Big Mountains. Heavy Weights.: below freezing

Saturday, January 4, 2014

Round Valley

Today's run was a brutal shove back into winter running after ten days in Florida. It was 13º (feels like 6º whatever that means!?) and windy. Yeah, it was cold! Katherine and I went to check out Round Valley in Park City. I have been hearing a lot about these trails and after seeing recent pictures of pristine groomed trails, we decided it was time to go!

7:15am, and oh so very cold! Here we go!

Freshies!

The trailhead.

The sun was very welcome and warmed us up considerably!

We didn't make it far before I decided to go back and get this little beauty out of Katherine's car. Bank robber or trail runner?

Here are some photos that Katherine took:

It's not a party run until Renee starts dancing!

Tire swing!? Yes, please!

Are you ready for this?

Here is the map of trails. We went on Hat Trick, Fastpitch and Land of Oz. Round Valley Winter Trails

Despite the cold, it was a wonderful run. The company was stellar, trails were great and the air was clean. Who can complain about that?

5.87 miles

1:20

13:37 average pace

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Too Cold Tuesday

Today Katherine couldn't run due to other obligations, so, despite not wanting to at all I bundled up and headed for the hills. Honestly, it was brutal. My toes and fingers were totally frozen and painful. Plus, after about about half a mile the trail was totally choppy and hardly runnable. First I told myself I only had to run three miles, then at one mile in, I said to myself, "Self, this is why you wanted to take the winter off from race training. GO HOME AND WORK OUT IN THE WARMTH!" So, I did! I ran two miles in the brutal cold and then went home and did a HIIT workout! The HIIT workout was much more enjoyable if we're being honest.

Yeah, it was cold.