Winter ain't here yet, but MAN is it cold out!

This is when it gets tough training for a spring marathon.  When the mercury plummets, and stays well below freezing all day.  Those fun summertime morning runs when a t-shirt, shorts, and light socks are distant memories; now it's North Face this and Windshell that, Smartwool socks, tights, etc.  For a 4-mile run.  Four miles!

Also have to start factoring in the "actual" weather, i.e. rain (regular or freezing?), sleet, snow, wind.  Road status if running remotely.  Are shoes dry from the last run?  Need another pair of tights! 

So much for "strap on the shoes and hit the road"!

Man, I've really got to update this blog!

Well, lots of changes since I last posted.  I've been unemployed since mid-August, in very exhaustive job search.  Any real race plans have been tabled for the most part.  I was on a job interview the day Boston opened (and closed) for registration, so was unable to actually use the BQ I earned AT BOSTON!   Bummed about that, so I decided to stay close to home and run Umstead again in 2011.  It was my first marathon back in 2008, and remains my favorite.  So, I want to give it a good run this year and see if I can take a few minutes of the '08 time :)

2011's schedule is shaping up like this:
January - Little River 10-miler
March- Umstead Marathon
May- White Lake Half (and perhaps the sprint next day)
July-Triangle Sprint Triathlon
August-Mayo Lake Sprint Triathlon

I'm sure there are more I'm missing, but looking forward to a fall marathon somewhere.