Hello internet!
There are a lot of things I should have blogged about the past few weeks but I didn’t. I also never published April goals. Honestly, I don’t even know what happened to April. I woke up one day it was over.
Running
Total miles run in April: 183.6
This is an improvement over March. My mileage is still nowhere near where I want it to be but I am increasing it slowly. My May goal is to run over 200 miles. Previous monthly mileage:March=166, February=137.5, January=82.6
Total races: 2
RRCW Mile (5:47)
10K (41:08)
I never wrote about the 10K I ran and I should have so, I’ll write a brief summary here. On April 22nd I ran a 10K on the track at Widener University. Going into this race I felt that I could run around 41:00. I told myself that I wouldn’t take the lead in this race until after the first mile because I have a tendency to go out too fast, especially on the track. Instead I went out a bit too slow but I was able to keep a consistent pace throughout the race. I never did catch up to the woman in the lead and I held 2nd place the whole time, but that is okay. I’m pretty sure she ran a PR and after looking up her results from this season online I learned that she is getting faster as the season progresses. I haven’t been racing or running enough to pull off a super solid 10K at this point in time. She deserved the win and I’m happy for her. I was also happy with how I ran even though I didn’t run as well as I have in the past. I felt strong running. Overall, I was pleased with how I ran and out of the 3 races I’ve run this year I’ve been able to correctly predict how I’d perform.
Other things about the race: I wore all neon, I was given the number 7 (my favorite number), and the April showers didn’t begin until after the race ended.
Before 10K
After 10k
Workouts:
4×600, 1K, 5X200
2X00, 2X400, 2X800
1K, 800, 600, 400, 300, 200, 150, 4X100
Long Runs:
12 miles, 12.5 miles, 14 miles, 15 miles
I did the 15 mile long run last Wednesday at White Clay in Delaware with Lyndsey. I’ve never run there before but it was beautiful and I loved it! Unfortunately, during this run I hurt my knee and the rest of the week was basically a wash. I must have twisted something running on the trails but thankfully it resolved itself and I am pain free now.
Grad School
-I started a new quarter
-I submitted another draft of my research proposal
-I only had 1 meltdown (a huge improvement over the last year and a half)
Personal
-Instead of Date Day Phil and I did spring cleaning
-I started and ended the month working at the Sparkly Soul booth at race expos
-I went to an insane yoga class where the instructor made us stand on our heads against a wall
-Sole Athletica sent me these awesome lace tags for my Altras
-I got the opposite of a bill in the mail, a check from a billing company!
-After 5 years of living in my town I went to the convenience store
Kittens and Coffee
I literally ran 183.59 miles in April. I’m not making this up. I probably only had one meltdown, too! Cheers to 200 miles in May!
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Wow! This is fantastic! #twinning
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April went by so quickly. I’m in the same boat…I feel as though we all blinked and it was completely over.
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