I won’t be pulling that.

I won’t be pulling that: I’m trying hard to wear more layers this winter.  Last winter, for Boston training, I was in a sports bra and shorts for many workouts, but I’m a little stressed about Seville being warm on race day.  I won’t be pulling a CJ Albertson and running with 11 heat lamps pointed at me while on the treadmill, but I can attempt to dress in appropriate attire even though I’m burning up in my long sleeve trying to run fast.  I’ll just be so happy to be in shorts again on race day.

I don’t think there has ever been a workout where my friend Vince was wearing shorts, and I wasn’t!

The workout was 8 x 1 mile!  We did the 2nd and 4th ones on the roads (initially, we were planning on switching on and off the track) but then decided to finish them all on the track in alternating directions to avoid dealing with cars and curbs.

My previous three workouts/long runs felt pretty bad, so it was nice to have one where I felt strong—getting a few of these workouts thrown into the training cycle now and then keeps us going through the ones that don’t feel remotely good.

PS I’m not sure I’ve ever done this many flat-mile repeats in my life.

PPS This workout represents what I want my splits to look like for the marathon, not the paces but starting more conservatively and finishing faster.

What I thought about most during the final interval was how I couldn’t wait to return to my chapstick.  Utah is inanely dry right now, and my skin and lips are dying.

PS Does anyone else get holes in their headbands because their head is too large for them?  Andrew’s hats are almost too small for me.

I couldn’t tell what felt more springy, the track or my shoes.

Another day of just me, Beck and Skye.

We first went to Costco to load up on my smoothie things.

They requested a swim day.

And a duck pond day.  My goal with marathon training these days is for my family to not know I’m marathon training ha and have plenty of energy for the family things.

I was tempted to join Skye for her afternoon run.

I have a problem.  I finished Winter Garden and absolutely loved it (although, not sure I’ve ever cried as hard from a book as I did during that one) and I started this one last night:

Is it dry where you are?  Have favorite lotions/moisturizers/chapsticks for this time of year?

What was your most well-executed paced race?

-I’m planning on saying Seville to this question next month;)

Would you prefer to do mile repeats on the roads or at the track?

-I’m so in love with the track lately.

Do you tend to underdress or overdress during the winter?