I'm beginning to think our group runs are blessed, if I went in for that kind of thing.
The last few days have seen crazy weather around here — tree limb breaking winds, driving rain, hail, and everything in between. Tonight's forecast actually warned of funnel clouds. Seriously, atmosphere, what the hell?
I was able to leave work on time and when I got down to the locker room here in our building, I realized I had forgotten my warm(ish) long exercise pants at home. All I had were a pair of Under Armor bike shorts. Nice.
When I got to Greenlake, it was still drizzling and it was very cold. I stayed in the car as long as I could, but as soon as I got out with the group I saw that the rain had stopped. Somehow, we lucked out and the rain stayed away for the whole run. It was cold for sure — my toes didn't thaw out until about half way through — but that was it.
The run itself went pretty well. I've been hitting my IT band with a foam roller (how something that causes that much pain can be beneficial makes no sense), stretching and ice packs. I was able to get through the whole 30 minutes without any issues other than some building tightness in my knee towards the end. I talked to Shelby, one of the coaches, at the beginning of the run and he told me to do what I've already been doing. Rick, my group mentor, and I talked for most of the trip back and he described having the same issues I am. The foam roller did the trick for him. I hope it does for me too.
Run stats: 30:57 min. | 2.97 miles | 10:25/mile average pace
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