initially i was going to run it with a friend. i remembered about the race at about 11pm the night before (too late, in my opinion, to call and chat about it.) she ended up coming down with a case of the snots this morning, and stayed home to chug airborne and rest (oh and prep for the ginormous turkey day dinner she hosted!)
so, i ran on my own. it was a great morning for a run: COLD, but not wet or windy. and not so cold that the water freezes at the aid stations, but just cold enough to get that really good lung burn.
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since i was on my own, i decided to try and push my self a little. not a lot a little, just a little. because my track record with doing that in the cold = a long line of little aches, niggles, pains and inflammation. so i didn't take it easy and just jog, but i didn't do an all-out, collapse-at-the-end kind of effort either. more of a lung-burning, huffin-n-puffin, smiley-faced finish.
results: 4 miles in 37:12 ( a 9:18min/mile); 1258/2800 overall; and 226/592 age group.
not to shabby, considering the only run training i've done in the last 6 weeks was the 'for fun' runs i did in atx two weeks ago. nothing like starting your day with a good result, a kcal deficit, and with two turkey day parties on your calendar! makes me excited to start focusing on the run again. which i should probably start planning. soon. maybe after i come out of this food coma...
happy turkey day, y'all!
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