hit and miss

Yesterday we had brutal driving conditions. Maybe the worst I have ever driven on The Crosstown. It was totally iced over. Usually the plows can keep the major freeways and highways clear but yesterday was solid rutted ice. If you had to stop for some reason forget about it.

I mention this not because the conditions were bad for driving....as this happens often in MN. But it gave me the chance to say "The Crosstown" ....When I lived in Southern CA, I always thought it was sooo cool how everyone referred to freeways and highways as THE.
The 405
The 10
The 5
The 101
The 55

everything is THE
this is especially cool when giving directions:
"Take The 405 to The 10 to The 5"

Compare to how we would give directions in MN
"Take Highway 100 to Highway 7 to 494"

Which one sounds more cool? What does your area go with? The only other major city I have lived in for an extended period of time was Denver and that was nearly as lame as MN....but at the time there was really only two main freeway highways and they are referred to with "I" so the big two would go "take I25 to I70 and head west to the mountains" Denver has changed since I lived there but I think they still lack main highways for how many people live there.

I only have to hop onto The Crosstown for just a few miles to work....so it's really not that bad. The Crosstown is actually Highway 62....and those that are from MN that really want to sound like a true MN will refer to it as such.

Training Progress and Lack-Thereof:

Eating -
TERRIBLE terrible month in Feb. I made no strides on weight improvement....I could be found eating the wrong things very often, and also my portions were not correct. That sound a lot better than I stuffed my face a lot....which I did. Saving grace= no weight GAIN from beginning of month and held where I was at.

Running -
SCREECHING HALT to my running. I had been running with mild to moderate discomfort in my left calf since the beginning of the year. Actually I pulled the trigger on the IM knowing it was tender but thinking it would get better and better throughout the spring. Moderate discomfort turned to shooting pains on an easy 45min Z2 run about a week ago. I tried it yesterday and after 30minutes same thing. So break out the ice and I think I might start foam roller? I had been hesitant to use the roller because I thought it would do more damage but I'm going to put it in play now.

Remarkably I'm not that worried or freaked out about this. Had this been last year I would have been fretting hard. But right now I'm positive I can rest it, build back up again, and have enough time to complete the run at IMSG even if it's not a stellar pace. Good thing for me the Fitzgerald plan calls for less running! Wasn't that just a couple weeks ago I was whining about not enough running?.....never satisfied!

Swimming:
ON FIRE - I think I have swam (swum?) 13 of the last 14 days or so. Another swim bender. Yesterday I got 4400 meters and it felt really great.

Biking:
Big Gains - I have been logging all of my bike time, getting check marks on the trainer and on the spin bike. This is likely the reason my weight has not ballooned. Its great as its the best way for me to sweat right now. But still....there are times when I loathe a bike session and times I love it. Lately I have been grateful to have it possible with the break in running.

I changed the display on my phone last night as a reminder for what I am facing in a couple of months...and hopefully this will help curb my eating in March and get me back on plan....