I ran the Valley Thaw Out Half Marathon today. I've done it the last few years. As usual, I was the last finisher. Maybe next to the last because Mabel, a runner I met in the first mile, ran with me the whole way. She held back and let me cross the finish line a few seconds before her. It was fun having someone to run with for a change. It seems like a race popular with the faster runners, so I am always completely alone. I usually walk parts of it, just to get a little break. But this time I actually ran the entire way. I took about the same amount of time as last year, so running wasn't any faster than when I do a bit of walking. But it was good practice. It was fun running with a buddy for a change. I wanted to hurry because my niece, Amber was having her baby shower at 2 over in Wasilla. I hoped to get done in time to get home and shower before heading to her shower. But it was so windy and cold that I barely ever broke a sweat even though I ran all 13 miles. At the finish, I just changed my shirt and made it to the party just a few minutes late. That was a crazy cold windy run!
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