Left from USU and went to Smithfield on 1200E; past 5000N to Pebble Creek Road and then back. Got lost in Smithfield and so had some backtracking to do. Then a friendly Golden Labrador adopted me for 1.5 miles and so had to stop at a house in N. Hyde Park and call owner - was waiting outside for him for 15 mins, so was stopped for 20 mins. Got really cold - in fact it felt brutally cold all the time. Then a couple stopped me to ask for directions - I thought of begging them to let me sit in their car to warm up. It's been a disappointing week mileage wise. In part due to (i) poor air at the start of the week and (ii) spending all afternoon yesterday trying to unblock a drain at home which meant I didn't run. But the real problem is the psychological trauma from pounding the long, cold, bleak Cache Valley highways. In Smithfield I had fantasies of dropping down into town, getting a Big Mac and Fries, and then the bus home. I'm really fed up. At least Jan. and Feb. are over....writing this in my office with a down parka on that's how cold I got.
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