Of Mice and Marathons

No run again today. -13 with a -40 wind chill. I think that crosses the threshold. Gym was closed.

Need to get in shape. Starting to think Boston might be a training run and run Sugarloaf again.

I shaved my beard and gained 5 more lbs.

In cheerier news, I offer the key to a successful smoothie. An avocado.

Some strength work later. Might run in circles in the basement. I once heard that Nelson Mandela used to run the equivalent of 5 miles in his cell. I guess the rest of us can work around our own obstacles.

PM: 40 minutes of jogging in circles in the basement, drills, weights, planks. About an 65 minutes total. Managed to average 149 BMP, which is testament to neither the speed of the jogging nor the size of my basement. Still, 40 minutes of aerobic jogging is better than crying into this giant salad topped with smoked salmon.

Noon: Newtone - 9.5 miles. 2 up, 4 @ high AT, 3.5 down.

I brought my waterproof iPod back to life last night. I dunked it in water. Huh. Who knew?

Evening: 25-30 minutes of stretching, hips, and glutes. I generally don't put down my strength training stuff on my entries, but I also don't track it anywhere else.

Newtone - 7.4 miles easy

Got a secondary hip and quad workout walking back in the snow. Sidewalks are impossible.

PM: Core work and stretching

Newtone - 7.75 miles. Felt good. Well, that is until I was leaving and saw a very pregnant woman spotting some bro lifting with an extremely arch and jerky back.

Evening: Hips and basic stretching. Myrtle turtle.

North side - 7.25 land miles, averaged 7:48.

Felt like a runner today for the first time since October 25. Slushy, 40 degrees. Raining the last 2 miles.

Evening: core and stretching

Jefferson High School - 8 miles, averaged 7:41. Set of pushups before and after.

Did a WHATEVER Fartlek (what the Fartlek?). I guess it's a traditional fartlek where you run random distances and paces as the mood strikes you. Threw in some strides too. 1 x Riley stide at 4:24 pace. According to the very reliableness of the Garmin at distances that short I broke 4:00 peak pace for the first time ever @ 3:52. In any event I felt in control keeping my feet under me.

Might be time to give my training parter Brandon a call. I think if he doesn't run 6:40s out of the gate I can hang on until my fitness improves and weight drops.