This run was a battle royale. I spent 5 hours shoveling driveways this morning. After lunch and a bit of a nap, I tackled the BST, or rather, it tackled me. 10 minute miles, walking, gasping, spitting, coughing. Around mile 3 I came across a couple of partially digested deer carcasses. I ran to the upper road in Farmington, then headed back. Without realizing it, I had run 4.5 miles with a tailwind, and had to fight all the way back. Around mile 6 I felt a little bit warmed up. I think it corresponded with getting out of the mud and snow and onto pavement again. Miles 8 and 9 were the only ones I ran without walking, I think. So to sum up, 9 miles that pretty much sucked from a running standpoint. The views were nice enough, though. 8:50 overall pace
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