Guus Bosman

Tonight (a Tuesday) I ran for roughly 90 minutes. To Whole Foods, twice the track and back. Felt great.

I tried the same last Sunday (and was hoping to do a golf course also), but had to quit after 60 minutes and walk home. It was too warm! A nice problem to have. Around 80 degrees.

Funny -- a couple of days before that I ran in the snow.

Today I ran twice at Whole Foods, once the golf course. 2 hours and 27 seconds. 11.2 minutes/mile. That was faster than last week's 9 mile run; I think because it was colder today. I felt great, and I realized after doing the 2nd Whole Foods track that I was in good shape. Today it was around 50 degrees, it was in the low 70s last week.

I ran 8.79 miles today; Whole Foods and the golf course. 1:42:15, so 11.6 minutes/mile.

The weather was gorgeous for February with 72 degrees and nice sun. The first time this year that I brought water bottles.

I can feel that I'm pushing myself; it wasn't that the last mile was particularly hard, like before, but I felt that I couldn't run much longer than this. So, it's good that I'm building up slowly towards the half marathon distance. I love running in this weather.

On Tuesday and today, Thursday, I ran the 4.5 mile track around Lake Johnson. It's such a great run!

Today was terribly cold, around 32 degrees and I felt cold all day -- until I went out the door and started running. I tried to break the ices of a small stream that I jumped over, by throwing rocks, but I couldn't -- it was pretty thick there (very shallow water). When I was a kid I used to like doing that.

Last Saturday I ran 1 hr 24 minutes, about 7.5 miles. I ran this track: http://www.mapmyrun.com/run/united-states/nc/durham/734457564 but took the usual route home, past the chapel.

Around 11.2 minutes/mile.

I ran the 1-hour course today (home to Whole Foods, back over campus). 1:03. Felt wonderful. I love this distance. I felt some discomfort in my left hip during the run, and half-way for a minute or so in my right foot. Clearly I'm still getting back in the rhythm.

If I continue training like this I should be in good shape for the Raleigh Rocks Half Marathon in March.

A great time tonight -- 32:09. And 0 weird feeling in either of my knees (previous two runs I felt a tiny bit). Dare I say it... I'm getting back in shape.

It was very cold, 23 degrees and a chilly wind. Glad I now have a long-sleeve undershirt. 29 something until the traffic light.

Did the usual course; 33:56. Not bad! Made it again to the traffic light in under 30 minutes; I'm happy with that. Going up the stairs after the run I felt my knee a tiny bit weird, this time my left. It was really tiny, maybe it's the cold. Didn't feel anything during the run. Should sign up for Raleigh Rocks.