SNOW!

I hate snow. And running. Did I mention that?

The snow has made running on the road a real hoot. I went and checked out a gym right around the corner from me today. They have about 25 treadmills- All brand new. I'd really rather run on the road being more realistic and all but I have this desire not to get squished by someone who is snowblind and under the influence of cell phone. It's actually a pretty nice gym. Maybe I'll even lift a weight. Cross training yanno.

Saturday's run with the team was both good and bad. I felt like a trash bag for most of the run. I felt hefty and just wanted to sit on the curb. I really like running with a group though. We did an "M" shaped course this week- A really narrow "M". So I got to see my teammates a few times which was nice. Seven miles- More than I've run/walked in over a year.

We had a little yoga instruction before the team run. I should know by now that every time I try a new stretch, I end up in pain. From now on, I'm sticking to what I know. Everyone is different. I warm up by taking it easy at the beginning of my run. Then I take it easy during the rest of the run. I stretch a bit after the run and I'm usually fine. New yoga stuff + Ben = pain. Yep~ Stickin' with what I know. Coach Lori gave me some good stretches for my hip/IT Band which help quite a bit and don't hurt. I like that no pain part!

Todays run of 4.5 miles was excellent. I felt good through the whole run. (Do not confuse feeling good with liking running.) Only about five close calls with cars. I really believe running on the road is the way to train. But I think I'm going to start mixing in some treadmill workouts until the snowbanks melt back a bit- If they ever do.

Enough rambling. I'm going to go answer all the emails I've been meaning to answer for a week now! Everyone have a great week- Check back soon!