Sunday, 1/16/11 to Saturday, 1/22/11

I ran 5 times this week, 23.35 miles.

Sun, 1/16/11: 6.7 miles 59:57, 8:57 pace, 19F, cloudy, windy with a wind chill, no stops, no pain.

Garmin Connect Activity for Out to get the Sunday paper via the Zoo and 3 times around the pond

I got out the door around 9:30AM. The first step is always the hardest ... especially with it's cold and windy. I took it slow out to the Seneca Park Zoo and then 3 times around the pond. On the way back I stopped to get the Sunday paper from the two guys who sell it from the back of a minivan near the Dunking Donuts. A hot chocolate was very welcome when I got inside!

Lazed around the rest of the day ... watched the Bears-SeaHawks, then Jets-Patriots, converted some albums to MP3s. It's amazing how some of my albums have just one good song on them.

Mon, 1/17/11: Rest day.

It was COLD this morning ... -4F! It did warm up during the day to above 20F but definitely a cold start. After a long Monday of work CJ and I eventually did our laundry.

Tue, 1/18/11: 6.2 miles, 50:23, 8:09 pace, 40F, light mist, no stops, no pain.

Garmin Connect Activity for FF Cobbs run, 3 Y's

I headed down to Fleet Feet for the usual Cobbs Hill run. I started out slow up the slushy Monroe Ave sidewalk, then amped it up a bit up and down the 3 Y's, then back down. CJ and I missed connecting up before I headed out so she missed the workout.

Wed, 1/19/11: 2.8 miles, 29:48, 10:31 pace, 25F, light snow, walked a few hills, no pain until after.


CJ and I headed down to Cobbs Hill for Snow Cheap #3. This time I remembered my YakTrax Pros. I started out a bit slow but soon picked out a groove. There wasn't as much ice but a lot more snow than I expected. Running through 4 to 6 inches of snows is hard work. I appreciated the hard packed snow! I did well, 30th out of 115, results here. I was 2nd out of 10 in my age group, results here. I won a Fleet Feet white hat at the post race raffle. Afterward I had some lower ab pain so I sat down with an ice pack while I watched the Lakers play the Mavericks on ESPN. I don't get to watch the Lakers very often ... the Mavericks ended their 6 game losing streak on the strength of a 30-17 3rd quarter. Interesting media notes about Kobe and the Lakers, link here. Even though the Lakers have won 8 out of their last 10, they are only 5-6 against teams with winning records this season so far.

Fri, 1/21/11: 4.15 miles, 33:44, 8:08 pace, 16F, cloudy, windy, 2 traffic stops, no pain.

Garmin Connect Activity for FF Happy Hour run

Sure, it was 16F, windy with a wind chill around 0F or below, did CJ and I stay in with our feet up? No ... we headed down to Fleet Feet for the usual Happy Hour run along with around 30 other crazy runners. I bought a pair of running gloves before we headed out. The field test went well, they kept my hands a lot warmer than my old mittens. I can also use them while I am driving. I headed out a bit hard like usual. A couple kept pace with me, one was lost on Cobbs Hill drive, the other toasted me on the run down Monroe Ave. A faster runner on a Friday night ... interesting! CJ walked 2 miles! All in all, sweet! Something a lot of other people would not even consider ... but the Winter Warriors just go out and do it! Sweet!

Sat, 1/22/11: 3.5 miles on the treadmill.

CJ and I managed to make it out to Planet Fitness. I ran 3.5 miles on the treadmill, did a short upper body circuit and a bit on the bike. CJ did 23.4 miles on the bike. Later, after a supper of leftover chicken and pork, we watched The Bourne Identity.