Release the hounds!!!

Back to running! I was so excited to get back out on the road even though it was pretty cold out last night. I have a friend that is sick, so I went over to exercise her 70lb. greyhound Hardy. We went for a two mile run, since I wasn't sure how far a greyhound can run in the cold. We both bundled up, me in my cold weather gear and him in his warm puppy coat. We ran through the streets of downtown Des Moines past coffee shops and closed restaurants. Then we went past the Science Center of Des Moines and headed back via a snowy MLK Avenue. Overall it was a nice run, I didn't even look at my Garmin watch until we got back and then I found out that I had averaged an 8:35 pace! I was surprised that I ran that fast. So was my friend. She thought that something had gone wrong and we had turned back early. :-)

I am sooooo happy to be back out on the roads again and I look forward to a bit of a warm-up in temps in the next week or so. We should be into the great spring running weather in no time! I know I'm looking forward to it.

We'll see you on the roads folks!
Alex