first bigsnow run -- Thu. December 13

Aiming just to get some miles in, and a run before the Sat. snowstorm 5K, so off into the trails. It was an official snow day, and snow was still coming, which was nice -- but no snowmobiles had gone through, so it was extremely heavy going. Ended up tripping twice, falling flat once -- decided to stick with mainly ploughed bits, so took a meandering route through the schools. It was pretty cold too, and I was in a full set of gear, with ice in beard by the time I got back. Run included the hill up into town as I went through SRS, CHCS, BHS, and then JBMS -- all the while being careful not to get run over by a snowplough or slip on the downhill icy sections.

Time: 47:52
Distance: 5.72 miles
Speed: 7.2 mph

Comment: this was a tough run, on snow about 8-12 inches in places. Wet feet too, of course. Overall I think it really took it out of me, and I ended up missing the Sat. 15th Snowstorm (though exhaustion from the last week of classes contributed there too). Winter running is just really different.