April 2021 Monthly Running Challenge
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52.3/70 miles
4/3: 6.2 miles
4/5: 4 miles
4/6:. 4.1 miles
4/9: 4.1 miles
4/12: 5.1 miles
4/13: 2.6 miles
4/16: 4 miles
4/17: 5 miles
4/20: 4.6 miles
4/21: 4.1 miles
4/22: 4 miles
4/25: 4.5 miles
Well I didn't make it out Saturday morning before work. I enjoyed the morning and ended up skipping my long run. I don't usually run on Sunday but I went out to a trail with my family today and ran with them today. It ended up being about what I would be doing tomorrow, so I'm just going to do my long run tomorrow and call it a switch.
Awesome local history tour @rheddmobile
Great race! @kgirlhart
Good job getting your race done virtually @RunsOnEspresso. I might have just gone home.4 -
Thanks @contrarymarymary,
@rheddmobile,
@Teresa502
@scott6255, @quilteryoyo, @whatmerunning, @katharmonic and @saramartiandale!
And thanks for all the interesting info on the Memphis area @Rheddmobile. When we get to Texas the route will go about 10 miles north of my house. But I doubt it will be that interesting. About all that is in that area are cows and pump jacks.
@saramartaindale I was visiting with a couple of the runners after the race on Saturday and one lady asked if I was running the Possum's Revenge. She said it is really nice and very scenic. I told her that I have never run trails but that I knew someone who was running it. I'm not sure which distance she is running, but she said it is a really good race.
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6 miles this morning. Very warm, humid, and windy for a 5am late April morning (64F, 88%, 16mph). And legs felt very achy and tired. So took it very slow, and felt better by the end.
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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
4-15 6k treadmill
4-16 5k treadmill
4-17 6k treadmill
4-18 7k tempo
4-19 rest
4-20 7k tempo
4-21 6k treadmill
4-22 5k treadmill
4-23 rest
4-24 7k tempo
4-25 7k hard
4-26 rest
April Total: 131k
April Goal: 150k
Rest day today. Golf instead of running.
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)
2021 Races:
6/26 Direction Up 5k, Solon, OH
9/18 5k Run and Roll, Aurora, OH3 -
@kgirlhart Glad to hear I picked a scenic one! I’ve never been to that area so I’m really looking forward to it.1
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58.5/70 miles
4/3: 6.2 miles
4/5: 4 miles
4/6: 4.1 miles
4/9: 4.1 miles
4/12: 5.1 miles
4/13: 2.6 miles
4/16: 4 miles
4/17: 5 miles
4/20: 4.6 miles
4/21: 4.1 miles
4/22: 4 miles
4/25: 4.5 miles
4/26: 6.2 miles
Did my long run this morning. I drove to the lake trail in my neighborhood for a change of scenery. I think part of the reason I am having a hard time getting motivated to run right now is that I am getting bored with my usual routes. The spots right around my house have been run hundreds of times over the last year + and I’m just tired of looking at them. This trail is only about 5 mins drive from my house so it’s a good option. It’s just far enough away that I usually only do it if my run is really long. The out and back to get there is about 10 miles before I even run the loop around the lake. So driving to a good start point seems to be a good option.5 -
4/1 - 1.87 mile 30 min easy effort
4/2 - 1.84 mile 30 min easy effort
4/4 - 3.68 mile 60 min easy effort
4/5 - 2.22 mile 35 min easy effort
4/6 - 2.22 mile 35 min easy effort
4/7 - 1.68 mile 23 min stamina effort
4/8 - 2.22 mile 35 min easy effort
4/9 - 2.29 mile 35 min easy effort
4/11 - 4.32 mile 70 min easy effort
4/12 - 2.35 mile 35 min easy effort
4/13 - 2.34 mile 35 min easy effort
4/14 - 1.77 mile 23 min stamina effort
4/15 - 2.35 mile 35 min easy effort
4/16 - 2.41 mile 35 min easy effort
4/18 - 4.64 mile 70 min easy effort
4/19 - 2.93 mile 41 min easy effort
4/20 - 2.84 mile 41 min easy effort
4/21 - 2.1 mile 27 min stamina effort
4/22 - 2.81 mile 41 min easy effort
4/23 - 2.84 mile 41 min easy effort
4/25 - 5.55 mile 82 min easy effort
4/26 - 2.89 mile 41 min easy effort
April total/goal miles: 60.16/50
The warmer temps this morning definitely affected how quickly my HR climbed today, but my pace was still a little faster overall compared to prior runs. So six of one, half dozen of the other, I guess. Was a nice day for sure, even the strong winds (since they are blowing in warm air).
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martaindale wrote: »
I think part of the reason I am having a hard time getting motivated to run right now is that I am getting bored with my usual routes. The spots right around my house have been run hundreds of times over the last year + and I’m just tired of looking at them.
Amen to that sister! I really need to find some new routes in my neighborhood.4 -
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
Last day in Daytona Beach. I contemplated a sunrise run but decided sleep was more important when I got up and saw the sunrise was pretty but obscured by some clouds. It's a gorgeous day though so when I eventually did get up I went out and started heading down the beach.. The tide seemed highter today and the sand not as hard, so it felt really challenging. I decided to get off the beach and run across the bridge over the river/intercoastal waterway to the mainland/ I'd been eyeing this bridge as a place to run and get in a little bit of a hill in htis flat country. Today was probably not the best day for it as my legs felt kind of dead but I head over it nonetheless. It's a bridge that is high in the middle so boats can pass under so it's an uphill then downhill and the total across the river was about a mile. I also spotted a Starbucks right before the bridge and decided that I would end my run there and walk the beach back with an iced coffee. So that was good incentive to get at least 3 miles in before I got back to that point. It worked and I got in 3.6, got some water and iced coffee and enjoyed walking exactly a mile back to my hotel.
We drove around a bit today and now I'm relaxing by the pool for a while before I have to pack up and start the journey home.7 -
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Lunch run to start the day and month off right.
April 1 - 3.14 miles
April Goal - 100 miles
Miles to Go- 96.86 miles
Mileage goal for the week - (March 29 - April 4) - 25 miles - 13.15 miles to go
I have been slacking about logging my miles daily.
April 2 - 3.09 miles
April 3 - 3.11 miles - Really great 5K. Feel like I'm getting my speed back.
April 4 - 7.76 miles
April Goal - 100 miles
Miles to Go - 82.9 miles
Mileage goal for the week - (March 29 - April 4) - 25 miles - Goal met with a little extra
April 6 - 4.6 miles. Ran in a t-shirt today. Woohoo!!
Total for April - 21.7 miles
April Goal - 100 miles
MIles to go - 78.3 miles
Finals week in college, so things have been crazy and I've been falling behind on just about everything.
April 7 - 4 lunch miles.
Total for April - 25.7 miles
April Goal - 100 miles
Miles to go - 74.3 miles
April 9 - 6.03 miles
Total for April - 31.73 miles
April Goal - 100 miles
Miles to go - 68.27 miles
Happy Happy Saturday!! Just realized I marked my Friday run wrong...I ran yesterday, not Thursday.
April 10 - 4 miles
Total for April - 35.73 miles
April Goal - 100 miles
Miles to go - 64.27 miles
Got the rare opportunity to run with my husband today
April 11 - 8 miles
Total for April - 43.73 miles
April Goal - 100 miles
Miles to go - 56.27 miles
5.11 miles to start this great day.
Total for April - 48.84 miles
April Goal - 100 miles
Miles to go - 51.16 miles
Easy 5K on my day off...
April 14 - 3.11 miles
Total for April - 51.95 miles
April Goal - 100 miles
Miles to go - 48.05 miles
Got my second COVID vaccine dose yesterday and I am sure feeling it today. Glad I got to run yesterday morning because there is no way I'd have been able to run today.
April 15 - 4.98 miles (8K as part of a virtual challenge)
Total for April - 56.93 miles
April Goal - 100 miles
Miles to go - 43.07 miles
Felt so good at Saturday's 5K - Made me realize I still have a lot left in me and I am progressing towards another PR.
April 17 - 3.11 miles
April 18 - 3.38 miles
Total for April - 63.42 miles
April Goal - 100 miles
Miles to go - 36.58 miles
3.5 miles to celebrate my 35th birthday!
April 19 - 3.5 miles
Total for April - 66.92 miles
April Goal - 100 miles
Miles to go - 33.08 miles
I appreciate all the birthday wishes!! Thank you all so much!!! All in all, it was a really good day.
April 21 - 6.2 miles
Total for April - 73.12 miles
April Goal - 100 miles
Miles to go - 26.88 miles
Asked my son last night how far I should run today. His first response was "85 miles!!", but decided on 4 after I told him 85 was a little out of my league.
April 22 - 4.43 miles (little extra credit)
Total for April - 77.55 miles
April Goal - 100 miles
Miles to go - 22.45 miles
@quilteryoyo - He's 7, so he totally knows 85 miles is a lot of miles to run. I wonder if he was just messing with me, but yes, 4 was the better choice.
@WhatMeRunning - Maybe when they're older I'll venture into the realm of ultra running.
April 24 - 4.59 miles
Total for April - 82.14 miles
April Goal - 100 miles
Miles to go - 17.86 miles
Met my long run goal for April which is 9 miles. Increasing my long runs slowly this year after 2020. It's hard because I feel so good, but I don't want to injure myself. So, slow it is.
April 25 - 9.33 miles
Total for April - 91.47 miles
Goal for April - 100 miles
Miles to go - 8.53 miles
Strugglebus of a run today at lunch. Legs felt really good, everything else did not.
April 26 - 3.10 miles
Total for April - 94.57 miles
Goal for April - 100 miles
Miles to go - 5.43 miles (SO CLOSE!!!)4 -
I was feeling good today, so ran 12k, and later hiked almost 5 with the family. The usual things hurt now, which was actually kind of intentional because I didn't want to show up for my physio appointment tomorrow feeling fine. Really hoping for answers, because not running isn't an acceptable solution for me.
Also someone found an unexploded WWII hand grenade in the forest. It's something that happens in the country from time to time, but YIKES!6 -
Distance Log:
4/6 1.80 miles
4/8 1.78
4/10 1.88
4/12 1.88
4/14 1.90
4/19 1.80
4/26 3.05
April Total/Goal: 14.09/15
Oof, last week was rough. Today was more walking than running, but I'm still counting it!4 -
Great running everyone. Glad you enjoyed your time in FL and got in some good beach runs @katharmonic !
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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..............2.00 - 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
72.30/80 miles
Had some issues to deal with for my cousin today, so managed to get in a walk on the treadmill while waiting for return phone calls.5 -
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
72.05/100 miles completed for April
I had a great 5 mile run this morning. I usually take Mondays as rest days, but since I raced Saturday and didn't run Sunday I really wanted to get out there. Plus we may have storms later this week. The weather was pretty nice. It was kind of warm and humid but not too bad. It was winder than I like, but the wind did help keep me cool. I haven't had a chance to read the thread yet today but I wanted to go ahead and post my run.
2021 Races:
4/24/21: Run For The Children 10K
11/6/21: Run For 57th AHC Half Marathon
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goal - 20 miles
started - 4/24/21
4/24 - 2.5 miles. jog/brisk walk
4/25 - 2.5 miles. jog/brisk walk
4/26 - 3.8 miles jog/brisk walk3 -
Quick bike ride before my appointment. Uneventful, other than apparently it's "ignore oncoming cyclists while overtaking other vehicles" day. The one potentially more serious one (I had no shoulder to move over on) at least saw me in time and gave a "sorry" wave as he went by.
Good news is the physio says I don't have anything seriously wrong with my back - it appears to all be in the muscles and should be fixable. I'm sore now from the visit, and am to not train for 2 days (that's not too bad!) and he added a couple more exercises to my daily routine which felt like they were targeting the right areas. I'm hopeful.7 -
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
4-15 6k treadmill
4-16 5k treadmill
4-17 6k treadmill
4-18 7k tempo
4-19 rest
4-20 7k tempo
4-21 6k treadmill
4-22 5k treadmill
4-23 rest
4-24 7k tempo
4-25 7k hard
4-26 rest
4-27 7k temperate
April Total: 138k
April Goal: 150k
Mostly sunny, 50 F, and a light wind. Near perfect running weather.
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)
2021 Races:
6/26 Direction Up 5k, Solon, OH
9/18 5k Run and Roll, Aurora, OH5 -
That's great news @polskagirl01 ! Glad it was nothing serious with your back and that you are safe.
Great job on your runs @GatorLally !
Great run for you too, @Tramboman !
I got called into work today, so my plans are all up in the air. I do hope to get the lawn mowed after I get home, so it may be another walk day. We'll see how I feel once everything I need to do gets done.3 -
April 1 – 5.11 miles
April 2 – 8.07 miles
April 3 – Hiking (9.52 miles – 4135 elevation gain)
April 4 – Walk (1.37 miles)
April 5 – Strength Training; Exercise Bike (10 miles); Hiking (2.38 miles – 434 elevation gain)
April 6 – 5.15 miles
April 7 – Strength Training; Exercise Bike (8 miles); Hiking (7.7 miles – 1390 elevation gain)
April 8 – 5.15 miles
April 9 – Exercise Bike (10 miles); Biking (5.11 miles); Strength Training
April 10 – 8.03 miles
April 11 – 4.22 miles; Hiking (5 miles)
April 12 – 5.18 miles; Hiking (4 miles)
April 13 – Strength Training; Exercise Bike (14 miles); Hiking (2.12 miles)
April 14 – Nothing
April 15 – Nothing
April 16 – Hiking (12.09 miles – 3387 elevation gain)
April 17 – 3.15 miles
April 18 – 7.04 miles; Walk (1.20 miles); Hiking (3.6 miles)
April 19 – Strength; Stretch; Exercise Bike (14 miles)
April 20 – 5.14 miles
April 21 – Cardio & Core; Exercise Bike (11 miles)
April 22 – 3.13 miles; Walk (1 mile)
April 23 – 3.40 miles; Strength
April 24 – 3.78 miles; Exercise Bike (16 miles)
April 25 – Hiking (5.38 miles)
April 26 – Biking (5.16 miles)
April 27 – 5.31 miles
I woke with the stomach bug yesterday morning so no run for me. Thankfully it was short-lived. Just a rough few hours. This morning it was 48F and the full moon was still in the sky when I started while the sun was making a beautiful show on the horizon in the east. Pretty uneventful but I noticed on my Garmin and Strava maps that when I turned around instead of following the road back (which I did), the maps show me going in a straight line. Is this because I lost GPS signal or something?
@katharmonic – Your day yesterday sounded perfect! Sleeping in Running on the beach. Starbucks. Relaxation… Well deserved! Safe travels home today.
@tramboman – You’re going to be ready for your upcoming races with all those Garmin PRs! Good job!
Great news from physio @polskagirl01. Sorry for the rude drivers and wow on that hand grenade! Not something I hear about often.
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