Met the group for a run this morning. I was a bit late so I ran about 1.5 on the trail before heading back to meet everyone. It was very cold by the river, but once getting into some neighborhoods things warmed up a bit. I stayed with Alan and Kelli. They are nice enough to go slow enough for me. I feel like a penguin waddling up and down the streets. Kelli showed us a technique for climbing hills and it works incredibly well, especially when going up snow covered hills. I had so much fun going up hills that when I came home from work I went back out to run some more hills. The stride is more side to side than straight ahead. It puts a lot more emphasis into the hip and thigh muscles which help to bound up inclines better than focusing on the calf muscles. Really fun stuff! Can't wait for Christmas and taking some time to relax with the family! | 