AM: I woke up to about a foot of snow and its still coming down. So what do I do, I decide to go run in it. For fun. It was crazy, fun, and stupid. I ran out to the end of the planet walk and back. It wasn't easy to get any traction and blazing a trail on the sidewalk was tough. It was cool though. I totally overdressed and was sweating by the end of the 3.5 miles. I figured slipping and sliding all over was not good on the leg so I bailed at 3.5 miles and finished on the treadmill. I did another 2.5. All I have to say is that there is WAY more snow this year than last.
T-29:04 (8:18) 3.5 157
T-18:24 (7:21) 2.5
PM: 2 miles on the treadmill in the evening to hit my 8 for the day. Easy pace, mixed with some hills.
Well, it didn't snow for the first time in a while and the roads were pretty clear so I was happy to hit one of the old "bread and butter" routes. Providence - River Heights loop. There were a few roads still with snow on them (maybe a mile total) but I was able to cruise on the rest of the run. It was a med effort run with a few faster miles thrown in due to the hills. I still feel the soreness outside the knee every once in a while during my runs, but it doesn't get past a 1 on my scale and by the next mile, it dissapears again. Just a friendly reminder that I have to be careful. I still plan on upping the mileage again next week to average 9 a day and 10 the next week. After that, we will see...
We had a light dusting of snow last night, but not enough to make the roads un-runnable. They were slick in places, but it wasn't too bad. I ran my Providence hills loop with a mile add-on up to the mouth of Providence Canyon. I started out with no time goals and just ran by feel. I was surprised the miles were sub 7 (except for the big hill mile). I kept the same effort on the downhill and hit some 6 min miles. As soon as I got home the sun came out and it warmed up to 40 degrees. Of course.