Boston 2013 Day 5 and 6: Katy Trail

Yesterday I ran my first double digit distance since the Bass Pro Marathon on November 4th. It was also my first visit to the Katy Trail in Jefferson City in a long time. I ran 10 miles in 1:15:14 on a nice flat, but cold , windy and snowy trail. The Katy Trail is an old RR track converted to a trail system that spans the width of the state from east (St Louis) to west (Kansas City). The trail is primarily used by cyclist but is very runner friendly too. If you're ever near the I-70 corridor across the state you should stop and check out the trail.

Today Aimee and I ran a short 4 miler in downtown Jefferson City that included two laps around the state capital. Total mileage for the week was 29 with 1 1/2 miles in the pool.

Boston 2013 Day 4

In an earlier post I described Farmington as uphill no matter which way you run. Well, I have never ran in Jefferson City before today and I would like to revise that statement. Our state Capitol is Farmington on steroids, even my wife commented during the run "and I use to think Farmington was hilly". We eventually cranked out 5 miles while pushing our snugly wrapped snow bunny in her jogging stroller and Marlie tagged along too.

Tomorrow I will head out to the Katy Trail for 10 on some nice flat ground. The picture below is a sign in town. You can kinda get a glimpse of the hills, but more importantly I was unaware we needed to watch out for teeter totters.

Boston 2013 Day 3

It was back to the road today as most of yesterday's snow was cleared enough for good foot traction. Training called for 6 miles of hills, which, luckily, in Farmington is not hard to find. There are two things you can always count on in Farmington: running uphill and into the wind. Oh, might make that three things: people not moving over when they pass you. Hello, I'm wearing a very bright reflective vest! I know you can easily see it because I have tested it! The last thing I want to see is a snow plow headed right at my knee.

Anyway, 6 miles down with 1/2 mile in the pool for good measure. Off to Jefferson City, state Capitol, for my brother-in-law's wedding. This weekend I'll be logging some miles on the Katy Trail.

Boston 2013 Day 2: Snow

It snowed last night for the first time this winter, bad news for me was no running this morning as the streets were just not cleared enough. So I'll switch out tomorrow's rest day with today's 6 miler. Instead of taking the whole day off I did get in one mile of laps in the pool and another weight session. I started a new lifting routine today and bought some new whey protein. I'll let ya know how those go.

Boston 2013 Day 1: Christmas Run

Merry Christmas and happy Boston Marathon training day #1! Boston is 16 weeks away in April 2013 and today was an easy 4 miler. In the spirit of Christmas I made sure to wear red and green for the run and took Marlie along as my personal reindeer. After the run I got in a nice weights session as Aimee took on the elliptical and Basil slept in her car seat. Nice thing about Christmas morning; not too many people in the fitness center to wake your sleeping daughter.

Three days ago Aimee and I ran in a jingle bell 5k with Aimee taking first overall female and Basil and I taking third. It was a fun race as everyone was given bells to wear and everyone was in the Christmas spirit. I'm looking forward to closing the last week of the year strong and keeping a much better blog on the details of training for the oldest and most respected marathon in the world. Thanks for following along!