Resolution Run PB

50:44. This beats my best 10K race time by less than a minute (Hbc Canada Day - 51:21) but it felt like a real accomplishment because I've been fighting a chest cold since Wednesday. It was a fun, but challenging race. The temperature was minus twelve, but with wind chill, felt like minus twenty-one. This was the coldest resolution run I've raced in. And probably the coldest run so far this winter. I was dressed properly but still felt cold for the first 4k or so. I realized I was still quite sick as soon as I started run. I felt warm and a little dizzy. The climb past Carleton University seemed endless. Really the worst stretch of the race. I felt stronger on the way back - it helped that much of it was downhill. I couldn't read my watch in the dark (even with the Indigo light) so I had no idea how I was doing. I didnt' realize that Adrienne had been catching up to me and pretty much followed me the whole race. I noticed her at my side just after I passed the 9K mark. When I saw the 9K sign, I was surprised that there was only 1K left and I bumped up my speed. Then I saw Adrienne at my elbow. We ran in pretty much side by side. Peter had a good race, too. He ran in shortly after with a time of 52:03. A personal best for him, too. We chatted with a few runners briefly at the finish but we were getting cold so we drove Adrienne home. The next race was to shower and dress and make it to Il Primo for 8:30. We had a lovely dinner with Adrienne, Alison, Gerald, and Susan. We somehow made it to midnight to ring in the new year. The cold air in my lungs made me cough through dinner and, later, made it difficult to get to sleep. Still, I don't regret participating in the race. Today, although I should stay in bed, Peter and I are meeting Adrienne at Colonel By and Bronson to get in our Sunday long distance run. We're hoping to accomplish 19, but we'll see what happens. Happy New Year everyone! May it be a year of personal bests ( in all avenues of life) for all.