Day 26: 3.61mi, 37:56, South Orange NJ

Ran my favorite trail this morning at South Mountain Reservation - the Orange Loop.  There was about an inch of snow on the mountain today so this technical trail got a little more technical.  Matt and I were laughing at our terrible splits but it wasn't an easy 10-minute pace.  I wore my snow trail shoes for the first time (My Will Smith high tops as Matt calls them) and found that they were a little clunky but had very good traction. 

This is likely my last trail run before next Sunday's race, a 5-miler.  It will be my first race of the year, and interestingly my first race in the 30-35 age group.  I've always considered this age group more competitive than the 25-29 age group but I'm just glad that I can invite Matt to a race and still have a chance to win my age group!  I plan on doing this one as an easy training run but I'll still bomb down the downhills and hopefully run a smooth race.  I'm not sure how my mileage to date will translate to a distance that I haven't run yet this year but I'll find out soon enough.