Brrrr…it’s a cold one out there today!

But that didn’t stop me (and thousands of other runners) from participating in this morning’s annual New York Road Runner’s Association Holiday 4 mile run in Prospect Park, Brooklyn.

It also didn’t stop me from running a personal best of 29:53 (7:28 per mile)!

I’m no stranger to running in the cold, and after running the NYC marathon last month, just doing 4 miles felt like a walk in the park. Well, maybe a run in the park is more like it!

If you are interested in running (or you are already a recreational runner like myself), but you’ve never participated in an organized race, it is something that I strongly encourage you to do.

The energy of the crowd, the excitement of race day, and the thrill of crossing the finish line are all things that you must experience for yourself in order to really understand what it is all about.

Check out this video I shot before and after the race (nobody wanted to come out and shoot me running on a freezing Saturday morning).