El Burro Blanco

Slept in a little today and then hit the roads in snowy Logan.  It has been raining non stop for the last two days but it turned into snow last night.  The new snow made it icy and a slick to run the roads.  I went from the in-laws up along 1600 East and then made it almost to Paul's house.  The temps were not bad but the people spraying me with slush made the run enjoyable.  I could see across the valley which was really pretty.  I averaged just around 7:10/mile.  Not bad considering I haven't run in snow for a long time.

Now to enjoy the rest of the day with Katey while celebrating our 5th wedding anniversary.  Yikes!  I am getting old.

I ran at noon today and it was a nice 33 degrees. It is kind of ironic with the weather being good in Logan and it being really bad in St. George.  My thoughts and prayers are with those who are in need at this time.  I haven't heard anything about our house being in trouble but we need to talk with family to have them check on things.

I ran from the in-laws down by First Dam and then into River Heights.  I came back and went down by the university which made the run turn into a nice loop.  Once again I was overdressed.  I averaged 6:26/mile.  It was a perfect day for a run.

Ran with the great Paul Petersen this afternoon.  I warmed up from the in-laws to Paul's work.  We did his North Logan loop in which I did about 8.25 miles with Paul and then looped back around to my in-laws.  I averaged 6:45/mile which included the warm up.  It is nice to run with Paul again.  He really puts things in perspective and the conversation is always great.  I think we are going to plan something fun for Friday.

Same run as Monday except it was extremely foggy this morning.  Pretty warm but weird not being able to see to far ahead.  6:45/mile.  Nice to get another solid run in.

Met up with Paul again today.  We drove to the start of the TOU half and then ran up 5 miles and then came back down for a total of 10.  Nice little headwind on the way up and then enjoyed it on the way down.  6:07/mile.  Paul said it best about Blacksmith Fork Canyon.  There is something magical about running in this canyon.  Beautiful scenery and worth the drive over there due to the sunny skies.

I decided to start a new tradition this year since Norah is almost a year old and I will be doing fatherly duties on Christmas morning and need to spend more time with the family.  I went out at midnight on Christmas morning and did 3 loops around my in-laws house.  This included going through the university.  My family looked at me as they were all going to bed and I put on my running clothes.  They all told me I was crazy!  I guess I am a little bit.  It was 30 degrees and nice and quiet.  Nobody was on the street which made the run perfect.  I encountered 3 deer which scared me quite a bit but it kept me on my toes.  Other than that I didn't see much else.  I ended up with 11 total miles with a 6:40/mile average.

I was thinking about other crazy running experiences I have had in the past while I was running at 1am.  Top of the list next to this was running 16 miles on a treadmill the morning of my wedding.  I was so nervous the day of my wedding so I decided to get a long run in.  I don't even know if Katey knows that. 

I was glad for a solid run and now I can spend the rest of the day with the family without any interruptions.  I am planning my midnight run for next year if anyone would like to join.  I think it would be fun to have a big group of people running at a crazy time of night.   The location will need to be somewhere in Logan since I spend Christmas at my in-laws.  See you all there next year!