Saturday Feb 9 |
 | Running warm up/down 32:00 [1] | |
| shoes: New Balance1122 sz 10 w D |
| 20 min warm up and 12 min cool down at sunny squishy Philomath HS. Nicest day we have had since October. |
| Running intervals 16:00 [4] | |
| shoes: New Balance1122 sz 10 w D |
| 4x4 min intervals. |
| Running 12:00 [1] | |
| shoes: New Balance1122 sz 10 w D |
| 4x3 min jog between intervals. |
Friday Feb 8 |
| Running warm up/down 24:00 [1] | |
| shoes: New Balance1122 sz 10 w D |
| 10 min warm up run to Bald Hill. 14 min cool down run back. Saw several rough skinned newts today. They blend in with the mud (unless they are on their backs), so I hope I didn't squish any. |
| Running hills 24:30 [3] | |
| shoes: New Balance1122 sz 10 w D |
| 3x to the top of Bald Hill. The snow is gone from the trails now. Sloppy, muddy mess though. 7:56, 8:15ish, 8:20ish |
| Running 3:00 [4] | |
| shoes: New Balance1122 sz 10 w D |
| 6x 30s hill bounding. |
| Running 24:30 [1] | |
| shoes: New Balance1122 sz 10 w D |
| Down hill running. |
| Walking 1:35:00 [1] | |
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| Walked to work the short way (3.8 mi, 1 hr), 40 min walk at "lunch" (I forgot my wallet, so no lunch), walk home the long way (5.2mi, 1.5 hrs).
Saw a nice western blue bird on the way in. Nice blue back and head with red on its chest. Right after that I saw a blue heron. It got nervous and flew over to the field near Consumer Power. I watched it stab something with its beak, but I didn't see it pick anything up. Also saw a small green caterpillar on the sidewalk later. |
Thursday Feb 7 |
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| I was too lazy to go out and brave the hard rain and inevitable muck to go running today. Got to see a whole flock of house finches in the trees in front of the house. Also, had a large number of goldfinches in the back yard. Time to add more thistle seed to their feeder. |
Wednesday Feb 6 |
| Walking 1:50:00 [1] | |
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| Walked to work again today even though yesterday my left shin was hurting me. Didn't feel like shin splints. At work, I realized that I had a haircut today. There was no way I would get there in time walking. To make matters worse, I forgot my wallet. When I called them to cancel, I found out that Cammie had called in sick. Fate definitely did not want me to get my hair cut today.
The walking back and forth to work are revealing some things that I'm glad I'm learning now. Like, my nylon pants irritate my skin. I'm going to have to get something else before the big trip. The boots are working okay. Socks are okay, although my official hiking socks are worn out. My running socks are just as thick, so I'll use them. |
Tuesday Feb 5 |
| Running 1:00:00 [1] | |
| shoes: New Balance1122 sz 10 w D |
| Ran with Annie at Bald Hill. |
| Walking 1:50:00 [1] | |
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| Walked to work, to lunch, and home again. 3:40 total. |
Monday Feb 4 |
| Walking 1:50:00 [1] | |
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| Guess I'll start putting the walking as actual work outs at half the actual time, since I'm feeling it in the legs and knees. Walk to work (1.5 hrs), walk at lunch (40 min), walk home (1.5 hrs). It was dry enough this morning to get some reading in. |
Sunday Feb 3 |
| Running long 2:00:00 [1] | |
| shoes: New Balance1122 sz 10 w D |
| Ran with Paula and Annie at Bald Hill. Had some sun where it was so warm I wish I wore shorts instead of tights, and we had some cold snow with wind. Weird. The trail was still snowy above Mulkey Creek. Saw a girl out jogging who I used to see in the gym 12 years ago. |