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Seagull Six

Post Mexico.  Post snow.  Post mope.  

Bring on the Falmouth Track Club’s Seagull Six race!  The temperature was chilly, but the sun was shining and once we all got moving I quickly warmed up.  The views were spectacular.  Falmouth is beautiful.  

The course took us into the Falmouth Road Race except we ran it backwards.  And that climb up to the lighthouse was a struggle, but I plodded forward.

It was my first race in my Newton Motion III and I couldn’t be more happier with my footwear.  

Overall, this was a great race with lots of scenery.  My pace was slow, but solid relative to my lack of winter movement.  

Next up is the Cape Cod Trail Race!    

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February Recap

February was a terrible month to do anything. The weather was hideous. The first blizzard blew in on January 30th and I've been inside hibernating ever since. With the first storm comes the excitement, the hot cocoa, good books that I haven't had the time for yet, and warm blankets while Mother Nature blows gusts of wind with falling snow and wreaks havoc on the outdoors. But the storms piggy-backed one another and one snow fall after another landed us with canceled race after canceled race. First, the Martha's Vineyard 20-Miler, my first time running and what would have been my longest race to date, was canceled for the first time since its inception. And not so soon after the Hyannis Half Marathon was also scratched from the lineup. Running took a backseat to moping. March is looking far more optimistic as the weather begins to turn around. Also, vacation to Mexico is staring me in the face. And I think the best medicine is sun rejuvination to spark my fancy feet!!! Next race scheduled is the Cape Cod Trail Race on April 12th!

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Old Silver Beach New Year's Day Run & Dunk Event

My 2015 running and racing Cape Cod kicked off with the Old Silver Beach New Year's Day Run & Dunk 5.7-miler.  

That's right, on New Year's Day I heaved myself out of bed to be at the Sea Crest Hotel in Falmouth for 9:15 A.M.  Fisherman and I hosted a New Year's party for our close friends and we didn't stagger into bed until sometime after 2:00 A.M.  So my groggy attendance is an automatic win!!!

For the record, I did not dunk.  I do not dunk in icy cold water - ever.  

But I was happy to participate in this event.

First, this race was in support of women who suffer from domestic violence.  The Cape Cod Center for Women is the only 24-hour, 7-day-a-week confidential domestic violence emergency shelter serving Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket. The Center is dedicated to providing quality programs and services to individuals and families escaping violence or abuse.  We need more awareness to this Center so I was happy to make my $30.00 donation/pay my race registration fee.  The entire entry fee went to this Center.  I love running for great causes such as this one.  

The start and finish was at the Sea Crest Hotel in Falmouth.  The 5.7-mile course was beautiful in spots where I could see the ocean.  At approximately the 2-mile mark the air was thick with salty sea wind.  I took in the scenery and the aromas of the ocean because my drowsiness directly correlated to my lead-footed running.  

Secondly, I met a friendly runner from New Hampshire who was sporting the Garmin 220 watch and in my excitement I stepped out of character and spoke to this unknown person about her watch.  I am in desperate need of a new one and the one she was using was the same one I'm inches from purchasing.  So it was fortuitous that I was able to pick her brain.  Low and behold she said she could not in good conscience recommend the watch.

Now I'm back to the drawing board for my search for a replacement running watch.  So far I like the Garmin GPS 15 in purple.

Overall, there is no better way to commence a new year than with a run for an admirable cause.  I am glad I schlepped my fatigued body out of bed to run for the women of Cape Cod who are victims of domestic violence.  And I opened the Winter Warrior series with a strong 5.7-miles.  

Next Race - The Frozen Fat Ass 15.5-miler on January 25, 2015 @ Sandy Neck Beach