What to Wear

After the Hot Chocolate 15K, I fell ill. It was just a cold, but "just a cold" takes on a whole new meaning when you're a mom. Luckily, my parents came to my rescue (once again!) and I was able to sneak in a few naps for faster recovery. But the whole sick thing really threw a wrench into my mileage last week. The weather was also a culprit, convincing me to do most of my running indoors.

Tuesday I was feeling a little better and decided to employ the old "run it out" strategy in hopes that my cold would disappear. I even threw in a few 800's - the treadmill can be boring (very boring) and it helps to have distractions even if they are disguised as speedwork. In the end, I ran 6 miles with 4 x 800 @ 8:45 pace. And I did feel better! (Though I believe my mom's chicken soup and her baby coverage is what really did the trick.)

Wednesday was my yoga day for strength session number one. It was decent, though I have yet to find an "on demand" yoga class that I really like. I really miss the yoga studio I used to go to in ny - but this will have to do for now.

Thursday I was in no mood to run, but I headed down to the treadmill anyway. My plan was just to start running and go from there. Sometimes this is the best way to combat a (huge) lack of motivation. As soon as I started running, I knew it would be short. But I didn't want just two miles, and by three miles I convinced myself I could get to four. So four is what I got.

The weekend was more or less a bust. I was under some impression that I could go out both nights and not suffer consequences (ie. a baby who likes to wake up in the sixes regardless of the fact that it's the (freakin') weekend!). So I was basically a zombie during the day and kicking myself that I had chosen a social life over sleep (and running). I skipped Saturday's planned run completely and was going to do the same with Sunday. But my husband persuaded me to head out for a few miles; it was 70 degrees and sunny..and November..in Chicago. This is not something you mess with. Out the door I went in shorts and a tee and six miles later I came back in much better spirits.

My second strength session of the week included lifting - mostly upper body and abs, but also some hamstring work. I'm happy to report that the free weigh work seems to be getting easier ;)

This week started off with a 3.5 mile run yesterday with Baby. It was about 50 degrees with overcast skies, but the wind was mild and the sun was making every effort to peek through the clouds. I think Baby is pretty comfortable in there, but I never know for sure if she is too warm from the bundling or if she is cold. She seems content but she is also very easy going. I wonder if there is a "what to wear" page for babies in baby joggers, like there is "what to wear for runners."  It would be very helpful.