Brrr....this was a very cold and windy run, and probably the hardest run (weather-wise) I have done since the marathon. The terrible wind, which was between 20 and 30 mph, made it feel even colder than the 34-ish degrees it actually was, but I pushed through and got 5 miles in today. Good thing we got our cold weather running gear because we have definitely been needing it with this cold and windy weather we have been having. Here I am all dressed and ready to run:
The wind reminded me of the wind gusts we had to deal with on marathon day, which brought back the memories of race day, as well as how hard it was to run the hills with that wind. So, I was determined to run the entire 5 miles today no matter how long it took me. I actually felt good when the wind wasn't in my face and it wasn't as cold without the wind. So parts of the run were really good, but, of course, the wind hit me right in the face on the hills. I wasn't expecting a great pace today because of the wind and cold, but might have a new PR for 5 miles today. YES...just looked back and it is a new PR!!! So happy...last time was a 9:15 pace and today was a 9:11 pace! :)
I didn't keep track of splits today because it was too hard to push the button on my watch with my gloves on, so I just decided to run it and deal with whatever pace I ended up with. I finished today's run in 45:55:33! I was very happy with that 9:11 pace, especially considering the weather conditions. I must be getting used to this type of pace because my heart rate is staying lower than it used to at this pace, as my heart rate averaged 150 for today's run. I finished today's run with a very cold 16 minute cool down. It is hard to get a good cool down in when it is so cold out and you are freezing 10 minutes after you stop running. Great run today and zapped that zero on www.dailymile.com ! :)
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