And I improved my time each time! On December 4, 2010, I did the Jingle Bell 5k in Columbia, benefiting the Arthritis Foundation, coming in at 30:53. It was cold that morning, but the course is nice through downtown. On December 31, 2010, New Year’s Eve, I did CoMo’s First Night 5k, coming in at 29:52! I was hoping to beat that 30 minute mark sometime in 2011, but did it New Year’s Eve 2010! That course isn’t as great (from Cycle Extreme to Stadium and back), but I was so thrilled with my time. Yay me. It was the first time that I ran a 5k without walking. That day started off with thunderstorms, then it got up in the mid 60s by race start. By race end, the temps were dropping rapidly and within an hour after the race, it was in the mid 40s. Wild weather!