11.2 miles easy with Dave, Ken, Bret, Jon, and Bryant. Windchill of 0 but can't complain when Midwest has -30 windchill going on. Plus Albert sent me this link too: http://siberiantimes.com/other/others/news/siberian-man-runs-coldest-marathon-in-the-world-in-minus-38c/ 4.3 more miles at lunch with Dave. Some quick stats from my 2013 running season, which I didn’t get around to blogging until now: 2013 total miles: 3,772 (up from 2,611 in 2012 or 44% increase). Of the 3,772 miles, 913 miles were run at 6:00 pace or faster (24% of total mileage). Of those 913 miles, 699 miles were run at 5:30 pace or faster (18.5% of total mileage). And finally of those 699 miles, 189 were run at 5:00 pace or faster (5% of total mileage). Those same numbers in 2012 were 603 (6:00 or faster), 343 (5:30 or faster), and 130 (5:00 or faster). 20 races: 10 half marathons, 4 5ks, 3 10ks, and 3 marathons PRs accomplished in 2013: Half Marathon PR at SLC Half (lowered it from 1:07:44 to 1:07:13), Half Marathon PR at Bryce Canyon Half (lowered from 1:07:13 to 1:06:15), Half Marathon PR at Top of Utah Half (lowered from 1:06:15 to 1:05:16), Marathon PR at Phoenix Marathon (lowered from 2:29:22 to 2:27:13), Marathon PR at St George Marathon (lowered from 2:27:13 to 2:22:56), Road 5k PR at Turkey Leg 5k (lowered from 14:55 to 14:49), Road 10k PR at SLCTC 10k (lowered from 32:11 to 31:46), and Road 10k PR at South Weber Days (lowered from 31:46 to 31:07). If you’re into using conversions and calculators to compare races, here were my top five races of the year (using calculator at runworks.com to convert to flat, sea level races using garmin distance and elevation data, which admittedly isn’t accurate, but it is at least used consistently): 1. Top of Utah Half Marathon 2. Salt Lake Half Marathon (Garmin had the race over ¼ mile long, which helped this one look better than the time would indicate) 3. Strider’s Half Marathon 4. St. George Half Marathon (this one would move up to 3rd if you subtract quick bathroom stop) 5. Turkey Leg 5k My best race in 2012 would’ve tied for fourth on the 2013 list. Worst five races with number one being the worst and five being the fifth worst: 1. Ogden Marathon 2. Thanksgiving Point Half Marathon 3. Freedom Festival 5k 4. Phoenix Marathon 5. USA Half Marathon That’s about all of the geeky stats for 2013 that I got. Goals for 2014 are coming soon. | 
