Frosty eyelashes!

When was the last time you ran with frosty eyelashes and frozen hair?

It was 3 degrees when I woke up this morning at 6:30, and by the time we started our 4 mile walk/run at 8am the temperature dropped to 1 degree. Good news:  the sun was shining and there was no wind. I made sure everyone had something to cover their mouth and nose, we pulled on hats, mittens, and jackets and set off.

It was a beautiful day for a walk/run! Comments I heard along the way:

• I'm not cold!
• I thought it would be colder than this.
• How can my butt be cold??
• I never thought I'd be able to run 4 miles in warm weather, and I'm doing it today!
• I thought about skipping today's walk, but I'm really glad I came.

After we finished the 4 miles, 6 of us headed to the Manchester Fire Department's pancake breakfast for post-run refueling and conversation. We learn about each other's lives, our families, our jobs, and what inspires us to walk/run when we're out on the road together, or sitting down enjoying breakfast.

On to the second week of training!



Lynn, Fern, Quinn, Kim, Kate and BJ at a post-run breakfast