Tag: cold weather

Two more videos to go and then I’m FREEEEE!!!!!!!!!!

I am so excited! While more video was downloading from Dropbox I: ran (just a mile!), ate dinner and watched Tuesday’s New Girl. I needed some ‘me’ time. Even if it was just 30 minutes. I’m in a good place. 

Random things: my bedroom is freakin’ freezing. The only place for my bed is right up against the north and west facing windows-which apparently leak. So my room is a good 5-10 degrees colder than the rest of the house. And I’m cold all the time, all year round now, so you can imagine what’s happening to me at nights: I have a sheet, 2 blankets, my comforter, another fleece blanket and my robe spread across my bed. And last night I added another blanket to my bed at 1am! I’m also wearing pants, a t-shirt and sweat shirt to bed. Occasionally I have to add socks. This is ridiculous! It’s not even the coldest months yet. Things do not bode well for me. I need to do something about it, stat. Either that, or I’ll be an icicle by December. 

The videos are ready for me to attack! Hope you all have a lovely evening friends!

Let’s do this.

Healthy Hearts 5k Run

It was 11 degrees with wind chills below zero for this run today. I half hoped they would cancel it. But no, it was on! I dressed in many layers and we were off! I hoped to PR this race, I have been doing speed work the last 3 weeks during my Half-marathon training and I hoped it would help.

Ooh boy! Did it ever!

I ran the first mile at a 9:45 pace, my best pace was a 6:57 minute pace! Who is this girl? The one that can run pretty fast? Whoever she is, I like her! 🙂

I ended up PRing–32:50. 10:23pace. I even had to walk a bit because the bitter cold was making my lungs and throat hurt. So this race gives me great hope for what I can accomplish in the next 3 months before the half, and the months leading up to the Chicago full.

Cold weather running is kind of gross: my scarf was soaked from my breathing and my left eye was watering so much it looked like I was crying.

When you consider that I ran my very first 5k in 39:17, this seems pretty incredible!

Have a fantastic weekend friends!