It's offical: We've broken the snow record! (Read 714 times)

All this snow's causing the pace bunny to kick my butt! I've had to stay at low mileage with all the uneven running surfaces. But on the plus side I've been getting in a lot of shoveling cross-training.

If he's not he should be! Actually, the snow didn't mess up my miles as much as the flu and subsequent sinus infection did. And the raw spot on my left heel right before that. I once had a 10 mile lead on the 1500 mile rodent and now I think he's about 20 miles ahead of me. Now the snow is making it harder to catch up.

You're logging this, right?

You better believe I'm logging the shoveling! Of course, I make sure to maintain a good shoveling pace in order to keep my heart rate up so that it actually is indeed a workout. So, February has quite a plethora of shoveling entries in my log.* And the main problem I've had with my runs is that I run all on sidewalks, most of which aren't shoveled regularly and which consequently develop packed down trails on them that are very uneven and treacherous. And given that a knee injury ended my previous running life, I'm very cautious so I don't end it a second time. *Sorry my log is private so you can't see the shoveling entries...I'm hoping Eric's next version of the training log includes some more flexible privacy settings so that I can have some of my log public and some of it private.

And the main problem I've had with my runs is that I run all on sidewalks, most of which aren't shoveled regularly and which consequently develop packed down trails on them that are very uneven and treacherous. And given that a knee injury ended my previous running life, I'm very cautious so I don't end it a second time.

I'm always on the roads (sidewalks aren't cleared) and lately they've been completely snow covered and uneven, so I know what you mean. If I see a "clear" spot on the pavement, I dodge over to it just so I can enjoy a few steps of unobstructed running. Isn't funny how a few steps on clear pavement can give one joy?

I'm always on the roads (sidewalks aren't cleared) and lately they've been completely snow covered and uneven, so I know what you mean. If I see a "clear" spot on the pavement, I dodge over to it just so I can enjoy a few steps of unobstructed running. Isn't funny how a few steps on clear pavement can give one joy?

My neighborhood consists of either really busy streets where running on the road isn't safe or really narrow side streets where the snow/ice has built up to quite an impressive thickness. And the meltdown we had a while back only made the ruts and unevenness worse. I've actually found my best running conditions are just after a snowfall where I can run through the undisturbed snow before it gets packed down and uneven.

After all this talk of record snowfall, I'm ready for a nice sandy beach with an umbrella drink! Who's game?

YES! Just name the warm, sunny beach and I am THERE!

YES! Just name the warm, sunny beach and I am THERE!

Ok Zoom, I'll see you tomorrow in South Beach! I'll have a nice cold drink waiting