14 mile run in the painfully cold weather that rolled into KC this week! Temp was 4 degrees on my way to the group run with no wind so that was good. By time I was heading home there was a wind chill in the negatives. I bundled up with 2 pairs of socks, running tights, pants and spandex shorts which still left my knees cold. Upper body I had wind breaker fleece vest, under armor cold gear long sleeve and another long sleeve cotton tech shirt to round it off. Winter hat, mittens, and bandana around the face to stay warm. By mile 7 frost was everywhere I tied the wind breaker around my waist, and the bandana was frozen solid. Therefore by the end my face was frozen with nothing on it for the last half.
Splits were: 8:38, 8:04, 7:52, 7:37, 7:32, 7:38, 7:52, 7:47, 7:19, 6:49, 6:52, 6:49, 7:35, 7:51
workout was to do goal miles at the end of the long workout which I did and surprisingly even held a conversation in the 6:50 miles. Last year I couldn't do this so we are looking strong!!
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