For the second Sunday in a row, I woke up to run in a snowstorm. After a 0.65-mile jog over to Big Cottonwood Park, I met up with Soren and we ran south on 1300 East to the Van Winkle Expressway. Then we proceeded to knock out miles 16.0 to 23.2 of the Salt Lake Marathon course, which entailed running over to 4500 South and 700 East up to 500 East then north to Liberty Park. Following a lap around Liberty Park, I proceed through the continuous snowfall back to Big Cottonwood Park. The total distance of this run was 14.7 miles at a slow but not really an easy pace (total time of exactly 1:55:00, which equals a 7:50 pace); that is, not only was the snow slowing me down, but my legs were just plain tired. I finished up my daily run by jogging 0.75 miles back to home. Overall, it was a great work and provide an excellent experience with running the second half of the Salt Lake Marathon course.
Besides shoveling my driveway and sidewalks twice today, my non-running workout consisted of 300 sit-ups, 30 push-ups, a 90-second wall sit, and a 60-second plank.
Lastly, I just realized for my Monday-Sunday weekly miles that I have been keeping track of since I started running in April of 2005, this week’s 76.7 total miles is a personal record (thanks in large part to my long run on Thanksgiving)! However, even though my legs feel relatively good, I do not plan on breaking this record any time soon because I rather put in five fewer miles in exchange for more speed play. | 