Welcome, Rachel!

Five hearty souls made it to Highcrest this morning to brave the cold, wind etc. Actually, it was not that bad, especially after we'd run for a while. The sun was out, the road surface was ice-free pretty much everywhere and the company was outstanding!

Rachel Wasilewski expressed an interest just a couple of days ago in joining our group run and the Brickyard to Highcrest change didn't slow her down a bit. Tracy, Rose, Lee and she did about 10, zig-zagging all over the place. Navigator Rose kept us thinking with more turns than we have fingers to count them on. Linda soloed the route and finally made her way to the car to read while we took *way* longer to get back than we estimated.

We ran pretty slow - something like a 10 minute pace. I started my watch about 1/4 mile after we started running and then forgot to restart it after a mid-run parking lot break so I'm not sure what the time really was. Tracy estimated about 10 miles. Rose and Rachel ran a mile or so longer.

We missed Mary, Lani and Kelsey who had other commitments. Looks like next weekend is race-free so let's hope that the predicted snow for Tuesday has melted by Saturday and we all can run together at Highcrest.

The Cedar Hill 4 Miler is on Sunday, February 6. This is a Hartford Track Club Winter Series run. It starts and ends in the historic Cedar Hill Cemetery, 453 Fairfield Ave. in Hartford.

Colchester is on the 26th. I can't wait.

Another race to think about is the O'Hartford 5K on Sunday, March 20. Rose has signed up already. I think it's still $20.

Not sure if we'll be represented at tomorrow's Tradition Run but if we are, let us know how it goes! Lea Crown will be there and indicates she'll try to make an appearance next weekend @ Highcrest.

Keep running!

Lee