A real slow creaky plod out at Birdsboro watershed in the cold rain yesterday. Managed 5 miles but it almost a hike instead of a run. Probably due to running 13 or so with some of the traildawgs on Sunday. There was a good turnout for the run celebrating 70th birthday for one of the original members. 30+ people, dozens of dogs. Most did a 7 mile loop along white clay creek but 4 of us tacked on the tri-state trail to end of the loop. It was really fine December day for a run. Upper 20's to start, 40 or so at the finish, sunny, calm with no wind. I was the slow one in the group unfortunately but the group waited up for me most of the time. I kept up best on the rolling single track of the tri-state trail. The flat trail back I kept getting dropped. That was my longest run of the year.

Today, 4-6 miles late afternoon is the plan.

QOTD: Do you participate regularly with a running club or group? Not so much anymore. Used to run a lot of the Traildawg fat ass races, participate in a few volunteer gigs (most notably MMT100 aid support) but that was an informal group back in the day. Seems I was always more off the cuff with my training to want to hook up regularly with any organized groups. I do enjoy running with others but some groups tend to turn training runs into races.

Hey, All -

Saturday, I got in a nice 5-mile trail run at the Headwaters Preserve.  One of my favorite places to run, but I haven't been there probably a year due to the $%*# PF taking so long to go away.

Yesterday was a rest day, and today I got in an hour of core/ST.

Dang, it was cold this morning!  31 when I got in my car at 7:30.  When I checked the weather last night, it was only supposed to dip into the high 30s, so I didn't cover any of my vulnerable plants.  Oh well.

QOTD: There are various groups around here that get together, but the 2 times I tried a group run, I ended up running by myself because everyone else was faster than me.  That pretty much cured me of participating in group runs.  Once I get squarely back into the game, there's another runner I'd like to hook up with.  She's a bit faster than me, so she makes me push myself.  She's also the one who last year ran 19 miles of my FA 50k with me. We did a couple of training runs together last year, and our personalities really clicked, so I'm looking forward to being able to run with her again.

3 mile walk with Jack and then 4.5 run.  

qotd:  I love running it groups....just makes a different run  being social instead of alone for hours.  Since moving back to Michigan I lost that group but I do show up for the Weds group run....it's on the street but 3 quick mikes and then a brewery.  There is a trail group one Thursday s week...followed by a brewery.  And lastly I have been running with the Hash Harriers (a drinking club with a running problem) where we actually drink mid run🤷🏻‍♀️.Hopeing to meet up with sone longer distance runners for that long run.

Easy 4 after work.

XT, a slow creaky plod is better than no plod.

Fatozzig, running groups that run too fast annoy me.  What's the point in getting together for a social run if people are left behind?

QOTD: I don't run regularly with a group any more.  My RC stopped doing weekly social runs in 2020, and they never resumed.    I participate at other RC events, like the aid stations that we sponsor and an occasional holiday fun run.  I join Trail Sister group runs every now and then, but their events are not particularly close to me.  If I can combine it with a visit to my dad, I might do it.