April 2020 Monthly Running Challenge
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Morning all.
@eleanorhawkins you are amazing! Treadmills are the worst, so that's just incredible.
@quilteryoyo love the vacuum cross training bahaha. I did mop Olympics yesterday...
@hamsterwheel6 oh no, that sounds really frustrating!
Moan. My legs are a bit sore. Sigh. And our spa is out of commission as the washes have all fallen apart. That's what you get for buying a cheap inflatable spa I guess. So today will be a walk, followed by the roller and stretches. Makes me wonder though, am I actually up to doing a marathon? Will see after next week's half I guess. Slowing down should help...
I'll definitely show the cake! I'm going to go get compound chocolate today so I can pipe decorations that won't fall apart haha. But won't be assembling it for a couple of days, I want it as fresh as possible. Also, there is a small chance our lock down will be eased a bit on Thursday, and if so we will probably go visit the Inlaws and will want to take cake to them.
Regular week at work this week, then a 4 day weekend I can't wait!2 -
What a difference a few days make. Wednesday's 8 mile run was super sucky with a walk break every mile. Today's 13.1 only had 2 walk breaks during my water/fuel stop. Every mile was at or below 9:20 pace (except for warm up and water break miles). Longest run of the year, most run days in a week this year, longest mileage week of the year. So feel pretty good about that.
But I really need to get some new shoes. These have 430 miles on them, and the only ones that don't make my shins hurt. But they feel like I am running on a piece of cardboard lately. No padding or spring left. I would order another pair, but have worn Ghost 11's for the last 2+ years, and really wanted to go into Fleet Feet to get fitted and recommendations. Trying to hold out until quarantines are lifted.
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@Avidkeo give the Yoga with Adriene yoga for tired legs a go. I do it almost every evening when my legs are sore and it seems to help.4
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April Goal: 100 Miles
4/1: 5.16 miles
4/2: 5.15 miles
4/5: 9.02 miles
4/7: 6.22 miles
4/8: 5.51 miles
4/9: 5.26 miles
4/12: 10.2 miles
4/14: 6.23 miles
4/15: 5.15 miles
4/16: 5.20 miles
4/18: 5.2 🎂 miles
68.29/100 miles completed for April
379.69/1000 miles for Run the Year Team Pavement Pounders
I ran 5.2 miles in 52 minutes for my 52nd birthday today. (My time was actually 51:47 with an average pace of 9:58, but 5.2 in 52 works so I am rounding up. 😆) It was a great run. It was kind of chilly, but not bad. And I got to run through the park again! They have opened the walking trail and the skate park and disc golf areas back up so that was a nice little birthday gift. It's kind of weird not being able to do anything this year. But we are going to get take out from my favorite Mexican restaurant and my son is here and my daughter is going to video chat with us at dinner so it will be like we are going out. I am looking forward to it and to my chocolate cake. @avidkeo I agree with @Tramboman on the cake porn. My cake is yummy, but not fancy.
And as of now my HM for May 16th is still on. It looks like they are going to start easing the restrictions so maybe it won't get canceled after all.
Thanks for the birthday wishes @eleanorhawkins, @katharmonic, @quilteryoyo, @faebert, @cameramandy648, @hamsterwheel6, and @skippygirlsmom!
2020 races:
5/16/20: Run for 57th AHC Half Marathon 🤞5 -
WOW! Great run @Scott6255 ! Good luck with your shoes. I probably need new ones too. The ones I have are a year old, but seem to still be doing okay. I have no idea how many miles they have on them.
Great run @kgirlhart ! I love that you were able to run 5.2 miles in 52 minutes. Excellent pace!
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4/2 – 5.04 miles
4/3 – 3.15
4/4 – 11
4/6 – 2.4
4/7 – 5.18
4/8 – 3.02
4/9 – 6.43
4/11 – 11.03
4/12 – 2.55
4/14 – 5.30
4/15 – 3.02
4/16 – 4.40
4/17 – 3.18
4/18 – 10.07
77.73 miles monthly total
I had a hard time getting motivated to get going this morning. I woke up to a soft rain. A little before 9, the sun popped out and my Dark Sky app said the rain had moved out. It was a little chilly at 43F. I didn't wear gloves and wished that I did until about a mile in to the run when my hands finally warmed up. I got about a half mile from home and felt a few sprinkles. About a mile from the house the rain was more than sprinkles and the wind was blowing hard. I was wishing I had worn a light rain jacket. Thankfully, it only lasted a couple of minutes and then it was mostly cloudy the rest of the run. The route I ran was about half gravel road/half paved road. I debated about wearing trail shoes but stuck with my road shoes and they worked out ok. I ended the run with a 1 ½ mile walk/hike back up the ridge to my house. After a nice warm shower, I did a much needed stretch workout on the Peleton app. Then I headed to my mom's to get her grocery list and make a grocery run for her. It turned out to be a nice sunny afternoon. I couldn't believe all the people that were out and about. The store was pretty crowded making it hard to stay a safe distance from everyone. I guess everyone is getting tired of staying home and they just could not resist the pretty day. I'm going to have to rethink my grocery shopping strategy and find a less busy time.
@Avidkeo – great pace on your long run! Wish I had some advice on slowing down. Going slow is my natural talent!
@katharmonic – those cows need to get on board! We all need more cow bell these days!
@eleanorhawkins – you are awesome! Great job keeping it under 2 hours but staying on the TM that long takes a lot of grit and determination! Oh and next time I go to Rome, I’m seeking your advice on where to eat!
@tramboman – sorry you are still dealing with snow. I’ve been wanting to ask you for some time why you track your runs in kilometers instead of miles. You’re in the U.S. right?
@kgirlhart – Nice birthday run! Enjoy that Mexican food and the cake!!
Hope everyone has a great rest of their weekend!1 -
Thanks @Teresa502!
@quilteryoyo I was pretty excited about those numbers! I guess I'm a bit of a nerd. 😆2 -
@kgirlhart congrats on your great birthday run! Enjoy your celebration
Nice running @Scott6255! I think I need to replace my shoes too and I'm trying to wait it out. I think I want the same model as I have, the Ghost 12s, though so I should be able to just pick them up. It seems like I *just* bought them though (which I know can't be true as Strava is telling me it's time).
Great job on your 10 miles @Teresa502, despite the chill and rain.
Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
04/01/20 :::: 5.0 :::: 5.0
04/02/20 :::: 3.0 :::: 8.0
04/03/20 :::: 3.5 :::: 11.6
04/04/20 :::: 10.2 :::: 21.8
04/05/20 :::: 1.5 :::: 23.3
04/06/20 :::: 2.3 :::: 25.6
04/07/20 :::: 4.6 :::: 30.2
04/08/20 :::: 3.1 :::: 33.3
04/09/20 :::: 3.0 :::: 36.3
04/10/20 :::: 4.0 :::: 40.3
04/11/20 :::: 8.3 :::: 48.6
04/12/20 :::: 3.1 :::: 51.7
04/13/20 :::: 5.1 :::: 56.8
04/14/20 :::: 3.5 :::: 60.3
04/15/20 :::: 3.3 :::: 63.5
04/16/20 :::: 3.1 :::: 66.6
04/17/20 :::: 3.9 :::: 70.6
04/18/20 :::: 7.1 :::: 77.6
Well, I had a day. Because it was forecast to snow overnight and into mid-morning I had decided to put off my long run to tomorrow and sleep in. But then I got guilted by my trainer into going to do repeats of steps at the state park, with a weighted pack at 7:30 this morning. 42 minutes of that and then a 15 minute run. My legs were shaky after all of that. Then I went home and took the dog out for a hike for a little over an hour. Ate some lunch, took a nap, did a little stretching yoga, and then ran over to a meet a friend to socially distant run with her. Then ran home again. And now I am sitting on the couch contemplating whether I can get by with never using my legs again.
In theory, I am still going to do my long run tomorrow? I feel like some self-negotiation will probably bring that goal down to not-so-long run.2 -
eleanorhawkins wrote: »@Avidkeo give the Yoga with Adriene yoga for tired legs a go. I do it almost every evening when my legs are sore and it seems to help.
Ohhh yes I'll do that!
@kgirlhart yay you ran! Love the numbers, fantastic!
Doom and gloom in the spoiler...I'm a downer but looking at the US numbers and trend, I wouldn't count on the marathon happening in May. Though to be fair we are only seeing the shocking news (florida opening beaches and the crowds, the idiots protesting (idiots because no social distancing). If it is as widespread as it looks, then there may be a second lock down as a second wave comes. But I'm doom and gloom.0 -
@Teresa502 Great run! Sounds like a good day, except for not being able to keep far enough away from people.
@katharmonic I'm sorry you didn't get to sleep in. I know what I would have told my trainer and I wouldn't have felt guilty about it.
You are amazing doing all of that in one day.
I did get my vacuuming done, in case anyone cares.
I really was NOT in the mood to run today. It was decent outside - well, sunny, windy, around 50°F. I opted to run on the treadmill where I could control my pace and the incline. I was running my Humor Un-Cancelled 5K today as part of my longish run this week. I debated on whether to take it easy or go for it. I chose the latter, to get it over with sooner, and got a PB for a 5K - 33:04 minutes...10:39/mile pace. Shhh. Don't tell Garmin. He doesn't know. (I don't have a foot pod so Garmin always thinks I'm a lot slower and don't go as far as the treadmill says I do. I believe the treadmill.) I continued on at a slow pace to finish up 4 miles. With the warm up and cool down walks, I traversed 5.0 miles today.
Well, that's odd. My ticker shows 45.25 miles on the site, but only 44.25 miles here. I tried copy and pasting twice. It's a mystery.5 -
4/1- 8.2
4/2- 6.4
4/3- 3.5
4/4- 4.2
4/5 - 7
4/6- 4.2
4/7 - 4
4/8 - 5.2
4/9- 9
4/10-4.2
4/11-3.2
4/12-3.2
4/13-3.7
4/14-3.2
4/15-3.2
4/16-4.2
4/17-3.2
4/18-4
83.8 running miles for April with a goal of 130!1 -
quilteryoyo wrote: »I did get my vacuuming done, in case anyone cares.
W00T!!! WELL DONE!!!quilteryoyo wrote: »Well, that's odd. My ticker shows 45.25 miles on the site, but only 44.25 miles here. I tried copy and pasting twice. It's a mystery.
The ticker is delayed. Just ignore it and when you come back later it will be right.
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I couldn't agree more. Great runs!!!quilteryoyo wrote: »WOW! Great run @Scott6255 ! Good luck with your shoes. I probably need new ones too. The ones I have are a year old, but seem to still be doing okay. I have no idea how many miles they have on them.
Great run @kgirlhart ! I love that you were able to run 5.2 miles in 52 minutes. Excellent pace!2 -
4/2 – 5.04 miles
4/3 – 3.15
4/4 – 11
4/6 – 2.4
4/7 – 5.18
4/8 – 3.02
4/9 – 6.43
4/11 – 11.03
4/12 – 2.55
4/14 – 5.30
4/15 – 3.02
4/16 – 4.40
4/17 – 3.18
4/18 – 10.07
77.73 miles monthly total
I had a hard time getting motivated to get going this morning. I woke up to a soft rain. A little before 9, the sun popped out and my Dark Sky app said the rain had moved out. It was a little chilly at 43F. I didn't wear gloves and wished that I did until about a mile in to the run when my hands finally warmed up. I got about a half mile from home and felt a few sprinkles. About a mile from the house the rain was more than sprinkles and the wind was blowing hard. I was wishing I had worn a light rain jacket. Thankfully, it only lasted a couple of minutes and then it was mostly cloudy the rest of the run. The route I ran was about half gravel road/half paved road. I debated about wearing trail shoes but stuck with my road shoes and they worked out ok. I ended the run with a 1 ½ mile walk/hike back up the ridge to my house. After a nice warm shower, I did a much needed stretch workout on the Peleton app. Then I headed to my mom's to get her grocery list and make a grocery run for her. It turned out to be a nice sunny afternoon. I couldn't believe all the people that were out and about. The store was pretty crowded making it hard to stay a safe distance from everyone. I guess everyone is getting tired of staying home and they just could not resist the pretty day. I'm going to have to rethink my grocery shopping strategy and find a less busy time.
@Avidkeo – great pace on your long run! Wish I had some advice on slowing down. Going slow is my natural talent!
@katharmonic – those cows need to get on board! We all need more cow bell these days!
@eleanorhawkins – you are awesome! Great job keeping it under 2 hours but staying on the TM that long takes a lot of grit and determination! Oh and next time I go to Rome, I’m seeking your advice on where to eat!
@tramboman – sorry you are still dealing with snow. I’ve been wanting to ask you for some time why you track your runs in kilometers instead of miles. You’re in the U.S. right?
@kgirlhart – Nice birthday run! Enjoy that Mexican food and the cake!!
Hope everyone has a great rest of their weekend!
I am in the USA. Since the only races I run are measured in kilometers, I just switched my Garmin to metric. Plus, the Run the Edge app automatically converts the kilometers into miles for me.2 -
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What a difference a few days make. Wednesday's 8 mile run was super sucky with a walk break every mile. Today's 13.1 only had 2 walk breaks during my water/fuel stop. Every mile was at or below 9:20 pace (except for warm up and water break miles). Longest run of the year, most run days in a week this year, longest mileage week of the year. So feel pretty good about that.
Well done!
As for your shoes, if they are not causing you any pain or issues, you should be able to stretch them a bit longer.0 -
And as of now my HM for May 16th is still on. It looks like they are going to start easing the restrictions so maybe it won't get canceled after all.
Not sure what state you are in, but I think in most states we will be pushing lock down into Mid May, but we will see!
Hopefully, they re-open for you AND they are not doing it too soon!
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quilteryoyo wrote: »@Teresa502 Great run! Sounds like a good day, except for not being able to keep far enough away from people.
@katharmonic I'm sorry you didn't get to sleep in. I know what I would have told my trainer and I wouldn't have felt guilty about it. You are amazing doing all of that in one day.
I did get my vacuuming done, in case anyone cares.
I really was NOT in the mood to run today. It was decent outside - well, sunny, windy, around 50°F. I opted to run on the treadmill where I could control my pace and the incline. I was running my Humor Un-Cancelled 5K today as part of my longish run this week. I debated on whether to take it easy or go for it. I chose the latter, to get it over with sooner, and got a PB for a 5K - 33:04 minutes...10:39/mile pace. Shhh. Don't tell Garmin. He doesn't know. (I don't have a foot pod so Garmin always thinks I'm a lot slower and don't go as far as the treadmill says I do. I believe the treadmill.) I continued on at a slow pace to finish up 4 miles. With the warm up and cool down walks, I traversed 5.0 miles today.
Well, that's odd. My ticker shows 45.25 miles on the site, but only 44.25 miles here. I tried copy and pasting twice. It's a mystery.
@quilteryoyo your ticker updated and it matches now. Nice job on your 5k personal best!! Garmin and the treadmill often have disagreements, and I always believe the more optimistic of the two. Great work! And you got the vacuuming done too.
LOL, I know - I have a problem not wanting to disappoint my trainer. I've been kind of slacking off on any workouts other than running while the gym is closed (especially this week) so I'm very susceptible to the guilt right now. And plus, he is handsome.
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@katharmonic Now the truth comes out. Being handsome might have changed my attitude. 1
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PastorVincent wrote: »And as of now my HM for May 16th is still on. It looks like they are going to start easing the restrictions so maybe it won't get canceled after all.
Not sure what state you are in, but I think in most states we will be pushing lock down into Mid May, but we will see!
Hopefully, they re-open for you AND they are not doing it too soon!
I think texas and oklahoma are easing up a bit and allowing some business openings first of May. I'm sure the transition will be gradual. Be interesting for the late spring races that are hoping to still meet.1 -
No vacuum cross training or mop olympics for me but I did get a good longish run in. My runs lately have not been great, my legs just feel like there is nothing there. They are just dead. I have been pretty discouraged honestly and yesterday almost came home with less than 2 miles but I stuck with it and finished without going the 5 I intended but between feeling like I had no energy the trail was really crowded. Also my HR has been really strange. Dropping low (in the 40's) while I am running and only getting into the low 100's.
So I wanted, really wanted and needed good run today. I decided to do the interval run on the peloton app that I liked before and headed off. I actually felt better even during my warmup. I didn't even attempt the trail (too many cars in the parking lot) and headed out on the dirt service road. With it damp and cool and sprinkling off and on there was no one out there so we had it all to ourselves. The time really flies away with this app and it is fun and motivating. I also found myself often running longer than the intervals called for. I was also able to get in some good speed (for me) with some short intervals down to 8:30-9:00 min pace and the longer intervals at 10-11 min pace.
Date..........Miles........Total
04/01.......2.77..........2.77
04/02.......0.00..........2.77 - Home workout (AKA Vizsla Strength Training)
04/03.......6.91..........9.68 - Gratitude Un-Canceled Virtual 10k
04/04.......6.51........16.19 - Gratitude Un-Canceled Virtual 5k
04/05.......0.00........16.19 - + Stretch and Roll class
04/06.......0.00........16.19
04/07.......0.00........16.19
04/08.......6.94........23.13 - Hope Un-Canceled Virtual 5k
04/09.......0.00........23.13 - + Strength Training @ Home
04/10.......5.44........28.57 - Rainy day run
04/11.......7.92........36.49 - Hope Un-Canceled 10k
04/12.......0.00........36.49 - + Stretch and Roll class
04/13.......6.72........43.21 - Humor Un-Canceled 10k
04/14.......5.64........48.85 - Humor Un-Canceled 8k
04/15.......0.00........48.85
04/16.......5.66........54.51 - + Stretch and Roll class
04/17.......4.42........58.93 - Humor Un-Canceled 5k
04/18.......7.50........66.43
04/19.......0.00........66.43
2020 Run the Year Team - 2020 R.I.O.T. (Running Is Our Therapy) 560.85/1000 miles (running and walking)
2020 Planned and Completed Races
02/02/20 - Surf City Half Marathon9 -
@kgirlhart - Love the 5.2 in 52 mins for your 52nd birthday! Hope you have a fantastic dinner and lots of the yummy chocolate cake!
@Camaramandy648 - hope your day improved!
@avidkeo - I know you will be able to handle a marathon! Don't let those brain weasels get to you! Slowing down will help you just need to find that pace where you can just run and run and run.
The restrictions here will be lifted by the different state governors and in some areas the mayors may also be involved. Some like Texas want to lift the restrictions as soon as possible but the mayors in some of the larger cities are being more cautious. California, and especially the LA area, won't be lifted any time soon. I suspect maybe not until the end of May because while our cases have not flooded the system like NY they are still going up. I had to laugh at one protester here who was dressed in full PPE head to toe, holding a sign that said COVID-19 is a lie.
@Scott6255 - Great run! So glad to see you building that mileage back up!
@katharmonic - I can't imagine doing all that running, walking, running, etc. today and then a long run tomorrow! I totally get the handsome trainer guilt though!
@quilteryoyo - great job getting that PB on the treadmill!!
@tramboman - I had that same question but now I know 😁
Shoes - I decided today that I really love the Topo ST-3s. as much as I loved the ST-2s and since Topo had the ST-3s on sale (just one color) so I am going to go ahead and get them if they have them in my size. I don't need another pair of shoes but I will put them away until I do. Hmmm... I think I may have a (shoe) problem 😂5 -
First cake pic, I'm going to post daily cause reasons lol.
Baking done!
It's a white chocolate mud cake. Tomorrow I'll fill with Swiss meringue butter cream - probably the lightest blue I can make it, then Tuesday I'll glaze it. Ready for Wednesday!
Really glad I baked it today. It wasn't hard but it's 2 batches so twice as long.11 -
#drool
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Vacuuming as a cross train did suck!
Adding a “Death by 10s “ challenge on the Peloton after vacuuming was even suckier. 10 ten minute classes back to back. But getting off the bike to a clean floor?
Priceless.
That would be a fun running challenge. Need to mentally file that.5 -
Happy birthday @kgirlhart !
We drove over to the little park near us where no one ever seems to go. 10k half on trails and half on roads. We mistimed our run and got totally benighted in the woods, couldn’t find the trail with a flashlight! It’s one of those rough, scrubby woods where it’s difficult to tell what’s trail and what’s not at the best of times, and we blundered off the path and into a little clearing and then couldn’t find the way out. We could see the road paralleling us so we knew we were headed the right direction, but kept walking into solid walls of blackberry brambles. Egads. And our run had died and had to be restarted previously so we didn’t have a record of where we had been. We did eventually escape but it was a 27 minute mile!
We had a few animal encounters while blundering about in the dark, too. First three deer went right by us (we found out later that the deer were on the correct path!) then we heard a barn owl, then we heard a group of coyotes! Always my favorite animal to hear while lost at night! They weren’t very close to us, but it did make us laugh at how stupid our situation was. Then when we found the path again we saw a great big bunny. We also had a funny “animal” encounter. I don’t know the history of this little bit of woods, but it’s full of fallen chimneys, little bits of wall, patches of foundation, and plants which aren’t native here, so apparently it was houses once not too long ago. We were inching our way along a thicket and there right in front of us was a lifesize, realistic stone statue of a pig!
After our adventure we still had to get some miles in, so we ran around the neighborhood, which is much better kept up than ours and has bike lanes. We saw exactly one guy, a runner, who waved and swapped sides of the road before we could, and passed a family cooking marshmallows over a fire pit in the front yard. And that was all the people we saw, nice to be out there alone for a change.
I’m pretty sure my legs from the knee to the ankle are going to be covered in poison ivy. In the past I haven’t been super sensitive to it and I hope that continues to be the case. Right now both my husband and I look like extras from Tiger King, we have so many claw marks from blackberry brambles. Note to self: get out of the house earlier. This was just one of those days where every little thing takes about fifteen minutes longer than usual and it just nibbled up the daylight.8 -
Fantastic birthday run @kgirlhart - I’m also ridiculously pleased by numbers working out like that. I hit exactly an hour this morning right outside my front door and it was very satisfying!
@quilteryoyo - congrats on the 5k PB!
@scott6255 - fantastic run! That must have felt brilliant.
@Teresa502 - well done for managing 10 miles when you weren’t feeling it. Great job.
@katharmonic - laughing away reading your comment about handsome gym instructors and not wanting to disappoint them. I am a bit of a people pleaser at the best of times but especially when being barked at by certain instructors at the gym. I’m not proud... 😳
@shanaber - sorry you’re not feeling it at the moment and well done for getting out there anyway. Hope you feel better soon.
@rheddmobile - really hope that you don’t end up covered in poison ivy. That sounds horrible. Fingers crossed you’re ok.
Just over 5 slow and quiet miles this morning. My family is Greek Cypriot originally and today is orthodox Easter Sunday. Will be missing my parents (and their amazing BBQ food) but we are going to try and do some traditions via video chat. Have a good Sunday everyone x
April goal: 75 miles
April total: 70.3 miles
1/4: 3.6 miles
2/4: 3.7 miles
3/4: 3.5 miles
4/4: 4.1 miles
5/4: 3.5 miles
6/4: 3.6 miles
7/4: 3.5 miles
8/4: 3.5 miles
9/4: 3.5 miles
10/4: 5 miles
11/4: 4 miles
12/4: 3.7 miles
13/4: 3.6 miles
14/4: 4.5 miles
15/4: 6.2 miles
18/4: 5.6 miles
19/4: 5.1 miles
March: 76.4 m
February: 17.8 m
January: 0
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First cake pic, I'm going to post daily cause reasons lol.
Baking done!
It's a white chocolate mud cake. Tomorrow I'll fill with Swiss meringue butter cream - probably the lightest blue I can make it, then Tuesday I'll glaze it. Ready for Wednesday!
Really glad I baked it today. It wasn't hard but it's 2 batches so twice as long.
Looking good @avidkeo. Look forward to the next update! X1 -
@Avidkeo Looks delicious so far!
@rheddmobile I hope you don’t end up with poison ivy!
Went hiking today for 4.4 miles. Beautiful weather and some animal friends (from a distance).
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