MORE OF THE SAME

Today’s log book entry looks a lot like yesterday’s; 5 miles in the morning and 10 miles in the evening. The 5 miles was very easy, partially due to the slippery trails. About the only time the trails I run on aren’t great is when the packed snow melts during the day and freezes at night. Usually this is in the Spring and it usually only last a few days since temps warm-up “quickly”. Unfortunately, with our warmer weather lately, this has already occurred. In addition, the warmer weather isn’t warm enough to melt the snow/ice quickly, so the trails are basically a crusty, slick ice rink. Looks like I’ll have to break the Yaktrax out until the footing changes.

This evening I met up with the same training group I join about a year ago. It’s made up of a bunch of triathletes with a few runners sprinkled in. A few people have left since last year, while there were a few new faces. One new addition is Joyce, a 37-year old mother of 3 that ran 2:58 at Grandma’s last year – a time that included about 20 bathroom breaks. During the race she would pass me, run into the bushes, pass me, run into the bushes - over and over. Obviously she has some intestinal problems that she’s working on. Anyway, I look forward to training with her for Grandma’s again.

Since I ran a harder effort last night and since I’m meeting Scott tomorrow morning, I decided to hang back and keep the pace easy. No sense busting my ass three days in a row and then trying to follow it up with a long run on Saturday.

Oh, they're still working on the van - replacing the transmission. I guess Katie won't be able to go to college any more.