Saturday, March 14, 2015

Marching into spring

Ah, March in Atlanta.
It's either very warm and the pollen starts to bloom in earnest, or it remains cold and we all wonder when spring will arrive. Sometimes, March does a bit of both!
This year, March is remaining fairly cold. Usually by now I've been able to turn off my heat. I love that grace period twice a year in Atlanta when I don't have to run heat or the air conditioner. It's usually just a few weeks, but it feels so freeing not to have giant utility bills! More money for race registrations!
I ran the Sham Rock N Roll 10K this year, and managed an ever so small improvement on my time. It's still a double loop. It's still hilly.
I ran into my co-worker Jessica at the finish. She did the 5K, walking it with some friends, and she finished the walk just a few minutes ahead of my 10K run.
Jessica and me at the finish
I found a few coins during the run, too, so the pig got fed!
This morning I ran the Tour deCatur 5K, on pi day! I didn't do too badly on this race, even though it was a little chilly and rainy and foggy this morning.
I haven't run the Tour deCatur in several years, so it was nice to run it again.
I don't have another race scheduled in Atlanta until April. My next race will be in Charleston, S.C., running the Cooper River Run 10K. It's been on my bucket list for a while.
I'm ready to march on to that race.