April 2017 Running Challenge
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Goal - 40 miles
4/3 - 2 miles (gotta start somewhere)
4/5 - 2.5 miles
4/7- 5.0 miles
4/8 - 1.00 mile then crosstrained
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@MNLittleFinn I feel like running a loop like that would drive me crazy, but it's really a personal preference. In the past, on my really long runs I usually choose to run on a running path that I know has several water fountains along the way to refill my hydration belt if needed. I also will stash a water bottle with Gatorade next to the trail near where I park. I'll run north and back, refill my Gatorade, then south and back.
If you're planning to run from your house, another option might be to drive to your halfway point and stash a few water bottles along the way (in bushes, behind signs, etc). Then you can run from your car to your house and back and have several "water stops" along the way and if you realize you haven't brought enough when you reach your house you can pick up your hydration belt or something. Or just wear your hydration belt to begin with?2 -
OSUbuckeye906 wrote: »@MNLittleFinn I feel like running a loop like that would drive me crazy, but it's really a personal preference. In the past, on my really long runs I usually choose to run on a running path that I know has several water fountains along the way to refill my hydration belt if needed. I also will stash a water bottle with Gatorade next to the trail near where I park. I'll run north and back, refill my Gatorade, then south and back.
If you're planning to run from your house, another option might be to drive to your halfway point and stash a few water bottles along the way (in bushes, behind signs, etc). Then you can run from your car to your house and back and have several "water stops" along the way and if you realize you haven't brought enough when you reach your house you can pick up your hydration belt or something. Or just wear your hydration belt to begin with?
Good ideas. Main reason I'm thinking about this is that, for hiking and slower trail running, all my trail running is slower than my road running by a bunch, I like my hydration belt, but I don't like how it bounces when I'm road running. Just a weird how it feels thing. Trying to see if I can get away without it for the marathon, and just carry my gels in my shorts pockets, since that doesn't bug me.1 -
MNLittleFinn wrote: »OSUbuckeye906 wrote: »@MNLittleFinn I feel like running a loop like that would drive me crazy, but it's really a personal preference. In the past, on my really long runs I usually choose to run on a running path that I know has several water fountains along the way to refill my hydration belt if needed. I also will stash a water bottle with Gatorade next to the trail near where I park. I'll run north and back, refill my Gatorade, then south and back.
If you're planning to run from your house, another option might be to drive to your halfway point and stash a few water bottles along the way (in bushes, behind signs, etc). Then you can run from your car to your house and back and have several "water stops" along the way and if you realize you haven't brought enough when you reach your house you can pick up your hydration belt or something. Or just wear your hydration belt to begin with?
Good ideas. Main reason I'm thinking about this is that, for hiking and slower trail running, all my trail running is slower than my road running by a bunch, I like my hydration belt, but I don't like how it bounces when I'm road running. Just a weird how it feels thing. Trying to see if I can get away without it for the marathon, and just carry my gels in my shorts pockets, since that doesn't bug me.
I know how exactly how you feel. I really don't like wearing my hydration belt because of the bouncing and rarely being able to figure out how to adjust the tightness to be comfortable. I'll wear it when necessary, but it's never necessary in a race so I've never worn it in a race. I like my handheld water bottle much more and use that a lot more often. Another idea is if you have a running group in your area that does long runs and has water jugs out, you could try to run along their path. I know the running group in my area always sets out way more water than they need and they keep it out longer than needed because they don't care if the public uses it as well. That may not be a reliable solution though.
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5.3 today, awesome weather!
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Date :::: Miles :::: April MTD (goal = 95)
04/01/17 :::: 7.7 :::: 7.7
04/02/17 :::: 3.5 :::: 11.2
04/03/17 :::: 2.5 :::: 13.7
04/04/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 13.7
04/05/17 :::: 3.5 :::: 17.2
04/06/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 17.2
04/07/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 17.2
04/08/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 17.2
04/09/17 :::: 3.5 :::: 20.6
Not a good week for running. I didn't have much time around the conference schedule and the weather was horrible, so it didn't motivate me to try to get something squeezed in. I was signed up to do a 5k as part of the convention but I scrapped it because it was cold, with a bit of a rain/snow mix - and it was completely run in the dark before sunrise. I had to be at a meeting at 7 (also before sunrise) and there was no way to make it all work. I was surprised though how hard it was for me to decide not to just try it.
Anyway, travel home was a nightmare involving cancelled flights and rebooking to another airport with a late night/early morning drive back home - so yesterday I was zombie so still didn't run. Today I had planned to finally do a longer run but ended up going in to work for longer than expected. I was almost going to skip another day altogether but the weather was so warm when I left my office and I was dressed to run - so I just went out for what I could.
I felt bad all week - like I was a quitter. I hope I can regroup this week! We're supposed to have some very warm weather for the next couple of days so should be inspiring.3 -
4/3/17 - 3.8 miles
4/5/17 - 3.2 miles
4/6/17 - 4 miles
4/9/17 - 3.2 miles
14.2/40 miles for April
I had to wait until later today to do my run. I like to run earlier on Sundays because it is cooler. It was 88°F. But it was ok. I'm not sure what I will do when summer gets here. I hate to run after dinner, but when it is 100°F it often doesn't get down into the 90's until after 8 pm or so. But i handled 88 ok. I just ran slow. Lol
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I don't know why but I can't get my ticker to update. Oh well. I still have 14.2/40 miles for April.1
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@KatieJane83 That all looks amazing and fun
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I finally got some 'on purpose' miles in today! 2.42 at a snails pace done of my 25 mile goal! Got moving a bit late for the monthly challenge better late than never!8
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@MNLittleFinn I'm with @OSUbuckeye906 ...running a short loop like that would drive me insane. Everyone is different, so if it sets your mind at ease, go for it.
My hydration belt doesn't bounce at all. I do wear it pretty low on my hips...not on my waist, and I've had to fuss with the tightness here and there to get it right. Depending on what I'm wearing, sometimes it'll slide up occasionally, but it definitely doesn't bounce. I hardly notice it's there. I have a handheld bottle, but in the summer, i feel like it makes me hot.
During the marathon, I sometimes took water or gatorade from the tables and sometimes passed them up. I liked having my hydration belt on me, but many just rely on the on course hydration offered.1 -
Hi All
I jogged 2 miles this morning. 5/256 -
@BeeerRunner is wise with her simple comment that everyone is different and @MNLittleFinn it is always a good idea to practice fueling techniques when running so bring along a gel for emergency purposes until you know how you'll react to that distance without fuel. I would add that some gels/fuel options may not be agreeable to your digestive tract after you reach a certain distance/de-hydration point. ( Gu-Gels make me ill after ~ 15k) even if taken with water or only a 1/4 pkg. So its Jelly Beans or Honey Stinger waffles for me. ( which are dry and hard to handle )
I have been disconnected for 3 days- so have not caught up on everyone's activity.
Friday was a travel day, Saturday Jasper Half Marathon and today was also a travel day.
A little wiped out so a short/poor race report. 188/305 & 16/22 in my AG. The conditions were a little tough this year ( colder, snow/ice on some trail sections) when compared to last year and it showed in the times, especially the elites as they were all off by about 5 minutes. I wasn't affected as much ( the benefit of being a Slogger); 2016 2:12:48 ( course was a little short) - 2017 2:13:29. So only 41 seconds off last years results. There was about 1/2 kilometer of the trail around Edith Lake at about km 9 that had broken/patchy snow-ice causing very poor footing requiring a slower pace to stay safe and I completely forgot about 2 of the little Soul Sucker Hills ( km 12 & 13 ) on the Tear drop around Edith Lake. One of the ladies who is usually 15-20 minutes faster than me was struggling and I caught up to her at about km 20.5 - I called out her name and she was able to get the motivation/energy to pick up the pace and ended up 29 seconds ahead of me.
An early picture just after the start with me ( bib #86 on my shorts ) and lots of other athlete's.
My Strava. https://strava.com/activities/935735633
I spent more time taking in the great scenery of the Mountains than I did last year, as one of the other ladies said lift your head and look at the skyline.
Ultimately very happy with my results as it felt easier than last year even though it the results say it was tougher.
There are more pictures and some videos just haven't found the ones with me.
04/01 0.0 km – 140. km – 0.0 km – YTD 300.05
04/02 6.5 km – 135.5km - 6.5km – YTD 306.55 Shorty down Tim’s Hill + Peavey Loop
04/05 5.2 km – 130.3km - 11.7km – YTD 311.75 Shorty along Riverbank Trails
04/08 21.3 km – 109.0km - 33.0km – YTD 333.05 Jasper HM
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I haven't had a chance to be on here for almost a week to post my running. I have read a few bits and pieces here and there. I always hope when I am traveling that I will have more time to catch up but it rarely happens that way. Again I will be optimistic for this next week as I head off again in the morning...
Date........Miles.......Total
04/01....12.19......12.19
04/02......0.00......12.19
04/03......5.60......17.79 - + Agility
04/04......4.67......22.46 - + Strength Training
04/05......0.00......22.46
04/06......5.01......27.47 - + Strength Training and Rally
04/07......5.79......33.26
04/08......5.27......38.53
04/09......3.00......41.53 - Dog Beach!
04/10......0.00......41.53
My completed and upcoming Races - Let me know if you will be running too!
02/05/17 - Surf City Half Marathon
07/23/17 - San Francisco 1st Half Marathon6 -
10/04 - 4 mile Interval, Chest & triceps supersets, followed with Core
3 weeks to go till my first HM ... Next weekend reserved for helping out my Easter colleague delivering eggs
Completed
• 11/03 - 10K Run The Solar System (thanks for the tip) - 52:01
• 12/03 - TM Half Marathon (plugged in the MK HM route - attempt 1 ) - 1:54:02
• 25/03 - TM Half Marathon (plugged in the MK HM route - attempt 2 ) - 1:53:53
Coming up:
• 15/04 - TM Half Marathon (plugged in the MK HM route - attempt 3)
• 01/05 - Milton Keynes HM
• 18/06 - Run-Bedford-Run - 10K
• 02/09 - Bedford HM
• 24/09 - Windsor HM
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13 pages behind. Have been mostly keeping up with you lovely people on Strava.
Been madly busy with a trip to Melbourne for a race which was A.M.A.Z.I.N.G!
Felt like runners owned the whole city!
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@MNLittleFinn I'd go insane running the same loop 8 times! I ran a race once where you had to do the same loop three times, and that was already slightly annoying. But if it doesn't annoy you, I guess you could...
What I have done in summer for really hot long runs, where the water in my hydration pack was not enough, was to park my car somewhere in the middle of a "figure 8" route, so I could run the first half of the distance, refill the bottles at the car, then run the second half.
During the marathon last year, I simply walked at the aid stations. Maybe I lost a few seconds, but compared to the overall time it took me to run the distance, that mattered less to me than the comfort of drinking relaxed, without choking or spilling sticky energy drinks on myself. I'm planning to do the same this year.
And like @BeeerRunner, I like having a bit of water on me, instead of relying on the on course hydration - just in case... So I took my hydration pack with me, just with 0.5l instead of the 1.5l I take on long runs. I would have taken it anyway, I needed a way to transport a bit of food as well as my keys, wallet and phone (they offered transport of a gear bag from start to finish, but I didn't want to put any valuables in there).
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Date Activity __ Run dist (mi) __ Avg Pace (min/mi)
1-Apr Joe & Sue Moore 5K __ 4.7 __ 7:15
2-Apr run __ 8.5 __ 10:02
3-Apr run/ hill intervals __ 10.1 __ 11:34
4-Apr run __ 5 __ 9:20
5-Apr yoga 60 min/ run __ 5.1 __ 9:37
6-Apr rest __ __
7-Apr run __ 5.1 __ 9:37
8-Apr run __ 6.7 __ 10:26
9-Apr run __ 6.6 __ 12:11
10-Apr run __ 13.1 __ 8:59
11-Apr yoga 60 min/ Lifting 30 min __ __
64.9
Goal (miles) 200
left (miles) 135.1
2017 Races
1/14/2017 Menchville Winter Chill 5K __ 22:12:00 1 AG 15 OA
2/11/2017 Run for the Heart 10 mile __ 1:17:25 1 AG 12 OA
2/18/2017 Gloucester 8K __ 35:05:00 1 AG 12 OA
3/4/2017 Fort Eustis 10K __ 44:31:00 4 AG 18 OA
4/1/2017 Joe & Sue Moore 5K __ 20:45 PR 1 AG 6 OA
5/29/2017 Yorktown Freedom 8K
6/3/2017 NASA Moonwalk 5k
TBD Trailzilla 5 Miler
7/29/2017 Coast Guard Day 5K
8/19/2017 Smart Smiles 5K
9/16/2017 Mulberry Island HM
TBD Poquoson Run with the Bulls 5K
TBD Yorktown Battlefield 10 miler
TBD Run with the Son for Haiti 5K
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April Running challenge
Goal: 100 km
Ran: 44.6/100 km
10/4/17 Run 11 km
9/4/17 walk 7 km
8/4/17 Run 3.8 km walk 2 km
7/4/17 Run 7.4 km walk 3 km
6/4/17 Run 8.4 km walk 9 km
5/4/17 walk 9 km
4/4/17 Run 7 km
3/4/17 Run 7 km walk 6 km
2/4/17 walk 3 km
1/4/17 walk 7 km
Didn't even realize that I already done 10 km and kept running. Bonus 1 km.
MNLittleFinn wrote: »
Thank you for the encouragement!
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1/4/17. 6.1m plus walking 4m
2/4/17 13 mile cycle ride
3/4/17 rest day - or rather Shag day
4/4/17 6.4m
5/4/17 Calf twinge so no run.
6/4/17 3.3m
7/4/17 walk to park and gentle run in barefoot shoes
8/4/17 13.7m lots of walking on the ups and a stop at a pub for some lunch!!
9/4/17 8.3m a 'recovery' run over hilly terrain. We walked the last couple of miles as quads were v. painful!!
Planned races -
7.5.17 HM-ish The Ox Wiltshire.
30.7.17 HM-ish Dorset Invader
27.8.17 East Farm Frolic
Wow. What a great weekend. Went to Exmoor with my running club, many of whom were taking part in the coastal trail series of races. My plan was to make 13 mile distance by any means possible.
What can I say? There was running gingerly down the scree along the coast, the sun was out and the sea was flat calm.
A couple of us made a breakaway group (or rather a slow group) and went off to do our own pace. Along the coast, up and down the coastal path, then ducking inland down and down and down the valley to head along the river. There were a few stops to check the map, and to admire the view and to walk those nasty nasty ups, until we finally stopped at a pub for some welcome lemonade and a lunch stop. Part of our route back hit the marathon race route but we avoided the nasty uppy bit and found a lovely flatter bit to run along. Got back to the bunkhouse but I’d only hit 11.5 miles by this point, so ran along back to our beginning part of the route to try and find a water bottle lost at the start. Failed but at least I hit my target!!!!
Mountains of curry for dinner, many congratulations to fellow runners who’d done the HM, one was first lady finisher of the marathon (not only that was 3rd overall, a third place in the Ultra. All but one of the group finished their respective races.
Sunday was a head out to the moor run, boy did my legs ache and every step downhill was hurting!!! Still made 6 miles of walk/run before giving up and walking the last couple of miles.
A gorgeous weekend and really chuffed that I’ve now hit my furthest distance. I sort of feel let down that I didn’t do it in a race!!! I suppose most training plans don’t have you do more than race distance!
Can barely walk now though……
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