Training Log

Rest day.  Took Jacob to breakfast, got the (real) Christmas tree at Home Depot.  He was pretty excited and helped put it up and decorate it at home.

Another rest day - freezing rain, windy and 19 degree wind chill.   Worked on upper body and leg weights and crunches instead of running.

12:30 pm - ran at lunchtime during the workday to avoid the cold and dark.  33 degrees, warmer than originally forecast.  Ran the campus lake trail and then out onto the new Collierville greenway trail near Nonconnah Creek.  Some co-workers had told me about it, but this is the first time I've been on it.   Very nice.  I'll do this route again.  The run and shower took about an hour and a half.  Will have to come in to work early if I want to run 7 miles at lunchtime.

6:20 pm - fast tempo 7-mile run in Cordova, then headed for dance lesson. 

7 pm - warm evening, 65 degrees, misty rain.  Started out to do the 7-mile Cordova out-and-back, but it became the 6.5-mile loop.  Felt very tired tonight.

6:15 pm - warm again, about 60 degrees or so.  Ran two 3-mile tempo runs with negative split.

No time to run at all today - too many holiday activities, and Memphis hosted Syracuse in college basketball at the FedEx forum at 5 pm - couldn't miss this game, and it is probably the only one I'll go to this season.  Having lived in Syracuse for 15 years, I was cheering for the Orangmen.  They beat the Tigers 72 - 65.  Go Orange!