Day #20 – Almost Got Hit By a Car
This morning I woke up at 4:45, heard a plow drive by the house while I was eating breakfast, and decided I’d go to the gym and use the treadmill instead of risking the roads.
When I got done on the treadmill and headed home for another breakfast, I thought that I had run 15 miles this morning. I managed to get 8.7 miles before the treadmill shut off on me at the 1 hour mark and then adding on another half hour plus, but looking at the pace I think I really only ran 14 miles. The second set must have been 5.3 miles and not the 6.3 miles I thought I’d run; a 6:54 average pace matches where I was at 8.7 and a 6:33 average pace seems a bit quick for what I was doing.
If I’m wrong then I’d rather run an extra mile than 1 mile too few, so 14 it was.
This evening I had a headache coming home from work (I blame windowless room w/no ventilation where I sit all day) but I felt much better by the time the run was over.
Of course, it started snowing again right before heading out, but thankfully there wasn’t much traffic.
I did almost get hit by a car though, from somebody turning into the street way too fast. Thankfully, I saw him starting to make the turn and knew it’d be a tight squeeze so I was hugging the snowbank and just hoping I wouldn’t get pinned. I didn’t. I really don’t want to get hit by a car again, so hopefully the trails will be firmed up enough to be worth running on tomorrow morning.
In the random trivia department, I hit a new PR tomorrow for weekly mileage (by about 3 miles) and every day after that will pad that total by another 7 miles.
The muscles are definitely sore but I’m still feeling pretty whole. A couple of minor aches and pains are being monitored but for the most part I’m holding up well. The real trick I think will be getting enough sleep, and tonight I should be getting to bed nice and early and get to sleep in a little later tomorrow, which will help.
Here are today’s numbers:
Miles Projected: 20 Miles (210 Miles Total)
Miles Run: 14 & 6.03 Miles for 20.03 miles today (218.4 Miles Total)
Duration: 1:36:31 & 50:04 for 2:26:36 (35:01:09 Total)
Net Weight Change: +2 Pounds (+3 Pound Total)
Great effort Blaine - especially the 31 miles with knee pain - congratulations. you have inspired me to get fit ...
Thanks, Bill, the food collection is one of the best parts of that type of event. There's going to ...
Glad to see you hung in there despite knee injury. Take a break, congratulations.
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That's great! My legs and lungs wouldn't really have helped much, but certainly glad we could help support in ...
Hi Blaine,
Sorry you didn't make the full milage but I agree your health should be top priority. I am still ...
I believe I tweeted (for the first time). Heck of an effort ... thanks for the inspiration and information ...
Hi Blaine - Hope the knee issue is going far far away!!
I tweeted - at least I think I did!!
Jeanne 
Bummer about your challenge, but it is wise to be healthy vs. a challenge - you can always do it ...
Comment by Lloyd on 2010 January 21:
Way to go, Blaine!
How’s your appetite? Eating enough?
Comment by Blaine Moore on 2010 January 21:
I’ve been eating a fair amount, and my weight has been pretty constant. I’ve pretty much been within a 1½ pound range most days and my total swing has been within a 3 pound range, which is normal enough.
My wife has been doing most of the cooking the past few weeks, which has been nice because it’s freed up a lot of time for me in the evenings and has meant that I had time to have eggs as my second breakfast and not just a milk shake.
Next week should be interesting now that I’m 20+ every day.