First Trial: Commute Run

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5:45 pm in St. Paul.

40 degrees, sunset.

6+ miles on the Greenway.

To correct: puddles, the wrong bus stop.

First time route. Always a little scary. Unsure. Always a little slow.

Nonetheless, a wonderful run. Sigh of relief. A congratulatory beer.

"Weekend" with the Mr.

Tuesdays and Wednesdays are the weekend for the Mr. and self.

Fast-ish 5K both days. Trying to get into training.

Tomorrow, will attempt the first commute run back from work to home. Bought a running pack in preparation.

Weekday Darkness

Trying those pre-commute runs. Succeeded on Wednesday and Thursday. Succumbed to the warmth of bed and the Mr. today.

Not to excuse self, but am feeling stronger. Definitely stronger.

Getback

9:30 am in Minneapolis.

15 degrees F. Very sunny.

5k with the Mr. My 2nd day of recovery run. Notice the Mr. putting his running watch on. Rarely does. Am worried.

Yes, the Mr. sets out to chase his old high school time.

My 2nd day of recovery run. Mind you.

In the end, not too bad. Much better than yesterday. Up early tomorrow for a pre-work solo quickie.

Recovery Run

10 am in Minneapolis.

17 F degrees. Overcast.

Embarrassingly painful 5K with the Mr.

Nearly 2 weeks of bodily discomfort. Stupid pills. Stupid hormones

So difficult to build up strength through training. So easy and fast to get soft.

Get back up. Go. June 6th. 21K in 1:45.

Willing The Body

9:30 am in Minneapolis.

10 degrees F. Overcast.

Awkward 5k with the Mr.

Last night's fog crystallized on tree branches, on pine needles.

A magical scenery.

Unfortunately, body refuses to get moving. Lingering side effects of new birth control pills.

The Mr. kindly slows his pace to match.

Hoping for body to kick back into its normal sense soon.

Post-time-off / Pain

10 am in Minneapolis.

7 degrees F, very sunny.

Embarrassingly painful 5K.

Took nearly a week off because of wet snow and new job.

Feeling slightly out of shape. In pain from switching birth control pills.

Post-run yoga stretch. Tried to remember moves from Cindy's class at Bryn Mawr.

Always something to take away from an all-women's education.