Thanksgiving!

The McMillan Running Calculator says I'm supposed to be able to run 5 miles at a 7:09 pace. I assure you, there is NO WAY I can manage that at this time.
The odd thing is, I started out a few years ago poking along at 12 minute miles and managed to shave it down to 8 minute miles for any distance below 50K. And I do mean any distance, as in my 5M pace is 8min/M, and my 10K pace is 8min/M, etc. I'm flat-lined.
The good news is I'm getting faster every year at all distances.

It's currently cold and snowy outside. I finally got to use my new studded snow tires. The snow has certainly been sticking and freezing to the roads.

On Thanksgiving, I thought I'd be running with the Denver Trail Runners, but I decided to sleep-in. That allowed me an additional 2+ hours of sleep.
After lunch, I headed to South Table Mountain.
I don't know of any other place to park, except at the National Renewable Energy Labs parking area during off-hours. Certainly during off-hours, the lot is empty and I'm not hurting anyone. But the lot was roped and a sign warned that specifically "runners" are not allowed to park there. Wow! (My expletive was different.) So I slowly drove away, keeping my eyes peeled for a kosher place to park. I noticed two cars parked by the curb on the other side. The road was two lanes each direction, but it dead-ends at the NREL, and there's no need for four lanes, so even though the cars were blocking one lane, it wasn't a big deal at a virtual dead-end. But a NREL security guard was writing them tickets! There were no signs giving anyone a clue about property lines. Anyone would think the street and land would belong either to Open Space Parks, or to a city or county. NREL was an 1/8th mile away.
I gave up and drove out of Denver to Buffalo Overlook. I parked in an elementary school parking lot (probably also illegal, but hurts no one on Thanksgiving day).
The weather was colder than I had planned for my run on South Table, so I ended up wearing all my extra stuff, but it was enough.
I had my smaller Salomon Raid Revo 15 hydration pack. There were only two couples the entire 9-mile run. I got to see a small section of trail I had never been on before, and it was stunning! It was old-growth, mossy, and the trees were magnificent! There was a bit of snow-flurry, but nothing bad.
I didn't bring my camera since I had anticipated running on plain-ole South Table.

I had to work the day after Thanksgiving, but I still got a run in after work. During the time it took for me to hydrate and change clothes, a snow storm moved in. So I got my first true winter run of the season! There were only two other runners at Wash Park, and they wore coats and heavy gloves! I just wore a long sleeve shirt and a sleeveless shirt over that.
On the way there, a woman in a Subaru honked her horn at me. I think that translates into, "You crazy running idiot!! Are you insane?!"