Easy run + 10 x 10 sec. hill sprints. Average pace: 9:42.
Weather: YUCKY!!! 33°F, 97% humidity, wind 12 NNW, showing, slushy, wet.
I have been having a very hectic day. I won't bore you with all the painful details. Most, but not all, of the troubles have been related to the snow. At least I managed to run. And go to my "body sculpting" class.
I wore my new yaktrax for the first time. I suppose they helped me to keep from slipping, but they didn't do anything to keep me dry. This is a really wet, slushy snow. My feet were soaked through within 5 minutes after I started running. Other than being sopping wet, running wasn't too uncomfortable except when I was heading into the wind and had snow pelting me in the face.
I spent the whole run arguing with myself about whether I should try to do the hill sprints at the end of my run. For most of the run I had decided not to do them, but then when it came down to it, I gave it my best shot. They weren't terrifically fast (they varied in pace from 7:35 to 9:18, with most of them around 8:30). But what do you expect on a snow-covered trail?
Things aren't looking good for my 20-miler tomorrow. It's just supposed to snow more between now and then. Since I did 22 last week, I suppose it's not the end of the world if I don't get a long run in tomorrow. I'll try to run as much as I reasonably can tomorrow. | 