Day 22

It was a bit warmer today - even broke the shorts back out for this afternoon's run. It was a nice break from the cold.

Three weeks intot he new year, the runs are coming, but I'm still not really enjoying them. I do find myself wanting to run mroe miles each week, but the motivation is still low to follow through.

I really need to get a new pair of shoes - mine are dead and I'm sure the aches and pains I'm feeling are a direct result.

In the meantime I'll continue to muddle on. 68 miles in 22 days isn't so bad.

That was cold

Today was one of those days where it just doesn't get warm. I waited as long as I could, and finally had to go out with it only 18 degrees and about to get colder. It is kind of ironic that I found out a friend of mine in Florida also started a run everyday streak on Jan 1st. I bet his run wasn't that cold today! I'll try and get him to post along with me and we can keep each other going.

14 days and counting

The running has been going pretty well. Two weeks straight of at least 2 miles. I think I'm up to 40 miles for the year. Not getting cocky yet cause I'm still a long way from 364 days and it is supposed to get pretty cold this week. Guess I'll have to man-up.

Three days makes a streak?

Just an update - I have run the last two days. Nothing special - a 2 mile quick run before getting ready for a dinner party and today I went out for 3.6 miles on my favorite local run. One reaon I like that run is that there is a good chance of seeing wildlife and this morning was no exception. Just over a mile into the run, a small buck ran across the road and bounded through the woods to my left. I also saw a handful of squirrels running about gathering acorns under the frost covered leaves.

I did reach a milestone today in my running career - I have now logged over 13,000 miles of running since 1990. Considering I didn't run at all from 1992-1998, that isn't too bad. To put that in perspective, the circumfrence of the moon is only 6790 miles. 13,000 miles is the equivalent of running one lap around the earth at a latitude of 58 degrees (a trip that wuld take me through Juneau Alaska, Oslo Norway, and Stockholm Sweeden) Pretty far north, but still cool.

2008 in review

Well, as you all know, the streak ended in September. What you probably don't know is that my running fell completely apart after that day. I was assigned to business travel for 2 months straight in an area where it was barely safe to run on a treadmill, let alone the street. But in 2009 I am vowing a comeback. I won't say I'm ready to attempt 1000 straight days again yet, but I did run the New Years Day 5K today. What a mess. I am so slow and I even had to stop and walk. Yep - in a 5K, I had to stop and walk. I am so ashamed. I guess it was the cold air and 20 pounds I gained traveling. The good news is, there is only one direction to go from here. Teh improvements should come fast in 2009 and I'm looking forward to being more consistent on the roads this year.

So, here are the stats from 2008 - not the greatest year considering a I ran every day for 8+ months, but still not that bad.

Days run - 287 (78%)
Total miles - 880
Total time run - 108 hours, 45 min, 37 sec
Average pace - 7:25/mile

In 2009 I hope to get that mileage back above 1000 and the average pace back down near 7:00/mile. I'm off to a good start with 5 miles in today. Just wish I could have run a little faster.