Bret

AM - 3.25 miles with Finn before church in the neighborhood.

AM - 5 miles with Finn on the coldest morning of the year, I think, with the temperature at 24.   It is supposed to get even colder at the end of the week into single digits.  

AM - raining and 39 degrees outside, so I opted for a treadmill run - much to my dog's disappointment.   4 miles - decent pace.   Since the 'mill is flat, it tends to be much easier on the hamstring tendon than running outside where hills are virtually unavoidable here, and more impactful to the tendon.   Researched statins and adverse affects on tendons...going to take a "statin holiday" for a couple of weeks to see if that helps - as I cannot seem to make any substantial progress with it.  Last year in December I had my first encounter with the hamstring issue, and I discontinued the statin at the time after a few weeks of frustration, but it ultimately took a few months of figuring out physical therapy exercise to finally come out of it.   I had a flare up in June but newer exercises seemed to be effective much more quickly.   I resumed the statin in August - and stopped briefly 2 weeks before the NYC marathon as I was feeling some achiness in my hips, and then resumed taking it the very next day after the race.  I think long or intense exercise is not a good mix for me with statins.  At least that's my working theory for now.   If I can recover from this bout with the hamstring tendinopathy, I will tentatively resume the statin but be mindful when training or racing to take a "statin holiday" from time to time as a precaution.   BTW the doctor is recommending that I do not use the statin if it is not well-tolerated with running or intense activities.   

AM - 3.5 miles on the trail with Finn.   I was not in the right mindset to run this morning, and the first mile was uncomfortable with the hamstring, but I perservered and the discomfort subsided a bit and was glad that I got the run in afterall.   

AM - 3 miles with Dan and the dogs early and short before heading to the airport.  Going to WV to be with Tracy's family for the holidays. 

AM - 5k on my father in law's treadmill in his basement in WV.  Rain followed by snow and frigid temperatures and high winds outside.   Felt like it was too slick on the sidewalks.  

AM - 5 miles on the treadmill in the basement at my in-laws in WV.   3 degrees with a -16 wind chill and snowy/icy sidewalks - Tracy strongly suggested that it would be foolish of me to run outside. A younger and less-injured version of me probably would have ignored the suggestion.   The treadmill was certainly easier on my hamstring.   anyway.