The temperature when the 5K kicked off yesterday was about 15 degrees. There were 5 of us in my group that showed up to brave the elements - myself, Surly, a grandson, Coach Jen, and an Indiana Golden Gloves champ. Coach Jen had a bad back, so I walked with her. My slowest time on record, but Surly came in as the second place overall male winner. The grandson and the boxer both ran with unremarkable results. However, I wouldn't consider running 3.1 miles in 15-degree weather unremarkable myself.
After the race we rendezvoused at the shack to get the beam for the log splitter out of the truck. The four of us were able to make short work of it. Not much left to do now - hook up the hoses and bolt a couple of other pieces on. The hose running from the tank to the pump was really stiff in the cold weather, so I'm going to get the heat gun out and warm it up to allow it to bend easier. TSC had hydraulic oil on sale Friday, so I bought a 5-gallon bucket of it. I've got gas and motor oil here, so I should be able to split wood real soon. We lit off the wood burner for the first time this season Thursday evening. With temperatures in the teens, I'm going to need wood.
I got a call from Jimmy at the boxing gym and he needs a little metal work done. He'll be bringing the job by this afternoon. I'm going to try and finish the chin-up bar and maybe do a little on the log splitter while the shop is warming up.
On the political front, I ran across an article stating Trump is planning on reinstating the Schedule F allowing him to get rid of "permanent" government employees. Biden tossed it out as soon as he took office. If you're not familiar with this, you might want to look into it. This could have a big effect on the size of the federal government in the future.
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