1800 miles

Running:
Monday I got outside during my lunch break for a nice 7 mile run.  The roads were clear and dry, but the sidewalks were not plowed at all yet.  I ran the 7 miles in 56:12.  I have lots of nice loops I can do to make the run any length I want.  In the winter I'll just do different series of loops depending on the conditions to get to the length I want for the day.  Tuesday I had every intention of going out.  When I was getting dressed I noticed I had forgotten to pack my warm running pants.  I haven't done that in a while.  I have duplicates of other things at work in case I forget something, but not that.  Running in shorts outside would not have been good, so I opted for the treadmill.  I knew I needed 7.5 miles to reach 1800 miles YTD, so that's what I ran.  60 minutes on the treadmill is about my limit anyway.  I hope to get out later today.  Because of the year it's been for me I'm ok with the YTD miles.  It will be the first time since 2004 and the start of marathon training that I will not reach 2000 though.  2000 miles has been my minimum goal for the year and until this year has been relatively easy to reach. 


Hunting:
Sure are lots of tracks in the back yard.  The deer have been hitting the corn, sunflowers, pumpkins, and turnips that I left standing for them.  Hunting in a rural but residential area I'm sure they are coming in well after dark.  I'll likely get out for some bow hunting this weekend hoping at least something chooses to come in a little early.


Gardening:
I have installed my pond heater.  So far it's keeping up with the cold.  I have kept the pond open and the waterfall/stream running year round the last few years.  This has worked well keeping the pond healthy and allowing the fish and frogs to survive the winter.