Still a slacker

Well its been a few days since I've posted here and I think my slackness here has related to my slackness in the fitness front. Now however, I have no more excuses. Winter has arrived. It snowed about six inches over the weekend there is a solid base and I no longer have any justification for not getting out. In fact the day the weather decided to strike I was all set to run a 5k race. I of course ran it anyway (I'm not that much of a slacker). I arrived at the race start to snow falling hard and about four inches of fresh on the little traveled roads. It was a lovely winter scene with perfect temperatures for a winter run. However I think the snow kept the field of runners to a bare minimum. Indeed a very low bar for competition and you know what? I won!

Well, kinda. My friends Glenn and Cameron and I led the race throughout the three one mile laps and since we ran the whole race together decided it would be just as well if we finished together, so we did, crossing the finish line at exactly the same time. This was not a usual 5k however, the snow aside, this race was a fundraiser for new local library and at the end of every lap, runners were required to stop and write a short poem using magnetic poetry before continuing on. Lets just say this was not the most competitive event of Fairbanks' running calendar. But for once in my life, probably the only time in my life, I got to see what a race looks likes with no one in front of me. (It felt kind of good.)

Finally, this morning that other aspect of winter struck...the cold. It is is -4 degrees outside my office window as I write this. But there is snow and I plan to put on skis this evening for the first time this year. I'm looking forward to it.