As January
comes to a close we have finally gotten the first big snow storm of the season
with a little over 12” dropping on Dubuque Saturday/Sunday. We seized the
opportunity to have a killer run at the Mines Sunday morning, the scenary was
just awesome! In case you are
wondering, I’m still running in shorts and often catching critisim of my
running buddies and others around town J… however I stand by my decision and the legs are feeling
great... and made for some awesome pictures Sunday!
My
training is still in a holding pattern, I’m sticking around 40 miles per week
until I start up my 16 week marathon plan soon to train for Grandma’s in
June. I’m gunning to run a sub 3 hour
marathon but most importantly would like to hit sub 3:02:58 to PR the distance
again. I’m really itching to get started
upping the mileage as many of my running colleges are already doing but I keep
reminding myself to have patience and stick to the plan, the last thing I want
to do is charge out of the gate too fast and risk injury or burn out before my
first big race of the year.
Other than
training I’ve been having a blast with the MVRA prepping for 2015 as there are
many great things to come. First new
project is a 4 race run series this year called “Dominate Dubuque” in which
participants will compete in 4 race venues over the course of the year for
extra merch and prizes… been hard at work on this one so really hoping it comes
together nicely and everyone has a great time. (Logo drawn by one of my
co-workers is below, looks great!).
The DRC is
also adding some great things for 2015. There is a new participation series in
which members can earn points for prize raffles by attending events, running
races, volenteering, etc… it is a great way to keep members involved and is
sure to be a ton of fun! Bill also added
in a DRC Runner up section in which members are spotlighted on our site, a
pretty cool way to get to know everybody!.. more to come soon too, it is really
exciting.
So moving
into 2015 I have nothing but excitement about the future of running in the
Dubuque area!.. the MVRA and DRC are up
and running on all cylinders and show no signs of slowing down, it’s going to
be a great year to be a runner!!
Another Great Video of our Run by Shannon Wolfe!
