Birthday Run

It seemed appropriate to have a long run today, both since it was my birthday and a Saturday. The temperature was right at freezing and there was ice on some stretches of sidewalk, particularly in the second half of the run. My nephew went with me for the first three miles, and it was nice to have a running partner. I took it easy with him and avoided the big hills. Previously he's done a duathlon and topped out at about three miles, so this was a good easy run for him. I went 10 miles total. It was another good run, and hopefully I can go a little bit further next week. Of course, we'll have to see what the weather brings. And this week will be tricky about getting some running in due to a couple of evenings already scheduled with activities. All in all I feel very fortunate to still enjoy running and to do relatively well at it as I get older. Maybe one of these days I'll advance to an age bracket where I can actually win something.