Sun!

I tried to go to the gym to day, I really did. I was away overnight for work and brought all of my gym stuff with me to go to the rec centre there. I got up early this morning so that I could go before starting work there. I actually went to the gym, changed, and stepped onto the one free treadmill. Then I noticed the "Out of Order" sign taped to the control board. Nuts! All of the other treadmills were being used, along with the 2 bikes and the 2 ellyptical machines (which I hate anyway). I spied on the treadmills people and all of the times were in the 5-10 minute range, with mostly walkers on them, so I doubted anyone was anywhere near finished. Not wanting to wait around, and actually lift any weights, I left, planning to go to my normal gym when I got home.

As I was driving home, the sky was clearing up and the sun was coming out. When I pulled into my driveway there was not a cloud in the sky and the thermometer read 10*. Positively balmy for early March! This is not treadmill running weather, this is glorious outdoor running weather! Today was supposed to be interval day on the treadmill as I'm not too good at holding a steady pace without a machine doing it for me, but I made do.

I headed out on the same flat route that nearly killed me on Monday. Ok, the route didn't kill me, my idiotic starting pace did. I ran slowly for a km, then fast for a km, then slow for a km, then fast(ish) for the final km. I don't have a fancy watch that tells me my split times, and it was enough for my brain to remember the km markers on the route without trying to remember the pace I ran for each, but I finished the 6km route in 36:45, and felt great.

Yoga tonight!