Weather - 31 degrees, cloudy, raining ice, not much wind. Ran in another ice storm today, waited until the rain was just mist, then plodded along carefully on the slippery roads. Ran an easy 4 miles, then did 3 sets of strength exercises, and 40 minute walk home. After 4 consecutive weeks of increased mileage (29, 36, 40, 44) and intensity, this week is a planned easy week - no speed, nothing long, just short and easy, allowing my body to recover from the previous months tension. I am holding up to the strain of running daily, I am currently at 23 straight days. I have never done consecutive running before, usually it was 5 days on, 2 off. The next planned race is the Siberian Express 7.5 mile trail race at Kickapoo State Park in early January. That race will hopefully keep me motivated to continue training hard during this dark, dreary, cold and wet month.
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