Someone save me!

Oh, I MUST run tomorrow! I took the whole week off last week .... we were covered in 6 inches of snow on Monday and then it turned to ice on Tuesday ... and yeah, I'm definitely a fair weather runner.
It doesn't help that I still do not have any winter running clothes!
I think this week the weather should be better so I'm going to run tomorrow after I drop off the boy at preschool.
My 1st race is scheduled for Jan. 29th....I might need a miracle to RUN the whole thing.

A couple of questions....

So when exactly will 3 miles feel easy? Or at least EASIER?!
How can a road be uphill both ways? It can't, but it sure feels that way!

But no matter what it felt like today, I finished it.... and that feels great!

YAY!

Surprising myself

If anyone would have ever told me that one day I'd actually WANT to run, I would have called'em crazy and laughed out loud. Funny, how life goes. Today I actually got my butt off the couch and ran and it was 45 degrees! Which was a little cold at first.
Did a run/walk combo of 3 repeats of 7min/3min. Made sure to stretch very well before and after and am feeling pretty good right now. We'll see how these thighs feel tomorrow, though!
Next training day is Friday, plan to do the same combo. My route has a pretty good uphill on the 2nd combo, so I'm pushing myself there.

I've recovered--almost

Well, that run really hurt. But, I've mapped out a training schedule for the next 2 months. So that's good. Because just hitting the trail and trying to push myself to run 3 miles isn't gonna work....it wasn't smart. We live, we learn.

And I've mapped out enough races to get me to 38 miles. Of course they aren't all set in stone yet but I at least have a fairly solid plan! So excited about this.

Hitting the pavement tomorrow with a combo of running and walking for 3+ miles.

1st time out

Ran today. 1.5 miles. A fairly good pace...enough to make me feel like I was DYING! Wanted to do 3 miles. But I will be happy with the 1 and 1/2, it was my 1st time out since mid-October.