Okay, today is the last run of the year on the last day of the year!!!!
A fitting way to end the year 2018, with a run during midday around the neighborhood (Baldwin/Oceanside/Baldwin). This time I had the company of my youngest daughter, who's getting physical condition for the upcoming Long Island State Park Winter Run Series. The first 5 kilometer of the series will be at Hecksher State Park on the south shore of Long Island, across the bay from the Fire Island Lighthouse.
This course will be flat and fast, and depending on the wind off the water, very cold. But, we will see in a few days if there's a change in the temperatures. Today, the temperature was relatively warm for a December month in Long Island, in the mid 40's. There was a chance of rain, which we beat before returning home.
One of the small inconveniences of running around midday is that most motorist are in a hurry to get their lunch or other motorists are running between errands. This means more cars to interrupt the possibility of a continuous jaunt around the neighborhood. But this will suffice for what's intended to be, a chance to get out of the house with my cabin fever reaching close to 100 degrees. Another observation of running with more daylight is that every sidewalk and street imperfection is more pronounced, and extra awareness is taken as to not trip and fall. It is a challenge to trip and not fall, which raises the heart rate in a micro-second and lifts the nerves on the tip of the skin pore.
According to the measurement using Google Maps, my daughter and I ran today approximately 3.75 miles. For short distance events, I like to overtrain to have the ability to throw in some speed at the end of the run. For long distance events, for me at this point the limit is a Half Marathon, I tend to train up to 10 to 11 miles with the expectation that the adrenaline from the day's event will propel me to the Finish Line.
Well, in other parts of the world the year 2019 has already made an entrance. Here in the East Coast, we are less than 6 hours to go.
If I was in Ecuador, we would be getting ready to burn stuffed effigies with fire crackers to see the year to a fitting end.
This course will be flat and fast, and depending on the wind off the water, very cold. But, we will see in a few days if there's a change in the temperatures. Today, the temperature was relatively warm for a December month in Long Island, in the mid 40's. There was a chance of rain, which we beat before returning home.
One of the small inconveniences of running around midday is that most motorist are in a hurry to get their lunch or other motorists are running between errands. This means more cars to interrupt the possibility of a continuous jaunt around the neighborhood. But this will suffice for what's intended to be, a chance to get out of the house with my cabin fever reaching close to 100 degrees. Another observation of running with more daylight is that every sidewalk and street imperfection is more pronounced, and extra awareness is taken as to not trip and fall. It is a challenge to trip and not fall, which raises the heart rate in a micro-second and lifts the nerves on the tip of the skin pore.
According to the measurement using Google Maps, my daughter and I ran today approximately 3.75 miles. For short distance events, I like to overtrain to have the ability to throw in some speed at the end of the run. For long distance events, for me at this point the limit is a Half Marathon, I tend to train up to 10 to 11 miles with the expectation that the adrenaline from the day's event will propel me to the Finish Line.
Well, in other parts of the world the year 2019 has already made an entrance. Here in the East Coast, we are less than 6 hours to go.
If I was in Ecuador, we would be getting ready to burn stuffed effigies with fire crackers to see the year to a fitting end.
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