First run this year

Today was sunny and well into the 60s, and I couldn't waste it indoors. I hadn't run since...I've nearly forgotten, but I am close to positive that the last time I ran at all was the Canary in the Cave. Emily and I had taken a break from running during the winter to focus on some weight training instead (really, I'm just a wimp and didn't want to run in the cold). Oh, about that weight training--I think we may have been about a week and a half behind on that, as well. No matter, today she and I went and did a short workout in the weight room: a few sets of dead lifts and a few sets of preacher curls. After that, we drove out to Long Point to run the short 5k out-and-back. What a gorgeous day! I could feel the effect of my running sabbatical as my heart and lungs were pumping wildly even after a couple miles. Still, I think I could have handled a couple more, but Emily and I had more to get done at the house this evening. Although I feel like a loser because I was challenged by a three miler today, all in all, I am glad I went out to enjoy the sweet weather and get back into a little bit of trail running.

In other news, I found this little blurb on the Rock/Creek blog about one of Salomon's new shoes, the Sense Mantra: http://blog.rockcreek.com/archives/introducing-the-salomon-sense-mantra-trail-running-shoe.html. Looks like something I may be interested in down the road, when I'm in the market for a new pair, but my Inov-8 Roclite 315s are still holding up now, after all that training last year, the 50k, and the 25k+! And they show little signs of wear! I'm very satisfied in these shoes.

Peace,

Tim