Mild morning miles -- Tue. January 8

Taking advantage of the intersession schedule, I headed out after doing household chores. Warm in the sun and mild, with birdsong-- real January thaw, and I figured it's a day to stick to the roads. So, road shoes, and off for an Enfield. GeoHAnnum and Hamilton for a fast first mile, then down to Allen and up and over, all the way to Enfield, getting properly warm and tired; straight down to 9 and along 9 toward the 202 junction, fighting off increasing numbness. Finally give up at 6 miles, just short of the junction--it was really like running with a wooden leg. Hopefully just transient, as I've got two runs set up for the weekend and want to get a longer run in on Fri a.m. Here's the data:

Time: 41:32
Distance: 6.03 miles
Speed: 8.7 mph

Comments: looking back briefly over the blog entries I see I'm not making any speed gains at the shorter distances (5 and 10 K). I need a specific goal or two for this year, and some training to achieve it. More on that later. Meanwhile, still hoping to get my neck and shoulder pains sorted and the numbness figured out. The snow slush on Saturday gave my ankles a real workout, and they still feel pretty strained. Maybe I should buildin some sandrunning to my summer schedule too. . .