Super awesome run with Terri. It was cold, it was hilly, there wasn't enough water, and it was still awesome.
I was glad the run started at 9:00 so we didn't have to wake up
crazy early. We got there at 8 and picked up our packets, then went
back to sit in the car and stay warm until the race started. Saw
friends from work and church there- nice to know others who are running.
There was a new starting point for the race this year, and rumor
had it the course was changed and flatter than previous years. Thing
about rumors are they aren't usually true, and that was certainly the
case here. Except for the first and last half mile, the course was
exactly the same with same as every other year. I felt like yelling in
my best Frau voice, "LIES! ALL LIES!"
So the course was all hills, all the way. My legs were tired after
mile 1.5 and I'm not 100% sure why since I'd cut back my weekday miles
by 30 miles for the week. But boy were they tired and felt as if I
were at mile 21 in a marathon. I'd been waking up all week with my leg
muscles contracted and cramping so maybe it was due to that, I guess
I'll never know for sure.
We talked and talked and talked some more. Then we finished the
run and went to Panera for hot soup. I wished I was small enough to
crawl in the soup bowl and swim in the warm soup while I was eating it. Perfect Day!
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