Workout Summary

So here the summary of workouts from last week:

Mo
AM Run - 45
PM Weights/Core - 50

Tu
AM Swim - 1h20

We
AM Run - 50
PM Trainer Ride - 45

Th
AM Swim - 1h10

Fr
PM Run - 1h5

Sa
AM Run - 1h20

Su
AM Bike - 2h

Saturday's run was just truly awesome. During the week, all my training takes place in the dark. I finish my morning workouts before the sun comes up. The sun sets before I even leave work. So, it was a nice change of pace to run *after* the sun came up on Saturday. It was an absolutely glorious day. It was in the upper 30's, sunny with a not a cloud in the sky, and only a little bit of wind. Perfect for a nice winter run.

I strapped on the garmin, which is about the best training device ever, next to an HRM. With the garmin I get to meander on my runs, and don't have to worry about how to figure out distance. I started out from my house, and headed west. Crossed the one busy street, and then ducked down onto a running path that follows a little creek / marsh area. Followed that for about a mile. Saw a couple hawks circling overhead, lazily riding thermals. Lots of marsh grass and cattails along the trail.

Got to the end of that trail, and dumped out into a little subdivision. Ran along the streets there for a while. It was nice and quiet, and fairly free of cars. Came across another running trail, so decided to follow that for a while. This one was nice with some rolling hills on it, and I followed it until it ended. It continued on of sorts as a dirt trail that led off into a wooded area, so I decided to follow that. The woods were fun. Fairly well packed dirt trail so it was mostly flat and easy to run. Meandered through the trees for a bit, at one point having to leap across a little stream, before I dumped out into a big field with a hill at the other end. I ran up to the top of the hill, and found some landmarks to figure out where I was, and set off back towards home. I picked up another running trail that I knew, and followed that back to the main road that leads back to my house. Finished up at just over 8 miles and stayed in zone1 for the whole run.

All told, I think that was definitely the most fun I've had running, ever. Definitely one to savor for a while. I'll draw on this one while I'm out running by the light of the moon on my early mornings during the week.