April 2023 Monthly Running Challenge

chris_in_cal

martaindale wrote: »

You may be getting older but you're definitely not too old to run. I 100% believe there is a version of running out there you will be able to do.

I could not agree more. This is spot on. Find *your* run... that's what you *can* do.

Teresa502

April 1 – 3.33 miles
April 3 – 4.04 miles
April 4 – 5.50 miles
April 5 – 5.10 miles
April 10 – 5.32 miles
April 12 – 5.01 miles
April 13 – 5.51 miles
April 16 – 6.01 miles
April 18 – 5.01 miles
April 19 – 3.09 miles
April 20 – 504 miles
April 21 – 7.13 miles
April 23 – 6.01 miles
April 24 – 5.07 miles
April 26 – 5.16 miles
April 27 – 5.03 miles
April 28 – 3.97 miles
Total 89.34/95.00

It’s been raining off and on most of the day and is incredibly windy right now. I managed to get in an easy 4 miles this afternoon in between the showers. Only a little over 5 miles short of my monthly goal. I came closer than I thought I would so I will take it!

Thanks @Scott6255 @TheMrWobbly @martaindale @eleanorhawkins
@Tarun_yadavA – Sounds like you are making great progress. Hang in there and do not push too soon!
@TheMrWobbly – Never too early to join in with this group!
Great streaking @SummerSkier!

shanaber

@Teresa502 - Congratulations on a great trail race and podium finish. You know Rob was really disappointed that he couldn't catch you!
Thanks @Teresa502, @martaindale and @chris_in_cal! In my heart I know I will get back to it with it feeling great again one way or another.
@TheMrWobbly - That is why I do my warmup walk initially just around the neighborhood. I know I can stop back by home for the bathroom as needed.
@tarun_yadavA - hang in there and get healed completely! I am sure those hours on the elliptical will help to keep you ready to come back and run.

I headed out into the cloudy, cool morning. Initially it felt cold and I thought maybe I should get a light jacket. I am so glad I didn't, of course I got sweaty and the cool drizzle felt great. I ran more of my warmup and think I want to do more of that (after the short walk around the neighborhood). It was feeling really good initially but started to hurt just around 1.5 miles into the run on the trail. I thought I would just turn around and head home but my daughter called so I paused and talked to her for a bit. Afterwards I felt better again so on we went. I still got achy again but managed to keep going doing the 60/40 intervals. Hobbes and I stopped on our favorite bench looking out on the water for a few minutes before heading home. Lots of birds out on a cloudy, cool day with just a bit of drizzle.

There were multiple types of birds hanging out in the water. There isn't much water in the river as most of it is being diverted into the aquifer recharge ponds.

This goose (in both pictures below) was wandering around in the dirt squawking and squawking. Maybe looking for its mate or just having one of those mornings.

I finished the month over my goal of 75miles with 86 and about 60% of that running. I have also lost 5lbs this month and am at the lowest I have been in over 2 years. Hoping it keeps going that way through May.

kgirlhart

April Goal: 110 Miles

4/2: 11.03 miles
4/4: 6.02 miles
4/5: 5.25 miles
4/6: 5.51 miles
4/9: 11.02 miles
4/11: 5.25 miles
4/12: 5.26 miles
4/13: 6.02 miles
4/16: 11.01 miles
4/18: 5.5 miles
4/19: 5.26 miles
4/20: 5.10 miles
4/22: 0.58 miles (warm-up)
4/22: 6.26 miles- Run For The Children 10K
4/24: 5.16 miles
4/25: 5.26 miles
4/27: 6.02 miles
4/29: 10.02 miles

115.53/110 miles completed for April

I didn't post my run yesterday. I usually do my long run on Sundays, but my daughter came in from Austin so I decided to run Saturday morning while she was on her way here rather than today. It was a nice run. It was cool at 54°F. It was a little more windy than I like, but it wasn't too difficult to run in. I ran 10 miles which put me at 115.5 miles for Apriland made my goalforthe month. I might could have run longer, but about the last mile I really needed to use the restroom. I was even going to stop at the park, but no one had come to unlock the restrooms yet. Luckily I was pretty close to home.

I had a dog follow me a bit. I was a block away from my mother-in-law's house. He was in a yard where there was a man on a ladder cleaning his gutters. The dog trotted out to me and bumped my leg with his nose and followed me. I was a little annoyed that the man didn't even call him away from me, but he wasn't at all aggressive. About a block later I saw another man walking a dog (on a leash) and this dog decided to go with them instead. I called out to the man that it wasn't my dog and then it occurred to me that it is pretty likely that the dog didn't belong to the man on the ladder either. He was probably just watching him work. We went out to dinner with my MIL and she was telling me that she went for a walk and the same dog followed her.

My daughter and I went for a walk yesterday afternoon. We live on the outskirts of town. There is a loop near us and she wanted to see if she could get some wildflowers to press. We had a lovely walk and saw two foxes.

Today I am taking a rest day. I did some yoga this morning. Since my daughter was sleeping in my "yoga studio" I decided to do it outside in the backyard. It was lovely. I could here the birds. I saw a hummingbird and a cadinal, plus the usual grackles, doves, and sparrows and butterflies. I think I will have to get outside for yoga more often.

Congratulations on your AG award @teresa502.

Great running everyone. I will see you all over in the May thread. Thanks for setting it up @martaindale.

chris_in_cal

I made it through my second month in this thread. It's a good thing. Thanks everyone.

April Running Goal: 12 runs, 25 miles

1. April 2 - 2.49 miles
2. April 4 - 3.58 miles
3. April 6 - 3.68 miles
4. April 9 - 2.76 miles
5. April 11- 2.92 miles
6. April 14- 2.55 miles
7. April 16- 3.31 miles
8. April 18- 3.13 miles
9. April 20- 2.71 miles
10. April 23- 3.17 miles
11. April 25- 2.78 miles
12. April 27- 2.95 miles
13. April 30- 2.99 miles

Current: 13 runs, 39.02 miles

Teresa502

Thanks @shanaber – You finished the month over your mileage goal and you lost 5 pounds! That’s fantastic! A win-win! Love the bird photos.

Thanks @kgirlhart. Yoga outdoors sounds just perfect and brings back memories of running the Gasaprillo Challenge (5K and 10K on Saturday and HM on Sunday) in Florida. Sunday afternoon a free yoga in the park class was held within walking distance of our hotel and it was so nice. Amazing pictures of the foxes!

Good job working it this month everyone!

quilteryoyo

@shanaber Congrats on meeting your mileage goal for the month! I think the thing about getting older is that it takes longer to recover from set-backs. Hang in there and I hope your doctor can give you some insights. Interesting about the snakes. I would have probably quit my job if I were told I had to hold snakes. I would not want to see a rattlesnake on a run. That would scare me a lot, I think. Very inspirational story. I hope the man gets to come back and run the Boston marathon in the future. Love the bird pictures. Congrats on beating your monthly goal for running and the weight loss! Awesome sauce!

Congrats on meeting your mileage too @Scott6255 . Most people "our" age can't even imagine running that far. Heck, a lot of them can't imagine driving that far.

hahaha @polskagirl01 . I do think vultures go by smell. They circle, trying to get a whiff of something dead. Glad you didn't quite smell dead enough.

Congratulations @Teresa502 ! Awesome time and AG win and overall placement. Yeah for beating Rob by 6 sec too. And then hiking afterwards - you are amazing.

Thanks @tarun_yadavA . It sounds like you are doing great with keeping up the exercise and intensity, even if it isn't running. I know seeing all of those zeros is disheartening. Hang in there. You'll be back to running in no time.

@TheMrWobbly It's not premature to rejoin our group. We're glad you are here! I have lots of days that my body doesn't want to run until a couple of miles into the run, then it's just so it'll be done sooner and get to rest. LOL

Excellent running and streaking @SummerSkier !

Nice running @kgirlhart . Two foxes. It's funny that they were just staring at you. I hope you found some wildflowers too. I was going to say it sounded like you need to do backyard yoga more often.

Great running everyone!

Sorry I haven't posted the last couple of days, but they have been extremely busy. On Saturday, I played tennis in the town where my nephew lives, so we left early so I could drop mom off to spend the day with him (her grandson and family). We won the tennis match! 6-2, 6-2. It was fun. Went back and spent time visiting with family. It was 7pm when I got home, so went down and wun 2.15 miles on the treadmill while I watched Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy. I ran during the commercials.

Yesterday, church ran long, so I only had time for a quick lunch of soup and crackers before heading out again. This time, I dropped mom off at my niece's house so she could visit with them (grand daughter and family) while I played tennis in another town (opposite direction from Sat). WINDY was an unwelcome 5th player and made it really, really difficult to play, so it wasn't as fun as it usually is. The wind was gusty and at times you could literally see the ball curving back and forth as it went over the net. There was no judging as to where it was going to land or how it was going to bounce once it did. My partner and I lost 6-3, 6-0. Afterwards, I went back and spent time with the family. Mom and I got home at 8. I went down for a 1.5 mile treadmill walk. That got me to exactly my goal for the month - 80 miles. It's not too bad considering I also spent about 15 hours playing tennis this month.

polskagirl01

Great job @Teresa502 ! It's fun when you have someone to have a little rivalry with.