Catching Up for 2012

Short and sweet (and sour):

Jan. 5 - 6 Miles in 47:41. 7:57 pace.

Jan. 7 - 8 miles in 1:08:04. 8:30 pace. Nice 57 degrees.

Jan. 8 - 12 miles in 1:56:50. Pace 10:33. 55 degrees. Cloudy and windy!

Jan. 9 - Did not run. Alabama beat LSU 21-0 to win the National Championship!

Jan. 10 - 4 miles in 33:25. Pace 8:21. 51 degrees and a light mist.

Jan. 11 - 6 miles in 52:02. Pace 8:40. 48 degrees and misting some. Windy at times, but always strong. Toward end the wind made the mist feel like rain. May be blowing in snow for tomorrow.

Jan. 13 - 3 miles in 25:27. 8:29 Pace. Well, didn't get that snow during the day yesterday, but got it last night. It wasn't much - just enough to cover the road and grass at our house. We didn't go to work mainly because of the previous rain and cold temps that caused black ice. I ran at 2:15. (Most of the other runs in the post are between 5:00-5:30 pm - when I get home from work.) It was sunny, but only 35 degrees. And it was Windy! Windy! Windy!

Jan 14 - 14 Miles in 2:15:35. Pace 9:41. Excited about the pace for this distance. This was a Saturday, so started at 12:15. 35 degrees at start, 45 when finished. Sun came out around Mile 4. It was WINDY! for half. I wore my yellow Under Armour jacket for the first time, and it really helped with the wind.

Jan. 16 - 4 miles in 34:13. 8:33 pace. This run began at 5:15 pm. Strange, but it was54 degrees when I left and 56 when I returned. It was up to 58 by 10 pm. Windy! So wore yellow jacket again. Didn’t need it, got hot. I checked the temps on 2 different thermometers to make sure it was getting warmer the later it got.
Jan. 18 - 6 miles in 50:05. Pace 8:20. Even though it was only 33 degrees, I felt pretty good during this run, probably because it wasn't so windy for the first time in awhile.

Jan. 21 - I have had a lapse in my running. The wind and cold "prevented" me from running Thursday and Friday. Today was to be a long run of 16 miles. Tomorrow (Sunday) is supposed to be a little warmer, so I decided to wait.

Jan. 22 - After church, I changed into my running clothes. Drove back to the church to begin my 16 miler. I never got out of the truck. I thought it was to be warmer with some sunshine. Plus, I was dreading the "16 miles".

Jan. 23 - 6 miles in 54:20. 9:03 pace. 49 degrees felt cooler than that. The wind wasn't too bad, but i really had to force myself out door.