I think I'm getting a bit tired of winter. I have just been very uninspired to blog lately. I had planned to go swimming on Friday morning but when I woke up to another 10+ inches of fresh snow I reset the alarm and crawled back in bed. I knew that the lane would be empty but it just wasn't worth the long walk through un-shoveled sidewalks... What is the off-season for if not to sleep in every once in awhile? When I left for work at 7:30 the sidewalks still had not been shoveled...
Total accumulation for this storm was close to 20 inches! On Friday evening I was supposed to be cashing in my Christmas gift certificate from my mother-in-law for a hour long deep tissue massage but the spa closed early because of the snow.
The last time I ran outside was 10 days ago so my last five runs have been on the dreadmill. After the storm the sidewalks have been too snowy/slushy/icy for running. On Saturday I ran 7 miles (the longest ever indoors). I knew it was going to be hard to stay on for that long so I tried to run in a lower HR zone and a slower speed. I did most of the run at 5.5 mph (an 11/minute mile) and it took me 1 hour and 16 minutes! The last half mile I cranked it up to 6mph because I just wanted it to be over. Even at a painfully slow pace of 11 minute/miles I was still in low zone 4...
I am hoping to get a short recovery run outside tomorrow but the forecast is calling for more freezing rain/snow so I'm not getting my hopes up...
I am hoping to get a short recovery run outside tomorrow but the forecast is calling for more freezing rain/snow so I'm not getting my hopes up...
How much longer until spring?
6 comments:
18 days. And then you can kiss the dreadmill good riddance.
Hopefully the weather turns around sooner than that though.
I can't take it any more either. Losing my mind!!
I think everyone is sick of winter. I know I am! Hopefully spring will come sooner rather than later and you'll be able to run outside again.
I am so with you on this. I just wish spring would come already. I couldn't do my swim and run on Friday b/c the gym was closed and well...you've outlined our weather situation.
I have a swim and run today and it will all be inside. sigh.
Maybe if we collectively think about spring we can force it to happen.
Spring will be arriving Saturday!!! Supposed to be in the mid 40's! Woo hoo!
Great post! I agree with you 110%. It got up to 35 degrees here in upstate NY and it felt like a heat wave. I can wait to train outside again.
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