Ethan Cannon

6:56 pace on east river flats. Should be grateful I'm still able to run that route on a misty morning. Some guy was running behind me; I didn't much like being followed. I'm not used to that feeling and I guess my speed qualifies me to not have to feel it very often. He kept running off on the shore by the end of the trail- I should explore that next time. 

A light dusting of snow made it icy, even though it was a warm 30 degree morning. I've had the idea to count all of the days I run on the treadmill this year, as well as the number of falls I have. Those two things are in direct competition with each other, and I'd like to minimize both. Tentatively I'm aiming for less than 20 treadmill runs this winter season, assuming I am healthy enough throughout the period to be running 6 days a week.

Treadmill Days:

12/5

12/11

1/15 (due to cold, not snow)

1/16 (cold)

2/15

2/28 (cold)

3/22

3/25

3/26

3/27

Apparently 6:46 pace on Boom island. 

6:47 pace returning from west river road (didn't get overall pace for route issues)

6:50 pace, Como classic. Against all odds, shorts season made a reappearance this late in December. 

Notes from today:

-5:54 pace based on MapMyRun. Mile splits: 6:12, 6:03, 5:53, 5:54, 5:54, 5:46, 5:52, 5:55, 6:06, 5:52, 6:00, 6:04, 6:03, 5:52. 

-The previous note should alert you to something very grave. The mile markers at gateway trail have been changed. I think they are actually accurate now. No more 5:45 3rd mile, no more 5 flat pace on long runs. Just boring reality, lol. The first marker is about 0.75 miles into the run. 

-Overall it felt pretty tough, not unlike any long run I usually do. I may have been underfueled from that morning and the previous night, idk. 

-Felt super grateful to be able to run Gateway today, when I would have guessed my last shot would have been a month ago. It was sort of snowing on and off, but it was hitting the ground as rain essentially. 

-I think MN is as pretty as anywhere during the winter. The thing is that I don't like the snow. Without snow on the ground, winter on the gateway is still really cool. 

-Wore shorts and didn't regret it but I did start to get pretty cold during the drive home just sitting in the car wet!