Snowball Series 2023 #4 5M Frontier Park

 

I hurt my back a couple of weeks ago and I hadn't run for over a week, so the Frontier Park run was harder than what I've been used to recently.  Still, my time was pretty good and I came 8th in my gender/age group.  I also came 8th out of 32 in the series, so I am very happy with that.

Snowball Series 2023 #3 7K Creve Coeur

 

Weather was great and my run was fine.  I ran the whole way last year, but wasn't able to this year.  Still, my pace was only 1 second slower!!!  I also noticed there's almost twice as many runners this year than last year.  I guess COVID really is over!!!!

Frostbit Series 2022-23 #4 4 miles

 Not bad timing.  Some hills, but not as bad as Kirkwood last week!!!!!  I was in the middle of the pack for age/gender, which is pretty good since it's the St Louis Track that sponsors these runs.  Weather was perfect for running too.

Snowball Series 2023 #2 Kirkwood 4 miles

 

I did pretty well here, came 9th in my gender/age group.  I had to walk and run because the hills on this one are horrible!!!!  It was pretty cold, 20 degrees and it took me about a mile to warm up.  I had a pain in my right leg later in the day, but completely gone the next day

Frostbite series 2022-23 #3 5K

 

Good grief, what a disaster.  I think I left my brain at home for this race.  My only excuse was that I did not get an email about today's run.  I missed the start of the race (it was at a different place than I thought) and started running the long run.  After 3 miles, I realized that there was no denying it, we were nowhere near the visitor's center!!!!  I gave up after this and just walked back.  So, race #3 also has no official timing.  Never mind, I still did it

Snowball series 2023 #1 Forest Park 5K

 

Good pace this morning.  It was absolutely perfect weather for the first run of the series.  I had to walk up the hills, but I'm impressed with my age and gender place.  I always run faster than I think I'm doing when I'm in an organized race.  Good start to 2023, now off to do a 3 hour yoga workshop!!!!

Frostbite series 2022-23 #2 2 miles

 

It was so cold on Christmas Eve, that I bowed to popular opinion and didn't do the run in Forest Park.  I did it on my own instead and ran the whole way.  I am definitely slower when I'm running on my own, but my time was pretty good.