Quest For Boston

Today was supposed to be an off  day but I was thinking about getting out and running before my feet even hit the floor this morning. When Pat stopped by with an offer to go out with himself and Dave I jumped.  Even though it was just some slow recovery miles, it was a great time.

4.88 miles in 42 minutes

I've got a cut on the heal of right foot.  It runs up the side of the heal and is very uncomfortable when I run right now.  It doesn't hurt enough to keep me from running but I'm very aware of it. I'll have to keep an eye on it.

Tempo run for 10k this evening.  1.4  mile warm up followed by a mile cool down.  Ran the 10k at 7:15's. It felt realy good.  10K- 45 minutes

I don't know if my legs and body were tired from a hard workout yesterday or from a lack of sleep.  Either way, not my best day.  I managed to get through a slow run but thats about all I can say about it.  I may take tommorrow off.

Day off today. After struggling through yesterdays run, I woke up with no desire to get out there.  It's been a while since I've actualy wanted a day off.  Usually I need a day off but still want to run.  A full 8 hours sleep and I could have used a nap.  Ended up digging a trench for 6 hours instead.  Lovely.  Snow coming in on Sunday.  Perfect for a long run.

I felt a lot better today after taking yesterday off.  Weather was 27 degrees with very little wind after 20+ winds on Thursday.

Long run with Dave this morning. Weather was much better than expected.  A slight drizzle and 36 degrees with very little breeze made for almost ideal conditions.

Eight degrees out this morning so I jumped on the treadmill.  I did 4 miles that felt like 10. Warmer temps tommorrow.

A lot of sleep last night.  I can't remember the last time I've had so many days with 7 plus hours.  It must be all this good living- and miles. Legs felt beat up after todays run.  I need to get off the roads and back on the trails for a couple of days.

Ran 6 at 7:30 pace to try and make up for no running the past 2 days.  I know I can't make up for them but I fel better about it anyways.  Torential rains yesterday should have forced me to the basement and the treadmill but I just couldn't bring myself to do it.  Tried out a new shoe today. Reebok ultra 3. Not sure how I feel about it.  Toe box is a lot more roomy than my asics.  We'll see as we go along.  Knees felt a little balky today.  Not sure if it's running with no glasses or just all the rain and moisture in the air.

Long day tommorrow so an easy run today.

Long run with Dave and Patrick this morning.  The last 2 miles were a real struggle. Probably exactly what I need to stretch myself out safely.  I just focused on maintaining form.   Glad to ge tthe runin in it's entirety.

Knees felt like glass this morning.  Took it real easy out in the woods on pine needle trail. I felt I needed to get out and do something to get some blood flow through the legs.  Felt better afterwards.

A little behind schedule this morning so turned it into a tempo run.  Wanted to do 7:30's without checking the Garmin.

7:32, 7:37; 7:34; 7:32; 7:00 and the last 3/4 at 6:50 which I knew was faster than 7:30. I just didn't know it was that fast.  It felt realy good after yesterdays run so I'm very happy. Plus the consistency without looking at the watch was a good thing to see. Off to work I go.

P.S.  The new shoes felt a lot better today.

Did a nice easy run around the golf course this afternoon. Legs were a little heavy but I still had a good time with it. Threw in some fartlek to spice things up a bit.

Did a mile repeat workout today. It was kind of a ladder workout starting slow and picking it up  with each successive repeat.

1st- 7:00

2nd- 6:39

3rd-6:30

4th- 6:00

Whole workout was done off-road so it felt good on the old knees. Very happy with the run today.

I was planning on a real easy day but by the time I got out the snow and wind had started.  As I went down Beach Road. the snow was coming sideways at 25 mph. After a couple exposed miles; the left side of my face was freezing and snow blasted. It definetly put some giddyup in my stride.  Ended up averaging 7:30's.

Nasty weather continues here in the Northeast.Wet and windy this morning, combined with snow yesterday, made for slushy conditions so I went to the basement and the dreadmill. I cranked up some old Bruce Springsteen and went to it.  Boring as heck but managed to get 70 minutes in. Off to watch my beloved Patriots do battle now.

EAsy 3 today. Temp was 20 with a breeze. I am not ready for these temps.

I woke up on the 25th and my left heel was killing me. It hurt every time I put wieght on it and I had to go shopping that day. It finally felt better this morning so I went out for a test run. Happily it seems fine today. I'm wondering what caused it. Between new boots this past week and new shoes I'm not sure. I'll start with the assumption it's the boots and go from there.

After having foot issues for most of the week I cut my long run way back today.  To make up for it I increased the intensity some.  All miles at 7:37 with 3 tempo miles at 7:10.  Foot felt fine.

Easy recovery day today. A little soar after yesterday's run but I loosened up after the first mile and felt fine.  My left hip was a little achy last night when I went to bed but felt good this morning and during my run.

I felt tired out there today. The first mile was a real struggle. I seriously thought about turning around and cutting my run short. I decided to stick with it and felt a lot better by 3 miles. I seem to have a pretty serious case of tennis elbow for some reason and it stiffens up quite a bit during my runs.  It's pretty painful when I have to bend it afterwards

When I went out the door i saw a couple of snow flakes falling.  By the time I got home the ground was covered and the roads were slick.  We're looking at 6-9 inches today so I'm glad I got the run in early. I was a little concerned about my foot when I left the house but it was fine by a mile in. Maybe I'm getting a little paranoid about injuries. Happy New Years Eve to everybody.