Quit whining it's only winter!
Lately I've been trying to complain less. It's something that I do everyday, and I'm sure more than I even realize. I don't know how well I'm doing, but I figure that the more I work on it, or am aware of it the better it will get. That being said I'm going to un-complain myself through this blog.
This morning as I dressed in layers upon layers to brave the 15 degree temp with 4 degree wind chill I wondered how many miles it would take me to warm up. Standing outside with the group for the few seconds before we took off I heard someone say something about Chicago and I thought of my poor friend, Jeannie. I talked to Jeannie on the phone last night and we talked a bit about running and how she has had to do most of her training on the treadmill. Yuck! I told her how it was pretty cold here but I've only had to do a few treadmill runs because of the weather. Lucky me! February in Kentucky can be pretty messy, but what would I do if I couldn't train outside for months?!? Still...I can't wait for spring!!!
This is usually the time of year that I get the winter blahs and find myself unmotivated and a bit lazy compared to the rest of the year. It's really an easy season to be this way. This year I have been trying to vary my training by staying more balanced in all of the components of fitness. Obviously with the sport that I have chosen there is a lot of emphasis put on my cardiovascular endurance. I am still maintaining fitness in that area, but my flexibility (thanks to Yoga) and muscular strength and muscular endurance are also much better than last year. Hopefully this will result in a better race than last year's Derby Half Marathon. Last year was great, but it would be nice to PR.
Tomorrow is Friday which I usually take off from running. This is a good thing because as I sit here and type I am listening to the rain outside. Rain that will most likely freeze into an ugly messy ice storm overnight. But who cares because I don't run tomorrow anyway!
One benefit of crappy weather is that there's more time for this...
This morning as I dressed in layers upon layers to brave the 15 degree temp with 4 degree wind chill I wondered how many miles it would take me to warm up. Standing outside with the group for the few seconds before we took off I heard someone say something about Chicago and I thought of my poor friend, Jeannie. I talked to Jeannie on the phone last night and we talked a bit about running and how she has had to do most of her training on the treadmill. Yuck! I told her how it was pretty cold here but I've only had to do a few treadmill runs because of the weather. Lucky me! February in Kentucky can be pretty messy, but what would I do if I couldn't train outside for months?!? Still...I can't wait for spring!!!
This is usually the time of year that I get the winter blahs and find myself unmotivated and a bit lazy compared to the rest of the year. It's really an easy season to be this way. This year I have been trying to vary my training by staying more balanced in all of the components of fitness. Obviously with the sport that I have chosen there is a lot of emphasis put on my cardiovascular endurance. I am still maintaining fitness in that area, but my flexibility (thanks to Yoga) and muscular strength and muscular endurance are also much better than last year. Hopefully this will result in a better race than last year's Derby Half Marathon. Last year was great, but it would be nice to PR.
Tomorrow is Friday which I usually take off from running. This is a good thing because as I sit here and type I am listening to the rain outside. Rain that will most likely freeze into an ugly messy ice storm overnight. But who cares because I don't run tomorrow anyway!
One benefit of crappy weather is that there's more time for this...
posted by nikki at 7:08 PM
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