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Location:

Salt Lake City,UT,

Member Since:

Nov 14, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

50k:  4:59 at Buffalo Run in 2010  (32 miles)

Marathon:  3:01 at St. George in 2009!

Half:  1:29 at Painter's/ St. George in 2009.  1:27 at Salt Lake in 2009 (aided course)

10k: 40:53 Greek Festival 10k at Sugar House park in 2010.

5miles: 32:10 Dam 2 Dam in 2009.  Master's winner.

5k: 20:00:00  19:54 in May 2010.

2008:  Ran the Slam + Boston

I need to update this!

Short-Term Running Goals:

Carpe Diem.

Don't trip over my own feet.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Keep running.

Personal:

1 wife

1 girl child

1 boy child

1 big dog

1 little dog

I'm a geologist for my day job.
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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Thu, Dec 31, 2009
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.750.000.000.007.75

This is what winter running should always be like!!  Blue sky!  Warmer temps! (near 30?)  Some nice light and fluffy powder!  I ran up the BST to the lower tower and then took the service road (dirt and closed to traffic) home.  Running down the service road in the powder was great fun.  I wish more winter runs could be just like today.  I was a happy fly.

12.39 pace,  but who cares.  Pace on snowy trails is pretty meaningless. 

Happy new years!!!

Comments
From Rhett on Fri, Jan 01, 2010 at 16:46:01 from 74.32.208.70

Sounds like fun. Are your feet frozen and wet when you get home?

From Smooth on Fri, Jan 01, 2010 at 22:16:49 from 174.23.217.47

I'm smiling big reading about your run! I can just picture a happy fly playing in the snowy trail! Hope more days like that are instored for the rest of the winter. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

From Kathie on Sat, Jan 02, 2010 at 14:36:49 from 63.248.105.188

I need to keep telling my self that pace in the snow doesn't matter...I hope we have many more great running days this winter.

From fly on the Wall on Sun, Jan 03, 2010 at 00:45:09 from 166.70.192.189

My feet do not usually get wet. I guess cause the snow is dry and too cold to melt. But they did get a bit wet on this day, not so much from the snow but the slushy stuff down lower. I wear short gaiters to keep the snow out of my shoes. I also have winter running shoes but they aren't as comfortable I haven't bothered to wear them this year. With a pair of med thick Smart Wool socks my feet stay nice an warm even with my mesh topped running shoes when it is in the teens. Sounds odd but it works for me.

Hope you've had some equally as fun runs Smooth.... I need to check your blog and find out!

Kathy, It is often dangerous to try to run fast in the snow. Since I'm not training for anything, I have the luxury of going S L O W on pretty trails.

From montelepsy on Tue, Jan 05, 2010 at 15:13:26 from 64.235.121.163

I can't imagine running that cold. I ran outside when it was 40 once. Once.

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