The hardest month of my fitness journey is done! If you’ve been following along with my blog for the last little bit, you might’ve heard about my recent injury. Needless to say, it’s been tough to navigate. Despite that, I still got some decent mileage in, some great workouts, and wrote about some pretty cool stuff. Here’s what the month of April looked like for me:
Total Mileage: 45.7mi
This definitely had the potential to be higher if I hadn’t injured my knee. That being said, I think this is still pretty good. I found some cool trails and started to get the hang of taking gels and chews while on the run.
I also mastered the art of selfie-ing mid-run!
Best Performing Blog Post: Half-Marathon No Longer
It sucks that I had to write that post, but it’s good to share not only all the good stuff that happens with running and weight lifting, but all the bad as well.
Favourite Product This Month: Clif Shot Energy Gels
Like jam in a packet.
Favourite Strength Training Exercise: Although it’s a part of my abbreviated leg day, I love doing lying leg curls. It’s a great way to work your hamstrings, and you can do it unilaterally or isolaterally.
Worst Thing That Happened This Month: My meniscus tear. *insert crying emoji here*
How was the month of April for you guys? Anything exciting happen?
-Running Fast, Lifting Heavy
Running Fast, Lifting Heavy 
April was pretty good for me. it’s starting to get warm (although rainy) in Minnesota but it was pretty busy between half marathon training and getting ready for the wedding. I had an awesome last long run before my half so I’m ready to race in four days!
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It seems like the weather in Minnesota is the same as Toronto! It’s starting to warm up for sure, but we’re definitely getting some rainy days. Sounds like you’re super busy!
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Ran 3 races in April and now it’s May and I have no races. LOL. I guess it’s a good thing since I’m planning on starting my marathon training in June. Have an awesome May! 🙂
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3 races! That’s quite a bit! What distances? A month off is always nice; it let’s you recharge and get ready for a what’s to come. You as well!
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I had 2 5ks and a half marathon so it wasn’t too bad. 🙂 I pulled a hamstring from the first 5k though so I’m still sort of recovering from it.
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Oh, distance-wise that’s not bad at all. Hopefully your hamstring recovers soon!
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Ouch! What exactly does the tear mean for your training?
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I have to take it reeeeeaally easy. I’ve been trying to run just two miles at super low intensity, but the impact is too much at the moment. I did the elliptical today for a half hour and it felt pretty good, so at least I can do some form of cardio.
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HI, I am so sorry to hear about your injury! The older I get the less patience I have for being hurt, and the easier it is to get injured (oh ya, and it takes longer to heal when your old too!). Hang in there, at least there are other forms of exercise you can do while you are rehabbing 🙂
Thanks for stopping by my blog and checking it out!
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Thanks, I appreciate it! I have my last physio session tommorrow, so you’ll be able to read up on it on the blog tomorrow evening! I look forward to seeing some cool posts from you!
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Congrats! I look forward to it 🙂
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