Sunday, November 8, 2026

Sun Nov 1-Sat Nov 7

 Sun Nov 1: AM. A 90 min run around Lake Monona with MSRC. It was cloudy early, then became partly sunny. Temp in the 50s.

Mon Nov 2: AM. A 30 min run on the Badger State Trail. It was dark and in the 50s. PM. A 45 min joggle on the Cannonball Path. It was dark and in the 50s.

Tues Nov 3: AM. A 30 min run on the Cannonball Path. Darkness gave way to cloudy skies, temp 63°. PM. A 75 min run on the Military Ridge Trail and the Ice Age Junction Trail. It was dark and drizzly, temp around 60°.

Wed Nov 4: PM. In Oregon, did 6x400m on the track (74, 74, 74, 73, 74, 74), then ran 20 mins over residential streets. Dark and drizzly, temp around 50°.

Thurs Nov 5: AM. A 45 min run on the Capital City Trail. Darkness gave way to cloudy skies, temp 47°. PM. A 45 min run on the SW Path. It was dark and drizzly, temp of 48°.

Fri Nov 6: AM. A 50 min run on the Badger State Trail. Clear skies, temp of 33°.

Sat Nov 7: AM. In Appleton for the Houdini 10k, finished 4th in 34:18. Surprised myself—ran a little bit faster than I thought I could. Beautiful day! Sunny, minimal wind and a temp in the mid 30s.


Only ran about seventy miles this week on account of being lazy and sleeping in too late most days. Legs were fresh at least for Houdini on Saturday.

Sunday, November 1, 2026

Sun Oct 25-Sat Oct 31

 Sun Oct 25: AM. A 2 hour 30 min run on the Military Ridge State Trail and over the Ice Age Trail. It was partly sunny and in the 50s.

Mon Oct 26: PM. A 90 min joggle on the Military Ridge Trail and on the Ice Age Trail. It was mostly cloudy and in the 50s.

Tues Oct 27: AM. On the Cannonball Path with Kyle and Todd, did 8 x 2 mins fast with 1 min recoveries. It was dark and 46°. PM. A 40 min joggle on the Badger State Trail. Got dark towards the end, temp around 60°.

Wed Oct 28: AM. A 30 min run on Capital City and Cannonball. Tired, not much sleep. It was dark and 49°. PM. A 65 min run over trails in the arboretum and on the Cannonball Path. It was partly sunny and 73°.

*The Brewers are World Champions!

Thurs Oct 29: AM. A 50 min joggle on the Badger State Trail. It was cloudy and 58°. PM. A 45 min run on the Military Ridge Trail including 4 x 5 mins fast with 2 min recoveries. It was sunny and 65°.

Fri Oct 30: AM. A 30 min run on Cannonball and Capital City. It was dark and in the upper 40s. PM. A 45 min joggle on the SW Path. It was cloudy and 53°.

Sat Oct 31: AM. Joggled 5+ miles to Bascom Hall then joggled the Bascom Halfscom ½ mar. in ~100 mins. Course was 40 laps on Bascom Hill. Stopped for a minute after 20 laps to fuel up on chocolate. Joggled a couple more miles afterwards. It was cloudy and in the low 50s.


Most of the pages in my log book aren’t this colorful, but I felt like doing a little decorating to celebrate the Brewers winning the World Series.

Sun Nov 1-Sat Nov 7

  Sun Nov 1: AM. A 90 min run around Lake Monona with MSRC. It was cloudy early, then became partly sunny. Temp in the 50s. Mon Nov 2: AM. A...