Dec. 2-8: The weather outside is, indeed, frightful

Dec 2
Am: 3.2 miles on CR 140 in 24:20
Pm: 2.3 miles on CR 250 in 17:10. Chasing daylight.

Dec 3
Am: 3.7 miles in 28:50 on CR 140, max HR 145. Felt sluggish.
Pm: 4.3 miles in 34:50 on CR 220, max HR 145.

Dec 4
Am: 3.7 miles or CR 210
Pm: 3.7 miles on CR 140

Dec 5
Had to drive to Denver. Zero.

Dec 6
Drove back from Denver
5.25 miles on CR 220 in 41:20; Most of the ice and slop is gone.

Dec 7
Am: 4.7 miles in 38:10
Pm: 3.7 miles on CR 140 in 27:40, max HR 145, avg 139

Dec 8
Am: 5 miles on CR 220 in 40:10 max HR 145. Fresh snow this morning created a bit of new slop.
Pm: 4.1 miles on CR 210 in 34:10, max HR 145. Packed snow and ice most of the way.

Felt sluggish since the trip. Most runs are way slower than they were before I went to Japan. Weather’s been crappy, and I’m struggling to get going. Not so much a lack of motivation as a general lethargic feeling with the change of seasons.