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Monthly Summary – April 2010

Here’s April 2010:

Swim: 3,390 yards
Cycling (outdoors): 0.0 miles
Cycling (indoors): 2:35 (hours)
Run: 252.85 miles
Strength Training/Yoga: 8 sessions

Approximate monthly total training/racing time: 47.5 hours

Wow, 252 miles on my feet. That’s huge for me. About 100 miles more than any month since I started the blog in 2007 and I never even barely approached those numbers prior to the blog. And the best thing is that I feel pretty good. Yes, I’m tired and really really excited to take today completely off. And I definitely have some aches and pains that sometimes make me wonder when it’s all going to fall apart, but for right now, at least, I feel like I survived uninjured and am ready to keep going.

Swimming and cycling were the big losers in April, but running has to be my priority. Whether or not I’d like to get out on the bike, it’s not easy when Saturday and Sunday are dedicated to long runs and recovery (plus family time). I did manage to do yoga every week and get in some strength sessions as well. I need to keep both of those in the mix.

Other than a great race on April 4 at the Sycamore Canyon 30K, April was all about training. I had awesome runs in Malibu Creek State Park and Joshua Tree. Doing trail work on the AC100 course was pretty fun and I met a bunch of great runners.

This weekend is a huge one for west coast racing. Good luck to all my friends racing Miwok, Alcatraz, OC Marathon, Wildflower, Ironman St. George (no offense, but thank goodness I decided not to race there!) and anywhere else!

Onward!