Winter has arrived

Had my first run in the snow in months!
Went to my mum's place (by Oakridge) and then ran close to the neighborhood.
Did 3 laps of QE Park (a little over 1hr)
Did some weights in the morning.
I wonder what the weather is like in Calgary ...

The weather outside is so frightful...

... but the swimming pool inside is so delightful
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow


1/2 hour aqua running, 1/2 hour swimming, 1/2 hour weights.  A weak triple workout.

Bliss

Went for a 1hr45min run by the seawall / stanley park trails.
I waved to every single runner by the seawall (all 3 ;))
Yeah, it was pretty empty and the trails were completely empty ... all to myself,
the trees, the sound of wave splashing - just bliss.

Another double workout in the books.  My legs are doing better than my shoulder.
Maybe I'll cut back on the weights.

The weather outside is so nice ...

... I have to run twice

Did an afternoon run in the sun (1hr) and then ran my last VanRun Wed night run of the year.
I enjoyed both runs, ... one for the sun and the 2nd for the company.
Squeezed in an upper body workout in between the runs.  Triple workout.
Tried to get some comradery as a team (seeing how this is the last time
I'll be running with them for a long time) on some of the intervals tonight,
but it didn't work out very well.

Anyways, for some reason I thought about my friend Brian (a 2:49 marathon runner)
and a 10km race (or was it a half marathon?) we did a few years back.
In that race my shoelace came untied ...
he stopped for me in the race so I can tie it up.  Yeah I was a bit mad about the way
we worked as team in practice today ... but I'm not mad anymore.
No grudges.
In fact, if anything I thought about my teammate Brian.  A happy thought.
Happy thoughts are good ;)
Its average and maybe the norm for everyone to look out for him/herself in practice these days ...
Different world, but I continue to appreciate the sport regardless.
Again no grudges, but just reminiscing great running partners and friends I used
to train/race with.

tuesday

An hour's run on a fairly flat course. I'm getting more comfortable at this pace, although it's still not quite "easy." I tried snowshoeing on Monday, and as a result, my calves/ankles were feeling  a little strange on this run. Only a couple more runs in Vancouver, then I'm in Calgary for the holidays. I have my fingers crossed for some (relatively) mild weather, although I'm not counting on it!

Tues Hill Repeats

Think it was either 7 (or was it 8) repeats by Jervis Street.
Kept the intensity at Zone 4 on the uphills.
No rain, no injuries.
Felt good.

Another double workout (hit the gym afterwards)

Easy Recovery Run

Went for an easy recovery run (1 hour)
and did a bit of weights afterwards. 
Gotta keep doing these double workouts.  Focus.
Working from home has its benefits.

Also saw Irene going to the Xmas Market.  She's always so high in spirit and happy!