April 2019 Monthly Running Challenge
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@AlphaHowls - You.Are.Amazing!!! Congratulations on that streak!!1
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@AlphaHowls - What an amazing accomplishment!! Incredible!!!1
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Hey. To honor @AlphaHowls y’all should run 3.65 today. I’m my heart @AlphaHowls I honor your 3.65. I declare April 30th to be 365 day. Haha!13
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@AlphaHowls - You are a freak of nature (in the best way possible)!! I agree...April 30th should be National AlphaHowls day!5
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@AlphaHowls is officially a beast!2
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@AlphaHowls Wow! Amazing. My husband wants to know why your legs don’t just fall off. Right now I’m waiting for the AC repairmen (again) but if I get out later I will walk 3.65 in tribute to your amazingness.
@Avidkeo so happy for you!2 -
PastorVincent wrote: »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!
Way too fast... but 5 done without issue. So I think I am good to race this weekend as long as I do not do anything stupid between now and then. So chances are not really that great.
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@AlphaHowls ah-may-zing! So inspiring3
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I thought I wasn't going to run yesterday when it started raining, but it cleared up later in the evening and I was able to go out for the run. I usually don't go out running later in the evening, but it nice to go out and enjoy the sunset.
4/1--2.5 miles
4/3--2 miles
4/6--3 miles
4/10--2 miles
4/13--3.5 miles
4/15--2.5 miles
4/17--2 miles
4/20--4 miles
4/24--2 miles
4/27--4 miles
4/29--3 miles
Races:
3/24--Mercer Island 5k 46:11
6/8--Snoqualmie Valley 10k
7/6--Bellingham Road Race (7 miles)
Total miles: 30.5/33 miles
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April goal: 85 miles
4/2: 5.07 miles
4/3: 4.63 miles
4/4: 5.05 miles
4/7: 8.41 miles
4/9: 5.04 miles
4/10 5.00 miles
4/11: 5.03 miles
4/14: 9.02 miles
4/16: 5.04 miles
4/17: 5.04 miles
4/18: 5.1 miles
4/21: 10.02 miles
4/23: 5.03 miles
4/24: 3.13 miles
4/25: 5.04 miles
4/28: 8.46 miles
4/30: 5.03 miles
99.14/85 miles completed
If I had realized that today's run would put me so close to 100 miles for April I might have gone a little further. As it is I ran 5.03 miles this morning to wrap up April at 99.14 miles. It was already hot at ~72F with 85% humidity and a dew point of 62. I think I am at that point in my training for the HM that I am starting to feel tired, and this heat makes me feel discouraged about how I will do on the 18th. I'm trying to focus on the fact that not all races will be PR's and I still think it is likely that I will run this HM much better than I did last year when it was my first ever HM. I just don't know that I can run as fast in the heat of May as I could in the cool of February, so my PR from the February HM will probably stand. We'll be going on vacation the week after the HM and we are going to Colorado, so I am really looking forward to the rest and the cooler temperatures. I'll see you all over in the May thread!
@AlphaHowls You are a beast! I don't know how you do it! Congrats on the streak.
2019 races:
2/2/19: Catch the Groundhog Half Marathon - PR 2:15:17
5/18/19: Run for 57th AHC Half Marathon8 -
APRIL 2019 TOTAL DE MILLAS -- 63.18 MILLAS EN 14 ACTIVIDADES:
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@AlphaHowls Just WOW!
Tapering here, did 4 early sunny chilly miles this morning. I do love all the birds and gorgeous mountains, if not the hour. The HM starts at 7 am, though, so I’m thinking if I run at 6:xx 3 mornings this week 7 a.m. on Sunday will feel late? No one needs to disabuse me of my wishful thinking here...
Also, I’ve added a new run to my race plan—a bubble run 5K. Watch out, world! (More like, if this is what it takes to keep my kids moving, I’m game!)
April goal: 70 mi
4/2 5 mi
4/4 5 mi
4/7 9 mi
4/9 5 mi
4/10 cross (30 min indoor rowing, etc)
4/11 5 mi
4/13 4.15 mi
4/14 cross (2 hours snowboarding)
4/16 5 mi
4/17 cross (10 mi easy biking)
4/18 5 mi
4/20 10 mi
4/22 5 mi
4/24 5 mi
4/28 11 mi
4/30 4 mi
April total: 78.15 mi
2019 Races:
3/16 Kirkland Shamrock Run 5K
4/13 Mud & Chocolate 4.5 mi trail run
5/6 Vancouver BMO Half Marathon
5/12 The Color Run 5K
5/18 Your Canyon for a Day 35 mi Bike Tour, Yakima
6/16 Monroe Bubble Run 5K
7/21 Seafair Triathlon?
8/11 Lake Union 10K?8 -
Super close to my goal so I'll take it! Last two days just weren't meant for running, but I was excited to at least squeeze in 5 miles on my lunch break today.
My Run For the Wild 5k at the Bronx Zoo on Saturday was so much fun! It seriously is one of my favorite days of the year. Between the run and spending the rest of the day at the zoo I racked up 28k steps, lol. I was also the number 3 overall fundraiser thanks to so many awesome people who donated, including a few of you!
My phone died partway through the day so I didn't get to take nearly as many animal pics as I usually do, which I'm sure my FB friends were thankful for.
But, thank goodness it was still working so I could get a pic of me totally fangirling over meeting Jim Breheny and a few of the other people who are on the Animal Planet docuseries The Zoo, about the Bronx Zoo. All in all, a pretty perfect day!
Date Miles Notes
4/1 -- 5.5 -- Hoped to do 6 but needed to get to dinner plans w/my friend
4/2 -- 0 -- rest day
4/3 -- 1 -- test run of the new kicks + zumba
4/4 -- 0 -- life
4/5 -- 0 -- life
4/6 -- 3.1 -- Bill Fortune 5k w/the bestie
4/7 -- 0 -- life
4/8 -- 0 -- life
4/9 -- 0 -- life
4/10- 3 -- finally getting out after a stressful day
4/11- 2 -- lunch run
4/12- 2 -- after work fun
4/13- 0 -- zumba
4/14- 6 -- miserable miles
4/15- 0 -- rest day
4/16- 1.5 -- short run after 1.4 mi of Autism Awareness Walk at my office
4/17- 0 -- zumba
4/18- 3 -- running an errand while running: to and from the post office
4/19- 2 -- short run after work
4/20- 0 -- 30 min stationary bike
4/21- 6 -- getting back to HR-based runs
4/22- 0 -- rest day
4/23- 2 -- tempo run
4/24- 0 -- walked a little bit in the city
4/25- 0 -- rest day
4/26-- 2 -- light rain, then heavy rain, + 1 lightning flash & 1 thunder rumble
4/27-- 3 -- Run For the Wild 5k @ the Bronx Zoo
4/28-- 0 -- exhausted from a late night & tired from 28k steps @ the zoo
4/29-- 0 -- cramps & a headache
4/30-- 5 -- fit in at my lunch break, while also taking my car to inspection
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@alphahowls are you a human being?!
@PastorVincent happy to hear you're feeling better again and ready to race!
@Avidkeo congrats!
@katharmonic wow, amazing job on the Spartan!3 -
@AlphaHowls, what a truly amazing accomplishment. Most of us can't comprehend that kind of mileage but the dedication is something we can all take inspiration from. Congratulations on a full year of running.
@KatieJane83 congrats on your 5k and your fundraising achievement! Sounds like a great day.
Congrats to all those making their goals this month.
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
04/08/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 18.8
04/09/19 :::: 3.4 :::: 22.2
04/10/19 :::: 3.3 :::: 25.5
04/11/19 :::: 4.1 :::: 29.6
04/12/19 :::: 3.6 :::: 33.2
04/13/19 :::: 5.5 :::: 38.6
04/14/19 :::: 5.3 :::: 44.0
04/15/19 :::: 4.4 :::: 48.3
04/16/19 :::: 2.0 :::: 50.3
04/17/19 :::: 4.5 :::: 54.9
04/18/19 :::: 1.8 :::: 56.7
04/19/19 :::: 2.7 :::: 59.4
04/20/19 :::: 8.1 :::: 67.5
04/21/19 :::: 4.3 :::: 71.8
04/22/19 :::: 3.6 :::: 75.4
04/23/19 :::: 1.0 :::: 76.4
04/24/19 :::: 2.8 :::: 79.1
04/25/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 79.1
04/26/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 79.1
04/27/19 :::: 14.7 :::: 93.8
04/28/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 93.8
04/29/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 93.8
04/30/19 :::: 2.5 :::: 96.3/ 100 mile goal
2.5 on the treadmill today, taking it easy. It felt a little rough at first but better as I warmed up. Followed by some light strength training - mostly mobility and core work - and yoga.
I did not personally make my goal of 100 miles for April, coming up just 3.7 short. 1 more day of running would have done it, but I'm not too disappointed. I took some extra rest days at the beginning and end of the month, but had a 16-day streak in the middle. I'm feeling like my post-Spartan race recovery is going well at this point. Definitely less sore than I would have predicted, which makes me have some hope for running the Mountain Goat race on Sunday without feeling like my legs are going to die on me.
See you all in the May thread!8 -
@katharmonic Wow, excellent job on your Spartan race!
@polskagirl01 Congrats on your 5K and that final kick for a well-deserved PR!
@Avidkeo Congrats on the new job!
@KatieJane83 Superb job on your 5K!
Got called late last night with work, so I didn't know whether I was going to be able to get up for this morning's run. I needed just half a mile to make goal, but managed another 7 miles...see you all in May.
02 - 14.22
03 - 14.14
04 - 11.40
05 - 10.10
08 - 9.11
09 - 7.30
10 - 7.54
11 - 6.13
13 - 13.11
16 - 16.15
17 - 13.88
19 - 22.03
22 - 15.65
23 - 14.45
25 - 15.38
26 - 13.23
29 - 15.62
30 - 7.70
Total: 227.14 / 220 miles11 -
Ran a couple of miles today finishing up April at 30.29/30 miles. I'm not sure if I'm going to join in for May. Apparently because of some issues I'm having I should be wearing compression garments when I run, like it's not hot enough here in Phoenix. We'll see, I guess.10
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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 miles
April 9 - 3 miles of speed work
April 10 - 3.16 miles
= 6.16 miles
33.96 miles for the month
Miles until goal #1 (100 miles) - 66.04 miles
Miles until goal #2 (110 miles) - 76.04 miles
April 11 - 5 miles
38.96 miles for the month
Miles until goal #1 - 61.04 miles
Miles until goal #2 - 71.04 miles
April 13 - 9.06 miles
48.02 miles for the month
Miles until goal #1 (100 miles) - 51.98 miles
Miles until goal #2 (110 miles) - 61.98 miles
April 14 - 8 miles
56.02 miles for the month
Miles until goal #1 (100 miles) - 43.98 miles
Miles until goal #2 (110 miles) - 53.98 miles
April 16 - 3 miles
59.06 miles for the month
Miles until goal #1 (100 miles) - 40.98 miles
Miles until goal #2 (110 miles) - 50.98 miles
Have a 5K on Saturday that I'm running for time, so keeping the mileage a bit lower this week. Still planning on busting out at least 10 miles on Sunday.
UGH! This whole "keep the mileage low so you can race Saturday" sucks. Did a little speed work last night just for the heck of it.
April 17 - 3 miles
62.06 miles for the month
Miles until goal #1 (100 miles) - 37.98 miles
Miles until goal #2 (110 miles) - 47.98 miles
FINALLY after 4 long years of not PR'ing any race distance, it happened today. Wasn't even trying for it, just naturally happened. Old 5K PR was 26:17, new is 25:58.
April 19 - 4 miles
April 20 - 3.11miles
69.17 miles for the month
Miles until goal #1 (100 miles) - 30.83 miles
Miles until goal #2 (110 miles) - 40.83 miles
April 21 - 7 miles
76.17 miles for the month
Miles until goal #1 (100 miles) - 23.83 miles
Miles until goal #2 (110 miles) - 33.83 miles
Decided to try some slow miles tonight. Ouch. Should have waited until tomorrow.
April 22 - 4 miles
80.17 miles for the month
Miles until goal #1 (100 miles) - 19.83 miles
Miles until goal #2 (110 miles) - 29.83 miles
April 24 -5 miles of speed work
85.17 miles for the month
Miles until goal #1 (100 miles) - 14.83 miles
Miles until goal #2 (110 miles) - 24.83 miles
I know I'll get the first goal.....#2 is going to be a stretch. We shall see!
April 25 - 4 miles
89.17 miles for the month
Miles until goal #1 (100 miles) - 10.83 miles
Miles until goal #2 (110 miles) - 20.83 miles
April 27 - 6.66 miles (I KNOW!!!! I should have gone farther, but I was completely out of time).
95.83 miles for the month
Miles until goal #1 (100 miles) - 4.17 miles
Miles until goal #2 (110 miles) - 14.17 miles
April 28 - 10 miles
105.83 miles for the month
Goal #1 (100 miles) - CHECK!!
Goal #2 (110 miles) - 4.17 miles. I got this.
April 30 - 4.25 miles
110.08 miles for the month! Woohoo!8 -
Finished out the month with 50.21 miles out of 50 miles! Yeah. Finally met a goal. See you on the May thread!10
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April goal: 36 miles
Stretch goal: 50 miles
4/2 - 3.32
4/4 - 2.54
4/7 - 6.29 Hauser Lake Icebreaker 10k (official time 1:15:15)
4/9 - 3.05
4/11 - 2.01
4/14 - 4.01
4/16 - 3.97
4/18 - 2.34
4/21 - 6.51
4/24 - 4.00
4/26 - 2.28
4/28 - 6.89
4/30 - 3.12
Total: 50.33
Friday morning, I was a little short of the planned 2.5, but told my husband I'd be back in half an hour... 29 minutes later I had run 2.28 miles. Close enough! I took a quick shower and we were out the door for a weekend road trip to visit his parents. Saturday was a rest day, though walked a little.
Sunday morning was just barely above freezing when I got up, so I decided to wait until after breakfast to run. Homemade blueberry pancakes, scrambled eggs and peaches fueled my longest run to date. My husband ran just under 5 miles with me, then helped his dad with some yardwork and maintenance activities he was having trouble doing.
Monday we ate out for both breakfast and lunch, then drove home. This morning I got up and walked a couple miles with the dogs. After breakfast, I went out for my run. I ran too fast and should have worn my other shoes, but I met my stretch goal!
See you all in May!7
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