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Thanks !! It did feel like it went by fast today, I think it was the cold ????

@eeyorepoohfan that’s awesome ! I admire you so much ! I hope one day to build my stamina up to that level !!

So loving the winter weather for my runs! Minus the wind, that is

It was 22° when I headed out this morning with a real-feel of 17° but oooooh baby, the sun was shining and there was just the slightest breeze and IT WAS FANTASTIC!!!
Ran 8 miles pacing under 10 min/mile and loved every second of it! What a great run to finish off a tough week.
Now I just need to buy some new running kicks. These babies are at the end of their life.

@missingWDW You are hardcore for running in those temps! You are killing it with your pace and distance!!! Wahoo! I love when it’s new shoe time!!

@nascfan Thank you! The sun makes a world of difference for sure!!! I was so happy to see negative splits and a great pace too!!

@starbee Don’t even try to beat yourself up! I promise you that my running has been nearly non-existent this entire winter! I’ve been a wimp with our temps and such and haven’t gotten out like I should have been. I have to get and keep my butt in gear because our next half marathon is less than 3 months away! I can’t handle another race as bad as last April’s! That was too painful! You will definitely find your groove and routine once you get done with your temporary duty and back home! And back to home cooked food! Please don’t be hard on yourself! Get out when you can and listen to your body. Don’t let the road and cars intimidate you. I run alongside a pretty busy road here in town. I’m sure many people have their thoughts when they see me on my runs, but I just shove that out of my mind and keep putting one foot in front of the other! You’ve got this!!!

On Saturday, Christy and I ran the Abominable Quadzilla 5K in Yorklyn, DE. Let me tell you, that beastly thing was aptly named! It involves going up and down the same steep hill 4 times!!! I think the elevation change was about 150 feet. AND it was COLD. It snowed later in the day and through part of Sunday. They run this 5K 3 times each year with about 30 participants each time and at the start of our race they told us only one (1) person had thus far finished in under 30 minutes. Christy looked at me and said, “I think we can do it in 35.” I looked at her and said, “I’d be happy to finish in under 45.”

The first time up the hill we ran part of the way. We were ambitious. Then walked (read hiked/climbed) the rest. One person used a pair of walking sticks to help her up the hill We regained our breath and then I was able to finally exclaim “MOTHER OF PEARL!” (sorry if you were hoping for something more profane). We then ran large portions of the more level top of the hill before trotting back down. We hiked/climbed up the other 3 times.

Well, we finished at 43:09 – giving us an average pace of 13’55″/mile. I’ll take it! The run took place near a microbrewery, and afterward all participants got a free beer of their choice! Can’t argue with that!

So ends our toughest 5K yet. I don’t think we’ll be doing it again! Maybe just return to the microbrewery, buy a beer, and watch the show!

@rocketear99
Wow! That’s some 5K, and definitely not something I’d enjoy!

Kudos to you and Christy for completing it well and under 45!

“Enjoyed the cold weather” that’s something you’ll never hear me say! Nope, we’re forced inside to the track here until after Rival Weekend. But hopefully after that we can get back outside at least some.