the joys of marathon training.
drive all afternoon.
unload the car, carrying tons of suitcases, dog cages and other assorted heavy stuff into the house.
do not pass go, do not collect $200, immediately run five miles.
in fairness i could have taken a bit of a break but we needed to head toward naveed’s new year’s eve party (a blast but the subject of another post.)
this was a tough run. i was tired and it was quite cold and windy. i also picked what amounted to a very hilly route, with some brutal hills in the last one mile loop that i ran. but that’s the thing about marathon training. it motivates me to get out and do these runs even when everything says stay in and rest.
and that, besides the feeling of finishing the marathon is why i love to do this 
the team in training group run this saturday is six miles which will make for a very fun week of running.
happy new year everyone