Back out on the ice today. For some reason, despite temps remaining in the mid-20s and no sunshine to speak of, there was considerable melting going on. There were also plenty of iceballs and ruts to step on and twist ankles. How my ankles are not the size of basketballs right now is beyond me. Must have twisted the right one 20 times, and that estimate may be low. Moved the screws into the Asics today and traction continued to be pretty good, with the possible exception of the downhill out of the park and sheer, wet ice (and the wet part may be the key; that melting again). Felt like I was on skis, but no falls again. I will be happy when I can retire the screw shoes, though. Maybe this melting will continue and I can run on clear trails tomorrow. Total mileage today 9.04, which puts me over 110 for the month. I'm fairly happy with that, given that I missed half the moth with the gunk and the weather took out a few more days. And with the snow, many of the miles I put in this month were harder than the average bear, like running in mud or loose sand. I think my glutes and quads will be strengthened accordingly by this work, if I ver get a chance to supercompensate. | 