I have been stuck inside since Monday. We got some snow and ice on Tuesday and it hasn't melted yet. The roads are super icy. All the school districts in the Dallas -Fort Worth area have called off school for 3 days in a row. Probably be called off tomorrow too. I have never known this many days in a row to be called off. We were having energy blackouts too.
My gym membership is not of use if I can't get to the gym. I need a treadmill!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It is really difficult to run in the winter without a treadmill. I know some people do it... I'd love to meet someone who runs in this weather and have them give me a pep talk.
I'm considering trying to drive to the gym when my husband gets home from work. My husband has not been required to go to work because he can telecommute from home... however, he has opted to drive there everyday. I think he is one of about 10 people in the 20,000 person company who went. That's how much he wants to get away from the stress of a 3 year old boy and a 1 year old boy with full cabin fever. I'm walking into rooms to witness people jumping furniture and trying to "swing like Diego" from the cords of the blinds. Yes, my 3 year old did that... the blinds did not survive. I imagine my husband is sitting there peacefully at work... listening to music... maybe working a little... able to concentrate... no yelling or food flinging... That sounds like paradise to me right now.
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I made it to the gym!! It only took me 30 minutes to get up the hill of my neighborhood (about 400 feet) because it was covered in black ice. I was having trouble. A nice man and his wife stopped and taught me how to do it. He said they were just driving around "playing" on the ice, practicing going up hills and doing doughnuts in parking lots. We just don't get snow or ice that frequently in Texas.
Ok. So the gym run I did was 6 miles.
Mile 1 and 2 - 8:20/m pace.
Mile 3- Picked up the pace gradually until I was running at 7:00/m pace.
(walked for .1 mile)
Mile 4- 8:20/m pace.
Mile 5- Picked up the pace gradually until I was running at 6:40/m pace.
(walked for .1 mile)
Mile 6- Ran 1st quarter at 8:00/m pace, 2nd quarter at 7:30/m pace, 3rd quarter at 7:00/m pace, 4th quarter started at 6:40/m pace but it up to 6:00/m pace
Good workout. | 