After the previous week's butt-kicking cold, I still felt less-than-normal Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. I did do mobility work and probably should have stretched or did some yoga, but I didn't.
So when Thursday rolled around, I just really needed to see how a short (and I really mean short) run would go. Hit up one of my usual trails for 2 miles. Figured that would be enough to see if my lungs were as good as I thought they were and a nice little test to see if I'd lost any fitness.
And I hit 2.01 miles in 20:13. Not bad.
Friday and Saturday were spent working in the yard, trying to get things ready for spring. Is it already time to spend all my free time in my yard again? And where did all these leaves come from?
In any case, Sunday morning came really early and I got myself ready for Sunday Runday club. Our 7 AM start was delayed by 10 minutes by a quick but substantial rain; with the weather at 53* and windy, not many of us wanted to start a run in a cold rain as well. Naturally, Mother Nature got us back by doing the same thing about 15 minutes later. Thanks, lady, now my toes are wet. And cold.
As one of the slower ones, I have gotten used to having the speedies run by me on their return on the out-and-back course. This time, however, I only encountered one. I guess it's evident we are in the peak miles of training programs; everyone seemed to be going long that day. Me? I was doing 4 and thankful that 4 felt like no thing at all.
3.98 miles in 47:04, 11:50 avg
Based on those two runs, I'm jumping back in this week, with only minor adjustments to what I had planned. Yay!
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