Exercise! - Walk/Run Challenge -- April

Have fun girls and boys it's a new month :running:

Ack! you closed March before I could get my total added up since I have been out of town.

I think I'll go for 125 again, as March will be a bit more disrupted, I'm going away for a long weekend in Germany over Easter, and my mother's visiting which will cut down on the potential for long runs.

I'm hopeful that it will be nearer 150, if not 178 this month, but as I'm aiming for an average over the year of 125 per month, I'll stick with that.

No running today, I'm recovering from yesterday.

OK my MARCH summary was 73/65 (I love that my elapsed time was 13 hours 00 minutes and 01 seconds..tee hee)

Not bad for a month recovering from PT and a weeks worth of vacation.

I still have some to go to catch up to where I want to be for the year, but i think this month I will stay conservative and say 85 miles. (boy there are gonna have to be a LOT of miles this summer!)

Only 30 miles for April. Hey, I have to start somewhere. :P

1/30 miles completed.

OOPPS, sorry Ennay, I'll know better next month ...

no worries Ilene!

5.1/85

Can I join in?? Didn't get to the gym today--my legs are feeling yesterdays walk to the museums in DC with my son for his bday, but I will definitely hit the gym on Monday night!! I'll start slow--30 miles for April--I have been building up but my good knee decided to act up instead of the usual bad one last week--so I don't want to overdue and not be able to do at all!!

Can I join? I need to walk everyday and this will help me reach that goal.

April goal:
45 miles

I'd like to join, since I've started tracking my mileage. I want to run 80 miles this month. Do I just come back here and track it every day?

You can track daily or weekly (or anything in between!). We're glad to have more walkers and runners!

I started out with 3.53 miles today!

Goal: 92 fitness miles
Completed: 3.53 miles
Remaining: 88.47 miles

Michele :wave:

So here it goes...i'm following a 1/2 marathon training program and for april my goal is to run 72 miles.

Goal: 72 miles
Completed: 8
Remaining: 64 miles

:tread:

Good luck to everyone!

Oooh Oooh, can I join in too? I'm going to try for a new high for me and go for 40 miles in April.

Dee

I'm aiming for 70 miles for the month. I need to up my running so I can do some 5K's for fun.

I did another 3.55 miles this morning!

Goal: 92 fitness miles
Completed: 7.08 miles
Remaining: 84.92 miles


Michele :wave:

Goal - 70
Done - 4.4 (3.2 Run in 29:09)
Left -65.6

6.8/125. I'm off the mark!

Helen-I wondered if you had any advice-my DH ran his 2nd half marathon Sunday. He's planning on the running the full Detroit Marathon in October. His hips bothered him during and after his run. Any suggestions for stretches or strenghtening exercises? I'm asking you since your pretty experienced in those long runs. Thanks.

I had hip issues last year, the thing that made the most difference to me was actually running more and building my base - after my marathon I dropped down to doing more 6 - 7 mile runs rather than a couple of 5s and a long one each week, having a few solid months at that level rather than constantly trying to run further and further each week seemed to settle it a bit, and now I'm marathon training again it's absolutely fine. I'm not stretching any more now, I've just got more of a base to build on.

It's a temptation a lot of us are guilty of (including me) but I do think it is a lot easier to do a full if you've got really comfortable with the half marathon distance first. I had only done two halves when I did my full marathon, and I suffered - now I've done 6 or 7 (plus a couple of longer races) I feel much more prepared for it, and I'm nowhere near as sore as last time round.

5/80

Goal - 70
Done - 9.4 (3.2 Run/6.2 Walk)
Left -65.6

Beautiful morning today. Cant believe snow will be back tomorrow.

Helen-Thanks for the info. I've passed it on to DH.

I just got back from my walk. It's so beautiful out. I hate to see the snow back in the next couple days.

April Goal: 80
Completed: 7
Remaining: 73

I ran 2 miles and walked one tonight, but I don't want to count the walking since I'm trying to run 80 miles this month.

Up to 4/30!!!

I just tried out my new walking shoes. They work pretty good. I wish it was nicer out so I could have walked outside. Instead I had to do the treadmill. With snow in the forecast it looks like it's going to be me and the treadmill for a few day.

Around 4.25 today

Just over 7 - I'm now at 14/125.

I missed this thread - but I'll join in. I have no idea where to start for a goal, so I'll say 30 for April. I did 2 yesterday, so:

Goal: 30
Done: 2
To Go: 28

I did 4 this morning!


Goal: 92 fitness miles
Completed: 12.08 miles
Remaining: 79.92 miles


Michele :wave:

Another 3 today, and outside!! The ice is gone from the bike/walking trail and there are only a few snow patches. Of course, a lot of it is wet, but that's no problem. :) It was so nice to be outdoors instead of :tread:

Goal - 30
Done - 5

I did a 12.1 mile run to work this morning - 26.1/125

Way to go Helen! Do you have a shower at work? I'd be in sad need of one by the time I got to work (and it's only 3.5 miles for me. :lol: )

Another day on the treadmill here. Suppose to have snow and cold weather though next week.

3 miles of WATP followed by a bit on the treadmill this morning.

Goal: 92 fitness miles
Completed: 15.4 miles
Remaining: 76.6 miles


Michele :wave:

3.1 on the treadmill tonight

April Goal: 80 miles
Completed: 10.1
Remaining: 69.9

Ran 3 miles today

Goal: 72
Completed: 11
Remaining: 61

Keep up the hard work everyone!!

My gym is over the road from work, so I have no showering problems.

4 miles this morning - 30.1/125

Bad bad run this morning, first and maybe last run in my custom $400 orthotics. OW OW OW Had to stop at 2.7 because I was in agony

12/85 slow start.

4 miles of WATP this morning!

Goal: 92 fitness miles
Completed: 19.4
Remaining: 72.6


Michele :wave:

Another 1.5 miles on the treadmill.

11 today

23/85

Ran 5 miles on the treadmill today b/c of the yucky weather

Goal: 72
Completed: 16
Remaining: 56

Another 2.5 miles today before my knee left me know to stop...

6.5/30

I managed to get another 1.5 miles in after dinner. I had to walk off that potato salad.

Goal - 70
Done - 27.4 (3.2 Run/24.2 Walk)
Left -42.6

Updating after being away from the site for a few days. Cold weather is really hurting my running again.

Oh this looks fun! Hope I'm not too late.


Walking:
Goal-50 miles
Done-9 miles
Left - 41 miles

4.7 today

27.7/85

7 over the weekend

12/30

Does the elliptical count? If so, 2 more miles.

11/50

Ran 3 miles outside today = 28:27 minutes

Goal: 72
Completed: 19
Remaining: 53

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After much laziness, and lack of motivation.. I've done 1.3 miles of my 40.. I'm gonna really have to truck it to hit my goal since I didn't do anything last week.

Hi...even if April is approaching the halfway mark I'd like to add my two cents in.

I think I'm going to start small in the beginning and go with 30 miles for April.

I did another 1.5 on the treadmill last night. I forgot to post it.

Goal - 70
Done - 33.4 (3.2 Run/30.2 Walk)
Left -42.6

Got in today's exercise. 1.5 on the treadmill. So gloomy and yukky outside. What happened to "sunny Florida".

12.5/50

I'm back. I walked 1.5 miles on the treadmill today.

1 today to break in the orthotics
28.7/85

Another 1.5 miles on the treadmill. :woops:

Yay me...I've got 2.5/30

Goal - 70
Done - 37.4 (3.2 Run/34.2 Walk)
Left -32.6

Great job everyone. Its nice to see people jumping into this challenge. Welcome.

5.7

34.4/85

I just did another 1.5 miles on the treadmill. :tread:

I haven't updated for a while. I've had quite a low mileage week, 4.2 on Sunday, just under 8 last night and just under 5 this morning. That takes me to 46.8/125, but I'm hoping to get a decent run in over the weekend.

It's been awhile since I updated, but I've been walking everyday!!

Goal: 92 fitness miles
Miles completed: 38.24
Miles remaining: 53.76

Michele :wave:

5

39.4/85

Weds - Ran 4 miles on treadmill
Thurs - Ran 3 miles on treadmill

Goal: 72
Completed: 26
Remaining: 46
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Just under 17 miles this evening after work. Taking my total to 63.5/125

I'm logging another 1.5 miles on the treadmill. :tread:

Another 1.5 miles today.

Friday: 2 miles WATP
Saturday: 2.75 treadmill miles

Goal: 92 fitness miles
Completed: 42.99 miles
Remaining: 49.01 miles


Michele :wave:

10.28 today

49.6/85

Finally updating...

23.5/80

That doesn't look too good for halfway through the month... Spring break vacation kind of screwed up my plans. Oh well, we'll see how it all shakes out. I want to run now but there's lots of miserable rain out there...

Another 1.5 on the treadmill. :tread:

Haven't posted an update lately, but I've been hitting the treadmill. I'm now 21.6/50. Feeling a little off the mark, but I've got a 5k coming on Saturday. My first one ever! I'm just walking, but it's a big change from sitting on the couch!

Goal - 70
Done - 46.9 (6.7 Run/40.2 Walk)
Left - 23.1

Shelly-good luck on the 5K

Sat: Ran 6 miles = 56:26

Goal: 72
Completed: 32
Remaining: 40

speedy gal!

Today 5
54.6/85

6.75 miles ish today - 70.2/125

posting another 1.5 miles :woops:

26.6/80

Gosh, a whole week since I updated this.

Done: 24.5/30! :)

Goal - 70
Done - 50.9 (6.7 Run/44.2 Walk)
Left - 19.1

I just finished another 1.5 miles on the treadmill. I'm half way there.

31.6/80

Today ...well hmmm we'll call it 4.2 Not really sure, no way to measure. Extremely brutal hilly muddy trail run

58.8/85

Goal - 70
Done - 54.9 (6.7 Run/48.2 Walk)
Left - 15.1

I did 10.5 miles this evening - about 3.3 to running club and then a 7.2 mile club run. 80.7/125

I made it through another 1.5 miles on the treadmill.

Very slightly under 5 miles this morning - 85.6/125

Goal - 70
Done - 58.9 (6.7 Run/52.2 Walk)
Left - 11.1

Sat: Ran 3 miles = 30:43

Goal: 72
Completed: 35
Remaining: 37

Oooops! Keep forgetting to post my totals!

29.6/50

34.7/80

Ran 5 miles today outside = 52:20

Goal: 72
Completed: 40
Remaining: 32

Another 1.5 miles

Goal - 70
Done - 63.8 (10.1 Run/53.7 Walk)
Left - 6.2

Finally nice weather. I took the dog for a 1.5 mile walk.

Ran 3 miles today

Goal: 72
Completed: 43
Remaining: 29

Just under 20 miles this morning - 105.3/125

37.8/80

32.16/50 Gotta count every hundreth you know!

Goal - 70
Done - 67.9 (13.2 Run/54.7 Walk)
Left - 2.1

Ran a 5K at the zoo yesterday. I kept my pace slower than a usual race due to some headache issues I've been having. My time was around 29:30. Spent some time at the zoo after the race. It was a beautiful day.

44.8/80

Ran 8 miles Outside = 82 min
HR Monitor = 941 calories burned

Goal: 72
Completed: 51
Remaining: 21

10.1 miles, taking me to 115.4/125

46.8/80

49.1/80

I did a 12 mile run into work this morning to go past my target - 127.4/125.

I was going to say that I won't be hitting the heady heights of the 170s this month, then I realised that I'm doing a charity walk on Sunday that will probably come out somewhere between 25 and 30 miles, so I actually won't be too far off if I do a couple of shorter runs I had planned as well as that. I don't usually count walking, but I think a walk like that deserves to be logged, particularly as I've made the target of running 125, with the walk being on top.

I havent been able to run much lately, every time I do I was getting sick, but I think I am back on the band wagon. I WAS on pace to blow my goal out of the water, but now I think I am just on pace to hopefully meet it.

Cant remember when I last updated
4.5 on Monday
4.5 ish trail run on Tuesday

67.8/85

Goal - 70
Done - 75.9 (13.2 Run/62.7 Walk)
Left -

6.25 today
74/85

5 today - 132.4/125

Ran 4 miles on treadmill = 41:52 min

Goal: 72
Completed: 55
Remaining: 17

78.7/85

Ran 5 miles outside = 50:14

Goal: 72
Completed: 60
Remaining: 12

Ran 3 miles outside. I'm not gonna make my goal this month...I am experiencing some achilles tendinitis and don't wanna push my luck doing a 9 mile run. I was really looking forward to this run, but I'd rather not have a serious injury so i'll pass!

Goal: 72
Completed: 63
Remaining: 9

51.1/80

I'm not even coming close to my very ambitious goal this month. When I set the goal, I didn't think about being out of town for Spring Break and I didn't know I'd hurt myself this past week and have to take a few days off. Sigh... Next month will be better!

13.13 today

91.9/85

About 27 (I didn't measure it exactly) walking yesterday. 159.4/125 (132.4 run, 27 walk)

3.5 today - got cut short

95.3/85

I didn't make the goal this month. Life took over last week and I didn't get out walking. I look forward to trying again next month.

So, I keep forgetting to post here, but my goal was 30 miles, and I made that plus a few. :)

due to being in a funk, I only made 8.37 of my 40 miles. But I think I'm back on track now.