April 2015 Running Challenge

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  • Beccajayn
    Beccajayn Posts: 22 Member
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  • Mr_Knight
    Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
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    I feel so inadequate - on track for 60k (5k x 12). Wish there was a triathlon version of this thread, then I could all my bike mileage!
  • 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
    18/04- rest (damn wind...I refuse to get on that treadmill, but I did have a dance party in my kitchen)
    19/04- 10.3kms- 89.64kms

    Congrats to all the racers this weekend! Great job!!!!

    Hubby and I set a new PR for our 10k, 73:18. Pretty impressed with how far I've come in just the few short months I've been running.


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  • zombiebrandy0112
    zombiebrandy0112 Posts: 88 Member
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    Goal: 85 miles

    4/1: 4 miles, 10:02 pace (where did that come from?)
    4/2: 3 miles, 9:41 pace (again - no clue how I'm going so fast) + weights
    4/3: REST
    4/4: 5K - PR 9:28 pace - 5th in age group
    4/5: weights
    4/6: REST
    4/7: 3 miles, 9:50 pace + weights
    4/8: 5 miles, 10:58 pace
    4/9: 3 miles, 10:27 pace + weights
    4/10: REST
    4/11: 9 miles, 11:03 pace
    4/12: 3.73 miles biking with Ellie + weights
    4/13: REST
    4/14: woke up sick, REST
    4/15: 5.16 miles, 11:01 pace
    4/16: 3 miles, 10:19 pace
    4/17: REST
    4/18: 6.7 miles, 11:09 pace: 3.14 5K, 29:16 (PR), 9:25 pace
    4/19: 3 mile walk + weights

    48.14 / 85
  • Ohhim
    Ohhim Posts: 1,142 Member
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    @Mr_Knight I just use this thread (114/145 miles) and the cycling thread (228/450 miles) for my tri-training. Nothing for swimming (as far as I know), but not looking to do any more than necessary at this point on that front, and counting short-course laps is kinda boring.
  • HonuNui
    HonuNui Posts: 1,464 Member
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    April Goal 60 miles

    4/1: unplanned and unwelcome rest
    4/2: planned rest
    4/3: 3.43
    4/4: 4.44 (no, I didn't plan that.....)
    4/5: work and church and company for dinner...oh my
    4/6: 4.15
    4/7 snorkel 2.5 hrs
    4/8 3.20
    4/9 3.67
    4/10 rest
    4/11 3.86
    4/12 3.29
    4/13 too lazy to move
    4/14: I don't normally post until I have a run to report...but today's 4 hours of snorkeling was too good to not report....turtles and whales and eels and: OCTOPUS!!!! (oh my....)
    4/15 4.76
    4/16 2.76
    4/17 3.22
    4/18 3.17
    4/19 traveling home from a Vegas conference.....broken plane/missed connections/exhausted.

    Total 39.95
    (Ticker is my goal for 2015 and accumulation to date)

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  • iofred
    iofred Posts: 488 Member
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    20-Apr: 8K "Recovery" run, which again proved I am rubbish at pacing myself
    Total running miles for April: 63.7
  • SBRRepeat
    SBRRepeat Posts: 384 Member
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    Mr_Knight wrote: »
    I feel so inadequate - on track for 60k (5k x 12). Wish there was a triathlon version of this thread, then I could all my bike mileage!

    Dude, me too.
    I'm in the cycling challenge and this one so I look like a slacker to both groups. And I know for a fact no one out there cares about swim mileage.

    Maybe if I had an aero helmet on in my profile pic...
  • csman49
    csman49 Posts: 1,100 Member
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    April
    5th - 4.6km (walk)
    6th - 5km
    7th - 5.5km
    8th - 6.6km
    9th - 10km
    11th - (cycling, turbotrainer, 17.5km not counted)
    14th - 3.68km
    15th - 7.4km
    16th - 2.68km (walk)
    17th - 2km (walk) plus 500m pool swim (not counted)
    18th - 10km
    19th - 500m lake swim (not counted)


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    Well down on my running target this month.

    Chilly sunday morning swim!
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  • rnjcb
    rnjcb Posts: 86 Member
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  • ddmom0811
    ddmom0811 Posts: 1,878 Member
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    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
    April 19 - 41 mile bike ride
    April 20 - 4.32 - didn't feel that great mile 1-3, so decided I'd only go 4 and then in mile 4 finally felt great. It's such a mental thing.


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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
    19 - Rest
    20 - Rest


    Total: 146.7mi

    April goal: ~180mi


  • 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
    18--- 6.2mi
    19--- 12mi --- Week total: 50.22 miles

    Total: 174.2 miles

    Goal: 250 miles

    This week is taper week for my half on Sunday! Looking forward to my first race since last October :)
  • Daisy471
    Daisy471 Posts: 409 Member
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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
    4/19 - 13.1 miles @ Gazelle Girl Half Marathon, 2:24:10, new PR!

    Congrats on the great races this weekend!

    I had a great race and beat 2 of my goals (under 2:27, my previous PR & under 2:25). My profile pic is me (in the middle) and 2 of my sisters just before the start. The one in the blue long sleeves was 80th out of nearly 2,000 - that's the top 4%! She is incredible! My other sister ran her first half and also did awesome, she finished in 2:01. Our third sister couldn't run with us, but we're working on getting her there next year!

    Instead of medals we got jewelry:
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  • ddmom0811
    ddmom0811 Posts: 1,878 Member
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    @Training2BeFast - you will do great! I'm so amazed at your mileage!
    @Daisy471 - awesome! Love the bling!
  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
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    Date Miles today. Miles for April
    4/1 6.2 miles - 6.2
    4/2 5.35 miles - 11.55
    4/3 REST DAY (TAPER)
    4/4 13.1 miles - 24.65 <<< Oak Barrel HM in Lynchburg, TN (1:44:13)
    4/5 REST DAY
    4/6 10.5 miles - 35.15
    4/7 REST DAY (also travel day as I am in Md this week)
    4/8 5 miles - 40.15
    4/9 4.2 miles - 44.35
    4/10 REST DAY/TAPER
    4/11 REST DAY/TAPER
    4/12 13.2 - 57.55 <<< Bridge Street HM (1:39:26 PR - 53 OA, 5 AG)
    4/13 REST DAY
    4/14 6 miles - 63.55
    4/15 8.15 miles - 71.70
    4/16 REST/TAPER
    4/17 REST/TAPER
    4/18 13.1 - 84.8 <<<<< GEARGIA PEACH JAM HM (1:44:38 - 45 OA, 9 AG)
    4/19 REST DAY
    4/20 8.25 <<<< 93.05

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    I never got a chance to post my collage from Saturday's race.

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  • karllundy
    karllundy Posts: 1,490 Member
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    @SonicDeathMonkey80 - wow! Those splits are beautiful! Great job!
    @Nottafattie - That is fantastic! I love to run with my kids, when they feel like it. I am sure that his parents appreciate your help and know you feel great for doing it!

    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 in :/
    4/18 - 10.4 miles; managed to squeeze in a shorter run than I planned between the thunderstorms
    4/20 - 4 miles on indoor track
  • 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
    4/18: REST (Actually, hiking with a friend)
    4/19: 3 miles (with same friend)
    4/20: REST (rain today, but nice for running Tues-Fri)

    Current total: 94 miles

    My spring goal 1/2 marathon is on Sunday, so this week won't be too strenuous. Hoping for a BIG PR; my last race PR is 1:58:28 for a half, and I'm hoping to get around 1:50 this weekend. And with a race day forecast with sunny skies and a high of 60, I think it's more than doable!

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  • karllundy
    karllundy Posts: 1,490 Member
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    @skinnyby31 - good job on your 5k!
    @_nikkiwolf_ - Congrats on your first race and a PR!
    @SBRRepeat - Mmm...donuts! Wish I could pull that off!
    @Timby1 - Fantastic! Congrats on the PR!
    @cooter_mom - Yay! PR for you and hubby!
  • karllundy
    karllundy Posts: 1,490 Member
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    Training2BeFast wrote: »

    This week is taper week for my half on Sunday! Looking forward to my first race since last October :)

    Me too! Can't wait!

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