70F would be nice. Still around 15F here.

4 miles.

Cross trained today with 30 minutes on the Nordic Track ski machine, push-ups, sit-ups and planks...

Art, congrats. on an excellent race and PR...

Looking good Ray, you're coming back nicely

Chantilly, I can't believe you're still that cold, hang in there.

Shadow runner, if those are upcoming races you're about to run, that's a tough schedule!  Good luck and welcome...

Wednesday, 3/13/2012

 Progress is slow, but I'm gaining.   Splits were 9:23, 9:16, 9:11, 9:00, 9:10, 9:18 and 9:21.

Go, you! 

shadow runner do you like the rain or was it cold?

10 miles pretty slow. Able to run with my friend part of it.  Makes the time go by faster.

Rest day yesterday.

5 miles this morning with a quiet, easy run. Threw in a couple of visits to the chin-up bar as I have been neglecting some of my strength training lately. I figured turning dirt in the garden was a decent substitute. Still nice in the morning but just went outside and it felt very warm. Look at thermometer, 88 degrees. So glad I run in the morning but know that in about 4 months the morning temperature will be that warm. I can hardly wait.

6 on the indoor track followed by UB workout....bet I'll be sore tomorrow, as i have been neglecting weight training lately.  It was cold and 18-20 mph winds, so I chickened out and went indoors.

Altair, you've got a nice routine going and running well, good for you.  I recall getting caught in a snow squall a few years ago that had me looking like Frosty the Snowman in no time. There's not much you can do except hope you're covered with enough snow so people won't recognize you...lol  And yeah, I'm fortunate to have some nice running routes to take advantage of.

Thanks Chantilly!

Hey Marie, nice workout!

I ran 6 miles on the railtrail today.  I made the mistake of thinking the warmer weather and rain we've had lately would get rid of the snow, but the trail was still covered with snow and ice.  I couldn't push the pace, but managed to stay upright and actually had a good workout.  Splits were 10:50, 10:30, 10:13, 10:20, 10:27 and 10:27.

Tomorrow's a day off, Saturday's a 5K race...

I had planned to do my long run, maybe a 12 mile run, or maybe a semilong 6 or 7 mile run today and the 12 Friday. I had to make a trip into the city and do not get back until 4. Still had time for a long or semilong run, but felt a bit tired and ended up taking a catnap instead. Woke up and did my 3.14 mile run,very fitting for "Pi day" March 14! It was sunny, but windy and 31 degrees. At the midway, turnaround point I stopped running and walked for a minute or two. I did not count that as part of my distance, but my timing watch was running. I decided for simplicity to count the time taken for a walk, or a rest stop, or for a stretch, as seconds to be included in the total time for a run. So my total time was 36 minutes 28 seconds, a 11:37 pace. Hopefully I will feel like doing the long run tommorow since I will be back to work on the weekends.

Art in AZ - I lived in Tempe for about 2 months back in the early 70's. I think I was there at the end of summer. Some impressions I have of that time: I remember the temp getting up to 120 degrees! I was not a runner at the time, but did like to walk. I remember walking from the apartments where I lived over to the university to play chess. The heat was very dry most of the time, my arms would have little sparkles of sweat at the pores but would stay dry and not get wet. I did stop wearing underwear while I was there because that could get sweaty. The sun there looked white and not yellow. You might see rain in the sky that would evaporate halfway down to the ground. The dust storms were really different, I would see like a yellow fog aproaching and the be in the middle of all this dust. Some people would cover thier windows with alluminum foil to keep out the light.