February 13 (85 miles/week)

AM: "5k XC race", 14:52, 9 miles
PM: 5 miles easy

Reed joined a packed car with me, Valerie, and her mom to go to a low-key XC 5k race this morning. Unfortunately, there were no mile markers, and the course was decidedly short, so this one is just getting logged as a workout. Alex launched up a hill about a mile into the race, but I made no move to follow. This isn't to say that had opted for more than a workout effort, I would have stayed with him, because he ended up with a 14:14, but I never found myself tying up, even at the end. This isn't good practice on my part, but I suppose I let myself get frustrated.

The whole day was kind of forgettable because all you want in a race is an accurate, marked course (the course already had permanent mile markers, which weren't incorporated), and today had neither.

With temperatures in the 60s, however, I couldn't resist going out for a second run at sunset.