Month: April 2021

There’s a good route right from the hotel that has lots of vertical. My smartwatch says that I climbed 27 flights of stairs.

The weather was perfect. Wind wasn’t bad at all and the rain moved out just in time. On the final mile the Sun came out.

Today’s run was a 4.6 mile on a good, long hills route. Pace was 09:35. Weight is TBD since the hotel didn’t have a scale.

Today was a short run. We’re heading out tomorrow for a long drive, so getting tired isn’t the smartest plan. Besides, the ankle can use the break.

Today’s run was a 2.2 mile easy run on a mildly rolling route. Pace was 09:57. Weight was 151.0.

Nice early morning for a run. No wildlife on the roads, although the turkeys were making noise in a few nearby yards as I’d run by.

Ankle is still complaining. I might take a few days next week to see what some rest does.

Today’s run was a 7.15 mostly flat route. Pace was 9:47. Weight was 151.2.

First day with the ankle braces. Not bad. They help and that’s all anyone should expect. The idea here is to provide some support to try to both keep training and allow some healing to occur. It’s trial and error.

Today’s run was a 4.0 hills route, or as many hills as I can get while staying close to home. I didn’t want to go too far and then have some ankle or wrap issue. Pace was 9:46. Weight was 150.8.

Great early morning for a run. Perfect weather. Feels good to start to include longer distances.

The ankle is still being annoying. I have some wraps due from Amazon tomorrow so we’ll see how they help.

Today’s run was fairly flat 7.15 mile route. Pace was 9:34. Weight was 151.0.

Took a few days off to “rest” the ankle. I don’t think that days off are the answer though. It’s going to be more of an active daily management to limit range of motion and provide support.

Today’s run was a short 2.67 mile rolling hills route. Pace was 9:44. Weight was 150.0.

A cool, drizzly early morning for today’s run. Temperature around 42 and no wind. Rain isn’t really an issue unless it’s a deluge.

The ankle is still an issue, but if I wrap it then it’s not bad on flat stretches. Hills are annoying. I don’t like keeping anything wrapped all day but I might for the next several days to see if I can both run and get some improvement.

Today’s run was a 4.0 mile hills route. Pace was a “don’t push the ankle” 9:59. Weight was 149.6.

Some mornings are easier than others. Today was a day I would’ve just loved to sleep in a bit. On some days getting the feet out of bed and on the floor is harder than the run itself.

Good weather though. Low 40’s and no wind or rain. No skunks either.

Today’s run was a 5.33 mile mostly flat course. There is some climb but it’s not like “hills.” Pace was 9:26. Weight was 150.8.

Second Sunday for the “long” run. Last week was 7.15 miles and this week it was 8.05 miles. So nice to be able to get out and put in some distance. As we all know, it’s mental training as well as physical. Be patient. Get used to being out on the road for a while.

Good weather. Temperature around 50, a solid headwind for part of the way back (makes you work harder), no sun and no rain.

Today’s run was a 8.05 mile rolling hills route. Pace was 9:40. Weight was 151.2.

The weather is getting better for shedding the cold-weather gear. Temperature was in the low 50’s, no rain, no wind.

The pace didn’t feel like I was really pushing. Odd. Some days it’s a struggle to keep the pace under 10 minutes, while other days doing hills feel fine.

Today’s run was a 3.77 mile hills route. Pace was 9:17. Weight was 149.8.