We ran the Al Gordon 4-Miler Saturday in Central Park. It was 20 degrees, but whatcha gonna do about the weather? Water stations turned into ice stations. 20 degrees is a heat wave in some places, so we'll shut up.
There were the usual suspects, Mr. Nylon Pants, Head Phone Boy, Elbow Kid cutting you off. There were two starts, men at 8, women at 9. Good to see almost as many women running as men. Don't see that very often.
Oh well, nice to start a race and be home, all in one hour. Still don't really like those super-short distances, though. We had to run 2 hours yesterday just to get back in the groove.
Did we mention that Al Gordon is 105 years old, and was at the post-race awards ceremony? Don't let non-runners tell you running is in any way 'bad for you'. We know better.
2 comments:
You always seem to find the wackiest races to run in but frozen water at the water stops, that's a first. What about frozen hair. I finished a long training run recently and at the end, my entire head had turned into an ice helmet. It was a bizarre sensation but it doesn't stop us does it?
You can't tell from the photo, but that water in the cups was (mostly) frozen!
Yes, frozen hair is funny, too. You never really notice it until you're done running, which is good because the thought of it might stop you.
Still, we make it outside... Take that, indoor treadmill runners!
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