Now that we are in the spring freeze/thaw cycle, many of my favorite trails are closed. I have been running on pavement, which has NOT been good for my calves, hips, and ITB. I have had to get my roller out and go back to stretching. Which I should to anyway, but when I’m running trails I can let it slide a bit because of all the different motion vs just pounding the same muscles continuously.
We have also had a TON of rain over the past couple of days so I’m not sure when the trails will be runnable again. Luckily the race I’m doing next weekend (WTF – Winter Trail Festival Half Marathon) is on a trail that drains really well, so it should be nice to run on.
I had my last swim lesson on Monday. I’m sad because I LOVED it and the next session won’t fit into my schedule.
I also started a new diabetes prevention class on Mondays, which is weekly. The other two that I teach are on Tuesdays (weekly for another few weeks, then it goes to monthly) and Wednesday (just a couple more months left of monthly sessions). So it’s going to be busy a few weeks until the Tuesday night goes to monthly. It really makes it hard to get up in the morning to run when I work all day at my normal job and then teach a class for a couple more hours. But it is super rewarding to see people lose weight, decrease their insulin, and feel better!
With all of this going on, I’m a bit behind my monthly mileage goal. But I am confident that I’ll be able to make it up later in the year and still reach the 2018 in 2018 goal.
Here’s what my stats looked like last week:
Monday: 45 minute swim class
Thursday: 3 miles before work
Saturday: 14 miles around the dog park and the ravines. I was desperate for some nature! The trails weren’t too flooded for the most part.
Sunday: 7.5 miles on sidewalk. It was super windy. It is also different getting used to doing back to back longer runs. As I prepare for the double marathon (52 miler) in June this will be important.
How was your week? What’s the weather like where you are?
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I can’t even imagine what the trails around here look like right now!
I hope you find some dry trails to run on.
thank you!
Despite all the flooding, those trails look beautiful! I’m jealous!!
I’m really blessed to live where there are lots of great trails!
I knew my trails would be flooded too–I finally got on the bike trail today. Only one spot was under water! Sadly, we are supposed to get more rain later this week.
I love when I get pleasant surprises!
Is that 2018 miles in 2018?! Wow!!! That’s amazing! It’s also really inspiring that you run those extra classes after your normal job. That’s a real example of time management and commitment. So I think you can easily be forgiven for being a bit behind with your mileage goal. You will definitely catch up soon.
yes, crazy right? Lol. And thank you, I hope so.
Wow! You guys got a lot of rain. I went to a local trail yesterday that I haven’t been to in awhile and half the trail was flooded. Same thing today, hopefully it’ll stay nice out for awhile to dry things up a bit.
yes, while there are some trails drying out there are still a lot of my favorites underwater
That looks like a lot of water! I hope the trails will dry out quickly. I rarely run trails but did just last weekend — and slipped in the mud. LOL. Double marathon? Very impressive! Thanks for linking.
who needs to pay for a mud run ? LOL
Wow, that’s quite a bit of flooding! The spring freeze/thaw cycle is just starting here, so thankfully the trails are still snowy rather than muddy.
I’d much rather run on snow than mud!
You had a busy week! I am ready for some warmer weather because I am tired of the cold weather and the snow. That is impressive that you want to run 2018 miles this year. I am aiming for 1,200.
good luck to both of us!
We aren’t having issues with flooding, but after a huge windstorm this week, there are lots of trees down. Nice job on starting to get in the longer runs.
I hate running in the wind, hope it’s calmed down!