April 2019 Monthly Running Challenge
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4-1 Rest
4-2 7k easy
4-3 7k easy
4-4 rest
4-5 easy/threshold
4-6 11k easy
4-7 7k recovery
April Total: 39k
April Goal: 150k
January Total: 131k
February Total: 159.5k
March Total: 183k
Next year when you pop in here claiming your December 2019 mileage, what accomplishments will you have made?
Run at least 4 5k races.
Get under 30:00 and a PR for 5k.
Average at least 135k per month, which would put me over 1,000 miles for the year.
Run the Year Team: Five for Nineteen
Another great running day -- mid 50s F, partly cloudy, and a light breeze.
2019 Races:
4-13 Shine the Light 5K (Registered)
6-1 Freedom 5K (Will be off the schedule due to another commitment)
6-30 Strides for Starfish 5K8 -
Today I got to run 3.74 miles around my home lake. I’d planned on running mid-day as I’ve been doing most of the winter, but then I remembered that it’s spring now and decided to run after my morning coffee. It was beautiful weather for a run - just under 50 F, humid but low dew point, not too windy. It was noticeably colder around the lake, which is still melting, but not too cold that I needed anything more than my light windbreaker and shorts. The melting lake made for some very pretty fog, which made me miss the part of California where I grew up where morning fog was much more common than it is here.
And my butt was only slightly chilly!
4/1 Rest
4/2 Strength class, ran/walked 1.13 miles
4/3: Yoga and prehab
4/4: Strength class, ran .75 miles
4/5: Strength class, ran 1.65 miles
4/6: Rest
4/7: Ran 3.74 miles
April Mileage: 7.27 miles
2019 Races! (bold registered)
January 26: Securian 10K, St. Paul, MN Chip time: 1:05:07
February 16: Half Fast 10K DNS
March 23: Hot Dash 5K, Mpls, MN Chip time: 0:28:39 (*PR!)
April-May: PHRC Pensieve 10K (virtual)
May 19: Women Run the Cities 10K, Mpls, MN
June 12: ESTRS French 5K, Plymouth, MN
June 29 Lift Bridge 10Mi, Bayport MN
August 4: Beat the Blerch Half Marathon, Carnation, WA
September 2: MDRA Victory Labor Day 5K, MPLS, MN
September 8: Sioux Falls Half Marathon, Sioux Falls, SD
October 5: TCM 10K
October 6: TCM 10Mi, St. Paul, MN
October 12: Bemidji Blue Ox 26K, Bemidji, MN
November 28: Turkey Trot St. Paul 10K, St. Paul, MN
December 14: Reindeer Run 10K, MPLS, MN
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PastorVincent wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »Dang it Gary! I almost had a clean sweep last week! So close.
...and @AlphaHowls ???
She would slaughter us all mercilessly if she was in that list!
All she needs to do is upload her .gpx files to Strava...I have no idea why she doesn't, especially as she'd probably come near the top of the different mileage challenges that Strava does.6 -
runnermom419 wrote: »runnermom419 wrote: »runnermom419 wrote: »runnermom419 wrote: »Well, my original goal in March was 80 miles and I ended the month with 101 miles. I'd like to be in for 100 miles again as goal #1 with a stretch goal of 110 miles for goal #2.
We shall see!
April 1 - 5 miles
Miles until Goal # 1 - 95 miles
Miles until Goal #2 - 105 miles
April 3 - 3.3 miles. Did some speed work and felt really good.
Miles until Goal #1 - 91.7 miles
Miles until Goal #2 - 101.7 miles
April 5 - 3.1 miles
April 6 - 13.1 miles
=16.2 miles
Miles until goal #1 = 75.5 miles
Miles until goal #2 = 85.5 miles
I wanted to see how a few miles felt on drained legs after yesterday's half marathon. The first mile was rough as I worked through some tightness and stiffness, but felt great after that.
April 7 - 3.3 miles
27.8 miles for the month
Miles until goal #1 (100 miles) = 72.2 miles
Miles until goal #2 (110 miles) = 82.2 miles12 -
PastorVincent wrote: »Dang it Gary! I almost had a clean sweep last week! So close.
Not only did he take away your sweep, but he did it so fast, he didn't even podium for time spent running!8 -
PastorVincent wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »Dang it Gary! I almost had a clean sweep last week! So close.
...and @AlphaHowls ???
She would slaughter us all mercilessly if she was in that list!
All she needs to do is upload her .gpx files to Strava...I have no idea why she doesn't, especially as she'd probably come near the top of the different mileage challenges that Strava does.
She uploads her data on her home planet - Krypton.10 -
Morning all. Monday here. Day 8 9n the run for me, I'm doing that silly spring streak because why not. I'm also doing a 150k challenge so those two challenges line up well. 5k every day 8n April. Sorted. Last week 8 managed 40k so I'm slightly ahead. Not sure if I'll be able to keep my streak going this weekend cause hubby is away playing bowls.
So today I did 6k.
And today 8 talk to my manager. Hopefully. Or at least if I see him this morning, which I should because we have a welcome for some new students, I'll be telling him 8 really need to talk to him. I don't know why I'm do nervous. He's going to be sad and probably disappointed. I think its that disappointment. Hes a great boss so I never want to let him down so to speak.
Had someone look at the house yesterday. I'm pretty sure they won't make an offer but you never know.
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30.9 miles for the week. Goal was 36. Not bad missing a day!9
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@martaindale Congratulations on your race Glad you didn't let yourself get eaten and ruin the race's future
@katharmonic "Mountain Goat" sounds like lots of fun trails and hills!
@shanaber Did the noise come from your new hydration vest come from the fabric, or the water sloshing around? In the second case: I try to get all the air out of mine before a run. I hold it upside-down so that the part where the hose comes out is the highest point and all the air collects there, and then drink a bit from it until all the bubbles are gone.
For keeping it clean, I take the bladder out, blow out the last bit of water and prop it open so it can properly dry inside. The vest without the bladder inside I sometimes put in the washing machine together with my running clothes (stuffed in a pillowcase, so the buckles etc don't make noise in the washer). I only ever put plain water in there, because I was afraid of sugar serving as food for bacteria. But @zdyb23456 suggestion of putting it in the freezer sounds brilliant - maybe with that, I'll dare running with some sport drink inside this summer.
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I almost didn't do my long run today. I went skiing with some friends yesterday. "Our" mountains are almost snow-free, so we piled in my car and drove to the Alps. Much higher mountains means not only there's still snow, but also that the slopes are on average 4-5 times longer than what I'm used to. Made for some tired legs in the evening
So I was really tempted to call today a rest day. But then I remembered that I already skipped last weekend's long run due to traveling. I don't want to skip it two weeks in a row, so this afternoon I went out and did the 15km my plan called for last week. And now I'll spend the evening on the couch ^^11 -
Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
04/01/19 :::: 3.8 :::: 3.8
04/02/19 :::: 2.7 :::: 6.5
04/03/19 :::: 1.6 :::: 8.1
04/04/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 8.1
04/05/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 8.1
04/06/19 :::: 5.7 :::: 13.8
04/07/19 :::: 5.0 :::: 18.8
This morning's Goat run didn't quite go as planned. They had advertised a 4-leg run that started at a central location downtown and went out and back to 4 different parks with water towers - so you had to go up to each tower and return to the starting place each time. The full thing was advertised to be 15ish miles and half of it was 7.5ish. I planned to do 2 of the 4, but leg one turned out to be 5 miles by itself, and it was tough. That last steep hill up to the tower nearly did me in. When regrouping back at the start we realized this was going to be way longer than expected (apparently they didn't count the miles within each park, only to the park and back?). Turns out the full thing was a bit over 18 miles. I bailed out to go to work, not wanting to spend the extra time and energy today. I felt a little wimpy and it means my weekly mile total is low, but that's the way it goes. So I didn't get the NannyGoat or the SuperGoat, I guess I'll call it the KidGoat.11 -
4/1 = rest/dying from weekend overload day
4/2 = 3 struggle/sore recovery miles
4/3 = rest day
4/4 = 8 miles
4/5 = 6 miles
4/6 = 13 miles (Wanderlust Half)
4/7 = severe weather cancelled run
The half I ran yesterday was a small & well put together jewel of a local race. The race route was all gorgeous rolling hills and fields of wildflowers. I wish I had not left my camera in the car for the run. Thunderstorms were predicted but they held off until after the race. I did have to drive 2 hours home with a severe thunderstorm warning, flash flood warning and tornado watch in effect. That kind-of sucked.
My time sucked but I am finding myself caring less and less about all that lately. Running is a lot more fun when it doesn't feel like punishing work all the time.
My legs are SORE. The hills kicked my BUTT. Who knew the Texas HILL County would be so HILLY? LOL! I was thanking the rain gods for thunderstorms this morning and giving me an excuse to cancel my scheduled Sunday run.
Apparently, I need to add in some weekly hill repeats. Damn it....
April goal miles ? / Miles to Date = 30 miles
Upcoming Races:
5/4 = Wisconsin Marathon (Mittens Challenge Part 1)
5/5 = Kalamazoo Marathon (Mittens Challenge Part 2)
6/15 = Fit Foodie 5k17 -
martaindale wrote: »stay away from the bitey end, don't try to jump over them and don't get between their mouth and the water.
That sounds really good running advice. LOL
Congrats on your race!
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_nikkiwolf_ wrote: »
@katharmonic "Mountain Goat" sounds like lots of fun trails and hills!
@_nikkiwolf_ You might think that but there are no trails or mountains or actual goats involved. Just hilly city streets.
Great job getting your long run done after a big day of skiing! Enjoy relaxing on the couch!3 -
@martaindale congratulations on the race! Gators? Oh man, that’s one way to motivate a pr!1
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@amymoreorless congrats on your HM, and glad you got home safe. Always wanted to go to the Texas Hill Country, but haven't got there yet.
11.25 miles this morning. Was not prepared for 100% humidity, 62F, zero wind. So didn't take any water, and only grabbed 2 Gatorade chews. So I struggled, even going slow. Had to cut it short or I would have been late for church. Had I gone another .5 miles, would have cracked the top 5 on Strava leader board for the week 😃
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Hogeye Marathon yesterday. Was not good, but I finished (that is all I really wanted anyway).
Slow time was a result of several factors. Shortly before the half-way mark, I started experiencing calf cramps. I had some Hot Shot drink and some Ultima electrolyte powder, which solved that fairly quickly. However, somewhere around mile 16 (more or less), I started feeling severe nausea and it only got worse. I ended up stopping for several minutes at a bathroom and only vomited a little bit... still felt pretty bad. I ended up walking a significant amount of the last 8 miles. I normally run fasted, but with my gallbladder removal last month, I had not considered how slowly digestion of large quantities of fat could be. I ate a package of beef sausage sticks on Fri. night while driving to the race. Much of that was still in my stomach while running, as I could start to taste it again when I was nauseatd. You can see how things really went badly towards the end as my last 6 miles pace shows I was walking about all of it.
Anyway, despite the slow time, I finished... so I call that a success. (Whoever was it that said, "You either win or you learn" ?)
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midwesterner85 wrote: »Hogeye Marathon yesterday. Was not good, but I finished (that is all I really wanted anyway).
Slow time was a result of several factors. Shortly before the half-way mark, I started experiencing calf cramps. I had some Hot Shot drink and some Ultima electrolyte powder, which solved that fairly quickly. However, somewhere around mile 16 (more or less), I started feeling severe nausea and it only got worse. I ended up stopping for several minutes at a bathroom and only vomited a little bit... still felt pretty bad. I ended up walking a significant amount of the last 8 miles. I normally run fasted, but with my gallbladder removal last month, I had not considered how slowly digestion of large quantities of fat could be. I ate a package of beef sausage sticks on Fri. night while driving to the race. Much of that was still in my stomach while running, as I could start to taste it again when I was nauseatd. You can see how things really went badly towards the end as my last 6 miles pace shows I was walking about all of it.
Anyway, despite the slow time, I finished... so I call that a success. (Whoever was it that said, "You either win or you learn" ?)
Woof, way to finish a tough race!3 -
MegaMooseEsq wrote: »midwesterner85 wrote: »Hogeye Marathon yesterday. Was not good, but I finished (that is all I really wanted anyway).
Slow time was a result of several factors. Shortly before the half-way mark, I started experiencing calf cramps. I had some Hot Shot drink and some Ultima electrolyte powder, which solved that fairly quickly. However, somewhere around mile 16 (more or less), I started feeling severe nausea and it only got worse. I ended up stopping for several minutes at a bathroom and only vomited a little bit... still felt pretty bad. I ended up walking a significant amount of the last 8 miles. I normally run fasted, but with my gallbladder removal last month, I had not considered how slowly digestion of large quantities of fat could be. I ate a package of beef sausage sticks on Fri. night while driving to the race. Much of that was still in my stomach while running, as I could start to taste it again when I was nauseatd. You can see how things really went badly towards the end as my last 6 miles pace shows I was walking about all of it.
Anyway, despite the slow time, I finished... so I call that a success. (Whoever was it that said, "You either win or you learn" ?)
Woof, way to finish a tough race!
I'd say that was a pretty good finish, minus your gall bladder and all.1 -
polskagirl01 wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »Dang it Gary! I almost had a clean sweep last week! So close.
Not only did he take away your sweep, but he did it so fast, he didn't even podium for time spent running!
That is only because he ran on flatter ground!
(not really, he is way faster than I, but shhhhhh
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@midwesterner85 Sorry about the rough race.
Good work on finishing it despite the issues! 1 -
I still had a cold when i woke up but i went to the race. So i went undertrained and under the weather.
The race started well. I was definitely sick but i was hanging in around 12:40 and 13:00 but nothing was too horrible or aching. Around mile 12 i started to feel tired. Between 16 and 24 there was a mental battle. I just wanted to sit down. Just for one second. About mile 20 the fever came back with a cough. Hacked up something bloody. The last two miles were neverending. My Garmin showed it was 26.4 miles. Only saw the sag bus once on an out and back.
I think if i keep training it will be easier next time. A half used to kill me. And most days it's not bad.
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midwesterner85 wrote: »Hogeye Marathon yesterday. Was not good, but I finished (that is all I really wanted anyway).
Slow time was a result of several factors. Shortly before the half-way mark, I started experiencing calf cramps. I had some Hot Shot drink and some Ultima electrolyte powder, which solved that fairly quickly. However, somewhere around mile 16 (more or less), I started feeling severe nausea and it only got worse. I ended up stopping for several minutes at a bathroom and only vomited a little bit... still felt pretty bad. I ended up walking a significant amount of the last 8 miles. I normally run fasted, but with my gallbladder removal last month, I had not considered how slowly digestion of large quantities of fat could be. I ate a package of beef sausage sticks on Fri. night while driving to the race. Much of that was still in my stomach while running, as I could start to taste it again when I was nauseatd. You can see how things really went badly towards the end as my last 6 miles pace shows I was walking about all of it.
Anyway, despite the slow time, I finished... so I call that a success. (Whoever was it that said, "You either win or you learn" ?)
I had to look it up... it was Nelson Mandela and the quote is: "I never lose. I either win or I learn."6 -
I still had a cold when i woke up but i went to the race. So i went undertrained and under the weather.
The race started well. I was definitely sick but i was hanging in around 12:40 and 13:00 but nothing was too horrible or aching. Around mile 12 i started to feel tired. Between 16 and 24 there was a mental battle. I just wanted to sit down. Just for one second. About mile 20 the fever came back with a cough. Hacked up something bloody. The last two miles were neverending. My Garmin showed it was 26.4 miles. Only saw the sag bus once on an out and back.
I think if i keep training it will be easier next time. A half used to kill me. And most days it's not bad.
Way to go!1 -
Congrats @midwesterner85 & @mbaker566 on your marathons! A marathon is a grueling thing even in the best of circumstances. You guys are amazing for fighting through in less than ideal conditions. 7
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@midwesterner85 way to tough it out and finish that marathon! I salute you for fighting through.
@mbaker566 great job on your marathon too! Running a marathon while sick is just remarkable. Your pictures look great...you look like you are having fun!3 -
April goal: 85 miles
4/2: 5.07 miles
4/3: 4.63 miles
4/4: 5.05 miles
4/7: 8.41 miles
23.16/85 miles completed
I had a great run this morning. It was humid (98-100% depending on which app you looked at) but it was only about 64F and there was a light breeze so it wasn't awful. I really had a fun run. My son is moving to Japan for a year on Friday and so he was in town and my daughter was home as well. So even though I stayed up too late last night, I got up pretty early to run before everyone else got up. It was cloudy and quiet. I saw lots of birds and then on a certain stretch of road I saw a dachshund that I always see. I feel really sorry for him because his people keep him chained to a tree in the front yard (which is against the law in our county). He does have a little igloo doghouse, but that is it. I heard him barking and didn't see him and finally realized he had climbed up in the tree. I laughed at him and thought he must think he was a goat. Then at the end of the road I saw goats. And they had babies. I've been waiting to see if they would have baby goats at that house again this spring and they did. There were about 5 babies and 3 adults. And two of the babies were climbing and jumping all over one of the adults. it looked like they were playing "Hop on Pop." They were adorable and I just laughed out loud at their antics. Then when I turned to head back I saw a deer in the road. She looked at me for a bit and then jumped the fence and went off the other way. Then another deer came and followed her and then three more. They were beautiful. I took some pictures, but they weren't very good. I was really too far away.I love days when you have a run that just feels so good and enjoyable. I had considered waiting until everyone had left to run, but I am so glad I got up and ran when I did. Then later this afternoon I took the dogs for a short walk. My son is leaving his dog with us while he is in Japan. He has a corgi and he is not as good at walking on a leash as my two. But I think with some work he will get better.
I'm a little behind on the thread, but it looks like there were some great races this weekend. @midwesterner85 Great job on completing your marathon so soon after your surgery. And @mbaker566 Way to go on completing your marathon while sick. You look great in the photos! You'd never know you were feeling ill!
2019 races:
2/2/19: Catch the Groundhog Half Marathon - PR 2:15:17
5/18/19: Run for 57th AHC Half Marathon11 -
I’m late to the party and took some time away when I was having trouble keeping up with this thread. I was focusing on cross training a lot last month, but my Garmin bit the dust so after upgrading its time to try out the new metrics. It was beautiful around midday (around low 50’s). Less than .25 miles in the long sleeve T-shirt was tied around the waist. It just felt great to be out.
Goal will be 50 miles for April. Working on getting caught up with the thread.
4/7 - 4 miles
Total 4 miles/Goal 50 miles10 -
I still had a cold when i woke up but i went to the race. So i went undertrained and under the weather.
The race started well. I was definitely sick but i was hanging in around 12:40 and 13:00 but nothing was too horrible or aching. Around mile 12 i started to feel tired. Between 16 and 24 there was a mental battle. I just wanted to sit down. Just for one second. About mile 20 the fever came back with a cough. Hacked up something bloody. The last two miles were neverending. My Garmin showed it was 26.4 miles. Only saw the sag bus once on an out and back.
I think if i keep training it will be easier next time. A half used to kill me. And most days it's not bad.
Umm coughing up blood is not good. You probably better get checked out.
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PastorVincent wrote: »I still had a cold when i woke up but i went to the race. So i went undertrained and under the weather.
The race started well. I was definitely sick but i was hanging in around 12:40 and 13:00 but nothing was too horrible or aching. Around mile 12 i started to feel tired. Between 16 and 24 there was a mental battle. I just wanted to sit down. Just for one second. About mile 20 the fever came back with a cough. Hacked up something bloody. The last two miles were neverending. My Garmin showed it was 26.4 miles. Only saw the sag bus once on an out and back.
I think if i keep training it will be easier next time. A half used to kill me. And most days it's not bad.
Umm coughing up blood is not good. You probably better get checked out.
My throat was raw and swollen. No blood today🙂2 -
Congrats @amymoreorless on your HM. I'm feeling you on the hill running.
Big congrats to the hardcore efforts of @midwesterner85 and @mbaker566. Completing marathons under those conditions is some serious toughness.6
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