Happy Holidays

It has been a while since my last blog but things have been going well. My running is going well and I have been able to get my running to work schedule put together. It has really helped me to get in more miles as well as commute faster in some cases. I have found that on my run home in the evening I can actually get back home faster than I can drive. It is also nice to fly by people sitting in their cars stuck in traffic. I think every night run turns into a tempo run for this reason.

My running pack from my previous post is awesome. The Gregory Wasatch has just the right amount of space for a change of clothes (with a little practice at packing), is really light weight and does not move around while running at all. I would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a good running pack. I was able to get mine from Adventures Edge here in Morgantown.

The NB 100’s ended up being a little to minimalist for my taste in a shoe. They will be great for trail races but for putting in the long mileage they will not work for me. On the other hand, if you are one of the people out there looking for a good minimalist shoe to run in, this is the shoe for you. It is very light, has nice traction on the trails, comes equipped with a light weight rock plate and is very flexible. It would even do very well as minimalist road shoe. We have decided to carry them at the shop so look for them to arrive in the near future.

I have recently enjoyed running in my other pair of trail shoes, the Brooks Cascadia. They are a little heavy but run great on the trails. They have great grip, shed mud well and feel great out of the box. My first run in them was on a 20 mile trail run in a down pour rain (check out Erin's blog for the other crazyness that happened on this run!). They worked great and I had no blisters or any other problems that come along with breaking in a new pair of shoes. We will also be bringing this shoe in this spring.

My spring/summer race schedule is still in the works but has been put together for the most part. I am currently registered for the Capon Valley 50K in May and the Highlands Sky 40M the day after my birthday in June. I then hope to cap it all off with the Pikes Peak Ascent in August. I am going to try to throw in a few other short trail races in there as well.

Everyone be safe out there on these snow and Ice covered roads. I took a hard fall on some black ice this morning. Have a great Christmas and a happy new year!