Monday: 7
Presidents' Day. Solo run in DuVal. Trails mostly clear, with the rest having an inch of crusty snow.
Tuesday: 0
Wednesday: 0
Thursday: 9
Blue Heron trail loop, Dedham and Boston, MA. I've avoided this loop for over a year, as a short section of road/bridge that you run on had been under construction and you were forced into a one-lane busy road running between temporary jersey barriers and very very close to trucks. Scary.
Was so excited the bridge construction was finished and the short section of road now has an ample protected shoulder to run on. There also has been a lot of trail maintenance on the southernmost section, so it was really fun to get out there and run it again. It's kind of an urban trail loop, as while there are parts where you can't hear or see any signs of civilization, you also exit briefly onto busy roads (protected shoulders) crossing the Charles River into Boston city limits before trails that connect around industrial parks. Only saw one person out on the trail system today.
Friday: 0
Saturday: 8
Parked at Camp Yawgoog. Ran two miles on roads down to Narragansett Trail trailhead on Canonchet Road, then technical trails up to and around Hidden Lake, before running back through Camp Yawgoog to finish. Fun run on an unusually warm 50 degree day in late February.
Sunday: 5
Rainy, cold day. Felt bad for teammates running Hyannis Marathon today. Waited until the rain let up a bit mid-afternoon, and went to Bluff Point State Park for a short run. Fun, flooded, and muddy on Bluff single-track.
Sad to see the Winter Olympics come to an end. Although obviously bereft of running events, in some ways I prefer the winter games to the summer and really enjoy watching the skiing (alpine and XC), snowboarding, and speed skating events. When we see the next winter games in Beijing, it will be the year 2022, Mark will be out of college, and Matthew a senior in college. Time flies.
Weekly mileage: 29 (4 trail runs, 0 road)
Weekly synopsis: Paltry mileage totals to be sure, but I'm having a tough time balancing a demanding and stressful work project that lately has me working 7 days a week and most nights, versus having a life outside of work. Hence I'm focusing at the moment on the quality of my runs and not the quantity. The work project is finite and goes live April 2, so I just need to hang in there for another five weeks.
Weekly highlight: Running the Blue Heron trail loop. It's a mix of urban and suburban trails, but I find it fun and hadn't been able to run it in a long time due to construction.
Presidents' Day. Solo run in DuVal. Trails mostly clear, with the rest having an inch of crusty snow.
Tuesday: 0
Wednesday: 0
Thursday: 9
Blue Heron trail loop, Dedham and Boston, MA. I've avoided this loop for over a year, as a short section of road/bridge that you run on had been under construction and you were forced into a one-lane busy road running between temporary jersey barriers and very very close to trucks. Scary.
Was so excited the bridge construction was finished and the short section of road now has an ample protected shoulder to run on. There also has been a lot of trail maintenance on the southernmost section, so it was really fun to get out there and run it again. It's kind of an urban trail loop, as while there are parts where you can't hear or see any signs of civilization, you also exit briefly onto busy roads (protected shoulders) crossing the Charles River into Boston city limits before trails that connect around industrial parks. Only saw one person out on the trail system today.
Friday: 0
Saturday: 8
Parked at Camp Yawgoog. Ran two miles on roads down to Narragansett Trail trailhead on Canonchet Road, then technical trails up to and around Hidden Lake, before running back through Camp Yawgoog to finish. Fun run on an unusually warm 50 degree day in late February.
Sunday: 5
Rainy, cold day. Felt bad for teammates running Hyannis Marathon today. Waited until the rain let up a bit mid-afternoon, and went to Bluff Point State Park for a short run. Fun, flooded, and muddy on Bluff single-track.
Sad to see the Winter Olympics come to an end. Although obviously bereft of running events, in some ways I prefer the winter games to the summer and really enjoy watching the skiing (alpine and XC), snowboarding, and speed skating events. When we see the next winter games in Beijing, it will be the year 2022, Mark will be out of college, and Matthew a senior in college. Time flies.
Weekly mileage: 29 (4 trail runs, 0 road)
Weekly synopsis: Paltry mileage totals to be sure, but I'm having a tough time balancing a demanding and stressful work project that lately has me working 7 days a week and most nights, versus having a life outside of work. Hence I'm focusing at the moment on the quality of my runs and not the quantity. The work project is finite and goes live April 2, so I just need to hang in there for another five weeks.
Weekly highlight: Running the Blue Heron trail loop. It's a mix of urban and suburban trails, but I find it fun and hadn't been able to run it in a long time due to construction.
After your 13 jajillion fat comments in December and THEN polishing off the three pounds of Ghirardelli you won at the Christmas 10K only 7 lbs? Men have it so easy. ;)
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