New year and time to get back into the routine. Last week I only ran on Tuesday, with an impromptu trip to Austin messing up things toward the end of the week. Today the temperature was supposed to be in the mid-50s, but it never even reached 50 degrees and it got progressively colder as the day went on. It was cold, gray, and windy, but I got in 5 miles. Either fresh legs or the cold prompted to run faster than I wanted. My pace overall was below 9:30, and even though I kept dialing it back I would soon find myself running too fast.
Looking back on 2016 I can say that I got to take part in a race I'd wanted to do for several years, the Bataan Memorial Death March, and it was humbling experience. Beyond that my running record was spotty and never consistent. As I reach a milestone birthday this year my goal is to resume consistent running, with hopefully a half early in the year followed by a full marathon, whether in the spring or fall I don't know yet. Either way I want to stay fit for several more decades, and running is the way I'm going to do it.
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