April by the numbers

Welcome to this month’s edition of By The Numbers, where I break down data from my watch and training log to reflect on the past month.

Each month, I track a few simple metrics—average sleep, daily steps, and total workouts. I’ve been doing this consistently for over two years, and it’s become one of the most useful tools I have for spotting trends, holding myself accountable, and fine-tuning habits. I highly recommend building a practice like this into your own routine.

Let’s get into it.

STEPS

Total Steps: 369, 130
Daily Average: 12,304

Steps are climbing! This is my highest monthly total since August 2025. A sure sign that summer is coming.

SLEEP

Average Sleep Score: 80
Average Sleep Duration: 6 hours 43 minutes

Sleep has been great for this past month. I’ve been busy, and because of that crashing hard each night. My average sleep score stayed the same, but my average duration is down a few minutes from last month. I think it mostly has to do with one night where I didn’t sleep at all—stomach bug. I logged my lowest sleep score ever, 23.

TRAINING

Runs: 13
Lift: 3

Yikes! Not my best month. That stomach bug really wiped me out. I got one good lift in earlier in the month. The others were later in the month once recovered. I was excited to ramp up the training but had no gas. This confirms there was no way I should have run more than I did last weekend.

I’m finally recovered from that bug and hoping for a more normal training month in May.

FINAL THOUGHTS

I always learn a thing or two when I do this monthly reflection, which is why I always encourage you to build a similar practice. It’s an easy way to check in and see how you’re doing and where you may be able to improve. Thanks for reading!

—Justin Miner