April 2018 Monthly Running Challenge
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6.25 km today, putting me at 141.3 for the month and 41.3 over goal. Looking back at my stats since I started using Runkeeper, this is the most I've ever run in a month. Second highest was October 2017 with 124.2 km. Trying to decide on a good goal for next month- I want to keep pushing myself but I also know that with all the traveling I will be doing, I likely won't get as much time in as I did this month. Hmm...1
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zerlinna87 wrote: »Wow! I am so behind on this thread. I'm sure there's a lot of race reports to catch up on.
My first 5k (in awhile) is this Thursday. It's an evening race. Should I have a strategy for running this week? My plan was to do a long run today (probably 4 miles) and maybe a shorter run on Tuesday or Wednesday. What do the veteran runners think? I'm hoping for sub 10 min/mile splits. We'll see.
Also, my birthday is coming up soon, and I'm going to buy a fitness watch. What do you all suggest? I'm not sure I'm sold on a running watch, as I like to do other fitness activities, including swimming (so I'm looking for waterproof). I also don't want to spend an arm and a leg, so I'm looking for something under $200. I'm leaning towards the Samsung gear fit 2 pro.
My friend has a Garmin vivofit. I looked into it and it looks great. I ended up with the Forerunner since I primarily run and don’t do all the other activities that it tracks.1 -
I have a Garmin 920XT that I like. It was a little pricier than your spending preference, but it's nice. Has settings for run, bike, and swim, indoor and outdoor, as well as multisport and step counting. The only think I wish it had is on-board MP3s. Would be nice to not have to carry my phone if I want to listen to anything.
4 miles in a light rain, 50 deg F. Finally got my new shoes wet, so there not " my new shoes" any more. They're just "my shoes".
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@zerlinna87 DCRainmaker has some great reviews that might be helpful.
I have the fenix5s, more than double the price you're looking at. It was an investment, but does biking swimming, steps, bricks, triathalons...ect. I can't think of any products that fit that price off hand.
For me, the cost of the devices work out to about 100$ a year. Others may have different experiences with them.1 -
@zerlinna87 - I purchased fenix 5hr but I paid 50%+ less than new by buying used. I found the look and style I wanted and then searched eBay, Craigslist, Offerup, etc. I know buying tech online can be scary for some but it is feasible to get a good deal.4 -
@zerlinna87 I have heard good things about the vivofit as well, but I have a Forerunner 235 since I mostly run.
As for your 5k preparation for the week, I really wouldn't do anything much different than normal, other than shorten your daily runs just a bit. Good luck Thursday!1 -
zerlinna87 wrote: »Also, my birthday is coming up soon, and I'm going to buy a fitness watch. What do you all suggest? I'm not sure I'm sold on a running watch, as I like to do other fitness activities, including swimming (so I'm looking for waterproof). I also don't want to spend an arm and a leg, so I'm looking for something under $200. I'm leaning towards the Samsung gear fit 2 pro.
I’m kind of an activity/fitness watch junkie. I currently have a Garmin Fenix5s, a Polar M400, and a Fitbit Ionic and Versa. I’ve had about 72859506 others in the past.
I use the Garmin for my main info, training info, all my workout tracking, etc. I don’t think there’s a company out there that provides as much or as useful info and insight into training metrics as Garmin. Garmin data also transfers relatively easily to other applications (eg training peaks, adero, final surge, strava, etc).
I use the Fitbit because my work has an incentive program for steps and it only syncs to Fitbit - and my brother has a Fitbit and I’ll be damned if I’m going to lose a weekly step challenge to him. But, Fitbit does a way better job with notifications than Garmin (for me and what I want) and I find it a lot easier to find/review basic activity stats (overall calories burned/etc.) on the Fitbit app.
I got the Polar for nearly free when Sports Authority went out of business (I found it in a box of kids cleats on the last day - I think I paid $33 for it).
I had a Garmin Vivoactive HR (I still have it) that I got refurbished off amazon for $119. It’s a great watch for the money (even full price). It has all the tracking capabilities, but I don’t think it includes the training analysis (like vo2max calculations). The bonus is that it won’t scream at you that your training status is “unproductive” (the Fenix5 and 935 Have this feature).
I don’t know about the Samsung products so I can’t comment on those.
I’ve used lots of brands and still always gravitate back to Garmin for my training needs. Others do well in lots of areas but just don’t offer the holistic package that Garmin does.
Plus the Garmin race predictor seems like the technology equivalent of “I’ll hold your beer, you got this!” (At least for me-it’s incredibly optimistic).
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Thank you @PastorVincent @Scott6255 and @kgirlhart!
Last run for me in April so I met my goal and I'm looking forward to May
April 3 - 2 mile Treadmill run
April 4 - 3 mile Treadmill run
April 5 - 3 mile Treadmill run
April 7 - 4 mile run
April 8 - 8 mile run
April 11 - 4 mile Treadmill run
April 12 - 4 mile run
April 14 - 4 mile Treadmill run
April 15 - 6 mile Treadmill run
April 17 - 3 mile run
April 19 - 6 mile Treadmill run
April 21 - 3.1 mile run
April 22 - 9 mile run
April 24 - 4 mile run
April 25 - Burn Boot Camp workout
April 26 - 6 mile run
April 28 - Deer Run 10k race
April 29 - 6.5 mile run
81.8 miles/Goal 70 miles
Upcoming Races:
5/5/18 Starfish 5k
5/13/18 Run Like A Mother 5k
6/10/18 Manitowoc Half Marathon
8/18/18 Madison Mini Half Marathon
9/16/18 North Face Endurance 10k4 -
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
4/24 = Vinyasa yoga class
4/25 = 11.5 miles
4/26 = 3 miles & 30 minutes kettlebells
4/27 = 10 miles
4/28 = Rest Day
4/29 = 10 miles (walk/run intervals with the running group)
April mileage goal = 125 miles / April miles complete = 155 miles4 -
My Fitbit died when I got caught in a rain storm during a run. So not waterproof and after a year the battery life sucked. I had to charge it almost everyday.
Maybe they’ve improved in the last year? I had the Charge HR1 -
@AlphaHowls Congratulations on your race!!!0
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Final April running update
Week 1: 35.4
Week 2: 50.5
Week 3: 44.3
Week 4: 31.8
Total to Date:162
Just a few miles short of monthly goal 168 avg, for the year however have 751 ytd. Big race next Sunday. What’s another 26.2? Looking forward to it !3 -
Duck_Puddle wrote: »zerlinna87 wrote: »Also, my birthday is coming up soon, and I'm going to buy a fitness watch. What do you all suggest? I'm not sure I'm sold on a running watch, as I like to do other fitness activities, including swimming (so I'm looking for waterproof). I also don't want to spend an arm and a leg, so I'm looking for something under $200. I'm leaning towards the Samsung gear fit 2 pro.
I use the Garmin for my main info, training info, all my workout tracking, etc. I don’t think there’s
Plus the Garmin race predictor seems like the technology equivalent of “I’ll hold your beer, you got this!” (At least for me-it’s incredibly optimistic).
Right? Haha!
@zerlinna87 I think bottom line, is "just how big of a data nerd are you?" (Roy D Mercer reference thare)3 -
Hi all!
1/4: 11.36k -w/u and 10k race-
2/4: 11.1k -Intervals-
4/4:1.8k -as w/u for strength training-
5/4: 18.3k -LR-
7/4: 11.0k -Vacation run-
9/4: 13.2k -Easy-
10/4: AM: 10.2k -Tempo- and PM: 1.6k -as w/u for strength training-
11/4: 1.8k -as w/u for strength training-
12/4: 2.1k -as w/u for strength training-
13/4: 7.55k -Easy morning run-
14/4: 12.5k -Fartlek-
15/4: 15.1k -LR-
17/4: 9.1K -Easy-
19/4: 7.4K -Tempo-
21/4: 14.1k -LR-
22/4: 5k -Race- and 5.4k -cool down-
24/4: 4.5k -as w/u for strength training-
25/4: 13.5k -Intervals-
27/4: 7.6k -Tempo-
28/4: 14.1k -Easy-
29/4: 22.3k -LR-
Aim:222.5k/200k
@shanaber Yes, it was a charity race so not a big deal. I had another one this month a 10k official race at which I run at easy pace since I just recovered from an injury. At this race the bib didn't work at the finish lane so I never finished and I have no official time
@7lenny7 Crazy race you had there as well
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zerlinna87 wrote: »Wow! I am so behind on this thread. I'm sure there's a lot of race reports to catch up on.
My first 5k (in awhile) is this Thursday. It's an evening race. Should I have a strategy for running this week? My plan was to do a long run today (probably 4 miles) and maybe a shorter run on Tuesday or Wednesday. What do the veteran runners think? I'm hoping for sub 10 min/mile splits. We'll see.
Also, my birthday is coming up soon, and I'm going to buy a fitness watch. What do you all suggest? I'm not sure I'm sold on a running watch, as I like to do other fitness activities, including swimming (so I'm looking for waterproof). I also don't want to spend an arm and a leg, so I'm looking for something under $200. I'm leaning towards the Samsung gear fit 2 pro.
I am a strong believer in the Garmin line. Here are three Garmins around that price range in a nice side by side compare:
https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/catalog/product/compareResult.ep?compareProduct=571520&compareProduct=529988&compareProduct=541225
You can get them:
Forerunner 235 : $172 at Amazon for a refurb or $250 for new
Forerunner 635 : $300 at Amazon for new
Vivoactive 3 : $280 at Amazon for new
Of the three, only Vivoactive has swim tracking, but they are all waterproof. As someone mentioned up thread, DCRainmaker has detailed reviews on all these things:
https://www.dcrainmaker.com
I have the forerunner 935 which is way out of your price point but will probably be buying my wife the 235. At $171 it is a steal. IMO. But it does not have swim tracking which you specifically called out.
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April Goal: 110 miles
4/1: 6.2 miles
4/3: 4.6 miles
4/4: 4.0 miles (intervals)
4/5: 4.2 miles
4/8: 11.5 miles
4/10: 4.3 miles (tempo?)
4/11: 5.1 miles
4/12: 5.5 miles
4/15: 9.0 miles
4/17: 4.5 miles
4/18: 5.0 birthday miles
4/19: 5.5 miles
4/22: 11.1 miles
4/24: 6.1 miles
4/25: 6.2 miles
4/26: 5.8 miles
4/29: 12 miles
110.6/110 miles completed
I made my goal for April! I didn't think I was going to make it since I had to cut my long run short last week, but I did!
This morning's run was really good. I went 12 miles which is my longest run to date. I'm really getting excited for my HM in 3 weeks. The weather this morning was perfect. I am hoping that it will be similar in 3 weeks, but you never know.
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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
4/24: 3 miles
4/28: 10k
4/29: 3 miles, walk dogs 1 mile, ST
Total Running for April: 60.5/60
Upcoming Races:
Wineglass Marathon 9/30
I made my goal for the month! I have a run scheduled for tomorrow as well, so I’ll end up a little higher.6 -
Nice weather in Orlando this weekend, so no running, just cycling. It was tough though ... a little faster than I would like.
One more run tomorrow to finish April.
My daughter ran the Big Sur marathon today. She said it was "very tough but INCREDIBLE!" She finished in 5:08 which is her worst marathon time but she was coming off an injury the last 6 weeks so happy she was cleared to run. She said the last 8 miles she walked up the hills and ran down... they were just too steep.
And here she is afterwards:
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 w11-C
4/24 - 6 miles in Norfolk, VA!
4/25 - Strength Training W11-B + 4.6
4/26 - StrengthTraining W11-A again
4/27 - Rest day
4/28 - 43 miles cycling
4/29 - 43 miles cycling - different route!
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6.85km today... Ran 6km with no walk breaks! I don't think I've ever done that before...maybe back in January...?
It was a little cool with the wind but the sun was warm so it all evened out. I got into a groove and just kept running. This brings me to almost 37km on the month! I might make goal for the first time ever!8 -
7---30 min stationary bike
8---30 min stationary bike
10---1.76 walk
13---2.07 walk
14---6.45 walk
15---3.50 walk
16---2.89 walk
18--- 3 mile walk/run 1,1
20---2.25 mile walk/run 1,1
21---10 miles stationary bike
22---4.15 walk
23---1.82 hotel TM 1,1
24---2.0 hotel TM 1, 1
27---2.99 walk
28---2.71 walk
29---2.12 walk
33.51 walking/running miles.
Upcoming Races
October 14th Spirit of Survival Lawton OK. Quarter Marathon5 -
@ddmom0811 Congratulations to your daughter! Big Sur is on my bucket list (HM).0
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@greyparks206 good luck on your 5K!! You never forget your first. Soak it all in and ENJOY!!
@Elise4270 it does my heart good to see you running!
@zerlinna87 prayers for your dad!
@polskagirl01 after my run Saturday my Garmin told me I needed 4 days of recovery. I don't follow what my Garmin tells me, but I do give credence to what Stravistix (an extension for Chrome or Opera which analyzes your Strava info) tells me with regard to fitness, fatigue and form. It lets me know when I'm overtraining, as well as let's me know how well I'm building fitness. It takes a while to understand what it's telling you, and to use it properly, but I think it's fairly accurate for me.
@Wen2Run a THREE hour commute?!?! WOW! Is there a place you could stop for a run mid-way on the way home and break that drudgery up?
And with the exception of @MNLittleFinn and @mobycarp 's RR's (saving them for when I have time to them closer attention), I'm all caught up!
Sadly nope, 15 minutes worth of walking to and waiting for trains from the office, 30 minute underground train ride to a main station and then maybe 10 mintues wait for the 2:10 hour train ride to my home town, then another 15 minute walk from the station to my house.
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.
23/4 - Rest
24/4 - 5.29 miles
25/4 - 5.01 miles
26/4 - 3.16
27/4 - Rest
28/4 - 9.04 miles
29/4 - 5.28 miles
30/4 - Rest
That's my running for the month done as tomorrow is a rest day, finished at
18:32 hours of running
93.82 miles
10262 calories burnt.
So I beat my target of 80 miles for the month 5 -
This month flew by! I’m still chipping away at c25k on a treadmill so I run by time. But today was my last run for the month and the month total came to a little over 30 miles. Hoping to finish c25k in May.8
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Some trail "running" (mostly walking / hiking) for my birthday.
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Going to end up well shy of my 40 mile goal for the month, but I’m okay with that. Last week was the last week of classes for the semester for my students, and I was too busy to run until yesterday. I did three miles at a 13 minute/mile pace, which I was pretty happy about after 6 days off. I’m registered for another 5k in three weeks and will be working towards a more respectable time for this one. This week is finals, so it will probably also be a struggle, but I’ll have all the time in the world to train after that!2
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Oh man, you all are crazy awesome! I finished my first scheduled week of the year and I'm pretty excited about it. I got some great advice about how to schedule running given my personal goals and decided on three days a week instead of four, which I think was a very good idea (I'm lifting three days a week). For the next month or so, I'm going to try to work up to two runs of about a half hour each, or about 2.7 miles at my current pace. I did 2.2 and 1.9 this last week so I'm thinking a couple of weeks at 2.5 before bumping to 2.7. I actually aimed for 2.7 as my "long run" this week, although my route turned out a little shorter than planned - only 2.67 miles, but that's 0.04 longer than my current personal distance record, so that's good enough for me! I'm planning on increasing my long run by maybe a half a mile a week and see where that gets me. Happy end of April and see you all in May!
ETA: I ran 6.75 miles last week, which I think is also a personal record. Aiming for 8 next week. Baby steps!6 -
RELAY DAY!!!!! So much of getting to the race, getting on a bus, getting to the transition... all a total cluster*kitten*. But the running part was good. I had a 7 mile leg and I figured I'd just shoot for 8 min miles... wound up pacing 7:40s (and then my legs were just DEAD). I ran the 4 miles back to the finish to give some support to the marathoners along the way. It was a beautiful day for a marathon: high 40s at the start, high of 56F, sometimes sunny, sometimes cloudy... just a bit of a pesky headwind in the second half!
The best part of the New Jersey marathon is that so many people in both my running groups do it. We end up with a HUGE group of people to cheer, and cheer for, and cheers with (get it? beer?). It's pretty fantastic. I had almost 30 people to track today between the half and full marathon races! We had a few BQs, some major PRs (one guy dropped his marathon PR by 35 minutes down to 3:20; one woman beat her marathon PR that she set 20 years ago when she was 20!), and lots of fun.
Now I'm taking it easy -- my legs are so dead from pushing hard for so long for the first time in 6+ months -- by eating Chinese food and catching up on Westworld before s2, ep2 plays tonight.
One more day for April... and I've blown my goal out of the water! Looking forward to even more miles in May!
4/1: 7 miles
4/2: 4.1 miles
4/3: 6.7 miles Track Tuesday
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
4/24: 7 miles Track Tuesday
4/25: A long awaited rest day
4/26: 6.3 miles
4/27: Rest/stress day
4/28: 5 miles
4/29: 1.2 + 7.1 relay + 4.0
April miles: 143.9
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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midwesterner85 wrote: »Some trail "running" (mostly walking / hiking) for my birthday.
Sweeeeeeeet! You leveled up! Congrats!
(if you think about your age as a level in the game of life, birthdays are much more awesomer)
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@kristinegift that was a fantastic pace for your relay! Sounds like an awesome marathon experience. Great month of running too. Enjoy your rest time0
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PastorVincent wrote: »midwesterner85 wrote: »Some trail "running" (mostly walking / hiking) for my birthday.
Sweeeeeeeet! You leveled up! Congrats!
(if you think about your age as a level in the game of life, birthdays are much more awesomer)
@PastorVincent The closer I get to 40 the more I appreciate that sentiment.0
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