Nice and easy. I believe it was 7 degrees with wind chill -4. Me and Gary were the only ones who made it to the 7am run. He is young, 21, super nice guy and actually his race times are close to mine but a little faster. We were stiff in the cold and were going about 9:30ish pace picking our way over loads of ice until about mile 10, at which point Gary was plagued with stomach cramps and we slowed down and at one point he had to walk. He told me to go ahead but in the cold and ice I didn't think he should be alone so I stayed with him. I am in no rush today anyway! He made it to a pit stop at mile 13 and after taking care of business was good to go again. We got back up to speed and finished the super cold run. Only fuel was water, and the piece of cheese I ate for breakfast. I can feel that I have run two days in a row on asphalt and concrete in my joints. One of my ankles is a little twingey too. Glad tomorrow is a day off and I will be hitting the dirt roads for the next week. 10:02 average pace over all. | 