It's that time of year...

Yesterday, I saw a woman running down the sidewalk past Reser Stadium in her soccer cleats.

Oh, did I mention we have snow and ice on the sidewalks here in Corvallis? Yep. The city that has white Christmas as often as Phoenix has some of the white stuff. Will it hang around until the 25th?

Get tough, get cold, and get out there and run.

RACES FOR WEEK OF DECEMBER 29th TO JANUARY 4th

December 31st / First Run 2009 5k / Portland, OR

December 31st / Year to Year Run 5k / Longview, WA

December 31st/January 1st / First Run 10k and 5k (two runs) / Eugene, OR

January 1st / Padden Resolution 2.6 mile Run and Polar Bear Swim / Bellingham, WA

January 1st / Capitol Mile / Salem, OR

January 1st / Pooch and Pal 1.5 mile run and Thunder Run 5k (races run back to back) / Pasco, WA

January 1st / New Years Day Hangover Run 9 or 4 mile / Lewiston, ID

January 1st / Resolution Run 5k and Polar Bear Swim / Seattle, WA

January 1st / Y2K9 Run, 20.09k and 10k / Forest Grove, OR

January 3rd / Lake Samish Runs, 13.1 and 6.5 miles / Bellingham, WA

January 4th / Kitsap YMCA Resolution Run 5k / Bremerton, WA