Monday- 6.03 miles. Felt great, tempo was good.
Tuesday - 6.22 miles. School was cancelled because it was supposed to snow starting at 6 am. When I woke up at 7 and there wasn't a drop of water/snow anywhere, I decided to go for a run. I'd heard the weather was supposed to be coming from the south. So I chose to run south first (into the wind) and then run north home. The run out was great- I actually got hot and took off my hat & gloves. But the last mile I felt wind at my back and I started worry. Evidently a storm system can come from the south but have wicked strong winds blowing from the north. As soon as I turned around to run home, I was hit with a wall of horrible cold wind. It was a long 3 miles home. My pace slowed over a minute more per mile running into the wind. It didn't start icing until 5 pm. We could have gone to school after all. But better to err on the side of caution than end up like Alabama.
Wednesday- ice all over the roads covered in 4 inches of snow. I don't have yak tracks or anything to keep me from sliding on the ice. I may have to do elliptical or a video today. I want to run so badly, but not more than I want to stay safe & not get injured. Around 3 in the afternoon there was enough clear roads to run most of the neighborhood. I had to go on some snowy grass in a few spots to avoid ice skating. It felt soo good to get out! 4 miles- wore my trail shoes for extra traction.
Thursday - 5.35 even better than yesterday. Waited till 1pm when it got above freezing. Still some super icy patches. My pace was better than yesterday- that was nice :-) Wore the trail shoes again. Want to get them broken in a little more before my trail run. Not sure I'll wear them on the race day, but I want to have the option if it's slippery. I also did 45 minutes on elliptical and pilates on the ball video. Getting stir crazy being homebound for a week.
Friday - After being stuck home the last 3 days I was ready to go back to work. I did 45 minutes of tough elliptical workout. Long run tomorrow. Back to the practice trail.
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