Six on a Saturday

Yep, winter is here.

On Saturday morning I broke out the lined tights, the shorts, the three layers of tops (short sleeved, long sleeved and fleece), the mittens, and the fleece headband. I forgot to set my Garmin outside to find a signal before I left the house though, so there was some standing around freezing while I waited for it to get it's act together.

I would have loved to get in a longer run but since it was the first COLD day of the year for me running-wise (as in, below 30 degrees when I left the house) I didn't want to stress out my lungs or my muscles. Also, I've been feeling very dehydrated lately. Doesn't seem to matter how much I drink, either.

I felt very sluggish the entire time I was out there. I decided after the first mile that I was going to try and run negative splits. It, um, kind of worked. Of course, as bundled up as I was, it wasn't easy for me to glance down at my Garmin so I was just sort of guessing. I suppose that I did pretty well in regards to pacing in that aspect.

I wish I had some interesting anecdote or something to share about this run. But, other than getting passed by two women who were also out running, I've got nothing. I suppose I should be thankful that my town is pretty boring on a Saturday morning, huh?

Also, I have a CRAZY week coming up. No time for running at lunch OR hitting the gym after work. However, I get to go into work late on Thursday so hopefully I can run beforehand. I should be able to run with the OPRC tonight after work as well, as long as the snow on the roads is mostly gone by then. Yes, it snowed last night. Definitely winter.

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Activity Route: -- Elev. Avg: 0 ft Location: Forest Park, IL Elev. Gain: +0 ft Date: 12/05/09 Up/Downhill: [+0/-0] Time: 08:35 AM Difficulty: 0 / 5.0   Weather: Mostly Cloudy   25 F temp; 59% humidity   25 F heat index; winds SW 9 Performance Distance: 6.00 miles Time: 0:57:37 Speed: 6.2 mph Pace: 9' 36 /mi Calories: 715 Map   Pace (min/mile)   Splits Mile Pace (min/mile) Speed (mph) Elevation Gain actual +/- avg actual +/- avg 1 9' 53 +0' 17 6.1 -0.2 -- ft 2 9' 39 +0' 03 6.2 -0.0 -- ft 3 9' 27 -0' 09 6.3 +0.1 -- ft 4 9' 22 -0' 14 6.4 +0.2 -- ft 5 9' 38 +0' 02 6.2 -0.0 -- ft 6 9' 26 -0' 10 6.3 +0.1 -- ft end ** ** ** ** ** ft Versus average of 9' 36 min/mile ** Insufficient data to calculate this split

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