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May 2015 Running Challenge

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  • ddmom0811
    ddmom0811 Posts: 1,881 Member
    May 1- strength training
    May 2- cycling - 34 miles
    May 3 - rest day/walked 4 miles
    May 4 - 4.1 miles + Strength training
    May 5- 5.2 miles
    May 6 - rest
    May 7 - 5.1 miles
    May 8 - Strength training
    May 9 - 39 miles biking
    May 10 - 5K and 36 miles biking
    May 11 - Strength training
    May 12 - 5.5 miles
    May 13 - 3.53 miles + 21 mile bike ride
    May 14 - 5.44 miles
    May 15 - weight training
    May 16 - biking - 34 miles
    MAY 17 - biking 40 miles
    May 18 - 5 miles
    May 19 - 5.75 New York’s central park! Very hilly for this Florida lady.
    May 20 - rest day - daughter’s graduation
    May 21- rest day - moving out of dorm
    May 22 - 6 miles down Hudson River - beautiful morning.


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  • tdbernrd
    tdbernrd Posts: 510 Member
    5/1--3.27 miles
    5/2--8.56 miles
    5/3--rest
    5/4--4.1 miles
    5/5--Yoga X
    5/6--5.02 miles
    5/7--Yoga
    5/8--3.06 miles
    5/9--rest
    5/10-rest
    5/11-2.58 miles
    5/12-Yoga X
    5/13-5.04 miles
    5/14-2.05 miles(treadmill)
    5/15-3.94 miles
    5/16-9.45 miles
    5/17-rest
    5/18-3.12 miles
    5/19-rest
    5/20-rest(My son's 16th birthday.Nope, no birfday cake)
    5/21-4.17 miles with Cardio Kickboxing Instructor(Best time ever :) )
    5/22-4.05 miles early morning run


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    It's been cool the past two days. I'm loving it <3
  • tdbernrd
    tdbernrd Posts: 510 Member
    LoneWolfRunner wrote: »
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    I learned during my run in Sunday's heat that if you turn down the wrong road, suddenly a short soft run gets long and hard...

    I live for your posts :D

  • bob108819
    bob108819 Posts: 267 Member
    Got it done early today, so much cooler and more enjoyable!
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  • mmabry72
    mmabry72 Posts: 100 Member

    Man I am a long way from my goal and not a lot of time left to make it up. Somehow I have managed 3 off days every week this month. That's not going to get'er done.


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    May 2 – 3.78
    May 4 – 4.07
    May 5 – 3.09
    May 6 – 3.24
    May 8 –3.24
    May 12 – 3.35
    May 13 – 4.34
    May 15 – 3.79
    May 16 – 6.41
    May 18 – 3
    May 21 – 3.27
    May 22 – 4.14
  • SonicDeathMonkey80
    SonicDeathMonkey80 Posts: 4,489 Member
    1 - 6.2mi, trail
    2 - 8.4mi, 5k, kids run, treadmill challenge
    3 - 13.1mi, Pittsburgh half marathon
    4 - 7mi, easy
    5 - 5.5mi, 5k race
    6 - Rest
    7 - 8mi, easy w/strides
    8 - 6mi, easy
    9 - 6mi, trail
    10 - 10mi, 7 easy/3 @7:00
    11- Rest
    12 - 7mi, easy
    13 - 5mi, easy (jogged a 5K+)
    14 - 6mi, easy
    15 - Rest
    16 - 4mi, easy
    17 - 26.5mi, Cleveland Marathon pacer
    18 - Rest
    19 - 4mi, easy
    20 - 6.4mi, easy
    21 - Rest
    22 - 6mi, easy

    Total: 134.9mi

    May goal: 180mi



  • chazdiezal
    chazdiezal Posts: 87 Member
    May goal 65 mi

    5/3...10 mi (Broad St. Run)
    5/4... Rest
    5/5... 2 mi
    5/6... 4 mi
    5/7... 2 m
    5/8... Rest
    5/9... 4 mi
    5/10...2 mi Cross/Walk
    5/11...Rest
    5/12...2 mi
    5/13...3 mi
    5/14...2 mi
    5/15...Rest
    5/16...4 mi
    5/17...2.5 mi Cross/Walk
    5/18...4 mi
    5/19...4 mi
    5/20...4 mi
    5/21...Rest
    5/22...4 mi

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  • 9voice9
    9voice9 Posts: 693 Member
    01-May - 2.57 miles, 2.21 miles
    02-May - 3.18 miles
    03-May - 2.19 miles, 4.12 miles (walk)
    04-May - 2.50 miles
    05-May - 2.22 miles, 2.14 miles (walk)
    06-May - 2.57 miles
    07-May - 2.65 miles, 2.17 miles
    08-May - 2.74 miles, 3.02 miles (walk)
    09-May - 3.11 miles (first 5K since surgery in March = 10:43/mile), 3.26 miles (walk)
    10-May - 3.00 miles, 4.25 miles (walk)
    11-May - 3.19 miles, 3.41 miles (walk)
    12-May - 3.15 miles
    13-May - 2.91 miles
    14-May - 2.81 miles (walk), 4.10 miles (walk)
    15-May - 2.78 miles, 2.15 (walk)
    16-May - 3.17 miles
    17-May - 2.19 miles
    18-May - 2.88 miles, 2.18 miles (walk)
    19-May - 2.60 miles, 2.17 miles (walk)
    20-May - 3.15 miles, 2.18 miles (walk)
    21-May - 1.63 miles, 2.60 miles (walk)
    22-May - 2.97 miles, 2.61 miles (yes - ran twice today!)
    23-May -
    24-May -
    25-May -
    26-May -
    27-May -
    28-May -
    29-May -
    30-May -
    31-May -

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  • baldielove13
    baldielove13 Posts: 219 Member
    5/21: 11.55 miles

    So far: 85.1 miles out of 100
  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
    Date Miles today. Miles for May
    5/1 REST DAY - 0
    5/2 16 miles - 16.0 <<< Madkin and Weeden Mountains on RSA (1,208ft elevation gain)
    5/3 REST DAY - Went hiking ~4 miles with the wife at Monte Sano instead
    5/4 10.35 miles - 26.35 << slow recovery miles. Still feel sore from weekend
    5/5 10 miles 36.35
    5/6 8 miles - 44.35 << easy paced
    5/7 5.25 miles - 49.6 << fast paced
    5/8 15 miles - 64.6 << Friday night long run
    5/9 REST DAY <<< Georgia Aquarium
    5/10 REST DAY
    5/11 10.5 miles - 75.1
    5/12 10 miles - 85.1
    5/13 8.25 miles - 93.35 << easy effort
    5/14 8 miles - 101.35 << CRR preview + 2
    5/15 5.5 miles - 106.85 << recovery pace
    5/16 15 miles - 121.85 << Sat long run
    5/17 REST DAY
    5/18 8 miles - 129.85
    5/19 7.09 miles - 136.94 << WRH Brueggers Grp Run
    5/20 REST DAY/TAPER
    5/21 5.5 miles - 142.44 << WRH Panera Pounders Grp Run
    5/22 REST DAY/TAPER


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    Taking another rest day and tapering for the Cotton Row Run 10K on Monday. I plan to do a 6 miler (hopefully slow) tommorow morning with my running group. I tend to run faster than I intend if I run with a group. The strategy is to run it at my long run pace with maybe some short strides at my goal race pace just to shake them out.


  • emmy15rocks
    emmy15rocks Posts: 73 Member
    Started on the 16th and half way to my goal! :D Perfect :)
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  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
    I am gonna post this video here like I did in the Long Distance Runners group. Very insightful regarding the Kenyans and how they train. I know it's a long video but well worth it.


    Born to Run: The Secrets of Kenyan Athletics (Man On A Mission)

    Former Irish athlete and 5,000m world champion Eamonn Coghlan travels to Kenya's highlands to uncover a little-known story - the role of Irish missionaries in securing Kenya's dominance in world athletics. He meets Brother Colm O'Connell, a modest priest who played a major role in fostering Kenyan distance running and who is now considered one of the world's top athletics coaches. Watching him train the 800m world-record holder David Rudisha, Eamonn observes at first-hand his unlikely but lasting legacy. Part travelogue, part tribute, the documentary also features an interview with Eamonn's childhood hero, the great Olympic athlete Kip Keino.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGVSO1sg2Fk
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    Crazy day today - have myself a new driver in the house. Skip passed her learner's permit test with the score of 100. She's been driving me around. Thought I had a day off from work, but my folks need to get to Italy so I'm working :-1:

    5/1- rest day
    5/2 - 5 miles 8K Steeple Chase Race
    5/3 - 3.5 miles
    5/4 - rest day
    5/5 - 6.3 miles
    5/6 - 3.5 miles - decided to cut it short a bit so I could go home and get Macy for a walk
    5/7 - 4.5 miles
    5/8 - 4.6 miles
    5/9 - 2.4 miles - just a quick run to get my legs moving
    5/10 - 3.5 miles of Mother's Day fun with Skip way hot at 85 degrees
    5/11 - active rest day walked the Macy 3 miles
    5/12 - 6.5 miles
    5/13 - rest day - well I walked 3 miles with Macy and cut the yard so my feet were moving LOL
    5/14 - 5.5 miles
    5/15 - 5.3 miles
    5/16 - 3.2 miles - 5K and a little extra with warm up
    5/17 - 6.4 miles with Skip nice easy miles
    5/18 - rest day walked Macy a few miles but that's it, took Skip to breakfast in the morning for her birthday and went to the track banquet last night
    5/19 - 6.2 miles
    5/20 - 5.3 miles
    5/21 - 4.4 miles - I've been running this route pretty consistent since Nov 2014 and this was the fastest I ran it, 43:59 :smile:
    5/22 - 3.4 miles

    79.5 out of 120 miles completed

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  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    I saw on runners world today that Spotify is offering a new feature for runners. According to your pace, it picks music that corresponds to your pace. I'm not sure if it's free, but I plan on checking it out.

    http://m.runnersworld.com/general-interest/spotify-announces-new-feature-for-runners
  • kristinegift
    kristinegift Posts: 2,406 Member
    @skippygirlsmom Yay, Skip! She's just passing all her tests with flying colors lately! My brother recently got his permit (he's 14 going on 15), and when I go home I'm sure he's going to want to drive me around... Eeeek!
  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
    edited May 2015
    Elise4270 wrote: »
    I saw on runners world today that Spotify is offering a new feature for runners. According to your pace, it picks music that corresponds to your pace. I'm not sure if it's free, but I plan on checking it out.

    http://m.runnersworld.com/general-interest/spotify-announces-new-feature-for-runners

    180 steps per second is considered by most experts to be the ideal pace (candence wise) for long distance running. Here are some sample videos to help.

    I am thinking about downloading them to my phone and maybe work these into a long run. I haven't ran to music in a while but this may be a nice change. All of these videos were either created or modified to be exactly 180 beats per minute. (each foot should drop to the ground at each beat).


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkMpXLXIwG4

    Mark Ronson's - Uptown Funk
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maEkw_qHYAU

    Pitbull Back in Time cover
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCcs8IUJiNc

    Ed Sheeran's Thinking Out Loud
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn_o-jHPiIk


    cover of Pitbull & Ne Yo's Time of Our Lives
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HY4z-WB0VE


    The Weeknd Earned It Fifty Shades of Grey cover
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAJp0yWQX-A


    Avicii The Nights cover
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6XpbCegxPI

    Jessie J Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj's Bang Bang
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnbCpS9xxGM

    180 BPM Maroon 5 Sugar cover
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4dIKn9GOFA

    Taylor Swift Blank Space cover
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NIpLkqhIF8

    Rihanna Shut Up And Drive cover
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-18_6h31WJM

    Kid Rock First Kiss cover
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PB39DU-nSoM


    Meghan Trainor Lips Are Movin cover
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnz8k-EFhUA


    Lou Bega's Mambo number 5
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyCWkOsZrN4


    Pitbull feat Tpain and Sean Paul Shake Senora cover
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLO_6AxL2Jk


    Rihanna And Kanye West And Paul McCartney FourFiveSeconds cover
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tp9tIV2j-Zk


    Meghan Trainor ft Shy Carter Mr Almost cover
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OA5F81eTGW8


    New Politics Harlem cover
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUlm3oOZHiQ

    Kate Miller Heidke ft Drapht Drama cover
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bk3MeGMvERk




  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
    edited May 2015
    Disney's Frozen - Let It Go at 180 bpm. (Da Tweekaz)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkgXfvWrDhc


    Don Henley - Boys Of Summer
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zr4cOcTwrY


    George Michael - Freedom
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diYAc7gB-0A
  • 7lenny7
    7lenny7 Posts: 3,498 Member
    I've been using song BPM to help me pace myself as I run. I'm not up to 180BPM, however. Some links that may be of use to those interested in using BPM to help pace:

    Scroll half way down to get a correlation between BPM and target minutes/mile:
    http://www.nola.com/running/index.ssf/2011/09/speed_training_by_bpm_beats_pe.html
    There's some variability, but I've found this is fairly accurate for me.

    Find out the BPM of your favorite songs:
    http://www.all8.com/tools/bpm.htm
    https://songbpm.com/

    Select your desired BPM range, get a list of songs:
    http://jogtunes.com/jtc/index.php

    Same concept, but it only goes to 170BPM.
    http://www.runhundred.com/sort-by-tempo/

    More song lists by BPM
    http://www.remanents.com/blog/140-bpm-running-music/
    http://www.remanents.com/blog/150-bpm-running-music/
    http://www.remanents.com/blog/160-bpm-running-music/
    http://www.remanents.com/blog/170-bpm-running-music/
    http://www.remanents.com/blog/180-bpm-running-music/
    http://www.remanents.com/blog/190-bpm-running-music/

    Enter your desired pace, get a list of songs
    https://jog.fm/








  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    @Stoshew71 @7lenny7 Wow! I'm behind on the music! I'm taking note!
  • 7lenny7
    7lenny7 Posts: 3,498 Member
    I forgot this one:
    https://www.cs.ubc.ca/~davet/music/bpm/index.html

    I find I like to give potential songs for my playlist a brief listen before adding them. While some may be the right BPM, they may not work well for running, at least for me.
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    kristinegift wrote: »
    @skippygirlsmom Yay, Skip! She's just passing all her tests with flying colors lately! My brother recently got his permit (he's 14 going on 15), and when I go home I'm sure he's going to want to drive me around... Eeeek!

    15 is hard enough to imagine driving, but 14 oh my gosh!
  • Nottafattie
    Nottafattie Posts: 140 Member
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    5/4 = 5.00 miles
    5/15 = 3.13 miles
    5/19 = 8.02 miles
    5/22 = 4.32 miles
    _________________
    20.47 miles total
    29.53 miles until goal

    Got new shoes today and I'm not sure if I'm passionately in love or if I despise them vehemently.
  • Ohhim
    Ohhim Posts: 1,142 Member
    edited May 2015
    Ok - now going for 150 miles this month... figured I'd drop off my mileage post-marathon, but I'm itching to get under 1:40 at my next half marathon, 3:30 for my marathon next January and have another 7lb to lose to reach my weight loss goal.

    5/2 - 2 miles
    5/3 - 26.2 miles (3:44 total time, 8:33 pace)
    5/7 - 6 miles
    5/9 - 4 miles
    5/10 - 12 miles
    5/12 - 4 miles
    5/13 - 5 miles
    5/14 - 4 miles
    5/15 - 3 miles
    5/16 - 5 miles
    5/18 - 12 miles
    5/19 - 7.3 miles
    5/20 - 3.5 miles
    5/21 - 8 miles
    5/22 - 6 miles

    Total: 108 miles
    Goal: 150 miles
    Remaining: 42 miles
  • CodeMonkey78
    CodeMonkey78 Posts: 320 Member
    Current mileage: 181.8 miles
    Remaining: 18.2 miles

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  • kimlight2
    kimlight2 Posts: 483 Member
    5/7 - 2.25
    5/12 - 3.25
    5/16 - 3.75
    5/17 - 1.5
    5/20 - 3.0
    5/22 - 2.25

    9.0 to go
  • mwyvr
    mwyvr Posts: 1,883 Member
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    Month to date: 181.70 km; Goal: 160km Stretch goal: 200km
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Fri May 22 12:23PM	13.54 Left doggy behind :-( just vaccinated
Thu May 21 12:23PM	15.83 
Wed May 20 6:55PM	4.78 
Tue May 19 3:39PM	12.26
Mon May 18 11:50AM	0.00 Rest; 51km cycling instead
Sun May 17 9:13AM	13.47
Sat May 16 8:09PM	0.00 Rest
Fri May 15 1:28PM	7.70 
Thu May 14 6:27PM	4.67
Wed May 13 3:53PM	14.02 
Tue May 12 5:28PM	7.54 
Mon May 11 4:20PM	10.01
Sun May 10 9:52AM	6.09
Sat May 9 1:56 PM	14.16
Fri May 8 12:05 PM	7.67
Thu May 7 5:38 PM	4.19
Wed May 6 4:05 PM	10.02
Tue May 5 7:25 PM	8.49
Tue May 4 0:00 PM	0.00 Rest
Sun May 3 5:32 PM	6.5
Sat May 2 4:16 PM	13.13
Fri May 1 1:57 PM	7.62

  • 7lenny7
    7lenny7 Posts: 3,498 Member
    9: 3.1 miles (first 5k!!)
    5/11: 3.1 miles
    5/13: 3.1 miles
    5/14: 1.5 miles
    5/15: 3.1 miles
    5/17: 3.1 miles
    5/18: 3.8 miles
    5/20: 3.1 miles
    5/22: 4 miles (new personal distance record!)

    Had a great run tonight! Took it easy and felt great the whole time. I wanted to keep going but I have a 5k Monday and didn't want to overdo it.

    Tomorrow is a sailing day so no running. Sunday I may go for a 2 miles easy run or else a 4 mile walk.


    Progress: 27.9/40

  • lilcmac22
    lilcmac22 Posts: 47 Member
    5/21- 4.5 m trail
    5/22- 3.5 m trail
    total 54.2 m. I think I am going to try to hit 70 m. for the month.

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  • johnsonnelly
    johnsonnelly Posts: 103 Member
    4.1 miles in the rain tonight :)


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  • mwyvr
    mwyvr Posts: 1,883 Member
    @johnsonnelly running in the rain (not monsoons like @annekka has to contend with) is lovely! And hard core. Good job! :smile:
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