Brrrrrrrrrr

I did not want to run this morning; I wanted to stay in my warm and comfy bed. I did get up, however, get dressed and went to the BAF run. I was actually hoping Lori wouldn't show up, because if she didn't, I'd've gone right back to bed and run 10 miles solo around the Memorial Park area later. But she showed up.

The temperature was 49 when we began and 50 when we ended. It wasn't as cold as the Uptown Turkey Trot (thank heavens), but I actually kept 2/3 of my layers on during the run (jacket #1 went around my waist within a mile, but jacket #2 and my long-sleeved shirt stayed on). The first 8 miles were great, but the last 2 were tough (we stopped for a bathroom break and just couldn't get started as easily). Still, we finished with an average of 13:30, which will definitely put us ahead of our 13:49/3 hour finishing goal. When I'm alone, I can average 12:45 minute miles now, but I always slow down when I run with Lori. She's not slowing me down because she runs faster alone as well. I guess it's the talking we do. But that just continues with my running mindset: have a fun experience.

Next week is the last official BAF Saturday run. After the half, I'll be on my own. I don't like to run long runs in Clear Lake, so I'll be heading to Memorial Park once a week to get in my long runs. I like the water fountains available, plus the bathrooms/gas stations that I'm accustomed to. And I'll get to (finally) add in some hills on my runs! As for speed work, I'll have to figure out something on my own over here. But that's cool.

Life's good. Social life is seriously picking up. I've even graded half of the poetry projects I brought home. I think I'll grade more tomorrow.

Cheers!