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February 8, 2006
A Brief Update
I wrote a nice entry the other day, but my Internet browser crashed amidst posting it and I didn't have the energy to rewrite it. So, this will be my attempt to catch up on my running (and a few other things, too), in as brief a manner as possible.
I made it to 45 miles for last week, as I wanted to to. Just barely, though, not a mile more! Here is how the week turned out:
Thursday: 10 miles, 1:21 and change. In a sleeting, icy snowstorm! My cheeks stung from hard ice crystals blowing into them so hard! It was a great, easy run, aside from the awful weather.
Friday: 5 miles, 40:xx. I spent so much time relaxing today that I just barely got out running before dark. I mean to run a little more, but ran out of daylight.
Saturday: 5 miles, 41:xx. We spent this day skiing, and I just went for a quick run afterwards. We were skiing in a snowstorm all day! It was beautiful, though, calm with little wind and big snowflakes falling. We cross-country skiied 8.5 miles.
Sunday, 15 miles, 2:01:xx. I meant to run 14 miles on an out-and-back route. I accidentally ran 7.5 miles out and didn't realize it. So, I spent the 7.5 miles running back wondering why it took so long to run 7 miles. It wasn't until I was out of the cold and snow could I properly do the math in my head and realize I had run 15 miles instead of 14. I ran negative splits, which I was happy about, 1:03 on the way out and 59 minutes on the way back. I was tired after 2 hours though, my longest run in a year or so! I can tell I'm out of running shape!
This week I'm aiming for 50 miles.
Monday: Rest. Cross country skiied 10+ miles. This was through some rough backcountry terrain and deep, deep snow. Super-hard work breaking trail through the snow and navigating some steep ups and downs. I was more tired at the end of this than I was doing a long run on Sunday! It was beautiful, though! We ran smack dab into a bison in a tiny open clearing in the trees. He was WAY up there in the mountains and it was obvious that he was wintering the whole winter in this small field. I couldn't believe it! He didn't particularly want to share his clearing with us, so we had to take off our skiis and pick through the forest in waist-deep snow to get around him! Aside from that, the landscape was stark, white, windswept, and covered with feet and feet of snow. So gorgeous!
Tuesday: 6 miles, 48:xx. Felt pretty tired during this run from a few days of hard work. As the run went on, I felt better.
Wednesday: I haven't run yet! I'm planning 10-11 miles, though, in just a little bit!
Posted by Meghan at February 8, 2006 2:28 PM
Comments
i can't believe the calmness with which you just took off your skiis and went AROUND the bison to continue on!
the stories from your home are amazing.
Posted by: Audrey at February 8, 2006 4:05 PM