I ran another winter race this past weekend. It was the Rotary Lights 5K. The night before the race we had over 16 inches of snow fall. I heard at the beginning of the race that there were over 500 people that had signed up. The number that crossed the line was just under 190. Hey, just by finishing, I beat over 300 people!
The people that organized the event did a great job. The trail that we ran on was really good considering the snowfall. They had it plowed down to only a couple of inched of crushed snow. There was a lot of slippage and a few spots of ice, but that was expected.
I’m not sure how I did it, but I got a new PR 26’21. I knocked off another 47 seconds off my last time. I’m looking forward to the spring when I can run without slipping and will hopeful be in better shape and lighter. My ultimate goal of a sub 20 might actually be possible.
Back to the race. It was bordering on crazy to run. The race started at 4pm, so the sun was going down. The course was mostly along the Mississippi river and the wind was blowing in from that direction. I’m not sure how it was possible, but I swear that the wind was blowing in my face the entire time on the out-and-back course.
I iced my knee after and have been taking it easy the rest of the week- I’m only going out 3 times total, so I don’t overwork my knees. Running on ice is bad but street slush is even worse.
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