Trotting for Turkey (November Running)

[7rider]

Selkie - there IS a clinic near me in just a couple of weeks! Now I need to justify the $100 to my husband somehow (since I have like zero of my own money at the moment)....

Huh. It's 50% higher in this neck o' the woods. Darned cost of living. Debating strongly, and got a bunch of negative feedback on the expense from friends in my tri club's meeting last night. Still, I'm such a dreadful runner that I wonder if this coaching will help me out in a way that "self taught" won't. But I agree, see if you can pitch it as an early holiday gift.

As for driving to run...I think once I get myself back up to 4+ miles, I will, if only because my neighborhood is so darned hilly. I have a 4 to 4.5 mile MUT run I can do that only rises with the stream bed it follows, so it's essentially a flat run. When I get up to that mileage, I'll "reward" myself with the flat run. For now, my 2-3 milers will have to be up and down the hills of my neighborhood.

[GLC1968]

Yeah, I would bet that the cost difference is demand, more than COL. I was amazed that this clinic is less than 2 weeks away and it still has 7 available openings. I guess Chi running isn't taking off here like it is in other places?

I'm actually working on convincing my husband to sign up with me. So far, he's considering it! He wants to be a runner, but has ITB issues every time he tries (from mountaineering and cycling, actually), so this might be a good opportunity for him.

Today I've got 4.5 miles on my plan. I'm going to TRY and get out at lunchtime today, but we'll see.

Oh, and I pretty much always have to drive to run. Luckily, I don't have to drive to bike, so it evens out.