Walk Running in Walla Walla

Merry Christmas, everyone!

Spending Christmas in Walla Walla is as wonderful as ever. In anticipation of large dinner and a busy morning tomorrow, I went for a run this morning.

Ever since I woke up with a stiff hip over a week ago, I have pulled back a bit on my running. However, under Jack's guidance I have been slowly building the miles back up by doing some "walk running." This morning I did 52 minutes of 1 minute walking and 3 minute running in the fields.

I love running in the wheat fields in Walla Walla. Even though the Blue Hills were hiding in the fog this morning, the rolling hills and the bare fields surrounding me were as beautiful as ever.

Thanksgiving Day Run

There is no better way to prepare for a holiday dinner than to go for a hard and fast run. This is exactly what my friend and fellow DFMC runner Bess and I set out to do.

We chose to run the Boston Volvo 5K Road Race mainly based on its location and starting time, and it turned out to be a very nice race to run even with the rather noticeable hill at the beginning in the first mile. Unfortunately, this was not a PR for me, but I enjoyed the race immensely.
Clearly Bess and I were far from the only ones with an urge to run on Thanksgiving Day morning. Over a thousand people ran the race along with us, and at the same time there were numerous other races taking place in the Greater Boston area. Even the New York Times published a blurb about the urge to run on Thanksgiving.