April 2022 Monthly Running Challenge

@Avidkeo yay for a nice tempo run, and for making reservations for your HM race. I'm sure you will have a great time!

Did an easy 6 miles on the treadmill again. Felt a lot better today. The easy run actually felt easy 😁



My brother sent this to me today. Sometimes running is like this (thankfully not all the time).

Aine8046 wrote: »

polskagirl01 wrote: »

We still have the 6 people staying with us here in Poland. I think I've got them through all of the government office and school formalities, and we're now looking for long-term housing for them. Not as easy as it sounds.

I know it's not easy! It's very difficult to find anything in Vienna nowadays too I housed a family of four for couple weeks, but we finally found them a more permanent place. But to me it looks like the influx of refugees in Austria is getting smaller - maybe I am wrong...

It does seem to have slowed down, and everyone helping has gotten more organized.
But having to sign them up for school BEFORE being able to submit paperwork for getting financial assistance means that we're now somewhat locked into finding housing in this neighborhood so that the children don't have to switch schools. I'm checking real estate announcements daily. The few listings aren't even close to affordable (almost what we pay for renting an entire house, for 1 or 2 rooms), and one listing that I inquired about only stayed up for 4 hours. It was too expensive as well. And the lady from the government office isn't responding to my calls, probably busy with everyone else.

4/1 – 5.41 miles
4/4 – 4.21 miles
4/5 – 5.37 miles
4/6 – 4.56 miles

After work yesterday, I went to our local park that has a one-mile loop that is mostly through the woods but circles around the baseball field on a grass path and then on the pavement for a few yards. Unfortunately, the high schoolers were using the baseball field for a game and I didn’t want to be running alongside the outfield where everyone’s attention was focused. So, I ran the section in the woods repeatedly. I ended up walking quite a bit because this was where all the hills are plus it was a beautiful 73F. It’s hard acclimating the body to that bipolar weather.

Thanks for the pictures @shanaber. They are both so cute! Hobbes was looking quite the gentleman in his bow tie yesterday. That was a fast walk pace you had there!

Welcome @klt052194!

Good to see you back @RunsOnEspresso.

Continued prayers for your guests and for others from and still in Ukraine @polskagirl01. Prayers for you and your family also.

Way to work the wind @Mari33a!

Just joining back in—this was such a wonderful community for me and I was scrolling through the April pages happy to see familiar names!

April goal here: I’ll go for 70? I’m doing a HM on May 1, so it’s pretty determined as long as I keep up with the plan.

I struggled with plantar fasciitis in the Fall of 2019 and then once it was better signed up for the Vancouver BMO half in 2020, and once that was cancelled, have been pretty off and on with my running—some consistency but low volume.

Hi to everyone!!

4/2 10 mi
4/5 5 mi

April total: 15/70

Races:
March 27 Seattle Cherry Blossom 5K
April 9 Tenacious Ten 10K
May 1 Vancouver BMO Half Marathon

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

12.1/70 miles

I had hoped to run more this week, but life circumstances got in the way. I did at least keep up my walking streak and was glad that I didn't have to go into work until 11 on Wed and Thursday so I could get my walk in before hand.

My close neighbor passed away on Sunday. His visitation was last night. I wound up staying a lot longer than I meant to so that I could be with his daughter, who was up from FL. She isn't close with her step-mom or aunt, so was feeling alone. Then, when I got home, I spent almost 2 hours getting the phone company to set up a service ticket for mom's phone, which was out again. After doing a few more things, it was almost 1 am before I got to bed. I had the alarm set for 5 because I needed to be at work at 7:30. I only worked 2 hours and then was able to leave, and not go back, so I could come home, change clothes, and pick up mom to go to the graveside service for my neighbor. It was cool when we left home, but the wind picked up while at the graveyard and everyone was freezing. Still, I was glad we went. When I got home, I was really tired. After eating a big sandwich and some chips and dip, I sat/laid on the couch most of the afternoon. I had just changed into my pajamas when I got home since I knew I wasn't going to do anything heavy. When I got up, I decided to do a mile on the treadmill - in my PJs. That's a first, but at least I got it done. LOL I hope I get more/better sleep tonight.