Running For My Life

Workout:

• Type: Run
• Date: 12/30/2008
• Time: 04:30:00
• Total Time: 1:51:18.00
• Calories: 1817
• Distance: 14 miles
• Average Pace: 7:56.82/mile

My fav facebook friend Suzanne inspired me to look at my early-morning run in a different “light” this morning.  As I ran in the pitch black of night, I realized what a neat feeling it is to run without any light; to feel invisible.  Very cool!!

I never thought of this either: in the summer, I will see maybe 8-10 people outside during an 8 mile run at 5 a.m.   But in the winter, I never see anyone.  I guess I am the only soul bold/stupid/crazy enough to go outside in the dark.  But I highly recommend it to anyone.

Workout:

• Type: Run
• Date: 12/29/2008
• Time: 05:00:00
• Total Time: 1:05:20.00
• Calories: 980
• Distance: 8 miles
• Average Pace: 8:09.8/mile

I had a great 13-mile long run with a friend Scott this morning.  We didn’t really pay much attention to our pace….we just told some good stories and had a lot of laughs. It was a good “male bonding” kind of run…..almost like a night out drinking, but only without the “night” and the “drinking”.

Workout:

• Type: Run
• Date: 12/27/2008
• Time: 07:00:00
• Total Time: 2:00:30.00
• Calories: 1571
• Distance: 13 miles
• Average Pace: 9:16.41/mile

I ventured outside this morning because the temp was a balmy 32 degrees and there was nothing wet falling out of the sky….for once.  However, when I got on the road I realized that there was a glazy look to the pavement.  Yes, ice, ice baby!!  Ice everywhere.  So what did I do but keep running….for 8 more miles.  It’s a miracle that I didn’t fall and/or injure myself.  I just kept the pace very slow and looked for dry spots to get traction, although that was difficult since it was dark outside.  Maybe I should have stuck to the treadmill…….

Workout:

• Type: Run
• Date: 12/26/2008
• Time: 05:30:00
• Total Time: 1:11:30.00
• Calories: 1025
• Distance: 8 miles
• Average Pace: 8:56.51/mile

Workout:

• Type: Run
• Date: 12/25/2008
• Time: 05:00:00
• Total Time: 1:07:04.00
• Calories: 1005
• Distance: 8 miles
• Average Pace: 8:22.79/mile

Workout:

• Type: General Cardio
• Date: 12/24/2008
• Time: 05:00:00
• Total Time: 1:00:00.00
• Calories: 545

2 mile warm-up, 5 miles @ 6:45 avg. pace, 1 mile cool-down.

Workout:

• Type: Run
• Date: 12/23/2008
• Time: 05:00:00
• Total Time: 1:00:25.00
• Calories: 984
• Distance: 8 miles
• Average Pace: 7:33.4/mile

Workout:

• Type: Run
• Date: 12/22/2008
• Time: 05:00:00
• Total Time: 1:06:40.00
• Calories: 999
• Distance: 8 miles
• Average Pace: 8:20/mile

Even worse than snow is ice….which is what they have in Indiana, where we are visiting my family for Christmas.  They had 2 inches of ice fall yesterday, which made for a slow run this morning.  I was able to find a few areas with decent traction, but most of my path would have been better suited to wearing ice skates.  I miss my treadmill!!

Workout:

• Type: Run
• Date: 12/20/2008
• Time: 08:00:00
• Total Time: 1:14:40.00
• Calories: 973
• Distance: 8 miles
• Average Pace: 9:19.88/mile

Workout:

• Type: Run
• Date: 12/19/2008
• Time: 05:00:00
• Total Time: 1:11:30.00
• Calories: 1025
• Distance: 8 miles
• Average Pace: 8:56.51/mile