December 31, 2015

Dawn Patrol. Campus Loop. Back out on the trail after a ten-day respite for the last run of 2015. Temp was a balmy 32 degrees Fahrenheit (0 Celsius) with a slight North breeze. Started and finished slow-ish. No issues or complaints. Completed the 6.28 miles in 1:04:10 for a sub-sonic 10:13 min/mile pace. Mahalo.

December 21, 2015

Dawn Patrol. Campus Loop. Solid start to another week of running. Temp (37 degrees Fahrenheit, 3 Celsius) was super-manageable, even with a steady North breeze. Extended the route a bit for S and Gs. Finished the 6.47 mile loop in 1:05:42 for a super-sluggish 10:10 min/mile pace. Felt depleted and slow from about mile four onward. New shoes are on the horizon. Looming. Mahalo.

December 19, 2015

Daybreak. Campus Loop. Long Run. Per recent custom, I waited for the sunlight to hit the olive oil prior to hitting the trail. Temp was a manageable 30 degrees Fahrenheit (-1 Celsius) with a slight breeze out of the West. Layered up and set out from the Boyd Street Portal to the Southern Boundary, over to Jenkins and the Legacy Trail, and then back to the shack via Campus Corner and campus environs. Spartacus Redux Master Recordings on the box for this one: Grunge Masters in heavy 90's rotation. Poached a Port-a-Potty on the Southern Perimeter (super proud moment), as the Bowel-Related Issues (BRIs) were on the verge of becoming unmanageable. 19.90 miles for the week, plus two quality workouts at the gym. A solid week. Mahalo.

December 14 and December 17, 2015

Dawn Patrol. Campus Loop. Very windy out on the trail; not quite cold with 38 degrees Fahrenheit (3 Celsius).  Completed the 5.20 mile campus loop in a slowish 51:49 for a 9:57 min/mile pace.

Dawn Patrol. Cold Campus Loop. Layered up and hit the road in the pre-dawn hour. Temp was 28 degrees Fahrenheit (-2 Celsius) with a negligible wind out of the East. A pure mid-week maintenance run. Completed the 5.25 mile campus loop in 52:36 for a sub-sonic 10:01 min/mile pace. Mahalo.

December 12, 2015

Daybreak. Campus Loop. Unseasonably warm and humid conditions: temps (61 degrees Fahrenheit, 16 Celsius) and the 100% humidity made it feel like an early September morning. Left the house a few minutes before the sun hit the olive oil for a nice and easy maintenance run. Headed South to the Highway 9 boundary and then returned home through Little China and surrounding environs. Completed the 6.40 miles in 1:03:06 for a sub-sonic 9:52 min/mile pace. Ended the week with three runs (16 miles) and two solid gym workouts: back and bi, chest and tri. A solid week. Off Sunday to recuperate. Monday it begins again. Mahalo.

December 9, 2015

Dawn Patrol. Cold Campus Loop. Back on the trail after a nice AM workout at the gym on Tuesday. Temps were hovering around freezing (32 degrees Fahrenheit, 0 Celsius) with a negligible South breeze. Started and finished slow and constrained. No issues, just a slow day at the office. Finished the 5.15 mile campus loop in a pedestrian 52:57 for a 10:17 min/mile pace. Layered up for this one and left the ear buds at the casita. Mahalo.

December 7, 2015

Dawn Patrol. Campus Loop. Back in the game after a ten-day respite: ice and an upper respiratory infection combined to sideline me for a bit. Hit the trail in the pre-dawn hours. Cold (34 degrees Fahrenheit, 1 degree Celsius) and windless to start the day. Completed the 4.91 miles in 50:22 for a pedestrian 10:16 min/mile pace. Spartacus Redux Mix on the box. Felt good to be back at it. Tuesday to the gym; a six-miler planned for Wednesday. Mahalo.