Philippians 4:13

6M in 45:32 early before church.  Still didn't sleep well due to a sore shoulder which was still a bit sore during the run.  About 20 degrees with no wind, so the temp wasn't bad, but not a motivational run.  

MLK day so I have the day off.  Slept in a little and went out in warmer (30 degrees) but slick conditions (almost went down 5 times!).  A light snow was coming down hiding the icy spots and making the pathway slippery.  I ran 10M in 1:17 (7:45 pace) while really watching my footing and the traffic (one car pulled right out in front of me without looking, good thing I was watching!).  

Now for a day with the family and seeing "Avatar" later today.

A strange and surreal run this morning.  It said 35 degrees on my thermometer at home so I figure it would be a decent run in the temps (and some wind).  The first mile was more ice skating than running as the pathway was totally ice covered.  Once I switched over to the sidewalk on the other side of Sunnyside then footing was better...but then the rain came, and came, and came.  From mile 2 on, the rain steadily increased though the temp reached nearly 40 degrees.   This caused me to flash back to the Twin Cities marathon in Oct. 2008 as the rain and temp were reminiscent of this run and this was the wettest I have got running since then (although this time I was were much more appropriate clothing for the run).    I finished 7M in 56 minutes but after getting home, I realize that I must have been on autopilot as I really don't remember much if any of the run after the first mile (TCM seems fresher in my mind!)...kinda surreal! (Trigon)

5.35M at lunch around the greenbelt.  Weather was warmer, windy and partly sunny.  The pathway was very inconsistent with dry, wet and icy spots.  Nice and easy in 36:45.  (Progrid)

I didn't want to deal with the slick pathways this morning and I wanted to get in some quicker miles, so I hit the TM for a 7M run.  1M easy warmup, then 6M between 6:22 and 5:56 (2M at this pace).   Felt good to get some fast running in, plus I got to try out my new iPod my wife gave me for Christmas.  (Stratos)

No lunch run today due to work conflicts and meetings.

Sick, laid up in bed all day so no run.  What a day to be sick...sunny and nearly 50 degrees outside in the afternoon. 

Woke up feeling better, but still decided to sleep in as I was not feeling great this morning and so I skipped my morning run to continue to recovery from this cold.  Hope to get a lunch run in depending on how I feel.

Decided to go out for a run at lunch...in a blizzard!  A good inch of new, wet, sloppy, slushy and slick snow covered the pathway and it was coming down pretty hard. I saw 2 accidents on the roads while I was running...just a nasty day!  7.1M in 52 minutes and was soaking wet when I got done...why did I do this?  I think the Progrid's have reached their limit and it is time to retire them with only 800+ miles!

Ran with Lynette and Andrea this morning in cold, windy conditions which made it less than fun.  Met the gals at the corner and ran 10M with Lynette and 12M with Andrea then finished the rest on the way home.  Slick roads and wind made it slower going plus none of us felt like pushing the pace, so we did and "aerobic" run to burn off fat!  Total time of 1:46:10. 

Now off to spend time with sick family and just hunker down and keep warm.