Sunday, 2/13/11 to 2/19/11

 I ran 5 times this week, 22.27 miles.

Sun, 2/13/11: Rest day.

CJ and I woke up in Canton OH. We headed to the Pro Football Hall of Fame after breakfast. We wandered through the exhibits and took pics. You might think that I am a Buffalo Bills fan and Chris is a Cleveland Browns fan ...

  

 

 

 

Then we headed to Ravenna OH to see her father and brother, Bill. We ate lunch and celebrated his 90th birthday. He told lots of good stories about his WWII days as a supply sergeant in the Pacific. We headed back to Rochester around 4PM and arrived safely home at 9PM.

 

Chris and her father

Chris's brother, Bill, (on the right) and I

Meanwhile, back in Rochester ... kudos to those who braved the 34F waters of Lake Ontario in the Polar Plunge, link here.

Mon, 2/14/11: 5.4 miles, 43:49, 8:07 pace, 32F, cloudy, windy, no stops, no pain.

Garmin Connect Activity for Out to the Zoo plus 2 times around the pond

I needed to run and got out after 6PM. I took it nice and easy because it was around freezing. There was a bit of black ice but I just slid a bit. A nice recovery run just to get the joints moving. A nice, romantic Valentine's Day evening ensued.

Tue, 2/15/11: 5 miles, 41:17, 8:15 pace, 22F, clear, calm, no stops, no pain.

Garmin Connect Activity for FF Cobbs Hill run, 2 Y's

CJ and I got in some quality stretching when I got home so we got a late start. We went down to Fleet Feet and got a quality parking spot. The Monroe Ave sidewalk was icier than usual. I went nice and easy up, did 2 Y's, then nice and easy back. No worries, nice workout.

Wed, 2/16/11: 2.67 miles, 25:39, 9:36 pace, 43F, clear, calm, no stops, no pain.

Before the start

The start!

The finish!

CJ and I headed down to Cobb Hill for Snow Cheap #5. It was a warm (relatively) night with a full moon. The snow was mushy with just a wee bit of ice up in the woods. I got out fast and got passed a bit by some faster runners. I stayed behind a guy with snowshoes most of the way ... he packed down the snow for me. I ran well, 27th overall. I was 20th out of 83 no snowshoe runers, results here. I was 1st out of 8 in my 50-59 age group, results here.

Thu, 2/17/11: Rest day.

A very much warmer day ... around 50F. A lot of the snow is melting. Winter will return but not right now. CJ and I had a nice supper ... spiral baked ham, baked potato, green beans and salad. Yummmmm!

Fri, 2/18/11: 5 miles, 38:42, 7:44 pace, 42F, clear, windy, 1 traffic stop, no pain.

Garmin Connect Activity for FF Happy Hour run plus 1 loop

CJ and I headed down to Fleet Feet for the usual Happy Hour run. It was getting colder and quite windy. I ran on my Brooks Adrenaline GTS10s for the first time in a while. I ran easy at first, then harder ... a sweet run. CJ walked 2.44 miles. Afterward, CJ made up cheese ravioli and meatballs for supper. Yummy!

Sat, 2/19/11: 4.2 miles, 35:47, 8:31 pace, 20F, snowy, windy, no stops, no pain.

Garmin Connect Activity for FF Backward Kimstock run

Winter returned to Rochester overnight while we were sleeping. In the afternoon I headed out to Newark to pick up my father's mail, Lyons to see him at the Wayne County Nursing Home and then back to Newark to see my daughter.

Then, CJ and I headed down to Fleet Feet to participate in Kimstock, Kim running for 24 hours on a treadmill to raise money for the Rochester General Hospital Cardiac Unit. We were there when she passed the 50 mile mark just before 10 hours. But before we headed out for a backward Happy Hour run. Sane people would have stayed in the store but ... out we went! Yes, it was cold, snowy and windy ... perfect weather for a run deep into the cold wind and snow on Monroe Ave, maybe? The turn down Highland Ave and back toward the store was a bit warmer after I got warmed up. I wore my Yaks and took it nice and easy. CJ walked 2.64 miles and got rid of her headache for a bit.