Hang onto your seats because I'm feeling chatty. Weights chest at the gym, then 21 minutes on the elliptical with hard effort. Then I went home and got my cold running gear on. I was out the door by 6:07 and ran 6.60. It's a bit frustrating knowing in a week from now the time will flip forward. I'll be back in the pitch black dark for a month or so. I forgot my pepper spray and so I felt slightly uneasy during the run. It's not people I am worried about, it's dogs. Barn dogs. The further west you go from our neighborhood the more barn dogs there are. And they are scary. So I ran for a bit with a good size rock in my right hand. I was happy as a clam running with my tunes. I was doubled gloved. I wasn't cold at all. I wore Saucony stability trainers and they are so heavy to run in. I don't know how anyone could race in stability shoes? I felt like I was slow and picking up bricks with each stride. I am switching back and forth between my performance neutrals and stability shoes right now so my feet get some cushioning off and on. Maybe that isn't a good idea? I don't know... thoughts anyone?
What a good morning. The past 3 days of outside only running is rejuvenating my drive. While it's a bit of a slap in the face realizing that my outside fitness is not that awesome. I know with steady consistent training outside it will all come back + some in a short time. It does every year yeeeehooo!
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