Congratulations to everyone who ran Cherry Blossom.  We had excellent performances from Dave Wertz and Beth Young, both of whom ran huge PRs.  Beth chopped nearly 3 minutes off her previous best and placed in the top 25 overall.  Well done!  While we're on the subject of racing, I want to encourage all of you to run some races this spring.  Racing is the fun part of the sport and if you're doing the training but not racing, you're denying yourself the full experience of being a runner.  You don't have to run huge races like Cherry Blossom. From now until the end of June, there are tons of local races every weekend, and the elementary school 5k up the block from your home is a great place to start.  Those races are not real competitive and all of you would stand a chance of winning an age group award, so don't be shy.  Get out and show what you can do!
 
We're at Fort Ward tomorrow.  Please come out and take advantage of the chance to practice on the hilly loop at Fort Ward.  It's a beautiful setting and a beneficial complement to track work.  The workout will be 5 x 1 full loop with a 3 minute recovery.  The idea is to run based on effort, and not worry about the time.  As always, if you have any questions, give me a holler.  See you at Fort Ward tomorrow.