A breath of fresh air

Will and I ran the first two miles with Jade.  I was pretty tired and Will wasn't his-usual-patient-self.  I found a stick for him which helped for a while.  We made it to the University's track, so we could add on a mile and see if Rachel was there.  She was.  And she was doing 100 meters of lunges backwards!  Rachel said backward lunges are more intense.

Rachel is a gal I see every Monday if Will and I go to the track.  I officially met her two weeks ago.  I think I mented her ab work out on the blog.

I don't remember being so cold.  And I ran through the winter last year!  Iowa must be the coldest place on Earth!  (I know that's not true, but I thought I was tough.)

Right before Will and I headed out the door, I checked the weather channel again.  The temperature had dropped six degrees and the wind had increased during the prior forty-five minutes.  I was worried about Will.  The wind chill was 11 degrees.  At the first sign of his discomfort, I was heading back.

Will did great.  He even fell asleep!  I was miserable, but all I could do was run back home.  The wind started to increase about half way through.  My nose felt funny--maybe a bit numb?  Under my beanie, I knew my ears were bright red.  Heading down hill, with about a mile and a half left, the wind picked up even more.  Like two weeks ago, I felt like I was running up hill, but I was actually running down hill.  I automatically hunched over the stroller more.  I kept telling myself, you don't have to run when it's 11 degrees again!  The whole while, Will slept on.

Eleven hours later, I am thinking I under dressed.  I needed a wind-breaker of some kind and some thermals.  I'll probably try it again.  I must be crazy.

It was warmer this morning.  Will and I ran with Jade.  Jade and I made plans to start running in the afternoons starting Monday.

Just did lunges and abs today.  The wind chill was sixteen degrees when Will and I normally go for our run.  My husband wasn't excited about Will going in the jogging stroller.  I am grateful for him.  He keeps my running insanity in check.  It's good to keep Will warm.

I don't remember why Will and I didn't go out after his nap.

My husband was able to watch Will while I went running with Jade.  The temperature was 20 degrees with winds 19 mph.  The wind chill was 5 degrees.  I learned my lesson on Tuesday and dressed with a few more layers and a wind breaker.  I'll have to look into Maria's and Michelle's ski mask suggestion.

The run went well.  I felt great.

My mom always said, "Rain before 7, done by 11."

Well, the freezing rain missed the 7 am deadline, so it "iced" all day.  Seriously this freezing rain is something else.  It's kind of like snow.  It layers the ground in white; it makes the roads slippery.  But, when it hits your face, it's like tons of sharp, metal tooth picks.  It HURTS!  (I gained this experience by taking the trash to the dumpster.)

I could have run today, but I didn't corrindate with my husband, Lars.  I set up a run with a friend this morning.  I forgot to tell Lars about it and he ended having a group meeting at the same time.  If I had told Lars what I had set up on Wednesday, I would have gotten in my freezing rain run. 

Oh well.  Next week will be better.  I hope the new afternoon run time will work out well for Will and me.  I did lift today.  I did shoulders, biceps, triceps, back, abs, and lots of lunges.

I am grateful for all the comments from Tuesday.  I've been sewing every evening for a couple hours trying to make headway on Christmas presents.  I've made progress, but I'm not finished yet.  So, I imagine my blogging will continue to be sporadic.  Happy December everyone!