Wasn't overly excited for today's run. It was cold (6 degrees with -5 wind chill), I somehow put on 4 pounds over the past 2 days and my chest felt heavy. Decided that today was going to be a very slow run. The cold didn't get to me as bad as I thought it would. I stuffed a couple of hand warmers in my gloves and that seemed to really help battle the cold. At mile 8, I made a pit stop at a grocery store and bought some warm Gatorade since my water bottle had froze. Started to feel a little better and was able to bump up the pace. At mile 14, I could see a runner ahead and decided to try to chase them down. It took a little longer than I thought but finally caught her after 1.5 miles. Having somebody to chase helped break the monotony of the run. My legs started to feel heavy towards the end of the run but I feel good about today's effort.
Avg HR = 144
Total Time = 2:38:17 (7:50/mile) | 