April 2023 Monthly Running Challenge
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4/1 15.27 miles, The wind is a bully!
4/2 15.56 miles, I am so cold! 37°F
4/3 15.29 miles 57°F and still lose fine motor skills/cold
4/4 15.3 miles, 1800 days on the run, 982 days HM+ Streak
4/5 15.48 miles, 74°F, humid, south winds! SWEET!
4/6 15.47 miles Crazy Laps! Cold rain = nope
4/7 15.22 miles Crazy Laps!
4/8 17.61 miles 50 days meat free, Running Partner E+1(17 weeks) 44°F North Wind5 -
April total: 26.2/115 miles
4/1: 6 miles
4/3: 4 miles
4/5: 5.1 miles
4/6: 3.1 miles
4/8: 8 miles
It was really nice today after being cold and rainy yesterday. I couldn’t make myself get out the door yesterday. I ended up spending the day watching TV and baking cookies. It was glorious.
The run today was nice. Sometimes when I’m out here I have to talk myself into running but once I get on the road, I’m glad I did it. I think it’s because this house feels like being on vacation. I like to have a leisurely morning out here and then my schedule is kind of thrown off. I need to remind myself that I have yet to regret going for a run. I’ll get out again tomorrow. Should be another nice day.8 -
Thanks for the challenge! Joining late indeed but better be late than never... Restarting the running again after a long hiatus.
Baby steps in April, goal is 30 km in April.7 -
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Still walking instead of running, but enjoying the spring blooms and buds. Gonna try wunning on Monday to see how my knee feels.5 -
Congratulations @Mari33a . So glad everyone is doing great!
You are doing great @AlphaHowls . I love reading your little explanations of the day.
Great running @martaindale . I've always heard, from the running community, that the only run you regret is the one you didn't do.
Welcome @mustb60 . It's great that you are getting back into running. You'll find this group very supportive.
@spl8 I hope your knee is getting better every day and the wun is fun on Monday.
I had some obligations this morning and by the time I was done, I was worn out. I think not sleeping well most of the week caught up with me. So, when I got home, I chose to take a nap instead of running right away. Once I gave in and wrapped up in a blanket, I must have gone to sleep pretty quickly, because the next thing I knew it was 5 pm.
I did get up and go down for a treadmill run. Since I was getting a late start, I just did another short run instead of the long one I had hoped to get in today. I think I'm just going to call this past week a fail as far as the plan goes and regroup on Monday. Today, I walked on mile total for warm up and cool down and the run was a wun of 2 x (3/2 min at 5.0/3.8 mph), 5/1/3:13 min at 5.0/3.8/5.0 mph. That was 1.5 mile in 19:13 min for an average pace of 12:49 min/mile. Avg HR was 135 with a max of 154 bpm.
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Happy Easter Everyone!
(I am waving at Scott here in my town of Austin too)
It's been a rough couple of days here - rainy, cold, you name it and I am craving some warm and sunshine which is silly because come Sept I will be impatiently waiting for it to rain and be cold again
I tried out some Hoka's again yesterday and put them thru their paces with a 7 miler. I had used them a couple years back and loved the first pair but after that I really did not like how I felt I was sinking into them like a too soft mattress. These were nice yesterday tho. I seem to have that problem a lot. I will try a new and upcoming brand like my first pair of Mizuna I was in love with but after that nothing seemed to live up to that first pair. sigh. Sometimes I go to Academy and just pull a bunch of shoes my size off the rack and try them on - not looking at price tag. It's amazing the variety of fit and comfort and cushion there is.
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Happy Sunday.
It's sunny out but still chilly here. It's supposed to keep climbing up this week and end up maybe even 80 degrees by next weekend. Which sounds good compared to the cold and wind we've had the last few days.
Anyway, I'm not tracking super carefully but I know that I have walked every day at least once. Thursday I had 3 walks I think, between friends and Stella wanting to get out. Friday was miserably chilly but Stella and I took a loop around the neighborhood. Yesterday was a bit better and the sun was out so Stella and I had a good walk up on this part of the state park by my house that is called informally "the Serengeti" because it's a big open plain type area. You have to go uphill somewhere to get there and some of those trails are harder than others. We took one of the easier ones and I wanted to go up there to get maximum sunshine and not be in the trees. It was very nice.
This morning I hiked! We'll call it my first post-surgery hike, but it was a walk uphill and back down. About a mile and 800 feet elevation to the top where it's a pretty nice view (people hang glide from that point allegedly but I've never seen that). I used to train there and my trainer and friends are going every week, although they usually go up and down multiple times and run it or hike with weighted vests. I just walked it once and felt pretty good about it. There is also a waterfall nearby so as they were repeating the hill I wandered over and took a look at the falls for another 1/2 mile or so (flat). Then of course I got home and had to walk Stella as well (of note on that walk I saw a couple taking pictures of their cat in a stroller parked in front of a heastone in the cemetery - interesting). I'm ready for a nap now after all that.
I'm feeling good about recovery and looking forward to building up to some real hiking. But this was plenty for now. My knees reminded me that I haven't done this in a while.
Hope you all have a lovely day. Happy easter to those who celebrate or just enjoy chocolate eggs and bunnies!9 -
quilteryoyo wrote: »Congratulations @Mari33a . So glad everyone is doing great!
You are doing great @AlphaHowls . I love reading your little explanations of the day.
Great running @martaindale . I've always heard, from the running community, that the only run you regret is the one you didn't do.
Welcome @mustb60 . It's great that you are getting back into running. You'll find this group very supportive.
@spl8 I hope your knee is getting better every day and the wun is fun on Monday.
I had some obligations this morning and by the time I was done, I was worn out. I think not sleeping well most of the week caught up with me. So, when I got home, I chose to take a nap instead of running right away. Once I gave in and wrapped up in a blanket, I must have gone to sleep pretty quickly, because the next thing I knew it was 5 pm.
I did get up and go down for a treadmill run. Since I was getting a late start, I just did another short run instead of the long one I had hoped to get in today. I think I'm just going to call this past week a fail as far as the plan goes and regroup on Monday. Today, I walked on mile total for warm up and cool down and the run was a wun of 2 x (3/2 min at 5.0/3.8 mph), 5/1/3:13 min at 5.0/3.8/5.0 mph. That was 1.5 mile in 19:13 min for an average pace of 12:49 min/mile. Avg HR was 135 with a max of 154 bpm.
Thank you for all the support!☺️
It is inspiring to be here.
April Run
30 KM
Done 1/30
09/04/23 1 km Ran after a long time. Felt quite out of shape. Planning to increase the distance gradually. Hope everyone is having a great weekend!
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Happy Easter Sunday. A glorious spring day for a run.
April Running Goal: 12 runs, 25 miles- April 2 - 2.49 miles
- April 4 - 3.58 miles
- April 6 - 3.68 miles
- April 9 - 2.76 miles
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Hello everyone! I haven’t had a chance to post these past few days.
On Friday, while we were blissfully still on vacation
, I got in 7.61 hard earned kilometres! I really don’t know if I have what it takes to be a mountain runner, but I got it done. The first half of my run was down to the bottom of a mountain, the second half was running back up to the top. I felt both were hard work! Repect to @eleanorhawkins and all the regular mountain runners! This run rounded up my mountain running experience, since we sadly returned home yesterday. I could easily have stayed in the another week or two!
@quilteryoyo We were not in Tennessee, unfortunately, but rather to the closest mountain range nearby, called the Harz mountains. It is only a 1 hour drive away, so really very easy and uncomplicated to get to. I am sure we will go back soon.
Yesterday I took a rest day and today I went on a 9.2 km run on mostly flat ground. I did include our big “hill” in the run too, in memory of running in the mountains. It was so much shorter and easier than actually running up a mountain. There were a lot of people out taking Easter walks with their families. We took a long Easter walk with our family later on this afternoon. It was half a run/sprint for me, because I had to spot my completely fearless 3 year old on a strider bike to make sure he survived the day. I kind of wish he didn’t enjoy going full speed on the downhills as much as he does!
So far for April, I have 49.6/175km.
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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
38.83/110 miles completed for April
Congratulations on the birth of your first grandchild @mari33a!
We got together with my family yesterday to celebrate Easter. I was a little disappointed that my kids weren't able to make it and we were missing a couple of nephews, but I think we still had 23 for lunch. It was a great day, but I was pretty tired this morning. I ran 11 miles today but it was hard to settle into the run. It felt cooler than I expected this morning but it was humid. By the end of the run it was getting warm, but it wasn't so humid and it actually felt better and it ended up being a good run. I saw the kids at one of the churches having an Easter egg hunt. I saw a high school classmates who was home for Easter. And I saw one of my nephews stopping for gas as he was heading back to Dallas.
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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
Total 23.29/95.00
I spent the weekend hiking in the cold rain/sleet. It was great to be back in the woods but would have been more enjoyable with better weather. Hope everyone had a wonderful Easter weekend.
Me and my hiking friend Olga
Near Max Patch, NC
We saw lots of wildflowers blooming including hillsides covered with these trilliums in red, white, pink and yellow.
@tarun_yadavA - You picked the wrong time to leave London! https://foodandwine.com/subway-cadbury-creme-egg-sandwich-7376928
Welcome @mustb60!
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Nice pictures of your hike @Teresa502!
We had a good time in Austin (thanks for keeping the rain away @SummerSkier
Got in 8 miles this morning in near perfect weather (57F, 3mph wind).
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Nice running @SummerSkier . I'm sure @Scott6255 is waving back somewhere in the city. I hope you have better weather today.
@katharmonic It sounds like you are doing great with your recovery. You are being so active. I love waterfalls. You'll be back to training with your friends in no time. I hope you had a lovely Easter too.
@mustb60 Gradual is the way to go. Great job on your first run in a while.
Great running @Laurz9191 . It is amazing how much easier flat routes seem after running mountains/hills.
@kgirlhart Nice running and love that you had such a big family gathering for Easter.
@Teresa502 I'm sure it was a tough weekend for hiking, but love the pictures. Trillium are such interesting flowers. How is your friend that had the accident/fell? I can't remember exactly what happened, but don't recall if you told us if she was better and back to running or not.
Nice morning run @Scott6255 .
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quilteryoyo wrote: »
@Teresa502 I'm sure it was a tough weekend for hiking, but love the pictures. Trillium are such interesting flowers. How is your friend that had the accident/fell? I can't remember exactly what happened, but don't recall if you told us if she was better and back to running or not.
Hi @quilteryoyo - The lady in my pictures is the friend who fell that one morning and busted her nose. Later that same week, she tore a calf muscle while running. Her nose healed fine and so did her calf muscle. She is having some trouble with her back and piriformis but is doing PT for it. She is back to run/walking and did great with the hiking this weekend.4 -
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
Total 23.29/95.00
I spent the weekend hiking in the cold rain/sleet. It was great to be back in the woods but would have been more enjoyable with better weather. Hope everyone had a wonderful Easter weekend.
Me and my hiking friend Olga
Near Max Patch, NC
We saw lots of wildflowers blooming including hillsides covered with these trilliums in red, white, pink and yellow.
@tarun_yadavA - You picked the wrong time to leave London! https://foodandwine.com/subway-cadbury-creme-egg-sandwich-7376928
Welcome @mustb60!
Thank you 🙏😊0 -
quilteryoyo wrote: »Nice running @SummerSkier . I'm sure @Scott6255 is waving back somewhere in the city. I hope you have better weather today.
@katharmonic It sounds like you are doing great with your recovery. You are being so active. I love waterfalls. You'll be back to training with your friends in no time. I hope you had a lovely Easter too.
@mustb60 Gradual is the way to go. Great job on your first run in a while.
Great running @Laurz9191 . It is amazing how much easier flat routes seem after running mountains/hills.
@kgirlhart Nice running and love that you had such a big family gathering for Easter.
@Teresa502 I'm sure it was a tough weekend for hiking, but love the pictures. Trillium are such interesting flowers. How is your friend that had the accident/fell? I can't remember exactly what happened, but don't recall if you told us if she was better and back to running or not.
Nice morning run @Scott6255 .
I agree! I am happy to announce that I am running more regularly. So good so far! It's interesting to read everyone's post and pretty de-stressing! ❤️ Seems everyone had a great Easter!
April Run
30 KM
Done 3km/30 km
09/04/23 1 km Run
10/04/23 2 km Run5 -
Hi everyone! Today I only managed to get a short run in (4.5km). I was hoping to finish/continue it later on in the day, but couldn’t. We’ll see if I can sneak some exercise in tomorrow. I have a lot going on at the moment.
April kilometres so far 54.1km/175km
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@Teresa502 hahaha
Top 2 desserts so far have been the Cheesecake factory trip, and then this individual portion 'Tres Leches' cake from Whole foods
Been absolutely calorie carnage here. Badly need to reset next week5
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