P.s. Another thing I just realized- you must have set a 10k PB in the second half of the race. Wowzers. :) 10K PB is 48:20 - the second half would have been pretty close :shock: Assuming that you ran one even pace for the first half (54 min/10k) and then stepped it up to a faster even pace for the ...

RobW wrote:Massive negative split indeed. Nice start and strong finish!

Hope to see you there in Boston 2016.

If my math is right, she was around 5:45 faster for the second half of the race. Ought and ought does add up to ought, right?

ETA: about 33 secs/km faster.

Way to go, you smashed that 1:50 goal!

I ran 11.5 km last night in -20-something with a wind. Only the 2nd run in February due to various other things going on, good to get back out again.

I have a Gordini Lavawool balaclava similar to this one. The thing I like about it is that it has both the opening for the nostrils and the opening for the mouth. I have another one that has the mouth opening only and it is annoying. The Gordini comes in 3 different sizes.

-26 here this AM. No run for me today, will hit people over the head with sticks instead.

Speaking of the SuperBowl: We're gonna need a bigger stage!

AngryNeeson52 plugging Clash of Clans cracked me up.

2/3 groundhogs predicted 6 more weeks of winter today. I'd take that in a heartbeat. If we're ever done winter in mid-March in Saskatchewan I'll know the planet is truly hooped from climate change...

Heading out after work for something middling, 12 k or so.

Paula Radcliffe famously stopped for a poo in front of God and everybody and went on to set a time that still stands as the third-best marathon by a woman.

Glazed crust over packed snow, plus lots of puddles and slush - should have kept my screw shoes, they would have been perfect. 10 km and a filthy, filthy dog to throw in the tub afterwards.

22 km in -24 for me.

Was in the gym for the first time this year, 10 km on the dreadmill at noon. Crowded.

My wife and I walked the 2 km home at 1 am after the new year's party, and then the same 2 km back to pick up the car around noon. I reckon that counts .

Beautiful day here, -8 or so. 11.6 km for the last run of the year.

9 km in -22 with Mr. Photobomber here.

18k, gorgeous blue sky day, around -14 here. Off to Mom's for Turkey II: Fowl Replay.

Astigmatism is usually not that big a deal other than making the contacts more expensive. I wear Toric lenses for astigmatism. Wouldn't wear them swimming though.

Grimskot, I wear progressives too. But I wear contacts for sports only so no requirement for reading. Similarly my prescription sunglasses are single vision.

Prescription sunglasses? You can get them in a lightweight frame better suited to running.

I always wear contacts for winter running anyway, too much fogging with glasses especially when it's cold and I have to wear a balaclava.

Cloudy and -6, 23k for me & the hound today. Off to the company Christmas party to eat it all back and then some!

Bear in mind that most beginner half plans top out around 18 km for the long run. I would be more concerned about being recovered from your injuries before ramping things up.

25 km for me. -2 but windy.

11k in mixed conditions, some ice, some snow, some dry path, some puddles- made it around without wiping out but the dog was a mess and had to be tubbed.

That's my understanding - how the IAAF has separate records for 10000m (track) vs. 10k (road). But I also cringe at saying something like "10000m isn't the same thing as 10k". That's my understanding too, track vs road. Wouldn't you agree that 25 laps around a track is a fair bit differen...