I don’t like hot weather. I loathe being sweaty and I can’t stand humidity. (Don’t ask how much I hate Virginia in the summer.) But, I also don’t adjust quickly when the weather changes. Yesterday the temps dropped significantly and today is even colder – 31 with a feels like of 26. In a month…
Category: cold
Like a Yo-Yo
I seriously feel like a yo-yo lately. My run is great. My run sucks. I can do this mileage. I can’t run three miles. It’s a beautiful 60+ degrees. It’s 40 degrees and windy and there will be snow. Really, people, I could just use some consistently decent runs. And some consistent temperatures. My body…
This is the south, right???
Yesterday’s weather forecast for 9am looked just like this: This might be normal for some of you Northern people, but this is the coldest it’s been here in 4 years. Seriously, when I got up at 6:30am, my bedroom was 55 degrees! (Naturally, the first thing I did upon waking was make sure the gecko…
Love the Run You’re with 5k race report
AKA sometimes you have to leave it all on the course. It’s been a long time since I’ve been in “racing form”. I feel like I’ve been trying to come back from injury since Thanksgiving of 2010. I’ve had some good runs since then, but no really good races and most of my speed work…
Handing over my “Tough Chik” card
I just joined Team Tough Chik. It’s an awesome group of women and there are some seriously Tough Chiks in the group. I feel like I should hand back my membership card. I’m choosing to be a wuss today and I’m ok with that. I have a 10 mile and two 3ish mile runs left…
Handing over my "Tough Chik" card
I just joined Team Tough Chik. It’s an awesome group of women and there are some seriously Tough Chiks in the group. I feel like I should hand back my membership card. I’m choosing to be a wuss today and I’m ok with that. I have a 10 mile and two 3ish mile runs left…
I heart cold weather running!
It’s a chilly 39 degrees here right now. Yesterday afternoon, winter arrived. But I’m not complaining. I just had an amazing 4 mile run where my time for every single mile started with a 9. Woot! I wasn’t even running hard, with the exception of the final uphill half mile (why do I keep doing…
Sugoi Firewall Jacket review
Some of you will remember that I won the Sugoi Firewall jacket from my local running store back in early December. Between my ankle and the kids, I didn’t do much running after I won it, so I didn’t get to use it much. This week, I’ve run in it four times. I love it! …
Blog? What blog?
I had one of those “my brain is full” weekends. Beer Geek and I went out on a date so that we could discuss such exciting things as our health plan and the boys’ college accounts. Luckily, the discussion was accompanied by good beer and a piece of carrot cake the size of my head….
Long cold run
In case it’s not obvious from previous posts, I don’t like cold weather. If it’s below 30 degrees, especially if there is any wind involved, I’m going to hit the treadmill. Add in a little snow and ice and guess where I’m likely to be… Not today. I wanted to run 14 miles today. It…