Happy Sunday fellow readers.  I hope everyone had a wonderful Holiday and is looking forward to the new year and NYE.  I’ll be honest, I’ve never really seen the pull of NYE.  Sure, I’ve gone out and celebrated – heck I’ve even seen the ball drop in NYC.  You want to indulge in crazy, go see the ball drop.  I think everyone should experience that once in their lives.  There was Dick Clark’s Rocking New Years Eve on the T.V. back in the day.  But to be honest I usually was like – meh – who cares.  This year I do plan to ring it in with friends here in DC.  Let’s hope I don’t fall asleep at the table.

I spent my Christmas in Phoenix this year.  It was bitter-sweet to see the place I left.  Some photos:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is the best time to visit the desert in my opinion.  Warm enough for shorts and cool nights, no blustering heat.  I was able to get in some running, walking and hiking while I was visiting.

December has been a great month for miles.  This two-week recap saw 134.65 miles earned with 270.24 miles completed for the month.  I’m happy to say I beat 2017’s miles by 256.40.  Not the level I wanted to achieve, but at least it was more than last years.  I look forward to breaking 2018’s number in 2019.

This Saturday was such a lovely day I was able to take the bike out for a spin and ride the Mt. Vernon Trail (really have to find another route) and cross the bridge into Maryland for a nice 19.88 miles.  A little chilly in places and crowded!  It seemed like everyone was out.  I was dodging people constantly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other exciting news is I have registered for my first marathon of 2019.  I will be running the Yuengling Shamrock Marathon March 17, 2019 in Virginia Beach, VA  Let the madness begin.  This will be my 3rd marathon.

 

I’m going to go ahead and call 2018 with a total of 1046.36 completed.  I have 5236.82 miles gratefully waiting in my journey.  I hope this post finds you in an easy state of mind.  Reflective, yearning, excited and radio-active.

Happy Miles to You!!