Yee-haw!
Today was freezing cold in New York and tomorrow’s supposed to be worse. Thankfully, first thing in the morning I’m jumping on a plane to head down to Austin, Texas for Tad and Carrie’s wedding and a weekend of warmer weather, time with good friends and probably/hopefully a little too much fun. I’m going to make time for at least one run and one swim. I’ll plan on swimming tomorrow at Deep Eddy or Barton Springs and then run Town Lake on Saturday morning.
It was a little crazy in New York this afternoon, after a commuter jet flying from LaGuardia to Charlotte, NC had to make an emergency landing in the Hudson River. Supposedly, the plane flew into a flock of birds which knocked out at least one engine! My office overlooks the Hudson; while we’re too far south to have seen the landing, we could see all the helicopters and police and fire vehicles heading to the site. And after the plane was evacuated, it was towed (tugged?) downstream, right past our windows. The picture below is awful. It’s from my Blackberry. If you look closely, you can see the tail and if you use your imagination, you can even see the nose of the plane. Don’t they say something about the day after a big accident is the safest time to fly? If not, they should. I’m sure every pilot in the air for the next few days will be using all their best evasive moves to avoid birds!
Run – January 12
Distance: 4.75 miles
Time: 55 minutes
Average heart rate: 134
Course: Washington Square Park
Conditions: Clear and cold – 20 degrees, brrr!
Indoor bike – January 13
Time: 30 minutes
Average heart rate: 129
Treadmill Run – January 14
Distance: 3 miles
Time: 25 minutes (+10 minute walk to warm-up)
Average heart rate: 150
Swim – January 15
Distance: 2,000 yards
Time: 50 minutes
200 yard test = 1:34 (1:14, 1:20). Best yet!
Treadmill Run/Walk – January 15
Distance: 4 miles
Time: 37 minutes (+10 minute walk to warm-up)
Average heart rate: 133