Another Run

I went for another run last night. 3 miles. WITHOUT WALKING!!! The pace was really slow, in fact it wasn't much faster than when I do walk....but that's okay. The important thing is that I went.

The wind wasn't blowing much at all, so when I got home from work Janet and I headed out to the OC&E Trail so she could get her work out in. She was supposed to go 3, and I was originally only going to do 2 3/4, but I thought I would run with her and see how I felt and MAYBE do the full 3. I was actually looking forward to running with my wife, but when we got ready to start she decided to run with the wind at her back for the first 1 1/2 miles so she could have a cooling headwind on the way back. Cooling headwind? It was !! Who needs a cooling headwind when any exposed flesh freezes? I didn't have gloves, and my windbreaker wasn't long enough to tuck my hands in the sleeves...my hands had icicles hanging off each finger! Anyway, Janet headed east and I headed west, so we didn't run together. I felt really good when I got to my original turnaround point, so I headed to the point that would give me a 3 mile run. When I made the turn and headed for the parking lot the wind was at my back, I had a slight downhill for about 1/2 mile, and I actually felt like a RUNNER. It was GREAT!!!

We're going again tonight. Right now it's snowing, but temps are in the high 20s, and the forecast calls for highs around 50, so by 5:00 it shouldn't be too bad. I'll give it a shot again tonight and see how I do.