April 2019 Monthly Running Challenge

If I were to display my medals, I think I'd go the DIY route. Get some hardwood with some really nice grain, sand it, route the edges to give it a nice profile, stain it, then mount a decent tie rack to it.

Is anyone biting their tongue and trying hard not to say, "nice rack!" or is it just the immature teenage boy in me?

90, that's 90 posts! I've skimmed, hi @orphia and yeah I can see why you've taken a step back!

I turned off my alarm last night thinking I needed a lay in. Nope body woke at 520am so I went out and did 4k. Helps I had a great sleep though with some disturbing dreams.

The dreams were because I got an interview for that Job!! Applications for the position don't close till the 21st, and they've already booked me for an int3. Good sign right??

This means that I tell my boss on Tuesday. So dreams last night were of my boss getting really angry with me. Not likely to happen, I have such an amazing kind boss who's more likely to tear up at me leaving than get angry but obviously my subconscious was somewhat worried.

I'm so excited but also really sad. I love my job, and have an amazing workplace who really look after me. However it's time to move on, mostly for the kids. So I'm really excited, and guilty for being excited, and really sad to be leaving. No wonder I slept well, all these emotions are exhausting.

*note: no i dont have the job yet, and I don't count myself as having it till the official offer is signed. All signs look positive though.

Also have to tell my boss for 2 reasons, he's one of my references, and I want them to have plenty of time to put the advertising etc together, so if I do get the job they are ready to go. It will be hard for them to find a replacement.

To all of you who break out from poison ivy/oak, I have a suggestion to help you keep from getting the breakouts. I used to get it all of the time. Now, if I do something where I could have possibly come in contact with it, when finished with the activity, I come in and immediately wet a paper towel with rubbing alcohol and wipe all areas of exposed skin. I then wash whatever clothes I had on and take a shower. I've done this for the last 2 years and only had one very minor breakout. It can't hurt to give it a try. Also, if you do get a breakout and have a hard time sleeping for itching, you can get the area really hot - by taking a hot shower or using a heating pad or some other hot item. It'll itch like crazy to begin with, but soon will stop. That is because your body will have released all of the histamines it has stored up. Once they are gone, it takes a couple of hours to replenish, so you have some itch free time that allows you to go to sleep. (I have tried this too and it really works.)

Last run before Saturday's marathon. - 6.68 miles

Holy smokes!!! It has been a while since I have gotten this far behind in one day. Let’s see if I can even figure this out to recap.

Nettles: we had them in the mountains of Wyoming growing up. I should probably enquirer as to their existence here soon.

Health systems/lady part exams: although mostly familiar with the American system, the only time I have been admitted to a hospital was during my semester in Scotland. I speak very highly of my experience with NHs, the Stirling Infirmary, and associated clinics. Yes, you pay for every prescription, but five pounds each seemed like quite a deal for this American. HOWEVER, unlike most of the accounts, the first time I can remember feeling pressured towards a lady exam was in Stirling. They couldn’t believe I had made it to the advanced age of 21 without one. But, in all my experiences I truly was generally amazed by their focus on preventative/diagnostic care.

Medal hangers: I got me and my best friend/running buddy one to commemorate our first half marathon. I had saved all of my bibs, but the clips weren’t big enough so I have gotten rid of a lot of them. Also on display, alongside articles from my type of racing, is a souvenir from the boyfriend getting to go watch his type of racing.



In other news, spring seems to have shown up for its one day appearance in Wyoming. It was 55 degrees, sunny, and fairly calm. I just couldn’t pass it up. Despite being sickly this week, I took off with the intent to complete the 6 mile interval run I had been putting off for over a week. I lived thru it, but it was slow and terribly hard. Run 4 min walk 2 min intervals. So, longest run since September? And longest run with that long of intervals in I can’t remember when. I may have to call in dead to work tomorrow, though.

6.1 today = 11.5/40

MTD is 11.1, goal for April is 100 miles.
I have a 5K race on Sat April 13.
My "A" race of the summer is a 10K on July 4.
My "A" race of the winter is a 15K in late January.

04.01: 3.5M Interval Run (3.5)
04.02: 4.5M Easy Run (8)
04.03: Scheduled Rest Day
04.04: 3.1M Pace Run (11.1)

I've set up my weekly running schedule as follows:

Sunday is an easy run, usually around 9:15/M for 4-5Ms.
Monday are intervals (right now I am running 5 1-Ks at 4:45-5:00 with 2:00 recovery but will start adding in an additional K every few weeks)
Tuesday is an easy run, same as Sunday.
Wednesday is a bike riding day.
Thursday is a pace run where I like to run sub 8:15/M for 3-4Ms.
Friday is a long run day where I run for a set time versus distance so I don't run too fast, usually between 80 and 90 minutes right now, pace is around 9:30.
Saturday is a rest/walk day.

I'd like to be able to run a sub 50:00 10K, 80:00 15K, and would eventually like to run a marathon next spring. My PBs are:

23:57 for a 5K, 50:15 for a 10K, and 82:57 for a 15K.

I'm loosely following a Hal Higdon 15K plan, though because of my work schedule, I do long runs on Fridays when I am normally not working. I normally work Sunday thru Tuesday or Wednesday. I am open to any pointers if anyone is willing to share. Thanks.

winter has returned here. It's been grey and miserable all week, with plenty of rain. A bit of a contrast to Monday where I caught the sun and have t-shirt tan lines.

I still haven't run this week. I have honestly just felt shattered all week, and I often wonder if I should just push through or whether it's better to rest and have a quality run. I've been out every night this week doing stuff (a recce visit to meet members of a local mountaineering club to see if I wanted to join, and a folk music/Northumbrian smallpipes and clog dancing gig) so last night I cancelled my gym slot, made a bean stew, and just chilled. And THAT was the right thing to do. I feel so much better now - I've learnt that I really DO need one evening a week where I do nothing.

The weather is easing and as the evenings are lighter I'm all set for a run this evening. I'm not going to do the 12 miles on the plan, but as the plan for next week has a HM on the plan, I ought to aim for 8-10 miles, which should be doable at an easy run/walk pace. this is a Hal Higdon plan I'm loosely following (I say loosely as I try and get in the total mileage for the week, and the long run, not necessarily as the plan says though.

I'm embarrassed to post pictures of my 'medal display'. I don't know that casually thrown on a cupboard with a load of other stuff quite counts.....

Lazy_Bones_85 wrote: »

@MegaMooseEsq How is your cat doing? I think it was you who posted last month she wasn't eating well.
@rusgolden Congrats on a great race and a new PR!

Yup, that was me! She’s absolutely fine. She had about three days that she didn’t eat anything at all, then another 3-4 days of gradually increased appetite, and as of a couple days ago she’s eating completely normally. The vet thought it was kind of weird, but said sometimes cats just get bugs the same as people do. /shrug