Trails!

-10 today.  Slept in instead.  

PM: Hit the treadmill (gasp) for some power hiking (3 miles @ 12%) and 1 mile running (8mph @ flat).  1900' vert ~55 mins

AM: treadmill again for more hiking/running @ 12% grade.  Bounced between 3mph and 5mph.  3 miles 1900' vert ~45 mins

PM: 8 miles on river trail.  Not too cold (~10F).  Snow was reasonably packed down.  I enjoyed the run. T- 65:00 (8:06) 500' vert (153 ave HR)

Treadmill again.  3 miles at 12% 1900' vert 52 mins

AM: 2 miles on treadmill @ 12%  600' vert 32 mins

PM: 9 miles on BST and River Trail to Switchbacks.  I pushed the pace today as fast as the conditions would allow.  T-1:08 (7:30) 650' vert 157 ave HR

AM: Becoming the usual treadmill hike.  3 miles at 12%.  53 mins 1900' vert

Providence Canyon to about 1.5 miles short of Logan Peak (topped out at 9058').  Followed the trail until the quarry then hopped on the road which had a few snowmobile tracks.  Those made it pretty easy going (aside from the nasty climb) until the Logan Peak aid of the Bear course.  At that point, there was only 1 snowmobile track left.  It didn't go in the direction I wanted so I decided to just do my best in the knee deep snow.  Within about 10 mins I was freezing and not getting anywhere.  Time to go.  2 hours up and just over an hour down.  Enjoyed the clean air!

T- 3:08:30 (14:00) 4000' vert (150 ave HR)