April 2015 Running Challenge
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4/3: 3.88 mi
4/4: 3.57 mi
4/5: 3.72 mi
4/7: 3.81 mi
4/8: 1.25 mi (quick stop by the park after Zumba)
4/9: 4.37 mi
4/11: 6.72 mi
4/12: 4.67 mi
4/14: 4.39 mi
4/16: 4.02 mi (treadmill)
Current Total: 40.40 miles (of 35 mi goal ... oops I really undershot)0 -
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@mmabry72 - Yea! Look at you go!! Great job! Those miles make you feel soooo good!
@Timby1 - you too! You are doing an awesome job!
I have to say I love your excitement and that you are enjoying running and your accomplishments so much!
@dawnna76 - why are you running a marathon if it isn't something you really want to do or love doing? Maybe you need to just run for the pure fun/joy of it rather than make yourself go after some racing goal. you could still go after the marathon goal once you decided it was something you really enjoyed and wanted to do. I love weight lifting and seeing my gains there but I also love running and the freedom and release it gives me. I also love to eat and it allows me to do that I hope you get back to where it is enjoyable again at least.
@4leighbee - hope you are ok and back running soon!
@SBRRepeat - I love it! I think those girls are so lucky to have Coach Sarah! I will be looking up the organization - sounds wonderful!SonicDeathMonkey80 wrote: »Why do it? so i can say to myself I did. the fat me still tells the fitter me that I am not worthy. i find differenet challenges and do them. if i didnt try different things I would never learn what I like and dont like, goes for fitness as well as foods, jobs, etc.
I have always did some running, completeing a handfull or two halfs, a bunch of 10ks and 5ks. thought I would shoot for a marathon. when training for smaller events running never became a job like it has when training for this marathon. its like a i have a 2nd job that I work part time with a naggy boss. after all these months, whatever fun that was for me running there has been sucked out and hench the hating the running now. but I stick to my goals and follow through.
Any distance can be a beast to train for. After my marathon Saturday, I'm training for a 5k. I'll be putting in the same high mileage but with lots of speedwork. A marathon is no more of a challenge than a well-trained 5k.
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This is a frustrating fallacy perpetuated in all the mags, online and even in some real-world running circles. The marathon (or the Ultra or the Tri ... whatever) is the top echelon. But ... in Track and Field, people don't say - "those 100M guys aren't doing nearly enough work! but wow look at those 2-milers. They must be the hard core athletes." The runs are just so different from one another and require totally different preparation, physical and mental. 5Ks are awesome and challenging in a very different way.
I agree and some are fantastic running a 5K and others don't shine until the longer marathon or greater distances. It is all about finding what you excel at and enjoy. 5ks are tough for me I just get going and it is over, 10ks are tolerable and halfs I love. Could I do a marathon, probably, do I have any desire to, not a bit.0 -
Windy, hot and dry run today. Supposed to cool off over the weekend and into next week. Stayed on the paved trail today so I didn't end up blown into the river.
Date.......Miles......Total
04/01.....4.07.......4.07 - +2 mile walk
04/02.....5.20.......9.27 - + Strength Training
04/03.....6.48.....15.75
04/04...13.10.....28.85
04/05.....0.00.....28.85 - Rest - 3 mile walk on the beach
04/06.....7.20.....36.05 - + Agility
04/07.....6.24.....42.29 - + Strength Training
04/08.....0.00.....42.29 - Rest + Strength Training
04/09.....4.37.....46.66 - Surprisingly good tempo run
04/10.....6.20.....52.86
04/11.....8.23.....61.09 - Hill repeats, trail run and more hills!
04/12.....0.00.....61.09 - Rest - 3 mile walk on the beach
04/13.....7.40.....68.49
04/14.....5.36.....73.85 - + Strength Training
04/15.....0.00.....73.85 - Rest
04/16.....5.57.....79.42 - + Strength Training
Interesting article on running by HR and keeping within an areobic HR zone. Some of it I agree with, some not so much, but the overall point on running slower makes sense to me and I think there is a place for both Aerobic training and Anaerobic training (HIIT). What do you all think?
http://runningzen.com/aerobic-vs-anaerobic-running-at-the-right-heart-rate/#more-215
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02/04 - 9.10km
03/04 - 7.00km
10/04 - 6.62km
17/04 - 5.06km
I am seriously behind! School holidays combined with the end of daylight saving have meant not many chances to get out for a run...... by the time the husband gets home from work it is so close to dark.
Managed a quick 5km before I went to work this morning.... kids are back at school and kindy on Monday so should be able to get a few mere in by the end of the month.
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4/1 - 3.44 miles
4/3 - 5 miles
4/4 - 5 miles
4/6 - 4 miles
4/8 - 3 miles
4/10 - 3.5 miles
4/12 - 8 miles
4/13 - 3.5 miles
4/15 - 3.47 miles
4/17 - 3.25 miles
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@4leighbee - I remember reading that you were hurt that one day but don't remember reading that it was something that would keep you from running for a while. Sorry about that. Yes, this is a great group.
@SBRrepeat - that's so awesome! I know you are making a huge difference in their lives. I'm sure it is difficult but, like teaching, each day gets easier. I'm going to check it out in my area.
@dawnna76 - I'm amazed you are sticking with it if you hate it. I hated it when I was running too fast, but once I figured out to not worry about speed and just run slow I started loving it and now I am addicted. Speed is coming without me trying.
April 1 - rest
April 2- 6.01 miles
April 3- 5.15 miles
April 4 - 34 mile bike ride
April 5 - 20 mile bike ride - hilly ride.
April 6 - 6.01 miles
April 7 - Weight Training
April 8 - 4.89
April 9 - 6.02
April 10 - 5.03
April 11 - 34 mile bike ride
April 12 - 40 mile bike ride
April 13 - 4.25 miles
April 14 - Weight Training
April 15 - 5.1 miles
April 16 - rest
April 17 - Weight Training - after work but pre-posting.
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4/1 - rest day
4/2 - 4.4 miles - getting ready for HM on the 12th
4/3 - 4.4 miles
4/4 - rest day
4/5 - 4.9 mile
4/6 - 3.48 miles
4/7 - rest
4/8 - 3.48 miles
4/9 - rest
4/10 - rest
4/11 - rest
4/12 - 13.1 miles my first half marathon so excited 2:17.58 14 AG/555 OA
hit a huge wall at 10.2 miles, my legs were spent, before that I was in front of the 2:15 pace group but I'm so proud of myself, I never stopped running and even had time to stop and hug my Skip at mile 10 :-)
4/13 - rest
4/14 - rest again
4/15 - yep one more rest
4/16 - legs said one more day (so did the thunder and lightening LOL)
4/17 - 4.5 miles
38.3 mile out of 130
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April 14 - 1.74 miles
April 16 - 2.28 miles
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4/1 - Nice 3.1 miles on indoor track
4/2 - Brutal 4.75 miles of "hilly" treadmill
4/4 - 10 miles, nice mix of hills
4/6 - 4 miles on indoor track
4/8 - 4 miles on indoor track (33:16...pretty speedy for me)
4/9 - Another hot, humid 5 miles on a "hilly" treadmill (Total 30.85/110)
4/10 - 4 miles on indoor track
4/12 - 11 miles, on the windy side, but otherwise nice
4/13 - 2 recovery miles - maybe should have skipped it...ouch!
4/14 - power outage = no alarm = unplanned rest
4/15 - 4 miles on indoor track
4/16 - 5 miles on treadmill (nice mix of hills, tempo and a few short "sprints")
4/17 - 4 miles on indoor track; weather forecast is making the 12-miler for the weekend look difficult to get in0 -
April 1: 4.14
April 2: 5.01
April 3: nada nada mermalada
April 4: 6.12
April 5: 3.29
April 6: 5.26
April 7: 1.5 & Pump
April 8: nothing
April 9: 1.5 & Pump
April 10: 6 miles outside
April 11: nothing
April 12: 7 miles outside
April 13: nothing
April 14: 2 miles ™ & Pump
April 15: 3.25 outside… awful! painful! done.
April 16: 3.25
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4/1 - 3.8 miles (trail)
4/4 - 11 miles
4/5 - 3 miles
4/7 - 5 miles
4/8 - 3 miles
4/9 - 7 miles (speedwork)
4/11 - 12 miles
4/12 - 3 miles
4/15 - 3 miles
4/16 - 3 miles
Ready for my half on Sunday!
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We finally got results back from last Friday nights trail run 5k. Looks like I placed 13th overall!
April 2 – 3.13 mi
April 4 – 6.31 mi
April 7 – 3.23 mi
April 8 – 3.25 mi
April 10 – 3.25 – 5k Glow Run. Running at night, through the woods. Official time 29:10 for 13th.
April 11 – 4.09 mi
April 12 – 4.27 mi
April 14 – 2.18 mi
April 15 – 3.08 mi
April 17 – 3.08 mi0 -
3.5 mile tempo run today.
41.9 complete 38.1 to do.0 -
3/30 - 7 Mi easy
3/31 - 10 Mi steady state
4/1 - 6 Mi recovery
4/2 - 7 Mi steady state
4/3 - 4 Mi easy double stroller
4/4 - 22 Mi long
4/4 - Rest
56 mile week (39 in April)
4/6 - 7 Mi easy
4/7 - 10 Mi steady state
4/8 - 6 Mi easy double stroller
4/9 - 11 Mi easy
4/10 - 7 Mi easy
4/11 -10 Mi easy double stroller
4/12 - Rest
51 mile week
4/13 - sick...
4/14 - 7 Mi easy...still sick no fun crap crap crap
4/15 - 10 Mi easy...blah
4/16 - 11 Mi feeling a bit better
118/200 total
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Good luck to everyone running races this weekend! Go crush it!0
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1 - 12mi, intervals
2 - 6mi, easy
3 - 8mi, easy w/strides
4 - 10mi, easy
5 - 20mi, long run
6 - 5mi, easy
7 - 7mi, intervals
8 - Rest
9 - 8mi, easy
10 - 6mi, easy w/strides
11 - 6mi, easy
12 - 14mi, easy
13 - 5mi, easy
14 - 6mi, intervals
15 - 4mi, easy
16 - Rest
17 - 3mi, easy
3 miles for my shakeout run before tomorrow's marathon. There's tracking available if anyone's interested:
http://tracking.endresultcompany.com/2015/carmel/index.php
Total: 120.4mi
April goal: ~180mi0 -
4/17 3 miles
I am glad that I finished when I did. Not long after I was done it started to hail a bit.
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Good luck SDM!0
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Good luck @SonicDeathMonkey80 and @Daisy471!
And to anyone else racing this weekend I may have missed!0 -
..forgot to add today in...
3/30 - 7 Mi easy
3/31 - 10 Mi steady state
4/1 - 6 Mi recovery
4/2 - 7 Mi steady state
4/3 - 4 Mi easy double stroller
4/4 - 22 Mi long
4/4 - Rest
56 mile week (39 in April)
4/6 - 7 Mi easy
4/7 - 10 Mi steady state
4/8 - 6 Mi easy double stroller
4/9 - 11 Mi easy
4/10 - 7 Mi easy
4/11 -10 Mi easy double stroller
4/12 - Rest
51 mile week
4/13 - sick...
4/14 - 7 Mi easy...still sick no fun crap crap crap
4/15 - 10 Mi easy...blah
4/16 - 11 Mi feeling a bit better
4/17 - 7 Mi steady state back to normal
125/200 total
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Date....kms.....Total
01/04- 5.4kms (stinking treadmill)-5.4
02/04- 5.33kms- 10.73
03/04- 10kms- 20.73
04/04- rest
05/04- 5.45kms- 26.18
06/04- rest MY BIRTHDAY
07/04- 5.0kms- 31.18
08/04- 7.5kms- 38.68
09/04- 9.0kms- 47.68
10/04- 7.61kms- 55.29kms
11/04- rest stupid wind
12/04- 6.6kms- 61.89
13/04- 10.2kms- 72.09
14/04- rest
15/04- unplanned rest
16/04- another unplanned rest
17/04- 7.25kms- 79.34
Was all dressed and ready to head out for a morning run yesterday before the busy afternoon started and lo and behold....there was a grass fire just 300 metres from my house. YIKES! I decided I better stick around just in case we needed to evacuate, started getting stuff together for the cats, and grabbing some important stuff. Thank goodness the wind wasn't blowing directly towards the houses! Scary scary. All is well though. So today I got my butt in gear after too many days off. I felt amazing! Stopped after 7k, but I sure felt like I could have kept going! What a great feeling!!!!
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4/1: 5 miles
4/2: 7 miles
4/3: 4.2 miles
4/4: REST!
4/5: 18 miles
4/6: 4 miles
4/7: XT rowing and biking
4/8: 5 miles
4/9: 10 miles
4/10: 3.1 miles
4/11: 8.5 miles
4/12: REST
4/13: 6 miles
4/14: Rest
4/15: 6.2 miles
4/16: 8 miles
4/17: 6 miles
Current total: 91 miles
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@cooter_mom - grass fires and the wildfires we get here are so scary! Glad you are safe and none of the houses were hit!
@mmabry72 - Congratulations! Great time and place for your trail 5K!!
Good Luck to everyone racing this weekend and have fun!!
Date.......Miles......Total
04/01.....4.07.......4.07 - +2 mile walk
04/02.....5.20.......9.27 - + Strength Training
04/03.....6.48.....15.75
04/04...13.10.....28.85
04/05.....0.00.....28.85 - Rest - 3 mile walk on the beach
04/06.....7.20.....36.05 - + Agility
04/07.....6.24.....42.29 - + Strength Training
04/08.....0.00.....42.29 - Rest + Strength Training
04/09.....4.37.....46.66 - Surprisingly good tempo run
04/10.....6.20.....52.86
04/11.....8.23.....61.09 - Hill repeats, trail run and more hills!
04/12.....0.00.....61.09 - Rest - 3 mile walk on the beach
04/13.....7.40.....68.49
04/14.....5.36.....73.85 - + Strength Training
04/15.....0.00.....73.85 - Rest
04/16.....5.57.....79.42 - + Strength Training
04/17.....6.02.....85.44 - easy run in the heat
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Why do it? so i can say to myself I did. the fat me still tells the fitter me that I am not worthy. i find differenet challenges and do them. if i didnt try different things I would never learn what I like and dont like, goes for fitness as well as foods, jobs, etc.
I have always did some running, completeing a handfull or two halfs, a bunch of 10ks and 5ks. thought I would shoot for a marathon. when training for smaller events running never became a job like it has when training for this marathon. its like a i have a 2nd job that I work part time with a naggy boss. after all these months, whatever fun that was for me running there has been sucked out and hench the hating the running now. but I stick to my goals and follow through.
Well when you put it that way it makes sense. I have other running friends who trained for marathons and say the same as you, it took over their lives.0 -
@SBRrepeat - you have my admiration on volunteering for such a project. You are a great person!
@SonicDeathMonkey80: all the best for your marathon, and @Daisy471 for your half. Have fun, both of you
@cooter_mom: a grass fire so close to my house would freak me out too. Glad nothing happened! The run afterwards was probably a great way to work off the stress from that scare.
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Usually I run in the evening, but today I got up earlier to run before work. Won't become a habit, I think - the weather was perfect, and if I had had a choice, I would have kept on going. Having to turn back to be in time for work really spoiled some of the fun.
17.04.2015 - 4.3 km
52.4 km (of 100 km) done
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@cooter_mom that is too close.
Good luck to everyone running races this weekend. I'll following you online Doug.
Stan has a half tomorrow too. Busy racing weekend!0 -
@cooter_mom wow! I'd have to stand out there with a shovel and hose.
I should reign in my running miles. I received a diagnosis of piriformis syndrome yesterday. I'm hoping that I haven't done any permanent nerve damage. I probably won't though. Well, maybe I will since the knee is fickle. So I think I'll heal up a bit and shoot for a gait analysis end of April-early May to address my biomechanics.
Good luck everyone on your upcoming races.
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