Training Log Archive: CleverSky

The warm rain mid-week did a pretty good job of wiping out the snow and zamboniing the ice. Still not fabulously smooth, but waaaay better than last week. Also a bit warmer, and I was dressed better, and there was less wind. I started out slowly so that I could scope out the ice thickness, and when I concluded that it was safe, I sped up. Nice to get some outdoor skating, despite the bumps and the fact that the ice occasionally makes distressing noises as I pass over. The best ice was in the SE corner, so I did a few laps there at the end. The actual time and distance were a few minutes and about 800 m longer, the stop button apparently got pressed by my jacket cuff when I was on my way back to where I started.

10 pullups, 25 pushups, 50 situps, 25 squats.

During a meandering conversation at work yesterday, the topic of deer flies came up, and one of my coworkers muttered "fucking deer flies...". I laughed, surprised that he knew the technical term, and enlightened him about blue hats.

25 pushups.

50 situps.

10 pullups.

10 pullups, 50 situps, 25 pushups. Giving my banged-up knees a break from the squats.

A spin around East Boston Camps. I was hanging out at Nancy's for the day, and had suitable clothes for running with me (my skating stuff), but I had neglected to bring suitable shoes. But... I asked Stephen if I could borrow his. I take a slightly larger size, but these worked well enough. Scary to think I can borrow them from him.

One fall, on my left knee and both palms, so I've balanced out the injuries. This is a route that I'm unlikely to ever repeat. Partway around, a fisherman wondered why I was running and chased after me to ask. I slowed down and chatted with him, he was impressed that I was just getting exercise and thought I was crazy. He had some difficulty running without spilling his beer.