A Runner at Heart.....Riding a Bike

9:00am:  Stayed up late last night.  It was 30 degrees with wind (of course).  I ran 10.28 miles nice and easy to start off the year.

6:30am:  It was 44 degrees this morning but the wind was blowing 25-30 mph.  The good news is that I had clear pavement for about 90% of the run.  I ran 12.28 miles in a good pace and felt really good about my run today.  It was nice to have some fast miles outside for a change!!!

8:30am:  It rained hard, then snowed, then got cold quickly last night so I ran later today fearing icy streets.  It was 15 degrees when I left but winds were light and the sun was shining so it wasn't too bad.  I ran 19.23 miles with the last 5-6 on solid ice along the benches and hills by my house.  The in town stuff was fine and I got some nice miles in.  I cleared 80 miles for the week which was my goal and all of them were outside so I am happy!!!

No run today.  I did abdominal and leg weights workout.

6:30am:  It was cold this morning with below zero windchill so I ran on the treadmill.  I ran 10.25 miles in a pretty easy pace.  

6:30am  The temperature was 22 degrees with very little wind.  That was the good news.  The bad news was we had a dusting of snow last night that slickened the roads and hid the icy spots so I wore my "bolt shoes" as I call them.  I ran 12.27 miles on icy streets and ran fast when I could.

 6:30pm:  6.25 easy miles on the treadmill after my lower body weight workout.

6:30am:  Today was a horrible run.  The temperature was fine, 37 degrees.  The wind was nasty, 30mph+, but that was not the problem.  The roads were ice or black ice with some water on top of them.  I literally had to stop and walk several times because it was flat-out dangerous. Even my bolt shoes did not help.   I ran (ha) 12.29 miles in a pace around 8:30 due to the conditions.  It felt more like a survival outing than a run.  I will try to get some fast miles in tonight.

6:00pm:  It was 40 degrees and very windy tonight, but all the roads that were ice this morning were just wet tonight.  I ran 6.57 miles and in the dark I saw 3 deer dart in front of some cars while running up Satterfield.  

6:30am:  Temperature was 42 degrees this morning, but the wind was 20mph gusting over 30mph out of the South.  Luckily, the roads were nice and clear so I had OK South miles and great North miles.  I ran 12.31 miles and felt really good.

6:30am:  It was 28 degrees with some wind this morning.  I ran 12.28 miles in an easy pace.  I'm thinking a long run tomorrow if the weather isn't too bad.

6:45am:  It was 22 degrees this morning and the winds were light (about 10mph) so it was pretty nice.  I ran 19.53 miles with some fast miles mixed in.  

8:00am:  It was 27 degrees with almost NO WIND this morning.....I could not pass this up.  I ran 12.31 miles in a good pace that seemed really easy.  Nice run.

6:15am:  It was 35 degrees with winds steady at 20mph gusting over 30.......ya, it's Idaho winter.  I ran 13.14 miles in a fairly easy but steady pace.  I am shooting for 100 this week so I will push harder on Tue/Thur/Sat.

7:30am:  I ran later today because I have the day off.  It was 36 degrees with our old standby of 20+ winds with gusts over 30....whatever.  I had planned 15 miles but I stretched it to 17.12 because I felt good and I had the time.

6:15am:  It was 22 degrees this morning with very little wind and some fog.  I ran 12.28 miles in a fairly easy pace.

6:15am:  It was 25 degrees and foggy this morning.  I ran 12.31 miles nice and easy.

6:30am:  It was 17 degrees this morning with no wind and a Freezing Fog advisory.  There were times during my run that my eyelashes were trying to freeze together.  When I got home I was covered in frost and my head cover had an ice beard....I looked like Frosty the Snowman.  Other than that I had an Awesome run.  I ran 13.24 miles with some nice pick-up miles when I had good visibility.  I actually had about 15 minutes of clear running on the top of Satterfield because I was above the fog inversion.

8:00am:  It was 17 degrees but there was a lot less fog today.  I actually had sunshine most of the way.  I ran 22.36 miles and kept it under 3 hours.  

7:30am:  It was 13 degrees this morning with no wind.  I ran in to Kory after 3 miles and ran 3 with him.  It was nice to have someone to talk to for a while.  I ran 16.28 miles in an easy pace.

7:45am:  I had the day off and I work tomorrow so I decided to move my Tuesday longer run to today.  It was 15 degrees and light winds.  I ran 17.27 miles and took it pretty easy.

Rest day after 55 miles the last 3 days.

6:30am:  It was 15 degrees with no wind this morning.  I ran 12.23 miles in a pretty easy pace and ran 4 of them with Bob Fischer.

6:45am:  It was 18 degrees this morning.....a regular heat wave.  I ran 13.16 miles with 5 really good miles in the middle, felt good.

6:30am  I woke up to a fresh blanket of snow this morning.  The temperature was 30 degrees and it was snowing lightly.  I put on my traction shoes and had a good time.  I ran 12.38 miles and the traction wasn't too bad as the snow packed under each step.  It wasn't a fast run but it was a relaxing, fun time.

7:30am: It snowed wet and heavy this morning. Running in SLUSH was the order of the day. It was 32 degrees and snowing big fat flakes....I was very wet when I got home. I ran 18.42 miles in the best pace I could.

No running this morning.  We had stake conference at church this morning.  It was great!

6:30am: It snowed last night and then froze hard. The roads are very dangerous.....it was a treadmill day for safety. I ran 12.25 miles in a pace ranging from 7:30-6:49. Nice and sweaty workout.

6:30am:  Roads still nasty this morning.  The high yesterday was only 14 degrees so there has been no change in conditions.  Another treadmill day.  I ran 13.25 miles with each mile progressively faster until I was running at a 6:49 pace, the whole run at a 1.5 incline.

6:30am: Another treadmill day. Hope the roads get better soon. I ran 12.25 miles fairly easy after the last 2 days.

6:15am:  It was 18 degrees this morning.  The roads are still very icy but I've had enough of the treadmill the last 3 days.  Before I left I had to replace some of the bolts in my ice running shoes because I wore the hex heads down flat :)  I ran 15.17 miles and felt AWESOME.....  About 5 miles in I felt like I had the perfect pace, perfect stride, and if I didn't have to work today I would have run 20-25 miles.  I felt fluid.  I probably didn't look that way running on the ice, but I had a great time.  I kept the pace good and finished in under 2 hours.  I love days like this!!!

6:15am:  15 degrees outside with FREEZING FOG (oooh, my favorite).  The fog was worse on the benches and I was under it when I dropped down in to the main part of town.  Unfortunately my last 4 miles are back on the bench and I was covered in frost when I got home and my eyes tried to freeze shut at the corners.  I love a challenge :)  I ran 15.19 miles and was 3 minutes FASTER than yesterday.  It must have been that big bowl of pasta I had at Remo's last night, it was delicious!  I only need 5.85 miles tomorrow to break 400 for the month which will be a first for me. 

Morning:  I waited until it was light out to run this morning thinking it would be warmer.....it actually got colder.  It was 5 degrees and clear when I left.  The sun....yes we had sun today, was bright with all the snow and ice so I had to wear sunglasses so I did not go blind.  I ran 22.16 miles with 9 really good miles.  It was 20 degrees by the time I got home so all in all it was pretty good conditions.