I had some great runs last week, which left me with confidence rising going into week 2. Boston (and Jantastic) has given me a stackload of motivation, which translates itself into consistency, which in turn
should result in faster times and better running with less effort.
2011 was not a good running year for me, but 2012 is already shaping up to be a huge improvement.
| Date | Saturday January 7th |
| Plan | am - 20 miles hilly run |
| Outcome | 4:30am, 55F and foggy with 97% humidity. Met James early and we ran downtown to meet up with Clea. Had another go at the Stratford hills, then did a Jefferson loop, and then another reverse Jefferson. This was one of those mornings when I felt great, and the hills seemed strangely easy. Which was bizarre since the humidity was high and I was sweating like a pig. Did 20 miles in 2:48:20 (8:25 average) and felt like I could go a lot further and a lot harder if I needed to. Wish that happened more often. |
| Date | Sunday January 8th |
| Plan | am - 7 miles |
| Outcome | 5:30am, 47F. Nice recovery run - 7 miles in 59:58 (8:34 pace). I zipped up my man suit and ran 5 times this past week, so my Jantastic week 1 is at 100%. Now I'm sitting here drinking hot chocolate and contemplating another. |
| Date | Monday January 9th |
| Plan | am - Nothing |
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| Date | Tuesday January 10th |
| Plan | am - 10 miles |
| Outcome | 5am, 42F, cold and windy. Did not get up when my alarm went off at 4am because little Dylan was cuddled up next to me, and I dare any dad to give that up to go run. But I did get up at 4:30 instead to go run 7. Legs felt heavy today and it was like I was running in slow motion. Still, I managed to squeak under an 8 minute mile by running 55:53 (7:59 average) without really pushing. Pretty happy with that. |
| Date | Wednesday January 11th |
| Plan | am - 8 miles (aim to get under an hour) |
| Outcome | 5am, 34F, lovely and cold. Legs still felt a little dead today, but apparently it didn't matter as I ran the 8 miles in 59:35 (7:26 pace). Difficult to believe I ran a marathon at a faster pace than that. James was my rabbit again. Didn't catch him this morning - that boy was flying. |
| Date | Thursday January 12th |
| Plan | am - 8 miles |
| Outcome | 4:30am, 47F at start, dropping to 37F by the end, and really windy. The cold front blew through this morning, bringing gusty winds with it. Met Clea for the 8 mile Mueller loop, and we battled the winds for a very nice 1:05:03 (8:07 average). |
| Date | Friday January 6th |
| Plan | Nothing |
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