Ditto yesterday ....

For the 4th consecutive day I rolled out of Bed , did a lite breakfast then jumped on the treadmill. Strangely enough its getting easier ...2nd day was the worse! Today it was a constant run at a 5:45 pace for 20K then a 1K cool down. Entertained myself by watching a show on Oasis showing the earth from the Space Shuttle Endeavor ... cool show . The second hour was Music Videos.

Looked at the heart rate on Sunday 1 hour in and it was 13obpm, checked yesterday 1hr45min in and it was 129bpm and then checked today at 1hr50min and it was 128bpm. Back to back to back to back 20+K runs are not stressing things much. So far no pain but I do carry around this giddy high sort of feeling....what a dopamine addict I am!

Lunch Run

Its was hard to get to the Gym , it was hard to get started and it took a good K to fell comfortable but once I did I felt like I could run for hours. 5K logged at a 6:00 shuffle.

Again

Another 21K logged on the treadmill at home today. It was a better run physically but I struggled a bit mentally. As long as I didn't think about what I was doing I was OK but the thought of doing my third consecutive 2 hour + run on the treadmill was a little hard to take. Today it was just short of a continuous run at a 5:45 pace . Jumped off once to restart the DVD I was playing. Today I entertained myself watching Pink Floyd's the wall filmed live in Berlin in 2005.

Creemore Snow Run - Video Report

If you have a good Internet connection choose the HD option. The clip was shot and edited in 1080p.

Tired legs with a full tank!

Running on tired legs with a full tank! 5K done at a 6:00 pace this eve and it felt wonderful.

Running bits are OK

Wiped out going full tilt last night at Blue. Cant lift my left arm above my shoulder. Left calf took it pretty good too but fortunately the hips and knees were spared. All I could think as I was tumbling along is god please don't let me get hurt and why the hell isn't my bindings releasing!!!! The helmet saved me too...took such a good whack to the head that I couldn't hear for minute or so. I am trying to go back to back top back ... longer and slow this week. Logged another 21K on the treadmill this morning ...watched the Grammys! First 10K were at a 5:45 pace the picked it up the second 10K to a 5:30 pace ending with a 1k walking cool down. Off to blow snow now.

Skipped the Eighter

Decided against driving to Waterloo this morning. Lack of sleep , blizzard like conditions and a general dislike for running in the cold were the three strikes that made me decide not to Race today. The taper yesterday was without cause .... hope to log some longer runs this week. After a leisurely breakfast today I fired up the home theater and jumped on the treadmill logging a total of 22Km. Covered 17K at a 5:45 pace , picked it up for 4K through 21K at a 5:00 pace then I did a 1K cool down. Could have gone longer but I want to do Blue tonight and then repeat a 20+K tomorrow....its going to be a busy week.