Kendall

Got some new kicks today. Brooks PureFlow 2. 4mm drop, lightweight 8.8 oz. (good lookin' too!). First day on the TM with them, embarrassed to say that all these years I've been running on the TM in trail shoes--a markable difference with a road shoe. I loved to minimal weight and feel. No calf pain due to nearly zero'ed out shoe (so far). Wide toe box which I didn't love in the Altra's but willing to give it another shot.

1.5 wu, 6:31, 6:26, 6:21, 6:15, 1.5 mile cd. short on time.

Alpine loop from AF side up and over to Aspen Grove and back. Sub 3 hour. Perfect cordouroy snow, soft from sun and groomed either this morning or yesterday. You have to try this if you've never experienced running the loop. 

AF to top (8,070 ft): 3.95 miles x 2

Aspen Grove to top: 3.87 miles x 2

15.65 total miles + a few laps around the parking lot to hit 16 even. 2,683 elevation gain.

Got out of work late. 8 on treadmill.

1.5 mile wu, 2 miles @ 6:44, 2 miles @ 6:36, 1 mile 6:15, 1.5 cd.

10 miles in the treadmill.

1.5 wu, 4 miles at 8 mph (just wasn't feeling it), 1 mile 6:24, 1 mile 5:58, 1.5 mile cd. Snow in the forecast for Friday-Saturday.

13 slowish miles on the TM after work. Blazing Saddles on TV--classic. Made the run somewhat enjoyable. Now I remember where the line "Badges?...we don't need no stinking badges!" comes from.

18 slow and steady miles on the treadmill today. Easy effort with next week's race in Moab (Red Hot 55k).

More interesting than the details of the non-event that is treadmill running is what was on TV. Today caught World Championships downhill (skiing) in Austria. Local Steve Nyman was doing really well until he caught an edge and nearly went down finishing a disappointing 25th.

Televised Rugby tournament in Las Vegas kept things interesting for the remainder of the run.