ORN: This morning, I ran 5.2 miles in 52'19" despite some spitting rain. It wasn't especially cold [45°] or windy. It was just rainy and cold. It came down medium-hard for the first mile or two, but then it tapered off to a misty drizzle.
We ran in Cherokee Park, running from the bathrooms at Seneca Park, through neighborhoods, to Cherokee. I ran past Big Rock, up near Barrett Hill, and back. That loop made a little more than five miles. My time was pretty good [10'02" pace] considering all the tough hills, the suboptimal conditions, and my tiredness. I'm still on the ass-end of a cold.
We had a gang of about a dozen at various skill and fitness levels. A group from Kindred Healthcare was forming up at the same time, so there was about 30 runners starting out from the bathrooms. Add to this the other several hundred runners from other groups -- churches, businesses, the YMCA, and other fitness clubs -- and it was a busy day at the parks.
Good run and a good day. It was good to see everybody again.
Wow - I would give anything to run in rain these days. Today I ran in a fresh snowfall - 10 cm. It was just like trying to run in sand, except it was alot colder.
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