Week 15

11/18/12 - Knee's not really sore from yesterday but it did start to ache near the end of my run so I figure I should still take this week slow.  Ran 1.0 

11/19/12 - Ran my old downtown route, 6.25m.  Knee started to tighten up around 6 miles so it's getting better.

11/20/12 - Ran 1.0 & lifted

11/21/12 - Ran 6.25m

11/22/12 - Thanksgiving!! Ran 4.4 and it was cold!  Wind chill at 0.  Luckily 2 Thanksgiving dinners (Thankfully <-- HAH! at noon and 5:30) helped warm me back up.

11/23/12 - Black Friday in Fargo, ND  Jess was up and out by 7am with Tara (sister) and Cheryl (Mom).  I chilled at home with her Dad.  Went to the gym, lifted and ran 1.0.
That night, Jess, Jon, Diane, and I played a 3.5-4 hour game of Mexican Train Domino's! I got last, woo!!

11/24/12 - Hit the gym again, ran 5.5 with a 3.1 (5K) tempo run in there.

18	19	20	21	22	23	24
1.00	6.25	1.00	6.25	4.40	1.00	5.50

 25.4 total

Week 14

11/11/12 - Pretty quiet day.  Jess and I simply could not find anything else to do and ended up at our 2nd movie of the weekend, Pitch Perfect.  I'll admit it wasn't as face punchingly terrible as I had anticipated.  Ran 3.0

11/12/12 - Surprise snow and freeze leaves ALL roads frozen with a layer of snow on top = the most dangerous possible conditions.  Well aware of this I went as slow as possible biking in, and still wiped out 3 times.  The last time my leg bent so badly that I lost my breath and could barely move for a full minute.  My knee got worse as the day went on so I left work early so I could get home and ice it and keep it up.  I walked a mile at 3.7mph as this was literally as fast as I could go.  Jess wasn't thrilled with me doing this, but I did get my mile in.

11/13/12 - Worked from home today to stay off my leg as much as possible.  Iced it most of the day.  I can walk, but it feels almost numb and doesn't bend far without pain.  Ran a 10 min mile.  Took FOREVER!

11/14/12 - Knee is getting slowly better, but still need to take it easy.  Did some lifting, sitting down for exercises I typically stand during.  Ran a 9:30 min mile

11/15/12 - How could I have forgotten about swimming?  Fool!  Anyways, ran an 8:34 min mile and then was able to swim 1000 m in a go, not too bad considering I haven't swam regularly in about 6 months. 
Only downside - I've lost about 10 lbs since then from all the running and my trunks were a little looser than I would have liked.  There was no teasing at all from my lovely wife about 'showing off the goods' for the 'boys at the gym'.  None at all!

11/16/12 - Knee's getting there, but not great yet.  Ran 1.0 at normal speed of 7:30 min but don't want to push it.  Also lifted.  Went to the New Hope Cinema Grill with Amee & Clint to see the Disgruntled Clown. Hilarious and lots of fun!  Definitely the place to go for a movie and food/drinks.  Cheap, nice layout, and unlike Showplace Icon, you get an actual table around you while watching the show.

11/17/12 - Took the car in to have the brakes checked.  They're both still at 60%, BOOSH!  Ran 4.25m around Cedar lake.  Knee felt good for the majority of the trip.  A little sore afterwards, I'll probably take it slow tomorrow to be safe.  Jess & I had dinner at Ciao Bella (goat cheese & chicken lasagna was awesome!) and Jess had something we'd never heard of, non-alcoholic wine!  (hint: it's pretty much grape juice)

11	12	13	14	15	16	17
3.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	4.25

Week 13

11/4/12 - Made scones (bacon parmesan & chocolate chip). Note to self 1 slice of bacon per scone for best results. Felt energetic, ran 3. Jess made her awesome butternut squash soup!

11/5/12 - Remember remember the 5th of November cause it's bloody windy out!  Ran 9.5

11/6/12 - Ran 2, and did 2/3 of lifting. Tired.

11/7/12 - Comp shop Wednesday for D70! Set out to run 7.5 with 7x800s. Made it 7 miles with 4x800. :-(

11/8/12 - Obviously I feel fine today. Ran 2.5 to make up for yesterday + lift

11/9/12 - Headboard delivered! Jess and I went to see Skyfall! Her fav Bond to date, I'm still slightly partial to Casino Royals but it is awesome!  Ran 8.5

11/10/11 - Haircut Saturday!  Ran 4.5 for my highest count week to date, 37 miles!

Also, went out to dinner for Mohammad's 30th birthday.  Happy 3.0 buddy!

4	5	6	7	8	9	10
3.00	9.50	2.00	7.00	2.50	8.50	4.50

Week 12

10/28/12 - Halloween Party = huge hit!!  (see previous post)  Animal fries (aka poutine) at Prime Bar = awesome!  Ran 1.0

10/29/12 - Getting colder out!  Ran 9.40

10/30/12 - All day cooking class at Cooks of Crocus Hill.  Lots of fun! 
Highlights.  Mayo = 2 egg yokes to 1c. oil + mustard (dijon preferably) and spices. 
New scone recipe!!
Got good tips on wok use, #1 being that my range probably isn't hot enough.  We cooked on a, no kidding, foot high flame!
Homemade pasta?  Yeah, Jess and I haven't let ours properly rest before rolling out :-p 
Meat - cut against the grain, not with it.  Ran 2.6 to make 10 with yesterday.

10/31/12 - Happy Halloween!! Even though pretty much no one else did, I dressed up at work.  Also, we got 4 trick or treaters, double last year!!  Ran 7.5 11 x 400s

Viking Pirate



11/1/12 - First day of November!  Ran 2.0 + lift

11/2/12 - It's not getting any warmer out there but I'm still seeing plenty of other runners!  Go MPLS!  Ran 9.5.  I'm at 32 for the week and still have a day left!  BOOSH!!  Jess and I went out to dinner at The Butcher Block.  We were both pretty neutral on it.

11/3/12 - Finished with the fall leaf cleanup (woo!)  Ran 3.0 for a week total of 35!  Dinner at Butcher & Boar was very good!

12 weeks done!

28	29	30	31	1	2	3
1.00	9.40	2.60	7.50	2.00	9.50	3.00