April 2015 Running Challenge

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  • ddmom0811
    ddmom0811 Posts: 1,878 Member
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    Good luck @SonicDeathMonkey80 and @Daisy471!
    And to anyone else racing this weekend I may have missed!
  • teacton11
    teacton11 Posts: 65 Member
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    ..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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  • cooter_mom
    cooter_mom Posts: 108 Member
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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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  • cooter_mom
    cooter_mom Posts: 108 Member
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    Here's a picture from my front window of the fire.. Too close for my liking...9odd26qw2qs4.jpg
  • kristinegift
    kristinegift Posts: 2,406 Member
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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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  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,399 Member
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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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  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
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    dawnna76 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.

    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.
  • _nikkiwolf_
    _nikkiwolf_ Posts: 1,380 Member
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    @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.

    --

    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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  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
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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!
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
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    @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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  • JustWant2Run
    JustWant2Run Posts: 286 Member
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    1--- 8mi
    2--- 8mi
    3--- 20mi
    4--- 6 mi
    5--- 12mi --- Week total: 66.3 miles
    6--- Rest day
    7--- 14mi
    8--- 8mi
    9--- 12mi
    10--- 8mi
    11--- 8mi
    12--- 20mi --- Week total:70 miles
    13--- Rest day
    14--- 8mi
    15--- 10mi
    16--- 8mi
    17--- 7mi

    Total: 156 miles

    Goal: 250 miles
  • johnsonnelly
    johnsonnelly Posts: 103 Member
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    April 1 - 3.1 miles (5k)
    April 2 - 3.1 miles (5k)
    April 3rd, 4th, and 5th - Travel/Rest
    April 6 - 3.1 miles (5k)
    April 7 - 3.1 miles (5k)
    April 8th & 9th - Worked too late to run :(
    April 10 - 3.1 miles (5k)
    April 11th - 16th - Remodeling house and no running was possible...messed up my month.
    April 17 - 3.1 miles (5k)


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  • iofred
    iofred Posts: 488 Member
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    Okay, after having been travelling (for business ... definitely not pleasure) and being chased by @ddmom0811 :D see the run-logging so far since the 5th of April ... need to add more runs if I want to reach the start, as I have only just got past 50 miles with more than half the month disappeared
    • Date Run (K)
      07-Apr 6.2K
      10-Apr 6.4K
      11-Apr 9.6K
      12-Apr 6.4K
      13-Apr 3.2K
      15-Apr 5K
      17-Apr 4K
      19-Apr 9.7K
    Total running mileage for this month: 54 Miles
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  • ddmom0811
    ddmom0811 Posts: 1,878 Member
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    @iofred -lol - I was worried about you with your black spots!


    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
    April 18 - 5.15



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  • iofred
    iofred Posts: 488 Member
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    ddmom0811 wrote: »
    @iofred -lol - I was worried about you with your black spots!

    That is absolutely alright, just shows how closely linked the community is ... touched I am B)
  • Remus42
    Remus42 Posts: 149 Member
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    April 1 - 6k
    April 2 - 5.5k
    April 4 - 4k
    April 8 - 4k
    April 9 - 6.5k
    April 10 - 4k
    April 11 - 7k Awesome day for a run. Take that 7k.
    April 13 - 6k
    April 15 - 5k Updating my runs from the other day. Going to hit up another one today and
    will be back to post that shortly.
  • Remus42
    Remus42 Posts: 149 Member
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    April 1 - 6k
    April 2 - 5.5k
    April 4 - 4k
    April 8 - 4k
    April 9 - 6.5k
    April 10 - 4k
    April 11 - 7k Awesome day for a run. Take that 7k.
    April 13 - 6k
    April 15 - 5k Updating my runs from the other day. Going to hit up another one today and
    will be back to post that shortly.
    April 18 - 8k Another beautiful spring day.
  • rnjcb
    rnjcb Posts: 86 Member
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  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
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    4/1 - rest day
    4/2 - 4.4 miles - getting ready for HM on the 12th :smile:
    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
    4/18 - 5.6 miles

    43.9 mile out of 130

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  • SonicDeathMonkey80
    SonicDeathMonkey80 Posts: 4,489 Member
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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
    18 - 26.3mi, Carmel Marathon

    Nailed my goal with 30 seconds to spare! The key to marathons is pace, pace, pace. Choosing it, maintaining it, and training it properly.

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    Total: 146.7mi

    April goal: ~180mi

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