Ethan Cannon

Left my apartment just after 6:00 for a unique exercise. I ran to the St Paul gym and swam 26 laps there, alternating breaststroke freestyle and backstroke. Then I extended my run on the way home to get 5 miles on my feet. It was a fun novelty to go to the pool and I feel like it gave me a decent workout for the time spent. This was made possible because it was oddly warm outside (50 degrees), I wrapped my goggles around my wrist, and because I had my marathon half tights which keep coming in handy, not only for racing and long runs but now bike rides and swimming. Afterwards, I dried them off in the machine and they felt fine on the run, also helpfully storing my ID card in the pocket. I've been hesitant to put cards in my shoe ever since I crushed a hotel key doing so. 

Tried some new exercises for my knee today. I'm way out of shape for swimming. I timed one lap at 46 seconds (~20 for the first length). 

26 more laps in the pool and 6 miles this time on an even warmer 60 degree morning. I could've felt more sore so I'm grateful for that but I did feel tired I think from yesterday. 

Long story but another run in the darkness, which I prefer to do in Falcon Heights. More knee pain despite going just under 8 minute miles :(

What a run. It was light out by when I ran but I did the same route up Doswell to Como classic as a rain route and to shorten the run. 7:15 pace overall so, faster than yesterday, and my knee felt better too. But maybe that was because I had other things on my mind: 38 degrees by when I came home (warmer earlier) and dumping rain almost the whole time. It was a pretty morning but also pretty painful. 

Back to 7:45 pace and more knee pain on my Falcon Heights / Roseville run today :(

I drilled my goal of running 14 miles, getting 14.00 according to MMR. Ran 6:30 pace on the way home including side routes. It was a nice morning on west river road but not a lot of people out. I realized this is the third straight year I've had an obstacle to my running during the fall, with my injury this year, fatigue last year and surgery the year prior.