Fly on the Wall

Oh the air outside is frightful but the treadmill is so not delightful.  I wish it'd snow.  I wish it'd snow.  I wish it'd snow...  We need a storm to blow out this dirty stinking air.  Rather than try to hold my breath I ran on the dreadmill.  Is the air really any better inside the gym? 

4 miles with 3x 1/2mile repeats @ 6:00 w/ 1/8 mile recoveries.  The machine maxed out @ 10 mph (6:00 min/mile), not that I wanted to go any faster or even could.

I need to figure out what I want to do next.

5 EZ miles on a treadmill.  That's all I could stand.  I listened to an audio book but I still find it tedious to run and not go anywhere.  I sure hope we get some wind soon.  

The skies finally parted this afternoon, so I took advantage of the cleaner air and made a run for it.  I didn't have my watch so I don't know how far or fast I really went, but I know were I went.  I took the trails behind my house up to the communication towers.  Then followed the Bonneville Shoreline Trail down to City Creek.  It was SO nice to get out and run.  Looking down I could still see low lying muck in parts of the valley but it was clear up above. 

I kept a strong pace running uphill.  Then about 2/3 of the way through the run I realized I might not make it back to pick my son up from Spanish on time, so I really pushed the pace coming back down.  Nothing like trying to push your pace while running on a single track covered with rain slicked snow. 

I left the house to warm weather (mid 40s) and partly cloudy skies.  I just got a new pair of running shorts and since the weather was so nice I decided to wear them.... mistake.  I took the same route as yesterday but planned to go about twice as far.  Well when I was approaching the ridge line a big cloud blew in.  It started to rain/snow/sleet.  I got wet.  I got cold.  I think it was ideal hypothermia weather.  So I revised my plan to, just make it to the heated restroom in City Creek.  I picked up the pace to keep warm and made it to the restroom, where I spent about 5 minutes at the hot air hand dryer, drying the front of my shorts and thin gloves.  Then it was just a beeline straight home.  Oh well better short than frozen.