161.94 miles running in March, 265.64 biking. I'm starting to run more as the hammy is feeling better than what it was early in the month. I think the biking has helped, and it had helped my weight start to slowly come off.

I'm starting to look for a certain number of hours each week versus miles. Last month I had 49 hours total including weight lifting and hikes, I'd like to start getting 12+ hours a week with biking mixed in. In my competitive cycling days I averaged 16-20 hours of cycling up to 300 miles a week. I could never do that much time running, running I'm more usually around 10 hours a week.

Like everyone else has noticed, the local trails are becoming clogged as it gets nicer out. I'm hitting more gravel roads now and cycling on the back roads. At least you won't find casual dog walkers out on the roads very much, and most people newly going into the state parks are staying with 1/2 mile of their car. I find those people that drive their car along the roads that have their dog running next to them really effing obnoxious, get off your lazy ass and walk with your dog!

I find those people that drive their car along the roads that have their dog running next to them really effing obnoxious, get off your lazy ass and walk with your dog!

Oh my god that seems so unsafe and horrible.

Grandma's Marathon was cancelled yesterday. That is a massive blow to the Duluth economy, but Duluth also has a vulnerable population and there are probably going to be snowbirds returning at that point, they don't need tens of thousands of people packed in together. I also wonder if races are now afraid of being associated with a cluster of outbreaks (which is a real concern!) and will want to be overly cautious.

This month was pretty decent for me, running-wise. I got in a few double digit runs and explored a few new locations, which was fun. I'm not finding a lot of issues with congestion, but I often run at most people's dinner times.

I should NOT have looked at Running Warehouse today. Sales everywhere. Funny how most races being canceled all of a sudden encourage prices to drop to reduce inventory of NEW items. I have "needed" a new ultra vest for a while. I can't decide.

https://www.runningwarehouse.com/Ultimate_Direction_Adventure_Vest_50/descpage-UDAV5.html

or do I go for the one with one bottle and a rain fly I'll probably never use? I don't NEED a new vest since mine holds 2 bottles and is what I was planning on using for TRT. I just happen to have a stimulus check coming...and Jeep parts are more expensive than running parts.

I HOPE to be back on trails next week. Ankle/heel is feeling better except for this morning. I think jumping up and down on my Jeep, or crawling under, is to blame for that. Maybe a new vest would make me go run REALLY LONG trail runs with the weather now predicting another winter storm.

drock, I saw in the other thread that you're doing the Quarantine Backyard Ultra.  Me too.  I double-checked my planned route today, it's about 4.2 miles so that should work.  Probably will be raining here on Sat.    I'm aiming for 5-6 loops.  Some big names in the field (besides us).  

Gatsby - I had to alter my route, they banned running in the cemetery. I respect that, made a new route that's slightly longer but less vert

155 miles in March in Bangladesh.  Just finished a 40-mile week in Michigan on 4 days of running.

The second half of March was quite eventful.  Long story short, I returned to the States on Tuesday (March 31) on a chartered, evacuation flight arranged by the US embassy because all other commercial routes out of Bangladesh were closed.  After having four different tickets getting canceled, I was very thankful that the US government arranged a flight to get citizens home.  Though I'm doing a 14-day quarantine in rural Michigan, I'm glad to be able to get out and run each day on lonely county roads.

Nice day M. I may try 52k for my 52nd b-day next week.