Ten miles, free comics, and new shoes.

So, I headed out for a ten mile training run in perpetration for the Indy Women's Half Marathon in June. I felt really good until the last mile when my intestines decided to take a turn for the worst. I think I must not have had rinsed out my new hydration belt bottles well.  

After that we headed out to get free comics and lunch with hubster's coworkers. Them we went to the mall and my favorite running store :) I dropped a wad of cash on some new running shoes and socks. For the first time ever, I bought two pairs during a trip...since I'm going to start training for a marathon soon, I figured it was time to buy two pairs to rotate through during training.

My beautiful new purchases (4 pairs of socks, a new pair of structures and Brooks GTS 14s)

Ugh indecision...

Once upon a time, a girl started a blog, updated it daily and ran like something was chasing her. Unfortunately life got it the way.  The girl had to up and move very quickly from western PA to Indiana in very little time.

The girl found a job in education and new running routes super quickly. She was happy.  She ran her first 10k and has a decent time to submit for half marathons. But then something happened. Winter came in full force, sidelining her running.  She was able to get back into her other sport of figure skating during the winter, but unable to run outside. Sure, there is the dreaded treadmill, but she can't run on it.  She tried multiple ideas to keep her going on the dreadmill. 

Finally, spring has returned and she is able to run outside once again. She manged to run 20 some miles last month.  She is now facing a new dilemma. To run the Indy mini or find a later half to run?

 

Back and at it.

I've been running a few times this month, with today being the longest run since December.  

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It's so cold

It's so cold in Indy today, that the city is shut down. Seriously.  It's a travel level red which means no one should be on the road except emergency vehicles. It's about -12F with a wind chill of -35F currently.  So, no going outside for anybody today.

Eeewww

I hate winter weather. I hate the dreadmill.  This is a horrible time of year for me, because the weather is unpredictable and cold.  It's not the cold that bothers me, but the fact that I don't know what's under the snow.  It could be ice or it could be just fine. I find running on the dreadmill boring and difficult at the same time.  It's boring to me because of the lack of scenery.  I do a little better when I watch a TV show, but I usually don't last more than 3 miles on it.  The dreadmill is challenging for me because I can't automatically adjust my speed. I tend to speed up and slow down when I'm running outside.

A while back, I ran the Indianapolis Jingle Bell Run/Walk 10k.  It was an extremely well run event.  Everything was so organized and had so many helpful volunteers.  My official time was 1:08.01 for the 6.2 miles. So now, I have a new record to break.

Oh winter.

Winter weather is here, which means my miles will have to pile up on the treadmill (a.k.a. The dreadmill).  I dislike the dreadmill.  It is not as easy as running outside.  I can't focus on the dreadmill. 

Tonight, I ran on the dreadmill while watching a show on Netflix. I only made it through two miles before I got frustrated and hopped off.

In more exciting news, I'm running my first 10k on Sunday! I'm really hoping to be under an hour, but I'll just have to wait and see.

Ugh

Just when it seemed like things were finally falling into place, something decides to be a jackin-ape.

Let's back up a little so everything makes sense.  Right before we moved to the beautiful state of Indiana, I had to get some repair work done on my car.  New brakes, arm bushings, etc all replaced to the tune of $650. That was roughly a month ago.  Now, my car has decided to go spaz-tastic on me and the air bag light keeps going on and off. I mean my car needs to seriously get it together.

Okay, that's it for venting.  In my little running bubble, I've been working at building my base back up. Sunday, I ran four fantastic miles at a little slower than my previous average pace. I'm hoping to hit the dreadmill tonight, but I'll have to wait and see what else is happening.

And finally, some happy news! I am now working as an instructional assistant in a nearby elementary school.  I love it there, and I am hoping to (eventually) have my own classroom.  Now, if I could just get a payday from any job, life would be great.