running for my mind

15 minutes on the elliptical to loosen up a bit. Then, stretching and some balance work. I have a gnarly knot in my neck that I might need to get a massage therapist working on. 

8 fun miles playing in the snow. It was about ankle deep on the trail. The quietness of running in the snow makes it one of my favorite times to get out early.

Fun fact - my car is borderline dead in my garage. Anyone have a car for sale?

I am not one to opt for the treadmill when it is cold, but biting wind that makes it feel like -24 degrees can keep me inside. So, I did a good workout of elevation change increasing by 1 every five minutes after the 15 minute warmup.

7:30 pace on my treadmill* - 15 minutes flat at 0 elevation, 5 at 1, 5 at 2, 5 at 3, 5 at 4, and 5 at 5. Then I worked my way back down. 5 at 4, 5 at 3, 5 at 2, 5 at 1, and 15 at 0. Totalled 75 minutes.

the wind, or lack thereof, makes all the difference.

1 degree when i left my house. a couple toes on my left foot were a little cold by the end, but everything else was great. i took a page out of fritz's book and wore mittens. they are my new go-to sub-5 degrees.

happy new year's eve!

i have officially been running for 3 years. perhaps i will reflect on that a little tomorrow and write up a bit on where i have come from since starting running and where i plan to be heading.

20.15 - Happy New Year everyone!

More of a description later

No sleep, or very little. Rest day. 

ran the "5 Fingers of Sugar House" with Brayden and several Liberty loops. 

the 5 fingers consist of zigzagging south from 13th south to 17th south in between 11th east and 13th east. elevation profile here. was not as bad as originally anticipated.