Sat 1/16 - PM 60 minutes easy

Area 51. Not as lethargic as yesterday but still not feeling exactly spry either. Took a long while getting out of bed in the morning as well. With most of the snow from earlier in the week gone from the trails it was a no-brainer to take some advantage of them before the next storm whenever that is.

Fri 1/15 - PM 45 minutes very easy

Rockland Ave to Levittown. The late night Wednesday appears to have caught up with me, a day late but the same result. I had hopes of doing sime pickups on the way in but it wasn't happening. Just flat from the get go.

Thu 1/14 - 80 minutes

South Acton to Lower Village, with a stop at the supermarket at just about the hour mark. Moving fairly well from about the 40 minute mark until the shopping stop. The final bit was not nearly so lively as I was carrying almost 10 pounds of groceries on my back for the trip up and over Summer Hill. Overall felt pretty good for the day after a workout. Cold and windy conditions.

Wed 1/13 - PM 55 minutes incl. 5x220y, 5x220, 3x200, 2x220

Somewhat successful attempt at a speed endurance session, despite coming in one short of the 16 reps I was originally aiming for. Given how lackluster recent training has been I'll take it. Idea was to hold the line on pace, both for the rep and the float recovery, and take a longer jog break when that was no longer the case. I thought I could get through 6-8 reps before the first longer break and I was of course totally wrong. Recovery float was on the quick side for the first set and most of the second. Splits:

35.8/45.8
36.5/46.1
36.3/45.3
36.9/45.6
37.2/46.9
3.5R
35.1/44.7
36.5/45.9
36.9/46.2
36.8/46.3
37.1/49.4
3.5R
35.2/46.8
36.2/46.7
36.7/48.5
3.5R
34.6/47.1
35.2/47.6

Tue 1/12 - 45 minutes very easy

Easy jog with the CH to the Maynard track, then 5x400 in the driving snow at just over 2 minutes per rep to help with her workout, then a cooldown via Old Mill. Originally the plan was to go our separate ways upon reaching the track and I would do timed pickups on the Longfellow loop but that simply wasn't happening. The snow squalls, which led to both poor visibility and footing, didn't help any with this either. Feeling dead tired from the outset, barely able to move by the end coming in on Waltham Street.

Mon 1/11 - PM 75 minutes easy

Area 51. Yesterday's warmth and rain left the trails clear, wonderful feeling to be freed from plodding the pavement. Started out slowly, got a bit quicker after that. Hip flexors still a bit sore but other than that not feeling too many ill effects from Saturday.

Sun 1/10 - PM 60 minutes very easy

Longfellow Loop via Old Marlboro with the CH. As expected, took a while to get out of bed this morning following yesterday's double effort on the track. On top of that awoke to steady rain, hard enough that it killed my motivation to get outside. On the plus side it was the harbinger of unseasonably mild temps by sunset, which made running outside pleasant once the rain finally did stop. Hip flexors/TFL area tight and sore more than anything else which is a mild surprise, thought the calves would be more wrecked.