Highlight of the Week: Doing my longest run since mid September!
Monday | January 6, 2020: 4 m run + teaching strength class
Run location: hood, Temp: 41°/40°, Time: 46:14, Pace: 11:33 avg, Difficulty: easy-ish, Felt: fine, but not in the mood
Strength: UNO & slam balls, Felt: good
Tuesday | January 7, 2020: 5 m run (hills x5)
Run location: hood, Temp: 35°/36°, Time: 57:51, Pace: 11:34 avg, Difficulty: easy-ish, Felt: fine, ready for a rest day!
Wednesday | January 8, 2020: rest
Thursday | January 9, 2020: 4 m run
Run location: hood, Temp: 29°/29°, Time: 45:00, Pace: 11:14 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good after my rest day!
Friday | January 10, 2020: teaching strength class + 12 m run
Strength: body bars and stations, Felt: good
Run location: Lake Andrea/Outlet Mall loop, Temp: 39°/36°, Time: 2:27:08, Pace: 12;16, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good, annoyed with rocks in shoes
Saturday | January 11, 2020: rest
Sunday | January 12, 2020: garage
Notes:
- I’m really not feeling the lack of daylight this winter. It usually doesn’t bother me this much, but I’m annoyed that if I run before or after work, it’s mostly in the dark. At least it’s getting a little lighter, each day.
- Gah, my Morton’s toes are not happy. I was running less so I was keeping my toenails longer but now those nails are hitting the insides of my shoes, and ouch. I trimmed them, but the damage is done!
- We had crap weather predicted for the weekend, and luckily, I was able to do my long run Friday before it hit (that was my longest run since mid September, eek!). I ran a route I hadn’t in a while, and whoa, it’s really different – a lot of industrial warehouses are being built along the road. It was like running through a construction zone, and I kept getting rocks in my shoes. Gaiters on all long runs, moving forward!
- I saw something really sad with an animal I couldn’t help during that run. Sigh. I never forget that stuff. It breaks my heart.
- I didn’t plan to take both weekend days off but… I’m lazy! And my left foot was stiff from my Friday run, so why not rest… ha.
