Jack Frost Nipping at My Nose

Jack Frost has definitely hit us here in New England. Starting Wednesday, the temperature during my morning runs was around 27 degrees Celsius. I can assure you it is difficult to get out on the road when it is that cold. Not to mention the wind every morning made it especially embracing. It is hard to believe a native Californian can brave these temperatures.

I did get all of my runs in this week. I was not able to take a day off until Saturday. The weekend was my son’s Boy Scout Troop’s Annual Turkey Feast. We host Webelos and their families from our town in hopes of having them cross over and join our Troop in April. We had a lot of them out this weekend. We roasted 3 big turkeys over a wood fire on a spit, baked a couple of hams in box ovens and served it all with the normal feast fixings. It was all topped off with fresh bakes apple pies from our Dutch Ovens.

We built a monkey bridge during the day and had the Webelos climb across it. All in all and despite the frigid temperatures, we had a great time. My son and I look forward to this event every year. The fun part this year was my daughter joined us and camped with me this weekend. It had been a long time since she went camping with me. I really loved it.

Other than some minimal dull aches, my shoulder injury is basically healed. I will baby it a bit for a few more days. I was pleased with my training this week. My long run was longer than expected as I felt better and made a wrong turn on my way back to the start of the route. No worries. It was a nice run none the less.


Nov. 16 – 10.00 miles (1:23:33, 8:21 pace)
Nov. 17 – 6.00 miles (54:54, 9:09 pace)
Nov. 18 – 3.00 miles (24:37, 8:13 pace) -- Speedwork
Nov. 19 – 6.00 miles (54:22, 9:03 pace)
Nov. 20 – 6.00 miles (53:14, 8:52 pace)
Nov. 21 – 6.00 miles (54:05, 9:01 pace)

Total Miles: 37.00 miles
YTD Miles: 859.47 miles