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Instructor57Graduate10•

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Greetings fellow runners! and welcome to the April Quest .

YES, April already !!!

How did that happen ???

Lets start with a HUGE thank you to the one and only roseabi for hosting the March Quest. Thank you Abi !

So, how’s it been going ?

I hope last months Quests went well ?

Maybe you finished them , or changed them or are continuing with them !

whatever your running plans for this new month please let us know in the comments to this post !

What is the Quest ?

The aim of the Quest is to help you find a focus or goal that you would like to achieve by the end of the Quest period.

The Quest takes one calendar month. You can join at any point during that time.

Some popular goals are:

★ To run three times a week

★ To slowly increase distance

★ To train for a specific race

★ To add Stretch and Strength exercises to your weekly routine

This is a personal challenge, so it's completely up to you! If you want to join, all you have to do is COMMENT BELOW with something like:

I would like to join the Quest, or, count me in! I want to ..............

Every week I will put up a new post and we can all chat about how we are doing.

For me, i am intending to keep my run frequency up, mix my runs up a bit more and increase my distance again.

those of you that read my previous Quest post may remember i had a few issues with sinus problems and headaches for a while which completely threw me off track !

hopefully that is all behind me now .

i also bought myself a treadmill for when i can’t or don’t want to run outside !

this is proving to be great .

i still prefer outside but its nice to have a back up .

So I'm hoping to get back on track !

NEED SOME INSPIRATION?

⭐ Here's Iannodatruffe's post about what to do next after graduating Couch to 5K:

healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

⭐ Want to run 10K or for 60 minutes? Have a look at Ju-Ju's Magic Plan:

healthunlocked.com/bridgeto...

⭐ Need strength n stretch ideas? Check out our sister-forum Strength & Flex:

healthunlocked.com/strength...

I look forward to our April Quests !

Instructor57 and the Bridge to 10K Team x

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nowsterGraduate103 years ago

This month's quest is up in the air. I tested strongly positive on an LFT this morning, which means I'll be cutting back over the coming week. At the moment it feels like a light cold. If I feel up to it I may be creeping out for a sneaky outdoors run at unsocial hours to avoid contact with anyone.

That apart, my plan for this month is to keep up the level of activity I had in March, perhaps with a HM or longer length run later in the month.

Instructor57Graduate10• in reply tonowster3 years ago

Oh no !I guess its difficult to avoid if the other half is positive 😐

Let's hope it mild (for you both) and you can recover soon !

A sneaky outdoor run at an unsocial hour is one option but if you were to have a fall again then it's difficult to keep others out of the equation.

A tricky decision unfortunately!

Hopefully you are back on plan soon .

Take care !

SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate• in reply tonowster3 years ago

And we thought you’d avoided it! take it easy it’s a nasty virus,

FrencGraduate1060minGraduate• in reply tonowster3 years ago

Sorry to hear this Nowster.

GoogleMeGraduate10• in reply tonowster3 years ago

Almost 40 years into a probably post-viral illness (and still a little frustrated today because I can't go out for a run or a walk or spend more than 15 minutes out of bed because I Did A Nice Thing earlier in the week), my vote would be for caution.

nowsterGraduate10• in reply toGoogleMe3 years ago

I had Epstein-Barr (Glandular Fever/Mono) at 19. That reduced my supply of "spoons" and it took me over a decade to get back to 99% normal.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoon...

Birdlady64Graduate10• in reply tonowster3 years ago

Sorry to hear that. I thought you'd somehow escaped. Hope the symptoms stay mild fir you and Mrs Nowster

RoxdogGraduate10• in reply tonowster3 years ago

Oops! The advice is to rest. My colleague got it ages so and didn't rest and it hung around for ages (tiredness), but I'm bring a nag! Take care

nowsterGraduate10• in reply toRoxdog3 years ago

You are, of course, correct. I shall nurse my mug of Lemsip and put my feet up. 🤒

RoxdogGraduate10• in reply tonowster3 years ago

And The blooming autocorrect was playing up too!

FrencGraduate1060minGraduate• in reply tonowster3 years ago

I just tested positive too. Oh well, such is life! Hope we have a speedy recovery 😊.

nowsterGraduate10• in reply toFrenc3 years ago

Oh my! Who'd have thought this would happen when restrictions were lifted?

There's absolutely no chance of me going out for even a walk today. I don't think I've the energy to knock the skin off a bowl of custard at the moment.

Instructor57Graduate10• in reply tonowster3 years ago

"Who'd have thought this would happen when restrictions were lifted?"

Unfortunately, I Certainly thought it would 😐

Instructor57Graduate10• in reply tonowster3 years ago

Take care, and hope your recovered soon 🙏

FrencGraduate1060minGraduate• in reply tonowster3 years ago

And it’s such a lovely day too 😟. Looks like the covid couch for us for a bit. Hope you have a bit more energy tomorrow.

Instructor57Graduate10• in reply tonowster3 years ago

Having said that about restrictions, I don't really know if there was an alternative 🤔

nowsterGraduate10• in reply tonowster3 years ago

Update: Friday evening until Sunday lunchtime, I felt horrible and my watch's stress level meter agreed with that. I'm now starting to feel a bit more normal, but the "cold/cough" is still with me. Paracetamol (and Lemsip) has helped a lot.

It was so bad that my usual chippy tea on Friday was ordered for home delivery (with social distancing observed).

I'll continue to rest and I plan to take Monday as a sick day. No likelihood of me running (sneaky or otherwise) at this point!

Instructor57Graduate10• in reply tonowster3 years ago

Glad you still got your chippy tea in 😁Hope you feel better soon !

nowsterGraduate10• in reply toInstructor573 years ago

Feeling lots better than the weekend but this morning's LFT had the T line immediately going deep black before the fluid even had time to advance to the C line! By no means am I out of the woods yet.

FrencGraduate1060minGraduate• in reply tonowster3 years ago

Glad you’re feeling a bit better nowster . Like you I felt pretty bad over the weekend, but not so bad today. It’s a funny virus isn’t it - like a bad cold but with weird other symptoms. For me anyway. Not tested again yet, may do that in a bit! In the meantime, chins up I guess! 😊

nowsterGraduate10• in reply toFrenc3 years ago

One of the weirdest symptoms is that my palate feels a little as though it was scalded by hot cheese (eg. pizza or cheese on toast) and I'm even more sensitive to pepperiness than usual. (I am really sensitive to spiciness in normal times.)

FrencGraduate1060minGraduate• in reply tonowster3 years ago

That is weird! I swear a corner of my cheese sandwich tasted of bad fish yesterday, but thankfully it seems to have gone. I love cheese and hate fish. It really is a weird virus! Rest up nowster 😊.

Instructor57Graduate10• in reply toFrenc3 years ago

Pleased to hear it's a bit better !👍

Instructor57Graduate10• in reply tonowster3 years ago

Glad to hear you are having some improvement now 👍

SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate3 years ago

I’d like to join the quest and my quest is to get out the door more, twice this week is an improvement but three times would b better, thanks for hosting Ian

Instructor57Graduate10• in reply toSueAppleRun3 years ago

Great to have you onboard .And good to see you out and running again !

And yes, building that frequency up again certainly helps !

Welcome back 😁👍

SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate• in reply toInstructor573 years ago

I need a few short runs in between the longer ones with Jo, she would run forever,

Instructor57Graduate10• in reply toSueAppleRun3 years ago

Haha, yes running with others you may feel obliged to do more !

FrencGraduate1060minGraduate3 years ago

Well, just to keep at it really Ian. March to be honest was a bit of a struggle towards the end, with a few weeks just logging 2 runs, so 3x a week for me in April, plus a 10 miler is due. I’d love to be able to keep adding to the distance in general, but it’s hard to find the time. Oooh I know, I need to get my gym mojo back! And stretch, could always do with being a bit more elastic. Maybe you could start a Stretch with Misty YouTube series?! All the best 😀😀😀.

Instructor57Graduate10• in reply toFrenc3 years ago

Just to keep at it sounds good to me Kate 😁👍You always get some good runs in , and yes if you can get a10 miler in then great !

I've not been to a gym for 25 years (When I gave up smoking)

But think I need to get back into the yoga that I had just started last year !

In sur Misty will join in with that 😁

FrencGraduate1060minGraduate• in reply toInstructor573 years ago

Best laid plans and all that 🤣. Just tested positive for you know what! That’ll teach me for going gallivanting on the Eurostar. 😊

Instructor57Graduate10• in reply toFrenc3 years ago

Oh no ! 😟😟😟Hope it's mild for you 🤞

But do take care !

FrencGraduate1060minGraduate• in reply toInstructor573 years ago

It feels like a baddish cold so hopefully won’t be too bad. Now, where’s the remote control 🤣. Have a nice weekend 😊.

GoogleMeGraduate103 years ago

Sign me up please! I expect my goals to be more or less the same as less month but I'll check in later to confirm as I am between 'wipe me out for ages' activities and don't want to aim too low or too high.

Instructor57Graduate10• in reply toGoogleMe3 years ago

Absolutely!Got to pitch it right 😁👍

I look forward to hearing what they are 😁

RoxdogGraduate103 years ago

Well, again, for April, my quest is just to keep running, somehow, whenever I can. That might only be 1 or 2 times a week. Post April, my quest might be very different. I may even go on an Arthurian quest in ancient places! 😜

Instructor57Graduate10• in reply toRoxdog3 years ago

Just keep running sounds good to me !Ooh look forward to your Arthurian quest post April 😁👍

Birdlady64Graduate103 years ago

Well here's the thing Ian....I haven’t entirely given up on reaching 10k in time for the Virtual Vitality London 10,000 but my quest is really to get back some degree of consistency in my running. I hope to just to get out 3 times a week and hopefully extend my distance out as I go.

At the same time I want to get back to the core and strength stuff my physio recommended as I know it was helping on all fronts.,

And so let's see....

Instructor57Graduate10• in reply toBirdlady643 years ago

Great! Glad to hear you haven't given up on the vitality 10k.

Our quests sound very similar , with run frequency and distances and I could also do with some strength work I think .

Or maybe get back to the yoga I started last year 🤔

Birdlady64Graduate10• in reply toInstructor573 years ago

Yes they do.

I did try a bit of yoga last year but these exercises are more Pilates style than anything with a bit of body weight strength stuff too.

Wavy-chick28Graduate103 years ago

Count me in! Need to get my mojo back been down in the doldrums but know running sorts out my very busy head. Also need to up my game with Yoga another must do to keep me from going crazy with lots of stress.

I’m in come on April 🏃🏼‍♀️🧘🏼‍♀️

Instructor57Graduate10• in reply toWavy-chick283 years ago

Welcome aboard !And yes, mojo's have certainly taken a hit with a lot of us recently with everything going on .

And yoga is on my list also !

We can do this 👍

YesletsgoAdministratorGraduate103 years ago

Hi I57, thanks for doing this and count me in.This month I'm aiming to:

Run 3 times a week

Cover 50 km

...and, you guessed, do that elusive 10k!

No travel plans for this month so🤞I avoid the lurgy and get it done

Instructor57Graduate10• in reply toYesletsgo3 years ago

Your welcome, and happy new profile name 😁👍10K here you come 💪

Dexy5Graduate103 years ago

Hello All, and wishing those of you who have developed Covid over the last week, a very speedy recovery.

My April quest is:

* Run 3 times a week

* Extend distance to beyond 10k so that the London Vitality 10k in May feels easier

* Do Pilates and Yoga between runs to improve flexibility.

See you all next week

Instructor57Graduate10• in reply toDexy53 years ago

Hello and welcome to the Quest !Quite a few going down with covid at the moment 😟

And yes, we wish them all a speedy recovery 🙏

Your quest is similar to mine , including yoga for flexibility!

I got out of the habit and need to get back to it !

Good luck with your Quest 👍

BluebirdrunnerGraduate103 years ago

Hi Ian, Please count me in for the April Quest.

Covid struck us at the very end of Feb and most of March was written off. Still not on my top game, but I have had one runette and started gentle YWA yoga again.

My April Quest is to run twice a week, and to practice daily yoga...

I'm not going to push too hard, just get out and enjoy myself.

Wishing those on the IC a quick and full recovery. Be kind to yourselves.

🌷xxx

Instructor57Graduate10• in reply toBluebirdrunner3 years ago

Hello, your in ! 😁👍Sorry to hear about the Covid !

It's everywhere ATM 😐

But glad to hear your on the way up again.

Running twice a week and yoga sounds like a great Quest and recovery plan .

And yes, enjoyment is better than pushing too hard .

Good luck with your Quest 👍

buzzardsGraduate103 years ago

Count me in. March could have gone better but I did get in 20 YWA yoga sessions which is an improvement on February. I managed to run twice a week for the first 2 weeks of March and then 3 times a week the 2 weeks after that. This week due to feeling very tired and getting poor sleep, I haven't run at all, so will resume next week. This month I'm aiming for:

Running 3-4 times a week.

Include 1 interval running session a week.

Daily yoga.

Weekly 10k at the weekend.

Jogger22Graduate103 years ago

Hello @Instructor57 and fellow questers. Glad to hear you have left your sinus problems behind you. Good luck for your quests this month. Please count me in. My quests will be similar to last month:1) Continue with garmin coach 10k training plan with Amy for 10k race in April

2) Run 3-4 times a week

3) Run at least 50km this month

4) Cross train at least three times a week - either swimming, YWA, strength training or walking

5) run 2 parkruns and volunteer at 1

6) warm up longer than usual and do exercises at my own pace to keep off the IC

7) get at least 8 hours sleep a night

Wish me luck!

🤗

Instructor57Graduate10• in reply toJogger223 years ago

Welcome !What a great Quest !

And yes, food luck 🤞

Oh how I would LOVE 8 hours sleep !

TracytraceGraduate103 years ago

Hi count me In please to try and run 3 times a week; first “run” yesterday after nearly 5 months during which the smoking has got steadily worse , have been smoking more than I have smoked in my life and that’s not been a lot , so I need accountability so I’m back here with you lovely lot! I’m quitting again from today and as someone on here told me when I first joined ; I’m a runner not a smoker 🙈🙌

Instructor57Graduate10• in reply toTracytrace3 years ago

Welcome to the Quest !If you can do 3 runs a week that is great .

But of course quitting the smoking is absolutely the right thing to do .

I'm an ex smoker , gave them up at age 40

So now 25 years smoke free .

Best wishes with your Quest , come back and let us know how it goes 🤞

Thommo23Graduate103 years ago

Bit late to the start of the quest but I will cvontinue where I left off last month.

1. 100Km running total - 15Km so far

2. 500Km Cycling total - 16Km so far

3. Strength training - got myself some gym rings which I want to use to work up to pull up fitness.

4. Diet - new part of this months quest is to normalise cleaner eating and drinking this month.

Best of luck everyone!

dijepGraduate103 years ago

Only 3 days late 😂😉But I'd like to join

My quest is simple

Run two 10k in April

Run twice a week

And that is it

Short and sweet ☺️

Kiwi_Fi3 years ago

I'm keen! My goal is to run 3 time a week and get back on track with JJMP. I've been back running just 30 mins for the past few weeks and I'd like to increase that and eventually get to a hour for my long run.

RunningJ123Graduate103 years ago

I'm a bit late to join, but my quest is to get back into a running routine, hopefully 3 but at least 2 times a week! I ran on Mon, and this morning I did 4k, so will try for one more this week 😊 I'm looking at low heart rate training too, and have been watching it more as I run... so we'll see how it all goes. It just feels good to be out again!

Instructor57Graduate10• in reply toRunningJ1233 years ago

Welcome!Never too late to join in 😁

2 or 3 runs a week is great, fingers crossed 🤞

Low heart rate training is a great way to build up your endurance, it does take time though so perseverance is key 😁

Good luck with your quest !

RunningJ123Graduate10• in reply toInstructor573 years ago

Thank you!!