February Runs

[skhill]

Looking at the weather forecast for the weekend, I knew a long run was going to be today or not at all. So I got up plenty early, and when I stepped outside with my dog, what did I find but a sleety drizzle. It stopped before I finished my coffee, and the weather map looked clear, so I headed out with fingers crossed. It was going well; I got lost in a neighborhood I don't know well, which is always interesting, and had the discipline to not try to catch and pass the runner about half a block in front of me at the 4 mile mark (but I really wanted to!). But at nearly 6 miles in, the sleety drizzle started again. If I'd been wearing a cap to keep it off my face and glasses it would have been no big deal, but I wasn't. And I was concerned that things might get worse. So I cut it short and headed for home. Ended up going 7.5 miles; logged it as a long run anyway as it was my intention and pace. And of course 10 minutes after I got home the sleet had stopped again.... Gotta love February in Kentucky! season of ice storms and sudden changes...

[OakLeaf]

I did what I wanted to today and feel pretty much okay, so I'm happy ... my slowest half marathon ever, but not by much. Mainly I just wanted my head back in the racing game ... as a close second, I wanted some confidence that my body could perform under a *little* bit of pressure.

Bonus: I beat Michael Waltrip at Daytona! It was funny, because I'm not a NASCAR fan and I wouldn't have known him from Adam, but the paper had made such a big deal about four of the drivers running the half, and Waltrip was part of a group I was pacing for about mile 2-5, so lots of people called out to him. He got ahead of me for a while, but after the turnaround I picked it up a little bit, while he obviously had to save something for work later in the day. I had fun, didn't aggravate any of my injuries, good day.

[Catrin]

Congrats Oak for doing this, having fun, AND not aggravating your injuries - yayyyyyy!

[indysteel]

Great job, Oak!

[Crankin]

Congrats, Oak!

[Anelia]

10k today on the stadium under 50 min

[skhill]

Got to run outside today for the first time this week! Every morning it's been too cold or windy or wet, so I've been spending time on the treadmill at the gym. Just 6 miles this morning as my legs felt dead-- really pushed it on the treadmill yesterday, doing 6 miles in just under 50 minutes!!!! so this was an easy recovery run.

Weather looks better for next week, thank God. There may be snow but at least there are no sub-20F mornings predicted...