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Today was one of those days where I just didn’t want to run. I was up late working and then was woken up at 4am by Fritz. I finally woke up at 7:30am and did more work while I waited for the rain to subside. I really prefer running in the morning, but I went at noon in the cold drizzly rain. I really didn’t have fun on this run, but I finished it. I ran the last couple of miles fast because I just wanted to get home.

Anyway, the run is done and I’m going to Sunny Mexico for a few days. I’ll mostly be swimming, but I’m going to try to get in a run or two. We’ll see how that goes.

19 miles on the week.

The weather is staying pretty consistent now. This morning was a little cool, but that’s perfect for running. The run went smoothly and I ran a little faster and farther than yesterday. I did have some pain in my left knee, but it wasn’t severe and it did not last. Overall, I’m feeling good this week. I even did strength training last night, so this has been a packed workout week.

9 miles on the week.

I’m taking it easy this week. It was warm this morning, but a little windy. Fritz kept up, but this was the warmest weather he has run in. He’s pretty tired right now. Nothing really eventful to report. I was comfortable the whole run and had no problems.

22.5 miles on the week.

Yesterday was a beautiful day for a run. Tyler and I met up at the 0.5 mile marker on the lakefront path and prepared to run 18 miles. We went out and just ran whatever pace felt comfortable and we were both really happy with this run. We had to contend with the Wrigley Early Start run, but that wasn’t a big deal. My knees were a little sore for the rest of the day, but I’m feeling great today. See the run route.

I’m going on vacation and I’ve got a couple of races coming up, so this is the last long run for a couple of weeks. I feel like this marathon will go well.

18 miles on the week.

I felt great today. I got to bed later last night than I would have liked, but I was up earlier today than I have been in the last couple of days. I did get more sleep than normal a couple of nights ago, so maybe that had something to do with it.

Anyway, the run went great. I was scheduled for 6, but ended up going an extra half mile. The Garmin has been off the last couple of days and I have no idea why. At least the nike+ has been good.

Strength training tomorrow and then 18 on Saturday. Looks like it will be great weather for it.

37.2 miles on the week.

I was feeling tired today, but I got up and ran anyway. It was a nice morning. It was a little cold, so I wore gloves, but no hat. There was some wind from the north on the lakefront path, but that was about it. Except for Fritz pulling a lot over the first 4 miles, I felt good. I think the GPS data was a little off and it looks like it cut off a couple of corners.

49.5 miles on the 3/07 shoes, 30.68 miles on the week.

After taking Sunday off and doing some strength training lastnight, I hit the pavement again today. Absolutely great weather for running. I hope the weather starts staying more consistent. I like running when it’s cool out, so hopefully it won’t get too hot too soon.

For some reason, my GPS battery was dead. I either left it on, or the battery is starting to go. The nike+ may have been a thenh or two off, but I think it was fairly accurate today.

22.68 miles on the week, 35 miles on the 4/07 shoes.

The nike+ had a tenth more, but it stopped when I came in with Fritz and I had to restart it for 12. I did take a longer break inside when I brought Fritz in, which you can see in the motion based data. I was going to go 14 miles today, but I looked and I’m scheduled to go 18 with a friend next weekend, so I figured I better kick it up. It went pretty well overall. The 6 miles I ran home were bad, though. There was a really cold northerly wind the whole time and my hands were really cold by the end. I should have brought my golves. The last mile was the hardest. I was pretty much throwing my feet at the pavement. I feel a little sore now, but not too bad.

I decided that my running week starts with my long run, so 16.38 miles on the week. 29 miles on the 4/07 shoes.

ugh. The weather was better today, but I was just sore and tired. I was planning to run 6 miles, but cut it to 4 due to pain and time constraints. I’m having pain in my left calf on the outside of the leg. I’ve never experienced this before. It may be due to ramping up my miles. It could also be due to working out in the morning and at night and not having enough recovery between workouts. I’m going to rest it for a day and hopefully it will feel better for my 14 miler on Saturday.

29 miles on the week and that is my longest week so far this year. I wore my new 4/07 shoes, 13 miles on those shoes.

That sucked. It was cold and snowy. Do April snow showers still bring May flowers? It actually wasn’t too bad running west, but going east, the wind was strong and it really sucked. I wanted to get in 7, but that wasn’t going to happen in this weather. I’ve got a Nutrition information class at the fitness center this afternoon, so I think I’ll hop on a treadmill and finish it up then.

motion based data.

20.98 miles on the week, 41.5 miles on the 3/07 shoes.

So I ran 4 more miles on the treadmill tonight. I had some aches and slight pain in my left calf tonight when running. I think I’m just tired, so I hope that’s it. I’m going to bed early tonight.

24.98 miles on the week, 9 miles on my 4/07 shoes. I used my new shoes because the 3/07 pair was wet from this morning.