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Week 5, Day 5: 9°F? I don’t think so!
Ice and snow last night, low of 9°F. Now it’s a balmy 11°, heading to a high of about 17°. I know some people run in weather like this, but I’m not one of them! It’s a good day for … Continue reading
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Week 5, Day 4 – Easy Run
Easy run – 3.0 miles Pace: 11:58 Time out: 4:00 pm Temp: 36°F Almost talked myself out of running today – too cold, it’s snowing, it’s supposed to be an off day, etc. But I thought about this blog and … Continue reading
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Week 5, Day 2 – Long Run
Long run – 6.5 mi Pace – 11:32 Time – 1:15:39 Time out – 3:00 pm Temp – 68°F! Yesterday was supposed to be my long run day, but although it was warm, it was rainy and I just couldn’t … Continue reading
Week 4 – the lost week
Between illness, injury and weather I haven’t run a step this week. In addition to my foot injury, I was fighting either a new infection or the residual effects of the flu – body aches, low energy, etc. And I … Continue reading
Week 4, Day 1 – pain
My foot felt pretty good this morning when I got up, so I thought I’d do the long run. But I decided I’d better make sure, so I took Eli out for a walk – our usual 1 mile loop. … Continue reading
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Week 3, Day 7 – injury report
No running today, but I couldn’t stay completely off my foot. I did ice it a couple of times and rested as much as possible. Just normal walking causes some pain, not enough to really alter my gait or keep … Continue reading
Week 3, Day 6 – Easy Run
Easy run – 3.1 miles Pace: 11:39 Time out: 9:30 am Temp: 42°F Easy run on my 5k course today. Took Eli with me. Did pretty well, although my left foot was hurting after the first mile. I’m a little … Continue reading
Week 3, Day 5 — Hills
Hill run: 2.19 miles Time: 23:56 Pace: 10:54 Time out: 11:45 am Temp 42°F After a couple of days recovery from the flu, I finally felt well enough to run again. I was supposed to do speedwork on Friday, but … Continue reading
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Week 3, Day 1 – Long run
Long Run – 8.0 miles Pace: 10:59 Time out: 1:00pm Temp: 33°F First real long run of the 13 weeks. It was much colder than Saturday, but not bad. My training plan suggests a pace of 11:34 for this run, … Continue reading
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Week 2, Day 6
Saturday, January 12 Tempo Run: 5 mi Pace: 10:29 1 mi warm up 3 mi: mile 1 – 10:11, mile 2 – 10:50, mile 3 – 10:27 1 mi cool down Time out: 11:00 am Temp: 61°F! Since I skipped … Continue reading
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