Last run of the year.
This entry was posted on 12/31/2008 3:33 PM and is filed under uncategorized.
I may have jinxed myself yesterday when I said I would run outside today no matter what the weather was. I woke up this morning to see a fresh eight inches of light powdery snow on the ground. So I decided if I was going to go for a run in the snow, it may as well be out in the woods too. I drove out to Green Lakes park, stretched on my snow spikes, and started off around the lakes. Not too many people out there, a few people on XC skis and some with snow shoes, I was definitely the only runner. At points there were no tracks ahead of me and I was cruising through shin deep snow. It was my slowest, toughest 3 miles all year, but also probably the most scenic. I actually brought my camera and stopped a few times to document the day.
So I managed, among other things, to running 1800 miles in 2008. I doubt I will run as many in 2009, but you never know, maybe during the summer I can get the weekly mileage back up a bit.
No big plans here for tonight, Hisako and I are going out for dinner. We'll probably be asleep before midnight.
Happy New Year!
