Sunday night run in Eden Prairie. 6.1 miles on a cool night in late June, after dropping Sarah off at Play Practice. Wore the Nathan vest and carried phone and drink. Around a lake, and industrial areas with very nice trail system, when I came upon this barn. A bit of a surprise to say the least.
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Kate’s Birthday was yesterday so I needed a longer run this morning to run off the hibachi gorging at Kyoto. Given it is to be 95 degrees and very windy later today, I opted for a 5:30 am 7.5 mile run. Wind was average and temp only 75. Streak day 2,201. Six Years, Nine Days.
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Six Years!! Today marks the sixth year of my running streak. At 1:30, I parked at the Mendota Heights City Hall lot and put on my Hoka Clifton 3s and ran 3.45 miles for streak day 2,192, which translates to 6 years. Here is a face shot from the adjoining baseball bleachers, a summary page from my Garmin for today’s run, and finally, the summary of year six. Onward to year 7…
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WOW, it has been forever since I wrote here, but the Streak lives on and I completed a 2.63 miler from the Mendota Heights City Hall this afternoon to complete 5 Years!! Felt great as speed is coming back and weight down to the 196-202 range. Still not ideal, but way down from when I got sick over the Winter. Thanks to Andrea for getting me out on Christmas Day when I got out of the hospital after an allergic reaction and concern for heart. All is well, and it was a nice wake up call. Now I am running better than ever…… No longer tracking continuous miles, but it is day 1,827 which is five years and I look forward to many more.
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Final run of 2014 is a 1.6 miler in 14 degrees (which is actually an improvement over the last few days) from home. Final cumulatives for the year, and 3 year/213 day streak are:
4.3(3) 52.9(31) 652.1(365) S = 1309 (3,737.4)
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Cloudy and 47 degrees! So, a journal entry is in order here. Rain is expected again tomorrow, so we will have none on the ground by the time the day is over tomorrow. Good Stuff! So, I went for a 3.1 mile run (the Mitchell run) this afternoon and was able to wear shorts! Allie was kind enough to take my photo as I rested, post-run, with my Penguin Buddy.
11.6(7) 25.0(14) 624.2(348) S = 1292 (3,709.5)
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Monday evening (59 degrees) after a day of Continuing Ed and a quick 1.6 miler on the Bridle Ridge run. 1.6(1) 20.0(13) 523.5(286) S = 1230 (3,607.8)
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Made a big mistake today and turned in my old iPhone 4 without saving my running app, so I am completely manual in my planner, so should probably update this occasionally as well. Today was a 2.0 miler from home in the evening and my cumulatives are now as follows: 10.6(7) 18.4(12) 521.9(285) S = 1229 (3,606.2)
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I have decided to stop writing each day of my run(s), as now that I have hit 3 years it has become a bit tedious. I am still logging runs manually in my planners, and digitally through Running Log. I will periodically post photos and updates as this thing keeps going, and it is nice to have daily updates for the first three years! As of June 1, 2014, I have run exactly three straight years. Here is a screenshot of Running Log Summary. The last two weeks have been a bit of a struggle as the pollen/allergies are as bad as I can remember and they have really caused breathing problems, that seem to be finally getting better – fingers crossed…
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Well, the calves and hamstrings feel much better, and now my left foot is really in pain, similar to last Fall. It healed then in 3-4 days with gentle running each day. So today’s run abruptly came to an end after 1.3 miles from the Mendakota lot. 6.2(5) 26.9(16) 245.3(136) S = 1080 (3,329.6)
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The Long Road 