Chasing my Dreams

Could not get the bowels moving this morning, so I had to stop at my new favourite porta-potty. I was also running in the snow the whole run, which is always a fun experience. Luckily the roads weren't in terrible shape, especially once I was into North Logan as they don't see as much traffic that early in the morning. Cars do not respect you though when there is snow on the roads. My left foot seemed pretty tight the first mile or two, but didn't bother me after that. 6:41 average. The last few miles I felt it was really hard to keep my legs moving. In general I think running on snow requires more effort relative to the speed.

Chilly this morning, had to break out all of the true winter running gear. I was pretty warm once I was about two miles in though. I had my watch covered by my pullover, so I had no idea how fast I was going. I did get in the long hill today because I need to make the most of these hills before I'm not in Logan for a couple of weeks. 6:44 average. Not bad considering. I still had to stop at a porta-potty, and my hips just didn't feel right, I didn't feel like I quite had my full stride.

It was another cold and foggy morning. Brother Lucherini told me it was 5 degrees at his house in North Logan, and I always run past his house. I was pretty covered in frost by the end of the run. 6:48 average, things felt fine, and I finally didn't have to stop and poop. It's hard to pick it up when it's that cold though.

Man this semester is doing me. It's getting increasingly hard to get out of bed. It's also a lot harder to run in the cold, and my 6:45 pace feels harder than it should. Part of it may be that I haven't been foam rolling, but I don't necessarily think that is it. 6:46 average. Cold and foggy, again.

Hills and some cruising today. It also wasn't foggy until like the last two miles of my run, which was nice. Still pretty cold though. A poop surprised me and I knew my only hope was going to be some guys playing some pick-up basketball at a church. Luckily they were there. 6:41 average.

My hips have felt pretty tight since the run yesterday.

I waited until it was light to run, but I still couldn't see for most of the run because of the fog. I have no idea how cold it was, but I couldn't feel my feet for the first four miles or so. It felt like the second coldest run I've ever done, just because I know that last year I ran once when it was -10°F. 6:27 average wasn't bad considering how cold my legs were even wearing tights. A poop surprised me out of no where about 10 miles in, but I amazingly discovered that the Smithfield Cemetary has a heated bathroom! This is a great route for hills, but you are almost always either climbing or dropping.