It was very very cold this morning! I decided to run the canal road south this morning after changing my mind several times as to where I would run. I decided that trail blazing through 3-4 inches of snow was better than running on icy streets. I bundled up pretty warm and was glad I did, because I never got hot or felt overdressed. Pretty slow and hard, not as bad as yesterday, but enough to keep me at over 9:00 pace for the first 6 miles. Logan would have hated it! I ran into a herd of deer about a mile into my run and chased them for 3 miles on the road. I wasn't really chasing them, they just kept running in the same direction as I was. There aren't many things dumber than a herd of deer in this world, but a guy running on a mountain road in 5 inches of snow when it is 5 degrees outside comes close! I don't know if 20 sets of deer tracks in the snow helped or hindered me? I ended up running the cold 10 miles in 1:24:24 (8:27 ave.)
(Adrenaline-476 miles)
The best part about today was I hit 50 miles for the week, something that I haven't done since St. George. I hope to stay around that mileage for a couple of months. | 