Track Thursday: plus a hike

Since I'm off for Winter Break, Track Thursday came in the morning... while it was very sunny but very cold - below freezing!
I went really fast (for me) and stuck with 800s instead of the 1600s I've been running. Here's the breakdown:

400m warm-up

400m: 7:42 pace
400m: 7:34

200m recovery

400m: 7:29
400m: 7:44

200m recovery

400m: 7:54
400m: 7:44

200m recovery

400m: 7:44
400m: 7:45

cool down
All told, I did 3.35 miles in 33:45, a 10:04 average. And the best part, I've completed 490.04 miles --- just 9.96 to go!!! :)
I took pictures of myself while Brad finished his speed workout (he's officially on Christmas vacation, too!):
Then we made a quick change and drove to The Gorge for a quick hike at Angel's Rest.

The trail was really busy - I guess we weren't the only ones taking advantage of the dry weather and the day off.

It was CRAZY windy at the top. Brad estimated 50 mph. Several times, we had to stop and brace ourselves to keep from getting knocked over - like right here:
It was really fun!!! But I'm feeling it in my butt a bit today - haven't done steep hills in a while.

Then we raced home to clean up and meet Brad's family for dinner. Jill's visiting from NYC!
Tonight... McKee family Christmas at Cousin Amy's house. Let the holiday marathon begin :)