overtaking haynes

1hr 44 min trail run. snow is almost all gone. it was interesting running through the warm and cold patches in the air. first no shirt run in a long time. 

felt like a fat bum after not running yesterday so woke up at 5am to run before work. 1hr 40 min. 

for some reason we get this day off which allowed me to sleep until 10 and go running out in the snow. the trails were beautiful today and i only saw 1 person and 2 dogs. 2hrs 23 min. 

2hr 4 min trail run. yesterday my chin got frost bite a little b/c i didn't wear a mask while today i wore a mask but a different hat and the bottom of my left ear is peeling off a bit. really really cold today...but not horrible i guess. it can always get worse than a -5 degree wind chill. 

3hr 22 min run. I ran from my house for about 4 miles (1.1 on my favorite dirt road in town). I was thankful it was probably 25-30 today with only moderate wind. My hip belt was really annoying because the straps fell off at 1.4 miles and i struggled to fix the straps appropriately for about 5 minutes in part because of my ridiculously poor circulation in my hands but also in part because i was retarded. I got to huntington park and enjoyed the 1-2 inches of snow still on the ground with most of the ice underneath now gone or unnoticed. I proceeded to my favorite local trail, the 6 mile out and back that begins from the backside of the park. Saw only 1 person on the trail (which is why it is so awesome). I was glad he didn't wield a dog. At 11.5 miles I got to the turnaround point. I took 2 shot blocks which i realized become much too hard to eat when it's below freezing and a cliff bar which i hate eating but know are important to eat in order to have energy. I had 2 bottles of kona cola nuun which i like but no one else seems to. It is extremely gross i will admit when not consumed while running and when not cold, probably to dampen the unpleasant taste. My legs never hurt and I finished pretty strong. 3.2 miles on the road at the end.
Could have definitely gone farther but was glad to be done. I recommend books on tape for long runs. Songs get old too quickly.