5K and Snow

I've been quiet on the blog mainly because I've been quiet on the running front. I ran my first Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving, and it went well. I don't remember my time, but I finished in the top 10% or so and felt good.

The most remarkable thing about the race is that it's been around for about 10 years in my hometown, and I had never heard of it. I now have a new tradition, and I'm psyched.

There was a funny moment towards the end of the race. The run finishes with a 3/4 lap around the high school track. As I approached the school, I came up behind two boys who were probably 7 and 9 years old and were running a 7 minute mile pace (amazing). We entered the track, and people were going crazy for these kids as their pace (and mine) quickened. Suddenly, I was faced with a moral decision. Do I really step it up and pass the kids to record my best time (no pr, just the best time I could run on that day), or do I run a solid pace to the end, but let the kids finish ahead of me. If these were normal loping kids, I'll be honest and say I would've passed them just before entering the track. But these kids were legitimately hauling, and I would have had to find an extra gear to edge them out. Can you imagine that picture? An OG (old guy) leaning at the line to capture some glory while subsequently burying these two young aspiring athletes. Luckily, I'm not an idiot (at least not on that day), so I eased up a bit and followed the kids across the line.

Still the image of me just nosing the two "suckas" cracks me up.

On another front. We have a solid foot of snow up front, and I had a "meeting" at the Stowe quad lift at 8:00 this morning. It was my first legit day of the year and it rocked. It's still snowing (noon on Monday), and we're looking at another 10" or so by tomorrow morning. Spread the word and get up here to ski/ride. There is snow in VT!!