Long Run on a Beatiful Winter Day

Happy New Year 2011! I got out with Carl on Sunday, January 2, 2011, for an 8 mile run. It was a gorgeous, clear winter day, around 35 degrees, and sunny! Perfect running weather. And we got back on the trail, which has been snow covered for quite awhile. It was awesome. We started out about 3:00, and ran for 1:41. The sun was getting lower as we got back to the McBaine trail head, and we'd walked about a half mile, so we were COLD by the time we got back to the car.

Two 5Ks Since Turkey Trax

And I improved my time each time! On December 4, 2010, I did the Jingle Bell 5k in Columbia, benefiting the Arthritis Foundation, coming in at 30:53. It was cold that morning, but the course is nice through downtown. On December 31, 2010, New Year's Eve, I did CoMo's First Night 5k, coming in at 29:52! I was hoping to beat that 30 minute mark sometime in 2011, but did it New Year's Eve 2010! That course isn't as great (from Cycle Extreme to Stadium and back), but I was so thrilled with my time. Yay me. It was the first time that I ran a 5k without walking. That day started off with thunderstorms, then it got up in the mid 60s by race start. By race end, the temps were dropping rapidly and within an hour after the race, it was in the mid 40s. Wild weather!