I got up early to run this morning but I had the impression that I
should just run at noon. The impression was inspired by the new
snowfall, icy roads, and gusty wind. It turned out to be a good
impression. Tom was on the treadmill as I entered the fitness center
and asked if I was headed out. He seem relieved when I said I was. He
finished four miles on the treadmill then did another four with me.
Because of the wind I decided to wear my jacket, but I ended up taking
it off after I got warmed up. There was a cold wind from the southwest,
but it was tolerable running into it even without the jacket. I
wanted to get a few more miles in so after dropping Tom off I looped
around the streets in East Bay. I ended up running another 4.25 miles.
I guess the 0.25 miles is significant because I just checked Tom's blog
and he only ran 8.0 miles today. Since today is Monday, my 8.25 miles
will put me ahead of him for this week on the mileage board. Never mind
that he is tapering, and that he is still 50 miles ahead of me for
March. Seriously, I feel pretty good about my mileage. I've
averaged about 48.5 miles per week for the past six weeks, with three
of the last four weeks being 50+, while managing to not aggravate any of the injuries I nursed during the winter. Splits for today:
With Tom: 7:59, 8:15, 7:30, 7:44
Alone: 7:50, 8:09, 8:25, 8:23, 8:12/mi for 0.25 Overall: 8.25 miles in 1:06:20 (8:03/mi)
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