Driven

Flag Rock loop from home with Mr. The K. If I can keep this up once a day for a while I will be feeling good.

Flag Rock with J.K.

 Evening: 8.5 miles after work.

Went up City Creek trails to Little Black Mountain. After work. Nice 'n dark.

Up Grandeur and down t'other side for a ten mile loop with the dudes.

Sent in my check for Wasatch so with some luck of the draw I will run it again in 2013. I want it more now than I did last year.

In February I will be running the Moab 50K. I am going to run light and quick. One or two handhelds bottles, and fuel will be all gel, in the pockets. It's how I train.

In March I will in a racing mode for Buffalo Run 100 Mile. I know I can place in the top 10, so I will be seeking to upgrade my place from there. I will run with one handheld bottle and fuel mostly on gels. I took gels and maybe a few Stinger waffles, and of course popsicles, all the way through to mile 53 of Wasatch so it is a plan that works for me. With my feet feeling good I can do some damage.

Speedgoat will again be a highlight of my 2013. I will be signing up January 1st.

If I do not get into Wasatch I will take the money saved and split it for two other 100 mile events. Yeah.

Soon I want to get at least one ultra-distance run in per month, upwards of 50 miles. But I have been listening to my body and right now I am hearing "don't run". It is OK to take time off.

I got up early and drove out to Antelope Island. Get out there early to avoid the causeway fee of $9. 

I ran the Split Rock loop and did the out-and-back to Elephant head too.

Four other runners started 5 minutes before me. I went out with no headlamp, as I knew the sky would begin to get light soon enough. Caught up with the first two runners. When I was a few feet behind the guy on the left. I snorted and he spun around, startled, saw me, then did a couple of involuntary hops a few feet off the ground. I hope I didn't scare the poop out of him, that can cause some real bad chafing. Passed those guys, then caught up to the first two runners, a man and a woman. Turned to see the guy and it was Quintin Barney. Hey Quint! He kind of knew I may be out there this morning.

 Nobody else on the trail except when I was coming in I saw 4 others starting up.

Mt. Olympus with good friend Joe Bullough.

Icy.