Running Chick

I was naughty this week and blew off my stretching and strength sessions.  I don’t really have any good excuses other than I just didn’t feel like doing them.  I did keep up with my slant board exercises twice/day and I attribute that to the game of Solitaire that I’ve been playing on my iPhone.  Whatever works, right?

I also ended up replacing my mid-week run with a snow removal session (bad!)  But!  I did redeem myself with a fairly decent 4 mile run today.  Josh dumped me off on a back road in Stanton and I ran to my parent’s house.  I was dressed for the 16 degree weather, but I certainly wasn’t prepared for the wind.  Holy cow, it was cold!  My lungs were stinging and my nostrils kept sticking together.  Every time I exhaled, the wind would push it back in my face and my sunglasses would fog up.     The only thing that kept me going was that at the 2-mile mark, I was going to change direction and the wind would be at my back instead of hitting me in the face.  Once I hit the turn, everything was all good and I sailed through the rest of my run.

My legs have been doing okay with the 3-day a week plan.  I’ve had a flare up here & there, but nothing that ice, Ibuprofen and arnica gel can’t keep under control.  We’ll see what happens when my mileage starts to pick up.

Oh, I turned 40 on Thursday.  Geez, I’m old.  Spencer turned 16.  Geez, he’s old.  Fun fact:  Spencer and I both take Glucosamine for our joints.  I think that makes me a crazy cat lady?