Fly on the Wall

City Creek, BST, down Dry Creek, and back.

When I left it was 19 degrees with "freezing fog" but the air quality was reported to be ok.  My house was just at the edge of the fog and it didn't take too long to run up and out of it.  Running into City Creek Canyon was noticeably colder but once I climbed up and out of the canyon it was a gorgeous, sunny day.  The trail was very icy on the climb but up on top the trail was great, nice firmly packed snow that was reasonably smooth.  On my return back down into City Creek Canyon the trail seemed even slicker and I found it much easier and safer to just sit on my heal and slide down the trail on a few stretches.

16.5 miles.  11:55 ave pace.  time- 3:16

VERY slow, moderate effort run.  For the time and effort I could have run 7 miles on flat, dry, paved trail.  But that trail is in the polluted and frozen fog, so I drove to the Ensign Peak trail head and ran up a slick, frozen, and lumpy trail from there.  Above Ensign Peak I could see my shadow.  :)   4 miles, 55:34, 13:49 pace !!!

Pray for wind to blow this muck out of here.  It is supposed to snow tonight and that should do the trick.

Today is the solstice.  It's longer days from here on out - Hurray for that. 

I hope you all are ready for your holiday doings.

The air quality is not great but better.  6 miles on the JRP at an ez pace and effort. 9:10 minute mile.  Snowing and a snowy trail, but it was not deep enough to be of concern.  It took a lot of effort to get out the door today and once I was out I didn't have any desire to push the pace.  Oh well, it was good just to get out.

10.2 miles @ 8:36 ave. pace, followed by gluttonous eating at my work's pot luck lunch.  Now I'm full and tired.

Ran BST to the mouth of Dry Creek and back.  It was cold, upper teens to mid 20s and I was a bit over dressed, but I don't get the guy and gal running in shorts?