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It was not nearly as cold as the name might imply, at least not this year. It was in the mid-forties when I left the house, slipped through the Starbucks drive-through, and headed over to the house to pick up mom for the race. The race is sponsored by a large area church which gives the considerable benefit that before and after the race you stay warm and toasty inside the church facilities. The 5K course was flat and fast, if a little boring, literally 1 ½ times around the block.

I was healthy for the race, but out of shape. I have let a promotion and new schedule play havoc on my exercise program. But things are about to change again to be a little more exercise friendly. Anyway, I decided to take it slow and easy so I hung back and ran with my mom. Which was probably a lot more fun than pushing it, risking injury, and probably being disappointed with my performance if I had tried to run for time.

The new work schedule is going to put a dent in my racing. On Saturdays I work from 6:30AM to 5:30 PM. I’ll have to try to trade shifts or take a day off if I want to do a race. It’s kind of a pain, but I really need to focus on conditioning, not racing, for the near future anyway. So I don’t know what my next target race is.