Monday: 8
New Year's Day freezer run with Tommy 5K. Zero degrees at start, 4 degrees at finish. Fortunately, we ran trails at Woody Hill and for the most part avoided the wind.
Tuesday: 0
Depressing back-to-work day after having had 12 consecutive days off. Mood and motivation low.
Wednesday: 5
Barn Island at lunch. Scrambled to get this one in and get back to Westerly to show and make a meeting, but it was worth it. Had all 1,000 acres to myself.
Thursday: 6
Blizzard run with Tommy. Love the snow runs! Super windy at the beach; hurt my eyes to look forward into the wind and blowing snow on the way back, but the wind was really tempered once we got into the trails at Champlin. As Tom titled his Strava run this day, "there's no run like a snow run".
Friday: 3
Easy pace miles with Matthew, just coming back slowly from his injury.
Saturday: 5
Snowshoe at Woody Hill! Tough-going, but fun! 13 degrees; my feet were frozen for a while. Maybe should look into some trail shoes that protect me a little better from the cold and wet elements when snowshoe running. Highlight was seeing not one, but two coyotes crossing the trail in front of me.
Sunday: 5
5 miles to/from Dave's Coffee, with a loop into Quonochontaug and back. Matthew said he thought the route was boring, but I liked how quiet it was with almost no cars (other than the short Route 1 section obviously).
Weekly mileage: 32
Weekly synopsis: Low mileage week. A little depressed between the combination of the holiday season coming to an end, my son Mark returning to school in Florida when I might not see him for seven months now, and back to work on a stressful project. On the plus side, the snowstorm was fantastic!
Weekly highlight: The blizzard run with Tom!
New Year's Day freezer run with Tommy 5K. Zero degrees at start, 4 degrees at finish. Fortunately, we ran trails at Woody Hill and for the most part avoided the wind.
Tuesday: 0
Depressing back-to-work day after having had 12 consecutive days off. Mood and motivation low.
Wednesday: 5
Barn Island at lunch. Scrambled to get this one in and get back to Westerly to show and make a meeting, but it was worth it. Had all 1,000 acres to myself.
Thursday: 6
Blizzard run with Tommy. Love the snow runs! Super windy at the beach; hurt my eyes to look forward into the wind and blowing snow on the way back, but the wind was really tempered once we got into the trails at Champlin. As Tom titled his Strava run this day, "there's no run like a snow run".
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| Snowstorm at Misquamicut Beach |
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| In Champlin Glacier Park, on green trail |
Friday: 3
Easy pace miles with Matthew, just coming back slowly from his injury.
Saturday: 5
Snowshoe at Woody Hill! Tough-going, but fun! 13 degrees; my feet were frozen for a while. Maybe should look into some trail shoes that protect me a little better from the cold and wet elements when snowshoe running. Highlight was seeing not one, but two coyotes crossing the trail in front of me.
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| Woody Hill Marsh - frozen and snow-covered Beautiful! |
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| Making fresh tracks just north of the Woody Hill Marsh |
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| After spending a month at home, for Mark's last night in RI, he requested to go to Peking-Tokyo restaurant in Mystic. My dinner of smoked eel was fantastic! |
Sunday: 5
5 miles to/from Dave's Coffee, with a loop into Quonochontaug and back. Matthew said he thought the route was boring, but I liked how quiet it was with almost no cars (other than the short Route 1 section obviously).
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| Got home from bringing Mark to the airport, and it was still frigid! Kudos to the tough folks that got out there; I bagged it and ran mid-afternoon when it warmed up to the teens. |
Weekly mileage: 32
Weekly synopsis: Low mileage week. A little depressed between the combination of the holiday season coming to an end, my son Mark returning to school in Florida when I might not see him for seven months now, and back to work on a stressful project. On the plus side, the snowstorm was fantastic!
Weekly highlight: The blizzard run with Tom!
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