Work will win when wishy washy wishing won't

Six with Tom.

The good/bad thing about going out and running on Thanksgiving moring with temps about 5 degrees is that we proved to ourselves that we can do it.  So when we get up and it's in the teens we really don't have any good excuse for not getting out.  Luckliy the wind has been cooperating with us too.  That would be the one exception...if it's in the teens and the wind is doing it's Spanish Fork howl, we may have a good excuse then!

This morning we just got up and got ready and got out the door.  I like to run with a small flashlight to help me see, but mostly to help me be seen!  Today it was fun to shine it on all the beautifuly flocked trees in the river bottoms!  Sparkles, sparkles, sparkles!  It looked like a glitter fairy had worked her way thought the streets last night and went heavy on the glitter!  Totally worth the early, cold morning just to see that!  : )

Wow!  December first!   

This morning as Tom and I rounded the corner as we began our run we passed a fellow running friend who asked us if we were just getting started.  We said yes and she said, "It sure is beautiful!"  We had to laugh because most people would be telling us we are crazy.  We passed one other runner who said,  "Good, some more smart people!"   So it was fun to have a few validations of our sanity this morning.

It was beautiful!  I love that "snow globe" feel!  Big, fluffy snowflakes coming down on your face....Tom mentioned that we could hydrate while running by just opening our mouth.

I'm glad I had Tom with me on this one.  I was doing some hill work.  I got to go up and down Heartbreak Hill 8 times.  I wanted to say it was snowing and up hill both ways, but I guess I can only say it was snowing and up hill one way. 

Here we are in Utah!  Teens one morning and 40 the next!  Actually, that's how I feel about life...not just weather in Utah!  Teens one day and forty the next!  : ) 

Did the 6 mile River Bottoms Loop with Tom and the wind.  Glad that harsh wind hasn't been showing up on the teen temp days!

Finished off the week with a 13 miler with the SF group.  Ran with the medium speed crowd for most of it and with the slower crowd a bit.  On the new trail Tom and Pat almost got mowed over by some deer.  Luckily I was a few feet behind them and it didn't quite scare the tar out of me as it would have if I'd have been right by them.  Nice company, nice weather, nice run!  At home....nice shower, nice nap!  : )