Happy Birthday Blog!

We may not post as much as we should, but we are still out there enjoying a good bike ride or run when we can!  Today was a beautiful day on the towpath.

It's Still Winter!

I'm sure that is stating the obvious, at least those in Ohio and the surrounding areas. The last couple of days I've been out and about soaking up what is probably (hopefully!?!) the tail end of winter. A day of snowboarding and then a nice nine mile run at the Towpath. My legs are sore and I'm pretty exhausted (in a good way), but if you need me I'll be spending tomorrow inside. -A

Towpath Marathon

The Towpath Marathon was held in Peninsula, Ohio a couple of weeks ago.   The weather was a concern as they predicted 40 F and a possible chance of rain.  We were pleasantly surprised that it didn’t end up raining and the cool weather kept us from overheating.  Our previous race routes have all been in major cities, which proved to be interesting as well as entertaining having crowds of people cheering us on.  We weren't sure how we would feel racing on a trail without all of the people and city life.  It turned out to be one of our favorite races.  The route was flat, not overcrowded and the race was well organized.  The volunteers were great at the fuel stations.  I never felt like I was tripping over people to get water.  There were also pockets of people cheering on the runners at various points on the trail.   Aside from feeling well prepared for the race all these factors added up to PR times for the four of us.   We went away from this race smiling and positive thoughts about doing it again.   - P