Meet the Striders

Hey everyone!

I went for my first run with the Capital Striders on Saturday! It was really fun, I ran mostly with a nice woman named Jana (I hope I spelled that right) and she said that she was just getting back to running. Wow, she blew me away at about mile 3.5 with her 8:40 pace. I'm just not that fast yet. :o)

The Striders are a great group of folks who all showed up in good spirits on a cold Saturday morning at 10 degrees. They're a fun group to run with and they're pretty talented as a whole, some very speedy runners. I did find that the running course we went on was not what I would have ran on my own. It was great to explore a new run without having to worry about the distance.

As for me, my shins felt fine and I thought that my knee was going to give me some trouble again, but I think that was just the cold having it's effect. A couple of days later I feel no negative effects and I am ready to head out for a 2 miler tonight, so that has me pretty psyched! I'm looking forward to more runs with the Striders group and also to spring!

See ya on the roads!
Alex