Yesterday I ran a route I rarely use, due to the hellacious 1st mile. Mostly uphill to one degree or another, with a short steep downhill thrown in for variety. The reward is that the 2nd mile is a gentle downhill. Only went 4.5 miles in total, and I keep reminding myself how nice it is to be running outside again after this awful winter.

Saturday's my first race of the year, a 5k. Not expecting to go all that fast after the little running I've been doing lately, but that's fine.

And today we had a big announcement: we're having a local marathon in 2015! First here since one in the late 70s! And as it's about 14 months out, plenty of time to train.