I decided to start blogging again. It was nice to read back through some old posts and view it as a sort of journal. If nothing else, it is good to go back and read some history. There will be some good stuff to write on throughout the year being an election year and getting back into running.
On the running front:
It has been nice to be out running again. I have been training for a couple months now and have been dealing with an achilles problem since I began. It has been manageable, and I have worked up to 50 miles last week. I have been getting massage and dry needle therapy. The dry needle is strange, but seems to work very well. I signed up for the Golden Gate Diry 30 again. The last time I did this race in 2009, I basically jumped in and suffered for over 5 hours. Hopefully with some training, it will be a lot more fun this time around. I am starting to feel efficient again and have a long-term plan to build strength and worry about speed later. Adrienne is doing the 12 miler and is getting in some pretty good shape. Should be fun to see what she can do. She is out of town for Easter weekend, so I will hit the hills and get in some nice miles with the dogs. Should be a good time! I love running in the forest. It has been unreasonable warm here for late winter/early spring. I know there is still a lot of snow in the high country, but hopefully it will melt off soon and I can hit up some good runs in the trails at high altitude.
Skiing was off this year, but still had some great days. Was on the mountain a little over 30 days and probably had 5-10 really good days. The rest were pretty sparse.
Until next time.
-Finch
