APRIL 2025 Monthly Running Challenge

Scott6255 · April 21

Hi @RunsOnEspresso Glad to see you back!

yirara · April 21

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

62.41/81km - 5.7km ahead

Slow run, yet fastest 7k ever. Suddenly things kind of work. Weather forecast for tonight was sunny, 1bf wind, nice. The reality: suddenly a storm came up, and a torrential, icecold rain blew down. That was unpleasant and unexpected.

John772016 · April 21

Thanks for the birthdays wishes @SummerSkier, @quilteryoyo, @WarmJellyfish, @martaindale, @chris_in_cal, @ContraryMaryMary, & @kgirlhart.

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 - rest day
05/04 - 8.10Km / 5.03 miles Outside - race day
06/04 - walking only
07/04 & 08/04 - rest days
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 - 0km / 0 miles Rest day
21/04 - 0km / 0 miles Rest day

Total = 110.72km / 68.79 miles (Goal - 161Km / 100 miles)

Promised the ER doc, after the head CT was clean, that I'd take a couple of rest days so that his patch up job on my face wouldn't get wet. Got a 5km walk done on Easter to make sure my knees still work (& burn off some food). Hopefully back at it Tuesday.

kgirlhart · April 21

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

119.26/140 miles completed for April

I ran 6.25 miles this morning. It was another beautiful day for it. Looks like we may be getting storms again later this week, so I will get the miles in when I can.

yirara · April 21

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48577068#Comment_48577068

Oh, happy belated birthday wishes!

quilteryoyo · April 21

Nice rucking @WarmJellyfish . That is not something I have the desire to do, but am impressed with those who do.

@RunsOnEspresso Great run. I hope your achilles is okay. You've taken the first step to getting back to a healthy lifestyle. Hang in there and you know we are here for you.

Congratulations @yirara ! Great run!

@John772016 Glad you are following doctor's orders. A nice walk is a great alternative to a run. Glad your knees are still working.

Nice mileage @kgirlhart .

angf0679 · April 21

April 2025 Running

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

Total for April: 32km

Goal for April - 140km ~~100km~~ 75km

I had to lower my goal again. I still struggle with motivation. I will get over it!

ContraryMaryMary · April 22

Welcome back @RunsOnEspresso

Another 8k loop for me today, slower thanks to a killer Pilates session yesterday. Also, while cooler, it’s still really really humid which just makes me sluggish.

tarun_yadavA · April 22

Morning all

Ate so much yesterday. Really uncomfortable.

Got in 4.16M at 10'44

tarun_yadavA · April 22

Saw this while scrolling...

Not a girl Dad but totally would be the same 😂😂😂

quilteryoyo · April 22

Hang in there @angf0679 . You only fail if you quit trying.

@ContraryMaryMary You did great. Humidity makes such a big difference.

You did great just getting out there @tarun_yadavA . Tomorrow will be better. Hahaha. I've seen that meme before. I used to try to correct non-runners on that point, but I just gave up.

I'm getting my main electrical panel replaced today, so I will be without electricity ALL day. The power company is supposed to be here around 8am to disconnect. When trying to decide what I could do with my time, I was thinking that I could use my computer until the battery got low, but then I remembered that the wifi uses electricity. I guess I will be stuck dusting the furniture after all. 🤣

SummerSkier · April 22

@quilteryoyo I have back up energy bricks which I plug my UPS into and last a good long time.

@tarun_yadavA again? dude. You are going to eventually learn not to do this to yourself right? Love the meme tho. too true. Same happens with horseback riding for me. and tennis. etc.

@RunsOnEspresso gosh I am not really an old timer compared to some here but welcome back! You know we lost one of ours last year :(

Yesterday's running weather was amazing . clear night sky and mid 50' s. I did not intend to do 8 but I felt really strong so I just did. I haven't felt that energy all year so it was a nice surprise. AND… it carried over to playing tennis in the evening so a win win. If I could bottle what makes that happen.

chris_in_cal · April 22

Oy! I'm heading to the hospital tomorrow for an outpatient procedure. It's going to require some recovery, and I'm not sure how long (a couple of days? a couple of week?) This path toward health, fitness, and a good weight is bumpy and disjointed.

4/3 1.04M at 13'44
4/5 2.39M at 14'31
4/7 1.88M at 13'58
4/10 1.18M at 17'33
4/12 1.97M at 16'26
4/14 1.99M at 14'18
4/16 2.06M at 13'56
4/18 1.99M at 14'02
4/19 3.99M at 13'25
4/21 2.00M at 14'00

I ran about :20 seconds more after the watch chimed in for two miles, and then stopped the watch…it came out at exactly 2 miles.

John772016 · April 22

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48577170#Comment_48577170

Thank you @yirara!

martaindale · April 22

@chris_in_cal Good luck for your procedure. Hope all goes well and you're back on your feet soon.

kgirlhart · April 22

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

126.52/140 miles completed for April

I can't believe how nice the weather has been this spring. I ran intervals this morning. I have the workout on my watch as 6 miles with 4x100 at 5K pace and 5x400 at 5K pace, but I miscalculated the route and ended up with 7.25 miles. When I was running before work, I didn't vary my routes much since it was dark and I was pressed for time. But the last couple of weeks I have been varying my routes some, so it is harder to know what the distance will be when I do the interval run. I don't mind though. It will be too hot before we know it, and hopefully I will be back to work soon anyway.

Good luck with your procedure @chris_in_cal. I hope you have a speedy recovery.

John772016 · April 22

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48578035#Comment_48578035

Good luck @chris_in_cal!

quilteryoyo · April 22

@SummerSkier If you could bottle that, I'd buy a case. 🤣 You are doing great!

Nice running @chris_in_cal . I hope your procedure goes well and you have a quick recovery. Let us know how you are doing, please.

Glad you are having nice running weather @kgirlhart . It's nice that you get to change things up a little. I hope you will find a job you love soon.

quilteryoyo · April 22

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

58.80/80.00 goal

Posting two days today. Yesterday I did a morning run on the driveway and down to my mom's. I wasn't feeling the best, so decided to take it easy. I did push the last 0.25 mile of running. The avg pace was 12:53 min/mile. Avg HR was 128 with a max of 157 bpm. Splits were 13:24, 13:02, 13:35 (0.10 mile) and 9:34 (0.25 miles). I walked home from mom's to complete the 3.5 miles. I thought I had run 2.5 miles, but after I quit, realized that I had walked 0.35 miles for warm up instead of 0.25 miles. There's that running math again. 🤣

I went to the indoor courts later and hit some tennis balls with a friend who is coming back from knee replacement surgery. So, we didn't play any matches, but did have some good rallies and practice.

Today, the electrician was here from 7 am until 5:15 pm. It was raining and there was no electricity for most of that time, so I did a short treadmill walk after he left.

Good news is that I feel safe about my electrical system now - new main circuit breaker panel and almost all new switches. All I lack are the three-way switches. He still has some work he is going to do for me, but that was the things I was really worried about as far as being dangerous is concerned.

martaindale · April 23

April total: 61.4/100 miles

YTD: 302.6 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

Short run after work today. It was a bit one so took it super easy. Baby steps toward heat acclimation. Saw 1 copperhead but it was dead.

tarun_yadavA · April 23

Morning all

Got in 4.16M at 10'46

@chris_in_cal 🙏🏽

chris_in_cal · April 23

Buckled in and ready to go.

yirara · April 23

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

67.42/81km - 5.3km ahead

I had a totally miserable day yesterday: I didn't sleep much the night previous and was so tired that I could not work out at all. Today I'm feeling better again and went for a run. Decided to do a 5km time trial and my 5km virtual race is next week. Yeah, I was faster than the time I aimed at with this running programme (7:30/km). I still can barely run 800m faster, but I only need 100m to rest, and another 100m to get back to faster pace. Getting there. For the coming weekend Garmin gives a badge for running 10km, but I don't think I'll manage.

yirara · April 23

Yikes, got this one for reporting my 5k run

WarmJellyfish · April 23

@chris_in_cal you got this

ContraryMaryMary · April 23

Good luck @chris_in_cal

John772016 · April 23

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 Outside04/04 - 0Km / 0 miles - rest day
05/04 - 8.10Km / 5.03 miles Outside - race day
06/04 - walking only
07/04 & 08/04 - rest days
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 - 0km / 0 miles
21/04 - 0km / 0 miles
22/04 - 0km / 0 miles
23/04 - 13.31km / 8.27 miles

Total = 124.03km / 77.06 miles (Goal - 161Km / 100 miles)

Decided I needed another rest day yesterday, but today had a beautiful mild spring day for today's run.

quilteryoyo · April 23

Nice running @martaindale . I'm glad the copperhead was dead.

Nice @tarun_yadavA .

Hope all went well @chris_in_cal .

@yirara Sounds like you are making progress. Keep up the good work. Sorry yesterday was miserable for you though.

Great run @John772016 .

quilteryoyo · April 23

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

60.05/80.00 goal

I opened at daycare this morning - had to be there at 6:30, so got up at 4:30. Way too early for me! The kids were pretty good today, even when I had 16 three, four, and five year olds by myself for about 30 min. It's just a lot to "control." 😉

After work, I went to the gym. Arm day today. I did do a little bit better with the bench press today - 3 sets…45 # x 10 reps, 55 # x 5 reps, and 45 # x 12 reps. Also did ball slams, super sets of lateral raises and bicep curls, and converging chest press.

I did 0.75 miles of walking before the workout and 0.50 miles afterwards. That was all I had time for since I had to run a couple of errands and have church tonight.

Scott6255 · April 24

@chris_in_cal wishing you all the best buddy!

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