Run #25

So we have a pretty big storm coming.  Luckily going to be rain, as my run after work today was in the 70s. T-shirt--HOT!  So I ran fifty minutes up Harps Mill and back.  Not too bad of a run, felt conditioning was an issue--really need to start cross training.
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Shoes--Blue Vibram Sprints
Distance--5.0 miles

Run #24

Back to it today.  No ice.  Not too much cold.  Working on lean and pelvic rotation today.  See my cards?  Not too bad, just a run down the Greenway.
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Shoes--Blue Vibram Sprints
Distance--3.1 miles

Run #23

After our ice storm yesterday, I worried if I would get to do my long run today.  I waited until longer, and for the most part, the ice was gone.  The first 6, picture showing the end of those 6, were icy in places, lots of running on the roads, but here, at the Falls of Neuse/Ravens Ridge intersection, I started seeing more slush and water.  Feared my feet would freeze in my Vibrams, but I splashed right through the slush.  I do think the ice did work my hip a little much...I cut the 14 mile run short, just to play it on the safe side. Actually had Kerry pick me up.
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Shoes--Black Vibram Sprints
Distance--12ish miles

Run #22

Better run tonight.  Wasn't as tired, but boy, was it cold!  And windy!  Probably in low 30s, but 20s with wind chill.  Did a slow hill run with the hills in the neighborhood.
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Shoes--Black Vibram Sprints
Distance--3.0 miles

Run #21

Not too good of a run.  Just about a mile.  Wasn't feeling it.  Tired from family being down, busy at work, so I stopped.
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Shoes--Black Vibram Sprints
Distance--1.0 miles

Run #20

No picture today.  I went running with my wife this morning (Nana and PapPap stayed in bed with the girls!), and while I saw beautiful animals, a gorgeous sunrise, none of those could measure the beauty of my wife.  Inside and out, she's beautiful!  But inside, she spurs me on, sometimes by guilt, but she keeps me going, trying to be a better and better person.  For that, I thank her, with this insignificant post.  Truly, she is the reason I even run at all, and the reason then for this blog.

We ran down through Falls River and back the Greenway.  Since I didn't run after the long run last Monday, I was glad just to get a run in.  Not my best, but I kept a decent pace, and my toe warmed up by the end.  Ran early, so had those usual cramps.  Blah to them.
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Shoes--Black Vibram Sprint
Distance--4.0 miles

Run #19

My longest run to date--13.1 miles.  Wasn't too bad for the first 6-8 miles.  The last four were tough.  I was dead!  Lots of sweat, and as you can see in the pics, the bridges were pretty frosty.
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Shoes--Black Vibram Sprints
Distance--13.1