Cursed Realm of the Faceless Ghost

Catherine and I didn't have much time at the gym this morning, so I did some intervals to make my time count. After a warmup mile, I ran six half-mile repeats at around 5:25, with quarter mile recoveries at 10:00.

Busy day, but I squeezed in a run near the end. Up around campus and the temple. I'm not sure how far I went, but I think 5 miles would be a generous estimate. I'll map it out sometime and then update this.

Also, it looks like I'm in the Squaw Peak 50. I'm ranked ahead of Fritz on ultrasignup, so take that. I'm sure the results won't lie.

Also also, I finished my last real final today. All that remains is a formality on Thursday. And a move to American Fork.

We had some errands to run this morning, but I found time to squeeze in a quick three miles in 20 minutes.

I spent an hour on the treadmill this evening. Three miles on the 15 percent grade, plus a warmup and a cooldown. I think I'll be spending a lot of time running uphill this winter. I think the decreased miles will be worth the increased vert.

Five more miles on the treadmill this morning, and it did not feel good. My plan was to do essentially the same workout I did last night, but after one mile on the 15 percent grade I felt absolutely drained. Not enough sleep, not enough food, or not enough recovery, I'm sure I could blame any or all. Whatever the reason, I set the incline back to falt for a mile, then cranked it back up to 15 percent and walked a mile (a little under 18:00), then finished with a mile and change on the flat.

I'm not worried. We're in the middle of moving, and we'll be on the road to California on Saturday, so this week is kind of a wash anyway.

I spent the entire day in Provo cleaning up the old apartment and moving out the final odds and ends, so there ended up being no time for a run, as I was busy from 9:00 in the morning till almost midnight. The good news is that we're now completely out of Provo.

I did get one mile in when I lost my car keys and had to get back to the U-Haul place within 15 minutes or pay for an extra day. I probably looked pretty strange running through town in jeans and a down jacket, but I made it with time to spare.

Goose egg.

We were up at 5:30 and in Salt Lake at 7:00 for breakfast with Catherine's family, and after that we drove straight through to LA. Other than a few rough spots, the drive went well, and we arrived at about 7:00. Unfortunately, it's raining biblically around here and it has been for a few days, so after a full day in the car Catherine and I decided to stay in. (True story--the Gold;s Gyms around here close at 7:00. Weird).

Anyways, we'll be in Mammoth for the next few days, where the biggest storm of the past 10 years is in progress (five feet in the last 24 hours, and no sign of stopping), so it doesn't look like I'll do much running for the next few days. At first I was worried about it, but the Squaw 50 isn't for six months, so I'll be fine. For now the thing to do is run as much as I can, but qorry about spending tome with my family for the holidays first. Once we get home, training starts for real. I figure with 6 months I can run two three-month cycles. One for the Buffalo Run, and a second for the Squaw 50. I should be in good shape by June, assuming my knee holds up.