Day 1474 (ex)

Easy run with family coming in town.

14:00
1.42mi


www.mapmyrun.com/workout/220679606

Day 1573 (ex)

A good run today, before volleyball with the kids. All the reading of sword fighting and war in space from the In Her Name series has me motivated to lose some weight and get stronger.

20:00 run
2.1mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/216311032

Day 1572 (ex)

A good run late in the day. Between lifting and not sleeping right, I had a sore neck nerve, but some Aleve and Icy Hot this morning and taking it easy all day helped.

18:00
1.94mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/216072970

Day 1571 (ex)

Lifting day. I took my son to the gym and we did 18:00 min of biking, then 40:00 of hard lifting. Really tired after working with free weights.

18:00 (bike)
40:00 (weights)

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/216072800

Day 1570 (ex)

A good run today after 6 days off.

24:00
2.60

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/215555528

The End of a Streak

I stopped running last Friday.

After 1564 days, I reached a point where it didn’t work in my life. I was on vacation with the family, we’d skied all day, it was late, kids were hungry, and I needed to cook some dinner. I was thinking to take 20 minutes out of the late afternoon and run, but the hotel where we had booked a week didn’t have a exercise room. It was icy outside, which felt too dangerous to me for a run there.

I  could have driven over to a local health club, but interrupting every afternoon, especially when I’d worked hard on the mountain, just didn’t seem worth it. Delaying dinner was even a worse idea, to me. So I made the decision to stop, and move on with life. I knew this streak would end in 2013 with a week long scout trip on a sailboat, so I was prepared.

Putting aside my streak, I went to the store, bought groceries, cooked dinner and called it an easy night with the family.

And I was OK with it. It felt a little weird not to run, but I was tired from skiing and my body didn’t miss the exertion. The rest of the week I skiied hard, not worrying about saving anything for a run and enjoyed the time off. As of today, it’s been 6 days since I’ve run, though I’ll run today.

I was 234 on the active streak list that day, and ending at 1564 puts me at #114 on the retired list. I sent in my note today that I was done.

I may start another one, but not right now. I do want to aim for exercise every day, but I’d like to try a few new things. My wife has wanted to try hot yoga, and I’d like to give that a go. I am aiming for some swimming, more weight lifting, and perhaps even back into martial arts along with the skiing, baseball, volleyball, and of course, running.

Day 1569 (ex)

Light day on the mountain.

1:30:00

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/215509324

Day 1568 (ex)

Great day on the mountain. Working through knee high powder for awhile in the trees. Tired legs.

4:00:00

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/215509594

Day 1567 (ex)

More snowboarding. a relatively easy day. Hard for an hour or so, then helping my daughter.

1:30:00

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/215509668

Day 1566 (ex)

More snowboarding. A hard day on the backside.

3:00:00

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/215509746

Day 1565 (ex)

Continuing the streak, but with just exercise. Today was snowboarding at Steamboat Springs. A great day.

3:00:00

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/215509816

Day 1564

Quick one as we're packing up to leave town.

16:00
1.68mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/215509890

Day 1563

Nice, steady run today.

16:00
1.68mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/214096224

Day 1562

Nice, slow run on a cold, blizzardy day outside. 6.2mph for most of it, then realized it wasn't any easier than 6.4 for me and sped up.

18:00
1.79mi

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111216112905.htm

Day 1561

A good, hard run. Not BFL, but the same distance.

20:00
2.12mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/213665874

Day 1560

A quick, good workout today.

18:00
1.89mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/213356056

Day 1559

A good, hard run after lifting. Not too long with volleyball later.

16:00
1.64mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/213172828

Day 1558

A nice, easy run today.

20:00
2.05mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/212951638

Day 1557

Easy run today. the legs are tired after a long week and I ski tomorrow.

16:00
1.58mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/212656270

Day 1556

Good, steady run.

16:00
1.62mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/212469556

Day 1555

After lifting, a nice steady run.

16:00
1.6im

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/212470366

Day 1554

skied today, then an easy run.

14:00
1.4mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/212470176

Day 1553

Good, hard, BFL run left me out of breath.

20:00
2.14mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/211678541

Day 1552

A good, hard run today. Not too long, but this was a push on my lazy day.

16:00
1.7mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/211678969

Day 1551

A medium run early in the hotel, before flying back to the US.

16:00
1.61mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/211678875

Day 1550

Nice run along the river in Cambridge. not as cold as yesterday, and a good cruising run.

24:05
2.13mi

Day 1549

An early morning run in Cambridge along the river. Cold, about 32F, but it felt good. The one downside was some snow and ice, so I had to slow step it in a few places.

23:00
2.1mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/210466627

Day 1548

Flew all night from the US to the UK and had meetings at work. A struggle to get going in the gym after work, especially when the temperature was in the 60s in the gym. I lifted a bit, then a short run since I had to go eat and I need to get up early.

14:00
1.39mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/210379171

Day 1547

Quick run before a plane flight. The body is tired,so I didn't push too hard.

14:00
1.44mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/209964901

Day 1546

I needed a run. Not sure why, but I wanted to get out and run. Chilly, and glad there was a sweatshirt in the car because I needed it. It was slow, just jogging along and the hips were sore to start, so I had a slow first mile.

Felt better on the way back, but still didn't push too much.

18:00
1.76mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/209965729

Day 1545

A good run today. Pushed a nice 9:00 mi for the first mi and then slowed down to cruise to an easy 2nd mile.

20:00
2.1mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/209397379

Day 1544

Pushing a bit after a driving all around day. I did intervals of 30sec with a pyramid. I'd do 30s at 6.7 then back to 6.5 (steady pace) for 30sec. Then 6.8, then 6.5, repeating working my way up to 7.0 and then starting over. A good run for me.

18:00
1.9mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/209158231

Day 1543

Easy run, after a hard week.

14:00
1.38mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/210380475

Day 1542

A nice steady run today. Trying to increase the effort slightly now that the legs are better.

18:00
1.86mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/208532371

Day 1541

Outside, a nice easy jog with my middle kid.

19:32
1.66mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/208338755

Day 1540

Back to BFL runs today. The legs felt fine, so I pushed. Hard, but not too bad.

20:00
2.14mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/208056937

Day 1539

My stomach is alternately upset and starving. Not sure what I did to the diet yesterday, but I need a quiet day. I managed to get a good run in, pushing a bit, but not too long.

18:00
1.88mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/207715083

Perseverance

It would be easy to find an excuse not to run on any day. So I never look for one.

Day 1538

Hard run late at night. Didn't push, but didn't feel great.

14:00
1.44mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/207455089

Day 1537

A nice run today, not hard, not easy, but a struggle to get going late in the day.

18:00
1.84mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/207158097

Day 1536

Pushed on a nice run today. Felt good to be back home.

16:00
1.66mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/206869475

Day 1535

Easy run outside with my kid. He struggled in the altitude and perhaps still fighting a cold. We went almost a mile and a half, but a lot of jogging in place for me.

19:48
1.47mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/207634511

Day 1534

Another easy run. Body tired after skiing, even though it was an easy day. Altitude maybe?

14:00
1.41mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/206869703

Day 1533

Tough run, body was tired.

14:00
1.4mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/206869623

Day 1532

A nice outside jog for me on the trail between Fraser and Winter Park. The kids walked and jogged with me a bit, but mostly me in the fresh air alone.

17:29
1.62mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/207637133

Day 1531

Good run this morning, by myself since no one else wanted to go.

18:00
1.85mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/205151699

Day 1530

Tired, a long day of chores and a hard run, but I pushed a bit.

14:00
1.42mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/204925789

Day 1529

Easy run, even pushing slightly. I had planned on doing this outside, but the day got away from me.

16:00
1.64mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/204626823

Day 1528

Tough run, mostly because I was too hungry.

Felt fine, but didn't push too long since I want the legs to heal.

14:00
1.43mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/204302469

Day 1527

Easy run, legs a little tired.

14:00
1.4mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/204044961

Day 1526

A better run. Didn't go too fast, but further.

20:00
2.07mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/203643325

Day 1525

Easy run today, trying to get the legs to heal.

14:00
1.38mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/203432307

Day 1524

Easy run, a little longer, but the left leg was slightly sore.

18:00
1.83mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/203050027

Day 1523

Good run today, ankle doing better.

16:00
1.65mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/202702335

Day 1522

Easy one, ankle still sore.

14:00
1.42mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/202417341

Day 1521

Easy run, ankle sore, so not much of a push.

14:00
1.36mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/202070355

Day 1520

Early morning run along the waterfront in Seattle. I had a tumble, hitting a hole in the asphalt and rolling across the ground. Right back up and running, but definitely slightly rolled or twisted the ankle.

24:04
2.09

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/202071183

Day 1519

Felt good, relaxed, a nice run today. Legs, especially the knee, feel good. Stopped early so as not to press too much.

18:00
1.86mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/201365549

Day 1518

Up late, a quick run for me.

16:00
1.55mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/201365361

Day 1517

Still healing, trying to take it easy with a morning run.

17:30
1.56mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/201364947

Day 1516

A short run, but a little more effort than the last week. Legs feel good, especially the knee.

16:00
1.65mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/200384559

Day 1515

Easy run today, trying not to wear out the legs.

14:00
1.41mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/200079159

Day 1514

Easy one, slightly longer than yesterday, but slower.

16:00
1.62mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/199867427

Day 1513

Easy one on the treadmill

14:00
1.44mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/199576343

Day 1512

Early morning run along the road in Las Vegas. Not my choice of route, but not bad.

19:59
2.19mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/199576509

Day 1511

Night run, in the dark, the same route I did in the summer a few years ago.

16:43
1.8mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/199577275

Day 1510

Evening run with my kid. A couple dead end routes has us backtracking a few times.

16:00

1.5mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/198705229

Day 1509

Need to take it easy, and I finally did today. Fairly slow and shorter.

14:00
1.4mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/198391011

Day 1508

Easy run today. The legs are tired, and sore. Not sure why, but definitely too much activity from sports or chores.

20:00
2.03mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/197993923

Day 1507

Knees are a little sore. I think the BFL runs are tough and I'm still adjusting back.

Took it slower and easier today, though a touch longer.

18:00
1.73mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/197686935

Day 1506

Not a great run today, struggled to get going and concentrate. Work is weighing me down.

16:00
1.62mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/197423635

Day 1505

Tough to run today, tired, hungry, and busy. Still pushed through a BFL run.

20:00
2.12mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/196929191

An End Date

The streak will end next year and I know when. Or at least I know the last possible date.

July 10, 2013.

That's the start of Seabase Boy Scout camp with my son. We'll go to Florida and I might be able to run that day, but the next day we'll definitely be on a boat, with no chance of running.

Day 1504

Late, easy run.

14:00
1.42mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/196630655

Day 1503

Starting the next hundred. This time after chores outside, A good, hard run. Felt great, and worked hard.

16:00
1.68mi


www.mapmyrun.com/workout/196188453

Day 1502

A milestone for me, much further than I ever thought I'd go. I convinced my son to go with me and we had a nice, easy jog.

22:00

1.71
www.mapmyrun.com/workout/196188453

Day 1501

Almost a milestone, but a nice,cool day outside and I needed to get away from work a bit, so I headed down the road. A good run, and felt fine.

20:58
2.25mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/195430449

Day 1500

good, short run today. Felt great, but held back on the distance.

14:00
1.45mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/194994215

Day 1499

feeling ill today, and legs sore, but a nice run this evening.

16:00
1.66mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/194783435

Day 1498

Easy day today. The knees are achey and sore.

14:00
1.4mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/194279987

Day 1497

Light run

14:00
1.40mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/197425165

Day 1496

Knee is definitely sore, so a good run, but shorter than I might have otherwise gone. It goes fine if I remove almost all bending while running. Without a hop/limp, I had to limit the speed.

16:00
1.63mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/193485913

Day 1495

Tired, sore knee still, but energized after lifting. Had a nice strong run.
16:00
1.68mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/193168429

Day 1494

A good, hard run. Was supposed to lift, but delayed it with a sore knee.

20:00
2.12mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/192712839

Day 1493

Tired, a busy day, throat slightly sore. Took it easy.

14:00
1.41mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/192524309

Day 1492

After lifting, a nice strong run.

16:00
1.66mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/192166669

Day 1491

BFL run, hard, but not too bad.

20:00
2.11mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/191605013

Day 1490

Hard run this morning. Legs were tired, took about 10 minutes to warm up.

19:07
1.83mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/191605297

Day 1489

Boston. Another city, this time one I was looking forward to running in. I was hoping for the Charles, but I wasn't too close in Brookline.

I had a nice run through a park, along a small river, and then looping over to Fenway Park. A nice, quick run for me.

24:00
2.63mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/190876617

Day 1488

Lifted a little and then a slow on a misty, drizzly, cold day outside. Felt OK, tired for sure, but I managed to run.

16:00
1.66mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/190490931

Day 1487

Third city this week. Chicago am, along the lake, looping  Grant Park. Inspiring seeing the setup for the marathon this weekend.

Easy run, a little long, cold, loud in the morning commute, but nice to run with a friend.

29:50
2.76mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/189946423

Day 1486

Travelking all day from San Fran to Chicago to arrive in rain. Treadmill run for me.

16:00
1.63mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/189834265

Day 1485

An early morning run in San Fran. I just ran a mile down Van Ness from the hotel, aiming for the bay and then came back. It was tiring coming back uphill, which wasn't steep, but steady. What I noticed was my lung power was strong and I wasn't bothered breathing.

19:40
1.96mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/189834989

Day 1484

San Francisco. I had planned on going to a park near the hotel and looping it but it was closed. So I kept going up and down hills, getting a nice 20:00 run in.

21:30
1.91mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/189021839

Day 1483

After the knee felt funny yesterday and still fighting illness, I took it easy and ran inside this am.

16:00
1.62mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/188273505

Day 1482

On the road again, this time in Austin. A nice run along the Red River in Zilker Park. A good day, a touch windy, warm, but not hot. Started too fast, however, and the right knee flexed a few times. The inside of it felt unstable, so slowed down.

21:17
2.25mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/188062461

Day 1481

Chores today, and struggled to get going, but at about 7-8 minutes I felt better and soldiered on. A slight blister on the left foot had me changing shoes. Need to take these on my trip tomorrow.

16:00
1.65mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/187724851

Day 1480

Another run in Central Park, this time early, before the sun comes up, but still a relatively busy time. I ran through the streets, starting slow, but then pushing around the loop. Felt great near the end, and ready for the day.

20:59
2.42mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/187641043

Day 1479

Central Park, center of the universe, or so the song goes. Late getting started after arriving in NYC. I had a nice run in the park, just looping around the circular path at the entrance where I came in. Not long, but enjoyable.

15:57
1.76mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/140777945

Day 1478

The first day I've felt good in about a week. Pressed and ran hard today.

16:00
1.69mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/186437001

Day 1477

Tired, ill, but pushing through. After 5-6 minutes, I felt better running.

16:00
1.66mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/186051651

Day 1476

Tired, supposed to lift, but didn't have it in me. Still fighting an illness.

14:00
1.42mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/185536107

Day 1475

BFL run. Hard. Struggling to maintain the 7.4mphs, but did it.

20:00
2.15mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/185085501

Day 1474

Quick one early before all day at work.

14:00
1.41mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/18507648

Day 1473

A shorter run after weightlifting

16:00
1.61mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/185076263

Day 1472

A good hard press today. A BFL run that was hard, but not too bad. If I were feeling better (a little head congestion), I'd  have pressed more.

20:00
2.14mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/183885988

Day 1471

Weight lifting and running. At least it was arms. A hard run.

16:00
1.64mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/183408680

Day 1470

BFL day, and a touch of a struggle to get going. Legs are tired. Long runs on Fri and Sun. Felt better at 10min and pushed nicely.

20:00
2.14mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/182999918

Day 1469

After lifting with legs, an easy run that felt hard. Not too bad, considering the legs were rather sore today.

14:00
1.42mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/182668337

Day 1468

Chores outside, hungry, but decided to just have a nice run. Supposed to lift, but that's not going to happen today.

26:00
2.76mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/181528401

Day 1467

Quick one before volleyball with tired legs after yesterday

14:00
1.44mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/181528401

Day 1466

The ATV was done, Delaney off at a cross country meet and Tia out of town. I could have waited for Kendall, but I thought on a warm fall day it might be nice to run.

I did a 5K. A hard one, but the same as Delaney today.

32:21
3.24mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/181259765

Day 1465

Short, tough run.

14:00
1.44mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/180787891

Day 1464

A long day, late run, which I was thinking might be an easy run and lifting, but not time. So a BFL run, where I messed up one of my intervals and ended up with 7.5, 7.8, 7.4mphs for the last push.

20:00
2.14mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/180405281

Day 1463

A late one, inspired after watching my kid run a 5k today.

16:00
1.67mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/179941233

Day 1462

Starting five years. Worn out, a little sick, tired, not a good day for a workout

14:00
1.41mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/179228221

Four Years

Today completes four years of running every day at least a mile. Tomorrow starts year 5.

Day 1461

A hot, long baseball game this morning, chores, and then a short run, knowing I have volleyball practice tonight.

14:00
1.41mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/178693725

Day 1460

A nice outside run

22:11
2.35mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/180788345

Day 1459

I went downstairs to run, and finish off season 4 of Battlestar Galactica. Been waiting a long time to get through those. As soon as I stepped on the treadmill, I was worried about today being a BFL run. Yesterday was tiring and I'm a little worn out.

However I got going and had a great run.

22:00
2.31mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/177734833

Day 1458

Easy one today

16:00
1.62mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/215510686

Day 1457

A hard BFL run, pushing as I felt better, and going a little long with an extra 2 min of jogging.

22:00
2.36mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/176825649

Day 1456

After lifting I took an easy run.


16:00
1.63mi
http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/176372083

Renumbering

I was doing mental arithmetic recently and realized that four years should be right around 1460 days. But I was already there, ten days early.

I went back and found a jump from 1355 to 1366 in my log. Must have been tired that day and not paying attention. In any case, I decided to renumber things and clean up the log.

Day 1455

A week until four years and a holiday. Celebrated with a good run inside, despite a tight chest cold.

24:00
2.55mi

 http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/175854497

August

Only 54mi last month, but still a good month. A few weight workouts in there along with some long baseball games.

I feel pretty good. Nothing major hurts, though it does feel as though the back is tight. Some struggles swinging at baseball and some of the games where I've been more active at Shortstop are hard on the body. Definitely some soreness, but worlds better than last year at this time.

A little over a week to four years of running. Amazing.

Day 1454

BFL run day, but with no wind, I was halfway down the driveway before I realized. Not wanting to waste the day, I decided to just run  hard. Out to the west, down hills making good time and suffering on the way back. Two stretches of 30s walking to make up for the long hill climbs still had me finishing in decent time.

24:14mi
2.53mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/175397123

Day 1453

Sick, but managed a short run.

14:00
1.44mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/174908359

Day 1452

A short weight lifting session, and then I pushed. Time was short, but I managed a good run.

16:00
1.67mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/174515253

Day 1451

Supposed to do a BFL run, but working outside all day wore me out.

14:00
1.45mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/174134105

Day 1450

Lifting day, but I felt good and decided to try a longer, slower run. Felt Ok, though the legs were tired. I think Monday's lifting and the BLF yesterday are catching up to me. The hips were tight at first, but they loosened up nicely.

22:00
2.19mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/173669191

Slowing Down

After last summer, I was seriously thinking about ending my streak. I was beat up and sore, and struggled to run some days. Not mentally, just physically. I worried about the level of activity.

I hit three years, and things got easier. I was on the road a bit and managed to run, weather was good, and I took it easy after I hit the end of the year. I did 754miles last year, and decided averaging 2mi/day was a bit much with my other activities.

This year I stopped karate, slowed down a bit, and am running in the upper 50s each month for mileage. The big months came in Mar and July, when I was traveling more and running in unfamiliar routes, going a bit longer.

I'm feeling OK, though baseball has been harder this year. Looking forward to a month of just running and lifting in Sept/Oct before skiing starts.

Day 1449

Tired legs, a little sore. Tight hips. Not looking forward to a BFL run. The start was hard, walking at 4.5mph was a strain and sore, but it got better. Pushed up to 6.2/6.6/7/0/7.4/7.8 for my intervals.

20:00
2.14mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/173105825

Day 1448

A split run today. A slow 1/2 my with my son, and then my own run. After lifting this morning, it was hard work to run.

26:00
2.09mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/172674049

Day 1447

A hard one, but not a faster one. Doing chores in the am, outside, then trying to run a quick one. Hard on my body, but the lungs did fine.

20:00
2.11mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/172081971

Day 1446

Held myself back, going about 10 min at a 5.8mph pace, taking it easy. I know I've been working hard, and I want to go harder this week, so I need to take a rest a bit between the BLF runs.

22:00
2.16mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/171687265

Day 1445

After all day helping someone move, I came back for a short one. I felt great, however, and pushed a bit.

14:00
1.45mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/171318467

Day 1444

Another BFL run and I felt great. I upped the speeds slightly, but .1 and felt good running through. I can go faster/further in 20, but I'm worried about the legs and body, so I'll hold here for a few weeks.

20:00
2.14mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/170727073

Day 1443

A tough one today, after lifting.

14:00
1.43mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/170311359

Day 1442

Didn't quite feel like it mentally, but did a BFL run. Felt good at the end.

20:00
2.14mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/170314347

Day 1441

Pushed a bit, but not for long. Knees are sore and tired after chores yesterday. Had to knock off before I ruined myself.

14:00
1.44mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/169313543

Day 1440

A nice easy run before baseball.

14:00
1.43mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/168553391

Day 1439

A nice run today. On my day off

18:00
1.9mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/168214889

Day 1438

A BFL run to end the week. Pushed this one, going harder than normal to see. The upper ranges, at 7.4mph and 7.8mph, were tough. Definitely felt this one. The knee felt good, however, no pain or soreness.

20:00
2.14mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/167781451

Day 1437

Took it easy today, since I lifted right before

14:00
1.37mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/167303393

Day 1436

A BL run today, a little faster than in the past.

20:00
2.2mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/166790533

Day 1435

A nice run today after a short weight session.

16:00
1.66mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/166322901

Day 1434

Quick one today, not pushing with a busy schedule.

14:00
1.38mi


http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/166323535

Day 1433

After baseball, a nice, steady run.

20:00
2.04mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/165291925

Day 1432

A slow, short one late at night after driving back from WY and feeding horses.

14:00
1.37mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/165291511

Day 1431

A BFL run after yesterdays failure.

20:00
2.09mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/164447579

Day 1430

An easy run with my son. We did a BFL run, but at his pace, so very slow. This was distance covered, though I ended up jogging in place or nearly so, most of the time.

20:00
1.25mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/164448571

Day 1429

An easy run today, slower than normal.

18:00
1.77mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/163524643

Day 1428

Late one, all day in the car, dinner with family, then a run.

12:00
1.25mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/163221867

A Sore Knee

I pounded outside for a longer, faster run than normal recently and I knew I was hitting the ground hard. My right knee too most of the pounding for some reason.

The next morning I hit the treadmill and it was sore, but not too bad. However a day later, and an activity filled day of running, and other exercise, and it was swollen slightly, sore to the touch, and I used ice. I ran slower for a few days, and it felt better.

I've been able to run through a lot of injuries across the last 3 plus years, injuries that would have sidelined me for weeks in the past. In that time I've learned a few things, at least I think I have. I'll never know if I'd done damage here or not, but here's what I think.

The body can recover quicker than you think, at least from minor soreness-type injuries. They're injuries, but not debilitating.

Rest doesn't necessarily speed up the process much, and I think it makes it harder for you to get back into the routine of exercise, especially for us non-pro-atheletes.

Active rehabilitation is better, doing some motion and work with the body. Slowing down, and reducing the duration has worked well for me.

Day 1427

A short evening run, after a day of activity around Glenwood Springs. Once again the kids on bikes and I tried to push a touch without anyone running with me.

14:28
1.51mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/163377475

Day 1426

Another camping run, slower this time with a friend running nearby and the kids on bikes. The knee is slightly sore, so didn't push on the asphalt trail.

17:01
1.55mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/163406073

Day 1425

A camping run in Glenwood Springs. After arriving and setting up camp, a short run at night with my wife biking alongside

18:24
1.79mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/163404839

Day 1424

Easy run

18:00
1.72mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/163413261

Day 1423

Back to BFL runs. This was hard, mentally. I slowed down a touch physically.

20:00
2.11mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/160708853

Day 1422

A better run today. Started to push, but held back, trying to make sure the knee heals.
18:00
1.87mi
http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/160229043

Day 1421

Late run, tired, took it easy. Missing lifting, but a busy day.

16:00
1.64mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/159910835

Day 1420

A nice, easy run. The right knee is sore, so I went slow and didn't push it.

16:00
1.57mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/159196003

Day 1419

Short one before baseball

14:00
1.44mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/158628225

Shaky

I hit the treadmill at the hotel the other day since I was really in a hurry in the morning. It was a modern LifeFitness model, the ones that often have the TV attached (this one didn't), and I was surprised by how shaky the treadmill was. If I ran in the middle, it shook audibly, and visibly, making it hard to hear the TV and unnerving me a bit.

I started running at 2.0 incline, but backed that down. I even went to 0 and it was better, but still shaky. I noticed that the left side was much worse, and if I slid to the right a bit, essentially running right of center with both legs, it shook much less.

I did that, and worried because occasionally my shoes would squeak on the side of the treadmill as they hit the deck. Eventually I was close to center, just enduring the shaking. It was an annoying and hard run, making me wish I'd gotten up 30 minutes earlier and gone outside.

Day 1418

Up early, on the treadmill in the hotel before a long day of work and travel.

18:00
1.79mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/158601099

Day 1417

Discovery Park in Sacramento. I got in a touch early, and headed down to the park to run by the river before meeting people for work. Not quite by the river, but a nice trail through the woods next to the river, semi shaded, on a warm summer day.

Partially on asphalt, partially hard packed. A harder run than I expected.

25:02
2.71mi

Day 1416

A hard run today. BFL run, and felt full, bloated, and struggled to go.

20:00
2.1mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/157468159

Day 1415

Another milestone, and a nice easy run.

20:00
2.08mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/156990233

Day 1414

Hard run today. Waited, not that motivated, but upped my speed to get to 8.0 for the 10. That was fast (and hard).

20:00
2.13mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/156484893

Day 1433

A busy weekend, so I took it easy after a weight workout.

14:00
1.42mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/156072651

Day 1412

A good Body for Life run early, with baseball in a few hours.

20:00
2.1mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/155441451

Day 1411

Outside, cruising west from the house into some big hills. This was a hard run. After 2mi, needed a few 5 breath breaks.

36:25
3.62mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/155047225

Day 1410

A slightly hard run today. Pushed, and need to run with my kid later, but this was tough.

20:00
2.1mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/154635681

Mixing things up

I still enjoy running, and look forward to it most days. Even when I have something else scheduled.

It's mixing it up time in my life, adding in weights and kid activities on top of BFL. So far I think I'm doing well, but we'll see how it goes over the next month. My legs were definitely tired today, and I'm not really looking forward to lifting later.

Day 1409

Pushing a bit. After yesterday's pace, this felt really easy. Had to up to 6.7 a few times to get moving.

14:00
1.44mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/154237559

Day 1408

Another good body for Life run, slightly faster (.1). Felt good. did a 9:03 mi for the first one.

20:00
2.1mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/153761459

Day 1407

Easy run.

16:00
1.65mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/153303343

Day 1406

Body for Life run. Felt great. Even upped my 6 from 6.0mph to 6.1mph

20:00
2.08mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/152779445

Odd running time

A four day trip to the UK, with 3 runs in London. That ended up with me running on this schedule:

• Wed 7:30am MDT at home.
• Thur 8:00am MDT/3:00pm GMT
• Fri 11:30pm Thur, MDT, 6:30am GMT
• Sat 00:00am MDT, 7:00am GMT
• Sun 4:45pm MDT

A change of:

• 
  
• 24.5 hours
• 15.5 hours
• 24.5 hours
• 28 hours

Always weird when I go overseas.

Day 1405

Afternoon run, evening for me on GMT time. Easy one.

16:00
1.64mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/152375089

Day 1404

Met my boss this am for a run through Regent's park, around the zoo. A nice morning in London.

30:00 (approx)
2.17mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/151637189

Day 1403

Early morning in London, this time heading through Regents Park. A good run for me.

23:14
2.17mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/151260149

Day 1402

A nap in London and then an afternoon run on a beautiful day.

22:00
2.1mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/150963335

Day 1401

An early morning run, hard to get going and needed an extra minute to cool down.

21:00
2.14mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/150430923

Day 1400

Off day, but I pushed a bit. Felt great running.

18:00
1.87mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/150075775

Day 1399

A tough run to start, but I felt great once I was going.

20:00
2.08mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/150230763

Day 1398

Pushed a bit, on free day today. Did a 9:00min/mi to start.

16:00
1.68mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/149027829

Day 1397

Easier run today, didn't push, though I felt like it. Still lifting to go

16:00
1.61mi
http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/148667355

Day 1396

Two runs today. A body forLife where I pushed, and then a short jog with my son.

20:00
2.08mi
http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/148347699

20:51
1.77mi
http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/148347565

Day 1395

Easy one

14:00
1.37mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/147852677

Day 1394

Another Body for Life run, this time with a steady set of intervals.

5: 4.5
6: 6.0
7: 6.4
8: 6.8
9: 7.2
10: 7.6

It was a hard run, though not exhausting. However I don't want to wreck the legs, so we'll stay here for a month, then I might up the speeds slightly.

20:00
2.07mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/147548075

Day 1393

An easy run today, before lifting.

16:00
1.61mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/147025869

Day 1392

An easy one. I anticipate lifting with my wife, but things got too busy. Wished I'd run more.

14:00
1.4mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/147026685

Just running

It's been two months of basically just running. Not quite as I've lifted a bit with my son, but easy workouts. Baseball a few times, but about every other week with holidays and travel. Some swimming with the kids, but not really working.

Overall my legs are better, but not great. Still tired, and aching sometimes, but aching less than with karate.

Slowly monitoring and thinking about it, but I may end this soon. My wife wants to do p90x or body for life, and I'd like to swim more. I may have to go down to 1.2mi runs some days if I keep going, or just stop this streak and keep it going as just an "exercise every day" streak.

Day 1391

Body for Life run on the treadmill. I wanted to try one on my own to see how I did. I did this:

5: 4.5
6: 5.5
7: 6.0
8: 6.8
9: 7.2

for the first pyramid. Then the other three went at

6:6.0
7: 6.4
8: 6.8
9: 7.2
10: 7.5

A press and I was tired at the end, closing with a 5.0 minute. 2.06mi in 20 minutes, with essentially 3 minutes of walking. Not bad.

2:00
2.06mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/146163237

Day 1390

A nice steady run on my day off from Body for Life. Felt great, and pushed just a little but never really out of breath.

20:00
2.1mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/145743411

Day 1389

After lifting, a quick one. Felt good once I got going, but hard to start.

14:00
1.42mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/145382607

Day 1388

Day 2 of Body for Life. Combined my run with the 20 min workout. Slow for me, but pacing my wife, and some jogging in place, so probably more than I show as distance, but a decent workout for me. Intervals of a minute, building into 4 min pyramids as per the BFL workout book. Not hard at this pace, but exhausting in the weeks to come.

20:00
1.3mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/145382283

Day 1387

Hard run, not too fast or far, but started Body for Life and this was tough. Now need to lift.

16:00
1.64mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/144505983

12,000 Feet

Last week I was in the mountains camping, and after a 4-5 mi hike up a peak, I decided to run. We were near Grays Peak and there was a bumpy, gravel road from the trailhead that I started following down the mountain. .75mi or so later, I turned, knowing it would be hard to get back.

It was crazy hard.

I had .25mi to go, ran .3, or really slowly jogged, and barely made it. My chest was on fire and I struggled quite a bit to make it that .3 mi. The rest of the way I alternated some walking with some jogging, but it was hard. Definitely a difference running at 12,000 feet.

Day 1386

A late, quick run. All day doing other stuff and 9:30 at night before I could get to this.

14:00
1.43mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/144399893

Day 1385

An easy run, taking my son along. We cruised up the road, with some jogging in place for me, but not a ton. Estimates here for time.

20:00
1.86

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/144399151

Day 1384

A long, hot baseball game, then a workout (chest) and a struggle to knock out a run. Didn't push things.

14:00
1.35mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/144397173

Day 1383

A lunch run, after a long week. Cruised along, steady, not pushing.

24:00
2.5mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/142595765

Day 1382

Easy one tonight.

14:00
1.42mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/142290403

Day 1381

Late run, after coming back from the mountains. A tough one.

14:00
1.42mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/141943931

Day 1380

Running at 12,000 feet. Actually, starting at 12,200 and running downhill and back up. Tough. There is little oxygen at that height. After a 2kft/2mi hike up Grays Peak.

12:42
1.67mi

View

Outside Shortened

I had planned to be at Camp Alexander, running every morning in the mountains. That was cancelled when the camp was evacuated for a fire near 11 Mile Canyon. Add to that a rolled ankle on Sun morning (glad I ran early) and it's been some slower work on the treadmill.

However I head up to Gray's Peak shortly and I'll be up there until Thur afternoon, so a Wed run at 10,000 feet. I expect to be slow and careful, especially after a hike, but it should be interesting.

Day 1379

Quick one, early, before a long drive. Not too fast, but a decent pace.

14:00
1.4mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/140706741

Day 1378

Sore ankle, knocked out a short one without pushing.

14:00
1.37mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/140459331

Outside for a week

I drove to Boy Scout camp last night, for a week of outdoor life with my son. No cell service, very little power, and really a week of time outside as he works on his scout journey to Eagle scout.

Meanwhile, with limited duties, it's a time to unwind for me, and a time to run outside in the mountains. I'll run based on time, and then map the routes when I get back, since I'm not sure where I'm starting from. It's high, higher than I normally run, and I expect more hilly, but we'll see.

My plan is early morning runs, before coffee, when it's cool and quiet. Looking forward to the rest of the week after today. Once the boys are settled, I'll run this afternoon.

Day 1377

Quick one before baseball

11:14
1.25mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/141944405

Day 1376

Quick one after helping someone move and some chores.

14:00
1.42mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/139632397

Day 1375

A nice steady run. Pushed for a mile, then let up and coasted a bit.

18:00
1.83mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/139143017

Day 1374

A nice steady run, with just slightly pushy intervals, but not too many. Legs were tired today and I was worn out last night.

20:00
2.08mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/138787991

Day 1373

A nice, steady run today, pushing harder after yesterday. A mile of 30s on, 30s off paces. Then pyramids: 30s each at 6.8, 7.0, 6.8 and back to 6.6

22:00
2.36mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/138299317

Day 1372

All day, standing at my desk and finally I decided to go out at 4:30. I didn't start running until 5, thanks to company, but I did beat the rain.

A nice jog outside, hard at first, but I slowly warmed up.

22:26
2.2mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/137831439

Aching Feet

I have been wearing my Vibram Five Fingers on and off for a month. I haven't been consistent, and haven't really worn them exclusively most days. I've had regular shoes on quite a few times, especially when at my standing desk.

Not a great plan for getting the feet stronger, and I could feel it. Thursday last week I was in the airport and on planes for a good part of the day wearing them. My feet were slightly tired, and on Friday I was tempted to wear my running shoes, but didn't. Instead I was out all day in them, walking through the National Air Museum, on hard floors designed to support the weight of large airplanes.

By Saturday, when I again didn't wear them because of the rain, I spent all day in college classrooms, on my feet, on hard floors. The run Saturday night was hard, and when I lay in bed, my heels were aching a bit.

I tried to step lightly, but caught myself pounding the floor a few times and realized that I should have worked up to this, with some longer days wearing the shoes. I need to back off a bit, and start wearing them around the house when I get home.

Day 1371

An early run, jogging outside for the first day in Pensacola when it isn't raining. Down along the airport, a nice run.

But sweaty. At 7:30am, it's very humid here.

31:31
3.10mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/137082137

Day 1370

A nice one tonight. after a little lifting.

22:00
2.33mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/136867997

Day 1369

Slow, short run. I wanted to see the basketball game, but after walking on hard cement for two days in the Five Fingers shoes, my feet hurt. The heels ached, and I was a little full from a poor dinner of some hot wings, appetizers, and a margarita. With lots of water.

14:00
1.4mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/136684021

Day 1368

A long day walking around on cement floors. Had to take it easy on the run

18:00
1.87mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/136056041

Day 1367

A quick run in the am before a trip.

16:00
1.63mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/136683179

Day 1366

Nice, steady run today. The legs were tired, and a little store. Anticipating some concrete running this weekend has me taking it easy.

16:00
1.65mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/135134291

Day 1365

Lifting with my son and then a short, steady run. Did a few 15s intevals at .1 faster, but just a little push.

16:00
1.65mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/134730165

Day 1364

Outside, down in town, a bit of a struggle with the wind and tired legs.

16:39
1.73mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/135135007

Exercise in the Margins

This article about exercising when you can is really interesting. It contains a number of hints about exercising and fitting it in, but fitting it into your life, as you live it.

I love the ideas about the fact that you will lose time, you will have setbacks. That’s one of the reasons I started the mile a day streak. A mile, even jogging slowly, takes no more than about 15 minutes. Maybe 20 if you’re older. I can always find 15 minutes in my day. I’ve done as low as 12.

I know that’s not easy for everyone, but I’d think most people could find 15 minutes to walk every day, whether it’s 5am or 11pm. Time is not a great excuse for a low bar.

However I do know not everyone likes traditional exercise. Walking stairs, walking out of your way on a flat surface, parking further from the door at the grocers, there are any number of small habits you can build.

Picking a sport is a great idea. It’s a commitment, but get a few friends, and try something. Even if you don’t play much, as I didn’t this year with adult volleyball, it’s a habit of movement that you are building.

And have a short memory for sure. If you miss a few days for some reason, forget about it. Pick up some small exercise tomorrow and don’t try to “make up” for what you missed.

Day 1363

After morning baseball, time for a short run.

16:00
1.66mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/133732759

Day 1362

An early morning run at Camp Tahosa. It was chilly and the altitude definitely felt high, but I did have a nice easy jog at 5:50am.

18:00
1.46mi

Day 1361

A quick one, with a camping trip to head out to. Just a steady run.

16:00
1.63mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/132966487

Day 1360

A nice hard run. Was going outside, but got jammed up by cooking. Pushed a bit, but the left calf (bruised) is sore.

20:00
2.12mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/132583639

Day 1359

A nice steady run, much like yesterday. Felt great. Tried something different. Ran at 6.5mph (still too windy outside) and did 0:20 each minute at 6.7. Barely felt the push.

18:00
1.87mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/132197533

Day 1358

I banged my calf last night and it was sore today. Add in almost a full day at a standing desk and I didn't want to push too hard. A nice, steady run,with a couple small interval pushes to 6.7 from 6.5

18:00
1.86mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/131697573

Walking or Running

I've been on this running streak for over three years, and I've run every day. As part of my routine, I usually walk a bit before I run and walk a bit after. However lately I've been walking more as my wife trains for the Avon 40 mi walk in June.

It's interesting to look at walking and running. There isn't a lot of calorie difference between a purposeful walk and a slow jog. There isn't a lot of difference in the motion of the legs and I certainly get chafed when walking if I don't have good clothing. There is a lot of impact difference, and it makes me think I ought to walk some days instead of running.

My wife has been training for months, and she's gotten much stronger. She's only jogged a couple of times, but she's felt strong and it's been easy when she ran.

I keep thinking of this streak ending, and I know it will sometime. Stopping karate, and picking up some weights will give me a chance over the next few months to see how the body does and then make some decisions on how to move forward.

A mini-milestone

Yesterday was a mini-milestone, and I missed it. I'd been thinking about it, but somehow got lost with a busy Sunday in our lives.

A year ago was day 1000, when I ran with the family. Yesterday was a year after 1000 days, a milestone I never thought I'd reach at this time last year.

Day 1357

A good, steady run today. With a shorter one yesterday, I went longer today and it felt great.

28:00
2.95mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/131197011

Day 1356

Nice, steady run. Some swimming with the kids, and legs were tired, so I didn't push it.

18:00
1.85mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/130812455

Day 1355

Pushing  a bit, trying for a nice long run in the afternoon, but knowing that Tia wanted to walk, so I didn't go too far.

22:00
2.35mi

View

Day 1354

Short, and quick. Pushing just a touch

14:00
1.41mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/129944061

Day 1353

Tired legs, knees slightly aching, so I didn't push things. A nice steady run. I would have gone outside, but it's wet and slippery and didn't want to deal with mud.

16:00
1.63mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/129553303

Day 1352

Felt great, and pushed. After a few minutes of 6.6, I started 30s intervals of 7.1 with 6.6. Pushed that to 20:00min.

22:00
2.38mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/129185697

Day 1351

A nice, easy, cruising run. Walked for 1min before starting a jog. Pushed a touch to get to my 10:00/mi pace, but not too much.

18:00
1.81mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/128607747

Day 1350

A mini-milestone. Went to town tonight and cruised along the trail by the river.

28:36
2.81mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/128286273

Water Views

I was in San Diego a few weeks ago and I had the chance to run along the water. It was a little cool, but not too bad with a light breeze coming off the water. Just how I remember it when I lived there 20 years ago.

It was a nice change of pace, especially as I've done a lot of treadmill running lately. This was a good chance for me to get out there and just run, doing 30 minutes, without worrying about anything. It was a break from life, and one that I appreciated.

Sand would have been better, but given the place I was staying downtown, this was nice. Watching the harbor, and seeing boats in the marina as I cruised along. I'm already looking forward to the chance to run on the East and West coast later this year.

Day 1349

A quick one after baseball.

14:00
1.42mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/127823651

Day 1348

A 4mi walk with my wife, then a 1.6mi run. A good workout day.

1:38:54
6.14mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/127407147

Day 1347

Quick run, pushing a bit. The knees are a touch sore after some 7mph intervals, but not too bad.


16:00
1.69mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/126881707

Day 1346

Nice, steady day. I had a headache, and was thinking about not running, but decided to just push through and by a mile in, I felt much better.

20:00

2.07mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/126546925

Day 1345

Went a touch faster (6.5), a little lower (0.5) and shorter (16:00) to not push too much after a decent run yesterday. Tomorrow I hope to get outside and go for 3.

16:00
1.66mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/126040279

Day 1344

A nice, steady, working run.

20:00
2.07mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/125670347

More Exercise

I wouldn't think I need more, but I do think after reading this report that I'm resting a little on my 20min or so of running a day, sometimes not even that.

Last year I wanted to do 2 mi / day and that was a good 20+ min per day, but that only gets me 140 min, just over 2 hours a week. I should double that, even though I do some other stuff, I think I need to make an effort to get in some other exercise, lifting, walking, something to get myself up around 4-5 hours a week, every week.

Day 1343

A nice easy jog today. Later than I wanted, and inside because I let time get away from me.

14:00
1.42mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/125228865

Day 1342

Late run, after working outside all day. Pushed a little, doing 7mph intervals, trying to see how I feel. Hopefully the legs don't ache tomorrow.

20:00
2.12mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/124867853

Day 1341

Out all day, a late night run, 10:50 to start.

14:00
1.42mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/124500455

Day 1340

A morning run along the water. Felt great. A little cool, but a joy to run along the water, not in a hurry, just cruising along the marina.

32:21
3.14

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/126882851

Day 1339

Stayed relatively slow (6.4), but went further today. Felt good.

24:00
2.46mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/123525937

Day 1338

Another nice, steady run. Not pushing too hard, and the legs feel OK.

20:00
2.07i

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/123222647

Blisters

I went on a couple long walks with my wife, running in the middle of some of the walks, and on one I ended up with a blister on the bottom of my foot. It was a long, thin one that was more annoying then painful. I kept running with it across days, and it ended up coming off after about a week, just a patch of dead, dry skin.

It was still annoying after that, a reminder, and I tried to be more careful with my feet.

However I wasn't. A few weeks later I took the wrong shoes on a long trip. Not running shoes, just casual shoes that were loose and ended up rubbing a spot on the outside of my foot, next to my little toe. It got a little raw, and a blister there as well. That one was more painful, and more annoying while both walking and running.

In both of these cases, I didn't do much. Things weren't painful enough, or annoying enough for me to pad them, and I just ran with the irritation.

Not sure that was the best approach, but I also didn't quit, which is something I'd have probably done before this streak. Pushing yourself a little is good, and I've ended up being glad I did so over the last three years.

Day 1337

A nice, steady, good run today. Everything felt good, but I didn't push.

20:00
2.08mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/122728717

Day 1336

Nice, steady, mid-effort run. Didn't push things.

14:00
1.41mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/122394437

Day 1335

Nice, steady, easy run.

18:00
1.83mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/121950301

Day 1334

Outside, in the heat, cruising down the road.

25:50
2.36mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/121583765

Day 1333

Easy one today, tired, sore knees.

14:00
1.38mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/121584113

April 2012

Not a strong month for me, and the body was definitely feeling beat up.  I did run every day, and had some nice runs in the UK and Arizona along the month, but overall I tried to take it a bit easy.

56 miles for the month, lower than 2mi/day, but not bad for me. Overall, I think I broke down a bit this month, and I need to do some recovery over the next few months, going slower, and trying not to make things worse.

I let myself get pushed for time too often, and ended up pressing when I should be out enjoying the run.

Day 1332

A steady run. not too fast, thought a few intervals at 6.7, but most of the run was a steady 6.4, just cruising along. Trying to let the body heal a bit.

22:00
2.26mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/120817135

Day 1331

Tired, but after a massage, I pushed for a short one. Going to have to take it easy tomorrow.

16:00
1.68mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/120473951

Day 1330

Tired, both legs sore last night. Had to lower to 0 incline, go slow, and go shorter than I wanted. Lungs were never stressed, but both legs were tired. Wore the cho-pat strap.

14:00
1.37mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/120002803

Day 1329

Felt OK, a little tired after baseball. A nice steady run.

16:00
1.64mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/120003477

Day 1328

Quick, easy run in the basement. Pushed a bit, but felt good.

14:00
1.48mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/119209459

Day 1327

A nice, cool, easy run outside in Phoenix. Felt good to cruise along a new place.

23:04
2.44mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/119553271

Day 1326

Pushed hard this morning. In a bit of a time jam, so pushed hard with some 7.2 intervals.

16:00
1.71mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/118463403

Day 1325

Tired, a long day,  the body sore. Definitely not in the mood to run late with volleyball in a couple hours. Knocked it out, a nice, steady run.
18:00
1.88mi
http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/118295457

Day 1324

Easy one today.

16:00
1.61mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/118463785

Day 1323

Easy run, sore body, went slower today.

14:00
1.38

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/117733733

Day 1322

A nice, steady run for me today. Pushing a bit, doing some 30s hard, 30s easy intervals.

20:00
2.12mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/117733057

Day 1321

Chores, clean up, errands, a hard run this afternoon before baseball.

16:00
1.64mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/116757821

Day 1320

Pushed today, after it's been over 24 hours since I ran in London. Worked a bit, not too hard since I had a bit of a knot in my stomach from a burrito, but pushed a touch.

16:00
1.67mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/113587625

Day 1319

A slow easy run on the treadmill in the hotel at 5:30am this morning, before a flight back to the US.

16:00
1.6mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/115931677

Day 1318

A run outside in Cambridge.

22:33
2.2mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/115422605

Day 1317

A nice run along the river. A little chilly going out with the wind, but it got better on the way back. Short strides, but felt good and relaxed, making good time at 6:40am.

20:00
2.0

View

Day 1316

Woke up later than expected, but more rested. Took a nice, easy jog.

22:00
2.18mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/114624151

Day 1315

A chilly, morning run along the river in Cambridge.

17:00
1.78mi

View

Day 1314

Overnight flight to London, drive to Cambridge, raining outside (no surprise), so a treadmill run, trying to convert km to miles and kg to lbs. Managed to work hard on a hill pyramid route, walking 5min to cool down.

25:00
2.12mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/113918737

Day 1313

Jammed up for time before I fly away, so a quick run, just a little push. Felt great during the run. Was hoping for a long one, but not time today. Maybe tomorrow in London.

 

18:00

1.88mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/113587625

Day 1312

Was going to take it easy, but I felt great. So I pushed early, and often. Mile 1 in 8:52 and mile 2 in 8:58, cruising along.

20:00
2.12mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/113408429

Day 1311

Nice, easy run. Didn't push too hard, just enough to work.

16:00
1.69mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/112998691

Day 1310

Slower, shorter, body is tired. Took is easy today.

16:00
1.64mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/112620605

Day 1309

Pushing today, and had a great run in a short time. Felt good to press and get 2.0mi in 17:33.

22:00
2.39mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/112314861

Day 1308

Should have run outside, but pressed for time, so treadmill again. Felt good, pushed just a little.

16:00
1.67mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/111886139

Day 1307

Nice, easy run. did it inside to save time, even though it is nice outside. didn't want to go too far.

18:00
1.88mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/111553921

Day 1306

Pressing, pushing, working hard. Had a good run, even though I was tired and ready for a nap before it.

26:00
2.84mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/111285559

Day 1305

Pushed on a late run, knocking out a quicker one than yesterday.

16:00
1.66mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/110992437

Day 1304

A steady run, pushing just a little. Did get back to a 2.0 incline.

16:00
1.64mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/110992275

Total Issues

I saw this on my MapMyRun.com log today

It seems as though the totals aren't correct for some reason. I sent a note in and hopefully someone will explain this.

Day 1303

A nice run, not too hard, trying to not abuse the body this week.

18:00
1.86mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/110159329

Renumbering - Again

I checked my streak awhile back on the National Registry and they had me a day off from where I am. I thought that was strange, but didn't do anything until I checked today. Sure enough, their calculation is right and mine is wrong. Fortunately between my two logs I found the two days where I made mistakes, one on each log, and updated the other. Now the process of renumbering crap.

Ugh.

Day 1302

Felt great today and pushed the run. 2mi in 17:34, which was great for me. Did alternates of 7.1 down to 6.6 and back every minute.

24:00
2.62mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/109826077

Day 1301

Short, hard run, with the neck feeling better.

14:00
1.48mi

www.mapmyrun.com/workout/109582491

Day 1300

Pinched nerve in my neck, sore, didn't push too much.

16:00
1.64mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/109235691

Day 1299

A long walk with my wife, with a run in the middle of about 1.25mi

2:14:35
8.0

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/109239955

Day 1298

A 2 mi run for me, and then walking with the rest of the family. They met me on the trail as I was coming back.

1:09:23
4.28mi
http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/108501937

Outside in Vegas

Back in Vegas for work, which can be a challenge for running. There are health clubs, but they're a bit pricey in some of the hotels. There are great places outside of the city, and some beautiful parks and preserves in the mountains, but they require a car. What's left?

Cement.

At the Mandalay, I used to run a large block around to the West, over the highway, back East, and then back. Almost two miles, but pounding on cement, and dodging cars on a few streets.

This time, at the MGM, we had more cement (and less asphalt), but no cars to dodge. Going out of the lobby, a friend an I turned away from the strip each morning at 6:30, and then ran to the block, turning left at each city road, ending up back on the strip. It's all sidewalk cement, but not a bad run, and before 7am, few people are out, so you have the chance to jog without too many distractions of obstacles.

Nice to be outside in the cool air, with a friend, cruising along. I'm hoping to get a few more this weekend when I'm at Copper Mountain back in Colorado.

Day 1297

A nice, slow, easy run today.

18:34
1.72mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/108123434

Day 1296

Another beautiful morning run in Las Vegas, cool, crisp, calm, a nice jog around the MGM complex.

16:40
1.72

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/107699396

Day 1295

Met a friend easy for a morning run around the MGM Grand complex in Las Vegas.

20:56
1.72mi

View

Day 1294

Felt good, and pushed today, a nice hard run. First mile was 8:42, felt good.

18:00
1.93mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/107080734

Day 1293

Tired, a long night, and even though I slept in, the body was just tired. After a few chores, a steady, not hard, run.

16:00
1.62mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/106718552

Day 1292

A good steady run, pushing a little today. Felt good.

20:00
2.1mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/106447764

Day 1291

Tired,legs tight and sore, I tried to hold back, but kept setting further goals as I got close to the easy ones. Need to learn to hold back.

18:00
1.85mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/106110450

Day 1290

Tired, sore hip tonight, so a short run. Snowboarded all day
14:00
1.38mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/105825080

Day 1289

Feeling good, ran well, but the left calf started to get tight, so I didn't push things. Ended a little earlier than I planned to.

16:00
1.64mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/105311592

Icy Hot

The last couple weeks, my calves have been tight. Not pulled, but tight, and as a result, I've been rubbing Icy Hot on them before exercise. It's helped, and while the calves remain tight, they're getting slowly better and I haven't pulled anything more.

Day 1288

Tired, but better. Felt good on the run, even with a tight calf, and got back to a normal speed.

14:00
1.43mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/105026122

Day 1287

Tight calves, and with baseball yesterday and karate tonight, took it easy. Felt like I tweaked the groin yesterday slightly, so no pushing.

14:00
1.38mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/104566238

Day 1286

A good, steady run. Calves tight, but a little icy hot helped. Partial run, partial walk with the dogs.
Run:
16:10
1.65mi

Walk: 18:00
1.0mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/104148658

Day 1285

Tired, and worried about my calves, but decided to run and use shorter steps. A little tight, but not soreness or pulls as I cruised along. Even upped to a few fast minutes near the end.

20:00
2.08mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/103859390

Day 1284

Hard run, both calves tight.

14:00
1.38mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/103521696

Day 1283

Snowboarding and volleyball before knocking out this hard one.

14:00
1.38mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/103359290

Day 1282

A beautiful day outside, and with my wife doing a 3mi walk, I want along. After .25, I started running, going out a mile and then back a quarter or so before meeting her and continuing on her walk. Felt good.

1:10:24
4.26mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/102889066

Day 1281

A struggle to run today, and a bit of a struggle to hold back.

14:00
1.38mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/102889340

Day 1280

Tired legs, started slow, but wanted to get done and pushed a bit. Gonna be tired tomorrow.

16:00
1.67mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/102101664

Day 1279

Tough baseball practice, tired sore, and not doing great at 1/2-3/4 speed. So the run was hard, backed down to 0incline, but went at 6.6mph.

16:00
1.65mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/101831854

Day 1278

Tired, and it's been  a long week outside of running. Up too early, decided to take it easy.

16:00
1.64mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/101420820

Day 1277

A long week, a little tired, but I wanted to get to a nice run today. Pushed a little and it felt good. The left calf was tight when I started, but at 12 min it was fine, so I pushed a bit.

20:00
2.1mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/100755444

Day 1276

A steady run, at 1.0incline. Legs are tired.

16:00
1.6mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/100755946

Day 1275

Quick one today. Stiff back, but did ok.

14:00
1.44mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/100101430

Day 1274

Hard day snowboarding, a struggle to run tonight.

14:00
1.41mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/99935008

Day 1273

Was thinking to make this an average day, but then felt great and pushed. I did two BFL pyramids (6.4, 6.7, 7.0, 7.3) and then a couple of 6.4/7.1 intervals as well. Ended up quicker than I have a long time.

20:00
2.13mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/99531924

Cooped Up

Lots of snow, cold weather, and muddy roads have had me inside for most of the last month. I could go to town and run, but it's been busy and the treadmill makes life easy.

Today I was going to run before baseball, but got delayed this morning and didn't leave early enough to run. So it was inside again, with really muddy roads around here.

Day 1272

Tired, ankle sore, a long day of baseball and chores and a short run.

14:00
1.4mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/99328346

Day 1271

Was going to take it easy, moving at 1.5 incline, but I felt great, and did some 1min 7.1mph alternating with 6.4 1.5min. I then did a pyramid (1) of BFL, going to 6.7, 7.0, and 7.3 for 1 min each. Felt great.

22:00
2.31mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/99003538

Day 1270

Pushed today, feeling better. Got a nice run in.

22:00
2.36mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/98748592

Day 1269

Still sick, but better. A medium run.

16:00
1.62mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/98567956

A Short Month

Feb is a short month, but I didn't run a lot this month. I was much less than 2 mi/day, and without some walks with my wife, I'd probably be about 1.5mi a day. The body is tired, I was sick the last week, and just struggling to get motivated to work too hard. I guess 4 days of skiing and a black belt test didn't help.

121mi for the year, so not too bad so far. Jan was a good month, but I'm not sure what Mar will bring, especially with a cold, wet, winter.

Day 1268

Sick, headache, chest tight. Put the treadmill down on 0 incline and pushed through.

14:00
1.41mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/98305314

Day 1267

A long walk with my wife, then a 14:00/1.3mi run. The walk was hard, but good. Sweated, a little cold, but worked the legs.

1:14
4.7mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/98305680

Day 1266

Tired, a little sore, and still sick. Still, I managed to push out a steady workout, although at 1.5 incline instead of 2.

16:00
1.6mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/97670010

Day 1265

Normal, steady run. Still stick, struggling a bit, but pushed through.

20:00
2.04mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/97417358

Day 1264

Tired, sick, struggling a bit today.

16:00
1.59mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/97158334

Day 1263

Snowboarding, feeling sick, pushed a touch more than I planned, but not very hard.

18:00
1.79mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/96892758

Day 1262

I was thinking to do an easy run, just pushing for a mile, but I felt great and pushed harder. Ended up doing 2 miles in 17:41, which I thought was pretty good.
22:00
2.37mi
http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/96671208

Day 1261

Quick one before karate.

16:00
1.62mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/96393300

Day 1260

Back to a steady, strong pace today. Not fast, not slow.
20:00
2.04mi
http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/96036116

Day 1259

Chores, a slow day, and tired legs. Went slower today after a quick, hard one yesterday.
16:00
1.58mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/95786130

Day 1258

Pressing today, pushing hard and going further. Was going to slow down at 14:00, but felt great, and went a couple more minutes. I alternated 6.6mph and 7.1mph the whole way.

18:00
1.95mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/95521432

Day 1257

Pushing today. Went hard for awhile, though not too long with my daughter watching the puppy.
A short walk before this, .6mi, 15min
16:00
1.7mi
http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/95292546

Day 1256

A short one, steady pace after a long day and a long night last night.

14:00
1.41mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/95040084

Day 1255

Hard today. Snowboarding all day, a 3mi walk with Tia, then a run. Or a jog. Normal pace, but felt like I was shuffling a bit.

46:00
4.41mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/94797430

Day 1254

A fast workout today, where I lost track of time, but wasn’t all that pressed to keep up the pace.

17:00
1.82mi
http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/94557602

Day 1253

Short, steady run. Pushed for a minute at the end, but otherwise didn’t go too hard.

14:00
1.44mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/94297542

Day 1252

Nice, short, hard one with Tia getting ready to leave town and a girl that needs to go to the doctor tonight. Pushed a bit, hips still feeling a little funny from skiing and karate.

16:00
1.66mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/94028892

Day 1251

After skiing, a slow one with my hips feeling sore.

14:00
1.4mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/93892800

Day 1250

A short one this morning.

14:00
1.41mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/93659112

Day 1249

Short, but quick. Black belt test tomorrow, so took it a little easy.

12:00
1.36mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/93457328

Day 1248

Nice run today, cruising along.

14:30
1.4mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/93457506

Day 1247

A shorter run today after snowboarding all day. Cruised along, didn't push things.

16:00
1.59mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/92928426

Day 1246

A run for me, and then a walk with my wife. The run was 1.62 in 16:00, an average run.

42:33
2.91mi

http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/92692264