A breath of fresh air

Today was very warm, 42 degrees with a wind chill of 31.  I bundled Wil up in three layers from head to toe, so we didn't have to use the jogging stroller's rain cover.  The cover makes it hard for Will to see.  Will enjoyed the run and pointed out the birds and cars he saw.  I did alright.  It had been a while since I ran with the jogging stroller and wind and hills.  But, I survived fine.

When I woke up it was 41 degrees and a blizzard advisory from 9 am to 9 pm.  I tried to get Will and I out the door as fast as possible.  By the time we got out the door, the wind was howling.  The temperature was dropping pretty fast.  Since we used the rain cover, the run was not as enjoyable for Will.  At the beginning, I was thinking about cutting the run short.  But, Will and I completed all five miles.  By the last mile, the wind had really picked up.  For the third time here in Iowa, while I was running down hill, it felt like I was running up hill.  The wind is not my favorite.

My dad is doing well.  He has some heart pain that before he dismissed as indigestion.  The doctor gave him a list of things to do, but if the pain doesn't stop in fifteen minutes he suppose to head to the emergency room.  So far the pain has stopped.  I am looking forward to visiting him and the rest of the family in April.

I decided to take a vacation from running today.  The past two days I've been rushing Will and I out the door as soon as Will has eaten breakfast and is dressed.  I didn't want to do it for a third day in a row.  My weekly goals this week revolve around simplifying and slowing down.  Instead of running, I wrote some thank you notes.  This afternoon I did lunges, the wall sit, tricep pushups, abs, and the plank.

I made it to a hundred miles again this month.  Two months down.  One to go. 

My run was very enjoyable today.  The weather was good: 22 degrees, wind chill 14 degrees, and hardly any wind.  I did some strides to change up the speed.

I ran first thing this morning.  It wasn't too cold.  The run felt comfortable and easy.

We pulled back our curtain this morning to find out it was snowing again.  (Thank goodness we had four days in January when the temperature got to 40 degrees.  I don't think I'd be able to get out the door if the snow hadn't been able to melt a couple times.)  The snow stopped around noon.  Will and I got outside about 3 pm.  We worked very hard at finding cleared sidewalks  We live by busy roads, so the perfectly cleared streets weren't an opption.  For about three quarters of a mile, I had to push the jogging stroller through four inches of snow.  What a work out!  My arms got so tired.  At one point, I crossed four lanes of traffic twice seeking out cleared walks.

It was a good run.  I was able to find plowed sidewalks.  Will enjoyed himself for the most part.  I loved the warm temperatures--30 degrees with wind chill 24.  I am very pleased I stuck with it and first of all, got out the door and secondly, made it more than three miles.