Running Summary April 2026

My running was so-so in April, with lower frequency and less mileage than I had hoped for.

I am experiencing occasional moderate ligament pain in my left knee, causing me to reduce my running to three days a week for a little more than ten miles per week on average. For my long runs on April 12 and April 19, I used the Galloway run/walk method of running five minutes and walking one minute. I am optimistic that I can use the run/walk method to increase my long runs to half-marathon distance this spring and summer.

I bought two new pairs of running shoes in the middle of the month. I am now rotating Saucony Kinvara Pros (old), Asics Gel-Cumulus 27s (new), and Saucony Kinvara 16s (new). I buy running shoes from Marathon Sports when I can because they have good local stores and sponsor many local races. But Marathon Sports doesn’t carry the Saucony Kinvaras, so I ordered those shoes directly from Saucony.

I am slowly approaching my goal of averaging ten miles per week. I did not run any races this month.

These are my miles since the beginning of the 2026:

Week	Date	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	Wk Total
0	12/29	—	—	—				2.09	2.09
1	1/5				2.07		3.04		5.11
2	1/12			3.04			4.05		7.09
3	1/19	4.05		4.07		5.11		3.11	16.34
4	1/26								0.00
5	2/2	2.05		3.03		4.06			9.14
6	2/9		5.10			5.10			10.20
7	2/16			3.28		5.08			8.36
8	2/23								0.00
9	3/2						1.11		1.11
10	3/9	2.04		3.07		3.02		4.20	12.33
11	3/16		5.03			5.06		6.07	16.16
12	3/23			3.17		3.16		7.17	13.50
13	3/30			3.18		3.17		4.20	10.55
13	4/6			4.08		3.25		8.07	15.40
13	4/13			4.11				6.26	10.37
13	4/20				3.21		4.03	4.13	11.37
13	4/27			5.08		—	—	—	5.08