1,000 Miles for Chase: Mar. 8 - Day of Rest; Mar. 9

Saturday, March 9, 2013

Mar. 8 - Day of Rest; Mar. 9 - 5.8 Miles Ran

Another 17 inches of snow and a busy workday kept me off the roads on Friday. I definitely felt some withdrawal yesterday as this was the first time all year I had back to back days off from running. Fortunately, we got our first taste of Spring today (Saturday), and I had an absolutely fantastic 5.8 mile run. Though the snow banks made the roads a little tight in stretches, I probably enjoyed this run more than any other this year, save perhaps the Colchester Half Marathon.

I covered miles 243-248, which were sponsored by the following friends from Rocky Heights Middle School in Colorado:

Molly B., 7th grade student - mile 243,

Buffington Family for son Will - miles 244-245,

Janedis Family for son Nick - miles 246-247, and

Olivia M, 7th grade student and Kim Johnston, 7th grade science teacher - mile 248

Continuing thanks go out to this group and all the great folks at Rocky Heights.

My bout of Spring Fever continued after my run as I convinced my daughter Shea to chug down burgers with me at Five Guys and then head to Harkness Memorial Park in Waterford. I probably gave up all the calories burned during the run, but Shea and I had a great time and are now entirely ready for a 60 degree day.

Today's (Mar. 9) Line:

Date

DoW

ToD

Distance

Time

Min/Mile

Notes

Effort

Total Miles

3/9

12:30p

5.8

44:11:00

7:37:04

50f

248.0

Calorie War - 5 Guys Burger v. 5 Mile Run

Spring Fever at Harkness Park

Last Snow Art of the Year...Please!

4 comments:

UnknownMarch 10, 2013 at 5:15 AM
Kevin I really enjoy reading your posts!
I am trying to get back from an injury,and am only jogging short distances now, however if you plan on doing a group run to complete this quest, I would be interested in joining y'all.
Tom "Jones"
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Beth McGMarch 11, 2013 at 11:25 AM
Looks like a fantastic day. Spring fever everywhere!
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