Running Group

Hey Brooks,

I'd like to run a little faster this year, and I'd like to run more with other people, so I joined a running group.  It's about 8 or 10 guys who work downtown and meet at 12:30 five days a week.  And they are fast.  During the winter months when footing is a little slippery they "ease up" to about 7:15's.  The chatter is good and I can usually stay with them for the 4 or 5 miles it takes them to get back to their workplaces.  Most importantly, perhaps, it gets me out there everyday at noon.  Yesterday, was case and point.  We had a very welcome snowstorm that dropped 10-12 inches in Portland.  Noontime was about two-thirds of the way through that.  But I was there to meet the group at 12:23.  And as it turned out I didn't mind running alone.  I thought it might be smart to stick to a 3 mile loop, but ended up doing the usual 6.

The mileage is up since joining the group -- I've already logged about 30 miles this week, but no swimming and no biking.  I'll have to figure out how to fit those in.  For now the running group feels like a good idea.

Take care,  Chas

P.S.  For any Foehls reading this note, one of the longtime members of the group is Charlie Humphries, one of Curt's best friends in high school.