Great Holiday Run

 We had a great group join us on Christmas Eve morning, about 18 runners braved the cold temps, and we took off just a few minutes right after 7am.  We headed down the alley, went just a bit over a mile, turned around and came back.  We then went all the way up to the Totem Pole before turning back.  We completed 10.2 miles, did it just over 2 and a half hours and hit an average pace of 15:10 mile.

There were quite a few other groups out there, most of them starting from the Totem Pole, and it was great that Rusty and the LA Running Club had water stations set up at the usual spots for everyone, a nice treat.  The run was fairly routine, and everyone did really great....an easy 10.  The only mishap was Erica, one of our runners turned her ankle in the alley, and had to cut short her workout....I hope it wasn't too bad.

We will be meeting next Sat....same place ....same time....so if you're around please come out and join us.  Most of the folks parked in the streets near the school, I ended finding good non-metered parking on Windward..just east of the traffic circle.

I hope everyone had a great holiday...I ended up in San Jose with my family and in-laws...and had a pretty good day of eating and more eating...half watching all the football and basketball games..at least when I wasn't napping on the couch.  It's pretty standard fare....and I guess this is what is considered our tradition now, and especially for my kids, it's what we do every year, and there's nothing wrong with that...in fact I do look forward to it. There are less presents now under the tree, since the kids have all pretty much outgrown the toys....so now it's mainly gift cards and such, but we still gather around...and that's the tradition that's worth continuing.

Have a relaxing week as we head toward the new year....cuz we got some serious running to do right after that.

take care,

Walt