Rock Solid

No, no, not my abs, although that would be nice :-)

I went for a run in the Commons this morning. Although the temps were in the low 20s, with the roaring wind, it was feeling a bit raw out there! And the trails, which were already pretty packed down, are now rock solid - all the rain the snow absorbed has now frozen and things are pretty firm. This is a good thing, as it made running easier. However, the fact that people walked on the trails when they were soft on Thursday, means the trails are also a bit of a mess, which made running a bit harder. That and the fact that the trails were littered with frozen dog poop. It was a bit like running through a minefield. Seriously people! Just because there is snow on the ground does not mean you don't have to pick up after your dog. YUCK!

Regardless, it was a good run. I end the week with 20 miles. Things seem to be staying in this range mileage-wise, which isn't too bad for the middle of winter, but which does not give me great hope that I will be running the full 4 laps or 50k in the upcoming Trail Monster Fat Ass as I originally contemplated. Of course, running 50k in February was a bit of a stretch anyway, but I had thought about it. Anyway... I think I will plan to do at least 2 laps, which would be 15.75 miles or 25k and which sounds reasonable, given that I haven't run any long runs over 10 miles since the GAC Fat Ass!