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1:44:14 - Ran to Sugarhouse Park (3.1 miles) with Dean and then did 6 laps with Anna, and she drove me home (which would make it closer to 11.6 miles I think).  Felt pretty good, fair amount of hills which got harder near the end, but we did run the last lap faster (around 8:35-8:44 pace/lap and then ran 8:26 on the last one) so I guess I ran about the pace I should have been running.   This week should get me back to about where I should of been before I got sick, so I am happy.

Hope all the racing bloggers have a nice recovery day!

 

Somewhere between 56 and 60 mins. Why so slow? Well, there is about 9 or 10" of snow on the ground and because of the holiday the plows are slow. Dean had an appointment this morning at 8:30 - so I got out at 7 to shovel out our cars. Within 2 hours there was another 2-3".  So, Liberty park was great (there are two guys who do nothing else but plow the street and sidewalks there!) - so I did two laps around the park. The run home was a disaster - even with my traction spikes on I could not run uphill without slipping. It was tough, the first mile back was just slick, but the last 1/2 mile was worse than just slick because there was more traffic. I saw two cars spin out, and since we all were sharing the road, I actually had to stop when cars came downhill, for fear they would hit me by accident - I did not turn off my watch, and that dear friends, is why I don't know how long it actually too for me to get home, and why it was so slow ;-)

It was an adventure and I am glad I got a run in, albeit a slow one!!

1:23:18 ... probably a little longer than 9, but not by much.  11th to City Creek Canyon and 2 miles up.  It was about 9F when I started this morning with a pretty strong headwind out and up the canyon -- it took 14 mins until I could feel the fingers on one of my hands!!  I even wore my Nike long sleeve jacket ($9.99 from Ross a couple years ago) - the only time I have worn a long sleeve jacket on a run longer than 5 miles was when I was visiting my brother in Minnesota a few year ago (it was -10F that day ... brrrrr).  I had just the right gear though, I stayed pretty toasty without overheating.  It was BEAUTIFUL today!!  I did almost trip on my way down the canyon, I was trying to figure out the deer/moose tracks coming up from the creek ... they sure do a lot of criss-crossing down the mountain!

Happy Wednesday bloggers.

1:05:54 Ran to Liberty Park as wu then ran a 35` steady state run (3 laps around the park) pace was a little slower than I had hoped (averaged about 8:15 running each one about 10 secs faster than the last) but I was running by feel and there was snow and ice on about 75% of the loop. With the snowfall that is expected over the next week (the radio yesterday said, "this weekend's snowfall will be reported in feet not inches") it should be interesting! Next week I will be in New Orleans - so my training should improve slightly (although sleep and eating will be a little dicey).

Have a happy day bloggers.

1:26:50 -- easy run up Virginia to 11th and then up 1+ miles up City Creek Canyon.  Legs were pretty tired.  Good news was I did not feel any worse at the end than I did at the beginning!

Happy Friday! 

54:40 -- debated whether or not to take my watch today - but I am a creature of habit and put it on just before I left the house. I was dreading this run, I think because while I was doing my core workout and weights this morning I was SO tired I could just tell the run was going to be a struggle. My goal was to run as slowly as possible and just get "time on my feet". It ended up being better than I thought. The sun was out, it was not cold (about 24F or so) and all and all I felt lucky to be out on such a beautiful day. It did not feel "good" (as I was tired) - but if I absolutely had to, I could have gone out and run the loop again - so I will count today as a success! Especially since there is a big storm coming in and we might not see much sun for the next few days - though we will see lots of snow!

Happy weekend bloggers - this weekend (and then for 3 more weekends)  Dean and I are in our "winter bliss" as Track and Field fans - yes, it is the start of the indoor track season -- and there are 2 hours of T&F on TV for 4 weekends!!