Author: Mark Allman

A very cold morning. The sun being out brilliantly in a cloudless sky helps though. The wind was coming from the north so it was a bit chilly.

The route was a rolling 4.82 miles on the bike. Pace was 4:58, almost identical to yesterday. Weight was 151.6.

Early snow shoveling and then time on the bike. . Glad to be able to get out after a few days of iffy weather. Today’s actually the first day I’ve ridden right after a snowstorm. Very little snow on the roads except for the occasional driveway plow leftovers.

Distance on the bike was 8.05 miles on a rolling course. Pace was about 4:57. I wasn’t interested in anything faster — too cold for that. Weight was 152.6.

Good day on the bike. Still too cold to let the speed get very high, but pushing a bit and feeling the pain and burn just feels good. We are a strange group (runners, cyclists, etc.).

The ride was a 7.8 mile mostly flat or gently rolling route but with some vertical. One short (0.14 mile) climb has a grade from 8 to 12 percent. Pace was 5:00. Weight was 151.8.

A cold morning at 17 degrees before the wind chill. I took it slower than normal on the downhills. I’d rather be frozen outside than sitting on a trainer inside.

Route was a 3.76 mile hills loop around home. Pace was 6:12 but I kept the speed down — too cold on the forehead. Weight was 154.6.

Tried a short run. Nope. The knee isn’t ready at all. Walking around — fine. The impact stress — painful. OK, time for plan B. I’ll give the knee a few days and then get on the bike. Whenever racing actually starts up again I plan to be ready.

Today was a 1.51 mile run on a route with some hills. Pace was 09:52. Weight was 153.5.

Good day to switch off to the bike. Sunny with temperatures in the 30’s. Lots of wind but it wasn’t a bitter wind.

Distance was about 5.6 miles and included a few good hills. I didn’t time the ride — the main goal was knee rehab. It’s so strange that there’s literally no pain at all on a ride day but running is a different story. Weight was 152.2.

Back on the road after a few days of knee rest. I have no doubt that I’m rushing the rehab/recovery. I am not the best at giving things time to mend.

Today’s run was a 1.51 mile route with two hills. Pace was about 9:40. Weight (oddly) is up to 153.8.

Today’s a day off to rest the knee. Seven days straight on the road as of today. We’ll see what early tomorrow morning looks like.

30 minutes on the indoor bike trainer. Taking a break from running to let the left quad heal.

A very cold morning. The wind chill (“feel like”) temperature was -16 to -19 degrees. Whatever. Shut up and do it.

The knee still hurts but it feels like something that work will help to heal. Odd. I had turned my ankle (sometime) a few weeks ago and that also was a bother on runs. Over the days it became less and less noticeable. I have no plans to stop unless I’m forced to.

Today was the same partially rolling 2.15 or so miles course at a 9:52 pace. All the layers and running into that frigid wind wind does slow me down a bit. Weight was 153.