After taking some blogging time off in the last couple of months, I am happy to report my return to Erin Go Run. Luckily, its just blogging that I’ve been lazy on. As for training, I have been running through the usual aches and pains, an injury or two, the rain, January San Diego heat, and taken up several extra-curricular activities to add some variety to my life.
I am also proud to report that I have taken up coaching in the smallest degree, helping my roommates train for the upcoming Mud Run this June. I haven’t been as stringent on the 6am wake up calls as of yet, but that is soon to start once I can get myself out of bed.
As for now, I am possibly going to run a half marathon this Sunday and a 5k in April. I suppose spontaneity is my goal as far as races this year; save for the Seattle Marathon I am already signed up for in late June.
Finally, as a quick update, I am looking to head to graduate school this fall, and most likely in a location that doesn’t have the same winters as San Diego. Therefore, I am looking for any type of advice on how to dress, how to stay motivated, and how to survive in winter weather while still keeping up with my intense running schedule. Which brings me to this post at Team Cross Runs. This post discusses how to survive a run in -21 degree weather…
… Sounds brutal.
Brutal is a good word to describe it! I love Minnesota but I recommend somewhere that doesn’t quite have the brutal winters!
Comment by crossn81 — February 3, 2009 @ 3:28 pm
I don’t think you need to worry about running at 6am, it’s overrated
Comment by Adam — February 3, 2009 @ 5:15 pm
So glad to see that you are back blogging. Beach run tomorrow, be there.
Comment by Fumi Matsubara — February 3, 2009 @ 5:43 pm
My coworker told me about the Mud Run and it sounds really fun. I don’t think I’m in shape to run that (or any race in the near future) but it’d be nice to hear how it turns out.
It’s funny because I’ve been running in the mornings (in SD) and thought it was really cold, but then I keep hearing about people running in like snowstorms and stuff, it makes me feel very lucky..
Comment by pchieng — February 4, 2009 @ 1:27 pm
I live in the Canadian Prairies (Calgary, Alberta to be exact). We have our shares of extreme cold days. I run outdoor year around. There is no bad weather for running, only bad clothing. If you dress for it, you can run in any weather. I have run 20-22mi in minus 30-40F weather. I don’t mind being cold so I don’t wear a whole lot of layers even in those conditions. Most days, 3 layers on top and a pair of thermal tights would be fine.
Comment by alan — February 7, 2009 @ 1:39 am