Motivation gets you started, habit keeps u going

10:30 run 11 with the windchill. Reallly snowing out. 12 min average pace

So I went to bed at 11 last night...then woke up at 6 to let dogs out...went back to bed till about 8. woke up till 9 and went back to bed till 10. Then ran.

I decided to do hill repeats. I thought I used good land marks but apparently not...Some of them were 113 ft. some were as much at 180 feet and everything in between...so I'm not sure what is going on with that. I won't even bother to post the times b/c again the distance isn't really consistent.

And I would say we got atleast another inch of snow last night.

We closed 45 minutes early last night. It was sooo slow and then there were suppose to be bad storms. I was glad to leave at 11 instead of closing at 11.

8:00 am run. I have no idea of how cold it was b/c I don't have my computer with me.

I drove up to Illinois to meet with my brother and Tracy from the blog. Sooo fun, and so glad to finally meet Tracy! My IT band started hurting otherwise I would have liked to have gone longer. Oh well. Oh and I'm so glad my brother and Tracy were there I went a lot faster than I thought I did. I got 2 + MP miles in. Yippeee!!! I'm sure we could have been faster had it not been for all the snow.

1: 10:41, 2: 10:03, 3: 10:08, 4: 9:23, 5: 9:24, .33: 9:33

stretching and resting. I used the tennis ball on my leg for a little while...then the dogs realized I had it and went nuts. Felt good well it lasted LOL

7:45 am 12 with the wind chill

I forgot my shoes at my mom's..blah! So I'm back to wearing the old ones until I get those back. About mile 4 my IT band starts hurting again. Should I be icing it post run? I have been stretching it and using the tennis ball. Today I"m going to get a foam roller. Garmin was dead (wasn't plugged into the wall) so I don't have any stats.

8:15 run 25 with the windchill- woah that is warm!

I got an MP and a 1/2 mile in today. This is making me feel better. Muscle still hurts but I feel like I"m getting my fitness back slowly but surely (back to where I was before the 1/2 and before I was sick). I sort of felt like I was getting it back after the 1/2 but then I got sick and there was weather issues.

I also did a mile on the elliptical today. There isn't much resistance on it. I have to crank it up pretty far. Not a huge deal. There was also a clicking sounds at some point. I'll have the SO look into that. Other than that it hasn't fallen apart so that is a good sign. I just hope I can get a few years out of it before it falls apart. I'm really glad I didn't pay full price for it.

Well I need to make some NYE goodies....I think I'm going to make cookies and dorito taco salad (first time so we shall see how it turns out. Also If I get super carried away I may make guacamole and some hummus...I also want to see a movie...I better get off the computer and get started!

Rest! I'm going to go shopping at Joann's and spend my giftcards on quilting stuff...I'm soo excited!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I woke up at7 hoping to get in a long run. It was -4 at the time...a few hours later it went to -11. Now it is too late to go (I have to work at night)  and it is still below zero. I worked out on my elliptical for 35 minutes...or 8 miles ....hahahah...I wish I was that fast on the ground! and I did some yoga to stretch. I hope the weather gets better.

I think I"m going to have to run in the afternoons  starting on Monday due to the weather doesn't look like it is going to get any warmer. I like winter...but this is ridiculous!

any who..happy running...I hope the weather gives you better luck out there!