The Free Market Jogger

3.5 miles @ AP of 8:18.

Ran 10 miles at an average pace of 8:08 on a beautiful fall afternoon in New Haven/Woodbridge area.  Jogged up and down three big hills, saw the carnage from Sandy, ran next to a few wild turkeys, and possibly witnessed a drug deal.

Here are my splits:

A 5k barefoot jog on a pitch-black evening (at 6:15, thanks DST).  AP of 7:50.   

7 slow miles on a cold, dark evening in CT.  Had some pain in my right heel (originally wrote hell instead of heel, an obvious Freudian slip) which slowed me down to a crawl.  On my way to a hot bath after some additional stretching.   

A fairly random snowstorm hit the NE today.  I was utterly unprepared for this.  After waiting for 30-45 minutes in the wind and snow for a bus to take me from downtown New Haven to my house (ca. 3 miles), I grew impatient, tightened my backpack and jogged home in the snow and slush.  I'll probably jog back to downtown New Haven tomorrow to pick up my bike.  

Tried something new today : I took care of my grocery shopping by jogging to and from the supermarket.  4 total miles, 2 of which with 5 lbs of food in my backpack.  I actually think the gear helped my form b/c I typically look down when I run; however, today, I had no choice but to run upright.  Certainly would not call it a tempo run. 

5 miles with two large hills and one very long downhill.  Average pace of 8:00.

1 warmup and 3 mils @ 8:00ish pace.

2 warmup miles, then 3 faster miles at pace of 7:30 before a dentist appointment.  

Check out this video of a Scottish runner whose planning to run an impressive number of miles in a week.  The thoughts of his wife were entertaining.  

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20317720

3 fast miles at roughly 7:30/mi, then 2 cd miles.  First jog this week in the beautiful glory of the sun.

Same as yesterday: 2 or so warmup miles and a 5K at a 7:40/mi pace.  Legs are feeling strong.

5 miles during another beautiful late afternoon in CT.  Mostly slow, 1 fast mile at 7:30.

8 miles: 6 at 8:30/mi pace, and the last 2 miles at very slow 9:30/mi pace.   Woof, my legs were spent.

I picked this race because it was the closest to my father's house where my wife and I were spending thanksgiving.  A beautiful course through the backroads and farms of Medway.  Finished with a personal best for a 5K of 21:32.  I ran this with my wife who doesn't jog regularly but finished with a respectful time of 25:00 minutes.  

I think I can eventually run a 5K under 20 minutes.. we'll see.

5 easy miles (avg pace of 8:30/mi) around the hills of Westville, CT.      

6.5 easy miles around the hills of New Haven, CT.  Attended two presentations on American Indian living standards, one from the point of view of an economic historian and the other by a physician.  Both quite different and both insightful.  All in all, a good day.

5 total miles, two of which at a 7:50/mi pace, in the snow and slush.   

First barefoot run in a while (i.e., three weeks, maybe four).  

Ran 5 out of a planned 8 miles.  3 warmup miles, which included 3 tough (for me) hills, and then 2 faster miles, one at a pace of 7:42 mm and the other at 7:50 mm.  I cut the jog short because as much as my knees and muscles love barefoot running, my right foot hates the strap on my Bikilas.  Completely forgot about my pre-run ritual of dressing my foot with various band-aids and the like.  Whoops. 

3 slow miles and 1 mile under 8:00 in the dark.  Fit in the jog between work and babysitting and given that I'm working on less than 3 hours of sleep, I'm thrilled to manage 4 miles today.

5 barefoot miles.  Great afternoon, weather-wise, for a jog.