Road back from FAT!!!!!

Met Ken Albert and Bret at Bret's place. Ran up to the canal road. Ken and Bret went high and were going faster than I felt comfortable with having traveled yesterday. So Albert and I stayed flater. Easy run 7:20 ap.

Lunch: Just over 5 solo on base.

Tempo run this morning. Met Ken and Jason at Smiths in South Ogden. The weather was a beast. Snowing and blowing and 29° outside. Decided to go just by feel. Total time of 21:54 (5:28.5 ap). Felt like the run was about 10 seconds slow per mile with the icy roads, wind and snow. Very happy with the effort.

Forgot to mention that on our cool down we witnessed a 4 car accident at an intersection because the road was so icy. Surprisingly loud considering they weren't driving fast. Made sure I drove carefully to work because of it. Sneaky icy because it rained then turned to snow and froze.

Lunch: Ran the north Base loop Solo. 7.5 ap 6:36

Ran solo before work today in the cold. Burrrr. Temp said 12° degrees when. Started and 11° when I finished. Glad I had just bought a nice warm running jacket at the REI dings and dents sale. Really liked my new Skechers. They fit my foot really well and are super light.

PM: 6 miles after work easy 7:05 ap. Its amazing how warm 18° feels after a morning run in 10°. Oh how the human body adjusts

Met Bret Bryant Jason Albert and Jon at the pond for an aerobic builder. It was 7° at the start. Felt warm as we warmed up and felt great got rolling really well for the couple miles. Then we hit the track crossing at the same time as a freight train. Bryant tried to lead us around the train but instead got us lost. By the 4th time we stopped slowed or turned around. The cold had done my legs in. Average through 6 was 5:38 but was 5:30 through 3.5. Just slowed some and ran in at about 6:20 pace with Bret and Jason. Going to hit the treadmill this afternoon to get a reprieve fron the bitter cold. Without all the stops I feel it would have been. Much better workout. When its this cold out you can't try to get rolling again once you stop.

PM Went 6 total miles on the treadmill. Felt like I needed more workout because this morning's wasn't were I wanted it to be. 2 mile warm up. Then 2 mile progression. Half mile at each pace. 5:30 5:20 5:10 5:00. Two mile cool down. Felt really good and my lungs appreciated the warm air. Solid day overall.

Today is the reason I hate working out in a gym. With the wind snow and cold, -8 wind chill on base, I decided on a treadmill run. Get there get going no problem. About 40 minutes in a man in his 50s informs me there is a 30 minute max on a machine. I think he is joking. There 5 other open treadmills exactly like mine. He tells me "Yes but that is the one I am going to use." Pointing at the one I am on. He then goes and gets a gym manager and forces me off "his" treadmill. I get on the one right next to him and start back up only to have the gym manager checking on my progress and then makes me switch to another treadmill after another 30 minutes. I told him this is ludacris. There 6 other open treadmills if someone wants to use one. (Yeah the guy who had to use the treadmill I was on went about 20 minutes). I just stopped my run. Thus the odd distance on the treadmill. When I was walking down to the locker room, I spotted the guy who had to have that treadmill. He was a Colonel and that is why the base gym managers acted the way they did. This is why I sometimes hate working for the military. Someone gets power and command and it goes to their head. And people will bend over backwards to do exactly what this guy wants and no one dares tell him, you know what sir you're kind of being a jerk. Sorry for the rant I was just fuming and needed a place to vent. Otherwise nice easy treadmill run. Had to fucus on not turning up the intensity to let off steam.

Ran 20 this afternoon/evening in the snow. I was hopinng the snow would at least slow down but it has been steady snow since 7 am. Did 12 with Kayla and 8 solo after swinging by the house and changing my socks and gloves. Was scheduled for a fast finish but as with most of this week the weather did not cooperate. still very happy with my first 100 mile week (99.4 last week so not quite three digits).