The day started off for me around 3:30 am. Not sure why, but I just did not sleep worth a crap New Years Eve. The bad thing was that it was not due to partying, I just kept waking up. Oh well, I've ran with less sleep. After finally giving in and just getting up I headed out to the computer and checked out all of my favorite haunts, Facebook, Woot.com, Passwird.com, and a few others. Then I threw on a pot of coffee and tried to relax for a bit.
After posting a pre-run entry on blogger, I decided to watch District 9. Pretty decent movie, especially for the budget that it was produced on. While watching the movie I jumped on the Iphone and checked to see if Chris was on Facebook, he was. We chatted for a bit about the upcoming run. He then graciously offered to pick me up a Pumpkin Spice Cappuccino on his way over, which was awesome. He was planning on picking me up about 9:00 am. The run started at 10:00 am.
Then it was time to suit up and head out the door. I had found a few web sites that had very good advice on dressing for the cold. Since we don't normally head out when it is 20 degrees or less for a run, I wanted to make sure that I didn't over or under dress. The advice worked, and my new under armour gear was awesome!
Chris arrived right about 9:00 am and we were on our way. We made it to the start of the run within 20 minutes. It may have actually took that much time to find a parking space. There was a great turn out for a 10 miler on New Years Day. We then headed inside to see if we recognized any familiar faces. We saw a few of the hard core runners that we don't really know, just have seen at most of the runs we have participated in over the last year.
Then it was time to head out in the cold and do this thing! We took our spot near the end of the pack, since we didn't need to be near the front. The great thing about this run is that it was chip timed. We never heard a official start, everyone just started going, so we followed along.
The first mile was really slow, 9:08.30. Mostly because of the huge group of people all trying to find their groove. After the first mile we settled into about an 8:40 -8:45 pace, which was what we were planning. Our goal for this one was to finish in 90 minutes. After about the first 5 miles the cold didn't even matter anymore. I did find it kind of crazy that I had ice forming in my goatee!
The course was everything that it was billed as. We ran through parts of Louisville that I hadn't been trough in some time. It was a very nice, well marked flat course.
We ended up finishing up the run in 1:27:30! We met the goal that we had set for ourselves. Chris also ran the farthest he has ever ran. Way to go Yeti! We celebrated the run with a few Upland Wheat Ale's that I had brought along. It was a nice way to end the run. We then headed inside to see if we had won any door prizes. Within the first 3 names called, I won a fleece blanket from the 2009 Louisville Marathon, which I used to shield Chris's car seat from the sweat that was coming off of me on the ride home. Unfortunately Chris did not take home a door prize.
After all of the prizes were handed out we were on our way. All I can say it that it was an awesome way to kick off the new year. So if you ever find yourself in the Louisville area on New Years Day, I highly recommend this run. And if you look close, you just might see a few Yeti's in the pack.
For a great recap and photos, check out Chris's recap of this run. Well done!
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ReplyDeleteGreat recap, thanks for the shoutout!
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