Hello, it is me. And, you can figure it out, I am talking in front of my running wall...
This can only mean that I'm talking about running cause or else it would make no sense.
And I have something around my neck. Yes, I did it. I did the race. And I'm gonna tell
you, if you have not been following any of my stuff for the last year, umm.. I... Was
like really injured five months ago, and I couldn't run. So... But I told myself, but
I can't not do this race. This is the first race that I ever did last year. Right over
here, the hypothermic half-marathon in Montreal. That was the first race I ever did. February
15th, bless. So it's the race that like started my addiction to Like, half marathons and I
can't- I can't not do it I said I'll sign up and even if I have to- Even if I have to
walk it I don't care. So, I did it. I did it. I, did it. My foot has been feeling better
so I was training, but then I had to go to Poland and I wasn't able to run. I only ran
three times when I was in New York and Poland. Um, and then I got back here, only ran like
once, once or twice, it was only like the longest distance that I had done was 12k.
And that was like up the hill, so i guess it was like, like up the mountain not the
hill, the mountain. So I guess that's like, a lot? But anyways, I did it. And, I'm...
I'm just I- okay you need to understand something, t is -41 outside . Last year it was -31. Now,
when it becomes-40, that's the same as in Fahrenheit as in Celsius. Celsius is- whatever,
same shit. So -41 Celsius. It was cold. But, I know how to layer. I work at the running
room so, I- I tell people how to layer so obviously take my own advice. And things that
I've learned around and do it, and I was so nervous that I was going to be cold. We had
like um... On the weather network there was like a big risk of like, what's it called?
Like, a... A hypothermia? Oh my god it was hor- there was like a huge weather warning.
So that scared the shit out of me! Ah! Hahaha! But, um, I had three pairs of socks on, three
pairs of pants, uh, three shirts, well, whatever. Um, and two pairs of gloves that were really
thick, and I had like a crazy... Thing around my head. I don't have any pictures of what
I looked like yet, but I will have them. They'll be up on my Facebook and Instagram and stuff
when I get them, cause um... I look hilarious in it, I you can't even tell that it's me
cause obviously I'm like hidden you can't see any- no part of my body was exposed- Hello?
-41? don't wanna die! It w- it was like -29 with windchill -41 or something it was crazy.
Um, I was not cold at all. Only my face after 30 minutes, my stuff around my face here that
I had covering froze, so it was all like, I-I still used it up here it it was frozen,
so.. Yeah. Also, my theory is now out the window and I am so glad. I have only had good
races when my hair's been purple. Okay? My first race that I did last year, this one,
last year, purple hair. The one that I had my best time in April, purple hair. All my
other races have had like turquoise hair, turquoise/green hair. And they've all been
bad, but... Today is like the best day of my life! I just beat-oh I didn't even like
introduce that, yes! I beat my time! I beat my time uh, of my last years race, I beat
my overall best time from April, and I did it under 2:30. So this is like a big deal
for me, I know it not like, fast for a lot of people, but for me, I only started running
a year and a ha- a year ago, whatever. And um, then I was injured, but... Running. Oh,
my god it's my happy place. I needed it. If you saw my video that I posted last week I
was just so down and I just- I needed it. I needed it and, I'm so glad that I did it
and- If you're wonder what my time is, the course was actually longer.. Mmph- it was,
ah-I... Okay, a half marathon is 21.1 kilometres, which is 13.1 miles, but for some reason,
it was 21.33... And I was like, okay- but I put it up online, with all my Garmin,
Strava shit, whatever. And my official half-marathon time, not official,
whatever. From my Garmin. Umm my time, for 21.1, an actual marathon,
um, was, 2 hours, 25 minutes, and 41 seconds. I.... My best time before that was 2 hours,
30 minutes, and 44 seconds. So that fact the I shaved of five minutes, that doesn't sound
like- if you don't run, like, you're like, "oh, five minutes, you just run like 30 seconds
faster for 5k and you got it" it- no, it doesn't work like that, like its... It's so hard to
she-shh-shh shed?shhhed... Time, off.... To take time off of a time that you have, especially
when it's such a long distance. But for some reason chaseypoo thrives in fucking cold weather!
I love winter running, I say this to everyone, people think I'm crazy, I don't care, I was
really nervous about -41, because I've only done -31 but honey it was- I was ready, to
go. Um the only thing that I will say and that's my fault, it has nothing to do with
the cold, I was hungry during. And that's not good, I did not eat enough this morning,
um and I.. I-I suck cause usually I eat enough and I'm like perfect but for some reason today
I didn't eat that much. Alright so let's show you the medal, and then we can be finished.
So this is it, right here. Last years medal was like a snow flake, this year was like
the abominable-abominable.... Snowman. Yeah. Whatever, so. Oh it is fuzzy! Okay cause when
we got the email it was like "it's fuzzy" and I'm like "this ain't fuzzy" but it is!
Anyway, you ca-it doesn't look fuzzy but like, it's a different texture. So here it is, and
then it says- this is running room, which is where I work. I don't get a discount on
the race though don't think about that, I wish I did. And then it just says here hypothermic
half. So I am so happy with today, I'm so so glad that I was able to do this, and that
I didn't back out at the last minute, and that I kept going because um, it was so cold
that they actually split the race in half because it's two.... Two loops-it's a two
loop course, so they said if people want to do a 10.5k they can. And I was like oh maybe
of my foot starts to hurt I'll do 10k, but I when I got there I was like no no no I'm
gonna keep going. And my foot didn't hurt, just like the-the like the forefoot. Idk it
was like a weird pain. I'm also stepping on a rock right now. Anyways, thank you for watching,
I have no plans for a next race I'm not gonna go crazy like last year I'm gonna take care
of my body, listen to my body,and sign up for another race. Um, I will not be doing
Ottawa this year, and, I- I would like to do Vancouver again though, but it was so h-
it was like 37 degrees! for fuck sakes, that's like that I'd 60 degrees more than today!
Like what? No, that's not right. No, if it's -40... Okay, math, whatever, over se- how!?
Math. Whatever. Temperature.... And apperently is gonna be like 12 degrees on Tuesday like
okay global warming, thanks. Alright, thank you for watching, have a great week, and uhhh
yeah. If you have any questions, I do have the Ftm runners group, which is amazing, and
very supportive, and very fun to be in. And if you have any questions, let me know, and
uhhhh.... This is very good for my mental Heath, let me just put it out there. I'm still
not 100%, but this today, this is what I needed. Thank you for watching, have a great week.