The Metric Marathon is this weekend and while the forecast calls for temps in the 20s and a chance of snow, I’m looking forward to the race. Well, it won’t really be a race for me but rather a long training run. I’m not ready to race that distance (16.2 miles) yet. But I did have a pretty good 15 mile run in Ellicott City this past Sunday.
It wasn’t easy, mind you, but I would call it a success. Just over 4 miles in to the run we began a climb out of old town EC. Chip was encouraging me up the hill with a bevy of cliches. “This is where character is built….where champions are made…where victory is won” and on he went. If I weren’t busting a lung I would’ve laughed.
But to complete the run as the rain changed from an unnoticeable light mist to a steady light rain with temps in the upper 30s was even better. Cold, wet and satisfied I got in my car to drive home. But not before I hit the Fractured Prune for hot coffee and donuts for the boys (and me).
