Wheeler Farm Loops

AM - 10 miles.

PM - Skinned 6 x Milly at Brighton [6600']. Changed it up from the usual GW laps. Casual pace, just listening to podcasts and enjoying the scenery all afternoon. Shorter laps felt good after a longer effort yesterday.

For a few minutes I entertained the idea of a 2 x 10K weekend, but decided I wanted to drive down the canyon before dark. I've skied 8 of the past 15 days with 46K of climbing during that span... a pretty good start to the season considering the lack of snow (but that should change very soon!!!).

AM - 7 miles. SNOW!!!

PM - 7 miles. Late start, just wandering through the snowy wonderland. Beautiful evening. I'm so happy that we have actual winter in the valley - its been a while!

AM - 7 miles.

PM - 7 miles.

AM - 7 miles.

PM - 7 miles.

The big storm perfectly coincided with a really busy stretch at work so I wasn't able to get out and take advantage, but I've really been enjoying the wintery running and especially enjoying not spending one second in a car the past three days. Run-commuting pays big dividends on weeks like these.

AM - 7 miles.

PM - Skinned 3 x GW at Brighton [5200'].

Very happy to be back on skis after 3 days with no glisse! Saw a big herd of deer/elk type creatures just before it got dark, but it was way too cold to take photos tonight. I had to move uphill at a pretty good clip to keep my fingers from going numb.

AM - 7 miles.

PM - Skinned 3 x GW at Brighton [5200'].

I gave a ride down the canyon to a couple high school kids who couldn't figure out the bus schedule. Turns out they both ran cross-country and they told me how their coach had them running 6 miles every day, which is crazy because it is "about the same amount that most olympians run."

AM - 10 miles.

PM - Skinned 3 x GW at Brighton [5200']. Again. Waited until the lifts stopped and then cranked out another evening 5K. The first climb was surprisingly a huge PR (30:31) and then I slowed to "podcast pace" for the next two. Now I guess I have to try and break 30 at some point!