Morning Fog or Foggy Morning

Day 152 - February 5, 2008

According to my watch I ran for 26 and a half minutes this morning, but other than residual leg soreness, I couldn't tell you anything about it.

Day: 152 Time/Date: 6:00 AM 2/5/2008 Weather: Foggy, 47F
Run: Geranium-Amicus Miles: 3.5 Time: 26:30 Pace: 7:34 min/mile
Miles to Date: 566.7 Total Running Time: 69:22:50

Why is predicting the weather so hard?

Day 151 - February 4, 2008

I swear I don't know why I watch the weather forecast. Last night, our local weather person gave the thumbs up for a great day today with temperatures in the high 50's. So at 5 am, when I saw that it was really frosty out, I thought hey I can run after work when it is all warm out. That gave me plenty of time to get ready for work and I even stopped to wash all the salt off the car this morning. About 30 minutes after getting to work, the skies opened up. Why do people say skies anyway? IS there really more than one sky? Anyway...it rained for most of the day. So much for 10% chance of rain. By late afternoon, the rain had stopped and it looked like it was going to be ok for the run.

Well, wouldn't you know, a mile and a half into the run I felt the first drop. Within about 3.8 seconds, it was pouring. I was drenched. The rain finally relented to a steady drizzle about 2 miles later and continued the rest of the way. So much for timing today.

But, long story short, I got in another quality run of 5+ miles at a decent pace. I don't see a long run happening this week unless I can squeeze it in on Thursday. Hopefully I can find a way to build up my long run endurance quickly - but it usually doesn't work that way.

Day: 151 Time/Date: 5:40 PM 2/4/2008 Weather: Rain, 48F
Run: AVIR 5.7 Miles: 5.7 Time: 40:15 Pace: 7:04 min/mile
Miles to Date: 563.2 Total Running Time: 68:56:20

That which does not kill a dog makes it stronger

Day 150 - February 3, 2008

Another nice day here in Virginia, so I took advantage by stretching out the distance a bit. I would have gone further, but I was feeling yesterday's hills. The warm weather must be having an effect on me. I actually took the dog with me for my warm-up and cool down. She liked it, but was dragging by the time we got back. I'm sure I'll be regretting this soon enough if she keeps coming with me. She'll get stronger much faster than I will.

Day: 150 Time/Date: 12:00 PM 2/3/2008 Weather: Partly Cloudy, 55F
Run: Random Miles Miles: 5.5 Time: 39:11 Pace: 7:07 min/mile
Miles to Date: 557.5 Total Running Time: 68:16:05

Dumb Groundhogs

Day 149 - February 2, 2008

It seems to me that silly groundhog has it all backwards. Why on earth would you let your shadow scare you back underground when the weather is so warm and perfect? I mean really, if there is going to be 6 more weeks of winter, why not enjoy a warm February day? For me, it was the perfect day to be outside and enjoy a long relaxing run. Ok, 6 miles isn't that long, but it was nice to be out for more than 25 minutes and not have to worry about cars seeing me in the dark. I know there is more cold weather to come, but for me, I'll get out and enjoy the sun when we get these unseasonably warm days.

Day: 149 Time/Date: 4:30 PM 2/2/2008 Weather: Cloudy, 47F
Run: Jonquil Loop Miles: 5.9 Time: 43:34 Pace: 7:23 min/mile
Miles to Date: 552.0 Total Running Time: 67:36:54

A New Month Begins

Day 148 - February 1, 2008

This morning the rain was coming down so hard the dog wouldn't even go out. I decided running on frozen roads in a pouring rain was not going to help my training. So I waited and got in a decent run after work. It was still damp and cold, but clear sunny skies definitely made it easier to take.

Day: 148 Time/Date: 4:50 PM 2/1/2008 Weather: Cloudy, windy, 47F
Run: Geranium-Amicus Miles: 3.5 Time: 25:32 Pace: 7:18 min/mile
Miles to Date: 546.1 Total Running Time: 66:53:20