4M Steady, Two Days before the Cascade Half Marathon

Today Christinas was in Eugene most of the day, the kids were at school, and I spent most of the day in my office working.  Tonight we went to Cole's basketball game at West Albay High School.  We won by around 10 point, but it was a pretty close game up to mid way through the forth quarter.  Cole played really good both defensively, and directly his team from the point guard position. His shots attempts were limited, but he did hit a three point buzzer beater at the end of the third quarter! We are just two days from the Cascade Half Marathon!  Here is the weather report,  " Weather forecast as of 1/13: Outside - Snow showers likely before 10am, then rain and snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. South wind between 8 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. . Inside the gym - 72 & dry, chance of hot soup and hot showers - 100%" Start times:Half-Marathon (early start)...........8:00 am Looks like we are going to have to bundle up a bit, and maybe break out the snow shoes?  How often does it really snow in the valley?  We will see.  I hope to break 1:30, but if there is snow that will slow me down.  Wish me luck! Today is was cold, but not 36 degrees cold!  I ran a 4 mile steady run, slower than race pace at 7:19/mi.  I felt good, relaxed, and thought about the race.

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