Running in the Middle

Got on the treadmill tonight for some quick miles.  It felt great to run after taking a whole week off.  After I finished my half last Sat 27th I told my husband I was so exhausted I was going to take a week off, but I didn't really mean it.  The first two days after my race were surprisingly brutal.  My legs have never felt so sore after running in my life, that was crazy.  I literally hobbled around my house and my legs swelled up.  They were actually puffy looking.  Weird.  

Then I got sick with a bad cold and went through several boxes of tissues.  By today I was starting to feel desperate, still have some lingering stuffiness but ran anyways.  It felt great and I hope I don't have to miss a whole week again for a very long time.  I don't even want to mention all the buckets of Halloween candy I have downed the past few days, its shamefully regretful.  

Stuck on the treadmill again tonight.  It was good to get a run in, better then none.

Why does running on my treadmill feel like it takes so much more effort to keep the same

pace that is easier when running outside? 

I'm so glad my two year old woke me up at 6:30 this morning so that I could not use the excuse that I couldn't wake up and get out of bed for my run.  Since I was already up I just got my running clothes on and went.  It was so freezing I put on my new nike running sweater.  It wasn't even warm enough at first, just perfect in the middle, and way too hot by the end.

Treadmill again, too much snow everywhere.  I had a surprisingly really nice and enjoyable workout.  I played with the speed a lot to keep myself from getting bored.  Doing the intervals made it kinda fun.  Well as fun as a treadmill can possibly be.  AP 8:50