I got up at 4:30 on a Saturday morning, drove an hour and a half, and ran 10 miles around a lake on the other side of the cities. And if the registration fee hadn’t been covered by a birthday gift, I would have paid $40 to do it. (And risk it being 35 degrees and sleeting.) Some people might think that’s crazy.
Turned out to be beautiful running weather. It’s a nice jaunt around White Bear Lake through primarily residential areas. Some inclines but nothing serious. The race is well-organized, and it would be difficult not to go again next year in favor of a closer one.
WBL made the news this week because the lake level is going down; people are blaming the DNR. Ten miles wasn't any shorter, though.
We did 37 seconds better than last year. Lots of great food at the end; seemed like I hadn’t eaten for days.
Best line of the day: After being passed by a woman with a baby in a stroller, the guy next to me said: “We just got passed by someone who’s asleep.”
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