Made it over to the gym for a spin class after work. Wore the HR monitor for shits and giggles. Got a good sweat in for about an hour.
Garmin Connect Data for 12/15 spin session
sunday 12/13
Finals sucks. One. More. Semester.
Due to the aforementioned finals and the really awesome (and by awesome, I mean not awesome) weather we had last week, I didn't run again until the Sunday run with the Incline Club.
Didn't want to get out of bed but I managed to drag myself out from under the covers and made my way to Manitou, stopping to pick up some goodies for the Feed Bag.
Saw Bucky there before everyone took off and he decided to hang back and wait. I had the dog and it's highly recommended to keep the canine friends at the back of the pack anyway. It was warm enough for shorts but I still had the beanie and fleece gloves on for some added warmth. Bucky and I ran together until the first hill up toward the Manitou water plant. As I reached the summit of that climb I realize I should have grabbed the YakTrax out of the Jeep before heading out. On the next climb, Bucky motored right up and I took my sweet ass time trudging through the snow. It wasn't long after that my shoes started getting pretty wet, but my feet never got uncomfortably cold. Boomer and I made our way almost to Long's Ranch Road (maybe 1/4 mile short of it) before I decided I was sick of running through 5" of snow with wet shoes and short socks.
We made the turn in a little over an hour and jogged back to Manitou. Bucky caught me about halfway down Ruxton and was already gone before I got back to Memorial Park (punk!). I hung out for a few minutes, munched on some food, and chatted with a few of the other early finishers.
Good run. Around 6.5 mi (my garmin didn't acquire satellites until almost Ruxton) and it felt easier than last week.
No immediate goals in sight currently. I'll have to see how the school schedule shakes out after the first of the year before committing to anything big. Just glad to be getting out when I would otherwise be lounging around the house on a Sunday morning.
Garmin Connect Data for Sunday 12/6
Due to the aforementioned finals and the really awesome (and by awesome, I mean not awesome) weather we had last week, I didn't run again until the Sunday run with the Incline Club.
Didn't want to get out of bed but I managed to drag myself out from under the covers and made my way to Manitou, stopping to pick up some goodies for the Feed Bag.
Saw Bucky there before everyone took off and he decided to hang back and wait. I had the dog and it's highly recommended to keep the canine friends at the back of the pack anyway. It was warm enough for shorts but I still had the beanie and fleece gloves on for some added warmth. Bucky and I ran together until the first hill up toward the Manitou water plant. As I reached the summit of that climb I realize I should have grabbed the YakTrax out of the Jeep before heading out. On the next climb, Bucky motored right up and I took my sweet ass time trudging through the snow. It wasn't long after that my shoes started getting pretty wet, but my feet never got uncomfortably cold. Boomer and I made our way almost to Long's Ranch Road (maybe 1/4 mile short of it) before I decided I was sick of running through 5" of snow with wet shoes and short socks.
We made the turn in a little over an hour and jogged back to Manitou. Bucky caught me about halfway down Ruxton and was already gone before I got back to Memorial Park (punk!). I hung out for a few minutes, munched on some food, and chatted with a few of the other early finishers.
Good run. Around 6.5 mi (my garmin didn't acquire satellites until almost Ruxton) and it felt easier than last week.
No immediate goals in sight currently. I'll have to see how the school schedule shakes out after the first of the year before committing to anything big. Just glad to be getting out when I would otherwise be lounging around the house on a Sunday morning.
Garmin Connect Data for Sunday 12/6
sunday 12/6
Got up early and headed to Manitou to hook up with the Incline Club. It was about 14 degrees when I got to Memorial Park and there was about 4" of fresh on the ground. Good day for a run. I waffled on footwear choice. The Wildcats I have do nothing to keep water out and I didn't think my road shoes would be good in the snow. I ended up wearing my Vasque high tops that I usually reserve for 14ers. These are sold as cross trainers so I figured they would be ok for some running. They worked out ok, a little stiff but my feet stayed warm and dry. The run was actually quite enjoyable after warming up and the weather never really bothered me.
Forgot my watch again.
Forgot my watch again.
tuesday 12/1
Another 2 miles in the dark and cold last night. There was a bit of a breeze but I managed to beat the bad weather. Quads feel like they've been pounded on 10 miles of downhill and the hammy is still tight after but not during.
Looking forward to IC run on Sunday.
Looking forward to IC run on Sunday.
monday 11/30 - 2 miles easy
Back at it. Got two miles in real easy last night. No watch, no HRM. Just grabbed the dog and did a quick lap around the neighborhood.
Hope I can get back out before the real nasty stuff gets here tonight.
Hamstring is still a little sore. Not so much running on it but when I go to stretch afterward I can feel it. I will get back into Champion Health for some ART after the first of the year if it doesn't improve.
Hope I can get back out before the real nasty stuff gets here tonight.
Hamstring is still a little sore. Not so much running on it but when I go to stretch afterward I can feel it. I will get back into Champion Health for some ART after the first of the year if it doesn't improve.
