Running Summary March 2025

These are the miles I’ve logged from November 2, 2024, through March 31, 2025.

Week	Date	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	Wk Total	Period Total
0	10/28						1.06		1.06	1.06
1	11/4	1.29			1.55			2.30	5.14	6.20
2	11/11	2.59		3.06			4.10		9.75	15.95
3	11/18		4.55			2.19		5.14	11.88	27.83
4	11/25		2.08		4.00				6.08	33.91
5	12/2			4.04			5.08		9.12	43.03
6	12/9	4.04			4.05		6.08		14.17	57.20
7	12/16	3.07	3.11		3.10		7.10		16.38	73.58
8	12/23	3.52		3.59	3.07		8.03		18.21	91.77
9	12/30	3.06	3.06	3.03	2.12		9.20		20.47	112.24
10	1/6	4.12	4.10			10.20		4.11	22.53	134.77
11	1/13							4.11	4.11	138.88
12	1/20					4.10			4.10	142.98
13	1/27	5.12	4.13	4.45					13.70	156.68
14	2/3	5.05		5.08		4.13	11.19		25.46	182.14
15	2/10		5.08		5.14		6.26		16.48	198.62
16	2/17								0.00	198.62
17	2/24		2.05	3.03			3.09	4.13	12.30	210.92
18	3/3		5.14	5.06		5.09		12.53	27.82	238.74
19	3/10						4.13		4.13	242.87
20	3/17	4.16		5.17			4.12	4.13	17.58	260.45
21	3/24	4.13		6.06		6.06			16.25	276.70
22	3/31	4.11	-	-	-	-	-	-	4.11	280.81

I had stopped running after August 24, 2024 because of a sore right Achilles tendon. After a little more than two months without running, I started running again on November 2. I was trying to increase my miles slowly but steadily without injuring myself. I ran the 4-mile Gobble, Gobble, Gobble race on Thursday, November 28 (Thanksgiving Day) with a good time except I was slow going up hills.

Running went well in December as I continued building a base, and I increased my long run to eight miles.

We experienced a typical New England winter in January and February, causing me to miss many days of running because of cold temperatures and accumulated snow and ice on roads and sidewalks. I increased my long run to eleven miles, but I finished only three long runs during these two months. My daily run reached five miles before I missed nine days in a row because of winter.

In March I completed a long run of twelve and a half miles. All but one of my normal runs were four to six miles long. Near the end of March I suddenly began running faster, reducing my time by 30 seconds per mile with no perceived increase in effort. In mid-March I began bicycling occasionally on non-running days, which was good cross-training but tiring for my legs.

In general, I have enough energy to either run or bicycle each day, although occasionally I need to take a rest day because my legs are tired. In April I plan to increase my bicycling and probably reduce my running, perhaps alternating running and bicycling days. I need to get into bicycle touring condition sufficient for riding a loaded bicycle about 45 miles in a day.