I haven't completely ruled out the possibility of getting a short trail run in before the day is done.

Edit: okay, now I have completely ruled out the possibility of a run today. But on a positive note: I am eating ANOTHER doughnut.

8 miles / 1:04:51 / 8:06 avg. Sun, 35 degrees. One mile boardwalk loops at the nature preserve. 

The releasing of the stress.

Splits: 8:36, 8:21, 8:17, 8:21, 8:00, 7:52, 7:40, 7:38.

Tonight will be my first treadmill run since like March I think. Couldn't get it done today. I won't run the roads at night. Early mornings are good because traffic is light. In the evenings however, especially near the holidays, traffic is ridiculous. Must be that 'ol Christmas spirit taking hold.

I hope my old $75 treadmill still works.

5 miles /42:17 / 8:27 avg. +.5 mi. @ 9:00 pace barefoot. This was my first TM run in over 8 months.

The few short barefoot runs I've done have been on grass, this was the first on a treadmill.

Treadmill still works.

8 miles / 1:08:38 / 8:35 avg. Sun, 29 degrees, wind out of the south was chilly.

Splits: 8:44, 8:46, 8:48, 8:38, 8:33, 8:18, 8:32, 8:14.

An exhilarating, adventurous, dynamic, awe-inspiring, life-on-the-edge inducing, 3 mile treadmill run.

8:40 pace.

13 miles. Slow-n-easy. Drove to the LPT and ran there.Mostly sunny, 21 degrees. Wind in my face no matter which direction I was running.

Something was whacked with my blood sugar maybe. I had zero energy, and started feeling light headed/dizzy in the last few miles. It was very frustrating because I've been running great lately, then,on the day I want to run long, this happens. My legs/body felt great, but when I tried  to pick the pace up I would  feel it for a few seconds and then everything just sort of fell apart. Hard to explain. After struggling to finish the run, I felt great, like I hadn't run at all. It's got to be something in my diet.   ?

I guess no run for me today.

PM edit: I guessed wrong.

6 miles / 50:42 / 8:27 avg.

After running like a chicken with its head cut off all day at work, I came home and ran like a hamster on a wheel. After 2.75 mile warm up I did 6 x .25 mi. w/.25 recovery, then .5 mile cool down. The quarters were run at progressively faster paces with the recovery at just under 9 mpm. Interval splits:8:00, 7:30, 7:14, 7:04, 6:54, 6:40. I wasn't looking for a workout, just a way to get through a treadmill run without becoming comatose.

It's because of the hard core example that many of my fellow bloggers set that I opted not to wimp out on doing a run today. Though I did settle for the treadmill instead of outdoors.

I took last Tuesday off and this turns out to be a really good day not to run, so be it.

When I was younger I loved Winter. I loved driving in Winter conditions. It suited my sense of adventure. Not any more! I'd rather find adventure curled up on a couch with a good book and coffee and classical music, while watching the cold snow fall outside...

8 miles / 1:07:22 / 8:25 avg.

PM on the TM

6 miles / 8:57 avg. Lunch run, from home. Sun! 19F. Roads weren't too bad. It's too cold for slush so that's nice.

PM: 4 easy on the treadmill after work. 8:45 avg.

Easy 3 on the treadmill after work.

9:01 avg.

11 miles / 1:33:24 / 8:29 avg.

Embracing my inner hamster on the treadmill today. 

6 mile warmup / 52:19 / 8:43 avg. 5 mile workout incl. .8 mi. cooldown / 41:05 / 8:13 avg.

3 x 3 mins.@8:00 pace w/2 min recovery.

3 x 2 mins.@7:30 pace w/2 min recovery.

3 x 1 min.@6:31 pace w/1 min. recovery. I took 3 minutes of recovery between each set.

2.5 miles. Treadmill. I'm speechless.

8 miles / 1:09:11/ 8:39 avg. Partly cloudy, 39 degrees, a tropical paradise. So nice to be off the treadmill today.

So nice to be off the treadmill today. It took a bit to warm up, but things fell into place the last three miles. So nice to be off the treadmill today.

miles 1 - 4, 35:47

miles 5 - 8, 33:23

Splits: 9:21, 8:49, 8:46, 8:49, 8:41, 8:22, 8:20, 8:00

So nice to be off the treadmill today.

10.6 miles / 1:31:40 / 8:39 avg. Late, late lunch run. Bluff trail. Overcast and a couple of degrees cooler than yesterday. 

I'm taking today (Wednesday) off this week instead of yesterday (Tuesday).Looking forward to the run tomorrow (Thursday).

10.5 miles / 1:30:42 / 8:39. Sun, 38 degrees. Lunch run. Awesomely perfect running weather. Bluff trail.

Except for the first warmup mile and a kick the last .5 mile, I did pretty good at keepin' an even pace.

Splits: 8:52, 8:46, 8:37, 8:30, 8:40, 8:38, 8:36, 8:45, 8:49, 8:31, + .5 @7:52 pace.

Often, I blog about how I'm not going to run on a particular day, and then before the day is done I end up running after all. I'm hoping this will be the case today. But I'm not holding my breath. But I probably should hold my breath because the air in this dirty little town is brown and thick today.

So, it looks like December is going to be an easier month also. That's three full months of 40-50 mile weeks, and a couple or so 5 day weeks (instead of the consistent 6 days of running per week). I've built a good base the last year and a half, and it took a lot out of me leading up to the TOU marathon in September. I feel really well rested now and capable of pushing the mileage again starting in January as I prepare for the Ogden marathon in May.

13.1 miles / 1:51:34 / 8:31 avg. Bluff trail, mostly cloudy, 34 degrees. 1:30 PM.

Boy that felt good!

Splits: 8:49, 8:39, 8:46, 8:32, 8:40, 8:46, 8:47, 8:33, 8:26, 8:14, 8:24, 8:12, 7:57, + .1 @ 7:30 pace.

No run today. Donning my pac boots and taking the dogs for a hike in the hills instead.

So. That gives me a total of four days of running in the last week. Don't think I've done that in a while.

TM in the PM. Details to follow.

PM: 10.5 miles / 1:27:43 / 8:21. Treadmill at home after work.

2.5 mile Warmup.

3 miles tempo (8:00, 7:50, 7:45) .5 mi. recovery

2 mile interval (8:00, 7:45) .5 mi. recovery

1 mile (8:00)

1 mile cool down.

Edit add:  I ate a mango.

5.5 miles / 48:54 / 8:53 avg. After work. Nice and easy on the lovemill.

8.5 miles / 9:00 avg. Mostly cloudy, 30 degrees. West Layton, where the cows dwell.

7 miles / 59:19 / 8:28 avg. 2:00 PM, sunny, 28 degrees. Bluff trail.

It took 4 painful miles to warm up, but the last 3 miles were heavenly.

Splits: 8:58, 8:47, 8:52, 8:49, 8:17, 7:58, 7:34.

Happy Whatever and a Merry This and That to one and all!!

15 miles / 2:10:12 / 8:41 avg. Noon, sunny, 25 degrees. Clark/Glovers lane loop.

5 miles / 8:53 avg. 1:30 PM. Easy five on the treadmill. Recovery run .

6.5 miles / 9:30 avg. Bluff trail. 10:00 AM. 18 degrees and hazy sunshine.

PM: 6 miles / 50:22 / 8:24 avg. On the TM after work. Bouncing Around the Room to the festive sounds of live Phish.

After 2.5 mile warmup I did 12 x 1 min.@ 7:19 pace w/1 min. recovery. Then about .6 mile cooldown.

4 easy on the TM after work. 8:37 avg.

The cold I've been in denial about for the last three days is asserting itself pretty blatantly today. No run and hope to feel better tomorrow. 

9.2 miles / 8:46 avg. Noon, sunny, 31 degrees. A good stiff breeze out of the South. Nice and easy on the Bluff trail after a short day at work.

Year in Summary:

57 days with no running...

Total miles = 2,654.15

# of runs = 331

#of days run = 308

# of doubles = 23

Avg miles per run = 8.02

Avg miles per day run = 8.62

Treadmill runs = 32

# of miles on TM = 194.05

Avg miles per TM run = 6.06

Biggest month = 260.95 miles (April)

Most miles in a one week period = 81.2 (Aug. 29th - Sept. 4th) Non blogular.

All within the Sun - Sat blog week format:

17 weeks I ran less than 50 miles

21 wks between 50-60 miles

10 wks between 60 - 70 miles

4 wks between 70 - 70.4 miles

I ran one marathon (TOU PR of 15+ mins.)

One half marathon (Ogden PR)

Two 5K's (PR's)

One 6K

Not bad for my first real year of consistent running. I'm grateful, and frankly kind of amazed that my old body held up to this new regimen.

 H