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that turned into a two-day headache. unpleasant, was incapacitated for most of the day today, basically lay on the bed staring at the wall or with my eyes closed. feeling a bit better now but still fragile. the running group is going to meet up for a light run together tomorrow morning, since the track is under 8 inches of snow, but i'm TBD about joining. would be most likely my coldest-ever run (24/-5, windchill 14/-10).

saturday

- ski x 5.5 hours
cold and windy, windchill was around -9/-23 (air temp ~10/-12). but we layered up and it snowed on the way up - the drive was difficult, especially after dark - so we were fine until the wind really picked up in the afternoon and our faces started to get cold through the balaclavas. still, it was a really fun day.

today

morning:
- ski x 3 hours
conditions perfect: air temp was ~13/-10 and the wind had died all the way down. clear blue skies. and for whatever reason the mountain was not at all busy, we never waited more than 5-6 minutes for a lift. the snow was still nice, no ice which is the great bane of east coast skiing (the relevant subreddit is r/icecoast).

evening:
- jump rope
- mobility
- climb x 45 mins
was pretty dead but figured i'd join my wife at the gym anyway. i stuck to easy climbs for the most part and stopped when my biceps started telling me to cut it out.

- treadmill run x 20 mins @ 9:40 pace

- climb x 2 hours
my friend josh came. he's not as strong a climber so we focused on the easier stuff. it was fun, i like to teach and i'm enough better than he is that i actually have some useful feedback and advice to give. got him to the top of his first purple route, which he was happy about.

- push up x 11,10

happy new year!

- track intervals
-- warm up
-- 800+800+1200+1200+800+800 at between 5k and 10k pace
-- cool down
averaged 4:10 on the first two 800s, 4:11 and 4:04 on the 1200s, and then 3:56 and 3:46 on the final two 800s. still calibrating, i didn't want to go out too hard and i'm pleased that i did both the final two reps in under 20:00 5k pace. as i get fitter and more used to workouts at different paces i'll get more consistent.

- run 1:36:44, 16.50 km
let myself not focus on keeping HR under 130, just keeping pace very comfortable. HR averaged 134 and pace 5:52. felt great, like something i could eventually use as a target race pace for a moderately hilly first 50k. also did strides at the end (4 x ~one block).

had a pretty brutal headache yesterday. not quite full-blow migraine, or at least not as bad as my migraines have gotten in the past, but bad enough to nauseate and make me stay in bed until basically 1 PM. not sure what that was about.

- run 52:14, 8.64 km
the patagonia R1 air fleece is one of the most useful garments i've ever owned. warm and breathable, absolutely perfect as an outer layer for activity when it's around freezing (barring heavy wind, probably warm enough on its own for anything down to the upper teens fahrenheit/-6 to -9 celsius), thin enough to wear easily under any jacket. the hood fits tightly so i don't even need to wear a hat if i don't want to. i'm tempted to buy another one, without the hood, to rotate in. thank you, yves chouinard.

- track workout
-- warm up
-- 4 x 1 km in descending pace (4:30, 4:15, 4:01, 3:49) w/ 2 min rest
-- cool down
great workout with the track club! feels so damn good to get up early and run.