April 2021 Monthly Running Challenge

AlphaHowls

4/1 13.23 miles
4/2 13.44 miles
4/3 13.34 miles
4/4 13.6 miles, 1070 Days on the run, 252 days HM+ streak
4/5 13.65 miles
4/6 13.63 miles
4/7 13.56 miles
4/8 13.28 miles
4/9 13.24 miles, 1075 Days on the run, 257 days HM+ streak
4/10 13.66 miles
4/11 15.6 miles
4/12 15.47 miles
4/13 13.25 miles Crazy Laps
4/14 13.54 miles, 1080 Days on the run, 262 days HM+ streak
4/15 13.6 miles
4/16 13.25 miles
4/17 16.51 miles
4/18 15.36 miles
4/19 15.16 miles, 1085 Days on the run, 267 days HM+ streak
4/20 15.2 miles
4/21 13.32 miles Crazy Laps
4/22 13.42 miles Crazy Laps
4/23 13.52 miles Crazy Laps
4/24 13.55 miles Crazy Laps, 1090 Days on the run, 272 days HM+ streak
4/25 15.6 miles
4/26 15.2 miles
4/27 15.53 miles
4/28 13.57 miles
4/29 13.26 miles, 1095 Days on the run, 277 days HM+ streak This marks 3 years on the run (running every day) Since May 1, 2018
Started running April 2016
4/30 15.23 miles

423.77 miles for April 2021

rheddmobile

This month was kind of a wash, did not all my regular runs in, didn’t get back to my 8 mile long run. However, I am now fully vaccinated so that’s out of the way, and I can’t really blame myself for thunderstorms and being sick the last week of the month. Oh well, hoping May is better!

I did see a hummingbird yesterday! So that was pretty perfect. We don’t see them often, but there is honeysuckle on the fence line and it is just starting to bloom. Exactly one flower was fully open. He popped over the fence while I was doing my morning calisthenics, looked at the honeysuckle, drank from the one flower, zoomed over and looked me right in the face, and left!

I’m happy Spring has finally Sprung! See you all in May!

quilteryoyo

@Teresa502 You did great this month. I wouldn't worry about not meeting your running goal either with so much weighted hiking going on AND being sick. You did GREAT!

Great running everyone! Congrats to those who met/exceeded their goal and to those who got out there and did the best you could under difficult circumstances. I think you all rock!

@Tramboman Better watch out. You may be beginning to really like the treadmill!

quilteryoyo

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
4/13....2.50..............1.00 - Treadmill Fast Finish Run and warm up/cool down walks
4/14....0.00..............1.00 - Driveway laps and then helped mom mow her lawn
4/15....0.00..............2.00 - Driveway laps
4/16....2.50..............1.00 - Treadmill - Speed Play Run and warm up/cool down walks
4/17....0.00..............1.00 - Driveway laps
4/18....5.00..............2.00 - Treadmill
4/19....0.00..............1.00 - Driveway laps
4/20....3.10..............1.00 - Treadmill
4/21....0.00..............2.00 - Treadmill
4/22....2.25..............1.00 - Treadmill - Foundation Run - slow, easy pace
4/23....2.50..............1.00 - Treadmill - Speed Play Run and warm up/cool down walks
4/24....6.00..............1.00 - Treadmill - easy pace long run and warm up/cool down walks
4/25....0.00..............1.00 - Driveway laps
4/26....0.00..............2.00 - Treadmill walk
4/27....0.00..............1.00 - Driveway laps
4/28....2.25..............1.00 - Foundation run - easy pace, plus warm up and cool down walks - driveway laps
4/29... 0.00..............2.00 - Driveway laps
4/30....2.50..............1.00 - Speed Play run plus warm up and cool down walks

83.05/80 miles

I ran out my rural road today. I did some weird loops so that most of my fast run segments fell either on a flat or downhill part of the route. One did fall on an uphill portion and you could tell by the pace on that one. I did 10 minutes easy, 5 x (1 min Zone 5/2 min Zone 1), 5 + minutes Zone 1. My overall pace was 12:21 min/mile. The average for the fast minutes was 9:36 min/mile. I was pleased.

shanaber

@AlphaHowls - you are just so amazing!
@rheddmobile - we have so many hummingbirds here. I see them out on the trail sometimes just sitting on the fence watching everything. Often they don't even fly away when people pass by. We have the two or three that I see everyday out my window, eating gnats on the vines and there are a couple of aggressive ones who dive bomb Hobbes in the backyard.

katharmonic

Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
04/01/21 :::: 0.0 :::: 0.0
04/02/21 :::: 3.0 :::: 3.0
04/03/21 :::: 5.5 :::: 8.6
04/04/21 :::: 3.3 :::: 11.9
04/05/21 :::: 0.0 :::: 11.9
04/06/21 :::: 3.1 :::: 15.0
04/07/21 :::: 3.1 :::: 18.1
04/08/21 :::: 3.1 :::: 21.2
04/09/21 :::: 0.0 :::: 21.2
04/10/21 :::: 9.0 :::: 30.2
04/11/21 :::: 4.4 :::: 34.6
04/12/21 :::: 3.3 :::: 37.9
04/13/21 :::: 2.4 :::: 40.3
04/14/21 :::: 2.6 :::: 42.9
04/15/21 :::: 3.4 :::: 46.4
04/16/21 :::: 3.1 :::: 49.5
04/17/21 :::: 3.6 :::: 53.0
04/18/21 :::: 13.2 :::: 66.2
04/19/21 :::: 2.0 :::: 68.3
04/20/21 :::: 2.2 :::: 70.4
04/21/21 :::: 0.0 :::: 70.4
04/22/21 :::: 0.0 :::: 70.4
04/23/21 :::: 0.0 :::: 70.4
04/24/21 :::: 4.0 :::: 74.5
04/25/21 :::: 5.2 :::: 79.7
04/26/21 :::: 3.6 :::: 83.3
04/27/21 :::: 2.0 :::: 85.3
04/28/21 :::: 3.1 :::: 88.5
04/29/21 :::: 1.5 :::: 89.9
04/30/21 :::: 3.1 :::: 93.0

Finished up the month with a treadmill run. I had to get my car serviced this morning so brought my stuff to work to run later. I finished up a stressful work task this afternoon and decided it was time to get out of the office and run. But when I walked to my car the bitterly cold wind was more than I could bear. But I somehow talked myself into the treadmill at the gym and got in 3.1 miles. Which brings me to 93 for the month, which averages to exactly 3.1 miles per day. 5k per day seems not so bad!

Good job everyone. See you in May.

RunsOnEspresso

We have a lot of hummingbirds too. Some will dove bomb you. Scares the crap outta me. 🤣

kgirlhart

April Goal: 100 Miles

4/1: 5.51 miles
4/2: 1.41 miles
4/4: 9.02 miles
4/5: 2.02 miles
4/6: 5.53 miles
4/10: 3.14 miles
4/11: 8.25 miles
4/12: 2.12 miles
4/13: 5.11 miles
4/16: 3.14 miles
4/18: 5.3 miles
4/20: 4.02 miles
4/21: 6.02 miles
4/24: 6.26 miles
4/26: 5.20 miles
4/27: 6.03 miles
4//30: 5.53 miles

83.61/100  miles completed for April
I didn't run Wednesday or Thursday.  It was very stormy Wednesday morning and we even had a tornado nearby.  Thursday wasn't as stormy, but was still very rainy. I was finally able to get out for a run today. It was cloudy and I had  few sprinkles, but no real rain. I ran 5.5 miles to finish up April with 83.6 miles. So short of my 100 mule goal, but my main goal for April was to run my 10K well and I did so it's all good. 

Today was also my first run with my new watch. I just upgraded my Garmin FR35 to a FR45s. It is still a fairly basic watch, but it does have more options than the old watch. Plus I really like that it came in a smaller size.  Now I just have to find a good watch face to download and figure out how to send workouts to the my watch.
I will have to go back and catch up on the thread. I also need to think about my goal for May. See you all in the May thread.
 




2021 Races:
4/24/21: Run For The Children 10K
11/6/21: Run For 57th AHC Half Marathon

polskagirl01

@shanaber - yes, torture is the correct word.
Did Hobbes glare at you to make you feel guilty for leaving him and going back out?

quilteryoyo

@kgirlhart Glad the tornado didn't hit any closer and hope everyone is okay. Yay for the new watch. When mine dies, I may get a different version. The Forerunner 235 is really big and I have tiny wrists. Great running and meeting your goal of a FANTASTIC10K.

AlphaHowls

I don't see the May Challenge, but am still here.

RunsOnEspresso

@alphahowls I'll tag you in it. Someone said it's in a different spot than usual. There's a link in this thread somewhere 🤣

shanaber

polskagirl01 wrote: »

@shanaber - yes, torture is the correct word.
Did Hobbes glare at you to make you feel guilty for leaving him and going back out?

@polskagirl01 - nope this time he was hot and wanted nothing more to do with running in the heat. He even moved to lie down on a part of the couch (leather) that is not covered by a blanket, when he typically always wants to be on our under a blanket. He also didn't get up to greet me when I got home but just looked at me like, 'not sure what you are talking about being so hot, it is perfectly cool and comfortable here' 😂

For anyone looking for the May thread, here is the link:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10831626/may-2021-monthly-running-challenge#latest

Avidkeo

For anyone confused, we've set a new May thread in the challenges section where we usually have it so new people can find us.

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10831839/may-2021-monthly-running-challenge/p1?new=1