April 2015 Running Challenge

@ddmom0811 I think the guy would be less scary to me. I know how to disable a guy, but a opossum is another matter altogether. And every animal can get aggressive if they feel backed into a corner or if there are babies involved. On top of that, there was a report of a couple cases of rabies in a city about 45-60 minutes from where I live, so that's all going through my mind at this point because yes, I have seen Old Yeller. I know I have to loop by that spot a couple more times to get the planned distance in and all I can picture is a rabid opossum chasing me down the street in the dark.

@nottafattie I'm not an expert but since you were seeing the opossum at night I wouldn't worry about him being rabid, if you see him during the day I would steer clear. One of my dogs got in a fight with a ground hog and the thing sliced my poor doggie's throat. It was wild when I got to Rascal (my dog) there was no blood on him but I notice the slit, it was in the folds of his neck so no blood. Scared me half to death. Of course in hindsight me running after a raging ground hog probably wasn't too smart LOL
@_nikkiwolf_ so he thought he was held up 13 mins at the start, I'm going to start using that excuse LOL There is always someone who isn't happy. I always tell Skip to start near the front, always behind the Fleet Feet race team LOL but near the start. Otherwise she gets caught up in the 15 min milers who want to start up front. Me I like to pass people makes me feel like I'm FloJo so I don't mind starting back a bit.
@cooter_mom I'm sorry you are hurting, please take care of yourself.
@daisy471 peanut butter burger? Never heard of such a thing.

@cooter_mom shlt snacks! Hope the tendonitis heals quickly. I have pain on the top of my foot, I'll have to look up the condition your battling. I mentioned it to my chiro, he had no idea really. Mines hurt more than 6 months but doesn't seem to get worse. I'd just hoped it wasn't a stress fracture in the makings.

@Nottafattie better a possum than a skunk. My kids use to play with the possums (with the rowdy-er neighbor boys). They'd just play possum and hiss. Never got real aggressive. My daughter was not impressed when one boy put a baby on her back....Kids...

Slowly getting there

Congrats to all who raced over the weekend! There were so many. Also congrats to everyone adding to their tickers all month, whether you are on target to achieve your planned mileage or not. As long as you can keep going (barring injury/illness of course) then you are still "winning" (insert Charlie Sheen meme).

I felt so well recovered after my half on Saturday, and felt strong on my first run afterwards today so I went ahead and put in a 4 mile run which would be my normal training distance after a long run. I guess I'll just keep on going ahead with training this week and maybe do a 10 mile long run Saturday, then start tapering for another half on 5/9.

4/1 - 6 miles
4/4 - 6.1 miles
4/6 - 2.3 miles
4/11 - 13.1 miles 2:42:09.4
4/14 - 2.26 miles
4/18 - 13.1 miles 2:38:09
4/21 - 4.04 miles

@Training2BeFast @kristinegift @briebee7 @SonicDeathMonkey - Best wishes on your upcoming races (and anyone else racing this week I missed)!

@Stoshew71 - I never cease to be amazed at the names of places deep in the country.

@cooter_mom - It's always better to heal properly so you can run as much as you like later.

@Nottafattie - That is pretty funny (from this perspective anyway). Definitely best that it was not a skunk! I rounded a bend on a paved trail in a local park and ran into a small herd of deer, with the buck just about 15 feet away looking right at me! I just kept on going and felt lucky to not be chased off by a bunch of pointy antlers.

@Daisy471 - Congrats on the PR! That should probably be the standard bling for the girls-only races. Very nice.

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
4/18 - 13 Mi Trail
48 mile week

4/20 - 11 Mi steady state

149/200 total

Took off on my run last night full of energy and really hitting my stride but got side lined by a killer cramp. I can usually run through a cramp but honestly its been a while since I had a bad one. But last night it hit hard! Stopped me dead. I was afraid to lift up my shirt and see a rib sticking out but thankfully no trauma Only managed 2 miles and it was still throbbing even after a stretch and several minutes on the couch.




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 place overall.
April 11 – 4.09 mi
April 12 – 4.27 mi
April 14 – 2.18 mi
April 15 – 3.08 mi
April 17 – 3.08 mi
April 18 – 4.12 mi
April 20 – 2 mi

Daisy471 wrote: »

@karllundy, @skippygirlsmom - it had bacon too! It's a burger topped with bacon, peanut butter and pretzel pieces. Sounds horrible, but it's really good! Or maybe it's one of those things that only tastes good after running 2+ hours. And peanut butter does make everything better

I don't even like peanut butter and that sounds good LOL

Stoshew71 wrote: »

What I got in my email just now....

Half Fanatic #11352 (Jupiter)

Stanley, at last you have found refuge, a place where you can call home, where the Fanatical can feel Normal again, and once again be treated like a normal human being. Welcome To The Fanatics AsyLum!!!!

Congrats! That is an impressive moon level.

I never heard of half fanatics until this 39.3 series I am in mentioned we would be eligible to join afterwards. If I finish this series and then another half a week later I plan to apply as a Saturn.