Training in Montana

4 treadmill miles this morning. My left calf is sooo sore from all the eccentric heel drops I did on Saturday. It must be working as I didn't feel any pain today and I ran 2 miles at 6.5.

Did 3 X 20 eccentric heel drops, 1 X 20 pushups, 1:00 plank.

3 miles outside on a brisk day. 29 degrees with a 20 mph wind = wind chill of 16. I was dressed warmly enough, so not bad. Glad I wore the neck gaiter. I took it nice and easy, no watch, and my left achilles felt pretty good. Walked up the steep hill.

Noon Boot Camp. Ran stairs & a lap after 2 stations, so not sure how far it was but at least 1/2 mile. Great workout. Pushed it a bit hard so towards the end I had to really slow things down or my heart was going to explode. I love the burn that comes the day or two after a hard Boot Camp workout. Having sore muscles makes me feel alive.

90 minutes of treadmill running at home. Didn't feel like spending that amount of time in 16 degree temps with 5 degree wind chill as that seems to always get me sick. I don't like being sick. Probably need me some new outdoor running attire, but it's tough to find that combo of warm enough but not too hot for long winter runs.

I found during this run that it's really difficult to play Black Ops 2 and run at a 6 mph pace. I tried, though. I also found that a 6.5 mph pace is too fast for my @#$##$!% achilles. It is feeling better than a few weeks ago, but really annoying that I can't just run normally. What's that? Be grateful for what I have as some people can't run at all? Okay, point taken. Now quit the voices in my head. They are distracting.

It was a 4 wringer headband day. Good long run. Longest time I've run in a long while. I plan to do more of that over the break as I'm taking the rest of the year off work.