A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR to all my readers! I had a great time over the holidays with family and friends. And I hope you did, too!

Hope you got a visit from Santa Claus! (Or Santa Claws, as the case may be);

Hope you got to dress up in your finest;

That you got to spend time with your loving family;

That you got exactly what you wanted for Christmas;

And, of course, I hope you got in a good run or two. Here I am with my visiting niece Stephanie and her boyfriend Austin. (They’re the good looking ones.)

In one sense it’s sad to see the year end, since it seems only yesterday I stood outside my house with this sign:

And yet after today’s 16-miler, it’s time to close the book on my running log for 2016.

I’m looking forward to some fun and challenging events in 2017, starting with my first race just one week away. And I’ll continue to share my adventures and misadventures alike here on this blog. Thanks again for reading and I’ll do my best to keep you entertained.

Best wishes for 2017,

Jeff