My next race will be my first half marathon- - Great Bay Half Marathon in Newmarket, NH on April 5. Then, I am thinking about doing the Patriots Day 5 miler in Portland and the Big Lake Half Marathon in Alton, NH on May 9... All gearing up to my first marathon on Oct 4 - the Maine Marathon in Portland....

I'm definitely going to do B2B (signing up at noon on March 15th!!) and the Maine HM. Gotta figure out what else to do. The crappy weather and icy roads have put a big dent in my motivation. This morning I did 6 mile on the indoor Y track in Freeport - 19 laps to a mile!! DS16 will be running the 4x800 relay at the New England meet, and also nationals, which are in Boston this year. I think he's going to do B2B, also. We're going down to Austin to watch the Texas Relays in April, and he's going to talk to the Texas coach. The coach says they're looking for toughness in kids, and he certainly has that! Southern coaches feel that kids from New England are underveloped, because the racing season is short and they can't run outdoors as much. I don't know how true that is, but we'll take advantage of the attitude! After visiting small liberal arts colleges last week ($50,000 per year?!?), Texas is looking good to us.

I'm so uncoordinated, I'd probably trip on a trail, or get hit by a snowmobile! I think I'll try Mountfort Road tomorrow. It's wide and unshaded, so it should be pretty clear.