Headed out after work for a few miles. Nice that I don't need the headlamp until I've made the turn to head back home. REALLY looking forward to longer days. 3.4 mi.
Rego'd for Colfax last night since it was still cheap until today. Time to get serious.
jan 23
Confirmed that my watch is indeed still fully functional. I could have taken it back to Costco but I would have had to pay at least $50 more to upgrade to a 405 since they don't sell the 305 anymore. Glad I'm out nothing now.
Got out around 11:30 this morning. Weather was pretty nice. Shorts and a long sleeve T were enough. Head started getting a little chilled around 4 miles. Ended up with 6.6 on the run. Really slow but it's miles. Another pretty solid week. Weather for the upcoming week looks nice. Cool.
Got out around 11:30 this morning. Weather was pretty nice. Shorts and a long sleeve T were enough. Head started getting a little chilled around 4 miles. Ended up with 6.6 on the run. Really slow but it's miles. Another pretty solid week. Weather for the upcoming week looks nice. Cool.
jan 22
Rolled out of bed around 8 and headed down to El Pomar Park for the second installment of the PPRR Winter Series. Ended up getting there about 50 minutes before start. After rego'ing and getting a number I sat back in the car for a few minutes. I went to fire up my watch only to find it wouldn't power up. I remembered seeing the display indicating that it was fully charged before I had left the house. Damn... guess I'll have to take it back to Costco. I tinkered with the idea of carrying my phone but the GPS numbers are way unreliable on known courses around here that I figured I'd be fine without.
Ate a gel a few minutes before start. Felt good heading out for the first mile, but the second going north really left us hanging in the wind. Once I made the turn, I felt pretty good with the aid of the wind at my back. I didn't have much left in the tank during the final mile and coasted home. Apparently shortly before I finished, the clock had been blown off it's stand so I had no clue what my time was. The website was updated later to show 40:22 for the 4 mile race. Decent considering I've only been putting in miles for a couple weeks.
When I came back home I futzed around with my Garmin 305 for a few minutes and found the reset process on the Garmin FAQ page. Holding mode + reset for 10 seconds and then powering the unit on worked like a charm and all is well with my watch again.
Link to Garmin support: https://buy.garmin.com/support/searchSupport/case.faces?caseId={c61aad70-03c5-11dc-786a-000000000000}
Ate a gel a few minutes before start. Felt good heading out for the first mile, but the second going north really left us hanging in the wind. Once I made the turn, I felt pretty good with the aid of the wind at my back. I didn't have much left in the tank during the final mile and coasted home. Apparently shortly before I finished, the clock had been blown off it's stand so I had no clue what my time was. The website was updated later to show 40:22 for the 4 mile race. Decent considering I've only been putting in miles for a couple weeks.
When I came back home I futzed around with my Garmin 305 for a few minutes and found the reset process on the Garmin FAQ page. Holding mode + reset for 10 seconds and then powering the unit on worked like a charm and all is well with my watch again.
Link to Garmin support: https://buy.garmin.com/support/searchSupport/case.faces?caseId={c61aad70-03c5-11dc-786a-000000000000}
jan 21
The streak is over. Took yesterday off after failing to get out of bed early enough and then met up with some buds after work for a couple of O'Dell's finest IPAs.
Got up early this morning and headed out. Cold temps are bearable and almost comfortable so long as the wind isn't blowing like it was on Wednesday night. I jogged 3ish miles. Watch battery was dead which pissed me off considering it had been plugged in for two days but I suspect my laptop was asleep during that time and was not charging via USB. I took my phone and launched the HandyRunner app and let it track time and miles. The GPS accuracy is pretty sketch on the phone as this route is usually 3.1 on my Garmin, but measured 3.76 on my phone. The coolest part about the app is that is automatically uploads the run to my log on RunningAhead as soon as I hit stop. I went back in to the website and modified the distance however.
Pretty solid week despite missing a day. Racing the Pikes Peak Road Runners Winter Series #2 4 miler tomorrow.
Got up early this morning and headed out. Cold temps are bearable and almost comfortable so long as the wind isn't blowing like it was on Wednesday night. I jogged 3ish miles. Watch battery was dead which pissed me off considering it had been plugged in for two days but I suspect my laptop was asleep during that time and was not charging via USB. I took my phone and launched the HandyRunner app and let it track time and miles. The GPS accuracy is pretty sketch on the phone as this route is usually 3.1 on my Garmin, but measured 3.76 on my phone. The coolest part about the app is that is automatically uploads the run to my log on RunningAhead as soon as I hit stop. I went back in to the website and modified the distance however.
Pretty solid week despite missing a day. Racing the Pikes Peak Road Runners Winter Series #2 4 miler tomorrow.
jan 19
Nevermind about looking forward to tonight's run. What a miserable slog that was. No real snow to speak of and it was absolutely brutal running into the wind. I immediately realized I was under-dressed for the conditions when I hit the main thoroughfare between neighborhoods but pushed on through. Made for a really pleasant return trip. 3 mi on the day. Pretty much ignored HR and just wanted the run to end.
jan 18
Got out after work. Wore the HR strap again. Definitely was moving too fast last week and I've slowed to a crawl this week. 4.1 miles but kept the HR in check by walking a couple of the climbs when I bounced off the rev limiter and then picked up a jog again when things mellowed out.
Looking forward to a run in the snowflakes Wednesday night.
Looking forward to a run in the snowflakes Wednesday night.
jan 17
Caught a quick nap when I came home from work hoping the wind would die down a bit. It was fully dark by the time I got out the door but mostly comfortable with pants and an REI Chilly Trail half zip. Wore the HR monitor and walked a few hills where it started yelling at me. Kept it under 149. A little slower going than I had been running thus far this month, but probably better to reel things in now with the increased volume. The run tonight definitely felt much easier than anything over the weekend.
Officially ssssstreaking, I guess, with 10 straight days. Cool. 3 miles tonight.
Officially ssssstreaking, I guess, with 10 straight days. Cool. 3 miles tonight.
weekend recap
Got out Friday afternoon for a few miles in the nice weather. Again on Saturday, I ran 5 miles in Palmer Park with the dog. Ended up changing into the screw shoes when I got there as there was quite a bit of snow in the shade and was glad I had them. Sunday was 3 miles around the neighborhood.
Really starting to feel some fatigue setting in but I think most of that is due to running too fast. I'll break out the HR strap tonight and make sure I dial things back including walking if necessary.
Really starting to feel some fatigue setting in but I think most of that is due to running too fast. I'll break out the HR strap tonight and make sure I dial things back including walking if necessary.
and so it goes...
After racking up ungodly amounts of miles from Oct - Dec (9.6 mi in total), I've found a little motivation to fix that. I don't really have any firm plans for anything but the lack of movement got old. There comes a time when the excuses just really have to stop and foot has to meet pavement. I'm REAL good at excuses. In this week where we've probably had the coldest temps of the winter, I got REAL good at not making them.
I ran with the IC for the second time this season on the day after New Years. It was cold, but I was there. Last Saturday was the kickoff of the PPRR Winter Series. My fitness, or lack thereof, kicked me in the junk. So after attending a christening and grabbing some breakfast on Sunday morning, I headed out into the first flurries for a 4 miler. Monday brought cold temps and more snow, so I worked at home. Around 11am, I cobbled together enough warm clothes and set out for 3+ miles. Tuesday, I was back at the office and then had another meeting after work. As soon as I got home, I threw on layers and headed out into the darkness. Three more miles. Rinse and repeat the scenario for Wednesday night. This morning I was up and out the door before sunrise.
I can feel that I've run for six days straight but it's not that bad. All the miles have been super slow due to conditions and that's just fine at this point. Looking forward to some warmer miles over the weekend.
I ran with the IC for the second time this season on the day after New Years. It was cold, but I was there. Last Saturday was the kickoff of the PPRR Winter Series. My fitness, or lack thereof, kicked me in the junk. So after attending a christening and grabbing some breakfast on Sunday morning, I headed out into the first flurries for a 4 miler. Monday brought cold temps and more snow, so I worked at home. Around 11am, I cobbled together enough warm clothes and set out for 3+ miles. Tuesday, I was back at the office and then had another meeting after work. As soon as I got home, I threw on layers and headed out into the darkness. Three more miles. Rinse and repeat the scenario for Wednesday night. This morning I was up and out the door before sunrise.
I can feel that I've run for six days straight but it's not that bad. All the miles have been super slow due to conditions and that's just fine at this point. Looking forward to some warmer miles over the weekend.
