Chris - 3.47

27:59 - 8:03 pace

Sore from playing basketball last night. But hey at least I'm consistent with my pace. And even though I'm sure some of you guys have run but not posted, this still counts as the 4th Chris post in a row! You slackers....

Tomorrow is my Friday! Wooooot.

Chris - 3.47

28:11 - 8:07 pace

I think 8 min pace will just be known as my winter pace and I'll have to get used to it. Hard to run much faster because of my knee. But I've run twice in the past 3 days so that's good! This week went by so fast. Went Christmas shopping with my dad last night, that's always a good time. Last weekend after work Friday I threw stuff in a bag and drove up to Mount Vernon (4 hr drive) to visit my buddy Dan. Our other friends Chris and his gf Katrina rode the train up and got there an hour or so ahead of me. I brought my running stuff but didn't end up going at all. Saturday night we went to an Everett Silvertips hockey game, which they won 2-1 on a goal with 2:51 left in the game! Then we went and got this drink called 'Joose' and all got drunk (except for Katrina) and had a merry ol' time. Until I got sick from drinking too much. Oops. So maybe that's why I'm super looking forward to just relaxing and sleeping in this weekend! Hope you all are enjoying the holidays.

Chris - 3.47

28:12 - 8:07 pace

Felt like I haven't run in a month and weighed about 200 lbs on this run. Form was all wacky, but at least my knee wasn't killing me by the end. I might stick to this shorter route for awhile. These past 2-3 weeks since I started my new job have been going by so fast, I need to concentrate on running at least 2 times a week....

In other news, today I learned some of the guys I work with are thinking about training for the Portland Marathon next year, so maybe I'll train and run it with them! That could be fun....

Chris - 4.17

34:26 - 8:15 pace

I wore: a watch, boxers, shorts, sweats, gloves, t-shirt, long sleeve shirt, sweatshirt, socks, a beanie and my trainers. I had to intermittently take off my beanie and put it back on when my head got too hot or cold. Just glad I did this run, even if my knee hurt like a bitch again toward the end and I had to force myself to try and not limp-run. Maybe next run I'll do my 3.47 mile route so it's not so tough on my weak leg. I think that since I'm now sitting at a desk all day I'm going to have to concentrate harder on rehabbing my hip/knee during the week, even if I'm not running...

Luke - 6.25

6.25mi, 47:09 (7:32)

Mile loops of 7:37, 7:40, 7:38, 7:41, and 6:50. Seventeen degrees out, but my feet were okay since I wore my flats instead of the Frees. My face and lower legs were pretty cold though. I think Eugene gets warm right about when I leave for CA, so it should be fine when I get back. I'm thinking of doing the "First Run" races here that I've done before...a 10k or 5k at 11:59 on New Year's Eve and then a 10k or 5k at 10am on New Year's Day. I did it two years ago when they only had the 5ks, and ran the five miles to the start, ran 17:00, ran home, slept a few hours and did some laundry, then ran back and ran 17:31 and ran home again, for 26.2 miles in about twelve hours. I now live about three miles from the race, so it would be 3+6.2+3+3+6.2+3=only 24.4 miles. Sounds fun to me.

Luke - 4.25

4.25mi, 32:47 (7:42)

Mile loops of 7:44, 7:46, and 7:37. Something like 20º out, and my feet froze about a mile in. When that happens they get bigger, and since my shoes have giant holes in them my feet were spilling out of my shoes which was making it hard to hold my form. So between that and just the cold itself I made it a pretty short run. I'm thinking I'll wear my flats tomorrow since they're a bit bulkier and therefore warmer.

I go to California on Saturday, so I should be able to run comfortably (barefoot?) until 12/29 when I come back to Eugene.

Steve - 5

43:13 (8:39) at 1.0 incline

Haven't run for several days because my legs have been hurting a lot for some reason. After my track workout last week my calves were really tight. Then I noticed my shins were really sore and I decided to shut it down for a while to make sure I wasn't developing a stress fracture. It was so cold that I decided to just run on the treadmill for the first time in a long time. Went pretty well. Legs ache a bit the day after. I ordered some Brooks Adrenaline GTS 9s that should arrive on Tuesday. Maybe my shoes nearing the 500 mile mark are responsible for the pain in my shins. Nike Frees are also at about 200 miles.

Weekly Mileage Totals, 11/29-12/5

Steve - 12.2 (2)

Luke - 10.5 (2)

Chris - 9.21 (2)

Luke - 5.25

5.25mi, 39:05 (7:26)

Mile loops of 7:56, 7:48, 7:14, and 5:58. Wasn't actually feeling very fast, but about halfway through the third one I saw this guy that had been running the whole time I was there, probably at about 7:20ish pace, and I decided I wanted to run faster than him so I picked it up. He was gone by the time I did my fourth mile, which I closed in 77.

Luke - 5.25

5.25mi, 39:27 (7:30)

Mile loops of 7:39, 7:36, 7:40, and 7:24. First run in a while, just been busy. Did go on a couple hikes that were as strenuous as runs, but yeah, I don't think I'll be the top mileage-man this week. Hopefully not anyway.

Chris - 4.17

31:22 - 7:31 pace

I hate this fucking knee injury! But I love my new job and it's Friday night so I can't be in too bad of a mood...time to shower and go to the liquor store and get some scotch.

Steve - 7.4

Track workout with the Flyers. I did my usual 3 mile tempo with another Flyer, a fellow Michigan fan. We talked about the disaster that was the '09 football season. He actually went to several games in Michigan, suffering the misery of the horrible Michigan fall weather and the pathetic display of football that characterized the second half of the season. How's that for a run-on sentence? Anyway, yeh, I ran the tempo faster than when I did it last and still keep it pretty smooth. Good sign. Afterwards, I wanted to hammer out some 400s. Everyone else had already finished the workout for the day, which was 8X600. I couldn't convince anyone to join me, but a few guys wanted to time me on my 400. They wanted to see what I could run for a 400 and encouraged me quite a bit as I loped around the track. I was shooting for an easy 85 and ended up with a 78, which still felt pretty good. Didn't need to push to get it. After standing around for a few more minutes and doing a few drills, I decided to do one more. The other guys wanted me to run this one faster, so I got out to a quicker start and brought it home in 71. My legs tightened up a bit on this one, but I think that was at least partially because of residual soreness from the leg workout I did a few days back. It's a good sign I can still run a 71 without really getting that winded and not too much tightness. So that's enough of my self-indulgent post. How is everyone else doing? Haven't seen many posts lately. You lot must be enjoying Oregon's Rose Bowl-clinching win immensely. Did anyone go the game? Would love to hear any stories if any did.

21:00 wup (2 miles)
3 mile tempo in 20:12(6:44, 6:47, 6:41)
2x400 (78, 71)
20:32 cd (1.9 miles)