A breath of fresh air

Jade and I went shuffling today.  There was more freezing rain.  I think it rained for nine hours straight.  Anyway, here's what's on the ground now--ice, snow, and another layer of ice.  And tonight there is a 60 percent chance it will snow.  The wettness doesn't seem to be stopping.

The run was nice and easy which was good because that cold I talked about Saturday is in full force right now.

There is still plenty of ice.  Will and I only had to slow down to a walk twice because we were turning a corner.  Other than that we ran/rolled right through it.  Or maybe I should say over it.

The trees are so beautiful.  Each branch is encased in a half inch of ice and they sparkle especially at night.  Automatic Christmas lights.

I ran the first three with Jade.  My legs rejoiced when I threw some strides in during the last half of my run.  They were so happy to go a different speed.

It was warmer today, in the low 30's.

It was snowing when I woke up and it continued until about 7 pm.  So, on the ground there is a layer of ice, a layer of snow, a layer of ice, and now another layer of snow.  During my run, the footing was pretty tricky.  Sometimes it was slick and other times it was okay.  There were a lot of footprints in the latest layer of ice that were hidden by the snow.  I am grateful I don't have weak ankles.

This run was mentally tough.  I finished my run in a sour mood.  Usually, running--even when running very hard--makes me feel good.  Lately, it feels more like a battle.  And I feel like I am getting weaker.  I did have a good run on Thursday.  I am going to try to figure out why I'm not enoying my runs as much.  I plan on running 25 miles next week.