24° Sounds Like A Good Temp To Run In...

I have very exciting news, peeps!

Two of my fabulous co-workers have decided they are slightly mentally unstable as well. That means I now have two people who are going to train/run with me in a 10k come this April! Holly has even offered (or resolved might be a better term) to train with me when she can during the week! She's actually training to run a 10k with her mom in Louisiana. Cary (my other co-worker) asked me to do a duathlon (like a triathlon, but without the swimming) but since she ran into a snag with those plans, has partnered up with Holly and me. I know it's going to help exponentially to know there are other people in the same boat I am and maybe, just maybe, I won't be the only person hobblin' around the hallways with quads feeling like just-forged iron.

As for today's run, pretty successful! It was a beautiful, however blistery, day after school. Holly and I had planned to run together but we decided against it due to the out of character cold that had crept into the area while we were teaching today. On my way home, I came up to the park near my apartment and couldn't help but turn in. It was so sunny! "Can't be that cold with that bad boy shining like he is, can it?" Answer: Yes. It really can.

But it was too late for reasoning, I was already out of the car. So I tugged my Aggie hoodie tight around my head (see Mom? I take care of myself!) and settled in for the run. It wasn't a very long run, supposed to be a 15 min run/walk, but I went a an extra minute and a half so I could finish the second mile. Although the run itself wasn't that hard, the cold was a little too reminiscent of my FDT days. (Fish Drill Team-Not sure what that is? Check out this video: http://vimeo.com/5784769 I'm the short one holding the big stick at 6:13) I was about a 1/4 mi into my run when I realized the drops hitting the park trail were none other than my own snot. That's right guys, it was a-flowin'! I couldn't tell it had started a journey down my chin because my face was pretty numb from the wind. I guess the soccer team dudes warming up didn't have the heart to tell me, either. Eh, like I said... daily lessons in humility!

I have my longest runs on Saturday, so I'll be mentally pep-talking myself 'til then. Til then, ciao Awesome Readers of the Nonsense That Is My Blog!