Broadway

11 Miles 1:18:21 7:07 average per mile
147 HR Average
1:00 pm) teens sunny

Wore my heart rate monitor strap today. I have not worn it
in at least 2 months. I was curious to see what the results
would be. After a mile or so I decided I would cap it at 150
max. This was okay for the first 4-5 miles I was able to run
at a decent clip just under 7:00 minute miles. After 5 miles
I had to slow the pace down to keep it from going over 150.
I now was running 7:15 pace. This pace did not feel as good
I prefer the 7:00 pace or under as that is what I'm accustomed
to running when on the roads. I find it kind of funny that
keeping your HR lower is suppose to be for recovery runs and
I felt this run was harder than my runs where I just run by
feel and don't worry about these things. Anyways I think I
should do some slower paced runs even if they don't feel as
good to me. I need to build an aerobic base and this is
probably the best way to do that. I will be doing several
ultras this year and I need to run slower anyways to prepare
for the time on my feet that is required. Okay I will stop.
I'm starting to ramble on and on.

43 Miles for the week. Not a bad week at all. I'm only 2 weeks
out from the maraton and feel I'm almost back to normal. Might
do a 15k on Saturday. I'm not sure what to expect as far as time
goes. I guess I will just run at whatever pace feels right.

161.7 Miles for the month. Not really a great number but I
had to taper for a marathon and recover from a marathon so
as expected the miles where down.

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Scray Hill

15.5 Miles 1:45:26 6:48 average per mile
11:00 am) 15 degrees sunny
Decided to skip the 8:00 am marathon training group run
and run solo. It was 0 degrees at 8:00 am and I waited
till 11:00 am to run, it was up to a balmy 15 degrees.
It was actually warm once I got going. I felt good today
but the hills slowed me down at times. I need to build my
hill climbing ability back to how it was last fall. If I
run this route more often that will help for sure.

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Snap Fitness

8 Miles 55:35 6:57 average per mile
10 minutes elliptical warm up
6:30 pm)
Very cold tonight so I took the easy route and ran on
the treadmill. Tomorrow doesn't look any better or
this weekend for that matter. I'm ready for spring!!!

Ft Howard

3.1 Miles 20:58 6:46 average per mile
6:15 am) mid 20's windy
Got up early this morning. Wanted to do a short run
in the Newton shoes. My first impression of them is
not favorable. Of course it's too early to say I
don't like them. It might take several runs in them
before I can pass judgement on them. The reasons I
was not overly impressed at this point was the way
they felt while running. They seemed to make a slapping
noise when the shoes hit the pavement. This might be
due to the design of the shoes. As for cushioning
they did not feel as good as my Brooks Adrenaline 10.
Afterwards my arch in my left foot was acting up
not sure why. Not sure if these have enough stability
in them as well. Another issue I have with them is
they are very airy my feet would probably get cold
if it was colder and I did a longer run in them. I'm
sure this would be a big plus however if it was
summer time. The forcast is for a cold snap so I
probably wont run in them again for a week or so.

In Competition

5.43 Miles 39:32 7:17 average per mile
5:30 pm) low 30's light snow

Ran with Mike tonight. We ran the usual route we do this
time of year. It's a well lite course and has some good
hills. I felt the hills tonight. I have not run many
hills the last couple of months. In training for Houston
I knew it was mostly a flat course so I trained almost
exclusively on flat routes.

Received a pair of Newton running shoes in the mail today.
They are used but not many miles on them. I am curious to
see how they will work for me. I will start out with short
runs in them. I have heard you have to adapt to them and
the best way is to do shorter runs. Thanks Tim for the
shoes. You are too nice!

Got to run 24 is coming on.

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Packerland Loop

9.5 Miles 1:01:09 6:26 average per mile
1:00 pm) 38 degrees cloudy & windy

Ran in shorts today is it really January in Wisconsin?
I don't think I have ever run in shorts in January.
I didn't feel great this morning and thought about
not running today. Yesterday's run took a lot out of
me even though the pace was not super fast.

It was raining this morning and it was easy not to be
motivated to get out. Then the rain stopped and I thought
to myself how often do I get a nice day like this to run
so I got ready. I wanted to wear my HR monitor so I would
not go to hard today. Well I couldn't find it so I would
run by feel instead. I had no intentions of pushing the
pace but after 1 mile I was off to the races. I just can't
seem to hold myself back unless I have that strap on me.

Started a new book last night Born To Run. So far I'm
liking it. The book has received great reviews. I'm looking
forward to getting more into it. I'm only at Chapter 3.

31.5 miles for the week. Not a bad week for the week after
a marathon. Body feels good a little sore but not bad at all.

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Bay Park Square

7 Miles 49:00 7:00 average per mile
8:00 am) mid 30's
Ran with the marathon training group. Ran with Scott
and Bob. Bob is new to the group first time. He moved
here in August from Arizona. We ran pretty hard today
especially after starting slow. I was feeling it today
not recovered yet. Well Bob was fresh and didn't even
look like he was working. Well come to find out after
the run he is a 2:35 marathoner.
This might be good for me to run with someone faster
than me maybe push me a little bit. Plus he especially
likes trail running another good thing.
Finally got around to watching the new season of 24
4 hours of action packed adventures. Love this show.
Feeling a little bit wore out though from all this.
It was like a marathon.

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