Relentless

morning - 8 Highland.  Short walk with Twix and then we went up onto Highland and ran the trail up there twice.  There was a little skiff of snow that just made for a beautiful scene and great running.  I had a much better attitude and felt pretty good.  Should lead to a good run tomorrow - going to do the Red Cliffs Reserve Traverse from Leeds to Ivins; fun stuff.  Abs after.  (Adios)

AM - 26.25 Red Cliffs Desert Reserve - unsuccessful attempt at a traverse.  Just not a very good run today - couldn't find any rhythm or decent feel for running.  Very cold up at the start in Silver Reef - bottles froze, hands froze - made for the first two stops to be way too long to try and break the ice a little and get some hydration.  Had to start in the dark, too; which isn't very conducive to decent running on a trail even with a decent headlamp.  From there on out it was just a bumma run.  Thought for sure I would still break my FKT, but saw that slip away as I was resorting to way too much walking.  So by T-Bone I just decided to call it instead of struggling for 8 more miles.  Good long run though.  (Speedgoat 325)

AM - 5 Twix.  Short walk with Twix and then a very chill recovery run.  Added in Bella Vista to round up to 5.  A lot of achilles pain initially, so I extended the walk a bit to try and work it a little.  Abs.  (Levitate 192)

AM - 3.75 Twix. Short walk in another cold morning and then run with the dog. Abs. (Levitate 195.75)

afternoon - 5.25 PVMS. Down into the middle school neighborhood. Mike “The Essence” Finch and Carson joined us. Always good to chat with the old crew. Striders. HIIT. (Ravenna 401.25)

AM - 4 Twix.  Abs and then a short walk and got into the run.  Feeling pretty decent (better than the dog).  Still a pretty cold chill around.  (Levitate 199.75)

afternoon - 6.75 Trail to Nowhere/River Trail. A little better pace than the last little while - dipped under 7:00 throughout the run. Cadence has been improving a bit - 172 both runs today, and usually right around 170 unless I’m spent. (Peg purple 371)

morning - 12.5 Twix/Little Black Mt.  Short walk with Twix and 2.5 with her around the neighborhood.  Wanted a little different run, so I drove down to Little Black Mountain and hit up the 10 mile loop.  Decided to try and push it a little bit.  Felt pretty good and those ten miles were fairly strong with an ave of around 6:25.  (Peg blue34 112.75)