Snowstorm 5 K -- Sat. Dec 23 (back post)

Running in company, such a treat. Feeling pretty awful, having had some sort of digestive disorder since the JStuff dinner on Thursday evening. Hopefully it's just the tail end (in a literal sort of way) of this cold working through my system. It was raining and chilly too, but with promise of Ivan being there and the prospect of Mark, I headed down to Forest Park for the day's run (fortunately only a 5K). Got to the Skate House at 9:30 or so, and Ivan appeared shortly after. I said I was planning to run with him and not try bolting off; asked his PB, which was 20:50. Figured we could have a go at that, even though both not feeling too bright. BIG turnout (100+) and so we had a bit of a shaky start; it took Ivan a while find pace, but then we were good to go and I kept an eye on the digivice (he'd only brought a watch/timer). There were so many good runners it was a bit distracting, trying not to get pulled on or frustrated at being passed, but we held steady and I signalled the last stretch--he took off and I more or less followed. He got a new PB (just) and I hit 20:50 dead on, by the official timer. Here's what I got (and yes, I did remember to hit stop on crossing the line, just for a change):

Time: 20:49
Speed: 9.2 mph
Distance: 3.21 miles

Comment: Happy enough with this, given how unsure I was about how my digestion would hold up. Faded at the end, but it was a step on the way back to running after the cold. Worth noting also the 14 year old female runner ahead of the two of us -- very cool, excellent kick:
27 -Chelsea Bishop 14 /1 F0-19 = 20:46.0 6:41/M
28 -Ivan Grail 28 /5 M20-29 = 20:47.0 6:41/M
29 -Steve Forrest 42 /7 M40-49 = 20:50.0 6:42/M