Changes ...

Here I am, sitting in my apartment in northern Virginia, having a 2nd day off work thanks to Hurricane Sandy. Since moving back to the States almost 2 years ago, I had joined the Arlington Road Runners Club and ran several races. Did my best marathon in recent memory (i.e. under 6 hrs) at last year's Marine Corps Marathon, wish I had done more training to run last week's MCM with ARRC members. Anything up to a half marathon is doable, but the full distance needs a lot of time and commitment (and discipline). The ARRC has a winter program as well, but the idea of running in the cold is not very appealing. I joined a gym instead, so that I can keep in shape for the spring winter/spring events. Enjoyed my first Army 10-Miler two weeks ago, looking forward to the Surf-n-Santa 10 Miler in December.