First entry, first run, and a brand new year. I set out this morning at 5:30 am with the intention of running to work and using a tread mill in a nice warm room. By the time I got to close to the building, it was 5:45 and I wanted to be back by six. So I did a loop in the 14 degree weather crunching through a few inches of icy snow. My quadriceps seem a little week but I've noticed that in my yoga workouts. My hands, feet and legs were plenty warm but my torso was cold. Half the time I was holding the drawstring on the hood of my new hoodie (thanks John and Clory). The run ended up being a 20 minute walk run with the goal of it being mostly fun. Afterwards I weighed myself. I was surprised that even after some gluttonous holiday eating, I only weighed 160.
Sunday I talked with Sam Brown who has completed the St. George Marathon which is held in October. I had thought about what I wanted to do this year and a marathon popped in my head. The timing and location of the St. George Marathon is perfect. I purchased a Sansa Clip 2GB MP3 player on eBay to help stem the silence while running. It has an FM tuner which may come in handy for listening to some talk radio. I've frequented Jeff Galloway's site and noticed that there is a chapter in Salt Lake City that gets together that follows his running philosophies. The meet at the Jordan parkway in Murray. Between the exercise room at work and the Jordan parkway here, I think I'll just run nearby.
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So when you read my blog and think of memories please add. I would really love to have some of our childhood saved. YOU have such an awesome memory and I would really enjoy hearing things you recall. That talk you gave about our Dad on Fathers Day a few years back was so amazing and I loved what you had to say!
ReplyDeleteI still will never forget the day school was closed in Valdez, which in it self is very rare. You were about eight and you insisted on going out in the freezy, blistery wind to play in the parkstrip. Amazing... good luck with preparing for the marathon. I'd like to go and cheer you on.
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