Sun, 1/23/11: 3.1 miles, 22:14, 7:10 pace, 9F, partly cloudy, a bit windy, no stops, no pain.
Yes, it was cold, single digit cold! But there was a race ... so we headed down to Powder Mills Park for Polar Cat #3, a 5K. I dressed warmly: 3 tech tops, tights and pants. I forgot my Brooks jacket so I put on my Newark Turkey Day sweatshirt as an outer layer. The race started smoothly, I fell into a groove and held it the entire way. The road was a bit slick but not too bad. I had nothing left at the end. I ran well, 11th out of 46, results here. I was 2nd out of 6 in my age group, results here.
Getting to and from Powder Mill Park was exciting but not the kind you would want! The slick roads almost caught us. On the way down we almost got sideswiped at the 104E-590S split by someone wanted to merge over to 104E without looking. On the way back we almost got hit by a car that lost it on 590N as we tried to merge onto 590N from 490W. Luckily I was able to brake without losing control and watch the car spin in front of us from left to the right off the road. We got home the rest of the way safely.
Later, after a lazy afternoon, we watched the Packers-Bears game and the Steelers-Jets game. Both winning teams built a lead and kept it ... setting up a Packers-Steelers SuperBowl.
Mon, 1/24/11: Rest day. Later in the day, I felt some mild lower ab pain during work so I just took a rest day.
Tue: 1/25/11: Another rest day. I didn't sleep well. As a result I had a headache all day. I probably could have run but I just didn't feel it. I stayed in.
Wed, 1/26/11: 6.5 miles, 52:23, 8:04 pace, 30F, cloudy, really light snow, no stops, no pain.
Garmin Connect Activity for Out to the Zoo and 3 times around the pond
I so needed to run. After a bit I headed out for a nice run. I concentrated on rolling off and stretching out with as many strides as I could instead of plodding. A nice run, nice pace, sweet!
Fri, 1/28/11: 4.1 miles, 26F, no stops, no pain.
I headed down to Fleet Feet for the usual Happy Hou run, only backwards since it was the last Friday night of the month. I ran without my Garmin. I started out slow ... around 8:30 pace, I sped up after the hills ... around 7:45 pace, I guess. It felt good ... a bit tight across my lower abs at first until after a mile or so.
Sat, 1/29/11: 6.385 miles, 48:22, 7:35 pace, 25F, 2 short walks up a hill, mild lower ab pain.
CJ and I headed down to Powder Mill Park for Freezeroo #4, a 6.385 miler. The start was somewhat marred by some idiot who was speeding down Park Rd and hit a runner ... no injuries, thank goodness. Arguments and a wrestling match ensued I was told. The police were called but I don't know what came out of it, if anything. The start was fast ... a 7:10 first mile. The course soon got hilly but did have some good downhills. I did walk for a tiny bit twice to catch my breath. I didn't have anything left at the end and got nipped by Chris W. I did pretty well, 58th out of 215, results here. I was 4th out of 23 in my age group, results here.
Later, after a nice rest and a bit of ice, CJ and I shuffled off to Buffalo for my company's 40th anniversary party. We didn't have anyone to sit with ... but made our own fun.
