Well the groundhog strikes again. A dusting of snow and cold temps (31°F) made the roads a bit slick in spots. Hey, did anyone else hear that NYC Mayor Bloomberg got bit by the Staten Island groundhog? The slickness wasn't that bad though, as I did stay upright, even with 10 striders and relatively quick pace. 9.1 miles, 1:13:20, 8:03/mi, AHR 156 (78% MHR) Have a great day today!

Nice run Lou, I love Groundhog Day but he's usually wrong 10.21 miles of hills@ 9:05 for me this morning...28F but crisp clear skies when I finished. I was perfectly dressed and had a great run. Looking at some of the January totals yesterday...some nice running out there. Good runs to everyone.

I finally did it. I got myself up, put on the right clothing for the temps and was out the door at 5:30.

Nice! For me, morning is the only way to do it. Starts the day with a feeling of accomplishment. Today, I lifted weights and did 3 1/2 miles on the Precor Full Body Cross Ramp (kinda like an elliptical). Shin still hurts so I have no idea when I'll be able to run again. Tomorrow I'll be spinning again. Today: Squats 3x8, Bench, 3x8, bent rows 3x8 Elliptical 30 minutes, intervals to RadioHead Wall shin raises 3x15 Heel step downs 3x15 lots of stretching

The Associated Press reported today that there was an unexplained surge in Gun sales yesterday by people in running shoes. Witnesesses report mutterings something about furry creatures. An NRA spokesperson hailed the uptick as a sign of coming peace and justice. Bill

I had a gun, I just needed buck shot !

This morning would have been a pretty morning for a run. 2" of new light pretty snow - just the way I like it - but I opted for some much needed sleep instead.

Heel walking. Toe taps. Running backwards.

Thanks, I'm always doing the toe taps. The heel step downs are kinda like the heel walking and easier to do in the gym. I'm going to try walking backwards on the TM tomorrow after spinning. This is well-traveled territory for me as well but I had gotten past any shin pain with the right shoes. There was a day two weeks ago where I ran a hilly run when my legs were tired in shoes that were too old and that was the beginning of this recent episode. Instead of taking time off immediately, I kept running. Dumb dumb dumb. I'll be lucky to run by this weekend. My only fear now is getting in the miles for my 5/24 marathon. I feel like I'm behind before I even got started. The HM on 2/15 is out of the question. I'm hoping to run a HM on 3/15. Patience is not one of my strong suits. It's killing me every morning to not run.

Good Morning! Intervals planned for today, and I debated about whether to do them on the TM or outside. The more traveled roads are mostly clear, but there are a lot of patches of black ice that had me nervous, and 16° meant more clothes than I like when I’m trying to be speedy. Still, I ended up opting for outside, since the new weather due in tonight may keep me on the TM tomorrow. I was aiming at 8 x ½ mile intervals @ 4:10, with a 1 minute recovery, and tried to run mostly by feel, not looking at the Garmin, but somehow I missed the beep and ran through 2 of my rest intervals, which really screwed me up, causing me to start late on one of the fast intervals and to just jog through another, so I ended up one interval short of my planned 8. I was all over the map with my paces: 4:18 4:12 4:11 4:12 4:09 4:26 (missed the beep and started late) 4:08 Still, considering I had to run sort of gingerly in several places due to ice and was dodging a lot of traffic on busier roads (since the quiet sidestreets are too icy), it wasn’t a bad workout. 9 miles total.

I obviously need to consume more caffeine and go back and read Tet's post . . . I have no clue what he said although I think several women were carrying him. Will run at lunch time for a few miles on the TM. GGTK