You get out what you put in

Sun - shakeout (?) disc golf, pick out, 2m
Tues - once downtown, from Salt Palace W thru Gateway to industry, RR, and back 3m, missed ball, door locked
Wed - quick group, don't remember much, 2m
Thu - snow, ball felt hard to win, w Cody, police quick guard, soccer hustle spaz, shooting amateur guard against Tongan, Asian, white tall skinny guy, right foot 3pt bomber, and block-out strength guy, did win barely, I need to take over more
Sat - BS, music practice, work

Sun - quick from homestead around b/w 27/3200 neighborhoods, felt great, 45m, at dusk, thru Bennion Jr, ran there 30 years ago!, God has great things in store, He will provide for the years the locusts have eaten, Joel 2:25, 5m
Tues - counseling, against new quick guards, leapers, could guard jacket guy, played w guy who played college Ball in CO, we ran the court a little, but then played off my guard and was asked to switch up, didn't guard slow white shooter on switch
Wed - ran to park, disc golf, good shooting, ran from hole 17 to hood and around back home, 4m, evening old General playing 3 on 3, kicked out other guys?, so just some practice shooting,
Thu - skiing at Alta, good powder, non-stop til hands and feet were freezing, skied Supreme in the morning, Collins and a little Sugarloaf in afternoon, kickin it old school Olins, I'd look twice as good with fatties, 24 runs, could have made 2 more, but 36K vertical feet, at 10 ^angle that's 41 miles; ball in evening, got with 2 HI footballers, easy wins, then worked it w one of them and Cody, guarded right foot shooter well, overplayed his right, perhaps need to go straight up to mix it up with him
Fri - minimal disc w/ P, jogged to beautiful Xmas house lights, 

Mon - Had to have run, right? Just can't remember. Seems like I did a short route.
Tue - Ball with big boys off 7th, Got on a former CO college player's team but we didn't win, he took off. Getting into the swing of things, guarded guards, 24 yr old Tongan, speedy with jump shot, 2m
Wed - New group, 2700, "Presbyterian," showed a little bit but forced the rhythm a bit, played with black guy who was a level above, quick win but then he's gonna be a black hole with game on the line, lost at end when skilled players lack effort, 2m
Th - Playing from strength position, made a through the leg layup move, got on a team that could win every time if we play, different being short role player on T, mid to upper level on W and then All Star on Th, 2m
Fri - run w/ Ben. Can't imagine we only ran once but can't think of t'other. After Ben had framed the kitchen shelves thru "new" neighborhoods from 'stead, out by Bennion up to cross 62 and around asphalt, darkening nite, was hungry and pushing, loop around back thru by Zoggs, "Hi John," canal road pushing pace, 40 minutes, 5.5 m
 

Sat - post run shakeout? golfing? C'mon, somthing. 1.5m
Tue - off 7th, played w/ Sparky, all Sport young Tongan w 1 on 3 abilities, lost one but then we wear them down with conditioning, I put 'em up quick but they go in, could lead more, 2m
Th - Wed, rest, 25 min. run up to overlook, figuring out what I'll race on Sat. Have bad habit of sleeping on couch and then mid-nite wake-up. Also been sick with voice and throat issues so I'm 80%? 3 m
Fri - shakeout to Home Depot where met dad, just warming up muscles, 2m

W/u to curve, didn't seem like it'd be too much snow on course, also was a lot of wind on the way back, but with continued snow the course was snowy, but surprisingly no wind on the way back.

Started on 6th row, probably sh have gotten farther forward. Phin was watching the start, waved to him, then did the weave for the first 150. Felt like we were running fast (not a lot of speed work) but I knew it was a good pace. Got in a group of about 6 but my pace was a bit faster, ran side by side with a girl thru 1m, 6:36, then picked up the effort, probably passed 5 the first mile, but felt like no-man's land. Was just catching up the 2nd. At the turnaround was with two people, slippery around cone. Had been cheering the top guys and slctrack girl who was great. Was surprised by how many were ahead of me, but there's a big difference b/w 19m and 20m.

Bill ahead, Dale behind. From halfway to 2m worked to catch girl in yellow (Amy Cook?). She was tough, came up on her twice but couldn't pass. Finally did, and then set my eyes on tall, green and purple. Was working hard, or at least as hard as I'm used to, I know there are still mental barriers I haven't hit. 2nd mile in 6:40. Was just pushing to the 3m, caught up with purple guy (short, stocky, glasses) and took 2 times to pass him. Had good self-talk, relaxing my way, opening my stride, mentally prepared to push. As we were opening up the slip on the snow was noticeable. Best track was on the snow, not the slush. Started the sprint and skinny green responded, he pulled me but I knew there was more I could give, let off a little when it was just me and him, but had a good push. Pain at the end, bent over, hands on sign, wow this hurts, but know it's good. 7.17 last 1.1 so 6.37 last mile.

Now to manage to race a good 10k, race of truth in training, and the truth is my training is spotty.

Afterwards cooled down, ran a teen girl in, looked over the Lake with P, won a roller in the raffle, got my coffee on, chatted with friends. Another good memory.

May the God of all grace comfort you, may His love show the way, may the grace of Christ enlighten, may the fellowship of the Holy Spirit satisfy.