First freezing run -- Sat. December 1

After a work week of long days I couldn't drag myself out into the howling wind for the first Snowstorm run, alas; I'll aim for next week's instead. But after a bit of a lie-in I wrapped up warmly and headed out for a trail run, using the bare trees and trail banks for shelter. It was probably at or just below freezing in the middle of the day, and the sun was nice, but the wind was constant and knifing. I took to the trails right of GeoHannum, followed the rail line route all the way to the M&M intersection, then took that out to exit onto 9, but instead of Holland Glen I followed 9 along to Gulf, then back on Federal and the last bit of rail trail, exiting on Cheryl and then roads all the way home from there.

Time: 1:03:10
Distance: 8.11 miles
Speed: 7.7 mph

Comment: somewhat heavy going in places, after a week off, but a good workout.