I wasn't feeling it at the Cardio Cinema today. And I accidentally lied and told Eric the movie was Independence Day, and really it was Shall We Dance. Maybe it got him excited for the ballroom dance class we're starting this week.
I'm kind of dreading tonight's 5K. It's *SO COLD* outside. Eric says it'll make me tougher. I think I'm okay with my current level of wussiness. *The "Race"* It *was* really cold at 11:30 at night. I felt okay at the start in my warm tights, snow pants, long socks, under armor base layer, hooded warm layer, snow jacket, balaclava, hat, and snow gloves, but about a third of a mile in I was way too warm and I unzipped my jacket. There was also packed snow on the ground, but it wasn't slippery/icy. After about a half mile I must have slowed down because from then on I got passed continually. That was kind of depressing. After the first lap I stopped to remove the jacket and snow pants. After that the fronts of my thighs and my elbows were a little cold, but I felt like I could run faster. Or maybe it was just that I was passing some of the people who had passed me while I was undressing. Eric came back for me and met me with about a half mile to go. It was nice to have the company, and as we talked I realized that I hadn't been working as hard as I thought I was. I was still embarrassed at how slow I was, though. It was my slowest 5K in like 4 years, and I wasn't really happy being at the same pace as the people I saw around me. It makes me rethink doing the races I thought I'd do this spring. I thought I'd be okay with just going out and doing them for fun, but it's a huge bummer to be back at the back of the pack. Happy New Year!
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