All Downhill From Here

A few years ago I realized that if I made a commitment to running with a group just once a week, it would keep me training regularly. It’s worked very well. My family expects me to leave them every Tuesday night without fail, and I flush out other Penguins to come join me.

Last week? When I struggled so hard to keep up with Tanya? Hah, last night she ‘fessed up to struggling to keep up with me. Gotta love that pack-run mentality, where nobody wants to hold the other back, so everybody presses on better and harder than they would alone. We stress our bodies a little more than we might, but it’s in a good way, and it’s more fun. According to this recent article, if I were a rat, the running with a group would help me lower my stress levels and build a better brain. It works for me…

Last night we added Krista back into the “pack” and she did amazingly well, considering she hadn’t run with us (and hadn’t run much on her own, opting for other forms of tri-training) since early January. We kept the run flat and concentrated on avoiding frozen puddles.

We missed Dawn last night, but she had other concerns, with her parents’ health challenges taking her attention. Her running buddy Kris had a new Penguin, Mandy join her.