Sun, 12/19: 4.3 miles, 31:31, 7:10 pace, 18F, cloudy, a bit windy, no stop, no pain.
CJ and I went out to Webster for the Polar Cat #2 race. The course was 2 loops of 2.2 miles, actually 4.3 miles. It was a bit chilly and the race started suddenly. I got out well and settled into a 6:47 first mile. I think I was around 16:00 when I came around for lap 2. I held on and finished strong. I was 16th out of 56, results here. I was 2nd out of 7 in my age group, results here. Many thanks to CJ for braving the elements and taking some pics.
Mon, 12/20: Rest day.
CJ and I went out Christmas shopping for my oldest son. We ended up at Target and bought a queen-sized air mattress. He will be home on Thursday and needed a bed to sleep on.
Tue, 12/21: 6.2 miles, 26F, no stops, no pain.
I headed down to Fleet Feet for the usual Cobbs Hill run. I ran the usual 3 Y's with no stops. The run up and down Monroe Ave was a bit slushy, ice and a bit uneven but not if you were careful about where you ran. I didn't start my Garmin until I had run a mile. Oops!
Wed, 12/22: Rest day. I found out that I have 34 Winter Warrior points down at Fleet Feet.
I worked with my new USB turntable. I converted the following albums to MP3s: The Cars - Candy-O, The Cars - The Cars, Boston - Boston. I converted The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band a couple of nights ago. I have gotten hang of it. I use EZ Vinyl Tape Converter initially. I use Audacity to split any tracks that don't get split ... which happens on every side of every album. Then I upload the album to ITunes. Meanwhile I finished up loading my son's laptop.
Thu, 12/23: Rest day. I wanted to run but ran out of time. CJ and I picked up my oldest son at the bus station in Rochester and took him out to Newark. He had to take 3 buses to get home from UMass in Amherst MA. CJ and I exchanged gifts. I got her a Brooks Nightlife jacket to go with the one I bought myself and she got me a pair of CW-X Insulator Stabilyx Running Tights that we both got at Fleet Feet, of course. She thinks it might help me recover better.
Fri, 12/24: 5 miles, treadmill, 3 miles @ 8:34, 1.75 @ 8:00, 1/4 @ 7:30.
CJ and I drove out to Cleveland for Christmas. We stayed overnight at a Radisson near the airport. Within 30 minutes of getting there I was on the treadmill. I so needed to run!! I watched National Treasure on USA on the TV to while away the time. We had a king size Sleep Number bed ... I am not a fan. We had an excellent dinner at Cafe Stratos in North Olmsted, then saw her daughter.
Sat, 12/25: Merry Christmas!
CJ and I visited her son and daughter (again) in Bedford then her brother, his family and her father in Revenna. We enjoyed our time together. We headed back at 6:30PM. We got back to Rochester at 11:30PM, unpacked by midnight. Nice trip, nice weather!
