Well like a lot of people in the upper mid-west, I was snowed in all weekend. It was pretty, but the roads & sidewalks were/are a big mess. We are buried in snow!

Thankfully I headed out for an impromptu 9mi run on Christmas Eve (Video of that is up on my blog.) so I wasn't fretting about missing my long run on Saturday when I looked outside to see snow drifts my height & 20-30mph winds causing white-outs.

My long run got postponed until today. It was originally supposed to be 14miles, but I was tempted w/ the idea of 16 before I left the door, not sure why. When I gelled at mile 6 & tried to wash it down with water I realized the hose/water for the hydration pack was frozen rock solid. It wouldn't budge. Knowing that it was only an extra mile-ish to my gym where I could run the hose under hot tap water to loosen it up, I made the choice to extend my route to get there. The plan worked, while a lot of the sidewalks weren't plowed (roads were thankfully!) & the windchill dropped below -10f the run was actually great! Ended up with 17.32 for today, feels good that I can still cover that distance.

Syndirelah 20miles on a treadmill?!?! Yikes. That is hardcore. Awesome & inspiring perseverance!!

Indi Are your scuba booties just straight up neoprene? I'm missing barefoot running so bad!