No running today but cleared the space for the garden of snow, seeing as it doesn't seem like it's going to rain to do it for me, and built the raised beds. Now I just have to figure out the most economical way to fill them with good soil.
Running40:10 3.83 km (10:29 / km) +121m9:03 / km ahr:153 max:177 shoes: Integrators 5000
So, the woods are "passable" but I don't think I'd go as far as to say they were fun! They do look gorgeous. It was a drizzly morning in Osbornedale, with lots of grizzly grey old men sitting in cars reading papers in the car park. And they were the ones giving me funny looks. Hmm.
This was hard work and my back struggled at the start, it loosened up after a bit of easier downhill.
Running40:36 6.06 km (6:42 / km) +92m6:14 / km ahr:156 max:174 shoes: Pink cohesions
Into work. Snow is getting icy and crusty thanks to the rain. Training camp is back in the balance again. I was mostly not breaking through the crust but it was slippy in places.
Running40:19 6.8 km (5:56 / km) +93m5:33 / km ahr:159 max:176 shoes: Pink cohesions
Didn't want to go out today, slept really badly. But then I looked at the weather forecast and made myself do it, because by this evening this glorious sunny (and actually pretty warm) day will be a rainy slushy mess. There were birds chirping everywhere and I saw my first cardinal of the year. They're beautiful birds! I am now a little more hopeful that my leeks and onions might actually go out on time in a few weeks. The Farmington Trail is pretty packed down now but uneven slow going - I hope the rain tonight is pretty heavy.
Running41:15 7.35 km (5:37 / km) +74m5:20 / km ahr:163 max:183 shoes: Pink cohesions
Not enjoying the running much at the moment. It's either boring, incredibly slow/tough or outright dangerous, sometimes an exciting combination of all three. Go away snow!
7 PM
Cross Fit1:16:01 ahr:134 max:183
Today was tough, felt stiff all over the place and didn't think I'd make it through, but it got easier as my body remembered how to move things that aren't tons of snow. Started with some slow controlled deadlifts, some dips, then 25 rings rows, 100m bear crawl, rest 8 mins, 40 KB DLs 53#, 25 jumping pulls ups, 40 KB DLs, 8 mins rest, then 40 sit ups, 25 rings rows, 40 sit ups, 25 jumping pull ups. Breathing was hard during the second set of sit ups. Happy to have gone by the end. Plenty of "quality" dubstep for the sound track, if such a thing exists.