Checking the Tank

Do I even bother mentioning that it is cold? Well it is... So the first part of my run was par for the course, but then my legs actually did not feel so dead. They woke up and the last 5 miles felt better than the first. Yes, that was encouraging, but don't worry - we have a huge winter storm on the way in a few hours starting with all ice.... s

So how to get my run in.... We are in the middle of a winter storm. Not huge amounts of snow, just huge amounts of ice. This made running outside this morning and today simply impossible. Okay, no worries, just go to the rec center after work. Ummm no. They closed. As a matter of fact the gym by the house also closed due to the storm. Well I had a good day at work and was trying to figure out how to get a run in... I could run in place with the Wii Fit or Wii Active... nah... so I got out my old Nike+ and my house has a 'circle' from the kitchen, to dining room to front room and YES I made it my indoor track. Okay so it was small and strange and I rounded down with my Nike+ to account for discrepancies and there ya have it. A family who looked at dad very strange as he ran around the carpet..... runners are strange people. 

What a night. Big ice storm round 2. Tree limbs fell all over the area and we had some hit our house. That was going on all night so there was not much sleep to be had. I went in for a half day of work so I could make sure things were good there before I came home to assess any damage. I was happy to see that the damage to my daughters window was small and only to the storm windows so that is a huge plus. I was afraid there was roof damage as well as her window being crack, but we were fortunate not that have that damage :)

The rec center was open today so went there and I got to try out my new kicks. They felt very good and it was a good run. 7:40 pace.  

Having a running partner makes such a big difference. Good run at the rec center again. The weather was warm enough to run outside, yet there are zero clear paths - all are still ice covered and not just a little bit either. Cassie joined me today and was a trooper coming on and off the track. It would be nice to have someone to run with all the time. 

Another day at the indoor track. Another 'winter weather advisory' as we will put another 2-4 on this ice sheet we have out here already. The good news it is already Feb so not much longer to spring and then summer.... ugh summer... See wasn't that fun to dread the heat? Anyway, my left hamstring was a little tight today and never really loosened up - this made the run a bit more labored than usual. I was really tired and did not have it, so I toughed out the miles today. 8:21 avg pace (last few really slowed that up).