A clydesdale no more!

Was up most of the night with a sick kid.  Think I got about 3 hours of sleep.  Looked out the window to see what is hopefully an air scrubbing snow storm.  The roads were pretty slick so the pace was a little slow.  About half way into the run I started getting an intense burning in my stomach.  Stopped for a couple of minutes hoping things would settle down.  The feeling passed and I was able to finish the run although I did back off the pace.  Hopefully it is just sympathy pains.  

The run started in the freezing rain which was going sideways because of the wind.  After 4 miles it turned into the biggest snowflakes that I have ever seen.  Everything calmed down during the last 4 miles with only a slight rainfall.  I had a really hard time getting into the run today.  My breathing was not labored and my legs were not tired but I didn't feel like I could push at all.  Felt like I slept through the whole run.  When I got home my clothes were soaked and felt very heavy so out of curiosity I weighed them and they were 4 pounds.  

Good thing I don't wear a watch during recovery runs because I would hate to know how slow I was running today.  My right hip is really bothering me.  Probably just adjusting to the change in how my miles are distributed.  Perfect weather for running this morning.

Another run in a snow storm.  It was only a light snowfall but it accumulated enough that it was slippery in certain spots.  Hip was only sore for the first 1/4 mile then felt fine once it warmed up.  I don't think that I pushed myself as hard as I should have.  I often felt myself getting lazy and had to remind myself to pick up the pace.

It took a couple of days but kid #2 got hit with the stomach bug last night.  Why does it always happen in the middle of the night?  Slept a little better than last time but was still up every couple of hours.  Nice and easy recovery run in the wind.  Hoping the weather makes a turn for the better for all of you running Painters .Looks like you may need scuba gear.

Got a late start which meant that I headed out just as the snow really started to fall.  I didn't put my Garmin on the charger correctly and it gave me the "low battery" warning when I turned it on.  The scheduled called for a 17 miler and I do not have a good 17 mile course committed to memory.  I knew Lagoon was 9 miles away so i thought I would just head out there and turn around just before getting there.  I miscalculated and ended up going a little long.  The weather was very strange.  It was either a blizzard, blowing snow sideways or completely clear.  Felt decent during the run but didn't really push the pace.