Nothing else better to do than run.

Went to the gym to swim. Put in a mile which felt really great. Also, I have been fighting sinus pressure lately so I spent some time in the steam sauna. Man, I felt brand new after spending 15 minutes in there.

Not much sleep last night. Spent most of the night finishing up a client project that I have been working on the past month. It did feel great to finish it up and send off the project with an invoice. 

I met my friend Rob for an early morning run. It was very windy starting out but it seemed to settle down eventually. We stayed close to my neighborhood because the running path had been plowed. We marveled at how much snow had fallen and how much was still on the ground. It looks like the city and county have really cut back on snow removal this year.

It was great to see Rob and visit for a while. Eight more miles in the books. 

Finally, I was able to get caught up on some sleep. I woke up feeling tired and week and decided to opt out this mornings running group. Felt bad because we did not meet last week with all the snow. I took some medication hoping that my sinus would clear. This afternoon I had a bit of cabin fever and went out for a run. My head feels much better, hopefully this will not last long.

This year has just flown by. So much has happened with many trials and blessing but I do feel confident that the best is yet to come. I enjoy my work, my wife and family and feel grateful to have good friends to run with. This coming year I would like to obtain a marathon PR. It will mean some hard training but it will be worth it.

This afternoon I headed out for a run. It was in the upper 20's but still a bit cold. I wore a light jacket and tights and it was a good thing I did. The further I went up the canyon the colder it was. Much of the snow and ice was melted off the road so the run was uneventful in the area of slipping and falling.

I found an old Def Leppard album and transfered it to my ipod. It was a blast to run along with those old songs that I loved in high school. The music seemed to recharge my batteries that have been running a bit low lately. 

Man! What a miserably cold and windy morning. We met at the Riverton river bottoms for a nice run along the Jordan River. It was just as the sun was coming up. The scenery was incredible with the snow covered trees and ground and steam coming up from the river. I visited with Peggy, Jody, Mike, Cheryl, Cheris, Cal and a newcomer Rachel. It turned out to be a nice run. I put in about 8.5 and then called it a morning.

Later that day I returned to participate in the 4Life Research New Year's Day 5K. The shirt was long sleeved with a cow running with a scarf around its neck. The cow's udders were sticking out and it looks quite comical. It was just as miserably cold and windy. I ran into some old friends and familiar faces and had a great time visiting. The race went well for an old guy running against the wind. I finished in 25 minutes even. About a 8:10 pace.

The thing I learned today was that weather doesn't influence what kind of a day you will have. If you are around great people your day can turn out to be incredible. 

Very breezy this afternoon but fairly warm. Thought I had better get a run in before the snow starts to fall. It has been a fun week spending time with friends and family. Kind of sad to see the holiday season come to an end. Well, there is always next year.

This morning, Alan and Jody met me for a run at the Olympic Oval. The numbers were few but we enjoyed each others company as the miles seemed to fly by. It is amazing how running around something as boring as a track can be manageable by staying with friends. We ended up putting in 10 miles and Jody stayed to put in an even 12 miles. 

I ended up being .8 miles short of my weekly goal so after dinner was taken care of I ran around the neighborhood loop. It feels great to met my weekly mileage goal for the first week of the year. Hopefully this will set a good habit for maintaining the rest of the year to come.