FIT:
I finally remembered that I had my Garmin Forerunner 301 on campus, and that since it was winter, there would be no leaves to disrupt the GPS signals. I was excited and got to confirm that the Walmart run was 7.5 miles a couple days ago. I was even more excited to get the distances of newly pioneered paths from last week w/ LD. I had estimated based on the 2:09ish finish that to the green spotted tree and then with a detour to Target/Wholefoods, it was around 14.5 miles. Without the detour, it ended up being 14.2 (I added a 0.11 adjustment for the windy part of the bridge that doesn't get counted by the distance tracker that well), witha total time of 1:58:34 (8:25 pace), more than 10 minutes faster than last time, including no walking breaks - only a couple stops to snap pictures and tighten my shoelaces. The 13.1 split was 1:48. The halfpoint split was 59:15, meaning split in half, the 7.6 mile runs were only 4 seconds different!!!
Garmin Stats:
TOTAL: 1:58:34, 1146 Cal, 14.09 mi, 8:25/mi.
.....splits...................................................................
t: 9:27, 1.13mi, 8:23/mi
p: 4:14, 0.50mi, 8:25/mi
h: 4:10, 0.51mi, 8:07/mi
b: 4:31, 0.54mi, 8:19/mi
x: 5:02, 0.59mi, 8:34/mi
w: 3:01, 0.37mi, 8:05/mi
d: 15:48, 1.92mi, 8:14/mi
1: 4:20, 0.48mi, 9:04/mi (includes the squiggly part that requires the 0.05mi adjustment)
2: 5:20, 0.64mi, 8:18/mi
g: 3:18, 0.37mi, 8:51/mi (might've slowed down here looking for the green, also winding path)
... 59:15 at this turning point
2: 3:18, 0.43mi, 7:44/mi (-0.05mi variation)
1: 5:27, 0.64mi, 3:30/mi (no variation)
d: 4:26, 0.51mi, 8:41/mi (+0.03mi variation)
w: 16:08, 1.91mi, 8:27/mi (-0.01mi variation)
x: 2:49, 0.34mi, 8:44/mi (-0.03mi variation)
b: 4:54, 0.61mi, 8:04/mi (+0.02mi variation)
h: 4:18, 0.51mi, 8:23/mi (-0.03mi variation)
p: 4:07, 0.52mi, 7:52/mi (+0.01mi variation)
t: 4:04, 0.55mi, 7:27/mi (+0.05mi variation)
... this is the 13.11mi point - 1:49:00 split!
!: 9:34, 0.99mi, 9:39/mi (started @ wright, ended @ 2d).
Reasons for a faster time: Maybe less distance b/c no detour, no talking, calves weren't sore previous to the run, rest day yesterday vs. a VP fitness session, drank 14oz of water during the run, ate a jumbo Vegan oatmeal sugar cookie plus breakfast and 2-hour later lunch before the run.
Like when I ran Philly, I got chilly at around mile 7 for some reason (that's also about when I took my first drink). Sallade had suggested the loss of energy. I did get warmer at around mile 10, though. *Shoulder Shrug* Spandex (no shorts, for the first time ever), and the NikeT&F fitted tech shirt kept me warm enough. I'm happy to report that the right side of the left foot thing didn't turn out to be a problem, the hip feels off but worked fine, and post-run, the only issue is knees that feel like they've done 14 miles of light pounding. Thank the Lord, because I wasn't sure that the run would happen.
My new toy: Nathan Speed 4. See the Gear Guide review.
Cumulative Mileage: 93.7+6.1 (progression)+14.2 = 114.9.
Total for this week was a record 30.6mi.
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Feb 13
FIT:
It was sort of a progression run. I started off with a warmup with the ulty team down to the tow path (1.02 mi / 8:24 from Poe), then broke from the pack with Soha until Walmart (3.42 miles - my estimation of 3.5 miles from Wright was dead-on / 29ish min). On the way back, I gradually sped up, first to catch people, then to try to stay with the crew team on the canal as much as possible, and then to reach the beginning of the tow path in time to be able to go back and run with whoever was still going. I did 6.11 miles of running (51:07), and then a very straggly, walking-pace mile cooldown with the team for the rest.
Problem with the Garmin for this run: kept losing satellite signal for some reason, so the split paces and distances are a bit whacky.
Day before, stadium ulty then rock climbing then tried hurdling for the first time, which I've wanted to do for a while. I practiced a bunch of times next to the hurdle because I was afraid I wouldn't clear it, but it was okay. I'm either not using proper form or am inflexible, though, since I tweaked something in my lower back of my trailing leg. Also, I'm not sure what a stress fracture feels like, but the right part of my left foot hurts, maybe from too-tight laces the other day on the track.
It was sort of a progression run. I started off with a warmup with the ulty team down to the tow path (1.02 mi / 8:24 from Poe), then broke from the pack with Soha until Walmart (3.42 miles - my estimation of 3.5 miles from Wright was dead-on / 29ish min). On the way back, I gradually sped up, first to catch people, then to try to stay with the crew team on the canal as much as possible, and then to reach the beginning of the tow path in time to be able to go back and run with whoever was still going. I did 6.11 miles of running (51:07), and then a very straggly, walking-pace mile cooldown with the team for the rest.
Problem with the Garmin for this run: kept losing satellite signal for some reason, so the split paces and distances are a bit whacky.
Day before, stadium ulty then rock climbing then tried hurdling for the first time, which I've wanted to do for a while. I practiced a bunch of times next to the hurdle because I was afraid I wouldn't clear it, but it was okay. I'm either not using proper form or am inflexible, though, since I tweaked something in my lower back of my trailing leg. Also, I'm not sure what a stress fracture feels like, but the right part of my left foot hurts, maybe from too-tight laces the other day on the track.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Feb 11
FIT:
It was warm today, like full-blown Spring. I went down for a track workout, but I had had too much pre-run white cheddar popcorn (plain would've been fine, but there was lots of sunflower oil in the seasoning), so my chest hurt even as I was going down to the track. I ended up doing a half-BM pyramid, stopping before the 400's and after the 400's. I did 19:48 of sprints/recovery jogs, for a total of 2.75 mi. Just wasn't feeling it today. Sad.
To justify cutting short the sprints, I broke out the agility hurdles and did 10 minutes of a combo of 6-inch and 12-inch hurdles (6 of them, adjustable height). The 15s activities were one-footed hops on the 6ers. 30s for two-footed hops and lateral steps that had either half or all 12ers, as well as 12er two-footed steps. 60s activities were anything involving all 6ers. I did 10 minutes of activities total, and then back in the room, I did about 10 minutes of strength. I guess it worked out in the end.
Cumulative Mileage: 83.4+7.5+2.8 = 93.7
FAITH:
John 2:24-25: "But Jesus, on His part, was not entrusting Himself to them, for He knew all men, and because He did not need anyone to testify concerning man, for He Himself knew what was in man."
Not only does Jesus know us in a "I saw you under the fig tree," way, which was compelling enough for Nathaniel to believe in Chapter 1, but Jesus knew what it was to be man. Nobody had to tell him about how evil man's heart could be, the kinds of suffering man endures, and the temptations. He knows what we're going through because he's been there and triumphed over it all, not that he didn't go through suffering, for who knows the bitter cup more intimately than one who was "scorned by the ones he came to save" (In Christ Alone, Keith Getty & Stuart Townend, 2001), who went from being at the right hand of the Father, worshiped by the heavenly hosts, to being born in a humble, stinky manger? He triumphed over sin and death.
On the other side of the coin, he knows joy - human joy from family, communion with God, interacting with others. But he also knows and wants to give us super-human joy. As C.S. Lewis writes, "We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased" (Weight of Glory, 1949). Lord, lead me away from the mud pies, the dirt of my heart, and to the beautiful places beyond.
~~~
On another note, earlier this evening I thought, "every day is a struggle for hope and significance" - take that how you will. A little while ago, I thought of the quote from Gladiator: "Brothers… what we do in life… echoes in eternity." Unseen things go on, like in Job. Every struggle you endure, internal or external, is at least noted by God, and if fought well, bringing him glory. There's significance and hope right there.
It was warm today, like full-blown Spring. I went down for a track workout, but I had had too much pre-run white cheddar popcorn (plain would've been fine, but there was lots of sunflower oil in the seasoning), so my chest hurt even as I was going down to the track. I ended up doing a half-BM pyramid, stopping before the 400's and after the 400's. I did 19:48 of sprints/recovery jogs, for a total of 2.75 mi. Just wasn't feeling it today. Sad.
To justify cutting short the sprints, I broke out the agility hurdles and did 10 minutes of a combo of 6-inch and 12-inch hurdles (6 of them, adjustable height). The 15s activities were one-footed hops on the 6ers. 30s for two-footed hops and lateral steps that had either half or all 12ers, as well as 12er two-footed steps. 60s activities were anything involving all 6ers. I did 10 minutes of activities total, and then back in the room, I did about 10 minutes of strength. I guess it worked out in the end.
Cumulative Mileage: 83.4+7.5+2.8 = 93.7
FAITH:
John 2:24-25: "But Jesus, on His part, was not entrusting Himself to them, for He knew all men, and because He did not need anyone to testify concerning man, for He Himself knew what was in man."
Not only does Jesus know us in a "I saw you under the fig tree," way, which was compelling enough for Nathaniel to believe in Chapter 1, but Jesus knew what it was to be man. Nobody had to tell him about how evil man's heart could be, the kinds of suffering man endures, and the temptations. He knows what we're going through because he's been there and triumphed over it all, not that he didn't go through suffering, for who knows the bitter cup more intimately than one who was "scorned by the ones he came to save" (In Christ Alone, Keith Getty & Stuart Townend, 2001), who went from being at the right hand of the Father, worshiped by the heavenly hosts, to being born in a humble, stinky manger? He triumphed over sin and death.
On the other side of the coin, he knows joy - human joy from family, communion with God, interacting with others. But he also knows and wants to give us super-human joy. As C.S. Lewis writes, "We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased" (Weight of Glory, 1949). Lord, lead me away from the mud pies, the dirt of my heart, and to the beautiful places beyond.
~~~
On another note, earlier this evening I thought, "every day is a struggle for hope and significance" - take that how you will. A little while ago, I thought of the quote from Gladiator: "Brothers… what we do in life… echoes in eternity." Unseen things go on, like in Job. Every struggle you endure, internal or external, is at least noted by God, and if fought well, bringing him glory. There's significance and hope right there.
Feb 10
FIT:
45 min strength. Fewer push-ups than usual. 6 inches tough, maybe w/ more leg muscle mass to handle, maybe from the 3 weeks it's been since the last jl strength session.
FAITH:
After about a 2-month drought of intentional devo's, I started John today. Some stuff like quiet times, shouldn't necessarily be done based on feelings. There'll be a million things pulling you in other directions, but like Doc Fullterton asked a young Dr. Chen, 1) do you know the Lord? 2) do you love him? 3) with all your heart? Using an analogy from Hind's Feet in High Places, sometimes the mountain is veiled by fog, and it's just so difficult to see, but you know it's there, and you know that it's wonderful. What's there to lose (5 minutes) vs. what's there to gain (sitting at the feet of Jesus with an open heart)?
Two things toward the end of the first chapter struck me: 1) Isaiah 53 describes Jesus as having "no stately form or majesty that we should look upon Him, nor appearance that we should be attracted to Him." Yet, there's something about him that at the very command "follow me," his disciples-to-be leave the livelihoods they had known their whole lives and followed him. Imagine being met by Jesus with such a striking spirit about him. 2) Nathaniel confesses that Jesus is the Son of God when Jesus says that he, having never met Nathaniel before, had seen him under a fig tree. Jesus knows all of us intimately, from before we were called to today. He sees us and knows our hearts. He understands and loves and wants to help sanctify us. We are no strangers to him.
45 min strength. Fewer push-ups than usual. 6 inches tough, maybe w/ more leg muscle mass to handle, maybe from the 3 weeks it's been since the last jl strength session.
FAITH:
After about a 2-month drought of intentional devo's, I started John today. Some stuff like quiet times, shouldn't necessarily be done based on feelings. There'll be a million things pulling you in other directions, but like Doc Fullterton asked a young Dr. Chen, 1) do you know the Lord? 2) do you love him? 3) with all your heart? Using an analogy from Hind's Feet in High Places, sometimes the mountain is veiled by fog, and it's just so difficult to see, but you know it's there, and you know that it's wonderful. What's there to lose (5 minutes) vs. what's there to gain (sitting at the feet of Jesus with an open heart)?
Two things toward the end of the first chapter struck me: 1) Isaiah 53 describes Jesus as having "no stately form or majesty that we should look upon Him, nor appearance that we should be attracted to Him." Yet, there's something about him that at the very command "follow me," his disciples-to-be leave the livelihoods they had known their whole lives and followed him. Imagine being met by Jesus with such a striking spirit about him. 2) Nathaniel confesses that Jesus is the Son of God when Jesus says that he, having never met Nathaniel before, had seen him under a fig tree. Jesus knows all of us intimately, from before we were called to today. He sees us and knows our hearts. He understands and loves and wants to help sanctify us. We are no strangers to him.
Monday, February 9, 2009
Feb 9
A BEAUTIFUL DAY!!!
FIT:
The start of it was rough, with staying up until 4am to study for a quiz in a class I'm not particularly interested in. And then I took the online quiz and somehow stayed awake through the 3 hour seminar. As I refueled with Goldfish (which I now eat multiple servings of each day), I contemplated sleeping for the hour and a half before I'd be meeting up with VP for dinner, but the road beckoned, and I'm so glad it did. Somehow, during the four hours of sleep I got last night, my quads and calves stopped being sore, going from grimacing pain to feeling good really quickly. I was sooo tired at 4:30pm, though.
The temps were perfect - I ditched my jacket at the root again, and the ground was spongy because it was saturated with melted snow. Since I didn't have time to go shopping, I didn't bring the backpack, which made running feel so light and easy. It's hard to know how much of that is from the lack of the pack, and how much of it is from the body's adaptations to the track workouts and perhaps even Saturday's endurance run. I felt like I was flying, though, keeping up a drilling pace the whole way through, not waning at the half way point like I usually do, since I'm conditioned to stop and shop halfway through my runs. Even the last hill back to campus was barely noticeable.
Starting from a little before Forbes, my right knee felt somewhat compressed. The feeling is waning, and hopefully, it'll fix itself up soon. I did stretch afterwards.
Splits: 9:42 t, 4:11 p, 4:02 h, 4:18 b, 4:52 x, 2:54 wm (30:02, a PB for this course), 2:54 x (look at that split!!!), 4:55 b, 4:23 h, 4:04 p, 4:06 t, 9:57 whitman, for a total of 1:00:12. It usually takes me about 32 minutes to get to wm, and then even more (due to groceries) on the way back, so this is really exciting (although I did have an advantage with the lighter loads). It's about 4 minutes faster than the run from a couple weeks ago.
Tried the double workout thing today, but at least with the 5 hour separation, my knees were bugging me too much, so I did the minimal required work at ulty, which tends to be underwhelming on Mondays anyways because there's limited space to do stuff, and so much standing around and teaching going on. Exercise every other day has been my norm, so that might be pushing it.
FUEL:
Your body's fueling needs and desires get all out of whack when there's a big shift in your activity level. Since Saturday (where I ran with a meager breakfast of an orange and goldfish due to time constraints, and was super hungry two hours and 14.5 miles later), I've been eating non-stop. I go to meals and then start grazing 30 minutes later. How much of it is the new glycogen demands induced by the long run? How much of it is my body's craving for protein to repair and build? How much of it is bad sleeping habits, putting satiety hormones out of whack, and the increased demands for energy from having to stay up late? How much of it is my body's compensation for not eating enough before and during the run? Is any of it emotional eating or unnecessary? It's so confusing.
The good news is, this awkward transition period should be temporary, and the body will adapt to the run's demands, and I'll figure out what I need fuel-wise to sustain the increased activity. Also, I'll work hard to not procrastinate next time, so that I can sleep more regular hours.
And since dinner was great, here's what I had: Skim Milk; Broccoli in garlic sauce; Turkey Breast; Cauliflower; Falafel in a WW Pita; Green Tea; Peanut Butter back in the room for dessert.
LIFE:
I'm going to try to be a good student this semester - my last chance at such an attempt, meaning, I'll try to reduce procrastinating, and I'll try hard to actually learn stuff rather than just learn as much as I need to to do assignments and get through tests. We'll see how it goes. No, I can and will do this ;)
During my psych reading (done amidst very little use of the computer! pat on the back), I read about two ways to interpret stressors: as challenges to be overcome or catastrophes to be endured. According to Hill (1949), when a family looks at stress as manageable, you adapt more effectively, summoning resources and banding together. When other families viewed the same stressor as a tragedy or punishment, they did not cope as well, and often failed to take advantage of resources that were available to them. Lesson here: see obstacles as stuff you can overcome, muster your resources, and charge through it, rather than be immobilized by fear and anxiety. Woo hoo!
FIT:
The start of it was rough, with staying up until 4am to study for a quiz in a class I'm not particularly interested in. And then I took the online quiz and somehow stayed awake through the 3 hour seminar. As I refueled with Goldfish (which I now eat multiple servings of each day), I contemplated sleeping for the hour and a half before I'd be meeting up with VP for dinner, but the road beckoned, and I'm so glad it did. Somehow, during the four hours of sleep I got last night, my quads and calves stopped being sore, going from grimacing pain to feeling good really quickly. I was sooo tired at 4:30pm, though.
The temps were perfect - I ditched my jacket at the root again, and the ground was spongy because it was saturated with melted snow. Since I didn't have time to go shopping, I didn't bring the backpack, which made running feel so light and easy. It's hard to know how much of that is from the lack of the pack, and how much of it is from the body's adaptations to the track workouts and perhaps even Saturday's endurance run. I felt like I was flying, though, keeping up a drilling pace the whole way through, not waning at the half way point like I usually do, since I'm conditioned to stop and shop halfway through my runs. Even the last hill back to campus was barely noticeable.
Starting from a little before Forbes, my right knee felt somewhat compressed. The feeling is waning, and hopefully, it'll fix itself up soon. I did stretch afterwards.
Splits: 9:42 t, 4:11 p, 4:02 h, 4:18 b, 4:52 x, 2:54 wm (30:02, a PB for this course), 2:54 x (look at that split!!!), 4:55 b, 4:23 h, 4:04 p, 4:06 t, 9:57 whitman, for a total of 1:00:12. It usually takes me about 32 minutes to get to wm, and then even more (due to groceries) on the way back, so this is really exciting (although I did have an advantage with the lighter loads). It's about 4 minutes faster than the run from a couple weeks ago.
Tried the double workout thing today, but at least with the 5 hour separation, my knees were bugging me too much, so I did the minimal required work at ulty, which tends to be underwhelming on Mondays anyways because there's limited space to do stuff, and so much standing around and teaching going on. Exercise every other day has been my norm, so that might be pushing it.
FUEL:
Your body's fueling needs and desires get all out of whack when there's a big shift in your activity level. Since Saturday (where I ran with a meager breakfast of an orange and goldfish due to time constraints, and was super hungry two hours and 14.5 miles later), I've been eating non-stop. I go to meals and then start grazing 30 minutes later. How much of it is the new glycogen demands induced by the long run? How much of it is my body's craving for protein to repair and build? How much of it is bad sleeping habits, putting satiety hormones out of whack, and the increased demands for energy from having to stay up late? How much of it is my body's compensation for not eating enough before and during the run? Is any of it emotional eating or unnecessary? It's so confusing.
The good news is, this awkward transition period should be temporary, and the body will adapt to the run's demands, and I'll figure out what I need fuel-wise to sustain the increased activity. Also, I'll work hard to not procrastinate next time, so that I can sleep more regular hours.
And since dinner was great, here's what I had: Skim Milk; Broccoli in garlic sauce; Turkey Breast; Cauliflower; Falafel in a WW Pita; Green Tea; Peanut Butter back in the room for dessert.
LIFE:
I'm going to try to be a good student this semester - my last chance at such an attempt, meaning, I'll try to reduce procrastinating, and I'll try hard to actually learn stuff rather than just learn as much as I need to to do assignments and get through tests. We'll see how it goes. No, I can and will do this ;)
During my psych reading (done amidst very little use of the computer! pat on the back), I read about two ways to interpret stressors: as challenges to be overcome or catastrophes to be endured. According to Hill (1949), when a family looks at stress as manageable, you adapt more effectively, summoning resources and banding together. When other families viewed the same stressor as a tragedy or punishment, they did not cope as well, and often failed to take advantage of resources that were available to them. Lesson here: see obstacles as stuff you can overcome, muster your resources, and charge through it, rather than be immobilized by fear and anxiety. Woo hoo!
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Feb 7
FIT:
About 14.5 miles, out and back on the Walmart side of the Tow Path w/ the incredible LD. Splits: either a 8:37 t (usually takes me about 10:00!), 4:00 p, 4:08 h, 4:30 b (21:16 at this point - a/b 45s faster than usual), 48:07 to green spray paint tree (took picture during this leg), 36:21 b (walked through much of the Walmart shopping center), 5:03 h, 4:50 p, 4:54 t, 8:49 f (stretched mid-way during this leg). Total: 2:09:21. I did 12.5+.25ish in 1:52 a couple weeks ago, so going 2:09:21 would probably put us at around 14.5. It might be a little less because I ran with already sore calves from VP's fitness practice yesterday, but it might be a little more because of the faster pace. It might be a little less b/c I was talking for parts of it, and it might be a little more b/c I wasn't wearing a backpack or carrying groceries this time.
Good workout I should try some time: stride-count-based fartleks: work up from 1 to 10 strides hard/easy each, then do it again and go back down. Go up to 50. Also, dynamic before and static after. Go for deep lunges. Also try: progression run, going from 1) below threshhold, 2) at threshhold, 3) tiny bit above at threshold, 4) above threshold over 6 miles. Also: mini-mile repeats.
After running for about two hours and refueling, I ended up going straight to bed for two hours. Temps for even today's run ranged from sub-freezing to about 20 degrees higher!
Cumulative Mileage: 69.8+14.5=84.3.
Next day update: slept a lot today. calves and quads sore. should heed good advice and stretch more post-run next time.
FUN:
Sharing life stories w/ a fellow runner and sister in Christ.
About 14.5 miles, out and back on the Walmart side of the Tow Path w/ the incredible LD. Splits: either a 8:37 t (usually takes me about 10:00!), 4:00 p, 4:08 h, 4:30 b (21:16 at this point - a/b 45s faster than usual), 48:07 to green spray paint tree (took picture during this leg), 36:21 b (walked through much of the Walmart shopping center), 5:03 h, 4:50 p, 4:54 t, 8:49 f (stretched mid-way during this leg). Total: 2:09:21. I did 12.5+.25ish in 1:52 a couple weeks ago, so going 2:09:21 would probably put us at around 14.5. It might be a little less because I ran with already sore calves from VP's fitness practice yesterday, but it might be a little more because of the faster pace. It might be a little less b/c I was talking for parts of it, and it might be a little more b/c I wasn't wearing a backpack or carrying groceries this time.
Good workout I should try some time: stride-count-based fartleks: work up from 1 to 10 strides hard/easy each, then do it again and go back down. Go up to 50. Also, dynamic before and static after. Go for deep lunges. Also try: progression run, going from 1) below threshhold, 2) at threshhold, 3) tiny bit above at threshold, 4) above threshold over 6 miles. Also: mini-mile repeats.
After running for about two hours and refueling, I ended up going straight to bed for two hours. Temps for even today's run ranged from sub-freezing to about 20 degrees higher!
Cumulative Mileage: 69.8+14.5=84.3.
Next day update: slept a lot today. calves and quads sore. should heed good advice and stretch more post-run next time.
FUN:
Sharing life stories w/ a fellow runner and sister in Christ.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Feb 3
FIT:
I wore a cotton long sleeve tee today during a snowy run. Mistake. I got wet as the snow would melt, and then I stayed wet. Being wet makes you feel cold.
The sights of the tow path were absolutely gorgeous, though. God is an incredible artist, working with mediums as big as mountains and as small as delicate snowflakes.
I had amped up an otherwise slow and inefficient ulty practice by doing line jumps, 6 inches, planks, and pushups last night. I still managed to keep up a decent pace. The ground was slushy/snowy, too. The traction wasn't ideal, since with each step you'd slip back half a centimeter as you tried to push forward.
Splits: 9:33 t, 4:24 p, 4:02 h, 4:18 b, 2:55 wm, 5:15 long b, 4:54 h, 4:32 p, 4:34 t, 9:52 2. It looks like I blazed through the first 5K! Total: 54:22.
Cumulative mileage: 58.6+5 (track)+6.2 = 69.8.
I wore a cotton long sleeve tee today during a snowy run. Mistake. I got wet as the snow would melt, and then I stayed wet. Being wet makes you feel cold.
The sights of the tow path were absolutely gorgeous, though. God is an incredible artist, working with mediums as big as mountains and as small as delicate snowflakes.
I had amped up an otherwise slow and inefficient ulty practice by doing line jumps, 6 inches, planks, and pushups last night. I still managed to keep up a decent pace. The ground was slushy/snowy, too. The traction wasn't ideal, since with each step you'd slip back half a centimeter as you tried to push forward.
Splits: 9:33 t, 4:24 p, 4:02 h, 4:18 b, 2:55 wm, 5:15 long b, 4:54 h, 4:32 p, 4:34 t, 9:52 2. It looks like I blazed through the first 5K! Total: 54:22.
Cumulative mileage: 58.6+5 (track)+6.2 = 69.8.
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