Winter Run Chat 4

I haven’t done one of these in a couple weeks because, well, I haven’t run much.

Last week I hit the snow covered trails for the first time in years. It wasn’t the best conditions, it rarely is when it comes to running on snow. But it was a lot of fun nonetheless. It was a really cold day and it felt good to defy the elements and willing get out into them.

The week before I got one running treadmill workout in.

It isn’t that I haven’t been training at all, but rather, just a couple weeks of a busy schedule and I haven’t prioritized running.

Like I’ve been doing all winter, I’m reminding myself that nothing is urgent right now. It’s okay to focus more on in gym time vs running time, I have plenty to time to get dialed in. Training for the Ergathon that I wrote about yesterday will provide a nice cross-training stimulus, something that I have been working on recently/had been missing from my training for a couple years.

As for what’s coming up this summer, the Mount Washing Road Race lottery is being held today, and I couldn’t resit throwing my name in the hat again. I had fun with it last year and only had 7 weeks to train because of the weightlifting meet. I’d like to find out what I could do with 15 weeks.

Justin Miner

@justinminergain