A clydesdale no more!

Felt good although the pace felt faster than it really was.  Last 5 miles were 7:25/mile but felt closer to 7:10.  Got to work on that internal speedometer.

Ended the month with less miles than I had planned.  I will blame on on last week's illness when in reality it is my lack of die hardedness.  It's coming back, though. 

Supposed to be a speed day.  I opened the door and felt a blast of arctic air and decided there was no way I was going to run fast outside.  Thought I would give the treadmill a try (for the first time in 3 years).  Started with 3 miles at 8:00/mile then attempted a speed workout.  Was shooting for 4X1,200 at 5K pace.  The first one was alright but felt too hard.  Got halfway through the second one and backed off the speed to 9.8 mph.  Finished it and decided that speed work on a treadmill is not for me.  Ran another couple of miles progressing from 7:20/mile down to 6:00/mile and called it good.  I don't know how you guys do it on the treadmill day in and day out.

Put on a few extra layers of clothes and headed out the door.  It actually wasn't that bad. My legs didn't move particularly well.  I'm not sure if it was because of the cold or just one of those days.  

One of my kids is sick so I stayed in and ran on the treadmill.  Twice in one week.  That's a new record for me.  I kept it at a robust pace.  It felt good.  The one good thing about the treadmill is that I am forced to keep an honest pace.  I have a tendency to get lazy on the road because I am so used to it and slip into a comfort zone.

Very important question: Where is a good place to buy a running skirt (not for me obviously)?  I'm not looking for the best online store but someplace where they can be tried on.

Short on time so I was short on miles.