Thursday, May 14, 2026
5.1 mile walking
Daily Challenge: Throwback Thursday
Thursday, May 14, 2026
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Monday, May 11, 2026
Sunday, May 10, 2026
Saturday, May 09, 2026
FIVE AFTER FIVE, DAY 4
Saturday, May 9, 2026
5.1 mi running
Daily Challenge - Scenic Saturday
While Schodack Island State Park isn't as remote as some other parks near here, and many of the trails are wide and smooth enough to drive a car down - it's still pretty scenic, between the views of the Hudson River and all the greenery that's coming in as spring proceeds toward summer. And the birds were singing like crazy - at one point my Merlin app ID'd six different types of birds calling in the trees and bushes around me.
Friday, May 08, 2026
FIVE AFTER FIVE, DAY 3
Friday, May 8, 2026
4.8 mi walking
Daily Challenge - Flashy Footwear Friday
(I don't have any flashy footwear, but I do have Hokas for seemingly every terrain: walking, running on pavement, and trail running.) One of my sets of trail shoes also does a pretty good job walking in light snow, and with the addition of sheet metal screws in the outsoles, my pavement shoes work reasoably well on ice too.)
Thursday, May 07, 2026
FIVE AFTER FIVE, DAY 2
Thursday, May 7, 2026
3.1 mi running, 2.5 mi walking
Daily Challenge - Through the City Thursday: while the Corning Preserve doesn't qualify as a true urban run, it is definitely urban-adjacent, so my I counted my time there before, during, and after the Law Day 5k as meeting today's challenge.
Wednesday, May 06, 2026
FIVE AFTER FIVE, DAY 1
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
3.7 Mile walk
Daily Challenge - run one of today's Dev Runs or wear some Dev Run gear
Five After Five is an annual Utica Road Runners challenge that I've been doing since 2021. The challenge runs from May 6 through May 20 and has four options - run/walk 5k a day, 5 mi a day, 50k during the whole 15 days, or 50 mi during the whole 15 days.
The first year I chose to tackle 5 mi a day - and even though I'd been averaging at least that per day, I found the challenge really difficult. (What can I say, it's nice to have the option to only do a mile after a day of running/walking 15 miles...) Since then I've opted for the daily 5k, combined with covering 50 miles during the 15 days (which really only means doing an extra 3.5 miles.)
And truth be told, 5k a day is only a little less grueling than 5 mi a day.
This year I'm hoping to use the challenge to jump-start more regular running, as well as upping my weekly mileage a bit (instead of getting home after school and declaring myself too tired to do more than walk to the store or one of my handy 1 mile routes.)
Tonight I was definitely too fried to do the 3.5 hour round trip out to the Dev Runs and I don't have any Dev Run gear, so I had to settle for just starting my daily mileage.
One down, fourteen to go.
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