Weekly Update to January 29

Not a great week for running.  We were getting together what we needed to do for a last-minute trip to South America.  Packing, planning parking for the truck, getting our Brazilian visas, and a number of other details took up all our free time.  Running team means that most of my off-duty time is spent moving down the road.  Opportunities to run vary from week to week, but are generally limited.

Weekly Update to January 22

Got over ten miles this week.  Chest cold is gone, the weather is cooperating.  Now I just need to get back the fitness I have lost during the process.

1/19  Irving TX
Run, bike, swim.  Three miles, two miles, 500 yards.  At the Ballys Fitness.

1/22  Wendover NV & UT
5.5 miles in 53:48.  Still a bit chilly, but kept up my 9:30/mile pace up pretty well.

Weekly Update to January 15

Only 7 miles this week.  Five of the miles, in 48:36, were a quality run in Boise ID on the path across the street from the Flying J truckstop on exit 54.  It was 20 degrees and calm, but the chest cold that had been keeping me from running seemed clear, and my heel did not hurt at all!

Weekly Update to January 8

Starting to build miles with the new stride.  No increase in heel pain since I started the mid-foot strike.  Whoo-Hoo!

1/4 Altoona IA
Two miles and some yoga while the sun was going down.  Great sunset!

1/5 Little America WY
Another amazing sunset.  Another two miles with some yoga postitions thown in.

1/7 Irving TX
Tempo run, 3.2 miles in 30 minutes.

1/8 Henderson CO
Tempo run, 3 miles in 30:28.  Got off pace a bit.