Ready for a new season

This morning was beautiful. 41 deg, a downright heat wave compared to the single digit and low teen temps that we've been experiencing in the mornings lately. I wish I would have had time for a longer run, but two miles up my hill and back was all that I could fit in before needing to get ready for work. I'm amazed at how easy the hill seems now. It was only a few months ago that I had to stop one or more times to get to the top. And a few months prior to that, I wasn't running at all due to issues with my knee.

I'm crazy happy that my running group officially starts back up this Saturday. I've run with my marathon friends to help them out, and now I'm ready for my own season to begin. I haven't registered for any races, but added some target races to my sidebar. The sweetheart run (5K or 10K) is on my 46th birthday. Definitely hope to do that one with Husband. There is a 10-miler in March that I would like to try. I've never run that distance in a race before. And if my knee cooperates, I'd like another shot at the Albuquerque Half Marathon. It's not particularly scenic, but the course runs along familiar territory and that is often a mental plus. The race I'm most hopeful about is the Dirty Half Marathon in September, a trail half marathon in the foothills of the Sandias. This is assuming that the race happens again this year, last year was it's first running.

There are other things I hope to do this year (including a trail event in CA), but I learned last year not to plan too far in advance. The most important thing for me is to stay injury-free so that I can keep running.