My hometown is Hurricane, UT but I currently live in Logan, UT where I attend Utah State University. I am working on a PhD in Education, with an emphasis in Technology and Engineering Education.
"Long" run tonight. At least long by the past month's standards. It felt really good though. I was only planning on 5 miles, but I just "felt it" once I got out running. It was really quite a nice run. It was very quiet and not as cold, and the fog and snow made for a very picturesque night. I didn't feel like I was working at all, which has not been the rule for the past few runs.
Got my new shoes from SGRC today. Brooks Cascadia 5. I got them on Cody's suggestion and the need for something that will have some traction in this land of the eternal ice and snow (otherwise known as Logan). Took them out on a trial trail (pun intended) run on the BST and surrounding environs. Trail was about an even mix of ice, snow, and mud. Shoes performed fantastically. I think if I'm not careful I might make these my favorite shoes ever. The ride is very smooth even on the road and as one who's never had a pair of real trail shoes before these were great to have on the trail. My foot would actually stay where I put it! Imagine that... The run felt good. I took it easy for the most part and just enjoyed being up out of the inversion for a little while. Pace was still decent though. I have noticed that my stride is becoming more and more efficient. Maybe 80-90 mpw during the summer had something to do with that. Weather was gray and chilly, but what's new?
Easy Providence loop. Rained for the first half then started snowing. Got pretty cold towards the end in my hands, and I was soaking wet when I got home but it was still a nice run. Good stress buster for finals week. Last one tomorrow! Calculus II. I will probably have to retake that class anyway, which is a bummer, but oh well.
Long run in the wet and snow and cold. It was surprisingly enjoyable though. I didn't mind too much except my feet and hands got pretty cold again. Especially my feet. It's hard to run on ice blocks for feet. I've heard that by wrapping your feet in a plastic bag of some sort it keeps them warm. I am going to experiment with that next time there's a cold, wet run to be run. Anyone else have any experience with that?
Easy run to start the week. Also, today was trial number one of the plastic bag shoe liner idea. Worked beautifully, except that I punched a hole in them running downhill on the way home. I will experiment with putting extra bag inside the shoe next time. I got my shoes soaking wet in the canal on purpose and it was definitely cold initially, but my feet warmed right back up after a minute or so. I ran through every snowy field and puddle I could find but I just couldn't keep my feet cold. I was actually pretty surprised. It was no sauna in there, but it wasn't uncomfortable by any means.
Easy run in the fog again. I could barely see 100 yards. If I hadn't been out in the sticks north of Logan it might have been scary with cars. But it was ok.
Ate an entire package of bacon this morning, along with eggs and pancakes. That kind of breakfast makes for a sluggish-feeling run. But I deserved it I think.
Got up this morning and went to my roomie's house for breakfast and stuff and hung around there for awhile, then came home and went for a long run up Green Canyon. It was a beautiful day. There was a lot of snow, but the road had been groomed for skiers so it was very runnable. Actually about as perfect for running as snow can be. Great run for a Christmas Day.
It "snowed" last night in Hurricane. Really it was just a skiff, but it was cool I guess. It looked like a Logan storm for about 20 minutes and then petered out. Went running in the leftover slush and mud this afternoon. Temps were cold for here, but not too bad.
