Today I ran the KrrBrrr, short for the Knik River Ramble Breakup Run. The last couple of years this trail system has been a muddy flooded mess. But this time, it has been much colder, and it really isn't quite breakup yet. It was all on snow. We had some respite in places where we got to run on nicely packed trails, but the majority of the 5-mile loop was very loose deep post holing snow, that got softer as the day wore on. I typically have only done one loop and been glad to check out and go home. They do allow the race to go on for 8 hours if anyone is willing to take such punishment doing multiple loops. Since it was such a beautiful sunny day, I decided to force myself into doing a second loop. I really never felt my feet at any time during the whole race. It was only 25 degrees and a bit windy at the start. But my feet stayed cold even when I otherwise felt warm, because even with gaiters, my feet, socks and shoes were soaking wet. Most of the time, the snow was deeper than my running shoes, gaiters and all. I ran parts of the race with some friendly other runners and for the most part really enjoyed it. I had planned to run with my friend, Alice, but somehow, I never saw her. She was either way ahead of me or started a little late. The race director did say she picked up her bib at the last minute. She is considerably faster than I am, so I was surprised she didn't go whizzing by me at some point. My total mileage was a little under 10 miles. It was definitely a very good workout!
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