This run was fun! It was soooo cold! 32 degrees the entire race. It was cloudy and a wee bit windy. There were 5,000 runners and it wasn’t timed at all. we got Santa Hats and a pretty sweet pint glass for our efforts. And 2 free Sam Adams Winter Lager beers, but I don’t like beer, (blasphemy, I know! being a runner and all!)
My friend Rachael and I decided to run together and just get done because it was cold and we wanted to go eat breakfast somewhere afterwards. Omaha, especially downtown Omaha is fairly hilly, it’s right near the Missouri river. So we ran until there was a pretty nasty hill, which we walked up, and then ran the rest of the race. The upside to all the hills? The downhill! We were booking it for the last 2 miles. I wore my garmin, just to see where we were at, and we ended up PR’ing the race! My first sub-30 5k outside and for a race! 29:52! We were consistently running a 8:52 pace for the last 2 miles too! I was having a great run–once my feet thawed out!
I don’t usually like to run outside when its that cold, but maybe I should. This run was FANTASTIC!! My breathing was great and I just kept wanting to run faster. Maybe all that speed work on the treadmill is helping! š
We came home and I took a super warm long shower and headed out to finish my Christmas shopping. I only have a little left online and then I’m done!
I call this day a success.
Now I finish shopping, watch some Christmas movies and enjoy my night!
Have a great one friends!
EDIT: It also started SNOWING at the end of the run! Talk about timing. Put me in the Christmas spirit!
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