Wow... this morning was very interesting to say the least. I jumped out after my warm up blocks and was feeling GREAT. Almost too good... felt like I was flying! I figured I could not keep the pace up but wanted to see how long I could go... long story short I maintained (what I thought) was an awesome pace for about 5 miles. Then I got back into my normal tempo for the remaining mileage but still felt Awesome. :-) I was pleseantly surprised at how good I felt because I literally drug myself out of bed. However, in the end...I can't help but laugh because at the end of my run I was only about 15 seconds off my normal pace. hehe I think my Garmin must not be calibrated... surely I was flying :-) Oh well outside of my slow time I had a really terrific run and am looking forward to this afternoon. Will see how it goes pushing the stroller. I am home with my son (2 yrs old) who has a slight fever, although from an attitude perspective he is fine (i.e. running and playing). Going back to my run again... maybe it was the cloths? I did have a ton of cloths on? Ok ok enough of that... I am happy my run went better than yesterday! Even though I wasn't faster I am wondering about my diet again. I cheated last night and ate two bowls of Frosted Flake cereal w/skim milk of course! :-) Anyway, based on my run I may start eating cereal EVERY night! lol
Total 8.35 miles
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Lunch.. it was still cold 37 deg. F. fortunatey for me we purchased a stroller with insulation and cover to keep Jonathan warm. I put two coats on him and a skull cap then zipped him up inside his "bubble" cover attached to the stroller. I believe he lasted about .25 miles before he was sleep. Running with the stroller was a challenge... not only was it cold but the wind was blowing. Going down hills was great... although going up was a different story. Our stroller is heavy and as long as it is on a straight line you are gold but when you have to turn the darn thing then it really works your arms. I did not wear my HR monitor because I figured I would not be going that fast and sure enough I wasn't. After about 2 miles I got into my putt putt stride and was good to go... except for the wind gust... on particular time, I was going up a hill and the wind hit me... it honestly made me feel like I was running in place :-). Oh well another run under my belt. 4.25 miles while pushing a stroller.... WHO'S DA DAD??? I AM!!! | 