Powder - Slush - Rain

The powder was awesome last night. I took the dogs out and they started going nuts. I let them off leash and they were in full battle mode. It was hilarious. They were chasing each other sliding all over the place.

I couldn't believe the weather changed so quickly this morning. The snow was slush. The roads were melting quickly. It was 40 degrees when I got to work this morning.

I felt great in the water. It was basically the same set as last Wednesday. The difference was the second set was pull. My average was two seconds faster per 100.

After work I managed to sneak in a quick dry run. The roads were dirty and wet, but no rain. A few pickups and that's all she wrote.

Cold with no snow

Fina looked a little tired from the weekend running, so I left her at home. Kona and I headed out for a nice short run. I felt great on the run. It was a little on the chilly side, 28 degrees.

I jumped on the trainer for a solid ride with several short bursts. Another great workout logged for the day.

It's snowing now. Will it last?

A trace of snow

It was nice to see a trace of snow this morning. I was hoping more for a blizzard, something similar to the dump on the East Coast. Maybe there is still hope.

I felt great in the water this morning. It was a nice quick swim.

5 rounds - The winner...

I was bummed to wake up to no snow. There's a chance it might come sometime this week.

I felt good on my run this morning. As I walking to warm up, a guy passed me. It took longer than expected to pass him back, probably because he picked it up. He was kind of breathing hard as I passed. I think he wanted to stay with me.

The dogs decided to have a title match for Queen of the trails. Kona struck with a few quick taunts then took off at full speed with Fina in chase. Fina gave her the first round. Fina took the second, third, and fourth rounds with lots of body blows. Kona rallied in the fifth with another taunt and sprint away, but it was too little too late. The winner with a unanimous decision was Fina. Kona tried for a rematch later in the run. The champ didn't engage.

Icy morning

Not sure where the cold front came from. It brought a whole lot of ice. It was super icy during my morning run. Most of the run was on the grass/trail. The dogs didn't care.

After work, I jumped on the trainer for a solid workout. The main set was several 1 minute repeats at above threshold with short rest. I was happy with the workout.

Maybe we will get lucky and get some serious snow.

Swim=so so

I felt okay in the pool this morning. The main set was 300pull + 4x50 sprint/ez + 100 swim repeated a few times. I was surprised that I descended the 300s & 100s. The rest of the day will be nice and chill. I will hit it hard tomorrow.

run-blah, bike=good

I woke up early to take the dogs for a quick run before heading off to work. It warmed up considerably over last week. The run did not feel great, but the dogs were happy.

I just finished riding on the trainer. It's amazing how similar workouts can be, but how much harder they are physiologically. My legs have felt this kind of pump in awhile.