Last night I got back on my bike saddle and did an easy 45 minute spin. I just started a 4 week 5K program and last night called for cross training. Today I sent in a registration for the Blue & Gray 5K on December 13! Carol from Team Z (the team from which I am temporarily taking a break) is running the half marathon that day. She heard there was a hard hill on the course, and according to the race pamphlet, "Part of 1/2 Marathon traces the Southern entrenchment on Sunken Road. Save something for Hospitalization Hill in Mile 12." Sounds like Civil War stuff - and sounds very cool.
Speaking of the Civil War, a number of years ago I spent a few summers studying the Civil War with a group out of the Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale Campus. A wonderful history professor there, Dr. Charles Poland, ran the program, and it was the most amazing way to learn about the war. I don't think I've ever been to this location during my travels though, because I'm pretty sure I'd remember something called 'Hospitalization Hill'!
Anyway, I will run the 5K Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving with my son. The race actually falls on a training day, I'm supposed to do a tempo run that day, so I guess the race will be my tempo run. My son will actually *run* the race!
I'm tentatively scheduled to go for at least a 30 mile ride with Carol, mentioned above, on December 6 - so I'm excited about that! More incentive to get more time in my saddle a couple times a week.
Now if I could just get back in the swimming pool...maybe Sunday night.
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