Bring on the challenge!

Vacation's over, time to get back to real life.  I only ran/exercised 3 days last week.  I knew Thursday wasn't going to happen, as it was Thanksgiving and we were in Idaho in the below 0 temps.   Not even going to attempt running in that.  We came home from Idaho on Friday night and I was just not in the mood to go Saturday morning.  Just the thought of getting up early in the morning and bundling up in the freezing cold. . .nah, I extended my vacation one more day :)  This was very unusual for me, though, as I have not skipped a long Saturday run in over a year and a half.  Even if I've been out of town.  Crazy, I know.  

So, this morning it was back on the treadmill for my sprint workout.  Wasn't sure how the body was going to react after 4 days of laziness and plenty of yummy food.  It was fine, though.  Although I was tired (it happens when you stay up too late ;) ), my legs didn't feel as fatigued as they have for the last few weeks.  So, I guess the break was a good one.    

Did my 3 miles at a 6.0 today.  Feel a cold coming on. . . :(

Yeah, so I'm battling a cold now.  I wasn't even sure I should get on the treadmill this morning, but thought maybe I could help sweat these germs out!  Needless to say, it wasn't very fun this morning.  Thinking of maybe skipping the run tomorrow and saving up for Saturday.  Listen to me, I'm really getting lazy these days!  But, if it helps the sickies, so be it.

10 miles in the cold, inversion, and running with a head cold.  May not have been the smartest thing I've ever done. . .

I've been battling this stupid cold all week.  Instead of getting better, it seems to be getting worse.  And, I NEVER get sick!!  What's up?  So, I took an extra day off this week and vowed to complete my 10 miles on Saturday.  Friday night we heard about the lovely inversion over the valley.  I crossed my fingers and hoped for the best.  In the morning, I walked out the door and saw patches of blue sky.  Did I get lucky and the semi-rain storm clear up the nasty air?  By the time I was halfway finished, I realized it was just wishful thinking.  So, I got to breathe all that crap in and let it join the rest of the gunk already in my head.  (I felt better seeing I wasn't the only crazy/stupid one running in it, though ;))  Needless to say, it was not a great run.  I averaged 9:30 min/miles, so it was quite slow.  There were a few icy patches I had to be careful about, too, but for the most part, the roads were okay.   Hope this cold clears up so I can get back to my normal routine.