I keep kicking myself for not writing more this year, I guess I have just fallen out of the habit. Need to roll back into it. Especially now as I have been running quite a bit this winter, more than usual. Most of this has been due to my running partner who makes the runs fun and gives me reason to get up early and face the weather. She has been a fantastic influence. Her pace is slower than mine as well which has given me some sorely needed variety in my running, actually right now we have been doing so much running together that runs by myself be the ones giving me variety!

This week I put in 35 miles, the most I have put in in awhile. I would say my body feels great which it mostly does, but a 10.5 miler yesterday is forcing me to say differently! I am a little sore this morning and looking forward to a nice leisurely 5 miles today. But overall I am feeling great and getting over this cough thing which has been haunting me for several weeks now. It is still around a little, but nothing like before. Odd that I was able to run through it. I was a bit winded, but mostly felt pretty good. Both of us felt strong after our long run yesterday, it was pretty amazing. I think a lot of it had to do with proper hydration before and during, snacks during and good conversation.

I have taken on some pretty rugged runs this winter so far. Cold and wind has affected me less than in past years. I want to look back in my running journal for past winters to see how they compare. I should have four years of records to peek at. I did purchase a warmer shirt that has helped quite a bit, too warm a lot of the time, but perfect for those really cold days. Good thing to have in the closet.