April 2019 Monthly Running Challenge

@Avidkeo ((hugs)) don't take it personally. Sometimes managers/bosses/whoever are (or feel they are) required to behave in a certain, supposedly professional manner, no matter what they feel on the matter. Anyway, remember you're doing this for YOU and your family and that's all that matters.

Woke up at 5am again this morning fretting over how to pack so much stuff into two little suitcases. Not helping that the weather looks like it's going to be pretty wet for our hiking holiday and my husband is a typical Spaniard (ie. thinks he'll melt if he gets rained on) so I'm trying to figure out how to fit in winter jackets, waterproofs, etc.
So anyway, it was a relief to get out for a run and turn my brain off for a while this morning. 4.8km is still feeling pathetically like a long way but at least I'm gradually getting the distances up again. Nobody said it would be quick. For my long run (whoohoo, a whole 6.5km! lol!) on Saturday I tried out 90 second run/30 second walk intervals as per the Galloway run-walk method I'm experimenting with, and it went really well. However, I am concerned that I'll get so used to this run-walk lark I won't be able to straight run for more than a couple of minutes at a time. At the other end of the scale, I'm worried about re-injuring myself if I force myself to straight run too much and much legs yell at me when I do, too. So this morning I came to a compromise with myself: I did 2 km at 120 seconds run/30 seconds walk, then ran a straight kilometre, then went back to the intervals for 1.3km, then straight ran the final half km. My legs feel tight now but my conscience is at peace with itself.

I will be awol from Thursday until after Easter, so good luck to everyone racing and doing other exciting things over the holidays!


April goal: 40km. Run so far: 18.8km

@shanaber - thanks for the clarification! Glad no one was seriously hurt by any frightening living thing. A racer snake! Never heard of it but I would have raced the other way quickly!

My daughter shipped me her non-Nike running wear and I am shipping her my Nike running wear. It felt like Christmas when I opened her box yesterday! This is because she now works for Nike and is not permitted to wear non-Nike athletic clothes to work. I've already worn two of the shirts - so nice!

4/1 - rest day
4/2 - 4.5 miles + strength training/legs
4/3 - 5 miles
4/4 - strength training / upper
4/5 - 4.5 miles
4/6 - 31 miles cycling
4/7 - rest day
4/8 - 5.2 miles + strength - glutes/legs
4/9 - 5 miles

24.2 / 70

Avidkeo wrote: »

hugs @MobyCarp hows the foot feeling?

The foot feels fine, as long as I keep it in the boot. And it's mostly okay out of the boot. There's just that threat of pain and delayed return to running if I do something stupid.

@Avidkeo don't take it personally. Companies have zero loyalty towards employees anymore. Their loss.
@MobyCarp glad you are making the trip to Boston. Sounds like you will have fun despite not being able to run it. Good attitude though.

6.2 miles this morning. Didn't think I would have to start my 'summer' running schedule this early in the year, but it will be 90F today, so it has begun. Getting up at 4am isn't the problem (that's about normal), it's just getting used to running again that early. But today was very nice (59F, 0 wind, 67% humidity) so it was a good introduction. Was able to do a little 'speedwork' (anything under 9/mi is considered speed these days). Garmin says I did a 7:49 mile somewhere between mile 5 and 6. Pretty soon will be shirtless running weather too .

Scott6255 wrote: »

Companies have zero loyalty towards employees anymore. Their loss.

I kept trying to explain this to my housemate as she put in long hours with her legal firm, hoping maybe to be made a partner.

Then they made her redundant.

April goal: 85 miles

4/2: 5.07 miles
4/3: 4.63 miles
4/4: 5.05 miles
4/7: 8.41 miles
4/9: 5.04 miles


28.2/85 miles completed

Today's run was 5.04 miles. It was an uneventful run, but in a good way. I really enjoyed it. It was a little cooler than I expected, but nice. It was about 55F, but not too humid. It was in the 80's yesterday and the forecast is 91F today and 96F tomorrow, so it was nice to have a cool run. I still wore shorts and a tank top and I wasn't too cool. I think it will be warmer tomorrow morning and then it is supposed to get kind of cold again on Thursday and we should have some cool morning temps but I think we are through with winter.






2019 races:
2/2/19: Catch the Groundhog Half Marathon - PR 2:15:17
5/18/19: Run for 57th AHC Half Marathon

Ha, yeah. Showing my true age

01/04 1.73 miles
02/04 3.42 miles
03/04 3.24 miles
04/04 2.37 miles
05/04 3.51 miles
06/04 3.22 miles
07/04 2.78 miles
08/04 2.08 miles
09/04 3.22 miles

4/1 5miles, 30 minutes TRX routine
4/2 5.86miles (tempo intervals)
4/3 rest
4/4 7.25miles (6miles, 6 strides)
4/5 10miles, 30 minutes hip exercises
4/6 4miles
4/7 rest
4/8 6miles, 30 minutes TRX routine
4/9 5.4miles

4 mile run, then 4 strides and a cool down

10k on trails today. It hit 90 today y’all, winter weather just passed and I’m already over this heat! Today’s goal was just to run by feel and learn what “easy” feels like at the higher temperatures. We were so slow, more than a minute per mile slower than our easy pace when the weather is cooler. I think I need to readjust my expectations for the coming summer. I did some reading and both medications I’m on have difficulty regulating temperature listed as side effects. In addition diabetics are supposedly more susceptible to heat exhaustion. All I know is that I seem to have more trouble adjusting than other people around me.

The weather is really beautiful if I didn’t want to run in it! Washed the car, had a picnic, saw a deer jump over the trail in front of me, saw dozens of big old turtles sunning themselves on the river bank. My husband ran under a tree which grabbed his hat right off his head and that was funny.

polskagirl01 wrote: »

@amymoreorless, @midwesterner85, @mbaker566, @zeesparrow and anyone I missed who raced this weekend, GREAT JOB! Sounds like some tough races, and you did it!

I'm going to be lazy and piggyback this comment...great races, guys!