It was 18° with a feel of 9°. I decided not to run with pants. They just felt too bulky. So I ran in an Oiselle Oynx jacket, Oiselle Bird of a Feather long sleeve, Oiselle Long Rogas, stocking hat, gloves and compression socks.
When the race started my legs and toes were numb. Eventually my left toes warmed up, but not my right toes or legs. My hands did get warm, so I popped the top off the gloves and unzipped my jacket.
I ran 8:25 for the first mile and was keeping pace with a large group. After passing the mile mark, I was running stride for stride with another lady. I like running with her during races because our pace is similar. We stuck together for probably the entire second mile. Then with a mile or less to go, she and another lady started pulling away. I finished the race in 27:05. I was first in my age group and was the 14th overall woman.
I was disappointed that I wasn't able to stay with the two other ladies. But this was the first race of the year and there is nowhere to go but up.
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