Fun in the Snow

RRR-GF got out for a run tonight for the first time in quite awhile. It was fun to see everyone again. Almost everyone was excited to start training for Fargo Marathon. While our actual training doesn't start for a couple weeks, everyone sounded ready to go. It is great to have a group of people who are there to encourage each other and push each other to do their best.

The group went for a 6 mile run. The weather was pretty nice out tonight with very little wind. The temp was around 7 to 10 degrees so it was quite nice compared to the past week. There was a lot of packed snow on the route, but Stacy provided get-a-grips to those who wanted to use them. The trail shoes I recently purchased continue to do a great job gripping snow. Another challenge was snow pile hurdles at most of the intersections. Most people didn't enjoy jumping over the snow piles but I thought it was kind of fun. My run went pretty well. I finished the 6.1 route in 47:30 or about a 7:48 pace. I was pretty happy with that.

I am looking to make up some mileage this week as my New Years didn't start too well. I caught a stomach flu on January 2nd so it took a few days for me to recover. However, I felt really good tonight so I am going to push forward with my 2010 training goals. I got 6 miles down. I only have 994 to go to get 1,000. If I average about 20 miles per week, I'll make it.