Training in Montana

4 TM miles after work at the Y. Cold, snowy, and icy outside so I'll be inside for a few days. Good run, the time flew by. Finished last bit in the 6s. Good run.

Left hamstring has been tight for a couple months. I need to start giving it more TLC. I've rolled it a few times, need to do more of that and start stretching it regularly.

5 TM miles this morning at the Y. Good to have 2 runs within 13 hours of each other. Run went well. Started off walking at 15% incline, did that for 5 minutes. Maybe that's my new TM warmup to get me ready for mountain running. Since running on the roads the past few weeks I can feel a huge difference in strength as these last two TM runs were easy. I need to find me some more cheap good clothes so I can run outside more often and not hate it. I hate being cold.

Boot Camp for the first time in a while. I'm now committing myself to Boot Camp once per week until my training mileage gets up there. I've got about 6 weeks before I start my training and even once a week will help me strengthen my core and stave off injuries.

I normally take a break on Thursdays but I was awake to get my kid out of bed for seminary and I didn't feel horribly tired so I went for a run. 22F with a 15 mph wind made the wind chill single digits at some points, but I was prepared for it. In fact, I was sweating pretty heavily up top with a couple long sleeve shirts inside my wind proof jacket. Love the wind proofability but wish it breathed a bit. But I complain.

Good run, nothing fancy, no watch or music. I just ran. Needed the micro spikes the 3/4 mile to the main road and again the 3/4 mile back home as our road is still icy but the main road was good with no slick spots.

This 50 miler is totally in my head now and I'm excited about it. Registration opens at 6 am on Monday January 5th and I'm already looking forward to hitting the trail June 20th at 6 am when the race starts. I hope my enthusiasm continues through the long training miles ahead of me.

10 miles up my favorite route. Wore my micro spikes due to icy roads. I forgot how badly they give me a blister under my big toe. Next time I'll wear them to the main road then rough it. It's a painful little buggar.