Frigid Last Run of 2008
Yesterday I didn’t have any luck finding time for my run. As I was preparing for my morning run, I got a call from my wife. On her way to work she’d had a flat, and she needed me to drive her to work. After I got to work, I had to sit with the car until it got towed. By the time I got home everyone in the house was wide awake, and my window of opportunity had vanished.
Today I didn’t my luck wasn’t much better. I nixed my predawn run, because I had to drive my wife in to work. By the time I got back home I only had 30 minutes or so for my run. I threw on extra layers and went out for a 30 minute run. It was 9F, -13C. It was so cold that my tears were turning into ice crystals. There was a fresh dusting of snow, and my tracks in the snow show that my form has much room for improvement. I’ve been back running for nearly 2 weeks, and I still have yet to feel like my legs aren’t in cement. The last time I ran so poorly I was 20 pounds heavier. I don’t have a clue why I’ve regressed so far from the start of November.
I have a 5K tomorrow. The forecast is for temperatures in the teens and breezy conditions. A year ago my goal was to break 24 minutes on this course. Tomorrow I’m hoping to break 27. Lots of work to do in the 20&1/2 weeks until the marathon.
