Notes
Probably should have accomplished a few more than 8 miles today, but I didn't. I'll pay for it later in the week, and you know what, oh well.
Anders and I facilitated/ran stairs and strength circuits today at ski practice, so I didn't get in any miles for myself. I knew this was likely going to be the reality, so I had planned to have to go out after practice was over.
Around 4:45 practice ended, and I headed out with a flashlight to run while Anders went to the wax room with the head coach for an hour or so. I wasn't eager to start, but once I got going, the run was pretty good. Cold and dark, yes, but fine. The first three miles seemed to take a while, but after that I think I did a better job of just zoning out, and the next 5 came more easily.
Small complaint about the weather of late, though I don't want to be labeled a complainer: yesterday was a day when I felt pretty good, muscles were feeling smooth and strong, and accomplishing 2-3 more miles would have been easy, apart form the temperate. By the time I was about 6 in, my knees and quads were getting cold and quite achy. And by 7.5 they just sorta downright hurt. 8 was fine for the day, but as I was finishing I was yearning for a nice 50 degree sunny day when it actually feels refreshing and therapeutic to have a spontaneous good day and add another 20-30 minutes. Man, those are the days.