![Today I ran outside for the first time since starting to train for the Half Marathon. I figured I should get used to the cold, since the bulk of my training will be done in winter. It wasn’t so bad. You start out really cold, but then you warm up […]](https://www.stevenjshaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Steve_5K-620x250.jpg "NYC Half Marathon in 142 Days")
Today I ran outside for the first time since starting to train for the Half Marathon. I figured I should get used to the cold, since the bulk of my training will be done in winter. It wasn’t so bad. You start out really cold, but then you warm up and the cold air feels good. It’s almost like running in air conditioning. Of course, when you stop, it’s awful again. You’re all sweaty and then its cold and you just feel terrible. I think I am going to start running straight into my building rather than stopping down the block and walking to my building to “cool down.”
The run felt really good. I ran 2.75 miles and probably could have run more if I timed it better. I needed to get back inside. In the future I will have to get up and out a little earlier. Maybe tomorrow.
Day -142
Woke up at 5:20am
Outside at 5:50am
Ran 2.76 miles in 32.50 min for a average mile of 11.53.
Time to go: [fergcorp_cdt_single date=”March 20, 2011, 6:35 am est”]