Gearing Up for Running "Season"
Okay, I know it's technically "running season" all year round, but for me and my husband, it starts the end of January or middle of February when we begin officially signing up for the races we are going to run each month. Through the holidays, I kind of slack and don't really have a big run coming up. But March through October, we've got a schedule. Here's what we have planned so far: March 3 - Hot Chocolate 5k in Seattle ! This is my first Hot Chocolate run, and I am excited! Mostly because we get chocolate at the end, but also because the sweatshirt is awesome. March 16 - St Paddy's Day 5k in Tacoma . We ran this last year. I had trained (half-heartedly) for a 5k and accidentally signed up for the 10k... so I ran it anyway. Not smart. I died. And I wore an actual sweat shirt, which was also a bad idea. It just soaked up the freezing rain and made me heavier and more miserable. Hated that run. Loved the shir...