let it snow!

well, if you're anywhere in the midwest, you know that we have been doused in snow and ice this last week. and what better time to try out my new trail kicks? turns out i love them! they got me through a hill workout in ankle-deep snow on wednesday, a race pace run on solid ice today, and an 11-mile jaunt on packed ice and snow yesterday. what fun!

if you know me, you know that i LOVE this weather. heavy snow seems to be the only thing that can turn this dreary city into something remotely resembling "nature." the city absorbs heat, rain, sun, you name it, but it can't do a damn thing about snow and ice.

when drew and i headed out this morning, it felt like winter in iowa city. not too many people are out on sunday morning anyway, but, with the temperature hovering at 32º, the snow that blanketed the city this week melted just enough to refreeze into a sheet of solid ice. the few people who were out walking their dogs all wandered through the streets. the sidewalks were impassable. it was gorgeous! it's time like these that i appreciate the beauty of this city. or, maybe, it's time like these when i'm able to pretend i'm back in the i.c.! :)

numbers for the week:
M 12/3: rest
Tu 12/4: 4.0 easy
W 12/5: 5.0 long hills
Th 12/6: 4.0 easy
F 12/7: rest
Sa 12/8: 11.0 in lincoln park
Su 12/9: 7.0 at race pace

miles this week: 31.0
miles for ice age training: 104.0

keep running out there!