Michelle's Running Blog

The start of my run today felt really cold.  While running I warmed up and took my hat and gloves off but then I was cold and had to put them back on.  I couldn't quite get it right.  I am excited for warmer weather but we still have awhile to wait.

The beginning of my run is uphill and usually my neighbor and I start too fast and I get pretty tired by the time I reach the top of the hill.  I have been making an effort to slow down at the beginning so I don't drain too much energy at the very beginning.  I think it helped today.  We weren't super fast still but I felt great on the run.

My run was a bit of a struggle.  I just wasn't feeling the love of running this morning.  

I saw Carolyn dropping her son off at seminary this morning.  My neighbor, Michelle, had to point Carolyn out because I was too focused on running.

When I got home I found my husband still in bed.  He is not feeling well and is taking the day off of work.

My P90X friend, Ali, is not going to workout this week because her mother is in town.  I thought about waking up early to run but I just wanted to sleep in today.  So I did!  My kids even went downstairs without coming in my room and I got some nice extra sleep.  I  chose to ride the bike so I could read the book I haven't been finding time to read.  I rode for 8 minutes and then I had to stop and feed my kids breakfast because they were asking for soda, and candy, and chips.  After breakfast, I rode 40 more minutes.  It wasn't too strenuous today, just a little nice easy exercise and a book:)

This morning I didn't know if my neighbor would be up for running outside because there was a dusting of snow.  Our general rule is if there is snow on the ground we will run inside.  I dressed for an outside run hoping she would be ok with a tiny amount of snow.  Luckily she was dressed for outside as well.  It was a great run today.  There was a lot of fog and I really enjoyed running in the fog.  There were places where I couldn't see more then a block in front of me.

When I got home I took the garbage cans out to the street and decided to throw a few things away that were in the garage.  I have been wanting to clean the garage for a long time but never make the time.  I started throwing things away and organizing a little and now one hour later, I have a clean garage!  It was a great post run activity while my kids are still asleep.

Today was another nice day of riding the bike for 45 minutes and reading.  I read for a class I am taking.  I only have to write one  more paper and take the final exam.  I am excited to be done with the class.  I also am excited about the weekend!

I did a 12 mile run this morning and it turned out really well.  I needed a good longer run to get my confidence up.  I have been doing 8-10 miles on Saturday runs so bumping it up to 12 was good.  I felt great during the run, most of the time.  After I was finished my skin really bothered me.  I had a bit of a rash or something all over.  A shower, lotion and change of clothes seemed to take care of it.