That’s some mud!
It turned cold (for texas) today. Temps weren’t really that cold today, but the 35mph winds made my long run interesting.
I took the day off yesterday, so I’m one over par. I’ll double up somewhere this week to get back on par.
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No one said it was mud, per se
Just synced up my strava to the EJ log that’s a really nice feature. I see I’m at 45/52 since I missed most of the first week due to vacation. I’ll try and make it up a couple this month,
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This was not a Taylor Knibb moment, I assure you
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The snow is back, and so is the deep cold - not sure we’ve had a high over -8c/18f in the last 5 days
We were finally able to get out for a ski between first and second run on Saturday - first one of the season, and we only got one chance last winter
It was basically sunset by the time I set off for 2nd run (on a trail that forms a spur off the one Tank and I skied)
…which I assume is why these girls were out and about just after I turned around at the far trailhead.
Got out for a snowshoe run on Sunday - conditions were really good, and some wan sunlight filtered through the clouds toward the end
I don’t even have any snowshoe races this season; the only one that’s less than a 2.5hr drive away is on the same day as a trail race at which I get free entry because my husband captains the aid station. Nonetheless, I figure it’s my VO2max work for the year
We are supposed to get 4" if snow down here in Texas tomorrow. Hoping for some snowy
winter wonderland running on Friday. Probably not deep enough for my old snowshoes though.
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4"should be plenty for snowshoes! I think that’s about as much as we have, though admittedly composition (determined by temperature and atmospheric conditions) of the snow matters a bit when it comes to coverage
My shoes look like this:
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I would suggest that running in those would not be an enchanting experience, but I do love a set of bear paws or Huron/teardrops for nostalgic walking (or really deep snow)!
No…running isn’t the best. But, I’ve done many a trip through Rocky Mountain National Park in them. They work great in truly deep backwoods powder. You just have to get used to the wide stance, and stop stepping on each shoe. 
I did get them some…er…38 years ago, when I was…er…18-19?
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Well… Snowpocalypse 2025 was a bit of a bust. Temps needed to drop another 2 degrees, probably.
I ran during the storm lated yesterday afternoon. And again this morning. Cold and slippery yesterday. Just cold today.
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Good on you for getting out there !
I have a treadmill back home… And would normally wimp out and do that instead. Not an option here at the lake, tho. Gotta harden up and do my best mistressk impersonation!
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Not much of a storm in DFW either. Just a lot of cold air. Well, cold for Texas anyway.
I wanted to post to highlight the Big Kahuna 15 taking place over on Eric Jensen’s platform. It’s a year-long challenge based on all your training data. I find it very motivating and it would be great to see more people join.
Responding from the concrete jungle I’ll just say your pictures look really nice!
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Thanks! We have a lakehouse over on Lake Cypress Springs in Mt Vernon. Not a bad place to hunker down for a winter storm.
Moderate week here, got busy so didn’t get my long run in but got 55km and 7 runs in singles. Happy that this felt like a smaller effort week.
4 weeks to race day, so will target two bigger weeks and two taper weeks.
Oh that vulture photo is amazing, and the sunshine is beautiful!
We got some as well this weekend, along with milder temperatures (finally)
The remnants of the cold snap left some incredible ice crystal structure along the edges of a cement channel that carries Devil’s Creek below the small upper falls
The upper fall itself was completely blanketed in ice and snow, with just a tiny gap to view the flow of water beneath
It was lovely to have the sun come out for the latter portion of the run
I was less stoked about receiving a nip from a sheepdog early on, but I was mostly protected by my jacket, fleece skirt, and warm tights (it was still -6c with a -10c windchill) so I just ran away from all that nonsense
Got out for another ski with Tank, doubling last year’s total
Then went for a run on the same trails as the sun was setting, and saw a herd of a dozen or more deer on the move - I decided to give chase, and this one girl that got separated from the rest burst out onto the trail ahead of me, then went off trail down to the bottom of a hill and stood watching me warily (I turned back and left her be)
The rest of the run was uneventful, but still quite lovely
Sunday I got another snowshoe run in, starting in overcast but a very mild -2c
The sun came out by the time I reached my turn-around point, which was dictated by some receding flooding (the trail runs along the Grand River) - I actually crunched through a plate of ice a bit before reaching this, but my snowshoes kept my feet from dropping into the holes created by the cleats
Felt pretty lucky not to have come to any grief!
Full sun for the way back led to rapidly deteriorating conditions: I started to get balls of snow building up on the steel cleats every couple of minutes, which is typical of near-freezing temperatures. Still a gorgeous day to be out, though!
Legs were feeling it by the end of the day, especially I took a stray puck off the thigh at hockey (I coach the goalies for the first hour, then play in the hour-long scrimmage after), AND caught the same leg on the latch of the bench door - bit of a bruised up mess
So I got in a little extra recovery thanks to a friend lending me their cold plunge tank; I’d used it Saturday evening as well after run/ski/run, so we didn’t need the sledgehammer to open up the crust - just a small dead blow was enough to break up the ice
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