In one word cold . Thermals, extra thermal layer, double gloving, thermal headband, beanie and yet I was still cold pre-race. The coffee vendor wasn't even ready before the race so no help there. At least it didn't rain during the event. It took a long time to warm up for the race and I competed with an extra top and gloves. My sinuses were much better, so the rest seemed to have done its job. There was a chance that the start was going to feel too easy, better take that into account. The coldness seemed to put a dampener on the excitement and without fanfare the race started. Today I wasn't wearing my heart rate monitor. No point after a week off. The numbers wouldn't mean much today. Plus the straps battery is flat and I've delayed getting it replaced. I'll just run a solid, but comfortable pace and see what happens. The course was good, nice, moderate rolling hills. Nothing steep enough to break your rhythm, but enough of a change to keep things interesting.
You have to be kidding me! That's a hot heat. That's enough for me to not sleep well.
ReplyDeleteI certainly hope your air conditioner gets fixed quickly.
Hi Jason (waves)
ReplyDeleteI can really sympathise with you, not having any air conditioning.
Hubby works shifts and luckily we have evaporative cooling, so he just turns it on really low if it's a hot day and he sleeps really well (as well as one can anyway when people are making tons of noise outside!!)