Vacation!

Week 2: 12/20/10 - 12/26/10 (16 weeks remain)

I went back home for winter break this week, and so between running around to various appointments that I've been putting off (doctor, dentist, etc.) and trying to get back in touch with friends in nearby cities who I only see once or twice a year (when we're all back in town), I actually did not get quite as many miles in this week as I would have ideally liked.

Monday: Off day. Escaped Cambridge on an 11:00 IN THE AM! Frontier Airlines flight just before we got the first snow of the season (over a foot!). Unbeknownst to me at the time, Frontier had decided to route me through Milwaukee, of all places, followed by another transfer in Denver. Finally made it back to sunny Los Angeles around 8:30, only to discover that I had arrived in the middle of the second-worst rainstorm in the previous decade. Awesome.

Tuesday: Didn't run today (rained out) - spent all day running around town to various appointments.

Wednesday: Still didn't run today (also rained out). Went to Long Beach with Matt for Marissa's Cedar House holiday party; that was pretty slick.

Thursday: Also didn't run (rained out - seriously, AGAIN!?).

Friday: 8 miles, general aerobic. Finally got out and ran today. Decided to go for a run up into the hills above PV, since we don't really have many hills in Cambridge. Run up Calle Mayor to PV Blvd, turned left to run up the bridle trail, and took Via Valmonte down from the hills to Hawthorne, and then Newton back to Calle Mayor.

Friday: 5 miles. Ran the Sepulveda to Ocean loop. Nice day today, not much to report.

Saturday: 16 miles (long run). Ran down Calle Mayor to PV Blvd to Malaga Cove, and then hopped on the fire trail to head up to the cliffs. Apparently the rain has been good to the local vegetation; the fire trail is completely covered in green grass, which I've never actually seen before, but which was really nice. Continued on PV Blvd until Marguerite Drive (where the PV running trail dead-ends). Took a 3 mile detour on the way back to run the PV high school cross country course. Had prime rib for Christmas dinner; pretty good day all around.

Sunday: Didn't run - at Bill and Justina's wedding(!).

Total weekly mileage: 29

So it looks like this week I went more for quality than quantity. I should be able to get a lot more mileage in next week.