Sun, 1/9/11: 6.8 miles, 20F, windy, 1 stop, mild left hip pain.
It was cold outside and warm inside. Part of me wanted to just stay inside. But the part of me that needed to run won out. I got out around 9:45AM. I wore the usual plus my YakTrax Pros. I ended up at the Seneca Park Zoo and ran around the pond three times. I forgot to turn on my Garmin until I was past the pedestrian bridge. I ran nice and easy, maybe 8:40 pace. I warmed up after a while, but the wind was still chilly and brisk! I felt some mild left hip pain. I think I will start wearing my IT Bands again.
Mon, 1/10/11: Rest day.
CJ and I spent a relaxing evening at home. I fiddled with my USB turntable. Who knew that Audacity defaults to recording in Mono? Luckily, I only recorded an album (The Cars - Panorama) and a half (Pat Benatar - Seven the Hard Way) before I figured out that this was wrong and how to set it to stereo.
Tue, 1/11/11: 6.2 miles, , 8:07 pace, 20F, clear, a bit windy, no stops, no pain.
Garmin Connect Activity for FF Cobbs Hill run, 3 Y's
CJ and I went down to Fleet Feet for the usual Cobbs Hill run. The sidewalk on Monroe Ave was the usual ice/snow mix. I ran a bit hard, a bit slow 8:07 pace. CJ walked/ran 3.3 miles, 16:39 pace. I got my first Winter Warrior swag, a Puma keychain with a light.
Then we headed out to Henrietta to see the movie "Hood to Coast". A pretty good running movie about the 1000+ teams that run the 196 mile Hood to Coast relay.
Wed, 1/12/11: Rest day.
CJ and I spent a relaxing evening together. I converted the album Aerosmith - Get Your Wings to MP3.
Thu, 1/13/11: 6.5 miles, 53:31, 8:14 pace, 19F, clear, a bit windy, 1 stop at the top of the hill, no pain.
Garmin Connect Activity for Out to the Zoo and three times around the pond
I needed to run, I wanted to stay on the couch ... so after a bit I went out. I put on my YakTrax Pros and headed out to the Seneca Park Zoo and around the pond three times. I ran nice and easy, trying to concentrate on my stride. It was a bit cold at the start but I warmed up by mile 2.
I went to bed at 10PM which is highly unusual for me. I needed sleep and wake up without the alarm at 6:30AM very refreshed.
Fri, 1/14/11: 5.1 miles, 40:53:, 7:57 pace, 18F, clear, calm, 1 stop, no pain.
Garmin Connect Activity for FF Happy Hour run + 1 loop
I went down to Fleet Feet for the usual Happy Hour run, I added a loop around around the Cobbs Hill reservoir. I ran nice and easy, but still fast I guess.
Sat, 1/15/11: 3.1 miles, 22:24, 7:14 pace, 25F, cloudy, light snow, no stops, no pain.
I headed out to Camp Eastman for Freezeroo #3 without my Garmin, I made up a map using RunningAhead to show the course. I had not run this race in 4 years. It was just as twisty as I remembered it. There was a light snow falling, the roads were greasy and slick, with not much traction. I just ran, tried to let not too many people pass me, didn't have much left at the finish. I was 45th out of 239, results here. I was 5th out of 34 in my age group, results here.
