Day 26 - 6 miles

"Stretchpants - the garment that made [cold weather running] a spectator sport." - Unknown

Miles Ran: 77.8 Dollars Raised: $500

Thought I'd show y'all a picture of what my real-deal cold-running outfit looks like, complete with reflective gloves, dry fit long sleeve, fleece vest, tights, and Red Sox Championship hat.

Today was a surprisingly good 6 mile run (which I did not expect to do) in the chilly-est weather I've ran in so far. I'm not sure if I just got into a good breathing rhythm or what, but I wasn't getting short of breath at all--which was great.

The reason I say I didn't expect to go so far is because I didn't feel like plotting out a new 5-mile route before I left, so I just tacked on a little extra to my 4-mile route when I got to the halfway mark. If I'm feelin good, I figure, what the heck, I'll push myself. Sometimes I feel like if I dress a certain way it makes a difference in my running too. Like today--I had my hair pulled back in braids (very serious), some new hot pants, some new hot gloves, and let's be real. I felt like a million bucks in athletic gear. It just gives you a boost sometimes.

The run went through phases though... In the beginning I was getting really frustrated because I couldn't figure out these tights haha They kept riding down as I was running and I had to pull them up every time I had a chance to stop! Finally I figured out that maybe these were made for people with average length legs, unlike myself, so when I pulled them up a little higher and could completely get them up over my ass, all was good in the world.

Until.. on my way back the wind REALLY decided to kick in. Thank goodness I was dressed appropriately! As people were passing me all bundled up in their down coats, I was just imagining sitting at home in my pajamas under my covers, settling down for a winter's eve nap.

This is me. Post-run. Happy. Sweaty. Gross. Stinky. Jazz hands.