This morning I awoke with a food hangover. Not the kind that comes with a headache, but the kind that results from having too much of a good thing and wanting more. After last night's 7x7 Top 100 Things to Try Before You Die Dinner, I knew I had some repenting to do if I ever hoped to eat that way again.
So I headed out to Little Marina Green to run the Dolphin South End Fort Point 12K. Granted, 12K probably isn't enough to work off what I ate the night before, but as they say, every little bit helps.
All I can say about this race is it was 12K of cold. So very cold. And all I could think about was the reward I had planned for lunch. A little hair of the dog, you know. Yes, my name is Laura, and I'm a foodaholic. (All together now: Hello, Fro Fro.)
So yes, back to the cold. And the wind. Our course took us along the Marina Green, down to Aquatic Park, back up to the Marina Green, out to Fort Point (right under the GG Bridge for all you out-of-towners) and back to the Little Marina Green. When it wasn't raining or threatening to, it seemed like the wind was pushing me backward until the final stretch from the bridge to the finish.
The DSE Runners' motto is "Start slowly and taper off." I'm not sure if I'm getting slower or they're getting faster, but I've been finding myself in the back of the DSE pack lately. Crossed the finish at 1:18 today, about a 10:45 min mile. That's OK. I got my ribbon and earned my reward. Stay tuned for details.
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