A sarcastic smile on the @dcroadrunners team bus is about all I can manage after that mess of a race. Truthfully it was more of a survival test. A postrace @oskarblues Dale’s Pale IPA takes the edge off somewhat. Those were easily the worst conditions I have ever raced in. 30s and hard rain that turned my gloves into little hand igloos and froze my toes. At one point I could see ice crystals forming on my shorts. I couldn’t feel either fingers or toes the last 2 miles, plus my legs stiffened up and my calf felt like it was about to cramp any second. No question, this kind of weather is my kryptonite. Somehow I held it together and got to finish, ugly time or not. So much for getting a benchmark result today. I’ll get another chance at that next weekend at the #burkelake12k and just chalk today up as a hard #longrun. No sulking about it. I’ll take my rest day tomorrow and get back to work Tuesday. #runblr #fitblr #winterrunning #stupidweather #cherryblossomtenmiler #northfacedctrailhalf #masterstrackathlete #mcmillanrunning #mcmillanrunteam (at Howard Community College) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuRZAg8BYe4/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=qnez4lr35jzn
