April 2018 Monthly Running Challenge

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  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    Mac and cheese!!!! :heart:
  • _nikkiwolf_
    _nikkiwolf_ Posts: 1,380 Member
    @rheddmobile I'm really sorry for you that you got so much bad advice from the doctors! And talking to your husband instead of you is super rude. In addition "stop running permanently because you might someday get arthritis" - that sounds like the dentist I had that tried to convince me for three years in a row that a certain tooth would "develop caries very soon". Guess the crystal ball was wrong, since this is now more than 10 years ago and the tooth is still fine. So I wouldn't buy arthritis medication yet :wink:
    I hope the steroid shot won't have any negative side effects, you've been through enough with this already!

    @Marissaxzxzxz Welcome back to running and to this thread :smile:

    @PastorVincent LOL, I can't believe you got pulled aside for running in black! Today I was also wearing a (nearly) black shirt and black shorts for running. But my shoes were glo pink, that probably saved me from being arrested :mrgreen:

    @marisap2010 Evil shorts! But at least you've got new shoes, yay :smile:

    @MobyCarp I'm so excited for you! I hope Boston goes well and you can finish strong!

    @ddmom0811 I just bought a jar of protein powder yesterday. And maybe I should track my food again. I'm fine weight-wise, but I also suspect that most days I don't get enough protein.

    @sarahthes Eeeek, snow? Don't send it my way please! We are planning barbecue on Sunday with colleagues. So far the weather forecast is 21°C sun :sunglasses:

    @karllundy I have at least once gone for a 32km/20mi run on a Sunday, when the new shoes I tried on Saturday left me with multiple blisters. It hurt for the first quarter of the time, after that I didn't really notice them anymore.
    But I might not be the sanest person to ask for advice about this.
    TMI: I have also popped blisters with a sterile needle when they were so large that I couldn't have put on my shoes otherwise.

    --

    I'm still in the "take it easy on the knee" phase, combined with a "crazy time at work" phase. So not a lot of running in April yet. The month is halfway over and I'm only at 36.9 km! I think 2018 I ran 180km in April, there's no way I'll come even close this month.
    But I've started a new fitnessblender program. Called "Fitnessblender Strong". I've done five workout videos so far, four of them were with dumbells. So I'm hoping that means I will get some muscle gain out of it :wink:
    I already got a lot of soreness so far. I really need to work on timing them better.
    The first lower body workout was on Saturday evening, then Sunday morning I went for a longish run, my glutes complaining every step. Upper body workout on Monday evening, climbing on Tuesday with arms that didn't want to lift higher than shoulder-level... Today I've done an upper-body workout in the morning before work, and a short interval run in the afternoon, that combination worked better.
  • MobyCarp
    MobyCarp Posts: 2,927 Member
    lporter229 wrote: »
    7lenny7 wrote: »
    I don't know if this link will work but here's a short video of the start of @MNLittleFinn 's race.

    https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10212979210847630&id=1012340286&ref=m_notif&notif_t=group_highlights

    The link is blocked at my work. How is the weather?

    I could see the video. Looks like it was raining, with puddles and minor mud on a road that appears to be designed for vehicle. I infer deeper mud on real trails. I was just thinking that maybe I get rain like that for Boston, only with paved roads; then the runners went past. From the way the runners were dressed, I'm pretty sure it was colder there than is forecast for Hopkinton on Monday.
  • RunsOnEspresso
    RunsOnEspresso Posts: 3,218 Member
    @garygse I have the Garmin Vivoactive 3. I can see all my zones in my app. I know I can see my current HR while running.

    Looking at my last run I was in Zone 5 most of the time. I will be walking in zone 1-3 LOL
  • Purplebunnysarah
    Purplebunnysarah Posts: 3,252 Member
    4/1 - rest
    4/2 - rest
    4/3 - 7.1km
    4/4 - 4.8km
    4/5 - travel
    4/6 - walking
    4/7 - 21.7km (bad tangents? Ha...)
    4/8 - travel
    4/9 - strength
    4/10 - 4.1km
    4/11 - rest
    4/12 - rest
    4/13 - 5.1km

    42.8/100 km

    After this morning's snow the sun came out and it got really nice out. Bit of wind that seemed awful at first but was okay once I was warmed up. Still a bit sore/stiff from last weekend but less than I thought I'd be. Knee & ankle on my left leg feel a bit touchy but are easing after I took an extra rest day yesterday. I have a 5K race next weekend that has me a bit concerned about the knee & ankle but I plan to take it easy and not go for anything silly like a PR since I'm donating blood on Monday as well.

    2018 Races: (italics means not registered yet, only pondering)
    1/1/18 Resolution Run 5K ~38:00 (no official times)
    3/4/18 MEC Road Race #1 10K 1:30:57
    3/17/28 St Patrick's Day race 10K 1:24:53
    4/7/18 Jasper Half Marathon 3:05:55
    4/22/18 MEC Trail Race #1 5K
    5/20/18 MEC Trail Race #2 10K
    6/24/18 MEC Trail Race #3 15K
    7/1/18 Canada Day 5K or 15K?
    7/28/18 Idaho Peak 10K Trail Race
    8/18/18 Edmonton Marathon 10K
    9/2/18 MEC Trail Race #4 10K
    10/7/18 MEC Trail Race #5 15K
    10/22/18 Heartbeat Run 10K
    12/1/18 Santa Shuffle
  • KeepRunningFatboy
    KeepRunningFatboy Posts: 3,055 Member

    April 2018
    04.01.18 - 10 m. / 60 minutes on bike trainer.
    04.02.18 - 3.5 m EZ. / Swim
    04.05.18 - 10 m.
    04.07.18 - 26.2 m. W/ one of my MFP best friends.
    04.08.18 - 1 m. EZ
    04.09.18 - 1 m. EZ travel day
    04.10.18 - 6 m. And 1 hour bike trainer
    04.11.18 - 9.1 m. (2 jogs)
    04.12.18 - Bike Trainer
    04.13.18 - 7.8 m.



    Upcoming Events:
    05.06.18 - Flying Pig Marathon.
    05.20.18 - IronMan 70.3 Chattanooga
    07.14.18 - IronMan 70.3 Muncie
    07.29.18 - IronMan 70.3 Ohio


  • Mari33a
    Mari33a Posts: 1,255 Member
    Gud morning. Did MobyCarp post his bib number for Boston. If anyone knows it cud u post as I was hoping to watch his progress. Best of Luck MobyCarp
  • Mari33a
    Mari33a Posts: 1,255 Member
    Brilliant & thank-you! I’ll be sending you good running vibes from Ireland
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    edited April 2018
    Any updates on our Zumbro runners??
  • weat0043
    weat0043 Posts: 172 Member
    You can search on the Zumbro website if you have their Bib # or name.
  • cburke8909
    cburke8909 Posts: 990 Member
    Just. 7 school vacation this week they'll be plenty of time for more.

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  • Purplebunnysarah
    Purplebunnysarah Posts: 3,252 Member
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    Any updates on our Zumbro runners??

    Live results here:

    https://results.chronotrack.com/m/ctlive/#39133
  • AmyOutOfControl
    AmyOutOfControl Posts: 1,425 Member
    katharmonic wrote: »
    Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
    04/01/18 :::: 5.3 :::: 5.3
    04/02/18 :::: 3.6 :::: 8.9
    04/03/18 :::: 4.8 :::: 13.7
    04/04/18 :::: 1.5 :::: 15.2
    04/05/18 :::: 3.1 :::: 18.3
    04/06/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 18.3
    04/07/18 :::: 10.2 :::: 28.5
    04/08/18 :::: 3.5 :::: 32.0
    04/09/18 :::: 3.1 :::: 35.2
    04/10/18 :::: 3.7 :::: 38.8
    04/11/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 38.8
    04/12/18 :::: 3.5 :::: 42.3
    04/13/18 :::: 3.4 :::: 45.8

    Two days of running in Austin done. Today I had to wait until the afternoon, and it was HOT. I tried not to complain given how glad I was to be out of the cold, but I wasn't quite prepared to jump from freezing temps to mid 80s and humid. Still, enjoyed it for the most part. Travel back home tomorrow so probably won't get a run in.

    Good luck to this weekend' racer!

    You were running in my neck of the woods. :)

    It was pretty gross yesterday. The heat and humidity started to get to me towards the end of my long run. I have to get my body adapted to running in the heat again. :(
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    sarahthes wrote: »
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    Any updates on our Zumbro runners??

    Live results here:

    https://results.chronotrack.com/m/ctlive/#39133

    I know @MNLittleFinn is 28, but I do not know what @7lenny7 is.
  • Purplebunnysarah
    Purplebunnysarah Posts: 3,252 Member
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    sarahthes wrote: »
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    Any updates on our Zumbro runners??

    Live results here:

    https://results.chronotrack.com/m/ctlive/#39133

    I know @MNLittleFinn is 28, but I do not know what @7lenny7 is.

    Looks like 634.
  • kevaasen
    kevaasen Posts: 173 Member
    sarahthes wrote: »
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    Any updates on our Zumbro runners??

    Live results here:

    https://results.chronotrack.com/m/ctlive/#39133

    @7lenny7 bib is 634 on 50 Miles.
  • Purplebunnysarah
    Purplebunnysarah Posts: 3,252 Member
    @greyparks206 Woohoo!
  • juliet3455
    juliet3455 Posts: 3,015 Member
    edited April 2018
    zerlinna87 wrote: »
    How do you add pictures on this? I took a nice one this morning.
    @zerlinna87 On a PC, above the reply box there is a bunch of icons, if you hoover over them it tells you what each one does.
    The one that looks like a pictograph of a mountain peak 4th from the right is for adding pictures.

    From a smart phone app, sorry can't help you there as my phone is corporate and MFP/FB etc are all blocked.

    pvppw6qqhszf.png
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    edited April 2018
    Jeeze mfp... stupid much? Error 403
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    @zerlinna From a phone it's the same, unless you don't use apple (UA and apple must be bed buddies) .


    You need to go through the browser which will access the same options as @juliet3455

    ETA cleaned up mumbo jumbo for readability
  • vandinem
    vandinem Posts: 550 Member 
    Date      Miles      MTD
-------   -----    -------
Apr  03     3.7        3.7 
Apr  06     3.7        7.4 
Apr  07     4.4       11.8 
Apr  14     3.7       15.5

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