D-Man

Today ran a pretty solid 14 miles w/ Jacki in 1:41:51 despite there being snow on parts of the course.  Maintained close to 7:00 pace the whole way.  Temp chilly 23, but sunny and no wind.  Could have gone another 3 to 5 miles.  Later, ran about 1 mile running between different parts of the course to take pictures for the Christmas In The Park race at Deming Park. Kyle Mullins won the Middle School 3K in 11:42, Nikki (?) won the middle school 3K in 11:54.  Not bad since parts of the course were solid ice.  Brandon Query, local high school standout won the 5K in 17:04.  My feet are getting (arches mostly) sore from running on the snow and my achilles are a little tender from running uphill in the snow.

Today at lunch did the Octane for 30 minutes in a record 5.68 miles. Legs really felt good. Pretty effortless. Then tonight after work, ran a pretty quick 8.5 miles (8.6 according to map) in 58:10. Had 29:30 half way. Started out pretty quick with the first mile in 6:28, but quickly faded to 7:00 pace until half way, then I was able to drop down to 6:25 pace the rest of the way back except for where it was really dark and ran 7:00. A pretty decent run given that it was supposed to be a recovery run. It "warmed up" today to 41 degrees w/ SSE breeze of 15-20 mph. I need to be able to hit the track again Wednesday evening if I can.

Today did 30 minutes on the Octane.  Started out quick but slowed it down.  Did it to my White Stripes Under Blackpool Lights DVD.  Then tonight, ran with Jeff and David.  Did a semiquick 2.5 mile warmup about 7 minute pace.  Then ran in Woodridge 10x400m+ up Woodridge hill w/ recovery jog back to the start.  Ran really well on all of them and ended up doing the last 5 within 3 seconds of Jeff and Dave (except the very last one).  Very warm 41 and breezy and light rain.  Hamstrings and lower calfs were wanting to cramp up a little on the cooldown.  Really fired up with this workout.  I was tired going in since I've been up since 5 this morning with work and stayed up a little too late lastnight. This puts me at 2184 miles so far for the year, beating my previous total of 2171 in 2005.

Today did 30 minutes on the Octane during lunch.  I was so tired today from work yesterday.  Tonight, I really struggled to run 7 miles with Jacki.  Hit about 7:30 pace on it.  I ran 2 miles prior and legs were completely shot.  Cold 25 but nice out.  Just feeling really beat up from yesterday's workout and tired from lack of sleep.

Today, didn't get to do the Octane during lunch as I couldn't get away from work.  Tonight did 8 minutes on the Octane for a warm up.  Then ran 10 miles from home up through Northwood subdivision and back in 1:14:30.  Legs were completely shot.  First mile was 8:19, had 24:20 at three miles, 39:40 at 5, then I had to stop and rub out my left ankle.  Then really picked it up and ran 34:50 for the last 5 miles.  It was cold but tolerable, full moon out.  Tuesday's workout really took its toll the last couple of days.

Today did 40 minutes on the Octane easy at lunch.  Watched The Office and My Name Is Earl that I DVR'd.  The Office was hilarious.  Tonight, ran about 8.25 miles w/ Jeff & Jacki and David from Meadows, through Deming Park, Woodridge, etc. about 7:10 pace the whole way.  Temp cool 23 but tolerable.  Going to do a fartlek of some sort tomorrow.

Today ran 8.25 miles in 61:00 with Jacki and David.  Legs were a little tired. We were supposed to do a fartlek workout today, but ended up just running.  Been up since 4 this morning because I got called from work.  Temp was chilly 31 w/ 15 mph SSE breeze.  I may run a little more later if I can get a nap in.