I began running around 3:00 and it felt pretty warm, so I left my jacket at home. I was hoping to do Russian Intervals, but I wasn't positive if the track would be cleared, so if it was covered in snow, I would do tempo. After running the two miles there, it was covered in snow. I then ran over to the start of church run which is a quarter mile away. Going north, though, was FREEZING. There was a really strong headwind. I knew I should do some tempo, so I started. It was so cold, but my times out weren't that bad. 1) 6:48 1.5) 3:37. I knew that knowing my half mile would make a difference, due to the headwind, and it did. When I turned around I felt wonderful, and not cold! The second half of the second miles was a 3:01. My last mile I felt so motivated. It was a 6:01. I checked my watch the last half mile and realized I could still hit a sub-19:30, and I did! 19:28 was my time and I was so pumped! I did run with my iPod, which helped. I then ran home which was about 2.25. I felt good because of my tempo run, but it was still cold. I had to run a mile uphill, then over a mile with a freezing headwind. Although I was wearing gloves, my fingers were freezing. When I got home, I was so cold it hurt to get warm again, but it was a fun, memorable Christmas run.
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