Workouts this week: Jan. 20-26

The cats. 

Monday: OFF

Usual off day. 

Tuesday: Sick

I stayed home from work because I had a cold and felt awful. I thought running would be a bad idea. So I slept most of the day. 

Wednesday: compromise run

I figured I could run but was really tired. So I ran 2 miles and then walked 2 miles. I just got impatient with how long walking took and ran every now and then. My watch didn't track this right at all. 

Thursday: Blah

I didn't want to run today. I was tired. I knew I needed to run, but couldn't bring myself to another run at the indoor track. (It was cold and gloomy outside). I decided to cross train. I did 12 miles on the exercise bike, which I think is the equivalent of 4 miles running. 

Friday: 4 miles indoor

I ran 4 miles at the indoor track afterwork. The gym usually isn't that busy on Friday. I was a lot busier than normal. And the Garmin was worse than normal at tracking the indoor run.  

Saturday: Trail miles

6 miles of trail. It was supposed to get up to 58 or so. I think the high temperature was 48 degrees with 12 mph winds (feels like 44 degrees). I would have run indoors had I known that. But I did it, and coughed like a smoker when it was done.

I wore full length tights, a long sleeve, a light vest to block the wind, a neck warmer and a headband and I didn't overheat. I took my inhaler before the run. My poor asthmatic lungs.

Sunday: Long run

I ran 10 miles on my favorite 10 mile route. (55 degrees, 8 mph winds). Which is my house to the park, around the loop and back. It's pretty much 10 miles on the nose, with bathroom stops at 4 and 5 miles. The route is mostly sidewalks, and flat. The hill in the last mile is the worst. 

I wore a crops, a short sleeve and arm sleeves (and never took the arm sleeves off, but might have been too warm in a long sleeve, not sure?) and a hat and neck warmer. 

I've run out of podcasts. I tried listening to NPR's "Wait, Wait don't tell me," which was fun. I ran with Matt. And felt strong. (Matt took have my gels.) "It really is easier with someone else," he told me.

HE CAN BE TAUGHT! (Favorite moment of the day.)  

I made it to 25 miles this week. (I'm counting 2 miles of walking. Not counting the bike ride.)

Four runs. One bike workout.  

Not bad for as sick as I was.