February Race! 2 of 12

So I'm REALLY late in posting this race report, so it will be short & sweet because so much has happened since then (next post). :) 

BRRC Valentine's 10k
February 9, 2013
Loch Raven Reservoir
Race Director: Peter Mulligan, Megan Digregorio
Volunteers: Jennifer Zanni, Jim Adams, Eric Benjamin
Weather: 27 Degrees, Clear Skis, and Windy

30 Eylsai Roser   F  1:03:42 (love the spelling of my name & the fact that I have no age!)

Ok....so weather says "windy", I don't think that quite describes it.  It's windy in normal areas, around the reservoir it feels like a damn icicle hurricane.  Thank goodness I was smart enough (for once) to wear 2 pairs of running tights, heavy socks, UA base layer, UA fleece, Northface windbreaker, & of course hat & gloves.  What I did forget was something to cover my face.......about 0.5miles in I'm thinking to myself, "You have 2 weeks until the wedding & you're chin is getting such a bad wind burn it's going to peel right off your face."  Luckily I had my Burts Bees in my pocket, don't judge me, but I slathered up my lips & then gave my chin a good layer of menthol, waxy protection.  IT WORKED!!!

If you've run Loch Raven you know the hills are pretty killer & this run was supposed to be a "LSD - long slow distance" so my pace should have been closer to 10:30-45.  I'm relatively happy with a 10min/mile pace, especially because at about mile 2.5 I stopped for a "pit stop".  So.......in February there really isn't much foilage cover & there certainly aren't port a johns, so a cement blockade & a ditch would have to work. :)  After I hopped out of the ditch, hoping no one saw me, I ended up running along with a woman (forgot her name of course) for the rest of the race.  We chatted & talked the entire rest of the race, so overall a good easy run.

So I think we're looking at a 15K on March 24th.........then the "REAL" races begin...