❄️ 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.

Oh you all thought that because of Thanksgiving and all the "Turkey trots" yesterday that might change Eat Cake Run Club BIG RUN WEEKEND..... NOPE... Consider those Trotting miles a warm up.... Because the weekend is here.... and it is time for EP: 16 Big Run weekend. Can the 20 mile 💣💥 run last and live to "play another day'? LETS GOOO.... What BIG RUNS DO WE HAVE PLANED THIS WEEKEND.... ? ps: Pie is cake too!

So I come on here this morning to give the recap on EP: 15 of BIG RUN WEEKEND... and was more than dismayed that..... I DID NOT POST IT..... Please forgive me, it must be the push-up, burpees and miles and lack of CAKE . This mistake will not happen again. However.... One would think SOMEONE would have said something..... Admin team @Peg Lawler or @Allie Griffin would have caught it... or the amazing @Leo Raymond , @Dale Garris or @Sean Morgan would have noticed it..... I could say @Scott Birdsall too but he gets a pass with the LURGY episode. Anyhow, this one falls on me, as we are only as great as the leader.... OK! now on to the GREAT stuff... MASSIVE WEEKEND AGAIN, I know you all were worried about if we kept the 20 miles bomb 💣💥 streak alive to 6 weeks..... or are you? ....... HAHAH ok I know you are.... AND YES STEAK IS ALIVE AND ADVANCING TO FIGHT ANOTHER WEEK. @Leo Raymond again drops the bomb on a Saturday master piece! I know first hand what it takes to dig in week after week and find a way to get those BIG RUNS in. There are countless "good" reasons on why he could not get it in.... But Leo gets it done weekend after weekend. Thank you all you do for this club Leo. The ageless example you have set for us DOES NOT GO UNNOTICED! @Dale Garris Goes a big 15+ on the trails. Dale watching you push more bigger and longer miles is incredible and inspiring to all of us. Thank you for allowing us all on the journey and the amazing recap videos you create makes us all feel like we were along for the ride with you. Leo and I were chatting and can't wait to have you drop a 20 bomb 💣 soon. You got it just need to drop it..... As I have said before you are a key part of what we are building here. Thank you for showing up and teaching us all how we can be better!

Ok it has been a few weeks since we had a good poll to have fun with. But do not worry we have a good one for you today..... The key is you must include a real story that goes along with your vote SO Here it is... WOULD YOU RATHER....

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