I ran 18 times in the month of February, 91 miles, 5.1 miles/run.
Total for 2011 to the end of February: 37 runs, 191 miles, 5.2 miles/run.
Sun, 2/27/11: Rest day.
CJ and I just lazed around. CJ cooked up a 5.7 pound chicken with baked potato, green beans and salad. The chicken that needed 2 hours to cook cost about the same as the 2 pound, 2 ounce rotisserie chicken that anyone can get at Wegmans. Ahh ... the price of convenience!
We watched the Lakers beat the Oklahoma Thunder in OK, 90-87, link here. Later, we watched the Oscars, link here.
Mon, 2/28/11: Rest day.
CJ and I got some stuff done after work. We took my winter coat into the tailors to get a new zipper. Then we took a 100 pack of 100 DVD-Rs back to Staples to get a refund. Then we went to Verizon to get my old phone, a five year old (to me) Motorola e815, replaced by my daughter's old, identical phone. It had stopped syncing to my bluetooth and the charger had trouble. Now, it works fine. Then we went to Six Pockets for supper. We used the $10 for $20 plus a hour of pool coupon that I had bought from LivingSocial.com. A night off from running ... I probably needed it.
Tue, 3/1/11: 6.2 miles, 52:27, 8:27 pace, 32F, cloudy, calm, no stops, mild ab pain
Garmin Connect Activity for FF Cobbs Hill run, 3 Y's
CJ and I headed down to Fleet Feet for the usual Cobbs Hill run. I had mild ab pain at the start which kind of subsided after the 2nd Y. I took it nice and easy but did not stop ... just stubborn I guess.
Wed, 3/2/11: 3.92 miles, 41:29, 10:25 pace, 16F, partly cloudy, windy, walked some hills, mild ab pain.
Before the race
Winning the No Snowshoe, Male 50-59 age group award
Nate, the Winter Warriors and Bumble!
CJ and I headed down to Cobbs Hill for the last Snow Cheap, #6. It was cold and windy, I put on 3 top tech layers (1 ls, 1 ss and my FF Racing tank), jacket, shorts, pants, warm hat, warm gloves. The snow was crunchy, sometimes icy, sometimes deep and hard to get traction on. The course was a double loop, I went through the first loop at 20:38. I felt pooped out on the second loop but held at 20:52. I finished 44th overall, 30th out of 87 in no showshoes, results here. 2nd out of 6 in my 50-59 age group, results here. I won my 50-59 age group out of 15 in the no snowshoe category, results here. I won a $10 coupon off toward any Yellow Jacket Racing event. Cold and sweet!
I didn't escape from Snow Cheap #6 unscathed. I had some mild ab pain and the top of my right foot has a twinge when I step just so. But ... the pain every now and then was worth it! CJ helped out by serving cake inside. She made sure I had extra helpings ... thank you, my sweet!
Thu, 3/3/11: Rest day.
CJ made a yummy supper, country chicken stew over garlic parsley potatoes. We so needed to go to bed early but didn't ... like usual.
Fri, 3/4/11: Another rest day.
Rather than heading down to Fleet Feet for the usual Happy Hour run, CJ and I took it easy. I know I would have pushed instead of running nice and easy. I am running the Run Around the Bay tomorrow morning so I wanted my legs to be fresh. I will be doing the long, hilly route. So CJ and I went to bed early, :-)
Sat, 3/5/11: 14.35 miles, 02:02:51, 8:34 pace, 42F, cloudy, light sprinkles, a bit windy by the lake, 2 tiny walks up hills, some moderate right hip pain.
CJ and I woke up at 6AM for the annual Run around the Bay run hosted by Gold Rush Runners. We got to the outlet bridge at the top of Irondequoit Bay just before 7AM. I didn't have much time to warm up because the group of 100 runners or so headed out just as I got up to them. I moved up in the pack until Bill B found me and we settled into a 8:20 or so pace. We ran well through the flat, then headed for the hills on the west side of the bay. I walked a bit up the two major hills. We got to the water stop at 7 miles with no trouble. Then came the long downhill and long uphill of Empire Blvd. I was able to run down and up easily. CJ met up with me around mile 9 so I could take off my jacket. I continued on up Bay Rd, pulling ahead of Bill B. My right hip started hurting around mile 11 or so, then got worse. I soldiered onward but I did have to stop to walk for a bit twice, slowing to around 8:40 or 8:50 pace. I made the turn on Lake Rd and gutted it out back to the outlet bridge. I was glad to finish, Bill B was about 50 yards behind me. A nice, long run for sure. I estimate that my half marathon was 1:52 ... not too bad.
Afterward ... do I look exhausted?
Bill B invited us down to the Starbucks at the Twelve Corners in Brighton where we met up the Fleet Feet crew who were finishing up their long run. CJ and I had Skinny Vanilla Lattes and talked for a while. A nap ensued afterward, then we headed out to Newark to see my two kids that were home and out to the Wayne County Nursing Home in Lyons to see my father. CJ and I ended up eating supper at Crosspark in Newark with the kids. I had the Baby Back Ribs and CJ had the Italian Salad. Pretty good and a good value.
