wicked cold

this past sunday i ran a 5-mile road race in nahant with the running team [Team Luna Chix, i don't know if i've mentioned our name before]. it was great! weather conditions, however, weren't....it was freezing, and raining, and the wind was a beast! but i guess you'll have that, seeing as nahant is on this pennisula that goes pretty far out into the atlantic. i'm told on a good day [i.e. one with sun] you can see boston from where we were. but i was just way excited to see the ocean so it didn't bother me too much.

so here's some of us right before the start...we were all huddled together, jumping around. the race was wonderful and absolutely beautiful, especially with the peak of fall foliage. there were a good number of hills, and many times the road would curve and i would look down at the waves crashing over these huge boulders. it was breathtaking. the race was really good God-time, as running typically is for me. very much needed. very much worth getting up at 6am for.

i ran a 46:57, which i was very pleased with. i'm getting back on-track for half-marathon training and it feels great! i'm looking forward to running a half with the team in march, and i'm very much looking forward to getting to know them better. it was really good to meet some new faces and have some good laughs with them on sunday...they are all so fun! i rode to/from the race with jenn and cynthia...they are so encouraging and hilarious. :) most of the race i ran solo, but sometimes i would catch up to emma, who has the best irish accent ever. and even though i'm pretty much the 'baby' of the group [most are in their late-20's/early-30's] and i'm definitely not the fastest runner, they have welcomed me in and asked lots of questions about my job and are happy to have me around. so yeah, i like them a lot! so even though the name is slightly cheesy, i'm glad to call myself a Luna Chic.