September Mileage

River is such a little boy, who loves digging in the rocks and playing with his trucks and tractors

and he's wearing the mitten to keep his hand clean :)

My efforts to exercise more consistently in September paid off with my highest monthly mileage of the year. 42.31 miles is significantly more than my next highest month (April, with 27.17), so my main concern now is to train carefully so I don't get shinsplints as I continue to increase my mileage. I still need to increase the number of days I'm exercising, so that's my goal for October, along with continuing to increase my mileage.

I only had one work day in September- I re-stacked our firewood in a different location, built some pallet compost bins, and cleared the brush from the site of our future greenhouse. No pictures yet since I want to adjust the design of the compost bins a bit and do a few other small projects in the area. We're working on them this week so I'll probably post some pictures next week.

September's mileage:

9 treadmill workouts + 4 hikes + 3 races (Labor Day, color, trail) = 42.31 miles total

August's mileage:

1 treadmill walk + 2 hikes w/stroller + 4 races (5k, 5k, 10k, 4 mile) = 26.10 miles total

July's mileage:

2 treadmill walks + 3 hikes + 1 race (5k) = 13.72 miles total

June's mileage:

4 treadmill walks + 3 hikes + 3 races (June 5k, 1 mile glow, 5k)= 21.46 miles total

May's mileage:

7 treadmill walks + 1 hike + 2 races (May 5k, evening 5k) = 23.87 miles total

April's mileage:

6 treadmill walks + 1 hike + 1 outdoor run + 3 races (glow 5k, April 5k, 5k) = 27.17 miles total

March's mileage:

4 treadmill workouts + 3 hikes w/stroller + 4 races (4k, 5k, 5k, 5k obstacle) = 25.7 miles total

February's mileage:

9 treadmill workouts + 2 races (5k + 4.8 mile mud) = 26.15 miles total

January's mileage:

8 treadmill workouts + 1 race (5k) = 16.17 miles