Running is Contagious

I take a train, then streetcar (tram), to work every morning and have been doing this for a few years. It gives me time to think, to write my blog, and to meet interesting people. I have been talking the last several weeks with one young lady, Sandra, who lives in Blankenloch which is the next town down from where I live (about 5K). We got on the subject of running (gee I wonder how that happened ;-) and it turns out she used to run regularly 3 times a week up until a couple years ago when her she couldn’t find anyone to run with anymore. I had all I could do to contain myself from inviting her for a run, but decided I should wait until the weather improves at least. I did tell her about my running club and that we run Wednesdays and Saturdays and left it at that. My gut feeling is that all she needs is a gentle push and she will catch the fever :-) In any case there will be lots of mornings in the future where I can encourage her. Running is contagious, encourage those around you!

So a little weather update: Tonight there is an 80% chance of snow, but how much is anyone’s guess. Early tomorrow morning it is supposed to be -3C/25F and is supposed to warm up to around 3C/37F by the afternoon. So tonight I will pack for my race and then wait until early tomorrow morning to make a final decision on whether to drive or not. I have a good feeling, I think it will be a ‘go’.

My race goals in order of priority:

1. To have fun.
2. To finish (not a given considering the drastic change in temperatures in the last two weeks)
3. To finish under 6-hours (having a good day goal).
4. To finish under 5-1/2 hours (race of my life goal).