What I have learned in the past two weeks.

[saxikath]

As far as my running comfort is concerned, 5200 feet and dry beats sea level and humid.

But, I made the whole three miles this evening, very red face or no. :)

Comments

[dcltdw]

woo! *dance*

Hey, you should join me for either jingle bell on 12/13 or the cheesily-named Luv2Run on 11/8. Or both! :)

http://www.baevents.com/jinglebell/
http://www.3craceproductions.com/RacePages/Luv2RunBoston2009.htm

I did the April version of the Luv2Run; it's a fantastic course. Verrrry flat. The only inclines are going over the bridges over the Charles, that's how flat it is. :) Not to mention pretty, of course, being right next to the Charles. :)

[saxikath]

Those do sound fun. :)

(Hm. Following a link from one of the pages makes me think investing in one of those "road id" bracelets might not be a bad idea...)

[dcltdw]

I got one. It was (mostly) free, too; I got a gift certificate from the Luv2Run race. They had a free raffle at the end that was amusing: the guy said "I'm going to just call out bib numbers very fast, so when you hear your number, c'mon up and grab a pint glass or a gift certificate or a water bottle or whatever you want."

He then starts rattling off numbers more-or-less as fast as he can. :) With good reason: about half the race had already left by that point, so the number of hits was low. I thought I wouldn't get anything, and I got my first choice (a GC for a road ID).

I think the GC was $15, and it was $18 or so total, what with s/h. :)

[qarylla.livejournal.com]

I have a Road ID and I am also planning on doing the jingle bell run. Of course, my back is being wonky (again), so I am a little derailed in my training.

Half marathon on Sept 26!

[deva-fagan.livejournal.com]

Yay, woohoo for 3 miles!

I hate running in humidity (which might explain why I haven't been running lately...)

[hahathor.livejournal.com]

Rawr!

[tmcay.livejournal.com]

Great job on the the three miles. And I agree on your high & dry vs. low & wet assessment.