Sun, Oct 19-Sat, Oct 25

Sun Oct 19: AM. Ran two loops around Lake Monona in 2 hours 50 mins. It rained lightly for the first bit, then stayed cloudy. Temp in the upper 40s.

Mon Oct 20: AM. A 45 min run on the Capital City Trail and around Monona Bay. The sun was rising over clear blue skies with a temp of 36°. PM. A 50 min run on the Capital City Trail and over trails in Olin Park. It was sunny at first, then became cloudy. Temp in the low 60s.

Tues Oct 21: AM. An 80 min run on the Capital City Trail and the SW Path. Darkness giving way to mostly clear skies, temp of 47°. PM. An 80 min run on the Capital City Trail. It was 45° with periods of light rain.

Wed Oct 22: AM. Ran 25 mins to the Edgewood track, did 3x1600m (5:37, 5:35, 5:25), ran 25 mins back. Darkness giving way to cloudy skies. Windy. Temp in the mid 40s. PM. A 45 min run on the Capital City Trail and over residential streets. It was cloudy and 46°.

Thurs Oct 23: AM. A 75 min run on the Capital City Trail and SW Path. Darkness giving way to partly cloudy skies, temp of 38°. PM. A 75 min run on the Capital City Trail, over trails in Olin Park, and on residential streets. The sun was setting over mostly clear skies, temp in the upper 40s.

Fri Oct 24: AM. A 60 min run on the Mendota Lakeshore Path to Picnic Pt. The sun was rising over clear skies with a temp of 29°. PM. A 30 min run on the Capital City Trail. It was sunny and 52°.

Sat Oct 25: AM. In Verona, ran 10,000m on the Badger Ridge track in 36:16 (5:59, 5:57, 5:28, 5:59, 5:58, 5:29, 0:82). It was cloudy and in the 30s. AM2 A 45 min run over trails in the Badger Prairie County Park. It was around 40° and raining.

Good week. Probably about 120 miles. Long run on Sunday, doubles Mon-Sat with some faster stuff on Wednesday and Saturday. I might cut back just a little these next couple weeks with the Houdini 10k coming up on November 1 and the Madison Marathon November 9.