sunday 12/13

Finals sucks. One. More. Semester.

Due to the aforementioned finals and the really awesome (and by awesome, I mean not awesome) weather we had last week, I didn't run again until the Sunday run with the Incline Club.

Didn't want to get out of bed but I managed to drag myself out from under the covers and made my way to Manitou, stopping to pick up some goodies for the Feed Bag.

Saw Bucky there before everyone took off and he decided to hang back and wait. I had the dog and it's highly recommended to keep the canine friends at the back of the pack anyway. It was warm enough for shorts but I still had the beanie and fleece gloves on for some added warmth. Bucky and I ran together until the first hill up toward the Manitou water plant. As I reached the summit of that climb I realize I should have grabbed the YakTrax out of the Jeep before heading out. On the next climb, Bucky motored right up and I took my sweet ass time trudging through the snow. It wasn't long after that my shoes started getting pretty wet, but my feet never got uncomfortably cold. Boomer and I made our way almost to Long's Ranch Road (maybe 1/4 mile short of it) before I decided I was sick of running through 5" of snow with wet shoes and short socks.

We made the turn in a little over an hour and jogged back to Manitou. Bucky caught me about halfway down Ruxton and was already gone before I got back to Memorial Park (punk!). I hung out for a few minutes, munched on some food, and chatted with a few of the other early finishers.

Good run. Around 6.5 mi (my garmin didn't acquire satellites until almost Ruxton) and it felt easier than last week.

No immediate goals in sight currently. I'll have to see how the school schedule shakes out after the first of the year before committing to anything big. Just glad to be getting out when I would otherwise be lounging around the house on a Sunday morning.

Garmin Connect Data for Sunday 12/6