This Photo Shows my running partners Maggie(the rowdy yellow lab) on the left, Minnie(the gentle lab cross) on the right and our runner in training Rosebud the movie star.

January 30

Ellen was sick today with the stomach flu. Now Ann has it. I fed the horses and let them rest while I went for a run. I ran 5 miles or maybe 5.5 because I had to turn around at one point and find Minnie. She found something more interesting than running at my mother-in-laws house. She finally followed and we finished in about 40 min. Nice weather for running about 25 with a slight breeze out of the southwest. There was a Great Horned Owl waiting for us upon our return.

Brian

January 28

We had a lot of homework etc to take care of tonight. I finally got to run around 8:30. It was a bit warmer tonight around 15F although rather windy. I ran 4.3 miles in 31:50. I ran about 1 mile of 10k pace and about 100yd sprint in between normal speed. The dogs were quite happy. As soon as I start getting my running clothes together they start getting excited. By the time we are out the door they have worked themselves up into a frenzy. The Frozen Feat 5k is in about 2 weeks. I need to do a few pace runs in the next couple of weeks.

Brian

January 26

Hurried home from work and ran about 3.4 miles in 26:15 before going in to pick up Brendan, Thomas and Ellen. Temp was about -2F with a stiff breeze in my face on the return route. Tried to shorten my strides to get rid of the stiffness in my hamstrings. We will see how that works.
The power was out in the house this morning. The house was down to about 55 F before it came back on. I just can't get away from the cold.

Brian

January 24

Hello, Inspired by the Red River Runners early morning run, I decided to run this afternoon. Ann and I gave our daughter Ellen a ride into Larimore for a birthday party. I rode along and ran home. It is about a 4 mile run. Temp was -4 and 15-20mph wind luckily it was a cross wind so I did not have to battle it much. It was even at my back for the last .5 miles. It ended up taking me about 29:45 for the run. The dogs were mad that they did not get to go today. I'll take the day off tomorrow so they will have to wait until Monday to run.

Brian

Saturday Sunny Very Cold Grand Forks High: -62° Fargo/Moorhead High: -5° Wind: W 10-15 mph

January 23

Four mile run again today after work in 30:30. The temp was about -5F with a 15-20mph northwest wind.
My winter running route for short runs is out (east) and back (west) so the return trips are generally pretty chilly with a prevailing northwest wind. I just have to make sure not to expose the skin for too long and breathe warmed air. I will run again Sat or Sun depending on which day has the least wind. I know the temps are supposed to be below 0.

Brian

January 21

I ran 4 miles today after work in 29:30. I am trying to do some more stretching to get my hamstrings and hips more flexible and I can feel it tonight. The weather was quite nice tonight
about 25 degrees and not much wind, just a slight breeze in my face on the return route. I am adding a picture of my lonely gravel road route. After the end of the trees it is wide open spaces.
Brian

January 19th

Stayed home with the kids today for MLK day. I ran 4 miles when Ann got home around 5:00 in 30:04. Faster than the day before as there was a 20mph cross wind instead of a headwind. The temp was nice about 25F.

January 17

I ran 4.2 miles today. (I did not make it to the run in GF with the Red River Runners as we took the kids out to Turtle River state Park.) Temp was about 32, that is 52 degrees warmer than Thursday night. First 2.1 miles in 14:20 last 2.1 against a 25mph wind and sleet in 17:30. Maggie and Minnie had no problem as usual, but I was getting a bit gassed against the wind. It is supposed to be much warmer this week, but as usually happens around here when it gets warm in the winter is also gets very windy. But it is still better than -30.

Brian

Its Cold!

January 15 Hello this blog will follow the training and day to day life of a runner from rural North Dakota. For the most part it is a log for my daily running. I have run 3 half marathons and one marathon. May 9th I will run the half marathon in Fargo, North Dakota. This blog will follow that training and beyond.
I will try to run tonight. My last run was 5 miles on Sunday. The temps have been-15 to -35 so I have not run the past 3 days. I run exclusively outside so I have some problems at this time of year.

I ran 3 miles tonight. Temp was -21F with a slight breeze. The dogs did not seem to mind, but I did not like itmuch