Sat 12/3 - PM 70 minutes incl. 3.4 mile road race

Last minute decision to add another sandbag race to the list. In this case a loop around Lake Quanapowitt, a very flat and at times scenic course. Alas, the wind was raking from the NW such that most of the first 2k or so was an exercise in getting blasted with some stand-up gusts. Nearly ruined what was otherwise a decent experience. Tried to save something for the third mile when I knew the wind would be at my back, in the end though all three mile splits were within four seconds of each other, clustered just above 5:30. Controlled but still an effort, feeling fairly flat coming into the day. Cooldown was an easy jog on the neighborhood side streets in an attempt to escape the wind's not so gentle caress.