Weather - 22 degrees, clouds. Ran 6.25 easy miles in 4-5 inches of fresh snow. I was feeling surprisingly strong considering I ran 10 miles in heavy snow yesterday. Along the way I ran .75 miles doing knee-ups. I started doing the knee ups maybe 10-14 days ago, at first I hardly had the strength to lift my knees to my stomach, now it is becoming easier, I feel the power in my hips growing, and the overall driving strength is improved. A few months of constant knee-up practice should help me become a better runner. I now realize that my overall leg strength is low, and this exercise along with hill/bike work should make a difference in my running times. I especially notice an improvement when running uphill, I can attack it with vigor, the legs pushing me up and over without a loss of speed or oxygen. #99 z.m. - #13 | 