April 2022 Monthly Running Challenge

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  • martaindale
    martaindale Posts: 2,313 Member
    April totals: 39.6/100 miles

    4/1: 3.2 miles
    4/2: 6.5 miles
    4/3: 3.2 miles
    4/5: 4.1 miles
    4/6: 4.3 miles
    4/8: 3.1 miles
    4/9: 7 miles
    4/10: 3.1 miles
    4/11: 5.1 miles

    Low 70’s but only 87% humidity at 6 am today. Actually felt ok since it was dark. Did a progression run and got a little ahead of myself. Hit my target pace in mile 3 instead of mile 4 but still got a good workout in. It’s possible I could have gotten a faster mile 4 in better weather. I need to make some weather adjustments to my paces for these progression runs moving forward.
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,463 Member
    Nice running @Teresa502 . I hope your watch comes back soon. Want to go to the race with me? It's August 7.

    @martaindale That time with your parents looks like so much fun. I'm glad you're dad is hiking daily and you were able to do that together. Nice run too.

    Welcome @f7d49cxrdc . You've found a great group to be a part of.

    You did a lot yesterday, @shanaber . I'm sure a
    Hobbes will miss Beaux but enjoy being a an only dog again.

    @RunsOnEspresso I hope you can find a 50k you can do.
  • martaindale
    martaindale Posts: 2,313 Member
    I am leaving this podcast link here for anyone who might be interested. This is Doctors of Running and they did an episode about nutrition and training. They focus on women athletes, but much of what they talked about would also apply to men. Can't leave @Scott6255 out! They had a nutritionist and an athlete/trainer who focuses on nutrition as guests. While they discuss women of all ages, I appreciated that there was some dedicated focus on women going through menopause and the post menopausal athlete and not just young, peak training athletes.
    https://doctorsofrunning.com/2022/04/the-science-of-nutrition-and-training.html
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,463 Member
    Congratulations @yirara ! You are doing great!

    Glad you are getting back to normal @Avidkeo . Nice job on your run.

    @martaindale The podcast sounds interesting. I'll have to remember to listen to it when I have time. I'm sure I am not doing the nutrition thing right at all.
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,463 Member
    @kgirlhart Great running. I hope your winds die down soon.

    Glad Beaux helped you make your goal @shanaber . It does help to have extra motivation.
  • Teresa502
    Teresa502 Posts: 1,858 Member
    4/1 – 5.41 miles
    4/4 – 4.21 miles
    4/5 – 5.37 miles
    4/6 – 4.56 miles
    4/8 – 3.17 miles
    4/9 – 6.32 miles
    4/11 – 5.02 miles
    4/13 – 5.76 miles
    Total 39.8/90 miles

    I headed out around 6:20 this morning for a run. The sky was cloudy (it’s raining now) but it was beginning to get daylight and the temp was 50F. My running light needs charging and of course I didn’t remember that until I was ready to head out the door. I am working from home today so I just ran in my neighborhood. I think one car passed me during the entire run and I made sure to hop over in the grass on the opposite side of the road. I heard lots of birds chirping and saw a red tail hawk. Saw the usual horses and cattle. I haven’t mailed my Garmin back yet…so hard to let it go!

    @quilteryoyo – Wish I could go with you to that race. It would be fun! Unfortunately, with my job there are 5 times during the year that I am unable to take time off and August 7 is one of those times. The next week would work great - do you think they would move the race? Lol!

    I added that podcast to my library @martaindale. Sounds informative. Thanks for sharing.

    @shanaber – Beaux is so handsome! Do Beaux’s owners exercise him as much as you do? If not, I bet he will be disappointed when he goes home.

  • martaindale
    martaindale Posts: 2,313 Member
    @shanaber Beaux looks so well mannered in that picture with his little paws crossed!

  • martaindale
    martaindale Posts: 2,313 Member
    April totals: 44.3/100 miles

    4/1: 3.2 miles
    4/2: 6.5 miles
    4/3: 3.2 miles
    4/5: 4.1 miles
    4/6: 4.3 miles
    4/8: 3.1 miles
    4/9: 7 miles
    4/10: 3.1 miles
    4/12: 5.1 miles
    4/13: 4.7 miles

    Speed work this morning with 400m repeats at mile pace. It was full summer today with early morning temps already in the 70's and 90% humidity. Some cloud cover and wind helped it feel tolerable but almost 20 mph winds in your face during repeats adds a level of difficulty! On the plus side, the wind was blowing the water from the fountain across the path in a fine cooling mist, and it felt so nice.
  • polskagirl01
    polskagirl01 Posts: 2,024 Member
    @martaindale I just listened to another podcast on that topic over at Trail Runner Nation (or was it Marathon Training Academy? Maybe both, actually), so now I'll listen to this one and see if they say the same things. Of course, it may be that the same researcher is making the rounds of multiple podcasts. I found it interesting how so much of the research in athletics uses young males as their data points, and what might be good for them, might not be great for me.
  • martaindale
    martaindale Posts: 2,313 Member
    @polskagirl01 Absolutely! They talk about some outdated advice and myths that we have all heard as well as some newer research showing how some training and nutrition advice just doesn't work the same in men and women. I thought it was really interesting.
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,463 Member
    Nice running @Mari33a . Glad you are getting outside more.

    @Teresa502 Nice running. It does amaze me at how many birds are out and about in the hour before the sun comes up. I'm sure if we ask nice enough they would move that race to the following week. :wink: Wish you could go. That would have been a lot of fun.

    Nice run @martaindale . I'm sure that mist was really refreshing in those temperatures.

  • martaindale
    martaindale Posts: 2,313 Member
    After the heat/humidity fest in the early part of this week, it was cool and totally lovely outside this morning. And of course, I was working early and not running. Why does the weather hate me?! Headed out to our place in the hill country for the long holiday weekend. It will be warm there too but it is generally less humid, and I'll take that any day!
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,463 Member
    Enjoy your weekend @martaindale !

    You are doing great @f7d49cxrdc !

    Enjoy your weekend too @Teresa502 ! Looking forward to the hiking report. I managed to beat the rain with my run this morning, but barely.

    @kgirlhart I'm glad the wind died down and you had a better run today!

    Some runs are just hard @yirara . Nice job on getting it done.
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,463 Member
    4-1 = 1.00 mile walk - treadmill - doubles tennis in the morning
    4-2 = 1.00 mile walk - driveway
    4-3 = 2.25 mile wun on the driveway
    4-4 = 2.25 mile wun on the driveway after push mowing at mom's
    4-5 = 0.6 mile walk - 2.00 mile run part on driveway and part on treadmill
    4-6 = 1.00 mile walk - treadmill
    4-7 = 1.00 mile walk - treadmill
    4-8 = 1.00 mile walk - treadmill
    4-9 = 2.00 miles walk - treadmill
    4-10 = 1.00 mile walk - driveway laps
    4-11 = 0.70 mile walk - 2.00 mile Fast Finish Run - driveway laps
    4-12 = 0.70 mile walk - 2.00 mile Foundation Run - treadmill
    4-13 = 1.00 mile walk - driveway laps
    4-14 = 0.70 mile walk - 2.10 mile Speed Play Run - driveway laps

    24.3/70 miles

    I have been commenting and checking in, but haven't posted my runs since Sunday. My internet has been on and off, mostly off and I just didn't have time to deal with it. It seems to be working a bit better now.

    I did start Matt Fitzgerald's 10k training plan on Monday. I've done pretty good the first four days. Yesterday I only had time for a walk, so I'm calling that cross-training, which was an option for yesterday.

    Today I didn't have to be at work until 11:30, so I was able to get my run in before leaving and I even beat the rain. But, it was humid and like @rheddmobile 's DH said, I should have checked the gravity forecast before heading out. :wink: My legs just felt like lead the entire time, but, overall, it wasn't too bad of a run. The gravity seemed to affect Tippy too.
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    This what what I saw when I was finishing up my run this morning. I laughed to think that the gravity had pulled her down and was holding her there. It didn't last long though, as I was only able to get one picture before she roused.
  • AlphaHowls
    AlphaHowls Posts: 1,993 Member
    edited April 2022
    @Scott6255 wrote: »

    intercostal muscle pain - look this up


  • polskagirl01
    polskagirl01 Posts: 2,024 Member
    edited April 2022
    Scott6255 wrote: »
    Haven't checked in for a few days. Y'all are doing great. @quilteryoyo glad your internet is working (a little) better.

    I don't think I mentioned this on my previous post, but I tweaked my back Saturday when I was working under the sink? It felt like I broke a rib. Couldn't straighten up for a long time, then it hurt to breathe. It dissipated after about an hour or so that I could get around ok, but definitely still hurt.
    It slowly got better over the next few days, but Tuesday night I got up (as most of us older folk do several times during the night) and as I was sitting there I sneezed. Holy mother of God!!!! I heard something crack/pop, and that same place hurt again, but it was 100x worse! I was sweating and felt like throwing up 🥵
    I crawled into bed, but couldn't find a position that didn't hurt. Finally after 2 hours I got up and took an Advil. I think it helped, got a couple hours of sleep. But I could barely walk or bend the next morning.
    It eased up a bit throughout the day Wednesday, and I took my normal walk after work. Today I did a mile walking warm up, then a slow 3 miles on the treadmill to test it. I felt it, but it wasn't painful. Probably going slow on the treadmill isn't a real test, but it's a start. Doesn't sound like I will have any time to run this weekend with a lot of family plans, so will try to go out in the morning for a decent miles.
    *$#@ sucks to get old!

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    I had an injury like that once when I fell on a stick in the forest while participating in some capture the flag game as a camp counselor. When I finally caved and went to the doctor, the x-rays showed it wasn't broken, but they said the pain is frequently comparable and they treat it the same way. I wore some sort of compression band that did help a little. And pain meds and deep breathing exercises. Wishing you a speedy recovery!

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