Happy New Year

It has been a while since I have written anything, mostly due to my holiday work schedule.  Here are some brief updates about what has been going on running wise and otherwise.

I did not do a single run from Thanksgiving through to Christmas.  I ended up working every Saturday and working late every weekday, so recovery time for work had to be monitored very carefully.  I did two treadmill runs of 4 and 5 miles between Christmas and New Year's and surprisingly felt very good on both runs.  I am figuring that due to the work grind that my fitness did not suffer, if anything it might have improved.  On Wednesday I hurt my big toe, it felt very stiff and sore for about 48 hours, so I cut back the running this week to rest it.  It feels very good at present (kiss of death) so I am planning to try a treadmill either tonight or tomorrow.  We will see how it goes.

The new year brings with it the race schedule for 2019, and here is what I am thinking.  I would like to do the Bradley 10k road race in my hometown of Windsor Locks, CT on the last Saturday of March.  Runners World had a piece a few years ago about a gentleman who returned to his hometown in Ohio from the point of view of a runner; while I thought it was OK from a nostalgic perspective I also thought his subtle political barbs were insulting and unnecessary.  Bottom line, let's see if I can do better.  I would also like to do the Peachtree 10k in Atlanta on July 4th.  The lottery is in a couple of months, let's see what happens.  The Westport Half Marathon is looking like it might be slipping away, it is scheduled for the middle of May and I don't think at this point in time that my training is where it should be.  I will keep you posted.

I am finding something of a problem contemplating where to run.  I have three options, a home treadmill, gym treadmill, and outside.  I am finding that instead of just doing it, I am spending way too much time evaluating the pros and cons of each until it is too late.  Perhaps dropping the gym membership (I joined to get into shape for work, and the running was sort of a bonus) might be a good idea here.  Any suggestions?

I got a bunch of good books for Christmas.  Two are about the English Premier League, one is the new one by the late Charles Krauthammer, and one is about adoption in the middle part of the last century.  So far the adoption book is the most interesting, but I have started all four without finishing any of them, so that might change.

Happy New Year!!