course, hoping to shave my time down....

    I am at 56 miles for the month so far....


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  • momof3and3
    momof3and3 Posts: 656 Member
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    April10 - 4 miles
    April 11 - 8 miles

    Question for those of you who run 100 miles plus, do you worry at all about what you eat or are you able to pretty much eat what you want because you run so much?

    I worry about what I eat...I just lost 26 lbs, have 1 more to go to hit goal weight...if I ate what I wanted because I run, i would still be 26 lbs heavier! I do eat more carbs than I ever did...50% of my macros, it keep me fueled for long runs...but stay within my calorie allowance, and do eat back at least 1/2 of what I burned...
  • momof3and3
    momof3and3 Posts: 656 Member
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    I ran my first Half Marathon race today. I felt pretty good about my time of 1:52. My goal was 1:55. I had a lot of help from my friends and a pace leader. Maybe later this year I'll shoot for 1:50 or an optimistic 1:45 or better. I'll need to lose a little more weight or start incorporating a few long tempo runs into my routine. I usually run no more than 6 miles when I workout, and I could definitely feel when I crossed over my comfort level today. Thanks Cooriander for maintaining this group! I'm sure I would not have broke 2 hours without the inspiration I get from this group every month!


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    Congratulations! That is a great time!
  • dsharpie
    dsharpie Posts: 55
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    3 miles on Sunday
  • cowgirlslikeus86
    cowgirlslikeus86 Posts: 597 Member
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    I forgot to put in my miles last week!! Sorry!
    4/10 - 6.8
    4/14 - 6.5



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  • lilfurson
    lilfurson Posts: 190
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    Week 2 - 44.27
    April Total - 75.86
  • ken1994
    ken1994 Posts: 495 Member
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    Another 6 miles yesterday.


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  • ritmeyer
    ritmeyer Posts: 136 Member
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    4/10 3
    4/12 4 miles
    4/15 13.1

    42 miles, 38 more to go

    Rest day after the Go! St Louis half marathon. Might be a pretty easy week,

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