April 2015 Running Challenge

Aine8046 · April 2015

Aine8046 wrote: »

In for 50 miles!

April 1st - 3.5 miles
April 4th - 3.9 miles
April 6th - 4.3 miles
April 8th - 5.5 miles
April 10th - 5.5 miles
April 12th - 4.5 miles
April 14th - 5.4 miles
April 16th - 5.1 miles
April 18th - 4.8 miles
April 21st - 3.2 miles
April 23rd - 4.1 miles
April 25th - 5.2 miles
April 28th - 3.2 miles

Total: 58.2 miles

kristinegift · April 2015

Stoshew71 wrote: »

kristinegift wrote: »

Stoshew71 wrote: »

kristinegift wrote: »

Stoshew71 wrote: »

@kristinegift Congratulations on your half. I am originally from NJ. What exit are ya? :-)
I grew up in Union County, lived in Bayonne for a bit, moved down to Eatontown, then Brick before moving to Alabama.

No idea what exit I am! But I live in Princeton. I moved out here just last September for grad school Pretty sure I drove through Eatontown yesterday (but then again I could be mistaken as my NJ geography is awful).

I did a quick lookup on your race. Sounds like a nice route. Not only did you have to drive through Eatontown (Exit 105 off the GSP) but you ran through the back side of my old work site (Ft. Monmouth).

Princeton is exit 67 off I-295 (from the south) or exit 8 from the Turnpike for those coming from the North.

I remember we used to have our State Wrestling Finals in Jadwin Gym in Priceton back in my day.

skippygirlsmom wrote: »

@kristinegift since you are in Princeton technically you don't have an exit. In case you don't know the big joke (at least for people who live outside of Jersey) is that everyone lives off an exit off the garden state parkway, so when you say you are from Jersey people say "what exit?"

I'm sure I missed people - congrats to everyone this weekend!!!

This poor Princetonian is learning so many Jersey things today!

@kristinegift Go to any diner in NJ and order a Egg Cheese and Taylor Ham (or pork roll) on a hard roll (with a side of home fries). Then tell me what you think. :-)

Haha, when I find a diner I'll keep that in mind

Princeton =/= the rest of New Jersey. It's a very inauthentic NJ experience, living here! haha

kristinegift · April 2015

karllundy wrote: »

OK, was unable to post here over the weekend and Monday, but congrats to everyone who raced this weekend! Way to rock it! @briebee7 @SonicDeathMonkey80 @Training2BeFast @shanaber @gabbo34 and @kristinegift

I am sure I missed people, sorry!

It was a beautiful day for an HM in Des Moines for the Hy-Vee/Drake Road Races! Missed my goal by 32 seconds, but still a PR of 1:55:32! Oddly, my left shoulder hurt, but my legs were good.

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

gabbo34 · April 2015

@karllundy Great job on the PR!!!

lippiestickmama · April 2015

johnsonnelly · April 2015

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 - Travel
April 10 - 3.1 miles (5k)
April 11th-16th - House remodel and no time to run.

April 17 - 3.1 miles (5k)
April 18th - 21st - Painting every hour that I did not work.
April 22 - 3.1 miles (5k)
April 23rd -25th - House remodel
April 26 - 3.1 miles (5k)
April 27 - 2.1 miles (early run...will run again)
April 28 - 3.1 miles (5k)

shanaber · April 2015

Ohhim wrote: »

Short 3 miler as part of my taper week, so I did it mid-day in the heat & humidity (80 degrees, 80%) then hit the weights afterwards as it felt a bit too short. Ended up riding 45 miles yesterday as my shorter 8 mile Sunday long run also felt too easy.

I think I'm missing the point of a pre-marathon taper

I know, right? It is so hard not to just run!!

@SBRRepeat - love your new friend! So soft and fuzzy!

csman49 · April 2015

SBRRepeat wrote: »

Ohhim wrote: »

I think I'm missing the point of a pre-marathon taper

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:

63ish miles this month. Fail.

@SBRRepeat What kind of cat is that?

jtarmom · April 2015

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
4/18 - 9 miles
4/20 - stair workout
4/23 - 3 miles
4/24 - 3.3 miles
4/26 - 6 miles
4/27 - 3 miles
4/29 - 3.18 miles

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ddmom0811 · April 2015

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 and weight training
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
April 21 - rest
April 22 - 5.25
April 23 - 5.36
April 24 - Weight training
April 25 - 34 mile bike ride
April 26 - 67 mile bike ride
April 27 - 3.15
April 28 - Weight training
April 29 - 5.12 ... so close! I'll get my goal tomorrow!

JustWant2Run · April 2015

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 · April 2015

csman49 wrote: »

SBRRepeat wrote: »

Ohhim wrote: »

I think I'm missing the point of a pre-marathon taper

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:

63ish miles this month. Fail.

@SBRRepeat What kind of cat is that?

I'm about 80% sure that's a llama. Lol

Stoshew71 · April 2015

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

karllundy · April 2015

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 · April 2015

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

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 · April 2015

cathyjones08 wrote: »

cathyjones08 wrote: »

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 · April 2015

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!!!

skippygirlsmom · April 2015

@SBRRepeat glad you said it was a llama I thought that was what it was too. Awesome picture.

DM01234 · April 2015

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 · April 2015

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 · April 2015

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.

Close, but no cigar.

dennie24 · April 2015

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.

nango71 · April 2015

italysharon · April 2015

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!

SonicDeathMonkey80 · April 2015

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 · April 2015

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!

4/29 3.22

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

tdbernrd · April 2015

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.

mmabry72 · April 2015

One mile to go

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 · April 2015

6.9kms today.

teacton11 · April 2015

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
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

April 2015 Running Challenge

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