April 2021 Monthly Running Challenge

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  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,439 Member
    @katharmonic Glad you were able to get back on the trails with your friends and had a nice run.

    @ContraryMaryMary Glad you know why your race was not the best. Hope you continue to recover and feel better this week. You did great to finish.

    Thanks for the info @sweetdaisy13 . It sounds like a pretty place for a race. I'm sure with your training on multiple terrains, you will do great!

    @shanaber Glad your friend is okay and that your hamstring is getting there. You are doing great keeping up with the PT exercises. Love the bird pictures. So cool that you got to see them.

    @polskagirl01 I wouldn't let anyone tell me I didn't just run a marathon either! That's crazy. Glad they fixed the issue so it never happens again.
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,439 Member
    Date.......Run............ Walk
    4/1...... 0.00............ 2.25 - Treadmill
    4/2.......2.25.............1.00 - Treadmill - easy
    4/3.......0.00.............2.00 - Field and driveway
    4/4......3.00..............1.00 - Driveway laps
    4/5......0.00..............1.00 - driveway laps with Tippy and mowed the lawn for 1:46:49 (2.43 miles of walking)
    4/6......2.70..............1.00 - Fast Finish Run 1 - on the road
    4/7......0.00..............1.00 - Driveway laps with Tippy and mowed my mom's lawn (1:11:20)
    4/8......2.25..............1.00 - Foundation run (easy pace) and warm up and cool down walks - driveway laps
    4/9......2.50..............1.00 - Speed Play Run plus warm up and cool down walks
    4/10....0.00..............1.00 - Walk on the driveway today
    4/11....4.50..............1.00 - Treadmill session today - longest run post surgery - slow
    4/12....0.00..............1.00 - Driveway walk then mowed my lawn

    31.45/80 miles

    Today is supposed to be a rest day, according to my plan, so I walked one mile to keep my streak going. It was really nice today - sunny, pretty breezy, and 75°F. My lawn needed mowing. I had decided to put it off until later in the week, but I'm getting my second CoVID shot tomorrow, it's supposed to rain some days, and I'll need to mow mom's lawn one day. So, I figured I should get it done "while the gettin' is good" as they say.

    I did call the IRS this morning, and, while the person seemed rude at first, I think it was just his normal demeaner and he didn't realize that he was sounding rude. I tried to stay pleasant and even apologized to him for maybe sounding rude, since I thought maybe that was why he was saying some of the things he was. When I said that, he told me I wasn't being rude and I was the most pleasant call he had had today. He got a little bit better after that. Anyway, what he did was put a 120 day extension onto my account to give them time to take care of it. I'm supposed to check back by then, if I haven't heard anything else. It's so messed up. If I get another notice that I owe, then I think I'll call my Congressman and talk to a lawyer. It's ridiculous.

    Now, I'm sort of amused. I'm on hold with FEMA to talk to an agent about applying for CoVID funeral relief expenses for mom. It would really help her if she can get some of the money back. You would be surprised at how little she gets in SS. Anyway, I'm amused because I have been trying to call on and off all day. I realized that having to call in and speak to someone was going to be a disaster. I finally got through at 6:50 pm. Their recording said that I was caller number 3,552 in line and the estimated wait time was 30 minutes. Well, I don't know how many people they have working, but that seemed awfully short. They keep updating every couple of minutes. At last update, I'm caller 2,548 with a wait time of 78 minutes. It goes up with each update. LOL At this rate, it will be 3 hours. They were supposed to stop taking calls at 7. I guess they are going to answer all that were on hold at that time. But, I wouldn't be surprised if they just cut me off at some point.
  • WhatMeRunning
    WhatMeRunning Posts: 3,538 Member
    Way to keep that streak going @quilteryoyo and wise choice getting that lawn mowed. Sounds like you have had more than your fair share of phone stress today. Hope your call with FEMA is resolved tonight.
  • polskagirl01
    polskagirl01 Posts: 2,024 Member
    sweetdaisy13 wrote: »
    Slow recovery 4.5 mile run, along sand dunes and the beach.

    April cumulative: 45/100 miles - 3,725 feet of elevation.

    That sounds lovely! I'm impressed with your elevation, too. I just recently started paying attention to elevation gain (I "accidentally" signed up for a mountain race in August, and then realized it's more elevation over 25k than I typically in a month). I need to get stronger in that area.
  • Tramboman
    Tramboman Posts: 2,482 Member
    4-1 7k slow
    4-2 7k slooooooow
    4-3 4k easy
    4-4 7k slow
    4-5 7k easy
    4-6 rest
    4-7 7k temperate (between tempo and moderate)
    4-8 4k easy
    4-9 7k easy
    4-10 7k temperate
    4-11 7k tempo
    4-12 rest
    4-13 7k tempo

    April Total: 71k
    April Goal: 150k

    Sunny, upper 40s F, and a light breeze from the north today. Felt good and ran well.

    When you pop in here claiming your December 2021 mileage, what accomplishments will you have made?

    PUT THE FUN BACK IN THE RUN!
    Return to a good running weight of 175 lbs (second attempt)
  • sweetdaisy13
    sweetdaisy13 Posts: 357 Member
    4.2 miles whilst the children were at Hockey practice.
  • Scott6255
    Scott6255 Posts: 2,550 Member
    @quilteryoyo that was quite a day you had. Very glad you were able to keep your balance on the treadmill! I have a a few of those treadmill mishaps recently, but some were not as successfully executed as yours 😜 And the FEMA dance doesn't sound like fun either!
    Hope your 2nd dose side effects stay at a minimum 🤞
  • swenson19d
    swenson19d Posts: 789 Member
    WhatMeRunning wrote: »


    I encountered another coyote today. It was jaunting down the trail in my direction until we both came into a clearing and noticed each other, at which point it diverted across the creek, stopping on the other side allowing us a chance to get a good look at each other. It was a larger one and was a beautiful specimen actually. I have noticed since the lockdown that they sound like a larger pack, and have hunted a little closer in to our neighborhood. Last fall they caught something just 2 doors back (across another street and in a park, probably a turkey as I have been hearing more turkeys over that way). The coyotes have never been a problem, and our city has always been on top of any issues if any wildlife populations in our area get out of hand (foxes had to be dealt with a few years ago and deer were allowed to be hunted with bow and arrow 2-3 years back). To date there have been no concerns about the coyotes, and no unusual reports of pets being attacked on anyone's property. I have to wonder how much longer until they have to do something since I have never run across them while on foot until this year, and have run across them twice while on foot in well traveled park trails in just the last couple of weeks.
    And @rheddmobile

    About 430 this AM my DD opened the front door and there stood a coyote squared off with my cat.
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,439 Member
    @ContraryMaryMary I can't tell if you are being sarcastic or actually enjoyed the rain. Either way, great job for getting it done.

    @katharmonic Sometimes I wonder what I am doing too! :lol: It's amazing how missing part of the story makes things confusing. Glad you had time for a short run and hope tomorrow is a better day.

    @Avidkeo Have fun on your Holiday. Look forward to hearing about it when you get back and have time to fill us in.

    @rheddmobile Being surrounded by coyotes would scare the bejibbers out of me. Glad you got to run on the boardwalk again. Funny description of the screaming from the ball game. It's funny that Zeus decided to walk from Chattanooga to be with the owners brother and got so close. They are so smart when it comes to navigation. I kind of feel bad for the original owner though. It would hurt my feelings if Tippy decided she wanted to live elsewhere.

    Thanks @Scott6255 and @katharmonic !
  • ContraryMaryMary
    ContraryMaryMary Posts: 1,777 Member
    quilteryoyo wrote: »
    @ContraryMaryMary I can't tell if you are being sarcastic or actually enjoyed the rain. Either way, great job for getting it done.

    Not sarcastic, I loved it. My comment about sunscreen, however, was total sarcasm.
  • Scott6255
    Scott6255 Posts: 2,550 Member
    6.5 miles this morning. Going to get my 2nd vaccine shot today, and might not feel like running tomorrow, so I ran again today so I wouldn't go more than 1 day without running. Today's run felt like a 6 mile warm up with a .5 mile quality run. But that's fine.

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  • Tramboman
    Tramboman Posts: 2,482 Member
    quilteryoyo wrote: »
    @WhatMeRunning I'm glad the coyote was alone and appeared to still have the fear of humans. Hopefully, everyone will stay safe and they won't have to do anything for a while.

    Nice use of your time @sweetdaisy13 !

    Update on the FEMA call under the spoiler, if interested.
    Interesting thing happened this morning while on hold with FEMA. They were moving really fast and it looked like I would be able to talk to them about the time I had originally planned to leave. But, we were leaving an hour early for our CoVID vaccine appointment so we could get some errands done first. I decided to call mom and tell her I was going to wait and talk to them and we would do our errands afterwards, if necessary. I used my cell phone to call her while my land line was on hold and on speaker. When I got ready to hang up with mom, I did what I always do and said, "Bye. I love you." Well, the other phone "heard" me say bye and it hung up on me! Really!? I was so mad.

    I called them back when I got home and was the 7,578th person in line. I chose the option to have them call me back, thinking that it would be at least 3 hours, based on this mornings call. They did call back in a little over 2 hours and I was able to get everything done. Now I just have to send them documentation. So, it ended well, but what an ordeal getting there.

    How your nation tells you "thank you for your service." Few things irritate me more than our bungling bureaucracy.
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,439 Member
    edited April 2021
    Glad you really enjoyed the run in the rain @ContraryMaryMary !

    @kgirlhart Glad you just had a sore arm. I got my second shot yesterday and, so far, sore arm is my only woe. Great running. Had to laugh at you finding your shorts were on backwards after your run. You've been running enough that you will totally be ready for a 10K, even with a couple of days off.

    Nice run this morning @Scott6255. Hope you get along good with the shot.

    @Tramboman It seems to be getting worse all the time.
  • Tramboman
    Tramboman Posts: 2,482 Member
    4-1 7k slow
    4-2 7k slooooooow
    4-3 4k easy
    4-4 7k slow
    4-5 7k easy
    4-6 rest
    4-7 7k temperate (between tempo and moderate)
    4-8 4k easy
    4-9 7k easy
    4-10 7k temperate
    4-11 7k tempo
    4-12 rest
    4-13 7k tempo
    4-14 4k easy

    April Total: 75k
    April Goal: 150k

    Mostly cloudy, upper 40s F, and a breeze from the north today. Saw trout lilies in bloom.

    When you pop in here claiming your December 2021 mileage, what accomplishments will you have made?

    PUT THE FUN BACK IN THE RUN!
    Return to a good running weight of 175 lbs (second attempt)

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