April 2015 Running Challenge

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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
    18--- 6.2mi
    19--- 12mi --- Week total: 50.22 miles
    20--- Rest day
    21--- 6mi
    22--- 8mi
    23--- 6mi
    24--- Rest day (taper!)
    25--- Rest day (taper!)
    26--- 13.1mi (Result: 1:44:27)
    27--- 7mi
    28--- 10mi

    Total: 224.33 miles

    Goal: 250 miles
  • SBRRepeat
    SBRRepeat Posts: 384 Member
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    csman49 wrote: »
    SBRRepeat wrote: »
    Ohhim wrote: »
    I think I'm missing the point of a pre-marathon taper :smile:

    I did a short three miler as a part of my taper today, too...
    Then I did a thirty minute open water swim and a ninety minute bike ride.

    I too, cannot taper.
    On the other hand, met this guy on my bike ride today:

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    63ish miles this month. Fail.

    @SBRRepeat What kind of cat is that?

    I'm about 80% sure that's a llama. Lol
  • 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 <<<<< GEORGIA PEACH JAM HM (1:44:38 - 45 OA, 9 AG)
    4/19 REST DAY
    4/20 8.25 <<<< 93.05
    4/21 9 miles 102.05
    4/22 6.2 miles - 108.25
    4/23 8.25 miles - 116.5
    4/24 REST DAY
    4/25 15 miles - 131.5
    4/26 REST DAY
    4/27 10.5 miles - 142.5
    4/28 10 miles - 152.5
    4/29 4.3 miles - 156.8

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  • karllundy
    karllundy Posts: 1,490 Member
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    kristinegift wrote: »

    Congrats on the PR! And YAY IOWA! I'm missing my home state quite dearly these days.

    It is easy to miss this time of year! Thanks for the add! Always fun to find Iowans on MFP!
  • karllundy
    karllundy Posts: 1,490 Member
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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 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
    4/21 - 4 miles on indoor track
    4/22 - planned rest day, part of my pseudo-taper. Blah. HM on Sunday, then another in 5 more weeks...don't need no stinkin' taper B) FYI, I don't post my weight workouts, stationary bike or other workouts here. So, some of those days not listed had other workouts.
    4/23 - 5 easy miles on treadmill ("base pace" with a few burst of tempo and sprints...no hills)
    4/24 - 4.5 miles on indoor track (Total 89/110)
    4/26 - 13.41 miles, HM.
    4/28 - 4 miles on indoor track
    4/29 - 4 miles on indoor track - finally hit my monthly goal for once! No viruses to keep from running!
  • cathyjones08
    cathyjones08 Posts: 26 Member
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    cathyjones08 wrote: »
    cathyjones08 wrote: »
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    3 more miles running - April 22
    2 running, 1 walk - April 23
    2 running, 1 walk - April 28

    Total 15.5 goal 17

  • cooter_mom
    cooter_mom Posts: 108 Member
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    I fell off the face of the earth for awhile there, me thinks. Have been doing my runs.....kind of. The wind here lately has been ri-friggin-diculous! Still struggling with the pain on the top of my foot. Congrats to ALL THE RACERS and all the new PR's I have seen! I seriously wish there was a like button!
    Hoping to do a run today, but I thought I better log my previous runs that I haven't before I forget again!!!

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  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
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    @SBRRepeat glad you said it was a llama I thought that was what it was too. Awesome picture.
  • DM01234
    DM01234 Posts: 317 Member
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    60.5 miles total which is short of my goal of 62 miles.

    Date Miles Ran
    4/1 - 4.5
    4/3 - 5
    4/4 - 2.5
    4/6 - 4.75
    4/8 - 4.5
    4/10 - 4.75
    4/13 - 4.75
    4/17 - 4.75
    4/20 - 5
    4/22 - 5
    4/24 - 5
    4/27 - 5
    4/29 - 5


  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
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    All, that time at the end of the month is coming. Time to start thinking about May's challenge. I just posted it and it can be found here:

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10150276/may-2015-running-challenge


    Congratulations on everyone that made it this far. Everyone still has until tommorow to finish up their April goals in this thread. Then Friday it's time to start logging May's challenge in the new thread. Go ahead now into the new thread and declare your goals. Thanks to everyone for making these challenges so exciting and encouraging.

    As always, if you need anything, please feel free to PM me.

    Stan
  • 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 - 17.5km cycle (turbotrainer,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)
    20th - 10.1km
    21st - 660m pool swim (not counted)
    22nd - 9.1km
    24th - 3.5km (walk) plus 10km cycle (turbotrainer,not counted)
    25th - 5km
    26th - 5km cycle (turbotrainer,not counted)
    27th - 11.25km
    29th - 11.25km

    I've pre-added this evening's planned run on the assumption that i probably wont get time to add it after. If it doesn't happen then i'll delete it.

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    Close, but no cigar.
  • dennie24
    dennie24 Posts: 251 Member
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    4/29 4.5 miles and goal! I missed out on 7 miles at the beginning of the month when we were in NY so I am glad that I made it. :)
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  • nango71
    nango71 Posts: 8 Member
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  • italysharon
    italysharon Posts: 195 Member
    edited April 2015
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    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
    April 17: 0 :-(
    April 18: 4 ™
    April 19: 2 ™
    April 20: 5 miles
    April 21: nothing
    April 22: 5 miles
    April 23: nothing
    April 24: 2.25 miles ™ … kids off from school is killing my running schedule
    April 25: 6.25 ™
    April 26: 4.2 ™
    April 27: 5.5 outside
    April 28: nothing
    April 29: 6 outside

    1.42 miles to go!


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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
    21 - Rest
    22 - 4mi, easy
    23 - 6mi, easy
    24 - Rest
    25 - 13.1mi, easy
    26 - 6.1mi, easy
    27 - 6mi, easy w/pickups
    28 - 7mi, easy
    29 - 8.1mi, intervals

    6x2:00 intervals at 6:45 pace, 2:00 rests in between (light speed workout for a sub-21 5k pace job Saturday). Tomorrow is a rest day, so this wraps up my month!

    Total: 197mi

    April goal: 197mi
  • 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 rest/travel
    4/20 3.35
    4/21 rest
    4/22 4.04
    4/23 strength training
    4/24 4.08
    4/25 3.22
    4/26 rest
    4/27 5.34
    4/28 snorkeling 2 hours-poor conditions due to choppy water/poor visibility. But,the worst day snorkeling is better than the best day.....of almost anything else! (note the long trumpet fish in front of the turtle!
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    4/29 3.22

    Total 63.18
    (Ticker is my goal for 2015 and accumulation to date)

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  • tdbernrd
    tdbernrd Posts: 510 Member
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    4/1--4.51 miles(treadmill)
    4/2--strength training
    4/3--3.25miles(treadmill)
    4/4--6.04 miles outside
    4/5--rest day
    4/6--3.09 miles(treadmill)
    4/7--strength training
    4/8--4.3 miles outside
    4/9--rest day
    4/10-3.21 miles outside
    4/11-7.65 miles outside
    4/12-rest day
    4/13-bike & 10 plus minutes stretching-surprisingly, my knees feel so much better.
    4/14-3.25 miles outside
    4/17-3.29 miles(treadmill)
    4/19-6.2(Linking Hands 10K/5K-came in second in my age group! How about that? 1:08:05 First 10K ever!)
    4/20-4.1 miles outside(got a running buddy!)
    4/21-rest day
    4/22-4.89 miles outside(with new running buddy)
    4/23-rest day
    4/24-rest day
    4/25-8.5 miles
    4/26-rest day
    4/27-4.15 miles(perfect weather)
    4/28-rest day
    4/29-5.02 miles

    I'm noticing that I'm a lot better now that I'm resting more. I may schedule some yoga in between, but this is nice.

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  • mmabry72
    mmabry72 Posts: 100 Member
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    One mile to go ;)


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    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
    April 22 – 3.5 mi
    April 24 – 3.12 mi 24:08 5k
    April 26 – 6.32 mi
    April 28 – 4.11 mi
  • cooter_mom
    cooter_mom Posts: 108 Member
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    6.9kms today.
  • teacton11
    teacton11 Posts: 65 Member
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    3/30 - 7 Mi easy
    3/31 - 10 Mi steady state
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    4/1 - 6 Mi recovery
    4/2 - 7 Mi steady state
    4/3 - 4 Mi easy double stroller
    4/4 - 22 Mi long
    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
    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
    4/21 - 12 Mi easy
    4/22 - 7 Mi recovery
    4/23 - 14 Mi long
    4/24 - 7 Mi recovery lunch run :)
    4/25 - 8 Mi easy
    59 mile week

    4/27 - 8 Mi steady state
    4/28 - 11 Mi steady state
    4/29 - 6 Mi recovery

    222/200 total - BONUS ROUND - Go Turtle Go

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