14 miles. saturday - january 24

-4 degrees. my face was covered in frozen sweat, i lost circulation to my hands and that hurt real bad but only for a half mile or so, fresh snow made the run slow and tedious, my legs were purple and blotchy when i changed back at the y (this went away after a cold shower) but despite all that it was a good run. i wasn't sore or tired afterwards.

0 miles. friday - january 23

rest day.

6 miles. thursday - january 21

great tempo run with anne and cara. we all pushed ourselves and my legs felt soooo much better than they did wednesday!

4 miles. wednesday - january 20

on the rock island. slow run, my shins hurt the whole time.

5 miles. tuesday - january 20

ran with dustin and his ipod. started with a with a 8:30 warm up then ran a couple fast miles at about a 7 min pace and the rest at about 7:30

0 miles. monday - january 19

lazy. and traveling. no more laziness!

10+ miles. sunday - january 18

ran in the snow at como park and through surrounding neighborhoods. unsure of total miles, at least 10, probably more. the snow made it a challenging run.

0 miles. saturday - january 17

cross-country skiing.

0 miles. friday - january 16

bad time management. traveling.

6 miles. thursday - january 15

after a failed trip to san francisco, i returned to lincoln and ran with anne and cara. i was still sick, but it felt good

0 miles. wednesday - january 14

sick :(

5 miles. tuesday - january 13

nice run on the rock island

4 miles. monday - january 12

4 miles on the treadmill. it was super cold and windy so i stayed inside. averaged an 8:20 mile, started slow cause my calves are still tight and did a tempo run at mile 1 increasing speed to a 7:30 mile. slow and easy run overall, with about 1/2 mile where i felt like i was running hard.

the gym was sooo busy at 8:30. it's usually empty that late in the evening. new years resolutioners. they'll be gone by the end of the month.

4 miles. sunday - january 11

4 mile recovery run through the near south with cara. sunny and warmish at 36. really fun, slow run. probably nine minute miles. tightness in my calves went away after a good yoga class in the am and the afternoon run.

12 miles. saturday - january 10

first long run of the season. 12 miles in 2 inches of fresh snow. it went well! cara and i left the y at about 7:20 and got back just after 9. great time considering we were running in the snow.

0 miles. friday - january 9

took the day off

6 miles. thursday - january 8

inaugural marathon training run. anne, cara and i did six miles. good pace and anne picked it up for the last 3/4 mile right about the time cara and i were wanting to slow down. i kept pace with her even though i was tired, figuring this would be a common occurance and i'd better get used to pushing myself when i run with anne.