running

Interesting run. It wasn't supposed to start raining until after 9. After it warned up. Around 6:30 it started misting and I figured it wouldn't do much more than that. About 6 miles in it started raining more I was thinking about taking a different loop closer to home in case I got soaked. Before I could even decide the road got icy. It was a matter of minutes. I headed back and did loops around the dirt path at the park until that also got too slippery. The last mile home was really something I couldn't even stand on the street or sidewalks. Had to stay in the grass the whole way where I could. Had to stop and shuffle across every driveway. It barely rained but just enough to ice everything in a matter of minutes. A bunch of huge accidents around here. Glad none of them involved me. My first flash freeze.

Missed the group so was on my own. A little over 8 at 8:55 pace. I feel like I need to be following a specific training plan. But winter weather is so unpredictable it's hard to adhere to specific runs and times. This is a little vague but my plan is to run long runs of 16's in January, 18's in February, and 20's in March alternating with 16's starting in February. That's as much as I have planned.

On the treadmill. Last 7 miles under 8 min pace. Feels pretty good. Running so far this winter has been ok. A little bit of juggling around snow and ice and a few skipped runs but overall consistent enough. Now we are starting to run into more weather that's not conducive to running outside at 5 am. This is what I worry about shooting for a May marathon. Still if I am honest with myself there are other things I can do to improve my chances of running a BQ. Eating less being the main one. Carrying 10 less pounds for four hours makes a big difference.

Pretty hard effort. 8:30's to 9:00's outside in the cold up and down hills. So much harder than treadmill.