Another Slurpee run with Jun from Jordan Commons up Dimple Dell to the Bells Canyon Reservoir. Slow, slow, slow in the snow. Hard to think that I was running the same trail 4 days ago with no shirt, and here I was today running it with 4 shirts. Long gradual climb to the mouth of the canyon, with a brutal short climb up to the reservoir, and a fun, slippery run back down. With about 4 or 5 miles to go, Craig turned to me and said "I'm not really feelin' it, so if you drop me, it's OK, I'm not going to try and stay with you, not today". I, of course, knew this was total BS and figured that he wanted someone to chase, so I took it as a challenge. I picked up the pace a little and created some separation (but not much). Once we got back on the paved trail with less than a mile to go, he was still a little back, so I figured if I just kept about an 8 min pace he'd probably stay back. Ha, I knew better...it wasn't long before the footsteps got louder and pretty soon he was next to me, telling me he hated me. Now that we were together we seemed to push it more, hovering around the 7 min mark for the rest of the run. We were both pretty wrecked by the end...and starving. :) Topped off the run sharing a Big Daddys pizza with Craig, and washing it down with a 44oz Coke. Both of which were gone by the time we had driven back from the run. Gotta love it! 14.54 miles - 2:21:12 - 9:42 pace - 1255 vert
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