Dare to be great!

#9: Hit the snow covered dirt road leading out to Poverty Flats from Bishops.  Nice to be out this cold morning. 

Got busy with work, wrestling tournament, and scouts.  Played capture the flag with my scouts for about a half hour so I am calling a half mile.

Made the right decision and slept in this morning as it was in the single digits and brought my running gear to work.  Went out for runch and started at the trails by the Flying J.  Hit a new trail off the Red Rock and followed four wheeler tracks up and around.  Nice new loop it was fun exploring a new area.  Did six miles with about 1,000 feet of climbing in a couple short miles.  Worked pretty hard for an AP of 11:09 with the snow, climbs, and slippery ice/snow down low.  Came back to work covered in mud and with a smile on my face...

Ran the hood, did the second mile in 6:48 and the fourth mile in 6:34 ran the other miles right around 8 minute pace to get some active recovery

Short loop around the hood before I had to be at wrestling practice.

Started later in the afternoon after Trenton's wrestling tournament.  Ran from the house to the dirt/snow/mud road leading out of the rodeo grounds.  Went a little over four miles then ran back then up the road to the Parson's elk farm.  Hit the top the looped back to the house to get an even ten miles. 

So I got my first blister on this run since I started running again a few years back.  I could feel it around four miles but didn't pay it much mind.  Didn't feel a rock or anything in my shoes.  Came home and found the culprit.  Big hole in my running sock.  Need to buy a few new pairs.  AP 8:33 but felt much harder with the snow and hills.