Just for general wonderings…
It was a late run. First proper day – kids all back. Felt a bit hectic at times.
Completely dark once I got out, plus the headtorch was slowly fading as the run went on. At one stage I nearly broke an ankle by running into a speed bump! There was a small post indicating a speed bump was there – although I didn’t put two and two together at the time.
Felt pretty tired on the run, which I’m putting down to first full day of teaching for a couple of weeks. 3.7 mile run. Done.
Today’s Bob Ross:
Wearing my Thursday socks – on a Friday – living on the edge.
Janathon Day 31
That is it. Done. There are 31 days in January and I have run on every single one of them. 31 runs. Here are my Janathon stats:
Today's run was at the woods in the snow, yes you heard that correctly, in the snow. I needed to do 6.67 miles to break the 130 mile barrier. I ran 6.72. Cushty.
There were not many people about this morning, unsurprising really considering it was bloody Arctic weather – freezing cold, blowing a hooligan and snowing.
I'm not really in the mood for a reflective Janathon post at the moment – that will come later – but suffice to say , as is normal of Janathon, it has been an experience.
Today's mileage = 6.72
Total Janathon mileage = 130.04
Janathon Day 30 – The Penultimate Day
This week has been very cold. Therefore, since Monday, all but one of my runs have been done on the treadmill at the gym. I'm not the greatest fan of the gym; I prefer to run outside. I originally joined just so I could still run on those cold, wet winter nights. Although I do occasionally do a bit on the bike, or a bit of cross training, I have even been known to do a bit on the rowing machine. But what you will never catch me doing is weight training.
The gym I go to is a bit 'old skool' – lots of weight machines, lots of free weights and lots of big muscle men. Now, I don't mind if people want to workout using weights, good luck to them I say. However, there must come a point when you feel that you are big and strong enough. The boys at the gym where I go don't seem to know where that 'point' is.
What you end up with are blokes pacing around with little heads on massively overgrown, pumped up bodies. Their bodies are so enlarged that they seem unable to relax – they just look so tense all the time – I'd imagine that they just ache all day. Not my cup of tea.
At this point you are probably expecting a sneaky picture of said fellas – that is not going to happen – I wouldn't want to risk it, I'll get lynched. So you get a rather accurate artist impression*…
As for the last run of the month? Not sure what it will be yet, probably hit the trails of the woods for a final muddy blast. We'll see what happens.
Today's mileage = 4.27
Total Janathon mileage = 123.33
* if I do not blog tomorrow you will know that one of the muscle men at the gym reads my blog and has broken me in half.
Project365 #30
Yep, you've guessed it, we had a little visitor over tonight!
Bagsy not tidying up!
Janathon Day 29
Thursday: always a busy day. However, they are doubly busy when a full day of teaching is followed by parents' evening. Then throw Janathon into the mix and you have a very busy day.
It was a bitterly cold night when I finally trudged out of school, and after a bit of a snow shower this afternoon I was faced with the prospect of scraping the car of ice to get home.
Therefore, although you've probably guessed already, it was a trip to the gym for tonight's run. It was a quick 4-miler on the treadmill – quick because I wanted to get home for food. The past couple of nights at the gym has shown me one thing – legs are feeling strong at the moment – must try and get a couple of races sorted – don't want to waste the mileage.
Today's mileage = 4.13
Total Janathon mileage = 119.06
Project365 #29
In position for an evening of chat…
Enough said.
Janathon Day 28
It is all…getting…too much….and the thought….of writing…yet….another blog…is pushing me…over the…edge.
Gym again. Hill reps.
Today's mileage = 3.23
Total Janathon mileage = 114.93
Project365 #28
Today's picture is my view, watching tomorrow's weather forecast, as I sit on the sofa struggling to write a blog. It doesn't look like it will be a snow day tomorrow.
But I've not given up on getting one at some stage!
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