April 2019 Monthly Running Challenge
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Ran a little bit today. It puts me at 28.27/30 for the month.5
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Hey guys! Did a 7k run this morning, bringing my distance foe April to 150k - which is my goal woo hoo!
Oh and had the interview, not official yet but I got the job!18 -
@Avidkeo Congratulations!!!!! Which job did you take?1
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Last run of the month. Didn't quite make goal, but was pretty close.
On to May!!
4/3: 3.1 miles
4/5: 3.3 miles
4/6: 7 miles
4/8: 4.3 miles
4/8: 2.1 miles
4/10: 2.4 miles
4/12: 7 miles
4/14: 2.4 miles
4/15: 5.2 miles
4/17: 3.6 miles
4/19: 7.1 miles
4/21: 3 miles
4/22: 3 miles
4/26: 4 miles
4/28: 3.1 miles
4/29: 4 miles
April total: 64.6 miles
April goal: 70 miles
2019 Races:
Piney Woods Trailfest 5k - 2/2/2019 29.23
Rodeo Run 10k - 2/23/2019 1:03.12
Run Houston! Minute Maid Park 10k - 3/23/2019 1:01.28
Brazos Bend 50 10k - 4/6/2019 1:15:33
El Chupacabra de Houston 10k (night trail run) - 8/2019
TWRC Run Wild Run Free 5k - 9/2019
10 for Texas 10 Miler - 10/2019 registered
Wine and Dine half marathon - 11/3/2019 registered
Run the Year 2019 - Team Five for Nineteen9 -
8.4 miles today.
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Great job meeting your goal @avidkeo, and congrats on the unofficial job offer!
@Tramboman glad your back isn't a more serious problem.
@PastorVincent glad you were able to get a little run in, take it easy before your marathon.
@eleanorhawkins that seems like a good approach. Good luck with your training.
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Thanks again to all for your kudos and acknowledgement of my craziness with the Spartan race.
No run for me yesterday or today. I intended to go to my run group and just do a little recovery run but totally spaced that I had a retirement party to go to tonight, so I had hors d'oeuvres, wine and carrot cake instead. I'm not a huge fan of carrot cake but I will say this was excellent so I had two pieces. At some point I really should stop eating like I just ran a race.
I did go to an infrared sauna place today and sat in there for 30 minutes after reading how helpful they were with recovery. I have to say it felt pretty good and I do think I'm significantly less sore after doing that. I did a buy one get one free so I still have a second session to use this week.
I may or may not do a short run tomorrow to finish up the month. I'm a little short on my goal, but the most important thing right now is to recover well so I can run another race this Sunday - not to race it but just to finish.12 -
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quilteryoyo wrote: »@Avidkeo Congratulations!!!!! Which job did you take?
This is the hospital one, not the private practice. I'll leave that role for mum5 -
Got a last run in for the month this morning and reached and passed goal.
April goal: 40km. Run so far: 42.6km
Although it is was a vey low goal, I'm very happy with this month. I knew it was going to be a month when there wouldn't be much running distance as I'm still building back up, plus there was a 10-day holiday that included hiking all the miles (we walked from Valença in Portugal to Santiago de Compostela in Spain in 8 days). I failed at getting any stretching in while we were away, mainly because my legs just seized up and refused to play after we finished the longer stages especially (getting out for dinner was a challenge to say the least!) but apart from the 10 days away I did keep up with my strength training and stretching for the rest of the month.
Looking forward to May! (Which starts with a short run and a physiotherapy session on Thursday to hopefully sort out the tight legs!)8 -
@Tramboman - so glad it is a muscle strain an not something with a bone or joint! Sounds like time, gentle stretching (yoga), etc.. will get you back to feeling better! Did they recommend any specific stretches or PT or anything?
@eleanorhawkins - I like your training plan but if you feel like you don't need to ramp down and start all over again with each plan you really don't have to. Like others have said do what works for you to transition from one to the other, without any huge jumps in distance or pace and plenty of recovery.
Taking it slow and easy today. Waited for the rain to pass and headed out in the sunshine and then the clouds moved back in. It sure looked like we were going to get wet. Heard distant thunder but only got just a few sprinkles. It was nice and cool in the low 60's though.
This was a picture from last week that I forgot to post here. It is hard to get Hobbes the Vizsla to look at the phone or camera but I managed to 'catch' him smiling in this one, or at least it looks to me like he was smiling. He did really enjoy that run on Friday.
That is goal for me and my last run for April. I can't believe I finally made it back to 100miles. First 100 mile month in 7 months!
Date........Miles.......Total
04/01......4.72........4.72 + Agility
04/02......0.00........4.72 + Strength Training
04/03......5.45......10.17 + Sport Dog
04/04......0.00......10.17
04/05......5.67......15.84 - with Drills and Strides
04/06......8.64......24.48 - 2mile wu, 4 miles tempo w/90sec rest, 2mile cd
04/07......3.50......27.98
04/08......4.75......32.73 + Agility
04/09......0.00......32.73 + Strength Training
04/10......6.67......39.40 + Sport Dog
04/11......0.00......39.40 + Strength Training
04/12......0.00......39.40 - Agility Trial
04/13......9.71......49.11
04/14......2.34......51.45 - On the road
04/15......3.76......55.21 - Tucson run
04/16......0.00......55.21
04/17......3.45......58.66 - Los Alamos
04/18......4.71......63.37 - Santa Fe Rails to Trails run
04/19......0.00......63.37
04/20......3.57......66.94 - Santa Fe Rails to Trails run revisited
04/21......0.00......66.94
04/22......9.83......76.77 - + Agility
04/23......0.00......76.77 + Strength Training
04/24......5.07......81.84 + Sport Dog
04/25......0.00......81.84 + Strength Training
04/26......4.88......86.72
04/27....12.59......99.31
04/28......0.00......99.31
04/29......4.47....103.78 - + Agility
04/30......0.00....103.78
02/03/19 - Surf City Half Marathon Deferred to 2020
05/11/19 - Santa Barbara Wine Country HM
09/15/19 - Jack and Jill Downhill HM - Boise
11/23/19 - USA Women's HM (lottery)
02/02/20 - Surf City Half Marathon
Gentle stretching, especially that which puts some mild torque on the lower back, was recommended. I have a yoga routine specifically for the hamstrings and lower back, but it's far too rigorous to attempt at this point. Time (and drugs) heal all wounds. I just need to be careful and not go all crackerdog on things that will result in aggravating the injury (like my little 3k walk last Sunday).5 -
PastorVincent wrote: »Ran my first miles since injury. 5 miles at a little faster than easy pace at a park which is about as flat as it comes around here. Was really hard to get going, but once I got going seemed okay. As long as I do not do something stupid I should be okay for the Marathon...
That's great news.0 -
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Plan to try again today. Maybe another 5 miles.. then rest days until Saturday's 5k and Sunday's Marathon.
I am NOT a fan of tapering. Not at all. HASHTAG GRRR!10 -
4-1 rest
4-2 7k easy
4-3 7k easy
4-4 rest
4-5 7k easy/threshold
4-6 11k easy
4-7 7k recovery
4-8 rest
4-9 7k easy/threshold
4-10 4k slow
4-11 rest
4-12 4k easy
4-13 5k (Shine the Light)
4-14 7k recovery
4-15 rest
4-16 7k slow
4-17 7k easy/threshold
4-18 rest
4-19 7k easy
4-20 11k slow
4-21 7k recovery
4-22 rest
4-23 7k easy/threshold
4-24 7k easy/threshold
4-25 rest
4-26 7k slow
4-27 forced rest
4-28 injury idle
4-29 injury idle
4-30 injury idle
April Total: 126k
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
Missed April goal, but am optimistic about recovering and getting back to running in May.
2019 Races:
4-13 Shine the Light 5K - 31:12 chip time; First Place male 65 and older
6-1 Freedom 5K (Will be off the schedule due to another commitment)
6-30 Strides for Starfish 5K5 -
Yesterday I got to run 2.9 miles in really nice mid-50s weather. I’d planned on taking the extended route to the gym and walking home, but got out the door late so ended up running the direct route there and part of the way home. My legs were tired after deadlifts and KB swings (it turns out May is “let’s do a million KB swings at the gym because WHY NOT!?!”) but not too bad. I stopped after about a mile on the way home because of a little bit of twinging from my right knee. Ice yesterday night and rest and prehab today and hopefully it’ll shut up. I was a little tempted to try and hit 40 today but I will definitely not be doing that. 35 miles is a lifetime PR for April mileage so I'll take it.
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
4/8 Rest
4/9 Ran 1.76 miles, strength class
4/10 Spring blizzard
4/11 Spring blizzard
4/12 Ran 3.38 miles, strength class
4/13 Strength class
4/14 Ran 4.73 miles
4/15 Ran 1.75 miles, strength class
4/16 Rest
4/17 Strength class, ran 1.87 miles
4/18 Rest
4/19 Ran 2.41 miles, strength class
4/20 Ran 5.27 miles
4/21 Rest
4/22 Ran 1.75 miles, strength class (deadlift PR: 200 lbs!)
4/23 Rest
4/24 Rest
4/25 Rest (unplanned mental health day)
4/26 Rest (unplanned - work)
4/27 Ran 2.4 miles, strength class
4/28 Rest (unplanned mental health day)
4/29 Ran 2.9 miles, strength class
4/30 Rest
April Mileage: 35.49 miles
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@Avidkeo Congrats!
In keeping with my upcoming month's goals, no run today. Upper body lift session (biceps, shoulders and back) for an hour. 56 miles in April puts me well short of my goal of 100 but, meh, life happens. See everyone in next month's thread!6 -
Great job on the Spartan @katharmonic! and we all know that you will do the next Spartan to fill out the pie.
It's like when a new runner finish's there first race that pushed them to the limits and they #!!## that they will never do another race - 3 weeks later they are signing up for a new event.katharmonic wrote: »I now have 2 of the 3 pieces of the Trifecta "pie". They are magnetized and stick together which is kind of cool. It's going to take a little while to consider whether I'm up for completing the third piece - which fortunately is "only" 8+ miles but given the brutality of this one I didn't have that same "OMG so fun" feeling I did after the sprint. But I do feel really proud of having done this at all.Honestly I just wanted to be first to post my goal 🤣
Thanks for setting us up for May @shanaber - I might wait until the 4th to post anything6 -
4/1 15.3 miles
4/2 20.14 miles
4/3 20.26 miles
4/4 20.21 miles
4/5 28.52 miles, 340 days on the run
4/6 32.41 miles
4/7 15.16 miles
4/8 15.28 miles
4/9 20.64 miles
4/10 20.3 miles, 345 days on the run
4/11 20.36 miles
4/12 20.25 miles
4/13 40.29 miles
4/14 21.6 miles
4/15 20.32 miles, 350 days on the run
4/16 20.2 miles
4/17 20.37 miles
4/18 20.42 miles
4/19 20.53 miles
4/20 28.47 miles, 355 days on the run
4/21 20.17 miles
4/22 20.22 miles
4/23 20.05 miles
4/24 20.29 miles
4/25 20.42 miles, 360 days on the run
4/26 20.01 miles
4/27 27.34 miles
4/28 26.59 miles
4/29 21.5 miles
4/30 21.14 miles, 365 days on the run
April Miles 658.76
2019 2302.6 miles Total so far
365 days on the run: 5965.28 miles
(May 1, 2018 - April 30, 2019)19 -
AlphaHowls wrote: »4/1 15.3 miles
4/2 20.14 miles
4/3 20.26 miles
4/4 20.21 miles
4/5 28.52 miles, 340 days on the run
4/6 32.41 miles
4/7 15.16 miles
4/8 15.28 miles
4/9 20.64 miles
4/10 20.3 miles, 345 days on the run
4/11 20.36 miles
4/12 20.25 miles
4/13 40.29 miles
4/14 21.6 miles
4/15 20.32 miles, 350 days on the run
4/16 20.2 miles
4/17 20.37 miles
4/18 20.42 miles
4/19 20.53 miles
4/20 28.47 miles, 355 days on the run
4/21 20.17 miles
4/22 20.22 miles
4/23 20.05 miles
4/24 20.29 miles
4/25 20.42 miles, 360 days on the run
4/26 20.01 miles
4/27 27.34 miles
4/28 26.59 miles
4/29 21.5 miles
4/30 21.14 miles, 365 days on the run
April Miles 658.76
2019 2302.6 miles Total so far
365 days on the run: 5965.28 miles
(May 1, 2018 - April 30, 2019)
Congratulations for one year on the run! That is seriously amazing.3
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