30 runs in 30 days - who's with us? (Page 109)

You seem to have gotten back on track. You should be good to go.

#442- 4 mi.

I must have been running 10 to 12 minute miles. It took forever. Everything was covered in a sheet of ice. My entire neighborhood was an ice skating rink. I fell 3 times, but I was ready for it, at no point this morning did I have good footing. I managed to get into a tire groove for a salt truck, and that kept me ok for awhile. The temperature rose at night, it was probably 28 or 29 degrees this morning, but there was a fine mist of rain that froze as soon as it hit the ground.

Friday - #159 - 2 miles
Saturday - #160 - 4 miles
Sunday - #161 - 2 miles

Achilles is throbbing a little. Taking it easy. Long week coming up with annual work reviews and forecasts, so I'm going to struggle to find the time to just get my few miles in. Next week I think it is time to get the suit back on and start swimming...ugh.

Hope that Achilles gets better, mine is about 95% now and only flares up occasionally and even then it is not bad.

Good luck with the busy week.

Run #470

day 44- 1.76 miles, treadmill.

Day 775, 10 miles recovery pace.

#443- 7 mi treadmill, wasn't cold, just didn't want to run in the rain

#444- 8 mi tempo outside, 3 deg F when I left, negative 14 windchill, warmed up to a balmy 6.8 deg F with negative 11 windchill when I got back.

It wasn't bad actually, I dressed right, tights, with windbreaker/track pants over it. Long sleeve warm compression shirt, with a Columbia light thermal jacket, and a windbreaker over it. Opened my jacket a bit to avoid sweating too much. My beard froze pretty solid though, the condensation from my breath kept adding to it too. If I was out there any longer, I probably would have had icicles hanging down my face.

After 2 mornings of -50 windchill I think I need to invest in a treadmill.

Nah, you need to keep up your points for the winter weather challenge you do. It will make you soft.

Day 45- 3.54 miles, treadmill. tomorrow should finally be warm enough to run outside.

Day 776, 12 mile progressive run. I feel your pain with the cold but today I wimped out and ran on my treadmill in my heated garage. I have the treadmill so I can get speed work done when the snow is too deep or it is too slippery out to do it. I was going to go for 16 miles today if I ran outside but -6 degrees out and dropping with the wind chill colder than I want to think about I went to the garage after work.

I'm at day 44 with a short 1.5 miler. Getting a chest cold, was coughing at work. Wife still has a fever going since Sunday morning. Coughing so hard that her insides hurt....Hopfully I get to avoid anything like she went through...

So any helpful hints to get through one mile with congestion, coughs, sniffles.. Besides fluids, rest, slow is good?

That is all I do but I try to go for a little farther run, it seems to help break up my congestion and gets rid of my cold sooner. It usually takes 2-3 miles before I can really breath good but then I am good to go. I have done 20+ mile run with a bad cold before and felt wiped after but a good wiped if you know what I mean.

Thanks for the info.

Day 777, 12.4 frosty, slippery miles. A bit breezy still but it is suppose to warm up a little the next couple of days.

Day 778, 6 easy miles.

#445 - 4 mi after swim

#446 - 2 mi, but got 1:40 in on the bike

Wondering if I should swap my marathon plan for a 70.3, I still haven't registered for the marathon, and it would be better prep for the Aug IM. I really wanted to take a shot at sub 3, but there is always the fall.

Monday - #162 - 2 miles
Tuesday - #163 - 2 miles
Wednesday - #164 - 3 miles
Thursday - #164 - 4 miles

The Achilles is a little less sore so far this week, so I've started to slowly ramp up the distance again, but I'm trying to be very careful about it. It is so frustrating because for the first time in my life, I feel like I can run more than 2 miles without hating it, and of course now I am very worried about running. Ugh.

Why not do both


Day 779, 13.2 mile progressive run.

I'm not going to make my goal on this one. I'm going to keep pushing and try to get the runs in though. Keep up the great work everyone.

Too close together. The marathon would be exactly one week before. I couldn't recover that quick, unless I jogged the marathon. If it were the other way around, I probably could pull it off, but I don't have the same level of insanity as you do.

#447- 5 miles at a solid effort, wanted to work out the kinks from the riding yesterday, really felt my quads going uphill. 33 degrees in rain, felt warm compared to last week!!

Day 780, crushed a 20 mile run tonight in some occasional strong wind and rain. It is more like November out side today than January but I'll take it. Let the taper begin Monday, three weeks until the 100 miler. I need a good strong run like this tonight. Feeling good.

Its great when everything come together. Works done, have a good taper.

#448 3 mi after 1:20 on the bike, nice brick. Had to run short today, ran out of time, had to go to dinner.

Day 781, 8.1 recovery miles.

#449- 6.2 mi