Hello 2008

The year I gadggy-ate! Wow.....

Sooooo, I guess the week in Asheville didn't exactly go as planned. I was supposed to stay through Sunday (today), but instead drove 6 hours home, crying the whole way, much of which was in the snow, on Wednesday night. You draw your own conclusions. But I did have a nice time while I was there. Got my runs in, had a great mountain bike ride at Bent Creek, went hiking on the Mountains to Sea trail in what felt like the Artic up on that ridge, and most importantly, got to spend some time with Ben. Really don't know when I'm going to see him again though.

Being back home has allowed me to relax and calm down, which has been nice. I got a great tempo run in on Thomas Jefferson Parkway. I hadn't run the parkway in months and I'd forgotten how much fun it is!! Definitely going to get more workouts in there before I head back to school.

My long run for this week was 8mi which I did mostly on the dirt roads of Glendower and Coles Rolling. I sat by Eleanor's grave for a while before starting my run from Glendower Church. She is my biggest inspiration for completing this goal, so it was nice to sit and sort of "recharge" before the workout. The route took me past Grayson Farm and Plain Dealing Farm which both hold so many memories for the time we spent together. The 8mi run was not as easy for me as some of my long runs have been, but it was still a nice workout nonetheless.

9 long/18 total for next week - the training program is getting tougher.