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Got up early for a good morning run along Riverside. The sun is finally up at the beginning of these early runs, so it makes it a bit easier to get moving.

MapMyRun.com – Regular Run: Early RP Run on 03/09/2010.

Time: 41:44
Distance: 4.15 mi
Pace: 10:03/mi

Stacey and I went for a quick run, pre-Shabbat dinner, on Friday afternoon along the Riverside waterfront path. It was pretty windy and we kept a fairly strong pace, so it felt like a good workout. We also threw in some additional hillwork, which you can get a bit of in Riverside by varying the route.

MapMyRun.com – Regular Run: Quick Evening RP Run on 03/05/2010.

Time: 28:47
Distance: 3.03 (Nike+)
Pace: 9:28/mi

I took advantage of the nice weather and took a quick/short run in Riverside Park. The warm (40s) day meant that the build up of snow from last week’s storms was melting, leaving most of the roadway wet, but not slippery or icy.

MapMyRun.com – Regular Run: Morning Riverside Quick Run on 03/01/2010.

Time: 18:02
Distance: 2.14 mi
Pace: 8:25/mi

Ended the month with a nice 5mi run in Central Park (north loop) with Stacey. The park looked very pretty with the fresh snow on all of the fields, but the roadways were almost completely clear and dry. We headed straight from the park to Shaare Zedek for megillah reading, so my running gear served as a costume of sorts. Interesting to be putting on tefillin immediately post-run.

MapMyRun.com – Regular Run: Purim Morning CP Run on 02/28/2010.

Time: 51:18
Distance: 4.98 mi
Pace: 10:18/mi

Three weeks until the NYC Half!

The rain let up a bit today, and it was a bit warmer, so I was able to take my running outside. I slept in a bit more than intended and had some things to take care of so I didn’t hit the road until 4pm. I did a quick run in Riverside, using my old ~3 mile route (95th St entrance down to the water down to Pier I and back, adding in the little hill at the 72nd St track). It was a sold and pretty fast run and I felt good.

MapMyRun.com – Regular Run: Afternoon RP Run on 02/24/2010.

Time: 25:06
Dist: 2.92 mi (Nike+)
Pace:  8:34/mi

After every nice, sunny, warmish day, the weather has a way of reminding us that it’s still winter. It is pretty rainy this morning. While I’m not averse to running in the rain, it is February and running in the cold rain is neither fun nor the safest thing (at least in my book). I hit the treadmill this morning, using a manual program, and through in a some grade increases (e.g. fake hill work).

MapMyRun.com – Treadmill: Morning Treadmill Run on 02/23/2010.

Time: 37:57
Distance: 4.0 mi
Pace: 9:28/mi

After some snow and other reasons/excuses not to go for a run, I pushed myself out the door this morning to try to start this week off right. I had a good run, doing a loop of the park. It was cold, but not too cold and I was well dressed for it. I hope this can start a positive trend. Four weeks until the NYC Half, just under thirty-seven weeks until the ING NYC Marathon.

MapMyRun.com – Regular Run: Morning CP Run on 02/22/2010.

Time: 57:06
Distance: 6.14 mi
Pace: 9:16/mi
Route: Central Park Loop

I don’t like running on the treadmill, but I recognize the value of doing something rather than nothing and the cold is really daunting these days. So this morning I headed up the single flight of stairs to my gym and gave the treadmill a try for the first time in a while. Rather than just doing a straight run, I figured I’d use some of the added features of the treadmill and did a hill interval work out. I hit snooze a few too many times (when did this start?!) to get in the full hour run that I wanted, but a 30 minute hill interval proved to be a good workout. Left hamstring is feeling a bit iffy, so I’m going to have to get back to being serious about my stretching and strengthening.

via MapMyRun.com – Treadmill: AM Treadmill Hill Interval on 02/09/2010.

Time: 30:00
Distance: 2.18 mi
Workout: Hill Interval
Level: 6 (increased speed for part)