Well, that was fast. Sunday I was in shorts taking care of the intervals business. This morning I was back to double layers. Old Man Winter reappeared with a vengence today. 11* with the wind chill including gusts up to 20 mph. Good times. Despite all that, I definitely have struck the right balance with protective gear and still feeling light. That is until the last lap.
I felt shockingly alert at 6:15am when I stepped foot outside. I hit my rhythmn early in the run and had none of the usual first run of the week effects. I took it easy on this run. The wind pushed me around a bit, but only in a few locations. I won’t lie. Having that wind at your back for a few seconds is nice. I banged through a couple laps around the Reservoir and moved to the Bridle Path when daylight broke. My pace was easy. No pushing it in those winds.
Even my hands held up well until the last lap. It wasn’t terrible, but annoying nonetheless. I tried to shake them to get the blood moving, but to no avail. Then I saw a guy flying by in shorts with NO gloves. Hats off to that joker. He must be a decendent of Eskimos or polar bears.
Good run. 7.84 miles @ 8:42. Monthly goal is in sight with 2 days left to go.
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SCL December 29, 2009 at 2:26 pm | #1 Reply | Quote Way to go out there. Very cold today…
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A Marathoner December 29, 2009 at 2:54 pm | #2 Reply | Quote Hey good luck with the Tweet up tonight! Sounds like a great crew!
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marathonmaiden December 29, 2009 at 3:48 pm | #3 Reply | Quote it was totally freezing out there! way to get outside…i wimped out and hit the gym
great run and that monthly goal is within your grasp!
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Yasmin December 30, 2009 at 10:43 am | #5 Reply | Quote LOL, descendent of Eskimos…
We had 40mph gusts yesterday, and for the first time I was happy not to be running. Respect to you for your discipline and consistency.
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