Well...I had every intention of running yesterday evening but a freak snowstorm pounded our area with 4-6 inches of snow. My car got stuck on the way home and by the time I got home, it was late and the road conditions had worsened.
So I woke up early this morning and drove to work in the lowlands and got a good 11 miles in this morning. It was still slick but I ran on the gravel trail that runs the length of Lake Sammamish. Gravel is great for frosty mornings. Ran an easy 6:25 pace. I will attempt again to get in another 6 or so tonight.
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I sure tried to get another 6 miles in but the snow didn't melt and the roads were icier than ever. So I tried a gravel trail near my house and it was so dark I got spooked realizing that if I got eaten, they wouldn't find my body for days. So I went to the high school track thinking the snow would be melted there but it's a red track not a black one so the snow was still four inches deep. I ran anyway. I learned that running in that much snow takes a lot of effort, more than it was worth so i called it quits after 13 laps. It was cool seeing the patterns my foot prints made after 13 laps around the track. Mine were the only prints. |