my makeup may be flaking

Wasn't planning on running, but Kevin Smith wanted some company in the evening. I only had two pairs of shoes with me: a seven year old pair of Zoom Waffles and my "Asics Newtons" (2100s + 10 minutes with a Hacksaw). I chose the waffles. After 4 miles on the field house track I did not feel great about this choice.

For some reason, I chose to wake up at 4:45 to run with Allie. I had this picture in my head that it would be like running in Narnia, which is probably why I did it and spending time with Allie is a good way to start the day, I recommend it...

So, let's say it was like that. Ahem(this is all true)

I rolled out of bed and landed on a pile of running clothes. In fact, the pile of running clothes on my floor is actually higher than the bed, almost as high as the ceiling. As I lay there, 10 feet above the ground, I suddenly panicked and fell over backwards into my closet. I carefully searched through the closet until I had found some proper attire (10year old hooded sweatshirt), but to my horror I couldn't find my way out. I guess more accurately, I should say that I couldn't tell whether I was out of the closet or not. Such is the state of my bedroom.

After quite a bit of stumbling around I suddenly found myself outside in the snow. I was in a place that I felt was probably Salt Lake City, but there was something different about it. A foot of snow, at least, covered everything! Had that been there the night before? I could not be sure. I ran and now I was in a forest, a forest in the middle of a city! I knew then that I must have at some point crossed into another world. Or perhaps I was still dreaming.

Strange structures loomed in the dark. There was a great concrete slab with lines on it that hinted at a sinister occult purpose, a net hung ominously over it. I passed an ancient manor house. As I passed, one of the windows on the top floor lit up, I ran faster. I passed a child's playground and a ferris wheel. Finally, my destination came into view. I saw a great mountain and a frozen lake beyond. To my horror, I realized that some dark power had erected a wall around the lake and I could see that the entrance was guarded by a cop or possibly some kind of troll

I ducked under the trolls swinging blade and then caught site of polyester clad maiden with shoulder length golden hair.

Anyway, long story short, Allie and I defeated all the trolls and such. There weakness is having people run around and around in very slow circles, turns out.

I had some momentum from yesterday and woke up at 6:30am...but it was still dark outside! I decided to wait until sunrise. I ran along the Jordan River trail to 3300S. I decided that running 4000miles this year would be a really stupid plan (as it would mean four straight 120 mile weeks). I also decided that my Rides are probably dunzo. I also had a lot of stiffness around my pelvis (hamstring, Iliacus,upper quad). I guess that its the cold weather that really did me in then.

AM 10 miles in the morning. Felt good in my new Rides.

PM 5 miles around campus.

AM 10

PM 5.5

Definitely felt bad on my runs today. I'm either coming down with a minor infection or its the inversion, perhaps both :). Very low visibility in the evening today, running in Liberty Park once again felt erie as I could only see about 50 meters in front me.

Woke up this morning, feeling CRUMBY! But then I got to sneeze a lot, which is fun. Also this,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b575ldSDuiE&NR=1

I dragged myself into work still, and I feel a bit better now. I guess its not the worst time in the world to get sick.

I'm really thankful that I live in a country with good medical care, that I can afford to go buy soup.

Magically better today. I mean, a really astonishing turnaround. Still no voice to speak of though (zing!). I basically took one claritin and then got 8 hours of sleep because I'm not some kind of cyborg (I'm looking at you Allie).

AM 4 miles

PM 5 miles. Ok, no more running in Zoom Waffles. It felt good to wear them except now the inside of my shin is sore.

Kind of a random running day. Didn't really have a plan as to what I was going to do and almost took the day off. Instead run to school then between meetings at school.

In the evening I ran home with a detour along the shoreline trail and then stopped at Smiths before running home. Then when I got home I ran some more around Liberty Park. I felt pretty good actually. Just trying to get out and run.

AM 11.5 miles

PM 5.8. I ran around campus and finished my run at a Thai restaurant.

At departmental tea I was saying how excited I get about mucus coming out of my nose when I run. This was considered a bit of an odd thing to talk about.

I also had a dream in which I told somewhere they were fat by saying "Your clothing choice reveals a lot about you". This is funny, right?

Another big day!

11.5 in the morning. Then I ate a quick brunch and ran to school. I got in 4.5 in the evening.

Did 17 miles along the Jordan River. I felt very sluggish to begin with but I made a conscious effort to pick it up at the end.

Then I totally nuked myself playing racquetball, that counts as two miles.

In between, I learnt that the true meaning of Christmas is extremely hasty marriages

http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=780#comic

AM 11.5

PM 4.5. My knee felt a bit sore today, so I cut my run short.

My knee felt sore again today. And this is why we

1. Don't make goals based off of mileage.

2. Rotate shoes (I tend to get hurt if I am just wearing one pair of shoes)

3. Make a training plan (run until you break is not a plan)

Anyway, it's not too bad.

Knee was better, but I couldn't come up with a good reason not to let it heal completely, so I stopped after about half a mile and walked back.

Not to be outdone, I did 2 minutes of plank. That ties the most I've ever done.  I'm not going to try to break that record though.

I really want to run now. Boooring. I'll just visit the Utah "Elite" running page to give myself motivation.

Knee clearly much better today, but I may have to come back pretty slowly.

I'm not a competitive planker. I did one minute on the front and then one minute each side.

If I'm forced to keep my mileage low for a few week then I have a really, really excitingly evil plan. (Ok, its not evil just rather insane). I did it once my senior year of high school and there was much wailing and gnashing of teeth.

Bleh! Left work at 6am, wandered around Smiths like a zombie. Running today would be counterproductive.

Ran in Liberty Park a bit. Definite tightess in my knee, better? Can't tell.

Slight improvement, almost made it two loop around the park.

Ran the same as yesterday with a Patellar Strap on, it did feel better but I didn't want to run any further.

Actually felt worse than yesterday, running everyday is not helping. Need to keep it every other day probably.

Swimming (600meters). I am a poor swimmer. It takes me almost 40minutes to swim one mile, but I can run 7 miles in that time with similar effort. Most people use a 1:4 ratio for swim:run, but I feel 1:6 is more accurate for me.

I wanted to do more, but I was kicked out of the community center pool for a water aerobics class (they would have let my join in if I wanted). I tried the elliptical, but that still used my knee. Did some free weights and core work.

2000meters swimming.

I broke it up like this (4x150,3x200,1x300,2x200,1x100). Need to do that not to go insane.

Good workout.

1500 meters swimming

1700 meters swimming

Ran 2.5 miles knee felt tight but not painful.

Swam 2400 meters in the afternoon.

1500 meters

Then ran a little over a mile home, my knee felt a little tight and then a little painful.

Just an abbreviated run, I felt better than yesterday.

3000m! in the morning in 70mins, not bad.

In the afternoon managed about 3 miles. Some tightness on the outside(lateral) and above my knee cap.

2 miles running in the morning. I actually felt pretty good for a change.

Then 3000m swimming in the afternoon.