Today was a crazy weather day. Bill and I met at 6 a.m. to try to beat the storm. We ran the first twenty miles of the Salt Lake Marathon Course. The first 13 miles were mostly straight into the wind. I thought that when I ran on Van Winkle it would finally be at my back, but it switched directions. I didn't know you could do almost an entire run straight into the wind. A little after mile 13 it began to snow. Then, it began to snow harder. The aforementioned wind blew that snow right in my face.
It was good to have the weather distractions. It helped me work on the mental part of my running. When you run in conditions like that, you feel so tough; like you can handle anything. It's fun doing what normal people wouldn't. I just kept telling myself "Arizona in the sunshine." No matter what the weather conditions at the marathon, it can't be as bad as it was today.
I would record my time for the run, but I don't remember. I was so distracted by the weather, I didn't stop my watch. I think it was somewhere close to 2 hours and 20 minutes.
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