Adding some Strength Training

I've recently added some strength training to improve my training. For Christmas, my amazing wife Shilpa bought me a gift certificate to a local fitness training facility - Evolution Trainers in Mountain View. Worked out with Pete D'Epiro, who gave me some great core and leg strengthening exercises and stretches. He also introduced me to the magic of the foam roller - what a great invention!

Here's the website if you are interested: www.evolutiontrainers.com.

My Running Partner

During my weekday runs, my youngest son accompanies me. He usually enjoys the scenery for the first mile, then takes a nice nap for the remaining 2-3 miles. In this picture, I'm keeping him warm with his flannel Washington Redskins blanket.