For those of you not familiar with the weather in Georgia, it would be fair to say that snow is a rare thing. Strong snow for a few hours where a couple of inches actually accumulates? Unheard of! We had that situation happen yesterday, so I took the opportunity to enjoy the snow by going out for a run in Piedmont Park. I decided to take my camera with me to get some photographic evidence that there really was snow that happened here.

Last weekend, I headed up to Buford, GA for what may be my favorite cross training activity – kayaking. This was my second time out on the river in a kayak, and I had a lot more confidence getting started this time.

One of the great things about running is that it is a very “pure” sport. Unlike cycling, it’s not a sport where you can buy yourself seconds or minutes by upgrading your wheels, or purchasing more aerodynamic helmets or bikes. To compete, all you really need are a pair of running shoes! However, every now and then we put enough miles on our shoes and have to drag ourselves to the store to get a new pair. Even though my shoes have only 150 miles on them (I’ve read that you should get new shoes after 300-400 miles on average), I’ve had them for over 4 years, and have been experiencing some shin splints. Since I’m really getting back on track with running, I figured a new pair of shoes might be in order.

Hello friends! Just wanted to give everyone a heads up that my blog has gone a major design overhaul and moved to it’s own spiffy domain – http://anathleteintraining.com/ Nothing should really change other than having a new URL