Running Every Street: April 2024

Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Year 13!

I began year 13 of Running Every Street several days ago. I'm finally listening to the experts and am spending most of my time 'running slow to run fast'. It's called 'zone 2' running. I actually thought I was doing zone 2 running for awhile now but, according to my new watch, my heart rate needs to be between 107 and 122 to be in zone 2. I've discovered that I actually need to slow down to a fast walk to do that. After having done that for a few weeks, I'm to the point where I need to alternate between a fast walk and a slow jog. I'm hoping that as I build my 'aerobic base' I'll be able to start running the whole time.

A few weeks ago I was in Minneapolis visiting my daughter's family. I was trying to run slower than I've ever run before. I tripped on my own feet. The result:

Be careful out there!

Friday, April 5, 2024

Grampa's Marathon

A couple weeks ago I took part in the Roseau 4x4x48 Goggins Challenge. Starting at 8:00 on Friday evening, we walked/ran 4 miles every 4 hours. Those who complete the whole challenge do this for 48 hours, racking up a total of 48 miles. Since I was going to be busy on Sunday, I chose to just do half of it. So, four of us started walking at 8:00. (Two guys chose to run.) We finished the first four miles in about an hour and went home to try to get some sleep. Unfortunately, I didn't get any sleep... We were back ready to go again at midnight. This walk/rest cycle continued every four hours: 4 AM, 8 AM, 12 noon, and so on.

Now, if you're like me, this all sounds pretty easy. Just walking. How tough could that be? Well, I learned a lot about myself and my limitations. After the first two or three rounds, and almost no sleep, my quads started aching. I didn't see that coming. I started soaking in the tub during my rest breaks. It helped a little, but eventually I got to the point where it was very difficult to begin the next round. Even if I hadn't decided to only do half of the challenge, I would've been forced to quit at that point - it was getting that difficult to walk!

I got through the 4:00 PM round on Saturday afternoon and decided I would do 2.2 more miles at home giving me the 26.2 mile marathon distance within 24 hours. Those last 2.2 miles were almost impossible - it was getting that painful just to walk. I'm proud to say I did finish with my 26.2 miles. I'm calling it a Grampa's Marathon.

Should I try running this thing next year? Perhaps my running muscles will outlast my walking muscles...

Streets of Hope

The Plan: Run all the streets of Roseau
The Purpose: To reach inner-city kids with the Gospel of Jesus Christ

I run for health. I run to train for 5Ks. And now, for the fourteenth year, I'm also running so kids from Northeast Minneapolis can go to camp, retreats, and mission trips.

Over the next couple months I hope to run every street of Roseau. The city of Roseau has approximately 30 miles of streets. In order to hit every street, I need to re-run many streets over and over again, so it ends up being about 90 miles.

Would you like to help kids in Northeast Minneapolis and, at the same time motivate me to keep on running? Here's how you can help:

Pledge

10 cents per mile: $9.00 total

or 25 cents per mile: $22.50 total

or $1 per mile: $90 total
or some other amount

All of the donations received will go to Living Hope Ministries. Please send me an email (stynsberg at wiktel dot com) and let me know how you'd like to help out.

Florida Mileage 2025

Date---------Distance---Time-------Total Mileage

1/1 ------------0.9 -------- 13:00----------0.9

1/3 ------------1.1 -------- 12:19----------2.0

1/5 ------------1.1 -------- 13:21----------3.1

1/8 ------------1.1 -------- 12:55----------4.2

1/10 ----------1.1 -------- 12:36----------5.3

1/13 ----------1.0 -------- 12:58----------6.3

1/15 ----------1.1 -------- 13:04----------7.4

1/17 ----------1.1 -------- 13:05----------8.5

1/19 ----------1.1 -------- 12:39----------9.6

1/20 ----------1.0 -------- 12:41----------10.6

1/25 ----------3.1 -------- 30:54----------13.7

1/27 ----------1.1 -------- 12:18----------14.8

1/29 ----------1.1 -------- 13:04----------15.9

1/31 ----------1.0 -------- 11:49----------16.9

2/2 ---..-------2.3 -------- 25:47----------19.2

2/3 ---..-------1.4 -------- 16:35----------20.6

2/5 ---..-------.9 ---..----- 11:37----------21.5

2/9 ------------5.2 -------- 60:54----------26.7

2/10 ----------1.0 -------- 11:34----------27.7

2/16 ----------3.2 -------- 31:08----------30.9

2/19 ----------0.9 -------- 11:44----------31.8

2/21 ----------0.9 -------- 11:32----------32.7

2/23 ----------5.5 -------- 62:10----------38.2

2/24 ----------1.0 -------- 12:49----------39.2

2/28 ----------2.0 -------- 23:59----------41.2

Running Every Street 2025

3/5 -----..-----1.9 -------- 22:50----------1.9

3/9 -----..-----1.0 -------- 12:35----------2.9

3/12 ----------4.3 -------- 47:35----------7.2

3/14 ----------1.7 -------- 19:08----------8.9

3/30 ----------1.9 -------- 22:04----------10.8

3/31 ----------2.6 -------- 30:00----------13.4

4/4 -----..-----2.5 -------- 29:00----------15.9

4/6 -----..-----5.0 -------- 52:45----------20.9

4/7 -----..-----1.6 -------- 19:00----------22.5

4/11 ----------1.1 -------- 13:00----------23.6

4/13 ----------2.9 -------- 31:00----------26.5

4/16 ----------2.7 -------- 29:48----------29.3

4/18 ----------1.3 -------- 15:00----------30.6

4/20 ----------6.0 -------- 64:10----------36.6

4/21 ----------0.9 -------- 11:04----------37.5

4/25 ----------1.1 -------- 12:04----------38.6

4/30 ----------3.5 -------- 38:13----------42.1

5/2 ---..-------1.1 -------- 13:00----------43.2

5/9 ---..-------4.3 -------- 48:00----------47.5

5/11 ----------4.0 -------- 49:00----------51.5

5/18 ----------5.6 -------- 61:02----------57.1

5/19 ----------1.9 -------- 23:00----------59.0

Other Mileage 2025

3/3 -----..-----3.9 -------- 45:10----------3.9

3/7 -----..-----1.4 -------- 17:00----------5.3

3/16 ----------2.5 -------- 30:00----------7.8

3/17 ----------0.9 -------- 12:00----------8.7

3/24 ----------4.3 -------- 48:00----------13.0

3/26 ----------1.7 -------- 19:26----------14.7

3/28 ----------0.9 -------- 11:00----------15.6

4/28 ----------5.9 -------- 66:00----------21.5

5/5 ----..------1.1 -------- 12:30----------22.6

5/14 ----------0.9 -------- 12:07----------23.5

Total Mileage 2025

124.6 ----------

Push-Ups 2025

1/10 ----------67

Pull-Ups 2025

1/17 ----------11

Amount Pledged

$322.50

Weight 2025

3/5.............167.3 lbs

4/26...........166.8 lbs

VO2 Max

8/24/20 Cooper Test.......37.63

8/22/21 Cooper Test.......35.49

9/16/21 WorldFitnessLevel.org.......40

10/14/21 Queens College Step Test.......49.17

5/21/22 Cooper Test.......36.56

8/9/22 Beep Test.......29.84

10/5/22 Cooper Test.......37.28

6/17/23 Cooper Test.......38.72

8/9/23 Cooper Test.......35.84

8/23/23 Cooper Test.......36.20

9/13/23 Cooper Test.......35.49

10/10/23 Cooper Test.......38.72

2/6/24 Cooper Test.......37.64

6/28/24 TrainAsOne.......51

11/13/24 Cooper Test.......37.64

5Ks

8/9/08 Yellow Rose 31:39

8/11/09 Yellow Rose 30:26

10/9/10 Fargo Mini 30:33

7/16/11 ALS Walk/Run 30:30

8/20/11 Yellow Rose 28:58

10/1/11 Fargo Oktoberfest 27:18 PB

5/5/12 May Walk/Run 35:15

6/16/12 Stomp Out Cancer 30:01

7/14/12 ALS Walk/Run 29:01

8/11/12 Yellow Rose 29:13

6/15/13 Stomp Out Cancer 31:18

7/20/13 ALS Walk/Run 31+

8/10/13 Yellow Rose 31:01

10/5/13 Fargo Mini 28:40

7/4/14 Red, White, and Boom 29:13

7/19/14 ALS Walk/Run 28:45

9/20/14 Malung 5K Walk/Run 28:28

5/2/15 Life Care Walk/Run 32:02

5/16/15 Stomp Out Cancer 30:30

8/9/15 Yellow Rose 31:18

6/11/16 Run for Your Buns 32:40
7/16/16 ALS Walk/Run 30:55

8/13/16 Miles for Melanoma 33:52
9/17/16 Malung 5K Walk/Run 33:31

5/6/17 Life Care Walk/Run 31:22

5/15/17 Stomp Out Cancer 31:04

5/5/18 Life Care Walk/Run 33:00

7/14/18 ALS Walk/Run 32:32

8/11/18 Yellow Rose 31:13

9/15/18 Malung 5k Walk/Run 32:22

5/4/19 Life Care Walk/Run 30:35

5/11/19 Stomp Out Cancer 31:35

7/20/19 ALS Walk/Run 30:47

8/10/19 Yellow Rose 30:07

9/21/19 Freedom 5K (3.3 mi) 33:07

8/3/20 Yellow Rose (virtual) 29:55

10/3/20 Lake Region Run 29:17

6/12/21 Run for Your Buns 33:02

7/17/21 ALS Walk/Run 33:35

8/14/21 Yellow Rose 31:41

9/11/21 NewFest (2.8 mi) 27:57

10/8/21 Blue Ox 5K 32:37

5/7/22 Life Care Walk/Run 31:45

6/18/22 Gully 5K 35:00

7/5/22 A-Cross America Relay 32:13

7/16/22 ALS Walk/Run 32:09

8/13/22 Yellow Rose 36:59

9/17/22 Home Run 29:47

10/1/22 Harvest Hustle 31:35

10/7/22 Blue Ox 29:56

1/21/23 Panama City Torch Run 31:50

2/4/23 Panama City Beach Mardi Gras 5K 29:35

5/6/23 Life Care Walk/Run 29:21

6/3/23 Lake Region Run 31:20

7/15/23 ALS Walk/Run 30:39

8/12/23 Yellow Rose 29:55

8/26/23 A-Cross America Relay 30:30

9/16/23 Home Run 31:29

10/13/23 Blue Ox 29:30

1/20/24 Panama City Torch Run 30:39

2/10/24 Fort Mardi Gras 5K 29:30*

5/4/24 LifeCare Walk/Run 29:42

6/15/24 Rude Run - Grand Forks 31:00*

7/20/24 ALS Walk/Run 30:48

8/10/24 Yellow Rose 29:12

8/17/24 North Star Run 29:26

10/11/24 Blue Ox 29:02

*Adjusted time. See blog post.

1/25/25 Panama City Torch Run 30:54

2/16/25 Seaside School 5K 31:08