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This monster rock is an erratic, deposited there by an Ice Age flood. It sits atop a 3000′ ridge.

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The snowshoeing didn’t seem like enough work for a “long run” day, so I added a run. Almost all of the trails were snow-covered, hence my pokey pace.

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I’m kinda weary of running on snow, but I need to get in as much hill work as possible over the next month, and right now that means running on snow. On the plus side, it made the cliffs on the east bank of the Columbia River really stand out. (This view is of Candy and Rattlesnake Mountains.)

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I couldn’t bear the thought of doing another interval workout on snow. Did my best to adapt the planned workout to an elliptical (all the treadmills were in use).

Yay! Another slow, snowy not-run. It was mostly snowy, partially muddy, and even if I’d run it I wouldn’t have been much faster. My friend Julie was walking, so I hung out with her & we swapped stories for a few hours. All in all, a great workout!

Thursday’s workout was supposed to be 1K intervals at my half-marathon pace. Because the HM I’m training for is really hilly I figured I’d switch that to hill work instead, focusing on 1K intervals based on cadence instead of pace.

BA HA HA. Yeah no.

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Slow easy run. It would have been less slow without the snow.

When I signed up for Race Up the Snake, I knew it wouldn’t be an “A” race. It’s six weeks before the race I’m targeting – the Deception Pass HM – and I was primarily interested in having fun & getting in a good workout. I had Friday afternoon off, so I decided to go pre-“run” the course, but because the race director warned about the snowy conditions I wore my snow boots & walked almost the entire way.

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I got up at 5:30 this morning to swim before work. No, it wasn’t 3F in the pool, but I deserve extra credit for leaving the house when it’s that cold. 😊

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This was a “recovery run” and it was mostly snow-covered. Thus, it was slow.