Thursday December 31:
Ooooh, this is the fun part of a long run. Several running buddies and I used to venture into the Greenbelt , the central woods of Staten Island all bundled up in winter running clothes and armed with headlamps and a sixpack of beer. Arriving at the Moses Mountain Area we used to celebrate the New Years by headlamp, drink to our health, listen to the distant fireworks, then go out for a long run to get a good start on the New Year.
And it is about to be revived. :-)
I had a 15 mile run scheduled this morning but received a call late last night from a friend that wants to get the tradition started again. Heck, I'm finally training for a big race after some years off, so I'm definitely game!
This is going to be fun. I'm running 15 miles, at midnight, on the trails of the Greenbelt, armed with a flashlight and a headlamp. Doing fun things with your fitness is the best part of training for a race. What I will also be doing in the New Year is getting groups together to do fun things, like a night-time trail run, or an informal running relay, or even a beer mile down the Jersey Shore. Along with the regular training that I post on this blog I intend to post a schedule for these events, pictures, and even videos of the events here. Training can be fun, and I intend to show the world that training is not just suffering, looking at heart rates all the time, or establishing a certain pace on the roads.
Happy New Year Everyone, and I wish all of you ultra-endurance athletes all the fun you can have with your fitness in 2010!
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