WTF were we thinking.

Training in January sucks.  Sure, a 3-7 mile winter run can feel invigorating but anything over 10 miles starts to really not be fun.  Frigid, arctic temps, winds, and shut down sections of the lakefront path are not adding joy. We are really missing summer... or fall... or late spring.

Actually, we really enjoy winter running when it is consisting of those shorter runs as we have done for the past few years.  That is why we thought starting a training program in January would be perfectly fine. 

Maybe all of this adversity and the need to really push ourselves to crawl out of our little nest on gloomy, bitter cold days for the sake of kicking ass in this marathon will make it that much sweeter at the finish line.

So now we are done whining- January is almost over right?  13 miles on Saturday will be a great run. Nike technical gear + a forecasted heat wave of 33 degrees is promising as much.

Oh yeah, and this training season is really adding bonus points to the 'move somewhere warmer' debate.