Bret

AM - had to get an early start, so was out the door by 5:15 for an easy 8 miles.  Bit on a sluggish side this morning.  Did not feel as strong as I have felt the last week or so.  Poor sleep the night before and only about 6 hours last night probably a contributing factor.  Have to travel on business this afternoon to NYC.  

AM - easy 10 miles early in NYC.  I ran cross town from my hotel near Grand Central to the Hudson River Trail - which parallels the river and the West Side Highway.  Cool foggy and a bit drizzly.  Little sketchy in some areas where it was not well-lit and there were very few people out running at the time I was out there.  Avoided a few rats and other critters (unidentified mammal - could have been a cat, could have been a rat) - but a very nice run overall.  

AM - very long day of meetings yesterday with a follow-on dinner.  Did  not see my hotel room bed until after 11 pm.  Slept a bit longer than planned, so instead of trying to squeeze a workout in, I just headed out for a pleasant morning run.  Rain over night, and temps dropped into the mid 30's.  Ran up to Central Park around the reservoir for around 6 miles.  Hope to get some time later today or this evening for a workout.

AM - well I ended up having to extend my stay on business NYC; did not get finished with things and wrapped around 11 pm.  Hopefully will be heading home today (though the weather is rather dreary with an icy/rain/snow mix.  Sure to cause airport delays) after finalizing some things.  So I did not get the second run in that I had hoped for yesterday.  

Anyway - fortunately I packed some extra running gear (only not the kind to run in icy weather) so I did a workout on the dismal treadmill in the hotel instead of dealing with the cold wet conditions outside.  Very warm in the exercise room and the tm had seen better days.  But I hammered out 2 x 2 miles at HM pace with an 800 rest.  Had hoped to do 3 x, but there were only 4 treadmills and people were waiting to get a turn - and frankly I was good with the 2 reps.  Got in a good warm up and cool down.   

AM - got home late last night - a very successful business trip.  Got out to run a few easy miles for a shake out of about 5.   Will do some type of run later today.

PM - easy 8 miles after work.

PM - easy to moderate 10 miles with Richie after work around Carillon and Feathersound.

AM - 16 miles in Cypress Creek Preserve - paced my friend Brian for a portion of an ultra - 100 mile race. Met up with him around mile 23 or so and ran with him at a light pace and kept him company for a while. Great weather for the race. Called the Long Haul. It is Brian's first attempt at 100 miles. Hope he makes it. He's trained very well for about 9 months for this race.