Chilly Half Marathon Training: Day 5

Brrrrr.....I knew we were supposed to get flurries, but we woke up to some real snow this morning.  It wasn't a whole lot, but enough to cause over 100 accidents in our area before 10am.  The whole time I'm getting James ready for school I had to keep motivating myself to run.  I put on my sports bra and running shirt to take him to school.  That means I was halfway dressed when I got back.

Once I got back, I changed into my running tights and still had to talk myself into getting out the door.  River couldn't go with me so I was running solo today.  Plus the route I had to take was hilly and not the slow rolling kind.

I did get out the door.  The first 2 miles were on the shoulder of the road.  Luckily it's a wide shoulder or I would have planned a different route.  The little bit of snow we got made a huge difference in my running though.  My legs were tired by the time I got to the first steep hill.  I got about halfway up and had to walk.  I was upset, but I can't really beat myself up.  The other steep hills were like that too. 

My legs were really tired today.  The whole run they were just tired.  No soreness though so I was happy for that.  The last 2 miles felt really good.  I don't know if it was because it was either downhill or flat or because I knew I was close to home or because I finally hit my groove.  Whatever it was I felt great!

Since River couldn't go with me, I had to get her out for a walk when I got home.  I quickly changed my socks, shoes and coat and went out again with her.  It made for a nice 1.5 mile cool down.  I think it will help my legs recover better.

I did take this picture after my run and quick change as we were walking.  I was tired!

River didn't seem to keen on walking today.  I think she is still tired from her day at doggy daycare.  She also is not a huge fan of the snow.  She pouts the whole time.

Tomorrow I'm hitting the gym after swim practice for cross training and weights and Sunday I have my race.  So far my training is going well.  I feel good and I know I will get stronger everyday.

First Snowy Run of the Winter!

Okay, so it was just a little snow, but it was still snow!

I got to sleep in a bit this morning since James' mother was taking him to school today.  River got me up at the time I normally get James up for school and she was anxious to get going.  She danced around me as I got ready to head out for what I wanted to be at least 5-6k this morning.  When she saw me put on my running shoes she got really excited.  Then we walked out the door.

She saw the snow, turned and looked at me, and sighed.  She is not a fan of snow at all.  She is a fan of running though.  We started out and she kept looking back at me as if to ask why all this snow was there.

About halfway through the run I snapped this picture.

She's happy to be out, but not happy about the snow. 

After a mile she wanted to go back home.  I directed down a street that led away from home, but she wasn't having it.  She found her way back home.  I was able to get 2 miles in this morning before she drug me back to the house.

She had her after run snack and is now curled up on the couch sleeping.

Hopefully Sunday there isn't any snow on the ground so I can get a 10k run in with her.

To be fair, Mulder wasn't to thrilled with the snow either.  He walked out on the deck and you could see his shoulders just sink as he realized that there was snow.  Anya is the only one that is happy that is snowed.  She rushed out and rolled around in it with a huge smile on her face.

I like the temps and the snow, but I really don't want the ice and covered sidewalks.  I want to run outside as long as I can.  I hate running on treadmills!

Off to start the rest of my day!  Enjoy yours!

Finally, a semi-normal Saturday

After have several weekends of meets in a row, I have a kind of normal Saturday.  I did have to get up at 3:30 for a 5:30 practice.  I got up so early because we got snow last night.  I wasn't sure how the roads would be.  I'm glad I allowed myself the extra time.  The roads were horrible.  It took me about an hour and fifteen minutes to get to the pool.  Ugh...Had a pretty good practice though.  I covered for another coach so it was my group plus his.  It was a bit crowded, but we made due.  After a water and dryland practice, it took me an hour to get back home.  The roads still hadn't been plowed.  I don't get that either.  I mean I live in Canada.  They get snow.  You think they would know what to do when they do get it.

I went to the gym for my run.  Today was a 1 mile tempo run.  I warmed up for 10 minutes and then kicked the pace up to 11:41 for a mile.  That is my current 5k pace.  Then I did a 5 minute cool down.  I was able to get just over 2 miles in and I felt pretty good.  I wanted to run a bit faster on the tempo, but chickened out and did my true 5k pace.  My next tempo run I will kick it up.

Today we are going to Burlington to get our race kit for tomorrow.  I'm really excited about that race!  I'm hoping Burlington didn't get the snow that we got.  Now that being said, we only got about 2 inches.  It just seems like a lot because we haven't gotten much snow this winter.

I'm going to enjoy the rest of the day.  Just relaxing and catching up on some cleaning and laundry.  I'm glad I have a restful weekend.

It's Snowing...Ugh

Yep..woke up this morning for morning practice and there was a good 3-4 inches on the ground.  Not something I wanted to see at this point in March.  Driving to the University was a pain in the butt as the plows would clear a road and the snow would blow right back over it.

I have been at the University all day now and it's still snowing.  Grrrrrrrrr....

There was an upside to all this snow.  When I went to workout all the treadmills were open and there was no one in the cardio room at all.  I got 20 minutes on the treadmill and 20 minutes on the bike before I had to come down for a coaches meeting.  It was great!

Now I have to head out to grab a salad for lunch and get a few errands done before my afternoon practice.  I don't want to go out in the snow again.  I'm so done with it all.

It doesn't look its going to warm up in the next week so it will probably stick around too.  Sigh...

What the freak...More Snow?!?!?!?!

I just looked at the forecast like I do every evening, and they are calling for up to 10 cm of snow on Wednesday and 10+ cm on Monday.  GRRRRRRRRR.......

I have not complained about the snow all WINTER.  It's now SPRING...I can complain so here goes.

I'M DONE WITH SNOW!!!!!!!  I'M READY FOR WARM WEATHER AND FLOWERS AND GREEN GRASS!!!!!!!!!!  I WANT TO RUN OUTSIDE WITHOUT HAVING TO BUNDLE UP!!!!!!!!!!!

Okay...I feel better now.  I better not see any snow in April.  I will go on strike if I do.  LOL