November 25: 4.19 miles, avg 9:48/mile
November 28: 6.19 miles, avg 7:58/mile
November 30: 4.01 miles, avg. 10:59/mile
December 1: 7.89 miles, avg 8:38/mile
December 3: 4.61 miles, avg 10:25/mile
December 4 Crossfit
Back squats (up to 115), climb rope, metcon: 4 rounds, 45 sec/15 sec rest, knees to elbow chinups, ball slam (40lbs), split squat jumps Total: 143
December 6: 4 miles, avg 9:51/mile
December 7: 10.03 miles, avg 9:00/mile
Today (December 10), I woke up to this:
It was beautiful but like all D.C.-related storms, it was fleeting.
Nevertheless, I was thankful for 70 degrees a few weeks back.
Yes, I was thankful for family and friends, old haunts and new finds. I was grateful for a decent rental car, even though it took me nearly two hours to pick it up. I was happy about LACMA and the Farmer’s Market on Fairfax and even happier for long-known friends who are married, pregnant and delivered.
My two sisters, my future brother in law and his cousin and me.
The Belmont Shore Turkey Trot was great and had a great time running the 10K.
Then, I got back to D.C. and it was cold. And cold it will stay.
Training for marathon #2 officially commences and it’s home turf. I ran the rock and roll half-marathon this past March and it’s a real marker in terms of my own physically and life development. This time last year, I was beginning the training for that race and everything seemed to be at stake. In a sense, it was.
It’s a little different this time, but not by much. Greg, one of my best friends and one of the initial people to get me into running, is coming up from Missouri to run this race. For both of us, it’ll be a great time seeing this great city in a different perspective.
We’ll just see how things go with the cold.
The Road to Good Air 