First run in 18 days. Longest run since Septemberish. Hillish route.
Perfect running weather at 45ish degrees at 5PM. Passed the same man twice wearing sweatpants, sweatshirt with hood up, toboggan, gloves, and a reflective vest. He was also wearing a headlamp and carrying a flashlight. I had on shorts and a white s/s tech shirt. We were certainly dressed for different weather. I don't think I'd wear that much if it were 10 degrees outside. I was sweating other than my hands which were FROZEN. If I were skinny, I do believe I would've taken my shirt off and wrapped my hands up in it. They were that cold. Alas, I am not skinny. I didn't want to scare the poor people passing in their cars.
As y'all know, we had SNOW at Christmas! Well, it has all melted other than the snowmen people built (which are everywhere, btw - we don't get snow often). So as I was running down the sidewalk, a snowman's head had all the melting he could handle and rolled off and hit my leg. First of all, it scared me half to death. I screamed. I tripped. I fell in the grass. It wasn't pretty. AND IT WAS COLD.
I had stomach cramps the whole time. Could it be because this is what I had to eat yesterday: chick fil a biscuit and hashbrowns with coke; then a coworker brought in a coffee cake to work... had to have some of it too with lots of coffee; firehouse sub, chips and coke; chocolate chip cookie; chick fil a sandwich and mountain dew; puppy chow; gummy bears. How have I not gained any weight? No running and still eating like that. Sheesh... And, since when do I drink so many cokes?!?!? I normally drink water! I like water! It's because I ate out a lot yesterday... coke comes with the combo.
And, it'll probably be another 18 days before I run again. LAME. | 