Month: December 2013
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Speed day! Felt good to be able to push now that the treadmill is fixed – 5 miles 36:59 @ 1% incline
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I decided I needed to give the treadmill a hard work out now that it is fixed and at the same time see if I could break my mental barrier that I seem to have developed over the past couple weeks. With just over 5 weeks to go before our travel day for the Goofy…
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Treadmill is fixed – worn belt made the motor drive harder and the control board couldn’t take it
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The treadmill was still on warranty when the control board gave up the ghost a couple weeks back and Expert Treadmill Service here in Winnipeg were sent out to install the replacement parts. They came out on a Saturday night (looks like a husband and wife team) and were very friendly and professional – extremely…
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2.45 miles yesterday in the evening to round out my 20 mile day – done on the treadmill
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Took me 19:40 to do the 2.45 miles – did 2 minutes of walking total, 1.5 minutes at 9 mph and the remainder at 8 mph. Pretty solid run and felt very good. I thought my legs would not be too impressed with me after the 17.55 miles in the morning but they actually felt…
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17.55 miles outside in 2:56:20 – wasn’t that cold out but my fuel froze up solid and I bonked earlier than expected
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Didn’t quite hit the 20 miles I wanted to this morning – I was moving pretty slow but was at least going solid. It was relatively nice outside with only a little fresh sprinkling of snow. This did make traction a little hit or miss so I definitely ran tighter than I normally do and…