Athletics Weekend!

Hearnish 10K
Last night I went skiing for about 3 hours. Afterwards, a bunch of us went out to celebrate my birthday. That being said, I woke up ready refreshed and ready to run this morning. . . until I set foot outside! It was a bitter 13 degrees out and just bitter cold. I was more than a little worried that I would not be dressed warmly enough. I just kept telling myself, and anyone who would listen, "It is warm out, the roads are dry and it is just a 10K."
Then I began to talk to other runners and heard that this is a nasty hilly course. So, I changed my mantra to "It is warm out, the roads are dry and this is a flat course." People just laughed at me and one man asked me why I didn't have shorts on. Ha, Ha! I know I need my headgames in order to psych myself up. NO ONE is allowed to mess that up for me :)
Overall, I had a good race. My original goal was to complete the course in an hour. However, that was before I discovered that the race was a 10K-ish, and almost all up hill. On the last big hill, I had to walk because I had an asthma attack. In the future I need to remember to use my inhaler before the race, and maybe carry it with me for long races. I finished the race in 1:04:43. Considering the conditions, and the asthma attack, I am really happy with my race. AND I know what I need to do to do better tomorrow.