On race day it doesn't matter that it was chilly two weeks ago..

True dat. My track coach drilled this into me a few years ago. It's true. But forget the race, do it so the other 23 hours in the day are tolerable and guilt free. Do it so you can eat brownies in bed at 10pm and wake up and put on your size 25 jeans. And those are you fat jeans. Seriously, that makes me happy. I'm healthy, kinda strong and I'll never have a muffin top. Cheers man!

Here's my 8 hilly miles at 7:11 pace.

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/63350043