Will the groundhog see his shadow? Running in early Feb.

[emily_in_nc]

Cold today again...did 3.25 on the treadmill.

[skhill]

I overslept this morning, so my intended 6 miles became 3.5. But at least it was outside; the cold crisp air was invigorating!

This weekend's long run is taking me into distances I've almost never run-- 14 miles. Eek! Why did I think training for a marathon was a good idea????

[Susan]

4 miles featuring 430 steps today to justify the beef-tartare session afterwards

[yellow]

skhill, I had the same thought about my event this morning...and I still haven't been able to answer the "what was I thinking?" question. It's quite possible that I wasn't thinking. And I still have about 4 months of training left.

I got some new shoes (as well as a few other very cute sale items ) today and the guys at the LRS (whom I loooove) gave me a piggy bank. They told me that I am to put 25 cents in piggy for each mile I run to pay for my next pair. It's a really cute piggy bank. It got 14 quarters today

[indigoiis]

We had our third midweek snowstorm in three weeks this week, which derailed (somewhat) my training. Last Sunday's beautiful (35 degrees and sunny!) weather allowed for a nice 10.5. Monday I rested. Tuesday I rested. Wednesday I couldn't get out - snow and freezing rain. So I went on my bike in the basement on the trainer and did 50 minutes to some spanish tour de france spinning videos on youtube. Thursday I ran on the treadmill and did some time on the elliptical. Friday I said feck it, I'm going outside, so I ran 4 miles on the crusty snow and it took forever. Today I ran a very fast 3.7 and was very excited because tomorrow I am racing in a 5K and hopefully can PR. Yay!

[GLC1968]

Ooh, good luck with your 5k tomorrow, indigoiis!

I had a 5K race this morning and it went well. I paced it perfectly, used up *almost* everything I had and sprinted to the finish. I beat my goal, but I don't have an official time. They lost all the finishing times between 29:08 and 29:40. Based on my watch (which I forgot to stop) and the race results (where I could ID the couple I passed right before the finish line), I'm guessing I did it in 29:20 or so. This makes me 2nd for my AG and quite pleased! My previous best 5K time was 34 something...so a winter of running has definitely paid off!

[Bike Chick]

Awesome, GLC! Congrats on your PR.

Good luck on your 5k today indigioiis.

[sgf726]

Longest run ever on Saturday - 14 miles. Felt great. Next Sat is 15 miles. A little over 2 months until the marathon.

Today was a pleasant 6 miles, in CA for business and it felt nice to run without a jacket and without have to worry about slipping on snow or ice.

[jessmarimba]

I managed a little over 7 miles on Sunday on the trails where I used to live. Had a lot of breaks but it's the longest I've gone since June by at least 2 miles. Hurray!

Now I just need those running buddies to move about 1600 miles closer.

[OakLeaf]

Another quick 4.5 before yoga this morning. Turned it right into a wonderful day.