February Races!

How in the world is it March already? To be honest, February is usually my least favorite month. It is toward the end of winter, and it just feels like it has been cold forever! That has not been the case this February. What a weird month of weather! More often than not, it has been in the 50's or 60's ... this is crazy even for the state of Indiana. I did two races this past month. The first one was on February 4th, the Frosty Feet 5K. This one lived up to its name, it was truly frosty. The temperature at the start was about 15 deg, not including wind chill. There were some fast ladies at this one! Glad most of them were in their 30's (this makes this years age group jump all the more frightening!) It was nice seeing some of my fellow trail runners out there. Alex ended up winning his age group and I ended up winning mine! I ran in 23-something. I was hoping to break 23 minutes, but had some struggles a little after 2 miles that slowed me down temporarily. The Frosty Feet 5K is the first in a series of 3 runs in our town that goes to benefit the local track and field teams. So even if it meant enduring the cold, it was for a good cause.

My second February race was the next week on February 11th, and my, was it just the opposite experience of the previous week's race. I participated in the Indy Miler Series 3 Mile race, a series of 3 runs leading up to the Mini Marathon this May. This started out at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, which was nice to hang out in prior to the race. Only one bathroom for women was open prior to the race, so this was probably the one downside of this race! I have never been in a pre-race bathroom line that was so long! I met up with my friends Beth, Ryan, and Casey prior to the race. Ryan, Casey, and I ran together on a lovely 50 degree morning in downtown Indy, a very large swing in temperatures over the week! This race was also much more crowded than the local 5K, and it took awhile to fight through some of the crowd at the beginning. We didn't really run for a fast time, but still finished around 25 minutes. The best part was definitely the heart-shaped sugar cookies at the end :)

The gang post 3 miler

I have a few races coming up in the month of March, including the second of the Miler Series - a 6 mile race downtown. Alex and I are running another local race, the No Luck Run (a St. Patrick's Day themed one). Alex is going to do the half marathon, but I am focusing on the 5K. Both should be fun! I will give you the scoop on those after they happen. Have a great week, everyone!