connect.garmin.com/activity/139136473
i decided to run to my lunch room duty this morning before i left for work. i packed everything i needed except for one very important item...my shorts! i had everything else on before i noticed, so i rode my bike home in compression shorts. (that's what we'll call them anyway.) i got into the house as quickly as i could and pulled on my shorts, hooked up my mp3 player and headed toward the school.
there is a lot of uphill on the way to the school. i ran pretty hard, because i didn't have a lot of extra time and ended up coming close to a puking incident as i neared the campus. fortunately, i kept everything down and made it to the front door with three minutes to spare. part of why i cut it so close is because the school was just about a half mile further from home than i thought it was. oops! next time, if there is one, i'll know.
Thursday, January 5, 2012
long cold ride
connect.garmin.com/activity/139066208
it takes forever to get dressed for an early morning ride in the winter. it took me thirty minutes to pull on a base layer, jersey, jacket, skull cap, shorts, tights, socks, shoes, shoe covers, gloves, garmin and helmet before i could click in. of course, snooping around dailymile didn't help me dress quickly, so not every minute can be blamed on the garments.
i took off down school street trying to avoid as many stop signs as i could on my way out of town forgetting that the price you pay for continuous rolling on school street is a buzzed butt. brick streets are a bear!
i turned south on to main street and sped down yet another section of cobbled thoroughfare before turning west on 54's smooth blacktop.
the going was pretty slow on the way out of town. it's uphill most of the way and the wind, while not terribly strong, was nevertheless in my face. i rolled passed old 54, opting to stay out where i could get a ride back into town if i was to flat. i'm NOT going to change a flat in the dark when it's 32 degrees. thankfully, that wasn't an issue.
when i turned around at byers road, i was averaging around 14mph. that's slower than my commuting miles on my mountain bike yesterday! that simply would not do! i accelerated and kept the hammer down all the way back home. every mile i got a peek at my speed when my garmin lit up. with one exception, i was over 20mph every time.
i flew past the school where i do lunch room duty, past rick's restaurant and RV park, past the kwik shop and rolled up to the light at main just as it turned green. i had a go all the way back home then and spun around the corner and into my drive at exactly 6:30. perfect timing! that's when my wife wanted me to wake her up.
that's done. time to take all this gear off and get ready for the day.
it takes forever to get dressed for an early morning ride in the winter. it took me thirty minutes to pull on a base layer, jersey, jacket, skull cap, shorts, tights, socks, shoes, shoe covers, gloves, garmin and helmet before i could click in. of course, snooping around dailymile didn't help me dress quickly, so not every minute can be blamed on the garments.
i took off down school street trying to avoid as many stop signs as i could on my way out of town forgetting that the price you pay for continuous rolling on school street is a buzzed butt. brick streets are a bear!
i turned south on to main street and sped down yet another section of cobbled thoroughfare before turning west on 54's smooth blacktop.
the going was pretty slow on the way out of town. it's uphill most of the way and the wind, while not terribly strong, was nevertheless in my face. i rolled passed old 54, opting to stay out where i could get a ride back into town if i was to flat. i'm NOT going to change a flat in the dark when it's 32 degrees. thankfully, that wasn't an issue.
when i turned around at byers road, i was averaging around 14mph. that's slower than my commuting miles on my mountain bike yesterday! that simply would not do! i accelerated and kept the hammer down all the way back home. every mile i got a peek at my speed when my garmin lit up. with one exception, i was over 20mph every time.
i flew past the school where i do lunch room duty, past rick's restaurant and RV park, past the kwik shop and rolled up to the light at main just as it turned green. i had a go all the way back home then and spun around the corner and into my drive at exactly 6:30. perfect timing! that's when my wife wanted me to wake her up.
that's done. time to take all this gear off and get ready for the day.
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
3.00 miles in 26:57
connect.garmin.com/activity/138825124
ugh! i decided to do hill repeats this morning. i chose a hill to die on and headed toward it. my plan was to warm up for a mile and then hit it hard. my warm up took me north to an entirely different hill...a longer hill. i thought, "why don't i run this one instead?" i shrugged my shoulders and said, "why not?" shortly after i posed this question, my heart felt like it was going to bust out of my chest as i kept looking for the summit of my newly chosen hill. thankfully, my sternum didn't crack and i was able to run down the hill and back up it two more times. i didn't die. i suppose that's obvious, but i wanted to state it for the record. i cooled down by running around on nice flat streets. after i stopped my garmin, i walked another quarter mile or so to get my heart rate down to where mortals live.
ugh! i decided to do hill repeats this morning. i chose a hill to die on and headed toward it. my plan was to warm up for a mile and then hit it hard. my warm up took me north to an entirely different hill...a longer hill. i thought, "why don't i run this one instead?" i shrugged my shoulders and said, "why not?" shortly after i posed this question, my heart felt like it was going to bust out of my chest as i kept looking for the summit of my newly chosen hill. thankfully, my sternum didn't crack and i was able to run down the hill and back up it two more times. i didn't die. i suppose that's obvious, but i wanted to state it for the record. i cooled down by running around on nice flat streets. after i stopped my garmin, i walked another quarter mile or so to get my heart rate down to where mortals live.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
2.75 miles in 22:30
connect.garmin.com/activity/138572594
i was out in my garage getting some gear for my run this morning and stumbled upon my old elephant route. i glanced at my watch to see if i had time for five miles. nope. i looked at the route and figured out how to take the same basic form and make it into a doggish shape. (see garmin data.) i decided to run it, so i headed out the door, map in hand.
it was a bit cold out, but the still air made it less so than it's been the last few days with gusty winds. i wore a light jacket over my dailymile tech tee and felt fairly comfortable after the first few blocks. it's amazing how warm the body gets on a run!
i traced the legs of the dog during my first mile. the legs were mostly downhill, so when i ran up the back side of the dog, i had a little work to do. i made it up to maple and added the tail, then headed down the dog's spine. this is where i got a little confused. the map i was carrying was a little smudged, so i could quite figure out what street i was supposed to turn north on to start drawing the head. i ended up turning a block too early and making the head wider than i'd planned. i got back on course for the forehead and snout and finished up returning to the top of the front leg where i'd started.
i guess i'll have to do this route again some time and get it right. for now, this will do!
i was out in my garage getting some gear for my run this morning and stumbled upon my old elephant route. i glanced at my watch to see if i had time for five miles. nope. i looked at the route and figured out how to take the same basic form and make it into a doggish shape. (see garmin data.) i decided to run it, so i headed out the door, map in hand.
it was a bit cold out, but the still air made it less so than it's been the last few days with gusty winds. i wore a light jacket over my dailymile tech tee and felt fairly comfortable after the first few blocks. it's amazing how warm the body gets on a run!
i traced the legs of the dog during my first mile. the legs were mostly downhill, so when i ran up the back side of the dog, i had a little work to do. i made it up to maple and added the tail, then headed down the dog's spine. this is where i got a little confused. the map i was carrying was a little smudged, so i could quite figure out what street i was supposed to turn north on to start drawing the head. i ended up turning a block too early and making the head wider than i'd planned. i got back on course for the forehead and snout and finished up returning to the top of the front leg where i'd started.
i guess i'll have to do this route again some time and get it right. for now, this will do!
Monday, January 2, 2012
2.00 miles in 22:04
connect.garmin.com/activity/138462628
my wife and i went for a run after finished taking down most of our christmas decorations today. as we were beginning, my wife said she was tired and wasn't sure she could make it. that's usually a sign that we'll do some walking. we ran more than a mile before my wife wanted to walk, but i wouldn't let her. i'm mean that way. she kept going and we made it back to the house without slowing down. we ended up with a better pace than the last time we ran this route.
my wife and i went for a run after finished taking down most of our christmas decorations today. as we were beginning, my wife said she was tired and wasn't sure she could make it. that's usually a sign that we'll do some walking. we ran more than a mile before my wife wanted to walk, but i wouldn't let her. i'm mean that way. she kept going and we made it back to the house without slowing down. we ended up with a better pace than the last time we ran this route.
Sunday, January 1, 2012
4.29 miles in 42:20
after our church's new year's eve party, i went out for a little run. the first two and a half miles i ran with karen, a woman from our church. we talked a little as we circled around town. when we got to highway 54, she told me to go on. her exact words were, "run like the wind!" i laughed. there was no way i could do that. the wind was blowing crazy hard! i ran up howard and onto welton. when i got to maple i went ahead and ran all the way up to the end of the street and circled back by the church to make sure karen made it back to her car safely before heading home. i ran by the house once and then took a half block spin back to lawrence and cherry. i walked from there to my front door for my cool down. my new shoes, nightcrawler, did great! i'm happy. hope you are too. have a great 2012!
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