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

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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