Month: February 2024

A foggy, mild early morning for a run. I need to get over to the Blue Hills area to see if the road to the summit is clear. I had planned to run one climb but, with the fog, one patch of clear ice that was hard to see would be all it takes. It was 18 degrees before the wind chill earlier in the week.

Today’s run was a 5.1 mile hills route. Pace was 9:42. Weight was 146.6. Total climb was about 280 feet.

A cold, clear early morning for a run. You know it’s cold when your water bottle partially freezes up. Whatever.

It seemed darker than usual. Harder to see potholes in the dark-gray asphalt roads. It also affects my stride a bit, since variations in the surface profile, e.g., some patch or small dip, can’t really be seen.

Today’s run was a 13.09 mile rolling hills route. Pace was 9:58. Weight was 148.6. Total climb was about 595 feet.

Another nice, cool early morning for a run. Temperature around 28 degrees and a cold wind. Some days you feel like the route is challenging you and other days you feel like you’re out there to challenge the route. Today was the latter case. My kind of run.

Today’s run was a 9 (or so) mile rolling hills route. Pace was 9:51. Weight was 147.8. Total climb was about 460 feet.

A rather damp, mild early morning for a run. Some of the roads have those tar strips to seal cracks — those can get slick when they’re wet. Felt good to get in a mid-distance run. Up the distance, then work on pace.

Today’s run was an 11.17 mile rolling hills route. Pace was 10:01. Weight was 147.0. Total climb was 595 feet.

No issues with the knee or ankle this morning. A rotting galvanized steel pipe started to leak in the basement on Tuesday, and that trumped any road work. Took all day to fix (I’m not a professional plumber). Tuesday evening I noticed a twinge in the right knee. Hmmm. I decided to take Wednesday off to see if it was transient. No issues this morning. One more “whew.” I’m probably paranoid and overreact when I feel anything.

Today’s run was a 5.26 mile hills route. Pace was 9:38. Weight was 146.8. Total climb was about 320 feet.