It ain't Chinese algebra!

Winds this morning were at 30 mph, with gusts up to 36 mph. As a result, I stayed inside and ran on the treadmill. I'm not sure which choice is worse.... I loathe running on that thing, but I wasn't up for the wind either. I ran the first mile with at 6% incline, 2nd @ 7%, 3rd @ 8%, 4th @ 9% and final @ 10%. I was raining sweat, but that's normal for me and indoor running. I checked my heart rate a few times and it was generally between around 150, but up around 175-180 at the end. About 30 minutes after I finished, vision in my left eye went all sorts of haywire. It started out like when you look at a bright light and can't see what your directly looking at (ie, the sun, light bulb, flashlight). After about 15 minutes of that, everything went blurry (only in the left eye) and I couldn't focus on anything. It made driving to school.......interesting, and sitting through class.......unpleasant. 2 hours later, my vision has cleared and all I'm left with is a pounding headache. That's twice in 10 days that running has effected my vision. What gives?

Rotterdam (55)

There is snow and ice on every road in Cedar City. Hope it goes away today, but not likely. I went to the pool this morning and "ran" in the water. This won't make any sense, but I "ran" the length of the pool 22 times and swam the length 10 times. It took me between 90-110 seconds to "run" the length of the pool, with my total time just under 45 minutes, so I guess that's my standard for next time. I was beat by the end, but it was actually pretty enjoyable.

Interesting run this morning. I started out with an easy 5 miles, then tried to do a tempo run. It didn't happen. Too much ice, uneven footing, and cold temps. I was freezing this morning for some reason. I called it quits at 9 miles, went home to use the bathroom, then jumped on the treadmill for another 3. No headaches or vision issues. Good stuff.

Red (111)

Rotterdam (58)

I enjoyed the pool enough on Tuesday (and it was 2 degrees when I got up this morning) that I thought I'd go back. I "ran" the pool length 28 times and swam the length 10 times in 50:40. I had a good time once again.

4 is all I had time for.  Darn snooze button!

Sinister (66) 

A pretty good run today.  It had snowed throughout the night, so there was a layer on the ground when I started.  It snowed for the first 4 miles, but stopped after that and turned into a great run.  My first 4 miles were slow (7:22, 7:02, 6:49, 6:51), but then the clouds cleared somewhat, as well as the roads, and I was able to bring the pace to 6:20-6:30/mile.

I did the Wal Mart loop in reverse, then the Cedar Knoll loop in reverse as well.  When I got back to Wal Mart after climing the hotel frontage road I was at 14 miles, so I ran the Wal Mart loop once again and finished right at 18 miles.  January is over, so hopefully the winter-like conditions leave as well.

Total Time: 1:59:32

Pace: 6:38

Red (120)