Week 1: 12/30 - 1/5

Monday: 12.2 miles / 1:21 steady run with Gary Cuneo from Merrimack College. Tired from yesterday but good run nonetheless.

Tuesday: 9 miles / 65 minutes very easy cruising before dark. Felt good.

Wednesday: 10.6 miles / 70:10, Andover roads starting around 10 PM. Couldn't stand the thought of missing the first run of the New Year and very glad I got out there to start the year off right!!

Thursday: 8.5* / 60 minutes on my new Dion snowshoes in the trails from home and they are awesome! It was fun running in the midst of the storm. I experimented with wearing some waterproof cycling shoe covers and they kept my feet nice and warm. Back to the apartment and cranked out the first core session in a while. 3x20 push ups, 3 sets of 3x1" plank variations, 3x6 pull ups, 150 cunches. Gotta start somewhere!

Also spent some time setting up the Kurt Kenetic bike trainer for the winter. This thing will definitely be getting some use. #cheaperthanatreadmill

Friday: 13 miles / 1:37. Met up with Ken Cain and slipped and slid all over downtown Andover and Ballardvale. We even took a one-lap spin through Andover Sanctuary which is definitely better suited to snowshoes for the time being. Beautiful day for a run!

Saturday: 9 miles / 59 minutes on the treadmill. After sliding all over the place yesterday I just wanted an easy cruise. 6:30s for the last 6 miles. Felt good. Busy morning at the gym and coincidentally I think I've found my favorite treadmill. Solid and steady piece of equipment... the ones that rattle drive me crazy. Core: 3 sets of 3x1" single and double arm planks, 3x30 sit ups. 3x20 push ups, 3x15 single arm curls @ 20 lbs.

Sunday: 9 miles with an informal 3 mile snowshoe race at Maudslay, organized by Dave Dunham. We ran the Trav's Trail course with a very minor variance on the back loop. Steve took it out pretty fast down the hill and I took over on the following uphill. Ran very even splits, 6:40, 6:45, 6:45 for 3.02 miles. Ended up with the individual victory, although CMS edged out WRT for the team win. Data here. Results here.

Week in Review: 71.3 miles on 7 days. Two core workouts, one decently long run (in terms of time), a good race, and otherwise fairly quality mileage. I'm pumped. Gotta keep it up now.