Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Shorts

I forgot to wash my cold weather gear from my run last Friday, so I had to improvise last night for a quick 4 mile run.  I wore some soccer socks that came up to my knees and some shorts along with a couple of long sleeve shirts.  I topped it off with my gloves and a balaclava to keep my head and neck warm.  Of course I also wore the reflective suspenders and even discovered that I could carry my phone in the pocket.  It worked out nicely.  I'm almost done with my book.  I'm looking forward to listening to "Born to Run."  My dad and a buddy of mine have both recommended it and I've been looking forward to reading/listening to it for a while.

I tried to really push myself last night, but the cold made it hard to breathe after the first hundred meters or so.  I normally use my first run of the week as more of a recovery run, but I still wanted to stay around 10 minute miles.  I ran the first mile in 9 minutes 25 seconds, then walked for a minute and ran the last 3 miles in about 29 minutes.  It felt good to run, but my legs were on fire when I got back.  It weird how the cold can burn like that.

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