Archive for January 2009

In Houston, it snows about once every 4-5 years. Snow that actually sticks to the ground is an even rarer occurance. For this reason, as a kid, snow is an exciting wonderful thing. Now, living in Virginia, I’ve come quickly to hate the snow/ice. It’s not so much the snow that gets you, it’s the…

After spending almost 2 weeks in warm Tallahassee, I’m back in the freezing conditions of northern Virginia. Unforunately, that means no more shirts off running for a while. On the drive back, it was kind of disheartening to see the temperature drop as we headed north. We split up the trip with a stop at…

I’ve now been in Tallahassee, Florida for a week now. After getting over the general tiredness/soreness from travelling so much, we’ve been able to get in some good training. The weather here is great. It’s been around 70 degrees and sunny every single day. You couldn’t ask for better training conditions, especially in the heart…

With only a couple days in Virginia, here are a the two biggest things I’ve noticed so far. -It’s really cold here.-There are tons of places to run in Northern Virginia. The first is obviously a negative, but the second observation helps make up for it. Coming from a city with limited running routes, it…