Ran 5K (30:05) Avg Pace (9:43), PU 38, SU 38

Running in the New Year Race at the Riverparks in Tulsa. Run starts at 11:45 pm. Won’t be my best 5K that’s for sure. It’s bloody cold and late too! Actually, I guess it will be my best 5K since I’ve never run a5K before. Hopefully it will be fun. 

The recap! 

It was fun – well, OK. It was OK. Couldn’t find anyone crazy enough to go with me and I made a cardinal running mistake. I did something new on the day of the race. I bought some running tights today – thick ones – and put them on under my sweats. I got too hot and my legs felt like iron lumps halfway through the race. Next time I’ll know – don’t wear thick tights and sweats, it’s just not comfortable. I thought it would be colder tonight. It was also crazy weird running that late at night, plus a lot of the streetlights and the running trail lights were out due to storm damage so I kept expecting to fall in a hole. Fortunately I didn’t. Unfortunately somebody – right at the start line – did.  New goal for the year – 5 races. Any distance, but must be official.

I unilaterally declare this a day of rest! Yea Me!

Besides, I spent all day raking storm debris and hauling logs to the wood pile. That’s got to count for something!

JR 45 min, PU 36, SU 36

JR 25, SU 35, PU 35

Oops! Raking up after the ice storm.

JR 25 min., PU 33, SU 33

OK, I woke up in the dark after the ice storm – freezing! No power, trees down all over the running trails – it just never ended! (9 days until they got the power back on – thank God for my gas stove!) Plus you have the holidays in there too – did I mention this blog was about half whine? If not, you’re warned. So I’m about two weeks behind in training. Oh well, sometimes life happens!

JR 20, PU 30, SU 30

Ran 8 miles (1:34) Avg Pace (11:45)

20 min. Jump Rope (JR), 26 sit ups (SU), 26 push ups (PU)