Monday:
0mi. Feeling stiff and tired. I needed a day off.
Tuesday:
2mi in Pisgah with Griffin. Deer flies out. Saw a porcupine.
5mi/36min in Friedsam Forest solo saw a deer.
Wednesday:
9mi*/61min at Monadnock track with Andy. 4 x (400-200-200) with 200 rest.
(75, 36, 35, 72, 35, 34, 70, 34, 33, 67, 33, 30)
Felt great! I always feel good doing 2's and 4's. Super easy and relaxed. Nice weather hot 80 degrees but no humidity and a nice breeze.
Thursday:
8mi*/49:38 in Pisgah solo. M.P. run. Felt good, calves a wee bit sore. Gorgeous weather again.
Friday:
0mi.
Saturday:
1mi/8min + drills. Lifted weights and got swole. Went fishing with MC. I caught a smallie he landed a brown (with fins).
Sunday:
14mi/1:43 in Pisgah with Thomas, Brett and Summit. Hot out but the humidity lifted as the run went on. We took a nice dip in Kilburn Pond. Body sore from lifting. Went fishing in the afternoon in Marlow and caught a sucker. Beautiful day.
Total for the week:
39mi. Not a good mileage week. There are lots of things going on with the end of school. Next week is the last week with kids and it should be hectic as well. Bring on summer!
Monday, June 15, 2015
Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Week of June 1st to 7th, 2015
Monday:
0mi. I had a retirement party after work. It was nice seeing former coworkers that had retired in the past.
Tuesday:
8mi/49:59 in Pisgah solo. Cool weather. I felt great just rolling along at an honest clip. I heard a black-billed cuckoo.
Wednesday:
8mi*/52min at the Brattleboro Fun Run. I warmed up and then did the 2.4mi trail race. 13:49 (5:45) 1st place. The trail race has been around for 4 years or so but I haven't done one of these things in about 5 years so it was new to me. The course is really fun! I'll be back to do more of these this summer and try to lower my time. I wore my new Hoka Clifton's. They are ok. Light but they are a little big and the foam seems like it will break down really fast. Jen ran the road 2mi. Fun night.
Thursday:
2mi in Pisgah with Griffin. Nice and easy in the morning before school. Griffin's 12years old and not up for long runs with me. It was nice to run with the old wolf.
I planned on running in the afternoon, but I had meetings that went very late and they zapped my motivation to get out the door.
Friday:
15mi/1:48 from Athens to Putney Culvert with Ferenc. Good run. My legs were tired from the dance show we had at school. I did 10 dances with the kids at the performance. Fun stuff!
Saturday:
4mi/35min in Pisgah with Griffin. I was thinking of racing at the Westmoreland 4mi but I couldn't leave Griffin behind. She was looking spry and wanted a run. Jen is in Oregon visiting friends so I knew Griffin wouldn't get exercise if I didn't take her. No regrets. It was a beautiful day and I spent the afternoon in Stoddard hanging out with my family.
Sunday:
0mi. I was planning on a 2hr long run but nobody could make it and George called and asked if I wanted to go mountain biking on his trails. He took me on a 2hr gnarly ride. Lots of climbing and some tricky technical sections. Super fun! I'm going to be sore. No running but fitness was gained. I played some intense wiffle in the afternoon with Boj, MC and Fyffe. Good times, it feels like summer is here.
Total for the week:
37mi. Not a lot of miles and no lifting but I was active at school all week with dancing getting ready for the dance show. Mountain biking was a blast, I'd like to go twice a week once school is out. Higher mileage next week and lift twice.
0mi. I had a retirement party after work. It was nice seeing former coworkers that had retired in the past.
Tuesday:
8mi/49:59 in Pisgah solo. Cool weather. I felt great just rolling along at an honest clip. I heard a black-billed cuckoo.
Wednesday:
8mi*/52min at the Brattleboro Fun Run. I warmed up and then did the 2.4mi trail race. 13:49 (5:45) 1st place. The trail race has been around for 4 years or so but I haven't done one of these things in about 5 years so it was new to me. The course is really fun! I'll be back to do more of these this summer and try to lower my time. I wore my new Hoka Clifton's. They are ok. Light but they are a little big and the foam seems like it will break down really fast. Jen ran the road 2mi. Fun night.
Thursday:
2mi in Pisgah with Griffin. Nice and easy in the morning before school. Griffin's 12years old and not up for long runs with me. It was nice to run with the old wolf.
I planned on running in the afternoon, but I had meetings that went very late and they zapped my motivation to get out the door.
Friday:
15mi/1:48 from Athens to Putney Culvert with Ferenc. Good run. My legs were tired from the dance show we had at school. I did 10 dances with the kids at the performance. Fun stuff!
Saturday:
4mi/35min in Pisgah with Griffin. I was thinking of racing at the Westmoreland 4mi but I couldn't leave Griffin behind. She was looking spry and wanted a run. Jen is in Oregon visiting friends so I knew Griffin wouldn't get exercise if I didn't take her. No regrets. It was a beautiful day and I spent the afternoon in Stoddard hanging out with my family.
Sunday:
0mi. I was planning on a 2hr long run but nobody could make it and George called and asked if I wanted to go mountain biking on his trails. He took me on a 2hr gnarly ride. Lots of climbing and some tricky technical sections. Super fun! I'm going to be sore. No running but fitness was gained. I played some intense wiffle in the afternoon with Boj, MC and Fyffe. Good times, it feels like summer is here.
Total for the week:
37mi. Not a lot of miles and no lifting but I was active at school all week with dancing getting ready for the dance show. Mountain biking was a blast, I'd like to go twice a week once school is out. Higher mileage next week and lift twice.
Tuesday, June 2, 2015
A little bit of catch up (ok a lot)
To say I've been slacking on blogging is a bit of an understatement. To be honest I haven't been really training since early 2013. I still love to run and keep a run log, but blogging has lost a little bit of luster when I'm not training seriously. I've been feeling a bit like a hypocrite because I still get a lot of enjoyment out of reading other's blogs. (Update yours, Jonny!)
Here's my monthly totals and some highlights:
February 140mi = 35.0mpw
Raced at Prospect Mtn on snowshoes. Got 2nd place in a fun battle with Ferenc. Lot's of deep snow in the woods this month. Cold temps.
March 111mi = 25.1mpw.
I bought some backcountry xc skis and got Jen some for her birthday. What a blast! A fun workout that hits the whole body better than running. I put in 18hrs of xc skiing along with running and lifting. I mostly skied in Pisgah but went to real xc ski areas on weekends. Skied at Grafton Ponds in VT, Prospect Mtn in VT and Windblown Ski Area in NH. Windblown is absolutely awesome!
I raced at Prospect Mtn again on snowshoes and got dropped on the steep climb near the top by Tim Mahoney. He then crushed me in the deep snow single track and my obliques cramped (I think from xc skiing the days before). Deep snow this month. I also raced the Fast Friends 4.5mi in 25:38. I got 2nd place there and it was snowing with 1/2" of slippery powder on the roads. I even went to Baker Street for a speed workout with Andy this month. Trying to get Wednesday's going again.
April 216mi = 50.4mpw
I raced at the Big River 1/2 Marathon trail race. What a fun race. I blew my 30+sec lead after 2.5mi when the trail markers got stolen. I then ran behind Jonny for a bit with a big group of chasers. The markings seemed good and then I made another break for the lead. I got a 10+sec gap and then the markers were missing again. Ugghhh! I waited again and ran right with Jonny. Finally, I broke away late with Eric Lonergan right on my heels. We dropped everyone but Jonny was only 15sec back or so and he was yelling encouragement to me at points in the last mile. We emptied out onto the dirt road and Eric pulled away for the win. Really fun race. I ran 1:23:23 for 2nd. Jonny was next across the line. I had so much fun racing with my brother for so many miles.
I also raced at the Sports Med 5K in Keene. I ran a lack luster 17:00 for 3rd place. Kurt Hackler and Andy were too strong for me on this day. I got 4 track workouts in at the Monadnock track with Andy.
May 214mi = 48.3mpw
I started the month with a course record and win at the Chesterfield 10K in 37:43. This is a tough hilly hybrid race with roads, dirt roads and trails. I felt really strong and fast running here. Things were looking up for my fitness. Track coaching was in full swing and my mileage and track workouts started to slip. I raced at Sleepy Hollow and my SI joint was killing me on the warm-up. I kind of knew I was in for a crappy race. I climbed with no power on the steep climbs and limped down the descents. It was depressing to be losing ground to my competitors on the downs, where I can usually pass people. The weather was hot and I just kind of gave up out there. A terrible race, but it was a fun day with friends in the woods. I only managed one track workout which did not go well, Thomas and Andy ran good ones. I ran/hiked with Garry Harrington for a nice double summit day on Mt. Monadnock and I got a good trail run in with Jonny on Memorial Day Weekend. I ended the month with a great 20mi run in Pisgah with Brett, Thomas, Ferenc, Summit and Lena.
June is here. School is winding down. We end on the 19th. I'm going to start training for the DeMar Marathon at the end of September. I need some kind of goal to jump start my motivation heading into the summer. I'll start posting my weekly numbers again.
Here's my monthly totals and some highlights:
February 140mi = 35.0mpw
Raced at Prospect Mtn on snowshoes. Got 2nd place in a fun battle with Ferenc. Lot's of deep snow in the woods this month. Cold temps.
March 111mi = 25.1mpw.
I bought some backcountry xc skis and got Jen some for her birthday. What a blast! A fun workout that hits the whole body better than running. I put in 18hrs of xc skiing along with running and lifting. I mostly skied in Pisgah but went to real xc ski areas on weekends. Skied at Grafton Ponds in VT, Prospect Mtn in VT and Windblown Ski Area in NH. Windblown is absolutely awesome!
I raced at Prospect Mtn again on snowshoes and got dropped on the steep climb near the top by Tim Mahoney. He then crushed me in the deep snow single track and my obliques cramped (I think from xc skiing the days before). Deep snow this month. I also raced the Fast Friends 4.5mi in 25:38. I got 2nd place there and it was snowing with 1/2" of slippery powder on the roads. I even went to Baker Street for a speed workout with Andy this month. Trying to get Wednesday's going again.
April 216mi = 50.4mpw
I raced at the Big River 1/2 Marathon trail race. What a fun race. I blew my 30+sec lead after 2.5mi when the trail markers got stolen. I then ran behind Jonny for a bit with a big group of chasers. The markings seemed good and then I made another break for the lead. I got a 10+sec gap and then the markers were missing again. Ugghhh! I waited again and ran right with Jonny. Finally, I broke away late with Eric Lonergan right on my heels. We dropped everyone but Jonny was only 15sec back or so and he was yelling encouragement to me at points in the last mile. We emptied out onto the dirt road and Eric pulled away for the win. Really fun race. I ran 1:23:23 for 2nd. Jonny was next across the line. I had so much fun racing with my brother for so many miles.
I also raced at the Sports Med 5K in Keene. I ran a lack luster 17:00 for 3rd place. Kurt Hackler and Andy were too strong for me on this day. I got 4 track workouts in at the Monadnock track with Andy.
May 214mi = 48.3mpw
I started the month with a course record and win at the Chesterfield 10K in 37:43. This is a tough hilly hybrid race with roads, dirt roads and trails. I felt really strong and fast running here. Things were looking up for my fitness. Track coaching was in full swing and my mileage and track workouts started to slip. I raced at Sleepy Hollow and my SI joint was killing me on the warm-up. I kind of knew I was in for a crappy race. I climbed with no power on the steep climbs and limped down the descents. It was depressing to be losing ground to my competitors on the downs, where I can usually pass people. The weather was hot and I just kind of gave up out there. A terrible race, but it was a fun day with friends in the woods. I only managed one track workout which did not go well, Thomas and Andy ran good ones. I ran/hiked with Garry Harrington for a nice double summit day on Mt. Monadnock and I got a good trail run in with Jonny on Memorial Day Weekend. I ended the month with a great 20mi run in Pisgah with Brett, Thomas, Ferenc, Summit and Lena.
June is here. School is winding down. We end on the 19th. I'm going to start training for the DeMar Marathon at the end of September. I need some kind of goal to jump start my motivation heading into the summer. I'll start posting my weekly numbers again.
Monday, February 23, 2015
Week of February 16th to 22nd, 2015
Monday:
0mi. I played 2-on-2 hoops after school with coworkers. -12F this morning and windy.
Tuesday:
0mi. I played 4-on-4 hoops after school again. Fun times. Did a short snowshoe hike with the neighborhood kids after basketball.
Wednesday:
0mi. Lifted weights and got swole. I should have run, but feeling tired.
Thursday:
3mi S.S./20min on the beaver pond single track with Griffin. Windy and cold, 9F. It's been below 0F every morning this week. The cold temps are keeping the snow nice and fluffy.
Friday:
0mi. Played floor hockey at school all day. Vacation starts tomorrow!
Saturday:
13mi* S.S./1:26 - Prospect Mtn 10K snowshoe race - 56:40 - 2nd place. Ferenc and I dropped a guy early on the deep single track as the trail started to climb. The climb was tough but it kept dumping out onto groomed trails and it was not too steep. Ferenc started pulling away after 24min of racing mostly uphill. I kept him in sight and he had 30 sec on me at the 5K mark which was at the summit (32:30). I lost sight of Ferenc on the descent on deep powdery single track, but soon I could see snow spraying from him far up the trail. I kept pushing on and got closer and closer. The course continued mostly downhill but with some brutal traverses and little climbs on single track. We dumped onto the groomed descent and we were flying. I was maybe 8 seconds back and I gave it everything I had to try to catch him. I finally caught him on the last little climb on the groomed section right before the final switch back descent before the finish. My legs were destroyed and he pulled away on the switch backs. I jogged down them, just trying to keep from falling on my face. He won by 5 seconds. I'll take the moral victory of just being able to catch back up to him. If TiVo hadn't have put those impossible switchbacks there, I might have gotten him! It was a great race though and I really surprised myself with how well I ran. It was super cold at the mountain and I think that scared a lot of peope away from the race as there were only like 35 people. (It was -14 at my house in the morning when I was getting ready to leave for the race.)
Sunday:
11mi S.S./1:20 in Pisgah with Ferenc, Lena and Ellie. Sunny and warm today! 33F and it felt like Spring! My body was pretty tired from yesterday's race. I shoveled the 5" of new powder we got in the morning before the run.
Total for the week:
27mi. Great race on Saturday. It's vacation next week. I'm pumped to run, lift and hopefully go to the rock gym and do some climbing.
0mi. I played 2-on-2 hoops after school with coworkers. -12F this morning and windy.
Tuesday:
0mi. I played 4-on-4 hoops after school again. Fun times. Did a short snowshoe hike with the neighborhood kids after basketball.
Wednesday:
0mi. Lifted weights and got swole. I should have run, but feeling tired.
Thursday:
3mi S.S./20min on the beaver pond single track with Griffin. Windy and cold, 9F. It's been below 0F every morning this week. The cold temps are keeping the snow nice and fluffy.
Friday:
0mi. Played floor hockey at school all day. Vacation starts tomorrow!
Saturday:
13mi* S.S./1:26 - Prospect Mtn 10K snowshoe race - 56:40 - 2nd place. Ferenc and I dropped a guy early on the deep single track as the trail started to climb. The climb was tough but it kept dumping out onto groomed trails and it was not too steep. Ferenc started pulling away after 24min of racing mostly uphill. I kept him in sight and he had 30 sec on me at the 5K mark which was at the summit (32:30). I lost sight of Ferenc on the descent on deep powdery single track, but soon I could see snow spraying from him far up the trail. I kept pushing on and got closer and closer. The course continued mostly downhill but with some brutal traverses and little climbs on single track. We dumped onto the groomed descent and we were flying. I was maybe 8 seconds back and I gave it everything I had to try to catch him. I finally caught him on the last little climb on the groomed section right before the final switch back descent before the finish. My legs were destroyed and he pulled away on the switch backs. I jogged down them, just trying to keep from falling on my face. He won by 5 seconds. I'll take the moral victory of just being able to catch back up to him. If TiVo hadn't have put those impossible switchbacks there, I might have gotten him! It was a great race though and I really surprised myself with how well I ran. It was super cold at the mountain and I think that scared a lot of peope away from the race as there were only like 35 people. (It was -14 at my house in the morning when I was getting ready to leave for the race.)
Sunday:
11mi S.S./1:20 in Pisgah with Ferenc, Lena and Ellie. Sunny and warm today! 33F and it felt like Spring! My body was pretty tired from yesterday's race. I shoveled the 5" of new powder we got in the morning before the run.
Total for the week:
27mi. Great race on Saturday. It's vacation next week. I'm pumped to run, lift and hopefully go to the rock gym and do some climbing.
Week of February 9th to 15th, 2015
Monday:
4mi S.S./33min on the beaver pond single track. Awesome run! The trail we made is so fun. It's tough going up and a blast coming down. I shoveled for 3hrs and roof raked the 12" total of new snow from yesterday and today's storm. Did a 1hr snowshoe hike with Jen and Griffin to pack our new trail in my big 30" snowshoes. No school today, again.
Tuesday:
0mi. I roof raked and shoveled my neighbor's house for her. She is old and has some ailments and can't do that kind of stuff. Then I went to Glenn's house and helped him shovel tons of snow off his deck that had come off of his roof (which our friend George cleared for him). My upper body and back are a bit sore and stiff.
Wednesday:
0mi. I went for a snowshoe hike with my neighbor and his young kids. I'm glad they are into it. My body is tired. It's worth it though, I love all this snow!
Thursday:
3mi S.S./20min on beaver pond single track. Fun little run in the morning. Watched the middle school basketball tournament at night. C-field won the title for boys.
Friday:
1mi + drills and sprints after lifting at the YMCA. Got diesel. Snowshoe hike at night to pack the single track.
Saturday:
8mi S.S./58min on the Athens, VT trails with Ferenc, Lena and Ellie. Fun run on a cold day, 4F. Helped Ferenc get a load of wood after the run.
Sunday:
12mi S.S./1:30 in Pisgah with Ferenc, Lena and Elle. Cold day, 10F with lot's of wind. Tiring run, 7" of new snow. I was bonking at the end of the run. Shoveled for 2hrs. My snow banks are about 6' high. Snowshoe hike at night with Jen and Griffin for an hour packing our single track again.
Total for the week:
28mi. Again, not a lot of running, but I've been very active with shoveling, roof raking and snowshoe hiking. Feeling strong. I love a real winter. I can't even count how many nights we've had below 0F and the snow is super deep. Awesome!
4mi S.S./33min on the beaver pond single track. Awesome run! The trail we made is so fun. It's tough going up and a blast coming down. I shoveled for 3hrs and roof raked the 12" total of new snow from yesterday and today's storm. Did a 1hr snowshoe hike with Jen and Griffin to pack our new trail in my big 30" snowshoes. No school today, again.
Tuesday:
0mi. I roof raked and shoveled my neighbor's house for her. She is old and has some ailments and can't do that kind of stuff. Then I went to Glenn's house and helped him shovel tons of snow off his deck that had come off of his roof (which our friend George cleared for him). My upper body and back are a bit sore and stiff.
Wednesday:
0mi. I went for a snowshoe hike with my neighbor and his young kids. I'm glad they are into it. My body is tired. It's worth it though, I love all this snow!
Thursday:
3mi S.S./20min on beaver pond single track. Fun little run in the morning. Watched the middle school basketball tournament at night. C-field won the title for boys.
Friday:
1mi + drills and sprints after lifting at the YMCA. Got diesel. Snowshoe hike at night to pack the single track.
Saturday:
8mi S.S./58min on the Athens, VT trails with Ferenc, Lena and Ellie. Fun run on a cold day, 4F. Helped Ferenc get a load of wood after the run.
Sunday:
12mi S.S./1:30 in Pisgah with Ferenc, Lena and Elle. Cold day, 10F with lot's of wind. Tiring run, 7" of new snow. I was bonking at the end of the run. Shoveled for 2hrs. My snow banks are about 6' high. Snowshoe hike at night with Jen and Griffin for an hour packing our single track again.
Total for the week:
28mi. Again, not a lot of running, but I've been very active with shoveling, roof raking and snowshoe hiking. Feeling strong. I love a real winter. I can't even count how many nights we've had below 0F and the snow is super deep. Awesome!
Week of February 2nd to 8th, 2015
Monday:
0mi. I shoveled for 2hrs. We got 14" of new snow. No school today.
Tuesday:
3mi S.S./23min on the beaver pond. Lifted weights. It was -13F this morning. Brrr! Snowshoe hiked at school.
Wednesday:
8mi S.S./59min in Pisgah with Ferenc and Griffin at night. We wore headlamps and had a great night run. The snow was deep and challenging in spots. Most of the running we did was a snowmobile trails, thankfully!
Thursday:
0mi. Snowshoe hiked at school with the kids. I had a late meeting and didn't feel like running.
Friday:
4mi S.S./31min in Pisgah with Griffin. Lifted weights in the morning. Snowshoe hiked with the kids at school again. It was -14F this morning.
Saturday:
12mi*/1:24 - Northfield Mtn 4.5mi snowshoe race - 44:48 - 2nd. Tough conditions. Ross Krause and Tim Mahoney dropped me on the single track climb. I caught Tim on the flat single track and my calf cramped. I was able to descend pretty fast and put some space on Tim. Ross killed it in 42:01. Fun day of racing!
Sunday:
0mi. Snowing all day today. I shoveled for 2hrs and then Jen, Griffin and I snowshoe hiked a trail across the pond and up into the woods connecting to a snowmobile trail on Horseshoe Rd, which leads into Pisgah. We have a ton of snow right now! 8 new inches of powder.
Total for the week:
27mi. Not a lot of running but the race was fun and I've been snowshoe hiking a lot which is kind of like doing an easy run. There's really no such thing as easy on snowshoes. We have knee deep snow. I love it!
0mi. I shoveled for 2hrs. We got 14" of new snow. No school today.
Tuesday:
3mi S.S./23min on the beaver pond. Lifted weights. It was -13F this morning. Brrr! Snowshoe hiked at school.
Wednesday:
8mi S.S./59min in Pisgah with Ferenc and Griffin at night. We wore headlamps and had a great night run. The snow was deep and challenging in spots. Most of the running we did was a snowmobile trails, thankfully!
Thursday:
0mi. Snowshoe hiked at school with the kids. I had a late meeting and didn't feel like running.
Friday:
4mi S.S./31min in Pisgah with Griffin. Lifted weights in the morning. Snowshoe hiked with the kids at school again. It was -14F this morning.
Saturday:
12mi*/1:24 - Northfield Mtn 4.5mi snowshoe race - 44:48 - 2nd. Tough conditions. Ross Krause and Tim Mahoney dropped me on the single track climb. I caught Tim on the flat single track and my calf cramped. I was able to descend pretty fast and put some space on Tim. Ross killed it in 42:01. Fun day of racing!
Sunday:
0mi. Snowing all day today. I shoveled for 2hrs and then Jen, Griffin and I snowshoe hiked a trail across the pond and up into the woods connecting to a snowmobile trail on Horseshoe Rd, which leads into Pisgah. We have a ton of snow right now! 8 new inches of powder.
Total for the week:
27mi. Not a lot of running but the race was fun and I've been snowshoe hiking a lot which is kind of like doing an easy run. There's really no such thing as easy on snowshoes. We have knee deep snow. I love it!
Week of January 26th to February 1st, 2015
Monday:
0mi. I'm feeling much better today after being sick for 12+ hours. Just a quick bug. I had to ref 2 games at night.
Tuesday:
4mi S.S./28min on the beaver pond track. I shoveled for an hour and a half. We got 6" of new snow. We were supposed to get a lot more. Went for a 30min snowshoe hike as well with Jen. No school today.
Wednesday:
4mi S.S./31min in Pisgah with Griffin. Beautiful trail conditions made for a fun run. Lifted weights in the morning and snowshoed all day with the kids at school.
Thursday:
9mi S.S./63min in Pisgah with Brett, Summit and Griffin. Awesome run. Turned on the headlamps for the last 25min of the run. Snowshoed with the kids at school again.
Friday:
0mi. Feeling tired and lazy. Played some 1-on-1 volleyball at school with my student teacher. Pretty fun stuff. Body tired.
Saturday:
12mi/1:24 in Horatio Reserve with Brett and Summit. Tough run, we should have worn snowshoes. The snow was deep and it was cold, -3F. I managed to overdress though. Rock climbed for 2.5hrs at Vertical Dreams in Manchester after the run. I'd love to start climbing more. When I came home, the beautiful house across the beaver pond was on fire and we watched in horror as it burned to the ground. The fire department couldn't do much except keep it from spreading to the woods. Sad.
Sunday:
17mi*/1:59 on the Athens, VT trails with Ferenc, Brett, Lena and Ellie. Cold to start -6F. It was sunny though and plenty of climbing to warm us up. We ran the switch backs on the way back and we did a death slide on our butts down the steep icy terrain. Fun but a bit scary! We saw a porcupine sitting in a hollowed out tree.
Total for the week:
46mi. Decent week. Rock climbing was a blast! I need to do more snowshoe runs as it is really slippery out in the woods. The snow is too deep for micro-spikes to do anything.
0mi. I'm feeling much better today after being sick for 12+ hours. Just a quick bug. I had to ref 2 games at night.
Tuesday:
4mi S.S./28min on the beaver pond track. I shoveled for an hour and a half. We got 6" of new snow. We were supposed to get a lot more. Went for a 30min snowshoe hike as well with Jen. No school today.
Wednesday:
4mi S.S./31min in Pisgah with Griffin. Beautiful trail conditions made for a fun run. Lifted weights in the morning and snowshoed all day with the kids at school.
Thursday:
9mi S.S./63min in Pisgah with Brett, Summit and Griffin. Awesome run. Turned on the headlamps for the last 25min of the run. Snowshoed with the kids at school again.
Friday:
0mi. Feeling tired and lazy. Played some 1-on-1 volleyball at school with my student teacher. Pretty fun stuff. Body tired.
Saturday:
12mi/1:24 in Horatio Reserve with Brett and Summit. Tough run, we should have worn snowshoes. The snow was deep and it was cold, -3F. I managed to overdress though. Rock climbed for 2.5hrs at Vertical Dreams in Manchester after the run. I'd love to start climbing more. When I came home, the beautiful house across the beaver pond was on fire and we watched in horror as it burned to the ground. The fire department couldn't do much except keep it from spreading to the woods. Sad.
Sunday:
17mi*/1:59 on the Athens, VT trails with Ferenc, Brett, Lena and Ellie. Cold to start -6F. It was sunny though and plenty of climbing to warm us up. We ran the switch backs on the way back and we did a death slide on our butts down the steep icy terrain. Fun but a bit scary! We saw a porcupine sitting in a hollowed out tree.
Total for the week:
46mi. Decent week. Rock climbing was a blast! I need to do more snowshoe runs as it is really slippery out in the woods. The snow is too deep for micro-spikes to do anything.
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