Trail Running Granny

I found the best place to trail run in the winter today, I wish I had figured this out years ago.  I LOVED IT!  Ardie and I parked at the top of Gaurdmans Pass where they block off the road for the winter and hiked up to the point you can look over into Park City.  Blue skies, warm sun, beautiful views and of course killer company. I think Ardie is reading this, thank you Ardie for this great day and every monday we are together, it is one of the highlights of my week!  I ended up running down half of the way, it was great trail running, you sink into the snow about an inch and have to watch your footing with all the tracks from the snowmobiles ( we only saw two snowmobiles thank goodness, Mondays are so quiet in the mountains)  They stink, we could smell the exhaust as they pasted us.  Stupid machines.

I want to get Gary or Maurine to do this route and run down into Park City.  I need to make a plan and soon!!

I did muscle-up this morning and then did a spinning class. I have not done that in years, the first time I did it, it about killed me so I have been afraid to go back.  My  mom spins twice a week, so I thought I should give it another  try.  Now that I am older and wiser I have no problem taking it easy, I actually got off the bike 3 times to stretch. I only went 14 miles, I noticed the older woman next me ( she looked like she was in her 70's) had done over 19 miles. So what do I say about that?  Who cares!?  That's what I say! I am all into baby steps.  I gave myself 5 miles because I was working hard for one hour and I usually run 5 miles in one hour.  However, I was using different muscles and this work out was much harder than a 5 mile run.

Mom, if you are reading this, are you impressed?  You go mama!  I hope I can spin when I am your age!

Today was supposed to be a 20 miler, but I bailed out at 11.  I was tired and my knees were feeling alittle achy and weak and I missed not having Gary and Ernie there for the second week in a row.  I am thinking I am about done with my trips to the Oval, it has been a great place for my winter long runs, but the good weather is about here and I am ready to be outside again.  I am taking it easy today and will try and get my 18-20 miler in next Wed. 

Odee and I did alittle run at the Old Mill pond and then I did spinning again. It was fun, I didn't get off the bike once.  The 70 year old lady next to me still kicked my butt.  She did 24 miles and I did 14.  She has only been spinning one month.  My goal is to catch up to her!  It is a real tough work out!

Have a great weekend!

Got up early and did a speed workout at the rec center at 5:30 this morning.  I am hoping I am brave enough to drive up to Zermatt with my daughter for a cooking class. I am a wimp when it comes to snowy roads.

Happy Friday!

I hiked this morning with Harold, Gary, Ernie and my daughter Jana.  We went and hiked along Gaurdsman's Pass, the same hike I did with Ardie Monday, except this time there was tons of new snow to track thru, we should have had snowshoes, it was super burley. I thought I was going to die laughing watching Jana, she is out of shape and was cracking me up, she thought we were going on a little wimpy hike, not a 3 hour trek thru deep snow.  It was a great work out.  We had lunch afterwards at the Silver Fork Resturant.  I am not sure Jana will ever hike with me again.

Woohoo!  Over 40 miles this week!!