APRIL 2025 Monthly Running Challenge

John772016

No thanks @WarmJellyfish😀 You can definitely keep it there!

Thanks for setting up May @AlphaHowls

April:

01/04 - 7.10 km / 4.41 miles Treadmill
02/04 - 7.27 km / 4.52 miles Treadmill
03/04 - 10.06 km / 6.25 miles Outside
04/04 - 0Km / 0 miles
05/04 - 8.10Km / 5.03 miles Outside
06/04 - walking only
07/04 & 08/04 - 0km / 0 miles
09/04 - 11.2km / 6.96 miles Treadmill
10/04 - 6.60km / 4.10 miles Treadmill
11/04 - 0km / 0 miles
12/04 - 5.04km / 3.13 miles Treadmill
13/04 - 13.00km / 8.08 miles Outside
14/04 - 0km / 0 miles
15/04 - 5.38km / 3.34 miles Treadmill
16/04 - 7.68km / 4.77 miles Treadmill
17/04 - 8.64km / 5.37 miles Outside
18/04 - 5.38km / 3.34 miles Treadmill
19/04 - 15.27km / 9.49 miles Outside
20/04 & 21/04 & 22/04 - 0km / 0 miles
23/04 - 13.31km / 8.27 miles Outside
24/04 - 13.13km / 8.16 miles Outside
25/04 - 0km / 0 miles
26/04 - 11.05km / 6.87 miles Outside
27/04 - 5.09km / 3.16 miles Outside
28/04 - 0km / 0 miles Rest day
29/04 - 13.13km / 8.18 miles Outside

Hit my April goal!!

Total = 166.43km / 103.43 miles (Goal - 161Km / 100 miles)

Glad I got out this morning as appears the thunderstorms are rolling in…

quilteryoyo

Nice running @kgirlhart .

@angf0679 I hope one of the lawyers bought your lunch. 😀

Nice running @John772016 and congrats on making your monthly goal!

quilteryoyo

1 April - Walk 1.50 miles - Run 3.10 miles - Treadmill - Gym 24m56s - arm day
2 April - Walk 1.70 miles - Run 2.60 miles - Treadmill - Gym 29m17s - leg day
3 April - Walk 2.85 miles - Run 0.25 miles - Driveway - Push mow 17m44s
4 April - Walk 2.50 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill - Gym 23m40s
5 April - Walk 1.10 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway (electrician was here all afternoon)
6 April - Walk 2.10 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill
7 April - Walk 0.60 miles - Ran 2.50 miles - Treadmill - Gym 27m43s
8 April - Walk 2.10 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill - Fasting blood work later in the day
9 April - Walk 0.60 miles - Ran 2.50 miles - Treadmill - Gym 26m27s
10 April - Walk 0.60 miles - Ran 2.50 miles - Treadmill
11 April - Walk 0.75 miles - Ran 1.50 miles - Treadmill - Gym 24m55s
12 April - Walk 0.75 miles - Ran 4.25 miles - Treadmill
13 April - Walk 1.10 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway laps
14 April - Walk 0.90 miles - Ran 3.10 miles - Trail run - Gym 27m54s, Lawn 2h40m36s - 3.05 miles
15 April - Walk 1.10 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill
16 April - Walk 0.60 miles - Ran 2.50 miles - Treadmill - Gym 23m53s
17 April - Walk 1.10 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway laps - Mowed at mom's
18 April - Walk 0.65 miles - Ran 2.60 miles - Industrial Road - Gym 26m26s
19 April - Walk 0.85 miles - Ran 2.25 miles - Driveway laps - Singles tennis 1h42m53s
20 April - Walk 1.10 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway laps
21 April - Walk 1.10 miles - Ran 2.40 miles - Driveway laps - Singles tennis 48m11s
22 April - Walk 1.10 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill - Electrician here all day
23 April - Walk 1.25 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill - Gym 26m49s
24 April - Walk 0.80 miles - Ran 2.45 miles - Driveway laps
25 April - Walk 2.70 miles - Ran 1.30 miles - Driveway laps and treadmill - Gym 32m57s
26 April - Walk 2.70 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway laps - Doubles tennis league 2h9m23s
27 April - Walk 1.25 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill
28 April - Walk 0.50 miles - Ran 2.75 miles - Treadmill
29 April - Walk 2.25 miles - Ran 1.00 miles - Driveway laps - Lawn - 1h42m6s - 2.28 miles

77.75/80.00 goal

I had all of the excuses to not run this morning - not feeling the best, didn't sleep well, ankle feeling wonky, just didn't want to, mowing later…. I did go out for a wun - it wasn't too bad. Mile 3 was fast enough for me to count as a run rather than a walk - 14:10 min.

My neighbor, mom, and I mowed her lawn early this afternoon. I did the riding mower, so didn't count it as exercise.

When I got home, I mowed my lawn. That I did count as exercise since I don't ride for mine. Got all done at about 6 pm.

Two of my Iris are blooming today. I have a hard time getting them to bloom, so was happy to see them.

Mom has the green thumb in the family. Here are a few of her Iris. 😉 The purple one is a deeper purple than the picture shows.

martaindale

April total: 87.9/100 miles

YTD: 330.1 miles

4/1: 3.2 miles

4/2: 1.5 miles

4/5: 4.2 miles

4/7: 4 miles

4/10: 5.1 miles

4/12: 7 miles

4/13: 3.2 miles

4/14: 5.1 miles

4/15: 4 miles

4/16: 5.1 miles

4/18: 3.2 miles

4/19: 9.3 miles

4/20: 3.3 miles

4/22: 3.2 miles

4/23: 3 miles

4/24: 6.5 miles

4/26: 3 miles

4/27: 7 miles

4/28: 4 miles

4/29: 3 miles

Apparently I started a post several days ago, forgot to post it, then got behind. So logging several runs.

Did my first frozen hydration pack run this weekend and have mostly transitioned to sports bra only. Sigh. This spring has actually been milder than last year but summer is coming.

As requested by @tarun_yadavA here is a snake pic. These are the ones I see the most, copperheads. Venomous but not super aggressive so not really a problem unless you step on them which I try really hard not to.

kgirlhart

April Goal: 140 miles

4/1: 6.25 miles
4/2: 6.05 miles
4/3: 2.51 miles
4/4: 6.10 miles
4/6: 10.10 miles
4/7: 3.52 miles
4/8: 6.25 miles
4/9: 6.25 miles
4/10: 6.26 miles
4/11: 6.25 miles
4/13: 11.11 miles
4/14: 3.12 miles
4/15: 7.10 miles
4/16: 7.01 miles
4/17: 6.25 miles
4/18: 5.72 miles
4/20: 13.16 miles
4/21: 6.25 miles
4/22: 7.25 miles
4/23: 7.02 miles
4/24: 4.25 miles
4/25: 6.02 miles
4/27: 11.11 miles
4/28: 7.26 miles
4/29: 7.02 miles

169.20/140 miles completed for April

I ran a 7 mile interval run today. It was almost 9 by the time I got out, and it was getting warm, but it was a good run. It was a little after 10 when I got home. I was fixing to take my shower when I got a notification reminding me that my doctor's appointment was in 15 minutes. I knew the appointment was on the 29th, but for some reason I was thinking it was on Wednesday. Luckily, I live in a small town and the doctor's office is only .25 miles from my house. I jumped in the shower and made it there at 10:31.

I meant to post these flowers yesterday, but I forgot. I know the dandelions are "weeds", but I still think they are pretty.

@quilteryoyo Your irises are beautiful.

tarun_yadavA

@martaindale that is ... AWESOME!!!!! love it Sarah !

tarun_yadavA

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48548132#Comment_48548132

Got in 5.65M at 09'35.

148 for the month!

ContraryMaryMary

I finished up April with just over 88km of running but on top of that is over 50km of walking, so a good month all up. The best part of which is I’m getting my run fitness back, finally.

Onwards!

angf0679

My desk at work today

AlphaHowls

1 8.13 miles, Running Partner A, 3555 Days on MFP
2 6.42 miles
3 6.11 miles, 2530 days on the run, Crazy Laps! so much rain!
4 6.04 miles, Crazy Laps!
5 1.01 miles, Crazy Laps! One day after steriod spinal epidural injection
6 5.08 miles, Crazy Laps! Left side, mid back, feels tight, but I am ok
7 6.07 miles, Crazy Laps! Rough night, legs went into spasms
8 6.39 miles, Crazy Laps! and the pain has returned
9 6.3 miles, 30°F, chilly, but I see sunrise!
10 6.34 miles, Crazy Laps, early dental appointment
11 6.55 miles, Crazy Laps 3.78 miles, then on the road
12 9.1 miles, frosty out here!
13 13.44 miles, 2540 days on the run, (Crazy Laps last 3 miles)
14 9.43 miles, windy!
15 10.27 miles, Fitbit was not on
16 9.45 miles
17 9.38 miles
18 9.34 miles
19 13.4 miles, last two miles were Crazy Laps!
20 4.19 miles
21 6.13 miles, Crazy Laps! Thunderstorms
22 13.17 miles, Running Partner A for about 45 minutes
23 8.25 miles, 2550 days on the run
24 10.19 miles
25 7.06 miles
26 13.4 miles
27 3.04 miles, Crazy Laps!
28 8.07 miles, 2555 days on the run
!7 YEARS On The Run!
32,359.37 miles

29 13.43 miles, Running Partner A for an hour
30 9.11 miles

244.29 Miles for April 2025

chris_in_cal

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48579502#Comment_48579502

I had the post-op call with the doctor yesterday and he gave a green light to begin activities again. I'm taking one more day, and over in "May" I'll get to pretend none of this happened, lace up my new shoes, and get back to running. See you over there. Congrats everyone, it was a banner month of long runs before things heat up too much.

Laurz9191

Hi everyone!

I am hopelessly behind reading and posting, (and mileage), but I would like to finish a post for the remaining day of April.

I have been backing off mileage, because I am running a HM in my city on Sunday. I now do feel completely recovered from my marathon at the beginning of the month, but that took me several weeks. I might even be able to PR in this HM - that’s the hope anyway!

April ended up bring a very stressful month for me - having the kids home for a 2 week spring vacation, plus work, plus our home renovation which not only involves multiple(!!!) (avoidable!!!) rain flooding incidents but has gone all kinds of sideways. I won’t bore anyone with the details, but it’s so bad the workers are now undoing all (!!!) their work from the last month to start over from square one!

I am way under my planned mileage, which is ok because I really needed some revovery. I think I’ll be able to get out a bit more in May :). 194.8/300km for April.

angf0679

April 2025 Running

April 2 - 5km!!!!
April 3 - 4km
April 10 - 3km
April 15 - 5km
April 16 - 6km
April 17 - 4km
April 21 - 5km
April 24 - 4km
April 30 - 5km

It was such a beautiful day for a run today! If only my lunch break was longer!

Total for April: 41km

Goal for April - 140km 100km 75km 60km NO more goal for the month

The flower photos everyone is posting are so pretty!!! We don't have many here. I see lots of daffodils and crocus. My tulips are coming up and most have buds, but they haven't opened yet.

yirara

01.04 strength
02.04 7.0km 55min 7:51/km - slow
03.04 strength deloading
04.04 5.0km 37min 7:28/km - warmup, 4x800m fast, 200m slow
05.04 strength
06.04 6.1km 47min 7:44/km - slow
07.04 4.0km 30min 7:27/km - warmup, 2.41km fast
08.04 strength
09.04 8.0km 62min 7:43/km - slow
10.04 5.0km 37min 7:26/km - warmup, 15min fast
11.04 strength
12.04 5.1km 40min 7:48/km - just shite
13.04 dancing like crazy at concert
14.04 mostly travel day
15.04 swimming
16.04 3.0km 24min 7:52/km - just slow
17.04 strength
18.04 7.0km 54min 7:43/km - slow
19.04 5.1km 39min 7:33/km - 5x 200m sprint/400m slow
20.04 strength
21.04 7.0km 53min 7:34/km - slow, yet fastest 7k ever
23.04 5.0km 37min 7:22/km - fast, 5k trial
24.04 strength
25.04 10.3km 81min 7:50/km - slow
26.04 lots of walking
27.04 4.0km 30min 7:27/km - 10x 1/1min intervals
29.04 strength
30.04 5.2km 39min 7:30/km - virtual race

86.93/81km - 5.9km ahead

LOL! I screwed up my 5k virtual race! Of course I did!
I started running far too fast. Result: immediate glycogen depletion, too much lactate accumulation. Had to walk, muscles got totally tight and weak, and then blood pooling started because lactate widens blood vessels. And with every attempt at running again things got worse. I mean, I wanted to finish a 5k at exactly this pace, so in the end I got what I wanted. But next time I really, really need to start running much slower and then increase pace gradually.

kgirlhart

I knew there were supposed to be thunderstorms today, so I wasn't really planning to run. But I was kind of hoping to get a short run in. So far, no luck. It is noon and we have had thunder all morning. So far, nothing severe, just lots of rumbling. I am at 169.2 miles out of 140 for April. I was kind of hoping to get that up to 170. It is still my highest month ever though, so I guess that is a silver lining to getting laid off.

angf0679

Today's Run

kgirlhart

April Goal: 140 miles

4/1: 6.25 miles
4/2: 6.05 miles
4/3: 2.51 miles
4/4: 6.10 miles
4/6: 10.10 miles
4/7: 3.52 miles
4/8: 6.25 miles
4/9: 6.25 miles
4/10: 6.26 miles
4/11: 6.25 miles
4/13: 11.11 miles
4/14: 3.12 miles
4/15: 7.10 miles
4/16: 7.01 miles
4/17: 6.25 miles
4/18: 5.72 miles
4/20: 13.16 miles
4/21: 6.25 miles
4/22: 7.25 mile
4/23: 7.02 miles
4/24: 4.25 miles
4/25: 6.02 miles
4/27: 11.11 miles
4/28: 7.26 miles
4/29: 7.02 miles
4/30: 3.15 miles

172.35/140 miles completed for April

The storms finally moved on and I got out and ran a 5K. That puts me at 172.35 for April and that is my highest month ever. I'm not sure about May. Hopefully, I will be working so my milage won't be as high as April, but we shall see. Congrats to all who made their goal, and if you didn't, don't worry, there is always next month. See you all in the May thread!

SummerSkier

finished up April with some decent sprints the last 2 days. This is one of my best running starts to the year ever. I think deciding to push myself while (knock on wood) avoiding injuries which prevent running has been key. But that means I have to make it a priority. Job has been a real speed race so the extra mies definitely also help with stress relief.

See yall next month.

SummerSkier

oops

daria0919

total walk/jog/step converted miles for April was 96.2 miles

WarmJellyfish

Came close 148 of 150ks.

Teresa502

I finished out the month with 58.79 miles. This was my lowest mileage month in the past few years but I also had 43.36 miles of walking/hiking some with a weighted vest.

Congratulations to everyone getting out there and getting it done (or staying in on the ole treadmill)!

quilteryoyo

Great running @martaindale . I would not like seeing copperheads often. We have them here, but not sure I have ever seen one. Most of the ones I see are either black racers, ringneck, or corn snakes.

Thanks @kgirlhart Great running and getting to your doctor's appointment on time! That was amazing. Those are beautiful flowers. I like dandelions too, but try to keep them out of my yard. Congratulations on your highest month ever! Fantastic!

Great news from your doctor @chris_in_cal !

Good luck on your HM this weekend @Laurz9191 . Also, I hope the home renovations get on track soon. I know that has to be frustrating.

@yirara Sorry your 5K didn't go as well as you had hoped, but you did make your goal pace. I think that is even more awesome all things considered.

Beautiful flowers @angf0679 .

Everyone is doing great, whether you made your goal or not. Just hanging in there and getting off the couch is a win!!! You are all awesome.

quilteryoyo

1 April - Walk 1.50 miles - Run 3.10 miles - Treadmill - Gym 24m56s - arm day
2 April - Walk 1.70 miles - Run 2.60 miles - Treadmill - Gym 29m17s - leg day
3 April - Walk 2.85 miles - Run 0.25 miles - Driveway - Push mow 17m44s
4 April - Walk 2.50 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill - Gym 23m40s
5 April - Walk 1.10 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway (electrician was here all afternoon)
6 April - Walk 2.10 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill
7 April - Walk 0.60 miles - Ran 2.50 miles - Treadmill - Gym 27m43s
8 April - Walk 2.10 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill - Fasting blood work later in the day
9 April - Walk 0.60 miles - Ran 2.50 miles - Treadmill - Gym 26m27s
10 April - Walk 0.60 miles - Ran 2.50 miles - Treadmill
11 April - Walk 0.75 miles - Ran 1.50 miles - Treadmill - Gym 24m55s
12 April - Walk 0.75 miles - Ran 4.25 miles - Treadmill
13 April - Walk 1.10 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway laps
14 April - Walk 0.90 miles - Ran 3.10 miles - Trail run - Gym 27m54s, Lawn 2h40m36s - 3.05 miles
15 April - Walk 1.10 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill
16 April - Walk 0.60 miles - Ran 2.50 miles - Treadmill - Gym 23m53s
17 April - Walk 1.10 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway laps - Mowed at mom's
18 April - Walk 0.65 miles - Ran 2.60 miles - Industrial Road - Gym 26m26s
19 April - Walk 0.85 miles - Ran 2.25 miles - Driveway laps - Singles tennis 1h42m53s
20 April - Walk 1.10 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway laps
21 April - Walk 1.10 miles - Ran 2.40 miles - Driveway laps - Singles tennis 48m11s
22 April - Walk 1.10 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill - Electrician here all day
23 April - Walk 1.25 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill - Gym 26m49s
24 April - Walk 0.80 miles - Ran 2.45 miles - Driveway laps
25 April - Walk 2.70 miles - Ran 1.30 miles - Driveway laps and treadmill - Gym 32m57s
26 April - Walk 2.70 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway laps - Doubles tennis league 2h9m23s
27 April - Walk 1.25 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill
28 April - Walk 0.50 miles - Ran 2.75 miles - Treadmill
29 April - Walk 2.25 miles - Ran 1.00 miles - Driveway laps - Lawn - 1h42m6s - 2.28 miles
30 April - Walk 1.00 miles - Ran 2.25 miles - Driveway laps

81.00/80.00 goal

Did a driveway wun yesterday, before work, to finish out the month. I did make my goal, which I am happy about considering the days that other things were going on and I didn't have much time.

I did run the last 0.10 mile at a 9:04 min/mile pace.