Still warm enough out for shorts

It has been sooooooooo cold lately in the mornings. But when I go out and run, I get too warm in my long-sleeve shirt. Guess it's still shorts and short sleeve weather....

Today's run was okay. I haven't run in a week since I had a nasty head cold last week, so I didn't take any long cuts today because I didn't want to overdo it. Hopefully I can ramp it back up this week and get back into the groove I was in last week and keep improving from there. I also want to get new shoes, a new top, and some new pants in the next few weeks :)

Run today

Thanks to that 10k, I can now sustain running for an hour with no problem. The only issues at the park today were the stairs (as usual) and the hill by the cemetery. I even ran all the way through at the beginning of the park after the stairs, where I USED to have problems and need to walk. I cannot wait to run again tomorrow (unless I swim tomorrow). It feels so good to be able to maintain for a long time :)

Today I wore my long sleeve top and long pants, and ended up too warm, but it was only 55 or so and cloudy when I went out.

Hopefully the results will be up tomorrow so I can see my official time.

10k!!!!

This morning I ran in the DVSAS 10k to Run for the End of Domestic Violence. The race went really well. I was really nervous about doing a 6.2 mile race since I maybe have only ever run that far a few times, but probably not recently. And, yes, 6.2 miles is a LONG way. Some of those miles mapped out seemed REALLY long on the course today. I did really well though--ran the whole time and finished in 1:07...I cannot believe I ran for a whole hour. Crazy. And that time is way better than my 5k time last February, so now I want to run a 5k and see how fast I can finish. I am hooked on racing for sure.

The race was even at Donovan Park, which is kind of behind Whatcom Falls Park on Lake Whatcom so we rode our bikes there this morning. Jake was not happy with rolling out of bed and hopping on his bike without breakfast. Not my fault that he slept that late. Though I was too tired after the race to ride our bikes home so we rode home with my friend Maria and then we all took showers. Jake and I drove back to the park later to get the bikes.

Yesterday, I swam since I wanted to work out but also wanted to give my legs a break in preparation for today. I even got out the kickboard and leg floaty, which is odd because I usually just swim the whole time I'm there. I wanted to be sure I could rest my body equally while working out and that way I could just work my upper body which I really need since I run and bike most of the time. Overall the swim felt really good too, so I'm excited to get back into that too. I am thinking that tomorrow I will hit the pool for long slow laps after I get off work.

Other than that, I ran every day this week except for Wednesday (I think).

Coming up this week is probably:
Sunday: easy swim
Monday: easy run
Tuesday: Run or bike
Wednesday: Swim
Thursday: run
Friday: bike or run
Saturday: swim or rest

I also saw the water polo balls in the utility room at the pool. I would love to start playing water polo but I don't think there are any rec leagues in Bellingham :(