Hubig Pie Run

Yesterday I ran what is fast becoming my favorite lunchtime CBD/French Quarter route.   Well I guess its now CBD/FQ/Faubourg Marigny route as I cross into the Marigny after hitting Esplanade at the back of the quarter.

While I have run this route a couple of times and have noted the Hubig Pie factory on Dauphine street, I never experienced the sweet aroma of pies baking while running.  I swear I gained a couple of pounds just taking in the smell of sweetness while I ran down Royal, a block off but the wind blowing the smell my way.  On the way back, I passed right in front of the factory but the smell had faded. 

Mission accomplished.  I got in a good 7+ mile weekday run and put my Sunday non motivated 10 mile run behind me.

Clydesdale Motivation

This Sunday was my 3rd consecutive weekend long training run.  Mileage today was 10 miles; it was just one of those days where I never got comfortable running.  If I hadn't run an out and back run, I probably would have cut the run short.  Legs were fine.... I just never got into a groove.

A big motivating factor for me since the Louisiana Half last month was my realization that I could have completed in the Clydesdale division for the race.  The Tammany trace has a horse trail along with running/walking and biking.  I smile everytime I see the horse trail signs.

Toto didn't tell me Kansas had hills

This should be interesting after months of pancake flat training and races.  I look forward to the challenge in Leavenworth, Kansas May 20th!

January is in the books

I hate to spoil a good thing by committing it to writing but I seemed to have finally turned the corner with my achilles tendonitits issues that have plagued me the past few months.  Two weeks now of much less pain and I've been able to increase the miles.  I wound up with 88  miles for the month; 12 miles short of an ultra race for you 100 mile racers out there.  27 miles more than the 61 that I logged in January 2011.  That puts me on pace for a 1,000 mile year.  That hasn't happened the past 2 (or is it 3) years.

I'll take it.

It seems like winter has thrown in the towel for the moment at least.  After several roller coaster weeks of hot and then cold weather, its been really mild (and humid) the past week.  Makes you think we are in a different J month, say June compared to January.  Nah, I'd love to have this mild weather in June.