the 90 minute run last night went amazingly well, and i am yet again astounded by the effect the weather has on my running. if it’s warm and humid, i struggle (hence my slacking in the summertime). but if it’s cool and breezy, like last night, i’m great. we stopped at an hour and a half, and i felt like i could have gone ahead for another hour and finished my half marathon right then! we did a slow couple miles for my poor legs to warm up, then maintained a good 10:30-10:45 pace for the rest of the time. the only hitch to speak of was getting stopped by a jsc security guard and told that it’s against jsc rules to run past avenue b. we had no idea. sort of a silly rule, if you ask me.
i am looking forward to a day full of yummy food tomorrow, and a quiet weekend (sigh, though i will be working friday, sigh). becca and i are running the turkey trot tomorrow morning, and hopefully we will avoid temporarily losing the car key like we did last year! it’s warmer now than it was this time last year; despite monday’s practically freezing temperatures, last night it was back up to 65. the wacky weather never ceases. hopefully the weather will be nice and cool in the morning for the race. and it’s a good thing i’m running, because apparently i will be eating a lot of turkey. paul and josh got a 20-pound turkey for only 8 people…two of whom don’t eat meat in the first place. ay yi yi.
