Month: March 2025

A damp and cool morning. Temperature around 34 degrees but not much wind. Nice and easy back onto the roads.

Today’s run was a 4.33 mile rolling hills route. Pace was an oddly coincidental 10.0, target pace was 10:20. Total climb was around 205 feet.

One more cooler-than-normal early morning. Temperature around 29 and a very cool breeze. Nice to get out for a longer run. Also glad to see that there aren’t too many moon-crater-sized potholes. It’s still cold enough to get frost heaves and cracking pavement.

No issues with the hamstring or bruised ribs.

Today’s run was a 14.01 mile rolling hills route. Pace was 10:24, target pace was 10:50. Total climb was around 710 feet.

A somewhat cool early morning for later March. Temperature around 28 degrees. Warmer than winter, but not Spring. The only issue I have is that it’ll go from around 30 on training days to 60 (or higher) for a race.

Today’s run was a 9.05 mile rolling hills route. Pace was 10:24, target pace was 10:20. Total climb was about 465 feet.

A very nice early morning for a run. Temperature around 32 degrees, no wind, and mostly clear skies. It’s been a busy and hectic past few days, so I was very glad to finally get our on the road again for a few miles.

No ribs or hamstring issues. I felt the ribs slightly after the run but only for a bit. Hopefully it’s in the past. The days away probably did help to get healed up.

Today’s run was a “get back on the road” 7.15 mile rolling hills route. Pace was 9:50, target pace was 10:20. Didn’t feel like I was pushing, just keeping the cadence. Total climb was around 350 feet.

One more nice early morning for a run. Temperature around 35 degrees and a bit of wind in places. Running into winds like that mean more work, and that’s what we’re out there for.

Ribs felt fine. Totally forgot about it. I felt just a twinge afterward for a while, but that’s it. Fingers crossed that it stays that way.

The hamstring doesn’t complain during a run, even uphill. One more set of fingers crossed……

Today’s run was a 9.05 mile rolling hills route. Pace was 9:55, target pace was 10:20. Total climb was around 465 feet.

A warm, moist morning for a run. Temperature around 44 degrees, not much wind, and a bit foggy. First day out without a chest wrap for the bruised ribs. Much, much better. Hopefully I can get back to it without the wrap.

Today’s run was a 4.33 mile rolling hills route. Pace was 10:03, target pace was 10:20. Total climb was about 205 feet.

Perfect early morning for a run, except for waking up with a headache. Ugh. Take some aspirin and go back to bed for an hour. Headaches are something I’ve learned to respect.

Today’s run was an improvised 4.79 mile mildly rolling hills route. Not what I planned, but it’s something. Pace was 9:58. Total climb was about 250 feet.

A pleasant early morning for a run. Temperature around 28 and not too much wind. Pleasant weather but a bit of a tired run. Odd. I’m thinking that I’m pressing a bit to push the pace just a little. I need to be working on getting the time down. I should be able to start on some interval training soon. It all depends on the hamstring.

Today’s run was a 9.05 mile rolling hills route. Pace was somewhere around 10:01 or so. Total climb was 465 feet.

A cool and windy early morning. Temperature around 24 with a 15+ mph colder wind. Not bitter, but definitely chilling. It’s a day for a wind outer layer.

Another “feature” of strong winds (gusts yesterday were over 40 mph) is that it blows down all sorts of tree limbs. These collect in the berms. So much fun to dodge around in the dark. Speaking of dark, this is the last day before DST kicks in. Back to mostly dark for a while.

Today’s run was a 11.22 mile rolling hills route. Pace was 10:20. Total climb was around 600 feet.

A wet and warm early morning. Temperature around 50 degrees and windy. Wow. It’s hard to remember how to dress for “warm” days.

Today felt very low energy for the first three or so miles. Some days are like that. Maybe start experimenting with different pre-run fueling and hydration.

Today’s run was a 5.12 mile hills route. It should’ve been 5.26 but I forgot and turned onto the usual way back and missed the last hill. Pace was around 10:21. Total climb was about 275 feet.