Lapham Peak

Running:
A wrap up of the weekend.  Friday I got out for my lunch break at work.  I ran 7.5 miles in 59:31.  It felt so nice to be able to run without multiple layers.  Temps were mid 50's with no wind.  I'm sure this was responsible for the faster time.  Saturday morning I had intended on doing my long run, but I woke up to pouring rain.  I had things to do later in the day, so after watching the radar for a while I just decided to get a shorter run in on the treadmill.  I ran 10 miles in 1:21:00 and got to watch a couple hunting shows.  Better than not getting out at all.  Sunday was pretty windy, but I headed out into the wind towards the Lapham Peak tower.  I really wanted to see what the trail looked like before I decide on a run at the Trailbreaker in a couple weeks.  The trail was still very muddy and had ice in a couple spots.  I only fell once which was quite an accomplishment.  Luckily no damage done.  The run from home to the top of the hill took 1:07:03.  The portion from Hwy 18 to the top took about 22 minutes.  It also took 22 minutes on the way down.  The entire trip back took me 1:05:20.  I caught up to and ran with a couple other runners for a while.  That's part of the reason for the faster return trip.  A little motivation on the trail never hurts for a training run.   Still not sure about running the Trailbreaker, but I'll start to taper as if I will and will continue to watch the weather.
WTD 62
MTD 122
YTD 607
ODO 25773

Hunting:
Late last week the Journal Sentinal ran an article about the DNR boosting deer population goals in many areas of the state.  Great to see they are finally listening to hunters.  One draw back could be the elimination of bowhunters being able to take a doe in some of these areas.  It had always been OK for bowhunters to fill their tag with a doe anywhere in the state. 
Gardening:
Felt good to get out in the yard a bit over the weekend.  I found out that my fish still live.  As mentioned before I wasn't sure what happened to them since the muskrat invaded my pond.  I was happy to see they were just hiding.  Cleaned up the winter mess from the dogs and raked up the main area they mess up all winter.  Got down to the garden and was surprised to find that I actually had some edible carrots survive the winter.