Bret

PM - woke with a head cold yesterday morning and a snowy cold 16 degrees - and so with a long day of travel back home, I thought better of it and decided not to run.  In stark contrast, it was a beautiful day at home in Florida - and I was even able to run shirtless on a very pleasant afternoon around the Feathersound neighborhood across from our new office building.  (We moved locations within the same office park).  I now have a clear view of Tampa Bay from my office window.  

Richie met me and we ran a few miles together.  He's nursing a slightly tweaked calf muscle.  

Run was good and my head cold did not seem nearly as bad as it did yesterday morning.

Finished up the year with slightly more than 3700 miles.  Significant milestone for me.  Averaging just over 10 miles per day and would have to rank that my best running achievement for 2012 because I ran nearly 1100 miles more than I did last year.  Not bad for an old guy. 

PM - Workout:  3 mile warm up then 3 x 2 miles at HM pace with 800 meter rest - then 2 miles cool down for a total of 12 miles. Avg pace 6:27.  Was really too fast on the first rep and felt dehydrated or something by the end of the workout which made this feel tougher than I think it looks on paper.  

PM - 10 aerobic miles on the treadmill - I thought I would be feeling better by lunchtime today, but a lingering cold and hard workout from yesterday left me a bit depleted.  Not very enjoyable run today.

PM - workout - tempo at MP.  2 mile warm up and cool down with 6 miles at MP (avg pace 6:47).  Feeling much better than yesterday, but not quite 100%.  Would like to have this workout feel slightly easier than it did today.  

PM - 7 very slow easy miles in a cool mist/drizzle (mizzle is I think what Bam calls it).  Felt rather depleted and unmotivated to step up into a more normal training pace - so I just plodded along.  Actually did not have very much time to get a longer run in - so will perhaps add a few more miles later.  Feel pretty relaxed and comfortable now - so maybe the easy pace was what I needed.

PM - 11 miles easy to moderate.  Should have felt more relaxed and solid at the pace I was running - but did not.  Not sure if the cold has left me a bit weak or what.  Nice day though when it was supposed to be cloudy and rainy.