"Champions are everywhere; all you need is to train them properly..." ~Arthur Lydiard
MM#209 / JapanJoyful#803
"Enjoy yourself. Your younger days never come again." 100yo T. Igarashi to me in geta at top of Mt. Fuji (8/2/87)
Like Mariposai I ran more miles than degrees, and it wasn't a whole lot colder here than in Omak! (that situation won't last long) I ran 7.4 miles outside (I think the temp was -1 or -2), down the long hill to the main road, then another couple of miles in the road... moving to the shoulder only when cars were coming. Felt like running in quicksand, or cornstarch or some other equally miserable footing. The bike path back up the hill was hard because of the snowmachine-churned up snow, making my pace move into the "easy" range while the effort soared into a hard tempo category. Ugh. Finished up with 3.4 miles at a more easy pace and effort for a total of 10.8 for the day. Forecast for Saturday: "Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. Temperatures falling to 10 below to 20 below. Light winds...except over higher summits north winds to 30 mph with locally poor visibility in blowing snow and wind chill to 40 below." Sunday doesn't look much better, if not worse.
Marathon Maniac #3309
Running has given me the courage to start, the determination to keep trying, and the childlike spirit to have fun along the way - Run often and run long, but never outrun your Joy of running!