Run log: April

April brought the April Showers Bring May Flowers Mileage challenge...and I didn't hit 150 miles like I did in March.  Tapering for races plays a role in those miles.  But it's been a good running month.  Unfortunately, MGR hasn't met in full, but we've still managed to have running fun.  The skirts are starting to come out ~ but I ran in tights and two layers and a hat and gloves this morning.  In April, you get to pick from all your running gear.

Mike and Dodd ran the Run for Riley 5k last weekend.  I was volunteering.  I didn't run, but I still got ice cream and a cookie as Eat 'n Park and East Coast Custard were sponsors of the event.  

Tomorrow is the Chardon 1/2 marathon.  I've practiced the course twice.  This pictures shows the roller coaster hills for the last 5k of the race.  There a three ups and three down.  and then a fourth  up that just keeps going up.  Both times we ran it we had snack stops...no snack stops in a race.  Won't be quite as fun.  But a 1/2 marathon is always fun.

April Totals:

106.05 miles for the month 
507.19 miles for the year 

237.32 miles in my Gortex Ghosts ~no Gortex runs this month

363.21 miles in my New Brooks Glycerin 13 ~ which aren't new...because I got a NEW pair of Brooks Glycerin 13 on Wednesday

6.05 miles in my PINK Brooks Glycerin 13

Training for:    Chardon 1/2 (tomorrow) Hill Yeah in June...fall marathon...will be searching for a Marine Corp bib

Podcasts I'm listening to: Marathon Training Academy, Dear Sugar, & Story Corp

My WEIGHT: 139...oops.  pants fit, but they are getting snug.

Some interesting facts:

Longest run this month:   20 Miles Drop  

What hurts?:   legs are tight, but right hamstring and feet are better

Highest  weekly mileage this month:  45.24 miles  April 10 through April 17 

Favorite place to run this month: Lake Erie Bluffs ~ alone and into the cooler wind.  relaxing

Monthly mileage record: 156.69 ~ March 2015 {purposely ran 8 (on a treadmill) on March 30 to beat the August 2013 record}
Highest mileage ever-at-one-time:  26.36 ~ May 17, 2015 The Cleveland Marathon

PR's:
5K: 22:30 (Run For the Grapes 9/28/14)
10K:  49:40 (Greenway 10k 3/20/16)
10-miler: 1:21:29 (Hermes Cleveland 10-miler 4/28/12)

20-miler: 2:45:15 (20 mile Drop 4/10/16)
half-marathon: 1:44:42 (Northern Ohio Half Marathon 10/4/15)
marathon: 3:57:31 (The Cleveland Marathon 5/17/15)