I had a very fun weekend of running. I racked up more vertical the past 2 days than I did in all of February. The trails were an adventure with a mixed bag of mud, ice, snow pack and deep snow. Running was a bit slower but it was a heck of lot of fun.
It's an interesting time of year. Occassionally you can feel the reflected heat off of the dry trail. The snow can be a bit slushy or sheer ice. Every step is different from the last. Sweat was dripping from the rim of my hat for the first time this year. A quick flop in the snow cooled me off a couple of times. The trails were uncrowded. It was good to reintroduce myself to a couple of my favorite trails.
Mileage ramped up as well. I logged a bit over 42 miles last week. This week I will run less as I tone it down for Georgia. After that it is full speed towards Collegiate Peaks.
I spent the morning watching Geoff Roes' Youtube videos from the Iditarod. 350 miles in just under 7 days while hauling a sled behind in frigid Alaskan temperatures. The isolation is thing that really intrigued me about this race. It's hard to wrap your mind around. He finished 4th overall but was the first runner to cross the finish line. 3 bikers finished ahead of Geoff. I would have thought biking would be more challenging. His race report drops tomorrow on irunfar.com.
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