Sounds like everyone is doing pretty well! I did the Jingle Bell Run last weekend--had a decent finish, but I'd still like to get faster. Guess I need to keep hitting the track...
Anyone else run this past Saturday morning? It wasn't really raining when my group started at ~6am. We met at Memorial Park, carpooled down to the marathon start, and ran the marathon course. A few of us (including me) were going to do ~14 and jump into the sag wagon, while the rest of the group did 21-23, finishing at the park (with an extra loop for those doing 23).
The first few miles were pretty nice, actually. By the time we headed down out of the Heights, though, it was starting to really come down. Montrose found us running through a lot of puddles on the choppy sidewalks (there were too many cars on the road to really run there). The live oak cover around Rice gave us a little break, but by that point, we were all drenched.
We headed into West U., and the rain slowed a bit, but the winds just made our wet clothes that much colder. By the time I jumped into the sag wagon on Wesleyan, I was absolutely freezing. They dropped me back at my car at Memorial, and I drove home with the heat cranked up as high as it would go. Even after a long, long, hot shower, my lips were still a bit blue.
Next time, I'll check the radar before I head out the door...
Happy holidays!
ewill
i've decided that running in the cold is not my favorite, but it sure beats a treadmill. im really looking foward to warm running again the spring/summer.
