10 more weeks

The Boston Marathon is 10 weeks from today. Yesterday was a 16-mile training run with my new running buddy - Tim Martin. It was cold but sunny and no wind - perfect conditions for a 6 am start for a 2.5 hour run!!

January finished up with 130 total running miles and the beginning of swim training for the Ironman in June. This month will see more swimming and the beginning base of the bike training. With nine weeks between the Boston Marathon and the Ironman there will be duel training for a while.

Denise signed up to run the Boston 5k the day before the marathon and it finishes at the same finish line as the marathon. She is very excited.

Only ran one race in January and it was the Vancouver Lake Half Marathon on the 22nd. It was 38 degrees with 20 mph winds and rain - worst conditions ever for a half marathon but my second best time ever at 1:42:45 (7:50 pace). No races this month - but two weeks of training in sunny and warm Mexico - and only one for March -- the Shamrock Run 15k in Portland.

More updates soon.