I ran an easy five miles at 8:15 pace. I'm hoping the bad air disappears soon. I can really feel the gunk from the air in my lungs and throat right now. Gross. It's enough to make me want to take another trip out to Colorado until spring. Hopefully something will come along soon that will kick the pants out of the grotesqueness and bring back some gulpable air.
About 24 days until the husband comes home. And we're going to travel to a world of snowless sidewalks, pure air and red rock while he's here. I'm a little bit excited for it all.
I did the 4X1 mile workout again on the treadmill. After running outside yesterday my throat felt covered in grossness and I thought I might be found dead with x's across my eyes if I spent too much more time sucking in poisonous fumes. I went at a 6:49 pace again and I felt much more tired this time. I think its just all a part of trying to get back in shape.
I went to the gym after I put all of the kids to bed except the baby. I expected the baby to still be awake when I got back, but I was surprised to see my 3 year old sitting between his grandma and grandpa on the couch - the stinker. Actually, I feel kind of bad because he had a hard time falling asleep and then was scared when he couldn't find me. That's the sort of thing that makes it hard for this Mom to keep running with intensity. Its not always easy to find the balance between meeting my goals and making sure I'm not burdening others as I do it. I'll just have to stay aware I guess...onward and upward.
I ran 4 nice, easy miles out at my sister's. The air always seems cleaner where she lives so I took lots of deep, happy breaths. The temperature was pretty high too, to the point that it was raining instead of snowing. It felt like a reprieve sort of run. I also ran without my garmin because I forgot it. Its amazing how much lighter I feel without that thing on - I was floating like a butterfly. When I got back to my sister's house my baby was asleep, my kids were playing happily with toys and she had dinner ready for me. Basically it was my dream running day.
Just 4 miles again today. I've had a lot going on in the last couple of days where I've needed help with watching the kids so I didn't want to ask for even more babysitting help to run. Luckily my very nice sister-in-law saw my struggle and helped me out today - although it was still a squeeze to get in even 4 miles. It was an easy run that felt good on the legs - I guess your legs are bound to feel good if you're not using them that much (: I'm hoping to get a long run in tomorrow, but I'm not sure how I'll swing it. We'll see how it goes.
Fifteen miles at 8:09. After the first few miles I worked into a good, relaxed feel. I was a little tight in my right calf - never had that before - but it went away. I love it when things just go away. Even the end of the run didn't feel too stressful - other than getting a little impatient to relieve my babysitter and get back to my kids.
When I got back from my run I noticed I have a rash all over my arms, neck and face. Cold air? Poisoned air? Exhaustion? I don't think I've ever had a weird rash before - pretty gross. Hopefully I can just wish this away too.