❄️ Winter Running Tips (ECRC Edition) ❄️ ***add the best tip you have for "winter running in your current geological location. 1. Dress in layers…Because nothing humbles you faster than starting a run freezing, and finishing it looking like a sweaty onion with clothing tied around every limb. 2. Warm up inside, do some high knees in your kitchen. Do some butt kicks in your hallway. Bonus points if your family watches you and questions every life decision you’ve ever made. 3. Accept that you will slip on ice.Just call it “dynamic balance training” and pretend it was intentional. Olympic-level agility, baby. 4. Don’t overdress, You may start the run feeling like you’re entering Antarctica, but 10 minutes later you’ll swear someone put you in a sauna with a windbreaker on. 5. Protect your face.Wind chill will slap you harder than your alarm clock at 5AM. Buffs, balaclavas, or your hand pretending to be a shield — use something. 6. Accept the snot rocket.Winter running is basically a faucet you can’t turn off. Do it discreetly… and away from the wind. (Trust me.) 7. Keep your water warm.Because nothing says “athlete” like trying to drink your hydration only to discover it’s turned into a slushy.

Alright Cake Eaters It is already that time again. Big Run Weekend is here, and if you’ve been with us for a minute, you already know what this means: WE GO BIG, WE PUSH A LITTLE HARDER ...and we find out just how dramatic our inner monologue can get when we’re climbing that last hill. This weekend, I want you to take whatever “normal” looks like for you… and PUSH the limits of it just a little farther. Not because you need the miles or the pace, but because you’ve got more in you than you think — and Big Run Weekend is where we prove it. For all our NEW MEMBERS joining us (WELCOME, by the way — you found the right group of chaos), here’s the quick rundown: Big Run Weekend is NOT just about running a marathon every Saturday or chasing some perfect pace chart. It’s about effort. It’s about doing something that scares you a little, stretches you a lot, and reminds you exactly why you started running in the first place. Your “big run” might be your first mile of the week, or the longest distance you’ve attempted in months, or maybe you’re one of those ultra-minded humans who wakes up and decides, “Let’s go suffer for fun today.” Whatever it looks like, it counts. A simple fact to remind you all of.... THIS CLUB SHOWS UP, pushes hard, and cheers for each other like we’re all chasing Olympic gold, and by olympic gold I mean a great slice of cake which is probably more enjoyable any way. The 20 mile bomb 💣 run streak is current at 4 weeks.... Will it make it on to 5 weeks straight? as the great @Kyle Dickerson says " WE SHALL SEE" ( old record stands at 8 weeks) I appreciate each and every one of you. Last weekend was nothing short of EPIC! I can't wait to see how this weekend turns out... V

It has been a min but........ we are back with one of my favorite things here on ECRC. MONDAY CONVERSATION.... So this weekend I had a very cool experience.... I encounter a couple moose that were hanging out on the trails in my neighborhood. which made me think.. What is the coolest or maybe weirdest things you have all seen on a run.... May be a rare wild animal, or car accident... (hopefully not cause by you) but what is it.... what is the coolest or weirdest thing you have seen or encountered on a run.?

There was only one way to get it done this weekend, smiling! https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQ4WT21jLHO/?igsh=MTUwdTJ3NXR6ZmI1Mw==

and again here we GO with episode 13 of Eat Cake Run Clubs Big Run weekend... I know we have some races this weekend ( lets go @Amy Tingay ) .. and also another chance to keep the 20 mile bomb 💣 streak going ( we currently are on a 3 week streak of one or more of us dropping 20+ miles) the current record is 8 weeks straight. LETS FREAKING GO! Every one of you that runs this weekend and shares gives power to us all. This is what this community is built on... Doing hard things ourselves first and encouraging others they can too! and the best part is..... IT WORKS! the proof is in the CAKE... lol ( see what I did there) BIG RUN WEEKEND has nothing to do with MILES or PACE.... it is about finding a way to push yourself to do something hard. Sometimes that something "hard" is just getting a run in... Sometimes the "hard is running the most miles you have ever ran" That is what BIG RUN WEEKEND IS ABOUT! SO... Call your shot... what is in YOUR forecast for episode 13 of BIG RUN WEEKEND....