Runner's World

New Year, but I haven't gone anywhere. Haven't posted for a while (OK, almost two months).

I've continued running and training. It's been a mix of outdoor running as much as possible, but I have mixed in some treadmill time.

In addition, I've spent three days a week playing significant amounts of basketball. I don't know if all the stop and go and cutting has strengthened my core, but it sure feels like it.

I had a great holiday season. With some time off and the good weather, I was able to put in over 30 miles the week of Christmas.

In addition, I have a buddy who has been training with me on Saturdays. He's nowhere ready for any lengthy runs, but we have a good time and its fun to see him get excited about it. Some slower running is also a welcome cooldown after playing two hours of basketball.

It's great to see it warm up a bit. Or, I should say, until it goes back to the single digits this upcoming weekend.

Basketball followed by a quick trip to the gym. Two miles on the treadmill and 30 minutes on the elliptical.

Ran after work. It was still so warm out that I just couldn't resist.  I'm sure there's some nasty weather coming up behind us.  Felt great.  Ran a bit slower to avoid any visibility problems.  Stayed on sidewalks when possible and through public areas. 

No running, but did play basketball.  We went after it pretty hard.  I know I'll have some bruises tomorrow.

Cold, but clear.  Got started and felt so good that I just kept going.  Didn't want to stop, but I had to get back in order to meet the demands of the day.

Way too cold for comfort!  Once you get going, however, the only way to stay warm is to keep moving.  

Basketball in the morning

5 miles...followed by an emergency ward basketball game.

Basketball in the morning...very sore afterwards.  In the span of 12 hours, I ran 5 miles and have played a total of about 3 hours of basketball.  Yikes!

10 miles in the softly falling snow.  Had a great time and felt really good.  Wouldn't trade it for anything.

Played basketball at 6 in the morning, followed by a quick 5-K around the neighborhood.

An eerie run along the trail in the early evening.  Things were very quiet.  It's also amazing the animals that come out once the sun disappears.  There is a large owl down by the nature park that is really cool!

Played basketball at 6, then went for a run, then went back at night to play more basketball.  Took a knee to the thigh towards the end of the night game.  It's bruised pretty good.  I'm sure I'll have a bit of a limp, but I'll keep rotating ice and heat and hopefully will feel good enough to get some mileage in this weekend.