Dear James, Daniel and Emily
Sick of the cold weather and ice everywhere! I was hoping to get out this week, but while it has warmed up some, I have determined that it has not really cleared the paths where I run. Which means that I would be limited to a jog while worrying about my footing because of ice and darkness. Because ice + darkness = great danger of slipping -> Mike has to slow jog. But, after a winter of slow jogging, I am mentally ready to open it up.
Therefore I am trying to be patient. But I have determined that next week I return back to the MiCoach app and working on upping my speed and tempo. The free running and relaxed tempo have been good over the cold and darkness season. But those conditions are gradually easing. And so it is time to force myself to get back into the faster pace, even if it is only for short periods.
One big change is that I have resigned to not running the Grand Prix races this year. For scheduling reasons (our family vacation has us returning the day before one of the 10K's.) And financial reasons (said family vacation not cheap, trying to curb at least some spending. But I still plan to run in my Half Marathon again this year, and maybe another one in mid summer if I can get my training to cooperate.
Otherwise my other big focus this year, beyond trying to just improve my speed is to embrace the hills. Get myself out and running some more challenging routes, even if I sacrifice a little speed, because the long term benefit is more important. While that sounds contradictory I think I can make both plans work together.
In addition I am planning to ride the stationary bike at least once a week instead of running. First, because that should improve my overall fitness. Second, I am hoping that as the weather improves that at least Kim & I can maybe ride some together, and maybe even do some family riding.
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