April 2018 Monthly Running Challenge
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PastorVincent wrote: »@sarahthes Great pics! Looks like a fun race!
What They said ^ . Those shoes cleaned up good.@sarahthes Yay girl! Love the pics! And the mud!
I believe I have 2 pairs of the same Saucony shoes in my closet waiting to rotate in as others mile out.
I stumbled onto this Best Trails Site if you are interested in looking/researching the Trails around Edmonton.
Anyone else can probably use it to locate trails in their area without using Strava-MapmyRun-etc.
Yes it wants you to logon/create an account so it might load up your FB or Strava with Spam Advertising.
A short 5km with 6 of my club members- 3 groups at differant paces - the 3 speeders and the others - ie me and my friends. Left my watch at home and realized when I got to the coffee shop.
We finished off with a short 100yd sprint - stop line to railroad tracks - its an un-official tradition we do on what we consider to be the first true day of Spring Conditions. Middle of the pack. It was a nice outing. The speeders noted that the High School Track had finally melted down and no more snow/ice in the lanes so they decided to head there after a quick coffee and do so speed work.
04/01 0.0 km – 0.0km – 140.0 km – YTD 233.07 km
04/07 21.02km -21.02km -118.8 km - Jasper Hm
04/09 1.6 km -22.62km -117.2 km - HM Recovery Shorty
04/14 11.0 km -33.62km -106.2 km
04/21 13.0 km -46.62km - 93.2 km
04/22 5.0 km -51.62km - 88.2 km - YTD 284.69km
51.6k of a planned 140k month means I am a long way ( 88.4km ) from goal with only a few days left to make it.6 -
PastorVincent wrote: »@kevaasen careful! You are dangerously close to getting the trail running bug!
Ha! I will have you know I was vaccinated today with a nice and easy run of 11 miles on paved roads around lakes, golf course, suburban homes, parks, etc.6 -
Thanks @katharmonic Congrats on your race and PR!!1
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PastorVincent wrote: »@kevaasen careful! You are dangerously close to getting the trail running bug!
Ha! I will have you know I was vaccinated today with a nice and easy run of 11 miles on paved roads around lakes, golf course, suburban homes, parks, etc.
Incubation Period for Trail Sickness varies but it will probably rear up when you least expect it.6 -
@juliet3455 I stumbled across that site myself the other day. I'm going to try to do every other long run on trails the next few months I think. I had fun today!4
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Made up some of the mileage missed last week with a quick 3 miles yesterday. We had an out of town wedding to get ready for, so couldn’t get in much. It was nice to get it in as the food at the wedding was really good and lots of car time.
Today, it was beautiful out. Close to 60 degrees, so was able to wear shorts and short sleeves. I was scheduled for 9, but knew I would only be doing 5 miles. The snow put us a couple weeks behind, so normally we’d have opened up our camper and cleaned out our site by now. With that said, we are itching to get to our camper and the half I was going to do is coinciding with my husband’s weekend off in two weeks. I’m going to back off the long runs for the half and focus on the 10k I’m registered for in June. I’ve been running 3-4 times a week and would like to get that up to 4-5 and look at a half later.
Previous total 20.5
4/17- 3 miles
4/18- 5 miles
4/19- 5 miles
4/20- rest
4/21- 3 miles
4/22- 5 miles
Total: 41.5/74.5 goal
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Aaapril....run she will
4/1 11 hrs work/dinner with friends
4/2 4.29
4/3 moped
4/4 4.07
4/5 3.12
4/6 3.03
4/7 rest
4/8 4.17
4/9 2.23
4/10 I did
4/11 something
4/12 really bad to
4/13 my back
4/14 3.22
4/15 3.05
4/16 4.14
4/17 life
4/18 3.25
4/19 life again
4/20 3.29
4/21 3.05
4/22 4.19
Total 44.28
Ticker is my goal for 2018 and progress to date:
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Thanks!huntleigh3229 wrote: »I did my first ever trail race today. 5k in 39:03 which is 21 seconds slower than my road pb. It was tough but I’m happy with my time.
Just 21 seconds? Wowza! That's great! Congratulations!
The road PB and trail PB's can be keep separate.
I'll definitely be keeping them separate. I only compared them this time because I thought I would be a lot slower on the trail!3 -
huntleigh3229 wrote: »
Thanks!huntleigh3229 wrote: »I did my first ever trail race today. 5k in 39:03 which is 21 seconds slower than my road pb. It was tough but I’m happy with my time.
Just 21 seconds? Wowza! That's great! Congratulations!
The road PB and trail PB's can be keep separate.
I'll definitely be keeping them separate. I only compared them this time because I thought I would be a lot slower on the trail!
That probably means if you ran a road race you would be much faster than you think you are.
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Total - 66 miles
Target - 40 miles
New Target - 80 miles
To Complete - 14 miles
1/4 - Rest
2/4 - Rest
3/4 - Rest
4/4 - 4.1 miles
5/4 - 4.9 miles
6/4 - 4 miles
7/4 - 3.1 miles. First park run with my daughter
7/4 - 5.22 miles. Evening run.
8/4 - 2.01 miles
9/4 - Rest
10/4 - 4.21 miles
11/4 - 4.00 miles
12/4 - 3.1 miles
13/4 - rest
14/4 - rest
15/4 - 6 miles
16/4 - Rest
17/4 - 6 miles
18/4 - Rest
19/4 - 9 miles
20/4 - Rest
21/4 - 3.1 miles, park run with daughter. She took 10 minutes off her time, 00:36:30. 2nd in her age group (she is 7 and there was only 4 girls in the JW10 cat)
21/4 - 7 miles, my evening run
22/4 - Rest, well I ended up doing the garden and digging up a tree that had been annoying me for ages, so not really a rest.3 -
The last Monday coffee run "put on" by the running co I've been running with since April '15 as they're closing their doors after this weekend. Though we haven't had the coffee rewards card for about 6-9 months and it's just been about running and drinking coffee afterwards, it's feeling like the end of an era!
4/1: 7 miles
4/2: 4.1 miles
4/3: 6.7 miles
4/4: Rest day
4/5: Lazy day
4/6: 5.2 miles
4/7: 10 miles
4/8: 4.5 miles trail demo
4/9: 5 miles
4/10: 7.2 miles Track Tuesday
4/11: 8 miles Tempo Wednesday
4/12: Rest day
4/13: 3 miles
4/14: 6 miles
4/15: 2.9 miles + gym sesh
4/16: Rainy rest day
4/17: 7 miles hill repeats + gym sesh
4/18: 5.2 miles
4/19: 6.4 miles
4/20: 4 miles
4/21: 14 miles
4/22: 2 miles + gym session + 1.5 miles
4/23: 3.3 miles
April miles: 113.1
Goal miles: 100
Upcoming Races:
April 29: New Jersey Marathon, 4-person relay (Long Branch/Asbury Park, NJ)
May 20: Watershed Trail Run and Festival 10k (Pennington, NJ)
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@sarahthes - great pics! I’ve not done a trail race yet (or even a run!) but you guys are enticing me to try. But not sure there is any of it around Orlando. I’ll look!
@elise4270 - awesome to see you able to get even a little bit of running in! You win the patience award!
@pastorVincent - 1000 extra calories a day for running! Wow, I don’t think I could do that unless it was pure junk food. Of course next week you will need to carb load.
@kristinegift - sorry about your coffee shop closing. I'm sure it’s hard for little coffee shops to compete.
4/1 - 3.65 miles to Buckingham Palace, + strength training W9-B
4/2 -Tabatas in the hotel gym
4/3 - 5 miles Hyde Park
4/4 - strength training + 1 mile treadmill
4/5 - 5 miles Hyde Park - last day in London
4/6 - rest/travel day
4/7 - 4 miles on treadmill
4/8 - 25 miles cycling + strength training W9-C
4/9 - 5 miles
4/10 - strength training w9-D
4/11 - 5 miles + strength training W10-A
4/12 - 5 miles
4/13 - rest day!
4/14 - 43 miles cycling
4/15 - 40 miles cycling + strength training W10-B
4/16 - 3 miles + strength training W10-C
4/17 - 5 miles
4/18 - strength training w10-D
4/19 - 4 miles + strength training W11-A
4/20 - Rest Day
4/21 - 5 miles
4/22 - 35 miles cycling
4/23 - Strength training w12-C
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@ddmom0811 Oh I should clarify -- the coffee shop is thriving! The running store is closing. There are two running shops in our town, and we really only need one. It's weird because Pacers Running has been treading water for a while in Princeton, whereas in DC they are a force to be reckoned with with like four stores.0
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Did a lot of walking/climbing on Saturday's field trip, then spent Sunday afternoon laying on a blanket in the yard looking up at pink magnolia and yellow forsythia blossoms. I never did trim my rose bushes, so we'll see what they do left to themselves this year.
This morning I had my husband drop me off in the middle of nowhere, outside of a little town on the other side of our city, and ran home from there. This was a partial preview of the route for the half marathon I'll be running in June, and it was what I expected, straight, more or less flat, but not too boring and kind of cool that you start in a different town, go through some countryside and then come the whole way in to the center of the city. I was testing wardrobe options and decided against the water bottle fanny-pack thing for the marathon. It rides up and drives me nuts. I also don't want to use the backpack style pack I have for this as it's a bit much for a supported run. So I think my compromise will be to stick my little plastic bottle handle thingy in my smaller waist pack with my gels/snacks, and probably won't need it, but if I do need to grab an entire bottle from an aide station, at least I can strap it to my hand and forget about it.
Once in the city, I was passing through road construction and a male worker started making running motions to make fun of me, then came up right beside me and asked if we were going to run together. I shook my head yes, motioned to the road ahead of me and said "to Sławin" (neighborhood on the complete opposite side of the city that was near my destination). I guess I turned the tables on him, as the thought of running that far stopped him right in his tracks. I heard him saying something like "What!?! Oh man..." as I kept going.
It was a good run, and it actually felt kind of short, which was nice.8 -
4/1 = rest day...sort of (moving day)
4/2 = 9.5 miles
4/3 = Vinyasa yoga class and 3.5 miles
4/4 = 3 dreadmill Miles and 20 minutes strength training
4/5 = travel for work
4/6 = travel for work
4/7 = 13 miles (Outlaw 1/2 Race)
4/8 = rest day
4/9 = 7 miles and strength training
4/10 = yoga class
4/11 = 10 miles
4/12 = 3.5 miles
4/13 = 14 miles
4/14 = running rest day - walked the pups instead
4/15 = 10 miles Run/Walk intervals with the running group
4/16 = 3 miles and 30 minutes strength training
4/17 = 6 miles
4/18 = 10 miles
4/19 = rest day (stupid work crap)
4/20 = 15 miles
4/21 = strength training
4/22 = 8 miles (Group Run)
4/23 = 5 miles & 30 minutes strength training
April mileage goal = 125 miles / April miles complete = 120.5 miles3 -
April 2 – 5.01 miles
April 4 – 5.05 miles + 1 mile at bootcamp
April 6 – 3.4 miles
April 7 – 6.3 miles
April 9 – 5.2 miles
April 11 – 5.06 miles
April 14 – 12.06 miles
April 16 – 5.06 miles
April 18 – 5.05 miles
April 20 – 5 miles
April 21 – 12 miles
April 23 – 5 miles
Loved reading about everyone’s weekend runs. I got in 12 miles on Saturday. The first 8 were with friends but I was feeling strong so I went on and did an additional 4 miles by myself. This morning’s 5-miler before work was in windy conditions. A few sprinkles but thankfully the rain held off.
Congrats on your PR @katharmonic! Four minutes is huge!
Upcoming Races:
May 6 – Pittsburgh Half Marathon
June 16 – Run the Gate 5K
September 7-8 – Blue Ridge Relay
October 20 – Cherokee Harvest Half Marathon
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Why am I like this? My impulsivity (and stupidity) knows no bounds. Yay for exploring the country and running two gorgeous fall races...in 2 weeks?
Although the MN race (Bemidji) will probably be more of a leisurely stroll around the lake with lots of pictures. With a little jogging maybe. Last year it was the best race I’ve ever run and I PR’d my half time (by 5-ish minutes) during the 26k - including getting lost and extending my course. This year; I’ll be exploring the other end of the racing spectrum. And probably singing along to my playlist and maybe some dancing. You’re welcome to all those in my vicinity.
4/1-rest day (unscheduled)
4/2-rest day
4/3-5
4/4-3
4/5-4
4/6-rest day
4/7-9
4/8-3 (plus coach made me do weights)
4/9-coach made me do different weights
4/10-5
4/11-4
4/12-3 (plus coach made me do weights)
4/13-rest day
4/14-10 (probably 10.5 because my GPS things weren’t in agreement)
4/15-4 (plus coach made me do weights)
4/16-rest day
4/17-4
4/18-3 (plus coach made me do weights)
4/19-2 (plus coach made me do different weights)
4/20-rest day is the best day
4/21-7 plus yoga
4/22-3 (plus coach made me do weights)
4/23-rest day is the best day
Here lies the end of cutback week-my favorite. Back to business tomorrow.
MTD-68
22/23 Days according to plan.
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What great race and run reports! And I’m LOLing at the vaccination to trail running illness. Congrats to all!2
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Date Miles today - Miles for April
4/1 10 miles - 10
4/2 REST DAY
4/3 6.2 miles - 16.2
4/4 REST DAY
4/5 4.5 miles - 20.7
4/6 REST DAY
4/7 13.1 miles - 33.8
4/8 REST DAY
4/9 REST DAY
4/10 7 miles - 40.8
4/11 REST DAY
4/12 7 miles - 47.8
4/13 REST DAY
4/14 REST DAY/BAD WEATHER
4/15 10 miles - 57.8
4/16 REST DAY
4/17 8 miles - 65.8
4/18 REST DAY
4/19 8 miles - 73.8
4/20 REST DAY
4/21 10 miles - 83.8
4/22 REST DAY
4/23 REST DAY
Races this year
Oak Barrel Half Marathon - 4/7/18 -- 1:47:24
Upcoming races:
None at the moment
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6 easy mile this am. 7 days to go and I should make my goal for April
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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
4/14 - 10.2km
4/15 - 60 min walk with kiddos
4/16 - 5.1km
4/17 - unplanned rest
4/18 - 6.2km
4/19 - 5.3km
4/20 - 3.6km
4/21 - 8.5km
4/22 - 5.3km
4/23 - rest
87.0/100 km
I'm enforcing a rest day on myself today even though my legs feel good because I know I'll regret it later in the week if I don't.
Race results finally went live and they're showing me as finishing in 1:00:00 but I'm not convinced that is right. Fitbit says total time was 48:45. Regardless, I finished 108/134 so I'm moving up the pack...
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 5Kish 1:00:00? (Or 48:45...)
5/20/18 MEC Trail Race #2 10Kish
6/24/18 MEC Trail Race #3 10Kish
7/1/18 Canada Day 5K or 15K?
7/28/18 Idaho Peak 10K Trail Race
8/18/18 Edmonton Marathon 10K
8/25/18 MEC Trail Race #4 10Kish
10/7/18 MEC Trail Race #5 15Kish
10/22/18 Heartbeat Run 10K
12/1/18 Santa Shuffle5 -
4/1: 2.5 miles
4/2: 3.1 miles
4/3: ST, walk 1 mile
4/6: ST, 3 miles
4/7: 3.5 miles
4/8: 6 miles
4/9: ST, walk 1 mile
4/10: 3 miles
4/12: 3 miles
4/13: ST, walk .5 mile
4/14: 3.5 miles
4/15: 3 miles
4/19: 3 miles
4/20: ST, 1 mile
4/21: 3 mile hike/run + 5k
4/22: 7.6 miles
4/23: ST, walk 1 mile
Total Running for April: 48.3/60
Upcoming Races:
Wineglass Marathon 9/30
I took today off work, so I decided to get up early and head to the gym for strength training. I’ve moved up on my weights, so I’m sure I’ll be sore tomorrow.
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Running is going very well.
Saturday I got in nearly 6 miles with Kody. We ran another new part of town. That's now 25 runs towards running every road in town, and I figure we have another 8 more to go. This time I ran without socks for the first time, because in these funky Nike's I have it seems like I should go sockless. It felt great but there was one hot spot on the side of my ankle. next time I'll put leukotape there and see how it goes. Other than that, I love those shoes.
Yesterday my son had a 5 hour soccer came on the other side of the metro, so I got to run new trails for four hours. I just managed 20 miles. It was a big, sloppy, icy muddy mess but it was a lot of fun. I posted to the Facebook page for our local trail running group that I was going and three guys I had never met before showed up to run the first 7 miles with me. All three had been to Zumbro. One finished the 100, one finished the 50, and one was the course marshal at the end of the loop. He told me that as runners were coming in that Saturday morning, he was watching for limping or other signs of difficulty running. If he saw it, the runner was pulled. If the runner came in strong, they were allowed to continue. Talking to him about the entire situation made me feel much better about my DNF.
Though I planned for 20 miles, I didn't use any body glide or foot lube, nor did I use any nipple protection. On top of that, within the first 2 miles my feet were soaked. I was going to change socks and shoes after the first 7 mile loop but one of the guys suggested it would be a good experiment to continue running to see how the shoes dried and how my feet reacted. The shoes never dried because of all the puddles and slush. All my body parts, however, managed quite well without the lube or body glide. No blisters, no chaffing, though one nip got a bit sore at the end. Running 18 miles in soaked shoes was certainly tolerable.
I did take a spill. I was stepping off the ice onto some mud at one point and the mud gave way. I fell and my knees hit the ice, drawing blood. I didn't even notice it until a half mile later. I was more concerned about my sore wrist, which turned out to be fine.
I'm feeling strong out there and am really looking forward to the Superior 50K next month! I think I can get a couple more 20+ runs in before tapering.
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@huntleigh3229 congrats on the race! To be that close to your road PB is pretty amazing. Are you going to find another trail race to enter now?
@NikolaosKey you run a 5K race and don't give us a report!?!?!
@sarahthes very nice race! Yep, best thing to do for puddles is charge right through them. People spend much too much time and effort avoiding them and they usually end up getting wet anyway. Well done!
@kevaasen so have you looked for another trail race to enter? Fantastic race! With a finish like that you have to do more! I didn't care for my first trail running experience and look how I turned out.
@katharmonic excellent race and congrats on the PR! Congrats to your friend too!
I forgot to post this with my update.
2018 Races, and beyond (Registered & Planned)
02/24/2018 - Psycho Wyco 20M - Kansas City, KS - 5:31:00 - Nasty mudfest
04/14/2018 - Zumbro 50 Mile - Theilman, MN - DNF 34.5 Miles
05/19/2018 - Superior Spring 50K - Lutsen, MN
07/04/2018 - Red Wing 4th of July 5K - Red Wing, MN
07/07/2018 - Afton 25K Trail Race - Hastings, MN (volunteer?)
09/15/2018 - Outrun Hunger 5K - Savage, MN
09/22/2018 - In Yan Teopa 10M Trail Race - Frontenac, MN (volunteer?)
10/13/2018 - Big Woods Run Trail Half Marathon - Nerstrand, MN
01/26/2019 - Securian Half Marathon - St. Paul, MN
02/23/2019 - Psycho Wyco 50K - Kansas City, KS
04/13/2019 - Zumbro 50M - Theilman, MN
04/27/2019 - Tillamook Burn 50K - Reehers Camp, OR
04/28/2019 - Tillamook Burn 20M - Reehers Camp, OR
05/18/2019 - Superior Spring 50K - Lutsen, MN (Lottery)
09/07/2019 - Superior Fall Marathon - Lutsen, MN (Lottery)
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4/01 - REST
4/02 - 5.19 (trail)
4/03 - 3.39
4/04 - 5.38 (trail)
4/05 - 4
4/06 - 3
4/07 - 10.62
4/08 - REST
4/09 - 5.13 (trail)
4/10 - 4.9
4/11 - 4.1 (trail)
4/12 - REST
4/13 - REST
4/14 - 25k!! (41st of all women, 1st AG finish)
4/15 - REST
4/16 - REST
4/17 - 3
4/18 - 4 (trail)
4/19 - Strength/stretch
4/20 - 10
4/21 - Cross Train Les Mills Bodypump
4/22 - 5 mile hike
4/23 - Undecided. Legit rest day if the weather is bad and soccer is cancelled. I sort of want to test drive my new Saucony Guide ISO road shoes. I've only ever had Asics, so we'll see how this goes.
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@7lenny7 That 20M Tillamook race you're planning in for 2019 looks veeeery interesting... and is veeeery close to my in-laws' place... hmmm...4
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@7lenny7 That 20M Tillamook race you're planning in for 2019 looks veeeery interesting... and is veeeery close to my in-laws' place... hmmm...
@sarahthes Do it!! My sister and her husband live near Portland so we'd be combining it with a visit with them. I just need to convince my wife to go. That shouldn't be too hard.
It's a pretty small event, which I like. Just 250 runners for two races last year. Last year they had a 50M and a 50K, but this year it's a 50K and a 20M. Not sure why they changed.
The photos here are amazing!
https://goo.gl/photos/66eD3dqC643c5rNn7
and a short video
https://www.facebook.com/TillamookBurnTrailRun/videos/2050958961782237/1 -
@7lenny7 That 20M Tillamook race you're planning in for 2019 looks veeeery interesting... and is veeeery close to my in-laws' place... hmmm...
@sarahthes Do it!! My sister and her husband live near Portland so we'd be combining it with a visit with them. I just need to convince my wife to go. That shouldn't be too hard.
It's a pretty small event, which I like. Just 250 runners for two races last year. Last year they had a 50M and a 50K, but this year it's a 50K and a 20M. Not sure why they changed.
The photos here are amazing!
https://goo.gl/photos/66eD3dqC643c5rNn7
and a short video
https://www.facebook.com/TillamookBurnTrailRun/videos/2050958961782237/
@7lenny7 It's really tempting. We will be out that way in late July; I'm going to suggest we do a day hike on part of the trail and then decide, since it looks like registration for next year should open around October? Plenty of time...0 -
kristinegift wrote: »@ddmom0811 Oh I should clarify -- the coffee shop is thriving! The running store is closing. There are two running shops in our town, and we really only need one. It's weird because Pacers Running has been treading water for a while in Princeton, whereas in DC they are a force to be reckoned with with like four stores.
Oh, that's good!
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