I ran my last 5K of the year this past Saturday. The temps that morning were hovering around -5 degrees or so – not joking! I had debated back & forth whether to run the race or not but decided it was a good challenge, even though the temps were cold, the sun was shining and the winds were low.
A really good friend of mine “D”, who is an awesome runner, decided to join me that morning at the race. She normally would have run the 8 mile course but stuck with the 3 mile course because of the decreased amount of exposure in such cold temps.
The race turnout was great despite the frigid temps. The course was fairly clear for winter – the first ½ mile was snow/ice covered & slippery – but after that it cleared out nice so that we were running mostly on clear, paved roads. The last ½-¾ mile was dangerous again – mostly pure ice. It was more about keeping your footing & not slipping than running your fastest because that just wasn’t possible.
Even with the slowdown from the road conditions, I tied my time from the last 5K, so I definitely was running at a faster pace on the clear portions of the race route.
Yummy, warm chili was waiting for us after the finish – which was a wonderful way to warm back up.
It was a fun race & I’m glad I followed through and ran it!
That’s a wrap to my racing season until sometime in January or February. 6 races in 3 months. I’m so proud of myself for signing up for these races which has kept me active during the cold fall/winter weather. They have all been 5Ks and I’ve been happy with that distance. The training keeps me active & accountable but doesn’t take too much time away from my boys.
I look forward to starting back up in late-winter/early spring and hope to get some fun runs on the calendar for 2014!
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| Me & my friend "D" warming up! |
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