Cold!
It's cold today. 20-something. I have grown to LOVE running in cold weather. I don't know what it is that is so appealing to me, but I'm on the trails in track pants and a t-shirt (if it's 30+) or track pants, a t-shirt, and a pullover that is falling apart (if it is sub-freezing). I like the way the ground crunches under my feet, the gradual way I warm up and my hands loosen from frozen hooks into something slightly more functional, how there are generally less people and more wildlife out and about. I particularly like the way the sun glints on the frozen pond. There's something serene about running that I've never recognized before.
Probably because before I would have been running only if the cops were chasing me.
So I'm chilling here with my starbucks mocha frap (I bought a 4-pack of them at Walmart yesterday, christ on a cracker I love this stuff), waiting for my recent podcast to download, so I can get out there. I'm very nearly a couch to 5k graduate. I have this week and next and then that's it. This week I'm running for 28 minute intervals, which translates to a rough 2.8 miles if you run 10 minute miles but I think my trail miles are a bit slower than that, mostly due to the terrain. It's good, though. I can feel the hill work in my quads.
I'm training for a 5 mile river run here in early March and the OC Marathon 5k in April. Then there's the half-marathon in September and I'm not sure what else. I plan to do A LOT of hiking, rafting, and running in Asheville on vacation (anyone on my flist ever been there?).
Working straight through until the weekend and then driving to the western shore to exchange xmas gifts with my parents. Yes, I know it'll be February. Thanks for your input.
Probably because before I would have been running only if the cops were chasing me.
So I'm chilling here with my starbucks mocha frap (I bought a 4-pack of them at Walmart yesterday, christ on a cracker I love this stuff), waiting for my recent podcast to download, so I can get out there. I'm very nearly a couch to 5k graduate. I have this week and next and then that's it. This week I'm running for 28 minute intervals, which translates to a rough 2.8 miles if you run 10 minute miles but I think my trail miles are a bit slower than that, mostly due to the terrain. It's good, though. I can feel the hill work in my quads.
I'm training for a 5 mile river run here in early March and the OC Marathon 5k in April. Then there's the half-marathon in September and I'm not sure what else. I plan to do A LOT of hiking, rafting, and running in Asheville on vacation (anyone on my flist ever been there?).
Working straight through until the weekend and then driving to the western shore to exchange xmas gifts with my parents. Yes, I know it'll be February. Thanks for your input.