I decided to do XLMIC's Jingle Bell Hell run today and take a few pics. Here are the rules:
- Must be at least 5K in total length...no maximum.
9.6 miles in the bank - CHECK!
- Must be done on a challenging course (and if you hate treadmills, that means it could be on a treadmill) because the idea is "Hell" ... that is the important part.
Hell is that I "had" to run 1.5+ miles on the road to reach beautiful single track because I was "too lazy" to drive there. How ironic is that?
- Must be done the weekend of Dec. 17-18, 2011... any time of day or night.
Ran on the 18th - CHECK!
- You must laugh at least once... can be an evil laugh, a laugh of futility, any kind of laugh but laughter is a MUST.
I laughed several times while thinking of childish pictures I wished I had the guts to take and post
Anyway, here are some unflattering pics from my run.
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| The starting line |
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| Mile 1 - ditched my favorite running hat |
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| Mile 2 - put on a Santa hat once I hit the singletrack |
I totally stole the Santa hat idea from
TriMoEng.
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| Mile 3 |
I'm about 10 pounds overweight and it looks like a pound of it is in my neck :-(.
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| Mile 4 |
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| Mile 5 - ditched the Santa hat |
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| Aid station at Mile 6 |
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| Mile 7ish |
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| Mile 8 or so |
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| Mile 9.6 - done! |
