So if I didn’t know any better I’d say it was beginning of January outside. It is currently 45 outside with a high of 50 today and low of 28 degrees. It was around 16 degrees this morning. Winter coming early couldn’t be worse for my running.
Last week I slacked off quite a bit with my working out. I think it was a combination of still being tired from the race, not wanting to run, social things seemed for fun etc etc. I went to a Zumba class on Monday, ran 3 miles on Thursday and worked out with my trainer on Saturday. I ate and drank horridly all weekend so by the time Monday rolled around I was looking forward to getting back on track..until the arctic blast hit.
Monday evening I took a Zumba class and last night I needed to run 5 miles. I did such inside since it was close to 30 degrees when I left work around 6. It was miserable. I am trying to push myself to run this next half faster but this might not be the time to try to break any of my own records. I did 5 miles in 55:46 so at an 11:09 minute pace without any intervals. I decided not doing intervals for anything under 5 miles was a good idea for training..yeah that will probably be changing. Not only was I exhausted by the end but my left foot was hurting bad. I probably pushed it too much considering I hadn’t run more than 3 miles since the race.
I still need to do a 7 mile run and a 4 mile run this week. I am traveling to Tuscaloosa AL this weekend for the Bama homecoming game which is complicating my running plans all around. I packed clothing to run outside after work but my experience running in the cold is minimal (cold being low 40’s/high 30’s). Ideally I’d like to get the 7 miler done tonight but realistically I may not be able to stand the cold. I’m going to give it a try and hope I can get at least 4 done. If I still haven’t done 7 after tonight my plan is to leave work early on Friday and knock it out before I get on the road. If I do get 7 done I might still leave work early to do 4 or just do it Saturday morning pre-game festivities. 45ish minutes on Sat morning seems more doable than 1:20ish.
So we shall see. I never expected when I signed up for a February Half Marathon I’d be dealing with 30 degree temperatures in November! Just a part of the fun I guess!
Savvy Living Gal 