I have a friend who is going to try for a PR at a 7.5 mile race tomorrow. I don’t like running in the cold particularly. But I thought it could be fun. If I ran it as a race, I would probably try to run it at a 7:30 pace. Maybe even faster if I did walk breaks each mile. But my friend is going to try to run it at a 10:00 pace. She says she would be happy with a 10:30 pace.
I think in past races, she has started too fast. So I am going to try to slow her down at the beginning. Then I think she has slowed down in the middle, and not had a lot at the end. So hopefully I will be able to encourage her to keep going and push. If she starts to slow down, maybe I can convince he to take a short walk break for a minute, then start running again. I have another friend named Al who I know from the Las Vegas Marathon board, who is probably going to be joining us. It will be fun.
The hardest part is going to be figuring out how to dress for the cold. The weather forecast says a high of 34 degrees and snow. Yuck! But I do have some Under Armour Cold Gear, and some nylon shells. I may also wear a fleece jacket or something. I will dress in layers and see how it goes. It will only be for a little over an hour. I can manage. It will be fun.

Posted by Rob in Running on December 31st, 2007 |